The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Chapter 1189 The New Son-in-Law

The village chief then said directly, "The mountain god temple in the village has been exposed to the wind and sun and is quite dilapidated. I'd like the villagers to pool their money and repair it together. What do you think?"

In rural areas, almost every village has a small mountain god temple, but many people worship there during the Lunar New Year, making it a spiritual symbol of the village.

Shen Xuening couldn't possibly disagree: "Sure, I agree."

The village chief chuckled and said, "Then it's settled. I'll get on with the arrangements after the rice harvest."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Okay."

The village chief hummed a tune from their era and walked away happily.

Grandpa Shen picked up the thread: "That mountain god temple was renovated five years ago, and now it does look rather dilapidated."

Shen Dong asked, puzzled, "I understand repairing things, but why did the captain specifically tell Xue Ning this? Does he want Xue Ning to pay for it?"

Grandpa Shen said, "The team leader said to have the villagers pool their money, didn't you hear that?"

Shen Dong smiled sheepishly: "I didn't notice. Since it's the villagers pooling their money, I have nothing to say. But if Xue Ning has to pay for it all by herself, I don't agree."

Grandpa Shen added, "Nobody would agree to that."

Shen Baohong said, "Xue Ning isn't a sucker, and the captain isn't that kind of person. You're overthinking it."

Shen Xuening said, "Repairing a mountain god temple doesn't cost much, does it?"

“This isn’t about money,” Shen Baohong said. “We should calculate it the way it should be, and we can’t let you bear the burden alone.”

Shen Xuening nodded, agreeing with Shen Baohong's statement.

……

In just one morning, the yard was filled with drying rice, golden yellow, and the air was filled with the rich, fresh scent of rice.

At this moment, Shen Dong returned carrying a load of rice and collapsed on an empty spot to the side.

Grandma Shen came over with a bamboo rake, separated the pile of rice, and removed the rice leaves to one side.

Rice leaves are not thrown away; they are dried and used as bedding for chickens and ducks. Everything in the countryside has its use, and nothing is wasted. Even if they are not used as bedding, they can be used for firewood, so they are multifunctional.

While working, Grandma Shen asked, "Is there any left, it's almost noon?"

Shen Dong took the towel draped over his shoulder and wiped his sweat, then grabbed a glass of cold water and took a few big gulps: "There's still one load left. I'll go get it and bring it back. After that, we can have lunch."

Grandma Shen nodded: "Okay, it's getting hot, let's finish work early, otherwise we might get heatstroke."

"Okay." Shen Dong quickly grabbed the carrying pole and the empty basket and went back to the field.

Not long after he left, Granny Chen from the village passed by and asked, "Will your family harvest a lot more rice this year?"

Grandma Shen glanced at Granny Chen and replied with a smile, "Yes, the Xu family gave us their fields. We planted a few more fields this year, but we only planted glutinous rice in those fields. We still planted the same amount of regular rice."

Grandma Chen stood in front of the wall, watching Grandma Shen work: "Do you sell your rice?"

Grandma Shen immediately said, "We don't sell rice here. It's fine if we don't buy rice for our house."

Grandma Chen then asked, "Does your family buy millet?"

Grandma Shen nodded and replied, "Yes, are you buying? Are you selling?"

Grandma Chen said, "I'm selling it. I plan to sell a thousand catties. If you want to buy it, you can come to my house to weigh it after it has been dried for three or four days. Then I won't sell it to anyone else."

Grandma Shen asked in surprise, "Why do you have millet to sell? Is it this year's?"

“It’s from this year,” Granny Chen explained. “Last year, my son and daughter-in-law came home, so we took back our fields and started farming them ourselves. We planted too much, more than we could eat, so we wanted to sell a thousand catties. Since your family needs a lot of rice, I came to ask you.”

Grandma Shen said happily, "Yes, yes, I'll talk to the third brother later, and he'll come looking for you."

Grandma Chen smiled and said, "Alright, it's settled then."

When Shen Dong brought the rice back, Grandma Shen immediately told him about Granny Chen's situation. Shen Dong said he understood and would handle it.

His family needs a lot of rice, and he's prepared to buy it from anyone in the village who sells it. It doesn't matter who he buys it from, especially since the rice grown in the village is even better.

Besides the seeds grown in the village, Shen Xuening asked Shen Dong to inquire with every household that bought seeds from her. If they wanted to sell, she would buy them all.

Many people bought rice from Shen Xuening this year for planting, so we were able to buy a lot back.

