The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 270 Are You Even Letting Others Live? (7)_1

Chapter 270: Chapter 270 Are You Even Letting Others Live? (7)_1

"I haven’t seen you for a long time, Cousin. I couldn’t make it home on the Double Ninth Festival the day before yesterday. Since we’ve bumped into each other here, let me treat you to a meal," Feng Bo immediately said.

Pei Qin wanted to say there was no need, but Feng Bo had already called out to her and walked into the noodle shop.

Zou Fu’s inquiring gaze fell on Zou Xing, silently asking him. Was this Feng Bo the same cousin that Pei Qin’s maternal aunt’s family wanted her to marry?

Zou Xing nodded, his eyes unconsciously filled with hostility as he watched Feng Bo.

Feng Bo knew him too. His mother had asked Lady Zou to help propose marriage, but Lady Zou was unwilling. Now, seeing him quickly taking a seat beside Pei Qin and the hostile look in his eyes, everything clicked. So Zou Xing had his eye on Pei Qin! No wonder the Sun family was reluctant to undertake the proposal. Zou Xing was Sun Tiezhu’s brother-in-law, and they would definitely side with their own!

Some shopkeeper had made a marriage proposal and got rejected; Feng Bo suspected this was to bluff and make them give up, reducing the competition. His gaze turned colder as he sneered inwardly. The Zou family was nothing but blacksmiths. If it weren’t for Pei Qin making things to sell, the Sun family wouldn’t have been able to make money either. They were still poor and in debt! His Feng family was a legitimate relative. He was educated and could read; in terms of relations, the Zou family was far inferior. And they dared to compete with him?

That’s how people are. When they think something is unattainable but see someone worse off still holding out hope, they instantly believe they can break through and achieve victory. Because if those far below can possibly do it, then one’s own success must be inevitable!

Even though Fang Liuming was studying, his great-aunt had married Pei Zongli, an accomplished Scholar, and what had come of it? She paid with her life, while he went on to marry a rich family’s daughter, living a life of luxury!

Feng Bo took a deep breath and smiled, urging Pei Qin to eat more. He thought to himself that by December, she would be turning fifteen and reaching the age of hairpinning. He had to try harder! Otherwise, conceding without even having spoken out, he would not be content!

After the meal was finished, Feng Bo insisted on paying and then took Pei Qin to a pastry shop to buy her some sweets.

"We still have plenty at home that haven’t been eaten; they’ll go bad if we keep them too long!" Pei Qin declined.

Feng Bo insisted on buying, but Pei Qin said a brief farewell and left.

"Cousin! Cousin..." Feng Bo had no choice but to not buy.

Pei Qin told him to go back to the shop early and learn well from the shopkeeper before boarding the donkey cart and waving goodbye.

They were not headed in the direction of leaving the city, and Feng Bo’s face turned sullen. Hadn’t the business talks been concluded? Could it be that she wouldn’t take sweets from him but was willing to go around the county with Zou Xing instead?

Pei Qin wasn’t interested in touring the county; she just needed to buy some rice, flour, oil, salt, and other items, and she was waiting for Shen Songming as well.

Seeing Pei Qin and Zou Xing board a donkey cart to go around the county, Feng Bo watched as Shen Songming came out and beckoned Pei Qin onto the carriage. Zou Xing pursed his lips as he saw Pei Qin sit naturally in Shen Songming’s carriage.

"What’s the situation?" Pei Qin asked as soon as she sat down.

"I asked Wu Dongsi to write a letter for me to my granduncle, and I’ll bring it to him when I leave in a few days!" Securing Wu Dongsi’s cooperation wasn’t a problem for Shen Songming, "Promoting high-yield crops like sweet potatoes is a great merit for Wu Dongsi, he won’t be foolish enough to refuse. He just wants to know how much of the merit will be his and what benefits he could reap."

Pei Qin nodded, "You’re going to Capital Jingcheng?"

"To make musical boxes and mechanical watches, I need to find people in Capital Jingcheng," Shen Songming nodded, his expression suddenly changing to a sly grin, "Do you want to join me for a trip to Capital Jingcheng? Everything’s on me!"

"I’m not interested for the time being." She still had to make soy sauce at home and tend to the sweet potatoes growing in the fields.

Shen Songming seemed dissatisfied, "You can’t possibly intend to stay cooped up in this small town forever, can you?"

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