Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 588: The Sudden Appearance of a Small Baby

"Why did they agree so easily?" Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes, round and glistening like grapes, blinked in confusion.

The reason they were locked in the cow shed was precisely because of their knowledge and their experience studying abroad.

Now, if they were to act again, wouldn’t they be afraid of even harsher punishment? If they were sent to the Northwest farm, life would become even more difficult.

Jiang Yexun lowered his long eyelashes, his expression turning more serious.

"I’ve explained the stakes to them, but after seeing your plans and the partial designs for the power operation model, they think there’s a ninety percent chance this new type of machine tool could succeed. The four-axis two-linkage model is already ahead of international standards. They believe that with this machine tool, our productivity in China could be greatly improved. And they said, to avoid any risks for both sides, they would only help us and would have no connection when the machine tool is submitted."

"But they are investing a lot of effort into this machine tool," Su Xiaoxiao frowned, her beautiful brows knitting together in disapproval. "At first, Jiang Yexun’s company worked with a domestic research institute on a seven-axis five-linkage machine tool, so they didn’t really explore the four-axis two-linkage design." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

She only had a rough idea of the four-axis two-linkage model and would need specialized researchers to help with the overall integration. The seven-axis five-linkage design, however, was something she clearly remembered, but with China’s current technological capabilities, such an advanced tool was impossible to produce.

"They don’t mind. This is the best solution we have now. Once we submit the design for the machine tool and collect the rewards, we’ll divide them among the team," Jiang Yexun squeezed her small hand gently.

Su Xiaoxiao nodded, her tone urgent. "Then we should at least give them an estimate of the price. After all, life isn’t easy right now. Such a large machine tool will take at least two or three months of testing before it can be successful."

"They can include whatever they need for the research in the work scope. Once the machine tool is developed, we will pay them three thousand each, and make sure their living expenses are covered," Jiang Yexun followed Su Xiaoxiao’s suggestion, making arrangements.

Su Xiaoxiao had no objections.

If the higher-ups were to give a reward, it definitely wouldn’t be a large amount, maybe just two or three thousand, and with several people splitting it, the professors couldn’t even put their names on the project.

Su Xiaoxiao thought that if she was the one to benefit, she’d be so embarrassed she’d probably wake up in the middle of the night and slap herself.

But three thousand per person wasn’t a huge amount for either her or Jiang Yexun.

Once everything was settled, Su Xiaoxiao happily hummed a song while soaking in the bath. However, when she came out, she immediately heard the sound of a child crying outside.

The intermittent sound, resembling a cat’s meow, sent chills down her spine.

"Yexun!" She rushed into Jiang Yexun’s arms, tightly hugging his waist.

After being a ghost in her past life, she probably believed in ghosts more than anyone else in the world.

Because of that, her courage had become even smaller.

"Don’t be afraid! Don’t be afraid! There are no ghosts in this world; we are firm materialists." Jiang Yexun looked down at his little wife in his arms, her face pale with fear, and his heart ached.

He quickly patted her back, trying to comfort her.

"How can you be a materialist?" Su Xiaoxiao grumbled, pinching his waist.

Jiang Yexun realized he had forgotten about the spatial issue, and his expression became awkward.

"Alright, don’t be scared. Let’s go check it out. If anything happens later, you can just hide in the space, so you don’t have to worry about any explanations later," he continued to reassure her.

"Okay! But you have to be careful," Su Xiaoxiao nervously reminded him.

The two of them held each other and slowly moved toward the door.

However, before they could take more than a few steps, Aunt Guo, hearing the commotion, opened the door and stepped out.

Seeing her son and daughter-in-law hugging, she was startled.

Then, with an exasperated look, she glared at her son. "Look at you! You’re almost a father now, and hearing a child cry still scares you like this."

Su Xiaoxiao, embarrassed, buried her head deeper into Jiang Yexun’s chest, her ears blushing so red it seemed like they might bleed.

Jiang Yexun quickly hugged her tighter and said, "It’s really scary to suddenly hear that sound in the middle of the night."

At this point, Aunt Guo realized it was probably her daughter-in-law who was scared, so she softened her tone and said gently, "It’s probably another case of someone not being responsible, abandoning their child at someone else’s door."

"Shouldn’t they send the child to the city?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, confused, as she pulled her head back slightly.

"Our family is not worse off than those in the city. They probably think you’re young, that you have a soft heart and are easy to deceive. Once they see you’ve developed a bond with the child, they’ll come around and create all kinds of problems," Aunt Guo said angrily.

In a few quick steps, she reached the door and flung it open.

Sure enough, at the foot of the stairs, she saw the small baby wrapped in a dirty, tattered cotton blanket.

She picked up the baby and uncovered it to check.

"Why, it’s a boy?" Aunt Guo was somewhat surprised.

Though people said that it didn’t matter whether a child was a boy or a girl nowadays, when it came to land division in the brigade, the matter of carrying on the family name was still a man’s responsibility.

And besides, it wasn’t a year of disaster, so it wasn’t as though a family couldn’t afford to raise a child.

"What do you think we should do?" Aunt Guo asked, not wanting to take responsibility for the sudden appearance of this child but still leaving the decision to her son and daughter-in-law.

Without hesitation, Jiang Yexun pressed coldly, "Send it to the team leader. If they don’t handle it, we’ll take it straight to the police station tomorrow."

What kind of joke was this? If it weren’t for the fact that this child had been born by his little wife, he wouldn’t even like this crying creature.

Besides, with more children, they would steal his wife’s attention from him.

If it wasn’t his and Xiaoxiao’s child, it wouldn’t even help their relationship.

What use was there for this child to be here?

Su Xiaoxiao also shook her head, "I’m not raising someone else’s child."

She wasn’t a saint with an overflowing heart, so why waste time and energy on someone else’s child?

Even though she was reborn, she didn’t exactly know how to do housework.

Back at her parents’ house, her parents and older brother handled everything for her, and at her in-laws’ house, her mother-in-law and husband didn’t allow her to get involved in anything.

If she were to take in this child, wouldn’t she just be adding trouble to them?