I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 235: Today is Your Birthday

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Today is Your Birthday

Four students studying abroad, three men and one woman, the only female student was named Chu Ying, He Xiuyu noticed she had been staring at him.

He Xiuyu’s brow furrowed imperceptibly.

Chu Ying was there on a government scholarship and had been abroad for three years, graduating this year. Prior to this, she was interning, but a coup had occurred in the country where they were, and these four students were trapped in a mechanical factory.

The country sent a special task force to rescue them, and although there were no casualties, two soldiers were seriously injured.

All these students were under He Xiuyu’s leadership, and the knowledge they possessed was exactly what He Xiuyu urgently needed.

If it hadn’t been for the coup, they would have interned in that country for one to two years, but now their internship location had been moved to Tenghai Research Base.

Chu Ying’s lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but after looking at He Xiuyu, she swallowed her words.

Old Xie led them to the dormitory that had already been arranged, and after they settled in, he took them to the cafeteria for a meal. By the time they returned to the dormitory, it was already ten o’clock at night, and He Xiuyu walked home in the darkness of the night.

Qiao Qingyu, along with Rongrong, had already fallen asleep. He tiptoed into his own bedroom without turning on the lights and just stood by the window, gazing at the profound night outside, guessing in his heart that the team that had gone to bring these students back to the country must have been led by his big brother.

It was said that there were over forty people in total, who had passed through several countries before finally returning to Huaxia.

He was very worried, and didn’t know how his brother was, but he couldn’t ask.

Chu Ying tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She was the only female student assigned to Tenghai and, therefore, had a dormitory to herself. Today, she had seen He Xiuwen’s brother, but she had not yet met He Xiuwen’s daughter.

Although they had only spent less than a month together, she had truly become smitten.

She liked He Xiuwen, not to mention that before they boarded the plane, in an effort to save her, He Xiuwen was shot, although he was rescued, he was still in the intensive care unit of the military hospital.

In this era, the ones who could go abroad on government scholarships were not ordinary people. Chu Ying’s family also had connections, so she easily found out about the situation of He Xiuwen’s family.

Coincidentally, she was assigned to intern at Tenghai Research Base and then found out that He Xiuwen’s only daughter was living in He Xiuyu’s house.

He Xiuyu’s wife was a woman from the countryside with little education, but she was good at farming.

A flash of contemplation crossed her eyes, and she also felt a deep affectionate concern for He Xiuwen and Rongrong. If there was a way, He Xiuwen probably wouldn’t have left Rongrong at his brother’s house.

So, what could she do for He Xiuwen?

...

They had the day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, which was Qiao Qingyu’s first Mid-Autumn Festival in this world.

This year, Tenghai Research Base saved quite a lot of money on winter vegetables, so instead of the half-jin of mooncakes distributed last Mid-Autumn Festival, this year it was increased to a jin.

Although it was a holiday, there was much to do at home. The two of them lacked experience in daily life, and it had not occurred to Qiao Qingyu until autumn to dig a vegetable cellar.

A vegetable cellar is for storing cabbages and potatoes over the winter. Although the logistics had a large vegetable cellar, this year they planned to distribute the winter provisions to each household.

So, He Xiuyu’s vegetable cellar had been dug intermittently for over half a month, located next to the east cooling shed. Today, they could finally finish the job.

He Xiuyu called out to Qiao Qingyu from the vegetable cellar, asking her to come down and check its quality. Qiao Qingyu squatted by the edge, looking up at He Xiuyu who was gazing at her, the vegetable cellar was surprisingly more than two meters deep.

There was a ladder on the side.

Qiao Qingyu climbed down the ladder; indeed, it was good. There was a layer of wooden shelves on the side, though rough, it was for storing fresh cabbages.

The soil floor was covered with a thick layer of sand, convenient for storing potatoes.

When the temperature dropped, they could dig up radishes and keep them here, allowing for fresh radishes in the winter.

