Xu Han

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xu Han (许晗)
Alias(es)	Qiao Wanqing; Qingqing
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Qiao household; Dongyang Village
Occupation/Role	Vegetable farmer, produce supplier, snack maker, mother of Gu Siqiao
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Xu Han awakens after transmigrating into the body of Qiao Wanqing, a heavily pregnant woman from a novel she had just read. She knows Qiao Wanqing’s unborn child, Gu Siqiao, is destined to become a villain after growing up under abuse, neglect, and status-driven expectations. Determined to prevent that future, Xu Han resolves to raise him with care rather than use him to secure Gu Yanqing’s wealth. 1

Unlike the original Qiao Wanqing, Xu Han treats Grandma Qiao with consideration. She praises the baby hat Grandma Qiao secretly crocheted, apologizes for the body’s former behavior, and begins rebuilding their relationship. 2

After safely giving birth, she keeps her son’s formal name, Gu Siqiao, but calls him “Koukou” because the formal name reminds her of his original fate. Faced with limited savings and the demands of caring for a newborn, she chooses to return with Koukou and Grandma Qiao to their rural home in Dongyang Village rather than depend on Gu Yanqing. 3 4

While establishing a vegetable garden, Xu Han discovers that Koukou’s urine dramatically accelerates plant growth. She treats the ability as a closely guarded farming advantage, using diluted urine to cultivate unusually fast-growing, fresh vegetables. 6 7

Appearance

Xu Han inhabits Qiao Wanqing’s body, which is repeatedly described as exceptionally beautiful even without makeup or elaborate clothing. Her appearance often causes strangers to pause or stare. 2 10

• Appears to be around twenty-five years old. 23
• Has a natural beauty compared favorably to screen celebrities. 23 97
• Remains striking in casual rural clothing and without makeup. 10
• Is described as “delicate and frail” when unable to operate a stone mill. 12

Personality

Xu Han is pragmatic and strongly independent. She rejects Gu Yanqing’s money and attempts to keep Koukou away from the Gu family, believing that wealth, inheritance, and proximity to the original novel’s cast could push her son toward his villainous fate. 14 22

Her protectiveness develops into genuine maternal love. Although she initially thinks of herself as a substitute mother, Koukou’s severe fever makes her realize that she no longer cares whose child he was “supposed” to be; she considers him her own. 18

She is resourceful but aware of her shortcomings. Xu Han approaches farming, cooking, and business through experimentation, yet openly admits that she lacks experience in negotiation and long-term commercial planning. 6 24 26

Xu Han also has a sarcastic, mischievous sense of humor. She frequently teases Gu Yanqing, internally mocks romance-novel conventions, and uses exaggerated flirtation to discourage him from pursuing her. 14 38 39

Skills & Expertise

Farming and Cultivation

Xu Han uses her bioengineering background to investigate unusual plant growth and turn Koukou’s secret ability into a reliable agricultural advantage. 6

• Tests Koukou’s urine on weeds and vegetable plots before confirming its fertilizing effect. 6 7
• Uses diluted urine to shorten bok choy’s growth cycle from roughly twenty days to eight. 7
• Experiments with off-season cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants, and other crops. 11
• Conceals the supernatural fertilizer’s source by claiming to use a special cultivation technique. 7
• Reclaims family-owned wasteland and converts it into productive farmland. 11 14

Cooking and Food Processing

Xu Han is a capable home cook whose food repeatedly earns praise from visitors, customers, and family members. 12 13

• Makes traditional rice noodle rolls from stone-ground rice slurry, pork, scallions, lettuce, and homemade sauce. 12
• Produces dried fruit and vegetable snacks from farm produce, including okra, carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, apples, and bananas. 26
• Develops vegetable dishes and preserved products as ways to avoid wasting excess harvests. 23 25
• Adjusts recipes around breastfeeding and Koukou’s nutritional needs. 12 13

Business Development

Xu Han gradually transforms her household garden into a source of independent income.