Most of the purchased rice was consumed in the canteen, since there were too many people eating there every day. In addition to the more than 3,000 workers, the canteen could receive tens of thousands of tourists every day.

……

On the third day of the rice harvest, Qin Zizhou arrived, and Shen Xuening went to the airport to pick him up.

On the way, Qin Zizhou told Shen Xuening some news: "There's an embroidery competition in G City, do you want to participate?"

Shen Xuening was sitting in the passenger seat, dealing with the message Cao Wenyu had just sent her: "Embroidery competition?"

Qin Zizhou looked at Shen Xuening: "Yes, I just heard it from the manager in charge over there. The competition will be from August 1st to August 7th. If you want to participate, I'll have someone register you."

Shen Xuening asked, "Are there any competition requirements?"

"Yes." Qin Zizhou handed his phone to Shen Xuening. "Open WeChat and open the chat window with the manager in charge of the G district. He sent me an overview of the competition."

Shen Xuening clicked on the link as requested: "I'll take a look right away and give you an answer."

Qin Zizhou nodded: "You see."

Shen Xuening clicked on the competition requirements and began to read them carefully.

She usually reads the materials quite quickly, a habit she developed in her daily work. Ten minutes later, she finished reading: "I'm going to participate, so I can see what level my embroidery is at."

Competition requirements: Any embroidery is acceptable, regardless of whether it is Suzhou embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Beijing embroidery, Shandong embroidery, Bian embroidery, Ou embroidery, or Hangzhou embroidery.

Competition dates: August 1st to August 7th.

Registration period: From now until July 20th.

Competition Venue: G City Cultural Palace.

Competition prize money: The first place winner will receive a prize of 100,000 yuan, a commemorative plaque, a certificate, etc., making it seem quite impressive.

Qin Zizhou said, "Grandma Zhang said you are good at embroidery and have talent. Moreover, you are good at studying. Even if you don't get first place, second place is still acceptable."

Shen Xuening was surprised that Qin Zizhou thought so highly of her. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, but I'm not going for the rankings. I'm going to learn."

Qin Zizhou said, "No matter what your purpose is, I will go with you."

Shen Xuening was somewhat surprised: "It's the end of July now, are you going to stay with me until the competition? What about the Qin family?"

Qin Zizhou explained, "I've almost finished managing the Qin family business. Now my father and second uncle are helping me keep an eye on things. They both support me spending more time with you, so you don't need to worry. Everything is under control."

Shen Xuening was slightly relieved: "That's good."

The two chatted as they returned home together.

Grandma Shen looked at the two seemingly made-up couple, and her face immediately lit up with a smile, as if all the fatigue of the past few days had disappeared: "Zizhou, our son-in-law has arrived."

Qin Zizhou immediately handed over the gift: "Grandma, this is a gift I brought for you specially. I hope you like it."

"I love it, I love it." Grandma Shen accepted the large package with both hands. "You came all this way, why bring gifts? Don't bring any more in the future, your family has already given us enough."

"It's only right, Grandma, don't refuse." Qin Zizhou was quite good at pleasing the elderly.

"Come in, come in. There's air conditioning inside. Your mother has prepared a lot of food for you, all of it is on the table. Please try some." Grandma Shen led the two into the house. "Oh, and we've also prepared some gifts for you. Please don't mind them."

The gifts were piled up on the coffee table in the living room, so many of them, like a small mountain. Qin Zizhou looked at them and knew in his heart that the Shen family had put their heart into him.

Grandma Shen pointed to the gift: "Ningning, please take it to Zizhou's room in a bit."

Shen Xuening agreed: "Okay."

Several kinds of snacks were laid out on the table, all of which are famous summer snacks. This morning, Liu Juan did not go to deliver the groceries as usual. Instead, she went straight into the kitchen to prepare food for Qin Zizhou.

Qin Zizhou smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mother-in-law."

Grandma Shen liked Qin Zizhou more and more. He was handsome, polite, and most importantly, he was good to Xue Ning and respected them: "You are our new son-in-law, and this is what we should do."

Qin Zizhou said, "Grandma, sit down and eat with us."

"I won't eat, I still have to go to work, you guys eat." Grandma Shen patted Shen Xuening's arm, "Take good care of Zizhou."

"Grandma, I understand," Shen Xuening replied obediently.

"Then you all eat, I'm going to get busy." Grandma Shen left decisively.

