Chapter 60: Wanting to Do Business

  Listening to Wang Haodong's inquiry, Xiao Yufen said: "Not yet received, temporarily can't wait for the joint."

  "I see people in the village lining up in the south of the village."

  "Well, let's wait until after dinner and then go queue up, I heard it's going to rain, we should wrap things up early."

  After chatting for a few sentences, Wang Haodong said to Xiao Yufen: "I'll pull your cart back first, you wait a bit and then go."

  Xiao Yufen was a clever woman and quickly understood his meaning, nodded and said okay.

  Wang Haodong did this, indeed to avoid the villagers' eyes, after all, even if he and two women had an affair at the same time, they couldn't be so blatant in front of others.

  Wang Haodong didn't care about the villagers' gossip, but Zhang Shufang and Xiao Yufen had to live in the village, where rumors could hurt people like hidden arrows, so they tried to avoid them as much as possible.

  Soon after returning home, Wang Haodong put the bike aside and poured out the wheat ears and grains from his pocket onto the threshold of Xiao Yufen's house. He was busy halfway when Xiao Yufen came back and helped him together.

  Xiao Yufen asked Wang Haodong why he came back at this time, and he told her about Zhang Qian and Zhang Shufang getting angry and not wanting to take the college entrance exam. She then knew that he had come back to the village to persuade Zhang Qian. Upon learning that his goal had been achieved, she smiled and said: "You always have a way."

  "Hehe, mainly because I'm afraid she really won't go, then all these years of hard studying would be in vain."

  Xiao Yufen nodded, "Yes, Liujiayuan Village has never had a university student before. Zhang Qian's grades are good, she can be counted among the best in the whole school. If there is an opportunity to attend university, she should go, even if it means taking out a loan."

  After finishing with the wheat, Xiao Yufen went to cook dinner. Wang Haodong went to her home and saw her busy in the kitchen, so he helped wash some celery.

  "I'll cut it."

  "I can cut it too."

  "I'm afraid your knife skills aren't good enough and you'll cut your fingers."

  When she said that, Wang Haodong smiled and handed her the knife. When she finished cutting, Wang Haodong's eyes swept over her slender figure, and he swallowed hard.

  Xiao Yufen cut the scallions and ginger into shreds, turned her face to look at Wang Haodong, and smiled: "What are you looking at me like that for?"

  "Yu Fen, you're really beautiful."

  "It's so beautiful! I've been sunburned for several days."

  Wang Haodong hastily said: "No, you're still so white."

  Xiao Yufen turned on the electric stove and asked: "Hao Dong, I'll ask you something. Who is fairer between me and Shufang?"

  Wang Haodong thought for a moment and said: "You are relatively fair, she is slightly darker, but not black either. It's that healthy wheat color, each has its own beauty."

  Which one do you like?

  Xiao Yufen felt a bit like she was getting to the bottom of things today, this question was easy to answer, Wang Haodong didn't use language, but action to express himself, directly embracing her slender waist, and directly pressing his lips onto hers.

  Xiao Yufen was immersed in Wang Haodong's gentle kiss, suddenly saying: "Ah, the pot is going to burn, let me go quickly."

  Wang Haodong burst out laughing and quickly let her go. She turned off the electromagnetic stove, waiting for the pot to cool down a bit before opening it again to start stir-frying.

  Looking at her busy figure, Wang Haodong watched slowly on the side, couldn't help but sigh, Xiao Yufen was a beautiful woman who made his heart move, with fair skin, delicate face, gentle temperament, and virtuous character, as if she were God's masterpiece, looking younger than her actual age by several years, just like a 24 or 25-year-old, any normal man would fall in love with her.

  But such a wonderful woman, she actually experienced a failed marriage. The reason for this was that after marrying, she did not give birth to any children for the husband's family. Whether it was due to the husband or wife's fault, Wang Haodong still has not asked about it until now.

  Although many young couples in big cities nowadays advocate for a childless marriage, meaning they don't want kids and just want to live in a world of two, there are also such examples in the city.

  However, in rural areas here, the principle of "having no descendants is unfilial" is still being followed. Her misfortune was caused by ignorant and backward thinking, and it's not just her, but also many other women who have had similar unfortunate experiences...

  Strictly speaking, Wang Haodong doesn't care whether she can bear children or not. Loving her means accepting her shortcomings...

  Xiao Yufen quickly finished cooking and started eating in the kitchen. As she ate, Wang Haodong was hovering around her, making her feel helpless as she tried to avoid his grasp but couldn't shake him off, so she just let him have his way.

  After a while, Xiao Yufen panted and said: "No, I still have to go out later, how about tonight? I'll give it to you tonight."

  Looking at the flirtatious expression on her face, Wang Haodong chuckled and reluctantly withdrew his hand, saying: "Then let's wait until tonight, you'd better serve me well."

  "Don't worry, husband, I'll definitely satisfy you." Xiao Yufen learned to speak the lines of an opera singer, addressing Wang Haodong as "husband".

  "Alright then, it's settled."

  Wang Haodong stood up with a smile and took a bowl, scooped a bowl of cold water, and drank it gurgling.

  "There's beer at home, want some?"

  "Where?"

  "I'll get it for you." Xiao Yufen stood up, walked to the main room, and returned shortly with two bottles of beer for Wang Haodong. He opened the cap, took a sip, and smiled: "It's really hot today."

  "It's always hottest around this time of year, especially when working in the fields, I'm a bit afraid."

  Wang Haodong had already finished a bottle of wine, and upon hearing this, he put down the bottle and said: "Yufen, after a while, I'll settle down, you can move to town and live there. I'll get you a storefront, and you can do some business. You won't need to take care of the land at home anymore."

