Chapter 1 Going Home The train arrived two hours late. When Shen Wuqiu came out of the station, it was already getting dark. Rows of old minibuses and public buses were neatly lined up in the wide square. She knew without asking that the minibuses to town had already stopped running. She
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Gu Lingyu leaned against the window, looking a little melancholy.
She quieted down, and Mr. Shen closed his eyes to rest.
And so, they all arrived home in silence.
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Judging from their expressions, Su Yunzhi guessed that the reservoir harvest was probably not going to be good, but she still asked, "Didn't you say you were going to work all day? Why are you back so early?"
Mr. Shen gets furious whenever he talks about it: “They only harvested two thousand catties in one morning. Is that all they’ve got? They need a whole day to get this much stuff?”
"Two thousand catties?" Su Yunzhi was incredulous when she heard this number. She usually didn't care much about these things, but she knew exactly how many fish had been released into the reservoir. "I remember when we first took over the contract, you bought five thousand yuan worth of fish fry and put them in, right? We harvested more than five thousand catties later, didn't we?"
Mr. Shen kept a sullen face and didn't reply.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Su Yunzhi looked at Shen Wuqiu and said, "Wuqiu, now that the reservoir is in your hands, you have to ask Pengzi for an explanation. He's in charge of the reservoir, not to mention other expenses, he should at least recoup the cost of such a large amount of fish fry, right?"
Mr. Shen interrupted her impatiently, "Alright, don't worry about this."
"It's not my business, why should I care?" Su Yunzhi snorted coldly. "I know your Eunuch Le is a very wealthy and philanthropic man. He's willing to let hundreds of thousands of dollars go to waste and be squandered."
Unlike before, Mr. Shen wasn't bothered by her sarcastic and barbed tone. However, in his annoyance, his craving for a cigarette returned. He took a bag of candy from the cupboard, popped one into his mouth, and said with a sip:
"Then what do you suggest? Have Pengzi plug this hole? Besides, Xianghua has helped us a lot over the years, how can we ask him for help?"
"Why is it hard to speak up? Such a big reservoir, so much money has been poured into it, and instead of making a profit, it's all gone down the drain. Nobody's money grows on trees."
Su Yunzhi grew increasingly angry as she spoke, and seeing that Shen's father had fallen silent again, she went on to try and persuade Shen Wuqiu:
“Your dad is just too proud to admit his mistake. It’s true that your uncle has helped our family a lot over the years, but one thing is one thing, isn’t it? Such a big reservoir, and he just uses two thousand catties to fool us? Is that even possible? Besides, now everyone in the village knows that all our fields and reservoirs have been handed over to you. I think it’s possible that Pengzi is just taking advantage of you because you’re a woman and trying to intimidate you.”
That's a bit of a serious statement.
Mr. Shen frowned. "Pengzi isn't that kind of person. Don't add fuel to the fire."
Su Yunzhi was too lazy to pay attention to him. "Wuqiu, I think you need to come up with a plan. It's not that I'm cunning, but don't be fooled by the villagers' friendly smiles on the surface. I think many of them are secretly envious and want to see us make a fool of ourselves."
Her genuine indignation surprised Shen Wuqiu somewhat. She had thought that since her father had handed over the business to her, Su Yunzhi would only stand by and watch, and might even take advantage of her misfortune.
In retrospect, it seems she was narrow-minded.
Furthermore, the other party's words also served as a wake-up call—a show of force.
It's not impossible that they're testing her limits and bottom line.
After considering it in his mind, Shen Wuqiu spoke:
"While it's true that investment involves risk and there's no such thing as a sure-fire way to make money, the difference is just too big. I've looked at the fish we caught today, and most of them are common fish like grass carp, crucian carp, and common carp. There aren't many sturgeon, bass, or bonito. I remember you said that when you released the fish fry, you invested quite a bit in bass and sturgeon."
Hearing her say that, Mr. Shen had a plan in mind. "So what do you mean?"
"The quality of the fish caught is truly exceptional; they're very beautiful, which shows that the fish raised in the reservoir are perfectly fine." Shen Wuqiu looked at him. "When you released the fish fry, did Dad go to check on them?"
Mr. Shen's mind cleared instantly, and before he could speak, Su Yunzhi spoke up from the side:
“Grandpa Le trusted his nephew completely. He let him do whatever he wanted and didn’t interfere with anything himself. He just provided the money. He gave whatever amount the nephew asked for.”
Mr. Shen: "You know perfectly well that it was the end of the year, and I was very busy."
At the end of the year, their family was in a complete mess, with people coming and going all day long. Su Yunzhi knew this and had nothing to say, so she just snorted softly.
Shen Wuqiu didn't want the couple to start arguing, so she quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic, "So how did you report the amount to them back then?"
“He was the one who selected the fish fry. He consulted with me beforehand about how many to buy and only bought them after getting my permission. He came back with the money and reported the cost to me.”
After his daughter's explanation, Mr. Shen understood many things. Fearing she might think he was a fool who easily believed others, he subtly tried to save face for himself.
"At the time, we entrusted him with all these matters because, firstly, he was considered family, and secondly, before that, he had been raising fish on two acres of land with the villagers. I thought he spoke very eloquently, so I entrusted him with the management of the dam reservoir."
Shen Wuqiu nodded, understanding his father's meaning.
But you can't see into someone's heart, and life is unpredictable.
"Dad, Auntie, let's not rush this. Let's wait a few days and see what Uncle says." Just as Shen's father said, she is a girl who has to manage so many businesses, so she inevitably needs help. And these days, Uncle has been genuinely helping her.
My uncle will surely find out about what happened at the reservoir soon; let's see what he has to say.
She needed to decide whether her uncle could be someone she could rely on in the future.
"That's good too." Mr. Shen nodded, popped another candy into his mouth, and said with emotion, "Although Xianghua and I are not blood brothers, we grew up together since we were little. Our families live not far apart, and over the years, we've been just like blood brothers."
Su Yunzhi snorted coldly, "Xianghua is very good to us, but Pengzi may not be on the same page as his father."
Mr. Shen glared at her angrily: "You're just afraid of not saying a word."
"If you think I talk too much, why didn't you just marry a mute? That would have saved you so much trouble!"
That's utterly absurd.
Mr. Shen tossed the candy he was holding onto the coffee table and muttered, "If I had known you were this kind of person, I should h
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
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