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

Su Wanqing: "..." These two Chen brothers are truly heartless, only caring about pocketing their own money. Aunt Wang's thinking was common in this era; a stable job, though not lucrative, offered lifelong security. Unfortunately, they didn't realize that times were about to change, and a stable job would no longer be the only path. She didn't say anything, but continued to listen to Aunt Wang's thoughts.

Aunt Wang continued, "Of course, Dr. Su, this is just my plan. My biggest worry right now is the house. If I leave with Xiuer, the house will definitely fall into the hands of those two rascals, and I'm not willing to accept that! So I'm thinking of first protecting the house, and also finding a way to get my husband's pension back..."

Su Wanqing understood. Aunt Wang was a woman of strong likes and dislikes; her two sons had completely broken her heart, and she didn't want to give them even the slightest advantage.

Su Wanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, the work issue is easy to resolve, and your concerns about Xiuer's future are also easy to arrange. Let's take it one step at a time. First, let's talk about the house. I remember this was a welfare house allocated to you and Grandpa Chen by your work unit back then, right? If you voluntarily return it to the unit, can you get a recovery compensation?"

Aunt Wang's eyes lit up: "That's true! This house was allocated to us by the factory as a reward for outstanding workers back then, it's quite rare. If we voluntarily gave it up and let the factory take it back, according to the rules, I should at least get several hundred yuan in compensation!"

But when it came to giving up the house, Aunt Wang became reluctant, her expression conflicted. Xiuer told her a lot about Xinjiang; she wanted to go with her daughter, but she was also afraid that she would be unfamiliar with the place and have no way out.

Su Wanqing then frankly said, "Aunt Wang, I won't hide anything from you. Right now, the planting site is short of reliable manpower. If you're willing to go and help, you can get a subsidy of one yuan a day—but there are no work points. As the scale grows, the treatment will be better. I'll try to get you a brick house to live in. Although it's not as big as the ones in the city, it'll be enough to settle down. If things are better next year, we might be able to move to a more spacious one. Even if we have the opportunity to go back to the city in the future, the city will need mushroom cultivation technology, so we can still do it somewhere else."

In reality, Su Wanqing felt that 30 yuan a month was still too little; she could earn over a thousand yuan selling mushrooms now. However, her salary could increase monthly.

She couldn't openly say that reform and opening up were coming, and that Chen Xiuer was destined to make her business bigger and stronger. It was really a waste for Granny Wang to stay at her job with a monthly salary of eighteen yuan and in the old factory building. It was only because she knew the course of history that she dared to make such plans for them.

The brick house where Su Wanqing now lives originally had four rooms. Two of them were theirs, one was given to Tian Dahua's family, and the other room was originally left by Li Aiguo to an educated youth, but the youth delayed going to the countryside and eventually found a way to stay in the city.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang's eyes lit up. Putting everything else aside, one yuan a day adds up to thirty yuan a month! Even if it's not a secure job, she could save up some money in a year or two. Even if this job didn't work out, she was nearing retirement age anyway, and having savings would give her peace of mind…

"Alright! Since you've said so, Dr. Su, I believe you!" Grandma Wang slapped her thigh, her fiery temper returning. "Perfect! I was worried that if I left, those two beasts would just get the house for nothing! I'll return the house to the factory, sell my job, and take my savings with Xiu'er to Xinjiang! Let them do whatever they want; I won't be around to see them and get angry!"

She certainly couldn't drive her two sons away by herself. Her two sons and daughters-in-law were shamelessly living in the house. What could she do?

The best solution is to take back the house and let the factory workers come. They've been eyeing this house for a long time, and they'll definitely be able to drive the two sons away!

Aunt Wang was a straightforward person; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to raise such a quick-witted daughter as Chen Xiuer. Within the time it took to eat a meal, she had made up her mind.

"Dr. Su, you just wait and see! I'm not going home anymore, I'm going straight to the factory and making a scene! I'll make them take back my house and pay me back! Once this is settled, I'll sell my job! I won't leave those two heartless bastards a single penny!"

In the past ten days or so, her two sons have really hurt her, especially since they feel that she is completely paralyzed and they don't even look at her. Since that's the case, don't blame her for being ruthless!

After finishing their meal, the group split up and went their separate ways.

Grandma Wang, accompanied by Xiu'er, who was simply dressed and carrying a child on her back, went straight to the factory.

Su Wanqing didn't need to teach her at all—Wang Da Niang smeared some ash on her face, tousled a few strands of her hair, and before she even entered the factory gate, her wailing had already begun. Su Wanqing didn't need to worry about anything else; with Wang Da Niang's eloquence and her reckless spirit, she could definitely get the factory to obediently take back the building and make up the money.

Su Wanqing, along with Zhou Yanshen and Uncle Ding, went to the black market in Fengcheng. Uncle Ding had already figured out how to operate it.

"I don't know what's going on, but it seems like the regulations here are getting looser," Uncle Ding said in a low voice. "Everyone's setting up stalls in the open, and the inspectors are turning a blind eye. I heard that the government's attitude has changed, and they're encouraging the revitalization of rural sideline businesses or something..."

Su Wanqing didn't speak, but she knew that everything would be out in the open next year. After all, the reform and opening up would begin soon, and when she returned to Bincheng, she would have to think about what to do.

Zhou Yanshen knew that Su Wanqing had long wanted to visit the market and buy some fresh goods, so he specially carried several large baskets on his back. Fengcheng is close to lakes and waterways, and its produce is indeed much richer and more diverse than that of Xinjiang. Fishermen have always been fishing along the lake, and some bolder ones have started to secretly engage in small-scale aquaculture, so you can see stalls selling fresh seafood in the black market.

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up as soon as she entered the area with the slightly fishy smell. Several large wooden basins were filled with water, and some common river fish were still splashing around—

Next to it, there was a small bucket half full of lively river shrimp, and another large basin was crowded with dark brown snails.

There were even oysters in the wooden bucket at the stall next door! Even more outrageous, there were more than a dozen sea cucumbers slowly wriggling in the bucket next to it, as well as a few small abalones clinging to the bucket wall!

Su Wanqing: "..." It wasn't a wasted trip, today was definitely worth it!

"Young lady, you have good taste! These were all brought from the coast by someone, they're quite rare." Seeing her eager gaze, the stall owner lowered his voice, "Oysters are 15 cents a pound, shrimp are 20 cents a pound, sea cucumbers and abalone... they'll have to be sold individually."

"I'll take all these oysters and river shrimp," Su Wanqing said almost without hesitation. "And the sea cucumbers and abalone too."

Su Wanqing loved eating seafood in her previous life, but she had been holding back for months in this life. Now that she finally had the chance, and the seafood was alive, she could raise it in the breeding pond after it was multiplied tenfold, and eat it slowly later!