“You should ask her about that. When we got married, the Qin Family gave a dowry of 300 yuan, which then disappeared. There are so few people in the family; if she didn’t take it, who did? I asked her for money because I wanted to get our family’s money back.”
“Our family’s money?” Qin Yang sneered, “Wasn’t that Xiaxia’s dowry? I just heard that if Xiaxia didn’t bring the money, the Lin Family wouldn’t recognize her as their daughter…”
“I… I was just speaking casually, we are all family, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected,” she couldn’t really disown her daughter.
With such a large Bun Shop like the Qin Family has, and being so prosperous, cutting off relations would just be to their advantage, wouldn’t it?
“Just speaking casually?” Qin Yang said with a stern face, “I advise my mother-in-law to think carefully before speaking, and not to use filial piety to pressure others. I’m not buying that. If you want someone to be filial, first look at what you yourself have done. Accusing my wife of stealing money— if she gives you the money, wouldn’t it confirm that she indeed took it?”
“I…”
“Mother-in-Law, don’t say anything else. If you’re just here to see Xiaxia, we welcome you. She’ll be well taken care of with good food and drink at the Bun Shop. But if it’s for anything else, please leave.”
Seeing Qin Yang’s firm stance, Mother Lin turned to look at Lin Chuxia, “You ungrateful girl, your wings are hardened? I am your mother, look at how he’s treating me.”
“Qin Yang’s attitude is my attitude,” Lin Chuxia said, she might have said something even harsher if Qin Yang hadn’t been there.
“Fine… Fine, don’t you regret it… Without your family’s support, if one day you’re bullied to death by your in-laws, don’t come crying back to your family.”
“Don’t worry, Mom. Even if I’m bullied to death, I won’t come back to the family home crying.”
What’s the use of going back home? In her last life, she went back to the Lin Family, only to be driven out again, adding another layer of heartache.
Mother Lin saw that she was not persuadable and left in a huff.
Qin Yang put his large hand on Lin Chuxia’s shoulder, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you be bullied, and neither will the family.”
Of course, Lin Chuxia knew that. The Qin Family cherished her too much to ever bully her.
Seeing Qin Yang’s deep eyes, she suddenly felt guilty.
Although Qin Yang firmly took her side, when she thought about it carefully, she knew where the capital for her business had come from.
“That…”
She wanted to explain something, but Qin Yang spoke first, “I believe you.”
He believed that she had her reasons for everything she did.
He vividly remembered their wedding situation, when the entire Lin Family had only one friend to accompany her, the bride, not to mention the last-minute change of the groom.
Knowing that his wife’s circumstances at her family home might not have been good, he had never imagined it was this bad.
To think that such words came from her own mother, Qin Yang couldn’t help feeling heartache.
How she had survived those twenty years at home.
“I never heard you talk about it before, I thought you had a good relationship with them.”
Lin Chuxia stuffed her hands into her pockets, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under his unconditionally trusting gaze and eyes.
“There’s nothing worth mentioning. I don’t want to waste my energy on some people and things.”
She wasn’t afraid of the Lin Family, she just didn’t want to bother.
One’s energy is limited; she was busy with business every day, which consumed a lot of her physical and mental energy.
The Lin Family wasn’t worth her extra emotional labor.
She had always believed that energy is conserved. If you expend too much energy on too many people, you won’t have time to deeply reflect on your own life.
Maintain your own Qi and spirit, and refuse to deal with worthless people and issues.
When your spirit isn’t overly consumed, your efficiency in doing things and your luck in achieving success will increase.
This was also a lesson she learned from her past life.
Seeing that she indeed wasn’t affected, Qin Yang finally relaxed.
“If anyone from the Lin Family comes again, I’ll take care of it for you. If I’m not around, I’ll have my elder brother help you.”
Lin Chuxia cracked a smile, “It’s not so exaggerated, I can handle it myself.”
She was no longer that ignorant little girl who did whatever her mother said.
When you’re in the game, it’s easy to be confused, but if you step back and look at the problem, you can solve anything.
Qin Yang was still worried, “Anyway, I won’t let anyone bully you, not even your family.”
“Okay.”
Lin Chuxia didn’t want to talk about the Lin Family anymore and changed the subject.
“How did you get here? Did you go to see your master?”
He now goes every other day to Old Sir He for acupuncture treatment.
“I’ll go later, let’s head to a place first.”
Lin Chuxia followed Qin Yang to Qin Family Village, thinking he was taking her home, but instead, they turned a corner to the southern part of the village and stopped in front of a vacant lot.
Qin Yang pointed at the vacant land ahead, “This used to be the collective livestock shed. Our village are vegetable farmers, and we used to keep a lot of livestock for transporting the produce. After the land was divided among individuals, the livestock were also split up, leaving this patch empty. What do you think?”
Lin Chuxia was still bewildered, “What do you mean, ’what do I think’?”
“Don’t you want a plot of land? Is this big enough for you? Plus, there’s the strip in front of it, used to be for foraging, to grow alfalfa for the livestock, that’s included too.”
Lin Chuxia finally caught on, but… she only mentioned it to him yesterday, and he sorted it out so quickly?
No wonder he left early in the morning.
She looked again at the vacant land ahead, not just a brief glance this time. She observed the location, the size, every inch and every foot, the more she looked, the more her eyes brimmed with unstoppable surprise.
“It’s so big, how much land is there?”
“About seven or eight acres, we’ll measure it later.”
This number really startled Lin Chuxia.
She wanted a big plot, but she only meant a slightly larger area, not this big.
“How did you convince the villagers to give me such a big piece of land?”
To be honest, her words yesterday were half true, half false, she just wanted to act spoiled with Qin Yang.
Usually, she’s been handling everything on her own, so when someone is willing to share the burden, it’s hard not to show a vulnerable side.
She didn’t expect him to accomplish it so quickly.
“Aren’t you short on people? I promised the village to give them at least 20 workers’ positions, but we set the criteria for selection. The village chief agreed to give me the land after hearing this.”
Truly a college graduate, such a keen mind.
What’s most attractive to farmers, of course, is earning a wage as workers.
20 positions, enough to persuade the village chief and the Secretary to convince the villagers to give up the land.
And building the factory in their own village, hiring local people, is also a great achievement for the village cadres.
“Besides, the village also wants to set up a chicken farm. The village chief discussed with me that when the time comes, could they be considered first as a supplier, which I also agreed to. Moreover, they are short on funds to build the chicken farm in the village, so the chief asked if they could sell the land to us, 1000 yuan per mu. I found the price unreasonable since there were no fixtures on the land, so I offered them 800 yuan per mu instead.”
Lin Chuxia was almost speechless, “Qin Yang, how are you so capable?”
Not only did he solve the land issue for them, but also the worker and supplier issues.
If they weren’t outside, Lin Chuxia would be so excited that she’d want to hug him.
Qin Yang’s lips curled into a slight smirk as he watched his wife’s happy demeanor, then suddenly leaned in to whisper in her ear, “So, will there be a reward tonight?”
Thinking of last night, Qin Yang felt a tingling sensation of anticipation inside.