Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 416: If I Say I’ll Buy It, I’ll Buy It

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: If I Say I’ll Buy It, I’ll Buy It

"I heard Technician He and your girlfriend get along very well. Now that Technician He is coming down to the grassroots level, isn’t that holding you guys up? I heard you were planning to get married this year."

When his girlfriend was mentioned, a gentle look flickered in He Shuji’s eyes, "It’s alright; we were originally planning to have the wedding in the fall, by which time Mr. Lin wouldn’t need me anymore."

The technical guidance is really only necessary at the beginning. Once they have the experience, even if there are any issues later on, they can fully contact me by phone or mail. This was initially agreed upon by Lin Chuxia and Technician He, to only stay in their village for three months.

As they chatted, they headed home, and Mrs. Qin had already prepared dinner.

Technician He was having dinner with them today.

Mr. Qin had been at the agriculture store this whole time and had to go back after dinner.

Such a big store couldn’t be left unattended at night.

Lin Chuxia had suggested hiring another person, but Mr. Qin couldn’t relax about this, and besides, he had finally gotten something to do, hiring another person would just leave him idle again, wouldn’t it?

These past two years, his health had been getting better, and it was uncomfortable for him to see his children busy while he had nothing to do.

Technician He, upon seeing Mr. Qin, suddenly remembered something.

"A couple of days ago, I called the Agricultural Research Institute to request a batch of heat-resistant cabbage seeds, which I estimate will arrive in the next few days."

Qin Han immediately followed up, "Alright, I’ll check the post office tomorrow."

The cabbage seeds available on the market now are all for winter storage, which are cold-resistant and good for storage.

They planned on planting off-season vegetables, which really required seeds from the Agricultural Research Institute.

"This batch of seeds is still being tested. Our Qin Family Village will serve as a pilot now, whether or not it can be planted on a large scale in the future will depend on the planting results of Qin Family Village."

Whenever they talked about these matters, He Shuji had more to say.

Lin Chuxia could tell that he truly loved this career.

The next day, Qin Han got up early and went to the agriculture store.

Since the agriculture store was built, Lin Chuxia hadn’t been there yet and followed along.

Mr. Qin was already up and tidying up things in the yard.

Those were all big items used for farming and the greenhouses.

"Dad, take a break first, have some breakfast while it’s hot."

Qin Han brought breakfast over as well.

Mr. Qin patted his hands clean and walked over to the counter to pick up an order list, "In a few days, we need to stake the green beans in the greenhouse. You go pull up some stakes, and at the bottom, there’s a list of inventory that needs restocking."

Lin Chuxia was surveying the agriculture store.

The plot of land given by the village chief wasn’t small; now, it was encircled by a wall, used as a backyard for the agriculture store to store large items.

The storefront was built with a total of seven compartments: five for the store and two for storage.

In addition, they built side rooms where Mr. Qin was now living.

Hearing the father and son’s conversation, Lin Chuxia also came over to take a glance.

Heh, quite a bit of inventory needed to be ordered.

Qin Han put the order list straight into his pocket, "Okay, I’ll go in a bit. Uncle Three’s tractor should be home."

Lin Chuxia looked over, "Big brother, have you been using Uncle Three’s tractor to deliver goods to the agriculture store all this time?"

"Yeah, Xiao Wu and his wife are working, and there’s not much to do on Uncle Three’s farm. The tractor would just be sitting idle at home anyway, so I used his and filled it up with fuel."

Qin Han knew what his sister-in-law meant.

From the start of building the agriculture store to now stocking it with a good amount of inventory, it has all been paid for by his sister-in-law.

Initially, the sister-in-law and the village had an agreement that Xiyang would cover the initial investment for the vegetable greenhouses.

So the siblings-in-law never imposed any restrictions on spending at the agricultural store.

Qin Han also knew that having a vehicle for the agricultural store was convenient, but his siblings-in-law had entrusted such a big store to him; how could he have the nerve to use Chuxia’s money to buy a transport vehicle for the store?

But Lin Chuxia didn’t have so many concerns and spoke directly, "I saw some new trucks in the city, big brother. You should go buy one later, and I’ll get the money for you soon."

Qin Han waved his hands hurriedly, "No need, little sister. It’s convenient to get a car from Uncle Three’s place, and if really necessary... if really necessary, I’ll buy a tractor later."

These past two years, he and his wife had also saved some money; it was enough to buy a tractor.

Lin Chuxia frowned slightly, "Big brother, are you planning to settle accounts with me separately? If I say buy, then we’ll buy. I still have a say in this agricultural store, you know."

Qin Han suddenly cracked a smile, "Of course you have a say, little sister." The agricultural store was only adding money in, and all the funding was provided by his little sister; how could she not have a say?

Lin Chuxia also smiled, "Then hurry up, big brother. The village is waiting for the seeds. We can talk about buying the truck later."

"Alright!"

Qin Han agreed and turned to leave the agricultural store.

Mr. Qin watched all this with a smile and said to Lin Chuxia, "Your big brother has a good heart; he just doesn’t want to bother you."

Mr. Qin was worried that Lin Chuxia might misunderstand, as his eldest son had confided to him in private that his second daughter-in-law wanted to give him the agricultural store.

Mr. Qin had told his son to just do whatever his sister-in-law asked, without overthinking or feeling too burdened psychologically.

He had long noticed that his second daughter-in-law was family-oriented; since the time she started selling buns at a stall, she always thought of providing for them, the old couple, and Yangyang’s older brother and sister-in-law whenever she made a bit of money.

Now that her business was growing bigger and bigger, she wanted to lift up her eldest brother’s family, which was indeed the style of his second daughter-in-law.

As long as the eldest brother’s family had their hearts in the right place and did not become ungrateful or heartless, that would be enough.

Of course, as their father, he also had his own understanding of his children.

But indeed, having such a good thing resting on the shoulders of his eldest son was still giving him a psychological burden.

Lin Chuxia smiled and nodded, "I know, my elder brother and sister-in-law are always looking out for me from the bottom of their hearts."

This time, Mr. Qin truly laughed from the core of his heart.

"Speaking of which, since you’re here, take a look at the store’s accounts."

Mr. Qin took out two account books from the agricultural store, one in each hand.

"Although we initially agreed to cover the upfront investment for the vegetable greenhouse, many villagers also paid in cash when they took goods. This book is for those who paid, and this one is for the credit accounts."

Lin Chuxia hadn’t expected that under these circumstances, there would still be villagers willing to make this investment, and she first looked at the book of those who had cleared their accounts.

Even though it was only a matter of a few dozen households, given that people generally didn’t have much cash on hand at the time, and the investment for vegetable greenhouses was huge, there weren’t many who could afford this investment.

Lin Chuxia smiled knowingly; she saw her eldest brother Qin Liang’s name in there, as well as the name of Uncle Three.

There were also a few others who had family members working at Xiyang Food Factory.

She knew that these people had a little more to spend because they had stable jobs at home, and also wanted to lighten the load on her shoulders.

After flipping through that account book, she picked up the other, where everything was clearly recorded.

"Dad, you and big brother have been working hard these days."

Mr. Qin waved it off with a smile, "Hard work? I have something to do every day, and I feel more spirited. Besides, managing this is much easier than farming."

"I think you’re even looking younger, Dad."

While they were chatting, Qin Jianshe came running in hurriedly from outside.

"Grand-uncle, is my fourth aunt here?"

Before Mr. Qin could answer, Qin Jianye had already spotted Lin Chuxia.

In the dead of winter, the boy was sweating profusely and also seemed to have reddened around the eyes in urgency.

Lin Chuxia was slightly taken aback, "What’s happened?"