Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Go back to my hometown?

As Zhou's mother chewed her rice, she said with a hint of disdain, "Why aren't there any meatballs today? Wanqing, your cooking is getting blander and blander. I like bland food, but it can't be this vegetarian!" She then looked at Uncle Ding, "Brother, when you go back, please bring over what I've hidden. I'm worried about leaving it so far away. I've gone to the countryside, so it's safer to keep things with me, whether for Yanshen or for future generations."

She doesn't care about the money, but her grandson and granddaughter will need it eventually. It doesn't matter if they are boys or girls, they are all her son's bloodline.

As for her daughter-in-law—although she didn't want to give her away, it seemed that no matter who she gave her to, her daughter-in-law would always benefit from it. To be honest, Zhou's mother definitely regretted marrying Su Wanqing, this big shot. Not only did she not serve the whole family, but the whole family had to serve her instead.

But now that she's pregnant, she has to treat her like royalty. Anyway, she's come to terms with it. As long as she doesn't have to serve her daughter-in-law, her silly son can do whatever he wants.

She's weathered many storms over the past few decades, and now all she wants to do is enjoy life. So she has no shortage of money and doesn't care about it. What difference does it make who she gives it to?

One second Su Wanqing was rolling her eyes in her mind—eat, eat, eat, you're so fussy! The next second her eyes lit up: Hmm, it's not like I can't add a couple more meatballs for you in the future.

As far as she knew, her mother-in-law seemed to be hiding quite a bit of money. However, Su Lingshan knew where she hid the gold, but she didn't have the key or the space. The original text only said that it was in an absolutely secure secret room that required a key to open, and only she could retrieve things remotely if she had the space.

I wonder if Su Lingshan has been to the treasure's location. Even if she has, without her spatial ability, she's probably helpless now. Also, did Su's uncle and Xie Lanhua go to the locations she mentioned to look for Su Lingshan after returning to Bincheng? Su Lingshan probably doesn't have time to search for Zhou's mother's hidden treasure right now.

Should we go back with Uncle Ding? To be honest, real estate isn't worth much now, but it'll be incredibly valuable in the future. Among collectibles, gold would be best—easy to carry, high value, and potentially upgradable…

Just as he was pondering this, Zhou Yanshen spoke up: "Wanqing is pregnant, so traveling far might be inconvenient for her. If she doesn't want to go, I'll accompany my uncle; it'll be safer that way. The property deeds will all be in her name then. If she wants to go, then we'll go together."

In Zhou Yanshen's view, Su Wanqing is a doctor and she must know what's important. He doesn't need to interfere, so the decision should be left to Su Wanqing. As for them being from the countryside, as long as Secretary Liu gets a letter of introduction, they can easily go back.

Su Wanqing herself was also conflicted, so she said, "Let me think about it some more, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." She wanted to get an answer quickly so that she could quickly go through the procedures to obtain the necessary documents and buy tickets, because it's not easy to travel far these days.

Su Wanqing actually wanted to go. Once outside, if she saw anything good, she could get it for free and get ten times the return. Then, after the craftsmanship was processed, she could get another ten times the return. It would be incredibly awesome.

She also wanted to go back to find out about Su Lingshan and her uncle, so that she could know and take precautions if they had any bad intentions.

Another thing she wanted to do was go to the black market to buy and sell some things, and then go to the seafood market to raise more seafood in her own pond. There wasn't a single fish in her pond right now, and there was nothing in the Northwest either, which made her incredibly hungry.

Even if the pond is full of seafood that's not presentable, she can still eat it secretly.

So, where is the place that Su Wanqing doesn't want to go?

The only downside is the hard seat, three days and three nights! Even if Su Wanqing wasn't pregnant, she wouldn't want to sit there anymore. It takes three days to go there and three days to come back. You can't sit comfortably without a metal butt, you can't sleep well, and it's inconvenient to go to the toilet. It's simply exhausting.

So she was really torn. If she could just get a sleeper berth or a plane ticket, she wouldn't be so conflicted.

As they slept that night, Zhou Yanshen held her close and sensed her thoughts: "Judging from your expression, you seem to want to go out for a walk to clear your head. Why are you hesitating?"

Su Wanqing twirled her fingers around his collar and sighed, "Sigh, we'll have to sit in hard seats for three days... If only we could get sleeper tickets."

(Note: In the 70s, sleeper train tickets were extremely scarce and could not be bought simply by having money.)

Zhou Yanshen thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll try to figure something out. If I can get you a sleeper ticket, you can go with me; if not, you can just stay home and rest."

Su Wanqing nodded. Actually, she could go to Jiang Zhiping, but every favor she made would be wasted, and it wasn't worth it for such a small matter. She decided to leave it to fate.

Getting down to business is the most important thing.

Unconsciously, her fingertips traced circles on his firm chest. Zhou Yanshen stiffened slightly, pulling her closer: "You want it?"

Su Wanqing nodded obediently. She was indeed lusting after Zhou Yanshen's body; not only was he so handsome, but he also had such a great physique, and his service was always impeccable...

A complex mix of sweet and agonizing emotions welled up in Zhou Yanshen's heart—he was overjoyed because Wanqing seemed to rely on him more actively than ever after becoming pregnant; he was agonizing because he never dared to go all out, always proceeding cautiously, afraid of hurting her if he touched her too roughly. He only dared to continue when his wife nodded; he would stop immediately if she frowned.

But what could he do? As long as Wanqing was comfortable and happy, he was willing to do anything.

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The next day happened to be the bazaar (market) held by the troupe every ten days. After finishing work at noon, Su Wanqing and Zhou Yanshen rode the new bicycles that the organization had awarded them to go to the market.

The bazaar was packed with people, all from more than a dozen farms and communes in the surrounding area, coming to trade. Su Wanqing first bought more than ten kilograms of meat—she always bought more than she needed, bringing some home from time to time, so that having meat at every meal at home wouldn't seem so conspicuous.

The fruit season was nearing its end, and Su Wanqing bought a large basket of apricots. They were locally grown and cheap, costing only two yuan for the whole basket. She could use them to dry apricots, and she also had a lot of grapes to dry into raisins. She would make canned peaches and dried peaches, and cantaloupes into dried melons... In short, she had a very good harvest.

Back home, Su Wanqing immediately started getting busy.

Making canned peaches is simple: Wash, peel, pit, and chop the peaches, then place them in a clean glass jar. Add an appropriate amount of white sugar and cooled boiled water, steam for 30 minutes to sterilize and seal the jar. After cooling, it becomes a delicious treat that can be stored for a year. She made more than thirty jars in one go.