I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 602 - 586: People Leave and the Tea Turns Cold (Part 3)

Chapter 602: Chapter 586: People Leave and the Tea Turns Cold (Part 3)

Greening had gradually extended to the north, and it brought along the uplift of the local economy.

"They say clear waters and green mountains are our gold and silver mountains."

When they arrived home, Chaoxuan was in the courtyard, riding the children’s tricycle that He Xiuyu had made especially for him, racing around.

Seeing the gate open, he quickly rushed over, then came to a screeching halt upon seeing it was mommy and daddy, and happily threw himself at them.

"Daddy, Mommy."

The child was overjoyed beyond words.

Wu Xiucai sat on the rattan chair, watching them with a smiling face.

Hearing the noise, Wu Qianyun hurried out from inside the house and while watching He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu move things inside, she complained, "Why didn’t you two call ahead? I could have made something nice for you."

"It’s okay, Mom, we’ll eat whatever is available at home; otherwise, let me know what you want and I can go to the market and get it for you."

Their daughter’s cooking was great, but as a mother, she still didn’t like her daughter to have to do the cooking.

"We have plenty of vegetables, just rest well, the kids have been missing you these past few days."

Then Wu Qianyun instructed, "I’ve almost finished cooking the meal. I’ll stir-fry one more dish; you don’t need to help in the kitchen, just attend to your own things."

Since it was so, Qiao Qingyu didn’t go to the kitchen. After washing up and giving their son a couple of kisses, she handed him over to He Xiuyu standing beside her.

He Xiuyu reached out, scooped up their son, and put him on his neck.

Father and son took several turns around the courtyard.

Chaoxuan howled loudly, and soon, the yard became lively again.

This child had so much energy; he alone could match ten others.

Wu Xiucai then called Qiao Qingyu over, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

He talked to Qiao Qingyu about the grain and oil company they were preparing in North City.

The preparations for this grain and oil company were almost complete; the location was in the suburbs of the provincial town.

It was somewhat central—North City had now become one of China’s main grain-producing bases.

In fact, North City’s rice was nationally famous and was currently one of the high-yielding mains.

It’s worth mentioning that this year the government had abolished the agricultural tax.

As far as Qiao Qingyu knew, in the real world, it would be almost ten years later.

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However, Wu Xiucai was talking about another matter, "Qingyu, over these past years, I’ve quietly observed your uncle. This man indeed has solid character and has quite a handle on agriculture..."

Qiao Qingyu looked a little dazed at Wu Xiucai, wondering how the conversation had shifted to her uncle?

In the yard, there was a small stove, on it, a clay pot was simmering with an old hen inside.

The pot bubbled up fragrantly, attended by Qiao Zhicai, who paused and accidentally touched the pot, hissing due to the burn.

Qiao Zhicai and his father-in-law had spent a lot of time together, yet even now, he couldn’t quite figure out the man, sometimes not knowing what he intended to do or say, and sometimes the old man’s words carried multiple meanings.

With his understanding, trying to remember what others explained, let alone analyze it himself, was challenging.

Thus, Qiao Zhicai simply stopped bothering or worrying about it—as things were before, so they remained—and yet, these two got along quite harmoniously. However, Qiao Zhicai was aware of Wu Xiucai’s taboos and would never speak on behalf of the Qiao Family to gain benefits.

And now, after so many events, the Qiao Family no longer relied on others, and instead, were doing quite well, apart from the elder brother reaching retirement age.

The elder brother felt somewhat unwilling because, over these years at the Qiao Family Team, he had indeed invested too much.

To say he built his kingdom there wasn’t an exaggeration.

Of course, in this, his own daughter also had significant merits.

A couple of days ago, he had gotten a bit drunk and mentioned during a phone call that age required him to step down, even though the Qiao Family Team had now become a banner of rural prosperity in Huaxia, turning into Xiao Kang Village, he couldn’t keep clinging to his position.

Young people needed their turn.

And indeed, many people were eyeing his position.

Qiao Zhiyuan was unwilling; being the leader of the team wasn’t the same as not being one.

Because once people leave, things cool down.

Everyone understood this logic.

Thus, he also stared dumbfounded at his father-in-law.

Qiao Qingyu nodded in agreement, "My uncle is indeed as you described, an upright and solid man, one who accomplishes real tasks, and he’s flexible-minded in the field of agriculture, no one has more experience than him in both new and old methods..."

Wu Xiucai gave a slow and thoughtful nod, then said leisurely, "Qingyu, I plan to appoint him as the deputy general manager of Wulong Grain and Oil Group Company..."