Wen Qianyue

Biodata

Background / History

Estrangement from Jiang Ci

Wen Qianyue raised Jiang Ci with demanding expectations, insisting that she excel in everything and receive full marks in every subject. Jiang Ci found her mother’s constant supervision stifling and increasingly opposed her. While Jiang Ci’s father was alive, he mediated their arguments; after his death, their relationship deteriorated sharply 3.

Wen Qianyue remarried Si Jianhua six months before Jiang Ci’s first visit to Fragrant Orchid Cottage in the reborn timeline. The marriage left Jiang Ci feeling abandoned. In her previous life, Jiang Ci refused every weekend meal invitation and never visited the villa, although Si Jianhua brought her food Wen Qianyue had cooked. Jiang Ci remembers her mother dying because of her, but the circumstances are not specified 3.

Reconciliation and Birthday

After her rebirth, Jiang Ci answers Wen Qianyue’s invitation gently instead of arguing, leaving her mother surprised and concerned. Their subsequent meal begins a reconciliation: Wen Qianyue listens to her daughter discuss university life, urges her to prioritize her health, and offers to let her move in 1 4. Weekend meals then become a regular routine 11.

During her forty-fourth birthday gathering, Wen Qianyue receives Jiang Ci’s gift with restrained outward composure despite being delighted. The family celebrates at Dingzhen Restaurant and takes a family portrait. Si Jianhua also reveals that he and Wen Qianyue originally met while intending to introduce Jiang Ci and Si Beichen as prospective partners, only to become a couple themselves 12.

Living Through the Disasters

As burglaries threaten Fragrant Orchid Cottage during the extreme heat, Wen Qianyue moves with Si Jianhua and Si Beichen into Jiang Ci’s fortified apartment. She helps unpack and takes responsibility for much of the cooking, preparing meals early to avoid the worst daytime temperatures 19 20.

She notices supplies appearing without explanation but respects Jiang Ci’s privacy. When Jiang Ci openly produces fresh fish and later apples, Wen Qianyue does not demand an explanation; instead, she warns her daughter that revealing the ability could lead to capture and experimentation 23 26.

After Jiang Ci and Si Beichen kill the people attacking their home, Wen Qianyue worries about her daughter’s emotional state rather than condemning her. Si Jianhua asks that both parents learn self-defense, and Wen Qianyue subsequently practices with Si Beichen 35 42.

During the March 10 typhoon, she helps establish shelter in the apartment hallway and continues preparing meals on a portable gas stove. The family returns to their rooms after the storm ends two days later 46 47.

When Si Beichen announces that he and Jiang Ci are dating, Wen Qianyue questions whether he has thought the decision through, then supports the relationship alongside Si Jianhua 50.

Appearance

• Described as beautiful, with a stern expression when facing Jiang Ci; this severity is attributed to her longstanding role as a strict mother 3.

Personality

Wen Qianyue is domineering, exacting, and accustomed to expressing herself sternly. Even when offering concern, her tone can become harsher as she speaks. After their reconciliation, Jiang Ci comes to regard her as a “paper tiger”: her scolding and halfhearted swats are much less formidable than they appear 3 4 26.

Her affection is clearest in practical care. She prepares Jiang Ci’s favorite dishes, keeps track of her studies, and ultimately places her daughter’s safety and health above explanations for her changed behavior or unusual supplies 4 23.

She is also pragmatic about survival. She considers the household’s frightening reputation useful because it discourages bullies, and she knits winter clothing during the heat wave in anticipation that extreme cold may follow 23.

Abilities & Skills

Cooking and Household Management

Wen Qianyue regularly prepares family meals and manages supplies brought home by Si Beichen 20 29.

• Cooks Jiang Ci’s favorites, including spicy crayfish and fish with pickled mustard greens 11 26.
• Adjusts meal preparation to the disaster conditions, cooking before the midday heat becomes unbearable 20.
• Rolls dumpling wrappers for the family’s Lunar New Year meal 40.
• Uses a portable gas stove while sheltering from the typhoon 46.

Knitting

• Knits sweaters during the extreme heat as a precaution against a possible reversal to extreme cold 23.

Self-Defense Training

• Trains under Si Beichen alongside Si Jianhua after the attempted home invasion 35 42.
• Continues practicing with the family before and on the day the typhoon strikes 45 46.
• Jiang Ci offers to provide guns and arrange instruction, but Wen Qianyue is not shown using a firearm in the provided chapters 35.

Relationships

• Jiang Ci — Daughter. Their bitter estrangement gives way to affectionate teasing and mutual concern after Jiang Ci’s rebirth. Wen Qianyue protects her privacy and worries about the burden of killing in self-defense 3 4 26 35.
• Si Jianhua — Husband. They meet through friends while considering a match between their children. Their marriage remains affectionate; he shells peanuts for her and lingers in the kitchen simply to spend time with her 12 29 49.
• Si Beichen — Stepson. Wen Qianyue encourages Jiang Ci to treat him well, intervenes when Si Jianhua pressures him about marriage, and later accepts him as her daughter’s boyfriend 4 12 50.
• Jiang Ci’s father — Deceased first husband. He acted as mediator between Wen Qianyue and Jiang Ci while alive 3.

Notable Quotes

“What do you know, kid? Don't you know things reverse when they reach an extreme? Just you watch. It's extreme heat now, but extreme cold might come next. I'm preparing for a rainy day!” 23

“Were you scared?”
— Asking Jiang Ci about killing the attackers, rather than reproaching her 35