  Xiao Yufen thought for a moment and asked: "What about the land at home? Sell it? It won't sell for much money, will it?"

  "Rent it out to others for farming. When you want to farm, just take it back." Wang Haodong thought for a moment and said: "If you are willing to do business, I will prepare it for you."

  "Yeah, I also want to start a business, opening a small supermarket is okay too, no need for wealth and glory, at least can make a living."

  "Alright then, I'll help you set up a small supermarket."

  Xiao Yufen shook her head, "Don't rush now, wait until I finish harvesting the wheat and then we'll talk, okay?"

  "Whatever you say."

  After finishing dinner, Xiao Yufen got up to wash her face and put on a sun hat. She went to the fields in the south of the village, just like Zhang Shufang, to line up and wait for the combine harvester.

  Wang Haodong played at home for a while, thinking about the martial arts competition ten days later, and found a wooden stick as a weapon to practice in Zhang Shufang's courtyard.

  Hoo hoo hoo hoo.

  The wooden stick in Wang Haodong's hand seemed to have come alive, constantly darting left and right, emitting a piercing whistling sound. Wang Haodong employed various techniques - slanting thrusts, chopping slashes, horizontal blocks, and dotting strikes - continuously changing his moves, gradually increasing the power and speed. After completing one set of exercises, his body was already covered in fine sweat.

  "The money in my hand, adding up to about 600,000 yuan or more, should be enough to open a small grocery store, but it's still not enough to open a supermarket."

  "Even if Zhang Qian is admitted to university, she can only start school in September. There are still three months until then, and during this time, I should be able to get my hands on 20,000 yuan."

  Ah!

  Wang Haodong was calculating in his heart, when he suddenly heard Zhang Qian's exclamation coming from the house, hastily throwing away the heavy wooden stick, and rushing towards the main hall.

  Bang.

  Wang Haodong pushed open her door, but it was Zhang Qian who saw him, stomping his feet nonstop and shouting: "I'll trample you to death, trample you to death, trample you to death, trample you to death..."

  The most crucial thing was that Zhang Qian was only wearing a suspender, her snow-white shoulders and large areas of skin were all exposed to Wang Haodong's line of sight. The skin there was so white it was dazzling, like snowflakes, emitting an enticing glow, just like a piece of pure marble that moved people.

  "What's wrong?" Wang Haodong withdrew his gaze and asked anxiously.

  "There's a cockroach......" Zhang Qian exclaimed, stopping her feet and rushing into Wang Haodong's arms, looking as if she had seen a ghost.

  "It's okay, it's okay." Wang Haodong gently patted her shoulder and took a closer look. On the ground was a cockroach commonly known as "little strong", but it had already been trampled to death, its body mangled beyond recognition in a glorious sacrifice.

  "I was reading a book and got sleepy, thinking of dozing off for a bit, when this guy suddenly jumped onto my bed, waaah, scared me to death......" Zhang Qian tightly hugged Wang Haodong, muttering to herself.

  Wang Haodong couldn't help but laugh. Zhang Qian was usually very brave and had a bold appearance, so why was she still afraid of cockroaches?

  Zhang Qian snapped back to reality, no longer as scared, and suddenly realized she was lying in Wang Haodong's arms. She felt a wave of shyness, quickly got up from his body, and said discontentedly: "What are you laughing at? Don't you have any conscience? Girls are all scared, okay?"

  "Alright, I know you're scared, you back off first, I'll handle it."

  "Quickly, quickly get it away."

  Wang Haodong smiled for a while, went out to fetch a broom and dustpan, swept away the dead cockroaches, took them outside to feed the rooster, came back to see Zhang Qian had put on her long-sleeved shirt, said: "Nothing's wrong, you can continue sleeping."

  Zhang Qian shook her head: "Can't sleep, I'll continue reading. Oh? It's already past 4 o'clock, let's pack the food instead."

  "Alright."

  Wang Haodong smiled and nodded, walking out of the room with Zhang Qian. They carried wooden hoes, sacks, and brooms to the door, where they piled up the grain. She pulled on a sack while Wang Haodong used his hoe to fill it with wheat. Once one sack was full, he tied it up with twine and set it aside.

  Watching Wang Haodong holding a bag of grain, Zhang Qian exclaimed in surprise: "Haodong brother, you're so strong! A bag of grain weighs over 100 pounds, how can you carry it so easily?"

  "Haha, I was born with great strength and have been training since then, so of course I'm strong." Wang Haodong smiled, pounding his chest, looking like a mighty hero. "Not only do I have great physical strength, but I also have the guts to match."

  "You're laughing at me for being timid, aren't you?"

  Wang Haodong smiled and teased: "How dare I, at least you can trample Xiaoqiang to death, you're already very brave, I'm not as good as you."

  "Bad you, always teasing me." Zhang Qian hummed and gave Wang Haodong a dissatisfied glare.

  This feeling is a bit like flirting, Wang Haodong muttered to himself as he continued to scoop grain with the wooden ladle.

  After about half an hour of busy work, the grain at the door had been loaded, Wang Haodong brought drinks, gurgling and pouring a bit, resting for a while, then under Zhang Qian's command, carried the grain to the yard, finally counted, there were twenty-five bags.

  Wang Haodong calculated and said, "There are three mu of grain here, twenty-five bags, about 2,700 kilograms. On average, there are about 900 kilograms of grain per mu."

  Zhang Qian was resting on one side, and upon hearing this, said: "There's still more than a mu that hasn't been harvested yet, and it can probably yield over ten bags. Alas, after working hard for half a year, the grain can only be sold for over 3,000 yuan, and after deducting the cost of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, there's hardly any profit to be made, just enough to eat as one's own food."

  "With this terrible appearance, my sister still doesn't want to sell the land, treating these few acres as a treasure, how ridiculous."