Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside-Chapter 325: Unexpected Incident (Part 1)

The problem of theft has always been a headache for supermarket businesses. It’s not just now, when supermarkets aren’t as popular, but even in the twenty-first century, when supermarkets were everywhere, theft was always an issue worth noting.

Of course, since she was able to open so many stores in the twenty-first century, she naturally had her own way of dealing with theft, "We’ll probably need to focus on it during the first two months of operation. Once everything returns to normal, these problems will be easier to handle."

She couldn’t just decide not to open supermarkets because of the severe theft issue.

Frankly, it’s an opportunity, it all depends on whether she can seize it.

"Feng, how come you’re so smart," he said, admiring Xiaofeng the most after he returned to normal. His sister was quite something, not looking at all like she was under twenty.

She seemed like someone with broad experience and numerous encounters.

"Bro, don’t praise me, we all grew up eating the same rice," Xiaofeng chuckled at her older brother’s compliment: "It’s so good that you’re well, we can chat and fool around just like normal siblings."

"I too feel like it’s all been a dream," Su Peng had never thought he would recover. "You say my brain could recover, could there be a chance for dad’s hand to heal too?"

Dad’s hand was injured in his youth, damaging the tendons. Although it doesn’t look problematic on the surface, he really can’t exert any strength, not to mention he can’t do heavy work, and it hurts during cold and damp weather.

"I talked to Doctor Liu once, and he prescribed quite a few medications for dad, and dad has been taking them. After Doctor Liu left, I forgot about dad’s hand. Next time we go back, I’ll ask dad if he feels any better."

Big brother could use the Revival Herb to repair nerves, maybe it could be used to repair dad’s tendons too. I’ll ask Xiaoqi about it, see if the Revival Herb could restore the tendons.

"Maybe it could work." Over the years, if it weren’t for dad being unable to do heavy work, our family wouldn’t be this poor.

You know, dad was very skilled at work when he was young.

When they returned to Lihua Village, it was already dark.

Not far from the entrance of the village, a few people were working on a barren piece of land, Su Wenqing saw Xiaofeng coming and stopped his work, "Xiaofeng, you’re back."

"Uncle, have you measured everything?" It was getting dark, and she could only see a rough outline.

"All measured, we can start laying the foundation tomorrow," Su Wenqing chuckled. "The village chief is very happy, kept instructing us to do a good job."

The village has a factory now, and the village chief has some pride—of course, he is happy.

Su Wenqing indeed handles things meticulously. There were many things that Xiaofeng didn’t think of, but he had thought of them on her behalf, such as the water supply.

The factory needed water resources for cleaning and drying vegetables, which Xiaofeng hadn’t considered before; Su Wenqing suggested building several large water storage ponds.

Xiaofeng agreed, viewing it as analogous to modern water towers.

"Girl," during dinner, Old Guaizi looked somber, "The city is undergoing renovations, our house is getting fixed up, and the factory is expanding. There’s so much going on, an ordinary person would wish for extra limbs, why do you have to push so hard and cram so much together, aren’t you tired?"

Really thinking of herself as an ordinary person, not considering whether her body can take it, she’s almost six months along, just a few days away from the baby’s arrival.

In Guaizi’s view, Xiaofeng’s recent exertion seemed somewhat reckless.

"Dad, what you said is right. Xiaofeng is indeed pushing herself too hard. Actually, there’s no immediate need to remodel the shopping mall in the city. The business was still doing fine before," Su Peng also didn’t understand why Xiaofeng wanted to change the mall; previous business was indeed not bad, and proper management would definitely keep it profitable for the next couple of years.

Xiaofeng, of course, couldn’t say that starting next year, the supermarket business model would be introduced from overseas to the domestic market, then it would explode overnight, appearing everywhere.

People’s interest in supermarkets would ignite overnight, and they would quickly fall in love with this shopping method.

"Dad, I’m fine, I can handle it." Xiaofeng picked up some vegetables with her chopsticks. "I just want to get the family business in order quickly so that after giving birth next year, I can prepare to return to Ye Cheng’s hometown, right?"

She felt powerless to say anything now, she could only bring up Ye Cheng as her shield.

Indeed, mentioning Ye Cheng stopped her dad from speaking. He Ximei had even less to say, in her heart, Ye Cheng was almost like a god.

"Alright, as long as you have a plan. Ye Cheng is good, dad still hopes you two can end up together."

Su Peng turned on the TV. This television was set up by He Ximei, saying that now that there was a factory at home, they needed to check the news and such.

The TV was broadcasting the news.

The face of the Prime Minister was enlarged right in front of Xiaofeng.

"Mom, you are really forward-thinking now, you didn’t even need us to persuade you to install the TV yourself."

