Qiao Wanqing
Farming with the VillainBiodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Qiao Wanqing (乔晚晴) |
| Prior Identity | Xu Han, who transmigrated into Qiao Wanqing’s body 3 227 |
| Alias(es) | Boss Qiao; Mrs. Gu |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Gu family; Find-a-Partner Vegetarian Restaurant; Agricultural Taobao training program |
| Occupation/Role | Farmer, vegetarian-restaurateur, e-commerce entrepreneur |
| Status | Alive; married to Gu Yanqing 222 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1: Pregnant and Awaiting Delivery |
Background
Qiao Wanqing awakens in the body of a woman whose original fate was ruinous: financial desperation, repeated attempts to rely on Gu Yanqing’s wealth, and cruelty toward her son would eventually lead to her death at that son’s hands. Determined not to repeat this future, Qiao rejects money that could entangle her with Gu Yanqing and instead pursues independence through work. 1 64 259
She returns to Dongyang Village while pregnant and pursues the pastoral life she had long wanted: cultivating vegetables, cooking, raising her child, and building a stable home. Her efforts develop from selling farm produce into operating a vegetarian restaurant and later an online food business. 3 64 102
Her unusual farming results are partly connected to Koukou’s supernatural Spirit Urine, which she secretly mixes into ordinary fertilizer. To avoid suspicion, she reduces her cultivation of obviously out-of-season produce. 64
Appearance
Qiao Wanqing is a naturally striking woman whose appearance remains noticeable even without makeup or elaborate clothing. Her features are described as glamorous rather than sweet, and professional styling later emphasizes a youthful but elegant image. 10 151 174
- Fair skin, long hair, and long eyelashes 64 151
- Approximately 167 cm tall 101
- Naturally glamorous and alluring appearance, even in casual clothes 10
- Can appear younger and more innocent when styled with airy bangs and formal gowns 151
- Her beauty is stated to be largely natural rather than the result of expensive skincare 152
Personality
Qiao is practical, independent, and highly conscious of financial boundaries. Her fear of repeating the original Qiao Wanqing’s fate makes her reluctant to accept money or use Gu Yanqing’s influence as an easy solution, even when she is under pressure. 64 76 168
She is also adaptable and ambitious. Rather than overextending herself, she expands carefully—building her restaurant in stages, declining business opportunities she cannot yet manage, and learning e-commerce skills from the ground up. 64 102 149
As a mother, Qiao is affectionate but believes children need limits. She usually favors explanation and coaxing over harsh punishment, while remaining alert to Koukou’s safety, behavior, and emotional needs. 74 162 191
Abilities & Skills
Farming and Cultivation
Qiao develops highly valued vegetables and manages the farm that supplies her business.
- Uses her bioengineering background and unusual cultivation knowledge to grow produce successfully. 89 148
- Secretly supplements fertilizer with Koukou’s Spirit Urine. 64
- Scales back suspicious out-of-season crops once people begin noticing the abnormal results. 64 89
- Negotiates farmland leases and purchases to expand production. 138 148
Cooking and Restaurant Management
Qiao turns home-style cooking and farm produce into a viable restaurant operation.
- Learns from an established vegetarian restaurant owner introduced by Gu Yanqing. 64 66
- Opens Find-a-Partner Vegetarian Restaurant, a name she chooses with Gu Yanqing’s encouragement. 96
- Develops menus, hires staff, resolves renovation issues, and handles difficult customers without publicly escalating conflict. 86 103
- Uses food as a form of care, especially for Koukou, Yuan Yuan, relatives, and guests. 185 215
E-Commerce and Entrepreneurship
Qiao expands from local sales into online agricultural products.
- Completes Agricultural Taobao’s advanced e-commerce training and graduates with distinction. 148 179
- Learns store operations, product listing, customer service, marketing, and image-editing skills. 138 149 157
- Rejects fake-order shortcuts after learning of their risks, choosing legitimate advertising and customer reviews instead. 205
- Transitions production toward dried fruit and vegetable snacks, equipment, employees, and dedicated logistics. 205 215
Parenting
Qiao is an attentive mother to Koukou and later Zhenzhen.
