I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 436: What’s Yours is Yours

Chapter 436: Chapter 436: What’s Yours is Yours

Anna actually didn’t know what she wanted to do with Qiao Qingyu.

She naturally wouldn’t dare to openly investigate at the base, but she had learned a few things about Qiao Qingyu, a bit more than Su Yunyao knew, and these weren’t exactly big secrets.

In Anna’s analysis, everything Qiao Qingyu had today had been painstakingly planned for her by He Xiuyu.

After all, Qiao Qingyu came from a humble background. To stand shoulder to shoulder with him and have a bright future, she needed a sparkling and glamorous identity.

In other words, the old saying about gilding.

For a country girl with no education or experience, managing the Seed Laboratory seemed most suitable, and it also wasn’t likely to give her away.

On a larger scale, there was the current Agricultural Base.

So, it’s fair to say He Xiuyu went to great lengths for Qiao Qingyu.

But it was also effective, wasn’t it? Now, Qiao Qingyu was packaged as a genius.

Indeed, the power of love is great.

At this moment, Qiao Qingyu had no idea Anna was patching things up for her.

And she was doing it quite perfectly.

She parked the tractor at the edge of the first plot of Barley Grassland she had planted. There stood a sign saying, "Tenghai Agricultural Base Barley Grass Demonstration Zone."

There were people moving in the distance; this place still belonged to Qiao Qingyu. She hadn’t stationed anyone to guard it or forbid villagers from grazing sheep, but the nearby villagers were very conscious, and somehow, some words had spread privately, such as the land being geomantically blessed, this grass being different from other Barley Grass, that the Barley Grass here was spirited, and people shouldn’t casually touch a blade of grass or twig here, they needed to protect it, or else the grasslands throughout Xichuan might not thrive.

In short, this place was a miracle, the source of everyone’s good days to come.

Especially for Xichuan’s greening.

It might be a rumor, but not entirely. Regardless, spreading it would only benefit this place and do no harm.

People, no matter what life they lead, should never lose a sense of reverence.

Thus, Qiao Qingyu never thought to dispel these rumors.

The figures she had just seen were most likely staff from the Agricultural Base, who occasionally came to patrol and inspect.

Qiao Qingyu jumped down from the driver’s cabin, then extended her hand symbolically, as if to help the delicate miss off. Unexpectedly, Anna pouted and, mimicking Qiao Qingyu, deftly hopped down herself.

After dismounting, Qingyu walked forward, and Anna followed.

The area was surrounded by two hills; the howling north wind took a turn here, making it feel warmer than at the base’s entrance.

Anna pulled down her scarf to reveal her mouth, took a long breath, knitted her brows, glanced around, and asked Qiao Qingyu, "Why have you brought me here?"

"Just to take you out for a stroll," Qiao Qingyu pointed to the Barley Grassland ahead. "When I first came here, it was just barren sand, barely any grass at all, and the sands would often blow fiercely, feeling like a blade across your face..."

Anna pursed her lips and said nothing.

"...If you came here in summer, it would be much prettier. That hillside over there--although it has no trees, the Shandan flowers bloom brilliantly."

Anna glanced at the barren grass in front. "Is this the new Barley Grass you’ve cultivated?"

"Yes, and then starting from here, it spread. Now Xichuan’s greening area has reached fifty percent. I believe in a few years, Xichuan will become an oasis."

Anna’s expression was calm, but the data was quite an achievement.

Turning a barren, sandy place, subjected to harsh natural environments and conditions, into a green area with this Barley Grass, one can only imagine how much hard work went into achieving such a figure.

She looked at the radiant Qiao Qingyu beside her and smirked. With such harsh conditions, yet they hadn’t turned this person into an old hag—she wondered how she managed to take care of herself.

From what she observed, Su Yunyao had aged quite a bit compared to a few years ago.

In a changed environment, Qiao Qingyu seemed to have changed her tone as she sincerely asked Anna, "Anna, you’re a smart girl. Knowing it’s impossible, why insist on doing it? What great benefits has he promised you?"

"Benefit is not the word. I’m quite willing myself."

"Your willingness is useless. How could He Xiuyu possibly go with you? He has his parents, wife, relatives, friends here, and the career he loves most. Although many people like to say things like ’music knows no borders’ and ’science knows no borders,’ in practice they’re very different," she then glanced significantly at Anna standing beside her and said meaningfully, "like you, for example. Just now, Uncle Qi from the headquarters called me, saying you have a scientific research result in your hands. I don’t know why the deal didn’t go through, but it also confirms one thing, what’s yours is yours, and what’s mine is mine!"

"Qiao Qingyu, what do you mean by that?" Anna’s face darkened as she asked defensively.

Qiao Qingyu waved her hand dismissively, "Don’t overinterpret. I’m just speaking my mind. Actually, you know it too—if He Xiuyu was someone who could be easily swayed, he might have gone abroad with you in the first place, right?"

Anna’s eyes darkened. "Did he tell you about this?"

Qiao Qingyu didn’t answer Anna’s question. Instead, she curved her lips slightly and said, "Anna, I just want to tell you, sincerely and earnestly, this is the first and last time I’ll say this to you. He Xiuyu is not a great man, but he deeply loves this land..."

Anna fell silent. How could she not know? In fact, she had several plans in her heart. When she first went to S country, she immediately sought out He Xiuyu.

Her grandmother had promised her that if He Xiuyu wanted to go, he could live at her house and they would provide him with the best learning conditions.

It was summer at the time, and school was out. He had just gotten into university. When she found him, he was sitting under a tree, seemingly daydreaming. She excitedly told him about her grandmother’s promise, fully expecting He Xiuyu to jump for joy.

After all, in that era, many schools were closed, and studying was indeed difficult. There weren’t such good conditions like she had, thanks to Uncle Zhang’s protection. Otherwise, her family might have been trampled on countless times.

She had lived through that era and feared it deeply.

So, she desperately wanted to leave and thought He Xiuyu would go with her. Naively, she didn’t quite understand what she wanted He Xiuyu to do afterwards.

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