Qin Zizhou pulled out a chair for Shen Xuening to sit down, and he sat down next to her: "Let me see what good food we have."

Shen Xuening looked over and saw: "There's milk tea, mung bean soup, watermelon syrup, lemonade, liangxia (a type of cold noodle), ice jelly, orange jelly, and water chestnut drink. This is the first time Mom has made so many drinks. It shows how much she cares about you."

"That's right, I'm a son-in-law of a dragon." Qin Zizhou took out the orange jelly, one bowl for him and one for Shen Xuening. "Try this, it looks delicious."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Juan, Shen Dong, and Grandpa Shen returned home. They were too busy at home to wait for Qin Zizhou, but as soon as they heard that Qin Zizhou had arrived, they went home immediately.

"Grandpa, Dad, Mom." Qin Zizhou and Shen Xuening have already registered their marriage, so they have changed their way of addressing each other.

Liu Juan immediately went to get the red envelope she had prepared and gave it to Qin Zizhou: "This is from your parents. Don't think it's too little. Your parents wish you both a long and happy life together, and that you will be of one heart forever."

Shen Dong quickly replied, "My blessings are the same. I hope you all have a good life and that your business will always be successful."

Qin Zizhou smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Dad."

After exchanging greetings and gifts, everyone went back to their own business.

It's the busy farming season now, so there's really no other way. But Qin Zizhou certainly understands; if it were an ordinary son-in-law, he would have to go to the fields to help.

Shen Xuening had already told her family in advance that Qin Zizhou's image was related to Qin's business and stock price, and that he couldn't be like her. So the Shen family didn't mention making Qin Zizhou do any work, and instead focused on protecting his image.

The Shen family all gave Qin Zizhou gifts, but everyone was busy and the gifts arrived one after another.

Even Shen Baohong gave a gift, so as his cousin, he had to prepare one as well.

Shen Wenxu rushed back from outside and gave Qin Zizhou a big hug: "Brother Zhou, should I call you Brother Zhou or Brother-in-law now?"

Qin Zizhou laughed and said, "It's fine. Even though I'm married to your sister, our relationship is still the same."

Shen Wenxu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's call him Brother Zhou. It sounds more like we're brothers."

Qin Zizhou smiled and said, "Either is fine."

Shen Wenxu placed a bowl of cold noodles in front of himself, then scooped a spoonful of brown sugar and osmanthus honey into the bowl, stirred it, and asked, "Brother Zhou, how long are you staying this time?"

Qin Zizhou deliberately misinterpreted Shen Wenxu's words: "I've only just arrived, and you already want me to go back?"

Shen Wenxu said, "That's definitely not what I meant. I wanted to know when you were going back so I could make time to spend with you, right?"

Qin Zizhou chuckled: "You're quite the smooth talker."

Shen Wenxu asked again, "When are you going back?"

Qin Zizhou told Shen Wenxu the truth: "It's August. Your sister is going to participate in an embroidery competition. I'm going with her. After the competition, I'll go back to City A."

Shen Wenxu reached out and patted Shen Xuening's arm, asking, "Sister, when are you going to participate in the embroidery competition?"

"It was just decided," Shen Xuening said. "I haven't had a chance to tell you yet. It's from August 1st to August 7th. If you like, you can come along. It's in G City."

Shen Wenxu said, "Of course we have to go. We should read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles."

Shen Xuening agreed: "Okay, I'll let you know when the time comes."

Shen Wenxu was overjoyed: "Sister, you're so kind."

Shen Xuening smiled gently: "You know it in your heart, there's no need to say it out loud."

Qin Zizhou's arrival made the Shen family even happier on top of their bountiful harvest. They had a big dinner that evening to welcome Qin Zizhou and formally greet their new son-in-law.

After dinner, back in the room, Qin Zizhou immediately carried Shen Xuening to bed: "Xuening, I've thought about you every day since you left. You can't refuse me."

"Why would I refuse you? We're husband and wife now." Shen Xuening wrapped her arms around Qin Zizhou's neck and kissed him.

Dry wood and raging fire, a warm spring night in the tent.

……

Shen Xuening arrived at Zhang Shufen's residence and pulled Zhang Shufen to sit on the sofa: "Grandma Zhang, I'm going to participate in an embroidery competition in G City. Would you like to come with me?"

"Okay," Zhang Shufen readily agreed. "Then, do you want to try another breakthrough before the competition?"

Shen Xuening said, "Yes, Grandma, please teach me. I can remember it."