- Balances indulgence with boundaries, especially regarding food, toys, and discipline. 74 162
- Encourages Koukou’s speech, walking, independence, and social behavior. 72 150 248
- Notices and protects Koukou’s sentimental attachments, including the objects he keeps in his private cabinet. 168
Business Development
| Venture / Milestone | Chapter | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable farming and deliveries | 64 | Harvests and sells her second planting while preparing land for a future restaurant. 64 |
| Restaurant construction | 64 | Limits initial construction to one floor to reduce financial risk. 64 |
| Find-a-Partner Vegetarian Restaurant | 96 | Settles on the restaurant’s name while preparing for its Dragon Boat Festival opening. 96 |
| Restaurant operation | 102 | Runs the restaurant while declining to overcommit to a county e-commerce program. 102 |
| Taobao shop | 138 | Opens an online store for dried fruits and vegetables; studies Photoshop and e-commerce. 138 |
| Agricultural Taobao training | 148 | Enters the program and is placed in the advanced class after passing its placement test. 148 |
| Training graduation | 179 | Her team’s dried-sweet-potato listing reaches nearly 2,000 orders; she graduates with distinction. 179 |
| Restaurant profits and greenhouse investment | 170 | National Day business produces about 300,000 yuan in revenue and roughly 240,000 yuan in profit; she begins the greenhouse project. 170 |
| Professionalized snack production | 205, 215 | Expands output with a dehydrator, hired workers, a truck, and a focus on dried fruit and vegetable snacks. 205 215 |
Relationships
- Gu Yanqing — Husband and Koukou’s father. Qiao initially rejects his confession because she does not love him and fears involvement in the Gu family’s future conflicts, but their relationship grows through mutual support, domestic life, and shared parenting. He proposes during a company banquet; they later marry. 72 96 157 222
- Koukou — Her son. Qiao’s strongest protective instinct centers on ensuring his safety, emotional security, and future inheritance. 81 179
- Gu Zhen / Zhenzhen — Her daughter, born after Qiao’s later pregnancy; her nickname is Zhenzhen. 233 244
- Grandma Qiao — Qiao’s elder relative and principal rural support. Grandma helps with childcare, farm work, and difficult family decisions, though Qiao ultimately respects her preference for village life over the city. 64 76 233
- Tang Yueyue — Her closest friend. Tang gives Qiao 50,000 yuan for the restaurant, later becomes involved in the online business, and receives Qiao’s active support in her relationship with Qi Xing. 64 177 233
- Second Uncle and Second Aunt — Relatives who help establish the farm and restaurant. Qiao exhausts herself seeking justice after Second Uncle is injured in an attack. 64 76
- Gu Jingzhi — Gu Yanqing’s father and Qiao’s father-in-law. Initially intimidating, he comes to admire her farming, restaurant, and e-commerce ambitions. 121 202
- Mrs. Gu — Gu Yanqing’s mother and Qiao’s mother-in-law. Their relationship begins awkwardly, but Mrs. Gu grows attached to Koukou and later supports Qiao’s training by caring for him. 112 148
- Chen Yu — Qiao’s outspoken friend from Agricultural Taobao training. Chen defends her during the conflict with Sister Hong and works with her on the practical store project. 149 159
- Yuan Yuan — A child Qiao cares for alongside Koukou. She offers him reassurance during his parents’ conflict, and he becomes a close companion to her children. 185 267
Story Role / Major Arcs
| Arc | Key Events |
|---|---|
| Rejecting the original fate | Qiao rejects Gu Yanqing’s money and builds financial independence rather than repeating the original body owner’s dependence and greed. 64 |
| Building a rural livelihood | She develops a farm, manages vegetable sales, constructs a vegetarian restaurant, and carefully expands only when she can manage the financial risk. 64 72 102 |
| Family attack and legal crisis | After her Second Uncle is injured, Qiao confronts the limits of personal effort against social influence. Gu Yanqing’s legal assistance ultimately resolves the crisis. 76 77 80 |
| Romance with Gu Yanqing | Qiao rejects Gu’s first confession, slowly accepts his practical care and sincerity, publicly becomes his girlfriend, and eventually agrees to marriage. 72 105 157 222 |
| Agricultural Taobao training | She overcomes insecurity in the advanced class, survives workplace conflict and malicious reviews, and gains practical online-business experience. 148 159 172 179 |
| Entrepreneurial expansion | Qiao shifts from small-scale farming to restaurant management, online sales, mechanized snack production, hired employees, and logistics. 170 205 215 |
| Marriage and family life | After marrying Gu Yanqing, Qiao balances business, motherhood, Koukou’s upbringing, pregnancy, and the birth of Zhenzhen. 222 233 244 |
Notable Quotes
“I don't want any financial entanglements with him.” 64
“Wanqing, I like you for who you are. It has nothing to do with what you do or what image you have.” — Gu Yanqing 96
“Please take care of me for the rest of our lives, President Gu.” 222