I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 206: Hope You’re Not Too Stupid

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Hope You’re Not Too Stupid

Han Tie snorted coldly, turned around, and went back to his own room. With a snap, he shut the door behind him.

Han Dazhu stood stupidly in the hall, praying to himself, "Hurry and go back, hurry and go back; once you return, this home will finally be at peace."

The deep blue night sky was adorned with scattered twinkling stars, and a bright moon hung high above, its cool light enveloping the earth. Qingyu, carrying her books, chatted with Shen Fen as they walked. As they exited the office building, they saw two figures, one large and one small, approaching them in the distance.

Shen Fen smiled warmly, "Your little He is so good, he always comes to pick you up whenever he’s at home."

The others teased, "That’s newlyweds for you, so sweet and sticky with each other. My spouse couldn’t care less about doing that."

"Yeah, after being married for so long, don’t expect them to pick you up. Consider yourself lucky if they leave the door unlocked for you."

"Alright, alright, you all should hurry home."

Shen Fen gave Qingyu a few more instructions, greeted He Xiuyu, then headed in a different direction.

Now, as the stars twinkled and the moon glowed brilliantly, the night had grown much cooler, and a gentle breeze passed quietly by them.

Due to the lack of streetlights, He Xiuyu held a flashlight to illuminate the path ahead. Rongrong playfully hopped around in the light, while He Xiuyu carried a smile in his eyes, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, from now on I’ll be the one to tutor you in your studies."

Qingyu glanced at him sidelong, "You seem pretty pleased with yourself."

"It’s alright; I just hope you’re not too dense." As he finished speaking, he reached out and ruffled Qingyu’s hair.

Qingyu, in turn, slapped his arm.

The sound was crisp. With a snap, Rongrong stopped in her tracks and looked at them puzzled, "Uncle, Auntie, what’s wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. There was a mosquito on your uncle’s arm just now, and I killed it."

Rongrong continued to frolic, walking with a smile.

And specifically aimed for the light cast by the flashlight.

Because she thought it was particularly fun to walk this way.

He Xiuyu quietly took Qingyu’s hand. This was the first time they had walked hand in hand like this on a night road. Even with a playful little girl hopping in front of them, both of their hearts were floating, as though they were walking on clouds.

He Xiuyu spoke tenderly, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, as long as you like it, go ahead and do whatever you want."

"I know," Qingyu’s reply was soft.

"The issue with the whistleblower letter is hard to investigate cleanly, but it’s certain that the person who wrote it comes from Tenghai Research Base."

"The person who wrote the letter is really malicious."

He Xiuyu sighed, "In the face of great enough benefits, those with shaky beliefs will waver."

Then he added, "Let’s not just talk about Tenghai Research Base. The same is true for other places."

"Yeah, that’s because the organizations providing them with favorable conditions are stronger than ours. If one day our Huaxia becomes the number one in the world, when our people are wealthy and our nation is strong, the opposition won’t have any leverage to bribe these people anymore."

He Xiuyu paused his steps for a moment, then continued to walk on, but the hand that held Qingyu’s tightened slightly, "What you said is very true, we are not strong enough yet!"

He enunciated the last sentence word by word, as though it carried a steadfast confidence.

Qingyu tilted her head to look at him and found that He Xiuyu at this moment was truly captivating.

She thought that such a man was trustworthy.

Yet such a man was also extremely intelligent and perceptive.

Last night, with just one sentence, he had already seen through her completely. Therefore, even when handing the test tube over to He Xiuyu, he needed to find an appropriate opportunity.

This matter really couldn’t be rushed and had to be planned meticulously.

...

The next morning, the sky was somewhat overcast, but it was much cooler than usual. Rongrong clung to the doorframe, refusing to go to kindergarten.

Because she saw her little aunt wearing the clothes she dons for driving the tractor today: work trousers made of labor cloth, with a beige checkered shirt inside. Although it hadn’t rained, she was wearing sky-blue boots.

Both pretty and dashing, incredibly good-looking.

But her dressing up like this meant that she was going to the Barley Grassland of Xiaxi Commune.

He Xiuyu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as he said with displeasure, "Rongrong, let go."

Rongrong wouldn’t let go, instead peering into the house. She then saw Qiao Qingyu coming out of the house and, looking at the scene at the doorway, Qiao Qingyu asked in surprise, "What’s this about?"

He Xuerong let go and ran thumping up to her, tugging at her trousers and looking up pleadingly, "Little aunt, I know you’re going to Xiaxi Commune today. Can you take me with you?"

"Who said I was going to Xiaxi Commune?"

He Xuerong stood up straight, pointing at Qiao Qingyu’s boots and trousers, "Little aunt, you getting dressed like this means you’re going to drive the tractor, and driving the tractor means going to Xiaxi Commune."

"I’m going to dig up potatoes in the potato field!" Qiao Qingyu said righteously.

He Xiuyu watched amusingly at the little one and the grown one.

He Xuerong wasn’t disappointed at all and raised her little eyebrows, "Little aunt, I want to go to the potato field too. I can help you with the work."

He Xiuyu stopped He Xuerong’s wheedling, grabbing her hand and said unquestionably, "Kindergarten isn’t something you can attend or skip as you please." His voice was tinged with severity.

Qiao Qingyu had wanted to say something, but she shut her mouth. Indeed, that was the case since He Xuerong was in the senior group at kindergarten, similar to a preschool class.

If she weren’t so young, she would’ve been sent to first grade this year.

In any case, they couldn’t cultivate a habit of laziness.

Qiao Qingyu walked forward, one hand in her trouser pocket, and said, "Rongrong, be good and go to kindergarten with your little uncle. Tonight, little aunt will make you fried potato sticks."

"Really?" He Xuerong’s eyes lit up, "Didn’t you say there was no oil at home?"

"I’ll go get some oil in a bit."

He Xuerong’s eyes spun around, and she pouted, "All said and done, you’re still going to Xiaxi Commune, aren’t you, little aunt?"

Qiao Qingyu reached out to pinch her little cheek, saying affectionately, "You clever little girl, wait for the weekend and your little aunt will take you to pick sour fruits."

"Really?"

"When has your little aunt ever lied to you!"

As she said this, Qiao Qingyu had already locked the door of the house.

After leaving the gate of the Tenghai Research Base, the three of them went in different directions.

Qiao Qingyu went to check on the potato field, where among all the crops, potatoes were relatively low-maintenance. Aside from applying base fertilizer when planting and preparing the ridges after sprouting, they hardly needed any other attention.

Potatoes are one of the most important vegetables and can be used as a staple food when necessary.

Aside from the portion reserved for her own family’s consumption, the remaining five acres of potato field were all left for seed.

She happened to run into Old Xie. One acre of these potato fields belonged to Old Xie, who guarded it fiercely; no one could even think about sneaking away a single potato, and nobody should even consider plucking a potato leaf. Because of this, he specifically drafted a management system written on a wooden board, which was planted at the front of the potato field.