I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 462: Just Living Together

Chapter 462: Chapter 462: Just Living Together

Qiao Qingyu knew Li Bo was aware of these words himself.

Qiao Qingyu then asked Li Bo, "Does Mr. Zhao know about your situation?"

"He certainly knows. I told him everything from beginning to end, and he said he didn’t mind as long as I could sincerely be with him. He promised that he would treat me well and protect me."

Mr. Zhao surely didn’t mind these things, as he himself was far from perfect, and besides, Li Bo was still a young and beautiful girl.

Whichever way it was looked at, Mr. Zhao was getting the better end of the deal.

"Do you like him?"

Li Bo just laughed, her smile tinged with mockery and even a bit of sorrow, "Qingyu, not every woman is as lucky as you to meet someone like He Xiuyu. Love or no love, I feel disgusted and ironic just hearing that word now. Actually, my arrangement with Old Zhao is pretty good; it’s a partnership of convenience, and who knows, it might even last longer that way."

Qiao Qingyu sighed deeply, "After everything you’ve been through, you actually see some things more clearly than we do. As long as you feel alright about it, we will all bless you."

"Will you then come to my wedding?"

"Of course, and after your marriage, we’ll be neighbors, as you’ll be part of the Agricultural Base family. In fact, our relationship will be even closer than before," Qiao Qingyu comforted her with a laugh.

These words made Li Bo’s sadness lessen a lot, but Qiao Qingyu still warned her, "I must tell you, your future mother-in-law is no easy one; if you really marry in, you’ll have to keep an eye on her. That old lady used to steal vegetables from my garden whenever she was able."

Li Bo burst out laughing, but as she laughed, tears started flowing.

The truth was, this was really quite good. To be honest, there were quite a few women who wanted to marry someone like Old Zhao, who wasn’t particularly impressive but not terrible either; his main issue was his family burdens, but importantly, he had no children. So what if he couldn’t have any?

Li Bo remembered her own mother, who had struggled so much to give birth to her, but what was the use?

For her mother, perhaps raising a dog would have been more rewarding.

"Qingyu, talking to you has really lightened my heart; I was very confused, but now I’m looking forward to the future."

"That’s good. Life should always have something to look forward to."

"I’ve already promised Sister-in-law Li that I would come to the farm after graduation."

"Good, focus on your internship for now. Our farm plans to expand next year, and I’m also planning to build a few more branches in Gelle State."

Li Bo’s eyes lit up, "Can the farm and our Agricultural Base be merged now?"

"Let’s wait another two years. Right now, the farm mainly supplies our base with food and vegetables."

"Whatever you need me to do, please don’t hesitate to ask."

"Don’t worry, you won’t be idle."

Li Bo left Qiao Qingyu’s house with a relaxed smile on her face, while Qiao Qingyu watched Li Bo’s retreating figure pass the corner of the wall and sighed softly.

It’s really hard to say who ends up with whom in this world, she hadn’t expected Li Bo would actually be likely to marry Mr. Zhao.

And yet, many people would see this marriage as quite a good match.

Time had flown by so fast that autumn harvest had commenced in the blink of an eye.

This year, Qiao Qingyu’s agricultural base had expanded its contract lands to more than 300,000 mu.

Not only from Xiaxi Commune but also including the lands from two nearby communes, all had been contracted by Tenghai Research Agricultural Base.

However, this time the contract was only for three years. After that, Qiao Qingyu planned not to renew it. She had discussed with He Xiuyu about merging the agricultural base and Tenghai Farm after three years to form Tenghai Agricultural Group directly.

Abroad, this group model was emerging, and Qiao Qingyu had opportunistically proposed it.

This planting model would mature over the next three years, then it would be handed over to the local communes.

Qiao Qingyu planned to target the lands in the surrounding impoverished areas.

With the Tenghai Agriculture brand, to be honest, she could contract as much land as she wanted. Even counties hundreds of miles away had approached Liu Chengwu, seeking to contract land and also hoping to be taught scientific farming methods.

Although farming wasn’t very lucrative, the land shouldn’t be left fallow. It had been this way for generations; wouldn’t it be better if it could be made to generate greater value?

When Qiao Qingyu arrived at the office, Fang Xiaomei was already there working. She was now the financial officer of the agricultural base, but she would have to go out and study if the scale were to expand further.

But she was still in her breastfeeding period, so it would have to wait until a year later.

Surprisingly, Fang Xiaomei had brought her child to the office.

Upon seeing Qiao Qingyu, she hurriedly explained, "My mother-in-law is sick, and my own mom also can’t spare any time. Xiao Chen is driving Professor Feng to Gelle State for the barley grass seeds matter, so I brought the child with me."

Although the two were good friends, Fang Xiaomei was clear about maintaining professional boundaries; business is business and personal is personal.

Qiao Qingyu was quite satisfied with Fang Xiaomei’s attitude.

Even in the future, many family businesses would hire professional managers for this reason: many collapses often occur when acquaintances are involved.

Privately, they could be like sisters, but at work, they had to maintain a boss-subordinate relationship.

Qiao Qingyu smiled, "I’m just worried it might be hard on the child, or else you could rest at home for a few days."

"No need, I can handle it. The kid is tough, just plays by himself in the stroller after eating."

The child’s father was indeed a driver, probably had brought the toy from Nangang City.

It was made of plastic, with a rain canopy and a soft cushion inside. The child sat in it, and in front of him were little beads he could play with by moving them back and forth.

Qiao Qingyu crouched down, pinched Fang Xiaomei’s son’s cheek, which was soft and fun.

But the little guy, engrossed in playing, looked up seriously at Qiao Qingyu when she pinched his cheek, then reached out his little hand trying to grab Qiao Qingyu’s hair, while making noises.

Fang Xiaomei quickly stuffed a wave drum into her son’s arms, but his son threw it aside, reaching out for Qiao Qingyu instead.

Qiao Qingyu found it very curious; Fang Xiaomei’s son was indeed a treasure, and was also well-groomed, chubby, and super cute.

She hadn’t seen this child for more than two months and felt like he had grown a bit...

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