I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 237: Feels Very Good

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Feels Very Good

They were this close for the first time under such clear circumstances, their breaths mingling, bright eyes close at hand, his handsome face before her like a sculpture.

All she could see in those bright eyes was his reflection.

Qiao Qingyu’s mind went blank.

He Xiuyu slowly lowered his head...

The moon rose high into the sky, and Su Yunyao walked toward the dormitory with Chu Ying, chatting as they went, "I only know this much, speaking of it, Rongrong is a pitiable child. Chief Engineer He has no time to look after her, she spends most of her time in the kindergarten, or Qiao Qingyu takes her running around everywhere. You wouldn’t believe, this child looked like a delicate princess when she first arrived, but now she’s like a rural kid..."

Su Yunyao’s voice carried a smile, yet the tone wasn’t quite right.

She sighed at her side, "A child without a mother is really pitiful."

Chu Ying’s hands, holding books, tightened.

Su Yunyao’s gaze flickered, then she urged, "Alright, we should head back to the dorm now."

...

The next morning, He Xiuyu looked at Qiao Qingyu with a resentful gaze.

He had not had his way last night.

His fingers traced over Qiao Qingyu’s eyebrows.

Qiao Qingyu opened her hand abruptly, coquettishly saying, "Don’t wake Rongrong."

"Qiao Qingyu, you really are like a cunning little fox."

He Xiuyu said, his tone indulgent yet helpless.

But a careful observation would reveal that the two had clearly become much closer.

After all, although they hadn’t consummated their relationship last night, under He Xiuyu’s guidance and initiative, they had been quite intimately engaged.

So even the way they looked at each other was different.

Rongrong was clearly about to wake up. He Xiuyu, reluctant to leave, pinched Qiao Qingyu’s small hand and then rose to say softly, "The rice porridge and pumpkin cakes are already warm in the pot. I’ve eaten, and I need to head to the office early today because of some work."

Qiao Qingyu lazily responded with a sound.

Thinking back to last night’s scene, her heart smiled, feeling quite good.

He Xiuyu changed into his clothes, holding his briefcase at the door. Just as he was about to speak, the urgent ring of the phone came from the study.

It was Shen Haoze on the line, his voice trembling slightly, "He Xiuyu, come over right away. I’ve found an explosive device in the first lab’s workroom."

He Xiuyu’s voice suddenly turned stern, "Don’t touch anything, I’m on my way."

He put down the phone, while at the base, Shen Haoze stood by the window, his face pale. The entire window frame in front of him was filled with a new type of flammable explosive substance he had never seen before.

If it wasn’t for He Xiuyu asking him to check again, if it wasn’t for He Xiuyu reassembling the detection machinery, he would have never discovered it, his back was all sweaty, and Director Lin and two experts standing behind him felt the same.

Qiao Qingyu watched as He Xiuyu hurriedly left, not even having time to speak to her, and knew that there had been another incident at the base. Her brows slightly furrowed, she sorted through the plot she knew and, feeling helpless, realized she had nothing that could help He Xiuyu.

She took Rongrong to kindergarten, and today she still had to prepare the cabbages and then make pickled vegetables with Sister-in-law Li.

After finishing, Qiao Qingyu straightened her back, just about to wash her hands, when the half-open door was suddenly pushed open, Granny Zhao from the backyard stood at the doorway. Seeing Qiao Qingyu, she rushed forward as if seeing a savior and, without any explanation, grabbed Qiao Qingyu’s hand, crying, "Qingyu, Granny Zhao has always treated you just like my own daughter, right?"

Qiao Qingyu, "..."

She was truly speechless, not knowing what kind of face Granny Zhao had to say such things. They barely interacted; if there were any ties between them, did stealing her vegetables count?

Qiao Qingyu quietly withdrew her hand, "Granny Zhao, what’s wrong with you? Is there something you need?"

"Qingyu, I’ve been thinking, and you are the only person I can ask. Please help me persuade my daughter-in-law. She insists on divorcing my son."

As she spoke, a hint of cruelty flashed in Granny Zhao’s eyes. That damned Huang Ling, thinking she could just leave the Zhao family like that wasn’t going to be easy; she had delayed her son’s life for so many years, and for the rest of her life, she would have to work like an ox to compensate.

If Tian Li could get pregnant, she would need to go through the confinement period, and how could her old bones take care of that? If Huang Ling divorced, wouldn’t she be the one forced to do all the household chores from then on?

What mattered most was that Huang Ling earned a lot, giving half of her monthly salary to her. If there was a divorce, she would lose everything, and others would benefit, which she certainly opposed.

Qiao Qingyu recalled the scene she had witnessed that day. She didn’t interact much with Huang Ling. Mainly because, since she had arrived at this base, she was initially extremely busy with various tasks, and apart from Sister-in-law Li and Director Shen, she really didn’t have many close contacts

— even with the Zhao Family living just next door.

She asked, "Granny Zhao, why does Sister Huang Ling want to divorce Mr. Zhao?"

"Isn’t it because she can’t bear children? She said she didn’t want to delay my son anymore, but I just can’t let her go."

Qiao Qingyu suddenly remembered a time in the backyard when she heard the old lady from the Zhao family courtyard swearing about a hen that couldn’t lay eggs and wouldn’t budge from the coop, calling it some nasty names.

So, was Granny Zhao scolding Huang Ling at that time?

Granny Zhao still clung to Qiao Qingyu, knowing that although Qiao Qingyu was young, she was the wife of Chief Engineer He and now held a significant position at the base; nowadays, none of the women on the base dared to mess with her. If she spoke a word, it was guaranteed to work.

However, Qiao Qingyu directly said, "I’m not familiar with Sister Huang Ling, my intervention won’t help."

"Qingyu, you have such a persuasive way of speaking, please, persuade Huang Ling for me."

"I don’t really know what’s going on, so I won’t persuade her!" Qiao Qingyu refused very decisively.

Granny Zhao’s eyes flickered, "It’s simple, she wants a divorce because she can’t have children, but we all can’t bear to let her go. Just convince her to stay, please don’t let her divorce my son."

Then she continued, "She’s already of such an age; who would want her after she gets divorced, a hen that can’t lay eggs?"

The latter part slipped out unintentionally.

Qiao Qingyu’s expression grew cold, "Granny Zhao, that’s a horrible thing to say. You better head home now; I need to go out and take care of some things."

Qiao Qingyu unapologetically sent her away, not feeling the slightest embarrassment.

Without paying her any more attention, Qiao Qingyu went inside to wash her hands, only to be surprised by Granny Zhao who stole a big cabbage and ran off.

Qiao Qingyu’s mouth opened in shock, but in the end, she neither shouted nor chased.

Granny Zhao was over sixty, and a shout might scare her into falling and causing an accident—that would end up costing more than a cabbage.

...

The atmosphere in the base’s first laboratory was particularly solemn and tense.

Everyone had been analyzing this layout, not just for a day or two, but since the construction of the base began.

They had already contacted the closest military specialists who were now approaching by helicopter.

Therefore, they immediately commenced a comprehensive inspection of the entire base.

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