I Got Rich in Period Fiction

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: There’s a Feeling of Throwing All Troubles at He Xiuyu Chapter 29: Chapter 29: There’s a Feeling of Throwing All Troubles at He Xiuyu When Qiao Qingyu said these words, she was downright indignant.

Because she wasn’t afraid of their investigation.

The 200 yuan in her hand might seem little, but it was indeed the savings of several households from the Old Qiao Family. If the investigation traced back to her aunt, her aunt would definitely cry and curse her as a jinx and the scourge of the Old Qiao Family. She would think her eldest uncle had secretly borrowed who knows how much for her.

As for the source of the seeds, her uncle was a smart and eloquent man, and he would definitely cover it up well. She wasn’t worried about that at all.

The key issue was the fall-through of the wasteland contract, which broke her plan and made her extremely irritated. If she couldn’t maximize the benefits, how could Qiao Qingyu swallow this anger?

But she had to maintain a balance, since excess is as bad as deficiency. Even if she wasn’t worried about the seed issue, if someone really got serious, the source of her seeds couldn’t withstand an investigation.

Of course, no one could do anything to her either.

But that was the worst-case scenario.

“Qingyu, our base will come up with the two thousand yuan. We won’t put you in a difficult position,” Old Wei clenched his teeth and said, feeling the pain in his heart.

“But the thousand silk hemp seeds have already been purchased, costing five thousand yuan. If the seeds go bad after a while, several households from my uncle’s side will lose all their money. My aunt and the others will hate me to death,” Qiao Qingyu’s voice sounded deeply troubled.

Old Wei felt like he couldn’t even breathe.

Five thousand yuan.

He earned just over seventy yuan a month, and that five thousand was equivalent to six years of his salary.

At the same time, he felt a bit of reproach towards her. Qiao Qingyu was too bold, daring to buy all the seeds before even securing the wasteland contract.

It also put him in a very awkward position.

But immediately, he scolded himself for trying to shirk responsibility. This wasn’t Qiao Qingyu’s fault. If he hadn’t agreed, this wouldn’t have happened.

If that were the case, it wouldn’t have involved him at all, right?

In the end, it was his own problem.

And Qiao Qingyu hadn’t done anything wrong either. If she had waited until after securing the land to buy the seeds, it would have been too late.

There was also no room for negotiation. The contract was clear and straightforward in black and white; they just had to follow it.

He only had the authority to approve three thousand yuan, but five thousand was beyond his remit. He would need to report to headquarters for approval, and the process was very troublesome.

Feeling embarrassed, Old Wei said, “The amount involved is too large, it has to be approved by headquarters.”

“How long will that take?”

“Probably one or two months.”

“What about the seeds?” Qiao Qingyu asked leisurely, “If the approval doesn’t come through, who will bear the loss?”

“The base will bear it, we guarantee to reimburse you for the seeds,” Old Wei said with sweat forming on his forehead.

However, Qiao Qingyu shook her head, her voice bearing a hint of disappointment, “I don’t believe in guarantees, whether spoken or written.”

Although Old Wei felt suffocated, he had nothing to say.

Both people were looking at Qiao Qingyu when Old Wei had no choice but to speak again, “Qingyu, you state any conditions you have, as long as we can fulfill them, we will agree.”

But Qiao Qingyu didn’t respond. Instead, she walked to the desk, picked up one thousand yuan and put it into her shoulder bag and then swiftly tore up the contract she held in her hand.

She then picked up the copy belonging to the base from the table, tearing it to shreds as well.

Old Wei and Old Xie watched Qiao Qingyu in shock, especially Old Wei, who opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.

Such an action was all too clear—it signalled to them both that she, Qiao Qingyu, would not pursue or mind the breach of contract they signed yesterday.

Old Wei’s face was so red, just like a cooked shrimp.

“Qingyu, rest assured, I will have the two thousand yuan paid out to you in a moment. This is for the compensation of your seeds. You’re right; we can’t let the members of Xiaxi Commune feel like our base doesn’t keep its word. If you have any other requests, just let me know,” he said.

Qiao Qingyu looked at Old Wei and sighed softly, her voice tinged with difficulty, “Old leader, I know this is hard for you, and if I didn’t ask for anything, you’d definitely feel bad.”

Old Wei nodded eagerly; that was exactly the point.

“I’m planning to establish a seed cultivation laboratory, but I lack the qualifications. However, if I could affiliate myself with Tenghai Research Base, there shouldn’t be any problems…”

Old Wei and Old Xie exchanged glances.

The request was reasonable and not excessive, and Old Wei certainly had no intention of looking down on anyone. Nowadays, many farmers had cultivated excellent agricultural seeds, some of whom were even illiterate.

“It’s possible, but it involves technical authority, and we must wait for Chief Engineer He to return to make a decision, as he is fully in charge of the base’s technical aspects.”

By the end of his sentence, Old Wei suddenly relaxed.

It felt like he was tossing all the troubles to He Xiuyu.

Although it wasn’t very kind to think that way, he truly had no other choice.

But he wouldn’t let Qiao Qingyu suffer loss either.

Qiao Qingyu was taken aback. She hadn’t expected that He Xiuyu’s approval was needed.

“Waiting for his return is fine, but can we establish a preparatory office in the meantime?”

Then Qiao Qingyu added, “Of course, I’ll resolve all matters regarding equipment and location myself. I just want to be under the auspices of Tenghai Research.”

Qiao Qingyu had already thought that it was essential to secure a legitimate source and market for these seeds.

Therefore, affiliating with Tenghai Research was currently the best option.

In due time, when the moment was right, she would make the laboratory independent.

Only then would she truly be free as a bird in the sky.

Moreover, she never had any intentions of selling the thousand acres of thousand silk hemp seeds to the research base.

That would really be letting them off too cheaply.

The agreed contract was renounced so casually; she didn’t believe there wasn’t someone tampering behind the scenes. Yet, the old leaders couldn’t hold their ground.

They lacked any sense of contract spirit.

Hence, she wasn’t in a hurry to return to Qiao Family Team.

Su Yunyao, didn’t she always want to drive her out of the staff quarters, out of Xichuan, and back to her hometown?

Why should she succumb to her wishes!

Since she had found herself in this world, she had never considered making an enemy out of Su Yunyao – she simply wanted to live and let live. But Su Yunyao clearly wasn’t willing to let her be.

And now, the storyline of crushing the scum and slapping the faces had begun.

Qiao Qingyu was one hundred percent certain that Su Yunyao was the one who snitched to the headquarters.

She had a new plan, but she had already given up on improving the soil and planting thousand silk hemp and Barley Grass on the base’s wasteland. When compared, it made the actions of Vice Director Qian of Xiaxi Commune seem all the more valuable!

Therefore, she wanted to help Vice Director Qian make Xiaxi Commune the wealthiest commune in Xichuan, and its members the richest in Xichuan.

As for the tens of thousands of acres of wasteland near the base, let it lay fallow for now.

In three months, the true potential of thousand silk hemp would be revealed, and by then, Old Wei and Old Xie would probably be much regretful.

Because in three months, it would be late summer and early fall. Planting thousand silk hemp then? That would be a joke – they would have to wait another year…