Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating
Chapter 325 - 326: Never Seen Such a Thick-Skinned Girl

Chapter 325: Chapter 326: Never Seen Such a Thick-Skinned Girl

Xu Ying looked at him, speaking earnestly.

Huo Chen’s eyes lit up with joy, "Then let’s get married."

"I’ll go back tomorrow and have my grandma discuss the wedding arrangements for us."

Xu Ying nodded shyly and snuggled into his embrace.

The very next morning, Xu Ying opened her eyes.

The familiar voice of the man came through, "Awake? Let’s have breakfast first."

Knowing that Xu Ying liked to eat buns in the morning, he had gone to the restaurant early to buy buns and porridge.

Seeing Huo Chen, Xu Ying’s face was filled with smiles, her whole body radiated with blissful joy.

She got up and started getting dressed.

Seeing this, Huo Chen went out to the yard, prepared hot water for her, then squeezed the toothpaste and adjusted the water temperature for brushing teeth.

Xu Ying’s smile deepened; even washing her face and brushing her teeth felt delightful.

After breakfast, Huo Chen rode his bicycle, taking Xu Ying back to the village.

Upon reaching the entrance of Xujia Village, both Xu Ying and Huo Chen were smiling brightly, gone were the initial disgust and disdain she felt towards Huo Chen. Even the previous nickname of "wolf cub" had completely changed.

"Xu Ying, are you and your boyfriend both back together?" The woman teased with a knowing look.

"I came back this morning and picked her up from her factory," Huo Chen responded.

The woman, thinking there was excitement to watch, nodded upon hearing his words, "Then you better hurry back, I heard the team leader has a meeting this morning."

Xu Ying knew immediately it was about contracting the back mountain; she walked while talking to Huo Chen, "I plan to contract the back mountain’s forest."

Huo Chen was somewhat surprised, but he didn’t query further, "Contracting the forest might need quite a sum; see if the money in my passbook is enough. If not, I’ll ask Qingsong to borrow some."

Hearing this, Xu Ying felt a warm surge in her heart, "Aren’t you curious why I want to contract the forest? Handing over such a large sum for me to manage, what if I lose all the money?"

Huo Chen pinched her soft little hand, "Don’t worry, I believe in you. Even if it results in a loss, I’ll earn it back for you.

As long as you’re happy, that’s what matters!"

At that moment, Xu Ying felt incredibly blessed; she planted a kiss on Huo Chen’s face.

Turning her head, she locked eyes with Mrs. Xu.

Mrs. Xu’s face was a picture of shock, her eyes widened.

Xu Ying’s face turned to horror, her eyes also wide, "Mom, how did you come out here?"

Seeing her daughter frantic, Mrs. Xu quickly pulled her aside to reprimand, "You, girl, are too bold.

How dare you take liberties with Huo Chen right outside the village under broad daylight."

Xu Ying, embarrassed, smiled sheepishly and earnestly said, "Then I’ll wait until nighttime and kiss him at home."

Mrs. Xu was infuriated, her daughter’s cheekiness was beyond belief, not yet married, and already so audacious with her displays of affection.

"Shut your mouth. No other girl is as thick-skinned as you; you aren’t married yet, you shouldn’t be kissing."

Huo Chen, with his sharp ears, heard the entire conversation clearly and touched his nose, chuckling softly.

Mrs. Xu was beside herself with anger, what to do about her daughter being so outgoing. It was usually men who were supposed to be shameless, and here her daughter was, the complete opposite.

She really sympathized with her son-in-law. Mrs. Xu walked up to Huo Chen, earnestly advising, "Huo Chen, Yingying doesn’t know better, you mustn’t indulge her recklessness.

There are things that should be done and things that shouldn’t ever be done."

Huo Chen quickly nodded his head.

Mrs. Xu only pulled her daughter back home once she saw the situation.

Huo Chen had planned to discuss the marriage with Granny Huo that morning.

However, seeing Mr. Xu busy, he decided to talk in the afternoon.

After breakfast, Mr. Xu gathered the villagers and mentioned that the forest on the hill behind could be leased.

As soon as the villagers of Xujia Village heard about leasing the forest, they looked at Mr. Xu as if he were seriously ill, "Chief, who would be so foolish as to lease the forest on the hill?

What’s the use of leasing the forest? Isn’t it a waste of money? The hill is all trees and weeds, and you can’t grow crops on it. Moreover, it costs so much money. We certainly won’t lease it."

Mr. Xu twitched his lips as he heard this and looked at his daughter.

Xu Ying stood up, smiled at everyone, and said, "Since none of you want to lease it, then I’ll lease it."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Xu Ying as if she were a fool.

Uncle Xu frowned and looked at his elder brother, trying to persuade him, "Big brother, why does Yingying want to lease the forest? Such a big forest, and the lease period is not short, plus the rent is so expensive.

Isn’t it a waste of money on a shoddy forest?"

Mr. Xu chuckled, "I can’t stop my child from doing what she wants."

Eventually, in front of the people of Xujia Village, Xu Ying directly leased the forest of the back hill, paying the rent for fifty years in one go, a total of fifty thousand yuan.

The people of Xujia Village were flabbergasted. Watching Xu Ying lease a worthless mountain top for fifty years and paying fifty thousand yuan, they all cursed her as a fool.

Zhang Dacao’s concern was not that the mountain top was leased for fifty years. She exclaimed, "Xu Ying, you’re not joking right? Where did you get fifty thousand yuan?"

Now, although everyone’s wages had increased, they only made about one hundred yuan a month after hard work.

Xu Ying took out fifty thousand yuan; surely, the chief wasn’t abusing his power?

Now the Xu family also started to doubt.

Xu Ying took out her bankbook and modestly smiled, "Aunt Cao, I forgot to tell you all, I work at the food factory and the textile factory. Each time I innovate a one-time product or design a new style, whenever an item is sold, I get a commission.

This time, the foreign trade for the food and textile factories landed big orders, and my commission was not small; it was precisely two hundred and fifty thousand."

The crowd gasped, staring at Xu Ying in shock. Two hundred and fifty thousand—they doubt that everyone in the village combined could earn that much in their lifetimes.

But Xu Ying managed it; no wonder she wanted to lease the hill’s forest.

"Xu Ying, what are you going to do with all that money by leasing the forest?"

Xu Ying, with a full face of smiles, looked at everyone, "I plan to redevelop the back hill, eventually turning it into an orchard and build a breeding farm, aiming for rural tourism.

By then, the forest hill will definitely need to hire staff, and those who want to work can sign up in advance."

Everyone scoffed at Xu Ying’s words, utterly disbelieving what she said.

The back hill was overgrown with weeds and was full of trees, as well as being uneven; how could it possibly be turned into a breeding farm and orchard.

Even if it were possible, it would definitely require a lot of money.

Where would she get so much money? If the fruits don’t sell, what if the livestock from the breeding farm also can’t be sold, what then?

Besides, raising livestock isn’t easy. Large-scale farming is particularly prone to epidemics; if there’s an epidemic, it would all be lost.

People of Xujia Village had received many favors from Xu Ying this year and couldn’t bear to watch her walk into a trap, and they advised her, "Xu Ying, your fruit orchard and breeding farm aren’t easy to manage.

And investing so much money, what if it fails, you’d better just honestly spend the money."

"Yeah, if it fails, all the money will be gone.

Chief, as a father, you need to advise your daughter properly."

Mr. Xu heard this and laughed heartily, "My daughter is capable, and it’s her own money she earned. She can spend it however she wants."