• Secures a one-year contract to supply Dongyang Elementary School with vegetables for approximately 4,000 yuan per month. 16
• Negotiates with Boss Cai to supply a farmhouse restaurant and later raises her prices as demand grows. 39 46
• Considers offline sales, restaurant partnerships, branded products, dried snacks, and eventually opening a vegetarian restaurant. 24 38 54
• Learns marketing strategy and product valuation from Tan Yue, including using a low initial price as advertising before renegotiating. 26

Conflict Management

Xu Han prefers evidence, patience, and formal channels over impulsive confrontation.

• Uses the land ownership certificate and police intervention to stop Qiao Xinde and Luo Yangxiu from destroying her crops. 14
• Allows hostile relatives to expose their wrongdoing before confronting them, strengthening her legal position. 14
• Avoids escalating Wen Yao’s public provocation because Wen Yao is pregnant and could exploit a confrontation. 33

Relationships

• Gu Siqiao / Koukou — Her son and the future villain of the original novel. Xu Han raises him herself to prevent his predicted descent into cruelty; their relationship becomes deeply affectionate and protective. 3 14 18
• Gu Yanqing — Koukou’s biological father. Xu Han initially keeps him at a distance and rejects his financial support, but gradually accepts practical help while remaining wary of emotional and plot-related entanglement. 7 14 47 56
• Grandma Qiao — Qiao Wanqing’s grandfather’s second wife and Xu Han’s only nearby elder relative. Grandma Qiao was mistreated by the original Qiao Wanqing, but Xu Han rebuilds trust with her through kindness, shared farm work, and domestic life. 2 4 11
• Tan Yue — Chairman of Shangfu Group and an important business mentor. He purchases Xu Han’s produce, advises her on expanding her sales, and later helps her understand pricing and marketing strategy. 23 24 26
• Tang Yueyue — Her close friend from the city. Tang Yueyue supports Xu Han during her return to the city, bonds quickly with Koukou, and worries about Xu Han’s future as a single mother. 27 33
• Gu Mingyuan / Yuan Yuan — Gu Yanqing’s adopted cousin’s son and the original novel’s male lead. Xu Han deliberately treats him well in hopes of preventing future hostility between him and Koukou. 31 43
• Yellow Immortal / Ah Huang — A weasel adopted by the household. Xu Han treats him as a troublesome pet and field guardian; he protects her vegetables from intruders. 17 22

Story Role / Major Arcs

Breaking from Qiao Wanqing’s Fate

• Transmigrates into Qiao Wanqing while pregnant with Gu Yanqing’s child. 1
• Rejects Qiao Wanqing’s former ambition to use the child for wealth and status. 1 14
• Returns to Dongyang Village to raise Koukou away from the Gu family and the original plot. 3 4

Building a Rural Home

• Restores Grandma Qiao’s abandoned mud-brick house and accepts it as her new home. 4
• Plants vegetables, raises livestock, and adapts to rural life despite transport and shopping difficulties. 6 16
• Reclaims the household’s disputed land from exploitative relatives. 11 14

Creating a Produce Business

• Uses Koukou’s hidden fertilizer ability to produce unusually high-quality vegetables. 6 7
• Supplies Dongyang Elementary School and signs a regular contract. 16
• Gains Tan Yue’s guidance, begins supplying a farmhouse restaurant, and explores dried produce as a higher-value product. 24 26 39
• Earns 17,081 yuan from a pre-New Year harvest sale to Boss Cai’s restaurant. 51

Resisting the Original Novel’s Central Conflict

• Attempts to keep Koukou away from Gu Yanqing and Gu Mingyuan because she fears the original rivalry will repeat itself. 14 22
• Tries to earn Gu Mingyuan’s goodwill through food and kindness. 31
• Continues hiding Koukou’s parentage from outsiders, particularly those connected to the Gu family. 40 41
• Gradually recognizes that Gu Yanqing’s actions differ sharply from the cold, distant characterization she remembers from the novel. 12 45 47

Trivia

• Xu Han calls herself Koukou’s “bargain-bin mother” before fully accepting her maternal bond with him. 5 18
• She spent 1,000 yuan to install internet at the rural home. 6
• She bought a pink two-seater electric scooter for 2,600 yuan to handle deliveries and travel with Koukou. 16
• Xu Han is an atheist but still agrees to participate in Grandma Qiao’s temple visit and New Year customs. 54