"City folks have had TVs for ages, it’s nothing special for us in the countryside to have one too."

We need to keep up with the times, it’s beneficial to watch the news more.

At night, Xiaofeng asked Xiaoqi whether Revival Herb could help her dad’s hand, to restore the nerves in his hand. Xiaoqi told her to check the medicine book herself.

Xiaofeng looked through the medicine book for a while, and the book confirmed it was possible.

It seemed that tomorrow she would have to find an opportunity to apply the Revival Herb on her dad.

Early in the morning, He Ximei got up and steamed a bowl of sugar water eggs for both Pengzi and Xiaofeng, which in the countryside, aside from chicken, were the most nutritious delicacies available.

Usually, only pregnant women and guests received such treats, and normally, people would hesitate to consume sugar water eggs.

She also boiled a few sweet potatoes, the red-hearted kind that were especially soft and sticky.

Guaizi moved the iron tool aside and entered the house, "Look at the sky, it looks like it’s going to rain. If it’s clear for two more days, our Pengzi’s construction can be finished."

"The rain in summer doesn’t last long anyway." He Ximei indeed wished for some rain, so the chili peppers on the mountain wouldn’t need watering in the next few days.

"Dad," Xiaofeng put down her chopsticks, "the medicine Sixth Master prescribed for you, are you still taking it? Is it effective?" Guaizi moved his wrist, "Still the same, not much improvement."

His hand remained the same, it was beyond help even if gods descended.

Listening to her dad’s words, Xiaofeng gently smiled, "Dad, I think your hand can definitely get better. I’ll ask Sixth Master again, and have him send over some more medicine."

"Won’t that be too much trouble?" Guaizi was honest and felt embarrassed if he caused too much trouble for others.

"Ye Cheng will come over in a couple of days, let him bring it. It won’t be a bother." Xiaofeng decided to abandon the idea of secretly transferring Spiritual Energy to Guaizi.

Recovering without reason would definitely arouse suspicion, and if it really came to it, it would be better to attribute it to Ye Cheng or the Sixth Master, which would seem more plausible.

"Alright." Hearing that Ye Cheng was coming, Guaizi felt much relieved. At first, he thought Ye Cheng and Xiaofeng were merely married on paper, but now seeing the young couple genuinely affectionate, he felt at ease.

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"What, Yecheng has gone to see that woman again?" Xu Xuezi became agitated upon hearing this news, "Men Chao, didn’t you say that woman had nothing special, and Yecheng would return after getting bored? It hasn’t been long since he came back, and he’s gone again—what is he up to?"

How could Yecheng fall for a village woman, it was absurd.

"Young lady, that woman is already six months pregnant. Unless something unexpected happens, the child in her belly will be the Gu Family’s eldest grandson or granddaughter. Even just for the child in her belly, the young master wouldn’t neglect her for now." Men Chao was calm, as for a wealthy family, it was quite common for a man to have a woman or children outside.

"What?" Xu Xuezi’s eyes bulged in anger when she heard this, "Why are you only telling me this now?"

"Young lady, we needed to confirm the accuracy of the information before telling you. Informing the young lady with unreliable information could lead to a wrong judgment, which isn’t prudent."

"You make it sound nice, but you just want to see me embarrassed. Are you like those people in the Imperial Capital, wanting to see me ridiculed?" Xu Xuezi felt her head buzzing—Yecheng already had a child with someone else, what did that make her, what did that make her.

"Young Lady, nobody wants to see you ridiculed. If you want to get out of this quickly, the only way is to marry someone else as soon as possible. By doing so, young lady, you can still secure a good future for yourself. Putting all your hopes on the young master seems unwise to me," Men Chao viewed as an outsider, keeping the young lady away from the young master seemed like the wisest move.

"Get out, you make it sound easy." Xu Xuezi held her head in her hands, feeling a terrible headache. How could it come to this, Yecheng was the man she had waited for three years.

In those three years, she had rejected many wealthy suitors, and many people clearly knew she was waiting for the young master of the Gu Family to return.

Xu Xuezi suddenly sneered, "Men Chao, find a way to end that woman’s pregnancy. Without the child, I want to see what she can use to hold onto Yecheng."

Being far from the emperor’s reach, Yecheng surely wouldn’t suspect her.

"Young lady, I don’t recommend doing that. Even if it’s just a village woman who gains the young master’s affection, what can she truly achieve? Would the Gu family accept such a daughter-in-law?"

"So what do you suggest? Watch another woman bear Yecheng a son or daughter? I won’t allow that to happen. Whoever ruins my happiness, I’ll destroy theirs." Xu Xuezi felt utterly miserable, feeling even worse than if someone were trying to kill her.

"What do you want to do?"

"Make it look like an accident, you surely have a way, right?" It should be done without anyone noticing.