I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 200 You Have Been Reported

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 You Have Been Reported

The half basket of potatoes was heavy, and Qiao Qingyu held the bicycle handle with one hand while supporting the basket with the other.

Although it wasn’t very difficult, it was still strenuous to walk.

But she hadn’t expected that turning around the corner, she would run into Su Yunyao.

This was the first time they had met since the last meal at her house.

Qiao Qingyu didn’t even look at her, pushing the bicycle forward.

How could Su Yunyao let go of such a good opportunity?

She stopped Qiao Qingyu.

With a mocking smile, she said, "Qiao Qingyu, didn’t you say that you’d sooner die than return to farm work after finally leaving the countryside? So why are you digging for potatoes now? Look, your shoes are all dirty, how filthy..."

Qiao Qingyu glanced at her sideways, landing a piercing retort, "You thief, you rogue, get out of my way!"

Su Yunyao’s face changed instantly, and through gritted teeth, she said, "Qiao Qingyu, it’s just the two of us here, let’s be straightforward. Aren’t you a thief as well? You know very well what you’ve stolen!"

Qiao Qingyu suddenly giggled, "I stole He Xiu Yu’s heart."

Su Yunyao was speechless.

Shameless, she dared to say that.

"Qiao Qingyu, I warn you, you better stay away from He Xiuyu, otherwise, the day your true colors are revealed, you will become a homeless cur."

After saying this, she glared fiercely at Qiao Qingyu once more and quickly turned the corner of the large wall.

"Crazy!"

Qiao Qingyu let out a sigh, Su Yunyao must have been doubting her background.

It was only natural to suspect, after all, her behavior was definitely at odds with the original owner’s.

She didn’t mind and curved her lips, pushing the bicycle forward.

When she reached the entrance of the residential complex, she found Lu Ye talking to a security guard. As Lu Ye turned his head and saw Qiao Qingyu, he paused in shock for a moment, then quickly ran over, lifted the half basket of potatoes from the back seat, and asked with a frowned brow and an unhappy tone, "Why are you doing this kind of work alone?"

"I just went to check on the potatoes, didn’t expect them to have grown so large..." Qiao Qingyu then asked Lu Ye, "Are you here looking for me, or are you headed to the base office?"

Lu Ye glanced around and said in a low voice, "Let’s go to your place and talk."

His expression was different from usual, his brows marked with a trace of heaviness and worry.

Qiao Qingyu nodded, spoke briefly with the security guard at the door, and then led Lu Ye into the residential complex.

Lu Ye wasn’t visiting Qiao Qingyu’s small courtyard for the first time, but the profusion of blooming flowers and the lush green vegetables still amazed him for a moment.

Qiao Qingyu went to the eastern arbor to wash her hands, and when she turned around, she saw Lu Ye had already run to the cucumber patch to pick cucumbers.

Actually, Qiao Qingyu couldn’t really grow cucumbers at all; cultivating cucumbers was very complicated, not as simple as just sprouting.

Luckily, Mr. Qian from Xiaxi Commune was helping her.

So the cucumbers were growing very well.

Using willow sticks to construct the cucumber rack, palm-sized cucumbers hung from it.

Lu Ye unceremoniously picked four or five cucumbers, didn’t even wash them or remove the yellow flowers, and just took a bite, then his eyes widened, "This is too delicious, is this really a cucumber? Why is it so sweet?"

Qiao Qingyu washed her hands, took the remaining cucumbers inside to wash them for him, and joked, "Luckily I didn’t use manure, otherwise..."

Lu Ye stared at Qiao Qingyu, struggling to swallow the cucumber in his mouth, then began crunching down on more, muttering, "Not clean, but eating it doesn’t make you sick."

"Stop it, that’s just a lazy excuse!"

Qiao Qingyu picked two more persimmons for him, washed them, and put them in a big bowl, then the two of them sat under the grape arbor.

Lu Ye gulped down a cup of warm water.

Qiao Qingyu tugged at the corner of her mouth, "Eating like this won’t upset your stomach?"

Looking frustrated, Lu Ye said, "And here you are making jokes about me, do you know you have been reported?"

"I have been reported?" Qiao Qingyu was genuinely shocked. "Who reported me, and what did I do?"

"It was two people from North City. I brought them to the base, and now they’ve gone to find He Xiuyu to investigate."

"Why didn’t they come find me?"

"Guess it’s not time to involve you yet." Lu Ye frowned, "Someone reported that the corn seeds you supplied to Qiao Family Team have a questionable origin."

Qiao Qingyu hadn’t expected anyone to actually make an issue of the corn seeds.

Why hadn’t her uncle called her then?

So, her uncle and the rest probably didn’t know.

She calmed down and asked Lu Ye, "Did they mention any other seeds, like thousand silk hemp or barley grass?"

Lu Ye shook his head, "The report only mentions the issue with five hundred acres of corn, hoping to trace their exact origin."

Qiao Qingyu thought to herself, where do they expect me to find the exact origin?

It seemed someone really was keeping a close eye on her.

The corn seeds were under scrutiny, and what about the thousand silk hemp, right, and the cabbage seeds too—they certainly wouldn’t hold up to scrutiny either.

But what of it?

Seeing Qiao Qingyu’s worried expression, Lu Ye softened his voice, "Don’t worry. Your He Xiuyu is so clever; he’ll definitely know how to handle it. And you’ve got me too. Give me some time; I must find the person who reported you."

"Lu Xiaopang, I should really thank you, but why aren’t you with them?"

"Those two wanted to have a private conversation with your Chief Engineer He. I wasn’t supposed to overhear, so I came to find you instead."

"Doesn’t that count as breaking the rules?" Qiao Qingyu was not worried for herself, but for Lu Ye.

Lu Ye scoffed lightly, "I called you before coming, but no one answered. So I just decided to come directly to you. Don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to you."

Qiao Qingyu felt touched and smiled warmly, though her words teased, "Lu Xiaopang, guess I haven’t beaten you up for nothing, thanks..."

His eyes glinting with a helpless smile, Lu Ye playfully raised his fist towards Qiao Qingyu, "You little brat, I was just letting you win."

"Come off it; you’re not stronger than me." Qiao Qingyu laughed, her eyes twinkling.

"True, I’m not as strong as you, but I never imagined that you, all grown up, would go back to working with the land."

"It’s a job too."

"I used to wonder what you would end up doing when you grew up, but it never crossed my mind that you’d go into farming. You never did much work like this in the Qiao Family Team, look at you now..."

Saying this, Lu Ye had a touch of sympathy in his eyes, but his words came out sardonic, "I don’t know what your Chief Engineer He is thinking, letting you take on such hard labor, hmph..."

"Wait, Lu Xiaopang, are you here to scold me today?" Qiao Qingyu’s eyes widened.

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