Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 419: He Slapped Her Directly

Chapter 419: Chapter 419: He Slapped Her Directly

Technician He received the vegetable seeds and, based on his own records, distributed them one by one.

In the end, he couldn’t help feeling sentimental, "These seeds weren’t easy to come by. Although they seem plentiful, Qin Family Village has so many vegetable greenhouses that the seeds won’t cover much ground when distributed. On top of that, the germination rate will affect the outcome, so we must be meticulous and economical."

Lin Chuxia nodded in agreement, "No matter what vegetables are grown in the greenhouses this year, I will ensure that the villagers keep meticulous records. I hope this can also provide some assistance to the research at the Agricultural Research Institute."

Lin Chuxia firmly believed that all endeavors should be mutually beneficial; collaboration that’s all taking without giving is doomed to be short-lived and also cuts off future opportunities.

Technician He also admired Lin Chuxia’s attitude.

Working with intelligent people is always so effortless.

By the afternoon, Technician He had rested enough and started handing out the seeds, urging everyone to plant them quickly.

Lin Chuxia and Technician He also went to their experimental greenhouse, where they always planted a portion no matter what vegetable it was.

Upon arriving at the experimental greenhouse, they found Qin Liang and Qian Chuncao busy tidying up their own greenhouse.

The couple had returned in the morning after a check-up at the county hospital; there were no major issues, and Hou Xiaobao had already informed them.

However, it was unexpected that without even taking a rest, they were back working in the greenhouse.

Qin Liang was ensuring the greenhouse was covered securely, his face displaying a look of worry that could not be faked.

Seeing Lin Chuxia, he couldn’t help but nag, "Actually, simply opening a door to air it out would have been enough. Look, after airing it out for most of the day, the vegetables are nearly frozen."

Lin Chuxia stepped inside the greenhouse to check; luckily, it was only a bit less vibrant than before.

In fact, of all the Qin Family Village, the vegetables from Brother Qin’s family were the best grown, even Technician He had nothing but praise for them.

"It’s fine, they will recover in a couple of days."

Technician He also comforted him, saying, "The vegetables in the greenhouse have already grown sufficiently, allowing some air circulation will be beneficial for their later growth."

With those assurances, Qin Liang finally felt somewhat better.

Knowing that cabbage was to be planted, the couple also entered the greenhouse to help.

Qin Liang had already prepared the soil, so they just needed to create furrows and plant cabbage seeds.

With exactly three men and three women inside the greenhouse—Technician He, Technician Hu, and Qin Liang working on the furrows—

Lin Chuxia, Qian Chuncao, and Liu Yahong were responsible for sowing the seeds.

Before starting work, Technician He divided the tasks, "Mr. Lin, you and I will be one group. Sister-in-law Qian, you will work with Technician Hu. Technician Liu, you’ll pair up with Brother Qin. Brother Qin, please pay attention to Technician Liu’s seeding quantity."

At this arrangement, Liu Yahong immediately protested, "Technician He, can I be in a group with you? I don’t really like working with strangers."

Technician He, with a cold gaze, directly rejected her, "No, when working with me you have to follow my assignments. Besides, I met Technician Liu the same day I met Brother Qin, so if Brother Qin is a stranger to you, then I’m also not familiar with you."

In fact, he could have explained from other perspectives why the teams were divided this way.

Both he and Lin Chuxia were technically skilled; they had theoretical knowledge but lacked practical experience, so it made sense for them to work together.

Hu Lichun had theory but no practice, so it was just right for him to work with someone like Sister-in-law Qian—who had no theoretical knowledge but was good at and did the work well.

Brother Qin was an old hand at work, rich in experience, and as long as the task was clearly explained to him, he would know what to do.

Having him guide Liu Yahong, who had no experience, they should manage to get the work done.

But He Shuji didn’t want to explain to Liu Yahong; this was the first time he had spoken so firmly to an outsider since arriving at Qin Family Village.

He had been utterly disgusted by Liu Yahong’s behavior that morning.

Liu Yahong, hearing He Shuji speak in such a manner, didn’t dare to argue back and turned around to get the cabbage seeds from the entrance of the greenhouse.

The cabbage seeds were packaged in paper, exactly three packages.

Liu Yahong picked up one, opened it to check, and, seeing Qian Chuncao and Lin Chuxia approaching, enthusiastically handed them the paper-wrapped seeds.

Sister-in-law Qian smiled and thanked her; after working in the fields with the technicians these days, she had picked up those polite phrases common among city folks.

They genuinely respected the technical staff, and whatever warm and polite gestures they made, they felt it was only proper.

As she reached out with both hands to receive the cabbage seeds from Liu Yahong, before she could even touch the packet, Liu Yahong suddenly withdrew her hand.

Qian Chuncao’s face changed, and she frantically tried to grab it, only catching the corner of the paper parcel.

The packet, which was already open, let the tiny, millet-sized cabbage seeds spill out all over the place.

And right below there was a pile of pigsty manure left over from prior fertilization.

Though the manure had been fermented and didn’t smell as bad, it was mixed with wheat straw and loosely piled there, and as soon as the cabbage seeds touched it, they all trickled down through the little gaps, disappearing in an instant.

Qian Chuncao’s face immediately went pale, and she recklessly reached out to grab the seeds that fell on the dung.

"Ah, what shall we do? How can we find them..."

Tears were about to fall from her frantic eyes.

Liu Yahong also shouted in shocked, "Ah, Mr. Lin, how can you be like this? These are seeds sent by the Agricultural Research Institute; we only had so few to begin with. Even if you have an issue with me, you shouldn’t take it out on the seeds."

Their voices had already alerted the three men at a distance.

Qin Liang, seeing the seeds spill, was also distressed, squatting down to help look for them.

But with the seeds so small, and now strewn across the manure, how could they possibly find them?

Liu Yahong continued to complain, "I know about this morning’s incident..."

"Slap!"

Before she could finish, Lin Chuxia directly slapped her across the face.

This slap shocked everyone in the greenhouse.

Qin Liang and his wife Qian Chuncao even forgot what they were doing with their hands.

Hu Lichun and He Shuji also stopped in their tracks.

Liu Yahong screamed incredulously, "Lin Chuxia, you hit me? You dare to hit me, do you know what you’re doing? I’m a technician sent from the county, on what grounds do you hit me? Who do you think you are?"

Lin Chuxia’s eyes were cold as she spoke indifferently, "I can tolerate your baseless accusations and harassment, but when you let your personal feelings affect the village’s seeds, I will not let you off."

"What do you mean by affecting the village’s seeds with my feelings? I don’t understand what you’re talking about. I was kindly handing you the seeds, and you just slapped me because of it, and now you’re blaming me for the spill?"

Her eyes were red as she looked towards Technician He, her expression a mix of grievance and innocence.

"Technician He, here I can only trust you to stand up for me. I know I won’t be able to clear things up myself; after all, Mr. Lin and Sister-in-law Qian are family, they will definitely side with each other. But I have to say something in my defense. Mr. Lin is treating me this way because I offended her this morning. I know I might lack some technical skills, but as a professional technician from the Agricultural Bureau, I don’t believe I have no right to speak. Mr. Lin is blaming me for hindering her chance to show off, but she shouldn’t accuse me of mishandling the seeds from the Agricultural Research Institute..."