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Qin Xian glanced at his wife. “Literally, you’d better keep your thoughts to yourself and not bring them up in front of Alang.”
“Who am I doing this for? Isn’t it for our family? Is that how you see me?”
“Is it for our family, or for your family? We all know what you and your family are thinking. You’re eyeing Alang because you think he’s good at studying and will become an official in the future. You want to marry your family’s girl to him, so she can become an official’s wife. Let me tell you, forget about it,” Qin Xian knew exactly what her family was thinking.
Qin Xian’s wife felt a little guilty. Indeed, her family did have such intentions.
“Let me tell you directly. The girl Alang likes has a status that you and your family wouldn’t dare to imagine. You’d better stop thinking about it,” Qin Xian said before leaving to rest, leaving his wife alone to vent her anger.
On the other side, Su Yu asked Su Shan for her opinion. “What do you think of Qin Lang?”
“Cousin, he’s quite good,” even though they had only spent a day together, she genuinely felt that he was a good person.
“Should I tell Uncle about this?”
“Okay,” Su Shan agreed with a nod.
Su Yu wrote to Su Long about the matter, and five days later, Su Long received the letter. When he opened it and read the contents, he thought he had read it wrong at first, but after reading it again, he realized it was true.
“What’s wrong, dear?” Li Yan asked, looking at Su Long’s incredulous expression.
Su Long turned to his wife with a look of concern. “We’re going to have a son-in-law. According to Xiao Yu, the person is good, capable, and hardworking. He will enter officialdom in the future. He passed the examination last year and should take the provincial examination this year. Xiao Yu says he’s a good person, so he must be.”
Li Yan walked over to Su Long and read the letter with him. After reading it, she said thoughtfully, “Can we go and see him?”
She wanted to personally see what kind of young man Xiaoyu thought highly of and to assess the situation.
Su Long nodded. “Okay, I’ll make the arrangements, and then we’ll go.”
“Okay.”
Su Long did not inform Su Yu and the others about this. Instead, after arranging the family matters, he took his wife to Xie Family Village.
Meanwhile, Su Yu was unaware of this, as he was assisting Wang Jinhe with preparing seedlings.
In recent days, Wang Jinhe had been at the manor every day, discussing how to proceed with the people he had hired. Su Yu was not knowledgeable in this area and could only handle some trivial matters.
There was a lot of land available this year, and Wang Jinhe planned to use 700 mu to plant existing rice, using the remaining land to cultivate higher-yielding rice. Su Yu agreed with Wang Jinhe’s plan, but still felt it might be a bit too much.
“Xiao He, are you sure about this? Won’t it be too much?” It would be quite a hassle to plant 500 mu of land.
Wang Jinhe smiled and shook his head. “It’s not too much. This quantity is normal. Besides, ensuring that all the people in Xuan Empire can plant high-yielding crops is a significant project.”
Su Yu naturally understood this reasoning, but couldn’t help but worry because of it.
“Xiao He, I’ll go buy some more for you. When the time comes, you can just hand over the work to them and refrain from doing it yourself,” Su Yu said, looking at Wang Jinhe with concern.
“I understand. I never intended to do everything myself,” Wang Jinhe nodded.
Su Yu felt relieved. “That’s good.”
Although she said that, Su Yu was considering bringing in more suitable people to help Wang Jinhe. It seemed that they would have to rely on Xiao He this year, as they didn’t know when Si Nong would be able to come.
Frowning, Su Yu was displeased with Si Nong’s methods. These people were unreliable when it mattered most.
Seeing Su Yu’s unhappy expression, Wang Jinhe couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you thinking? From the way you look, others might think I’m bullying you.”
Su Yu glanced at Wang Jinhe. “I just find Si Nong to be troublesome. He said he would come to help, but now he’s nowhere to be seen.”
“…,” Wang Jinhe’s mouth twitched as she looked at Su Yu. If Si Nong heard this, he would definitely get a beating.
“Si Nong has a lot on his plate. After all, he’s responsible for overseeing the grain in the capital. I can handle things here by myself. Don’t take it out on him,” Wang Jinhe said impatiently.
Hearing Wang Jinhe’s words, Su Yu reluctantly nodded. “Since you put it that way, I’ll reluctantly agree.”
He decided not to bother those people.
“We can accommodate several dozen more people in the houses here. If we have more people, it might be a problem. Can you help me with that?” Wang Jinhe asked Su Yu.
“It’s a simple matter. The surrounding land is all yours. We can build a few more houses when the time comes, right?” Su Yu said, not seeing any issue with it.
Wang Jinhe sighed. “I find that we seem to have to build houses every year, and we can’t even finish building them once.”
Every year, they had to build houses two or three times, either at home or on the manor. When would it end?
“This just shows that our business is growing, and your land is increasing,” Su Yu said with a smile.
Wang Jinhe nodded in satisfaction. “You’re right.”
Su Yu shook his head with a smile as he looked at Wang Jinhe. Sometimes, this girl became more and more adorable.
“Shall we go and see something else?” There were laborers and the people they had brought back, and now they had learned what they needed to. Wang Jinhe didn’t need to stay here any longer.
At this moment, Liang, the steward, spoke up. “If you’re busy, go and do your own thing. You don’t need to worry about this side; I’m here.”
As Su Yu led Wang Jinhe around, her mood inexplicably improved as she looked at the surrounding land.
“What are you thinking? You look so happy,” Su Yu asked.
Wang Jinhe turned to look at Su Yu and said with a smile, “I’m not thinking about anything in particular. I just feel good in this place. I’ve met many people and gained a lot.”
Su Yu was taken aback and asked with concern, “Xiao He, did you not have a good life before?”
Wang Jinhe was momentarily at a loss for how to explain to Su Yu.
“What’s wrong?”
“At that time, I was alone, and my relationship with my family was just so-so.” After coming here, She have a husband, children, and even good family members. That’s why she felt so content. It was because of this that she wanted to accomplish more in this world and ensure that everyone could live a good life.
“In that case, don’t dwell on the past. You’re doing well here now,” Su Yu said.