After a full inspection, Qiao Qingyu was very satisfied. Rongrong and Xiao Hu also wanted to come down, but were scared off by a look from He Xiuyu, who then regretfully clenched his mud-covered hands.

He told Qiao Qingyu to go up first. After he finished checking everything, he took his tools and climbed out as well.

He Xiuyu had placed a thick wooden board over the mouth of the vegetable cellar, cautioning He Xuerong and Li Mingguang not to take the children to play there, and especially not to enter. The two kids weren’t foolish and naturally agreed to his instructions wholeheartedly.

He Xiuyu then proceeded to clean up every nook and cranny around the vegetable garden.

The dark soil of the courtyard looked particularly fertile.

He remembered how not long ago, the place had been a lush and vibrant scene, bursting with colorful blooms. Now, in the blink of an eye, it had turned into an expanse of desolation.

But seeing the piles of cabbages and radishes, as well as the undelivered potatoes, his heart felt settled once again.

The next afternoon, He Xiuyu busily worked on a golden, elongated object in his workshop, the sound of tinkering filling the room.

Shen Haoze, who had been watching for a while, finally understood and exclaimed, "He Xiuyu, you couldn’t possibly be making a ring for Qiao Qingyu, could you?"

He Xiuyu didn’t look at him but said indifferently, "Have you completed the task I assigned you?"

"It’s completed."

"No, you haven’t completed it. I asked you to check the security of Laboratory One again. We’re going to conduct the first experiment in half a month."

"I’ve already checked it several times with Director Lin."

"I assembled a new type of detecting device yesterday. Use that device to conduct another check."

After that, He Xiuyu added another instruction in an indifferent tone, "There can be no oversights."

Shen Haoze grumbled, "You just want to get rid of me, He Xiuyu. I really didn’t think you would be this kind of person."

He Xiuyu ignored him.

Finding it uninteresting yet curious about the effectiveness of the newly assembled detecting device, Shen Haoze took the keys He Xiuyu gave him, fetched the device from the next room, and then headed to the first laboratory at Tenghai Research Base with the machine in tow.

The security of Laboratory One was of utmost importance; the Old Mountain Eagle had not yet been caught, and neither He Xiuyu nor Director Lin could put their minds at ease.

Previously, only three inspections were done; now the frequency had doubled.

But He Xiuyu felt that Shen Haoze was distracting him from work, so he decided to add an extra check on the spot.

It would probably take Shen Haoze several hours to finish the task, and He Xiuyu concentrated on hammering the gold in his hand with a small mallet earnestly.

Qiao Qingyu did not leave the house today because today was her birthday. In her previous world, she didn’t even know her own birth date, but in this world, she had a birthday.

In the morning, He Xiuyu had personally rolled out a bowl of noodles for her and topped it with a sunny-side-up egg.

Today, He Xiuyu finished work as usual and returned home with Rongrong.

The day before, He Xiuyu had divided two fish, one of which Qiao Qingyu placed into a water basin.

He Xiuyu instructed Qiao Qingyu to wait for him to deal with it, while she took it upon herself to have the rice ready early, and even picked out a piece of tofu. They also had a jar of soybean paste that Sister-in-law Li had gifted them at home.

After changing his clothes, He Xiuyu set about killing the fish. Once he had prepared the knife, he heated the pan to fry the aromatics, rendering the lard from the pork belly to pan-fry the fish on both sides. Then, he stirred in the soybean paste until fragrant, added water, and placed the cut tofu beside it, covering it with a lid and letting it stew.

Iron Pot Tofu Stewed with Big Fish!

Qiao Qingyu thought that seemed like the right name for the dish.

While she tended the fire, she saw He Xiuyu carry his briefcase and another bag into the bedroom.

Then, to her surprise, He Xiuyu closed the bedroom door.

As they were sleeping in separate rooms, Qiao Qingyu rarely entered his room.

To her astonishment, He Xiuyu stayed inside for about half an hour before emerging...

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