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

Old Shen grabbed Su Wanqing's hand, his voice trembling with excitement: "Little Su, I won't say any more words of thanks! Your contributions to the country must be known throughout the nation! I'll contact my old friends at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences right away to write a report! This matter will definitely cause a national sensation!" This place is still too remote; he has to personally gather some people to come over!

Old Shen didn't even care about anything else; he turned around and ran back, rushing into the house to do something.

Guo Mingyuan looked at the shelves full of shiitake mushrooms, his face full of regret: "Dr. Su, are you sure you don't want to sell some of these? The heavy snow has blocked the roads these past two months; how many mushroom bags have we missed selling? And the policy from above has come down, saying that private businesses can now operate..."

Su Wanqing smiled and shook her head: "After deducting what we've set aside for Old Master Shen, we'll keep over a hundred jin for ourselves. You can decide how to sell the rest. You can discuss pricing with Secretary Liu; I don't care about that. However, the roads aren't fully open yet, so I don't care how we sell them or where we sell them."

The first batch of shiitake mushrooms weighed several thousand kilograms. Even if we kept some, there would still be plenty left. We could sell them to help Secretary Liu recover some of his losses—he had already spent a lot of money just building the planting site.

Guo Mingyuan's eyes lit up: "No worries about sales! We can sell them all in the county alone!"

Chen Xiuer quickly started calculating: "Shouldn't we also start investing in the second and third batches of planting kits?"

Guo Mingyuan added, "After the first batch is sold, we can sign long-term contracts with these people..."

The two of them took turns talking and finalized the arrangements for the next step.

Su Wanqing looked at the two who were getting along better and better, and was happy for them but also a little worried—if this continued, how could she bear to take Chen Xiuer with her when she returned to the city?

Hey!

But if we leave Xiuer in this remote place, after the reform and opening up, she's destined to be a business legend. Is she just going to be buried in this small town? Returning to Bincheng to develop her career is the right path…

Just as she was worrying, there was a loud banging on the door of the planting site: "Dr. Su! You need to go back and check! A military truck suddenly arrived, saying it's here specifically to deliver a medal! Your son, Xiao Zhou, must have done something incredibly meritorious! Now everyone's gone to see what's going on!"

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up. She exchanged a few words with Chen Xiuer and Chuncao, then hurriedly headed to the command center.

A crowd had already gathered at the entrance of the command center, and a loud voice came from the conference room:

"Now, Comrade Zhou Yanshen is awarded a First-Class Merit! He distinguished himself in the blue crystal mine exploration mission, finding a strategically scarce mineral deposit for the nation; and in the subsequent earthquake relief efforts, he commanded effectively, protecting the lives of all members of the exploration team. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, the organization has decided—to reinstate Comrade Zhou Yanshen's original organizational affiliation, promote him three ranks, and appoint him as the commander of the 7th Regiment of the Bincheng Garrison, effective immediately! Let's give him a round of applause!"

Zhou Yanshen pursed his lips. Was he taking all the credit for his wife's work?

Thunderous applause erupted, and the crowd buzzed with discussion:

"I didn't expect Comrade Zhou to be so capable!"

"Did I hear that right? This means he went straight from battalion commander to regimental commander, skipping the deputy?"

"Dr. Su is so lucky! This is a high-ranking official!"

"I knew Zhou wasn't an ordinary person; Su is really living the good life!"

Zhou Yanshen stood on the stage, his face solemn and serious. He accepted the appointment letter and medal, feeling a little proud.

These credits were given to him, but most of the work was done by his wife.

My young wife is so capable!

The one who came to deliver the order was an old acquaintance—Regimental Commander Zhao, or rather, no longer a regimental commander, but a deputy division commander. He patted Zhou Yanshen on the shoulder, his face beaming: "What's wrong? Are you so happy you've gone mad? You've really made a name for yourself! A three-rank promotion in a row, you've caught a lucky break. But your contribution is truly remarkable, you should thank your wife properly!"

Deputy Division Commander Zhao looked up and saw Su Wanqing rushing over. He smiled and waved, "Little Su's here! Your belly's gotten even bigger! Your family's really doing well this time, you can go back to the city! But your husband has to go back to report first, and he can't bring any family members. You can only go with him after he's settled. You'll have to stay here for a while. You don't know how sad Old Zhang is that Little Zhou is going back to the city, he can't bear to part with you!"

Su Wanqing was somewhat surprised.

According to the original plot, he shouldn't be able to return to the city until at least April next year, but it's only December now... almost half a year earlier? Moreover, in the original plot, Zhou Yanshen was promoted after returning to the city, but now he's been promoted three ranks here and has become the regimental commander.

This has somewhat disrupted her plans.

Zhou Yanshen hurriedly asked, "Is this appointment to be implemented immediately? Is there a grace period? I think it would be best to settle Wanqing down and take her back with me. Otherwise... I'm worried about leaving her here alone."

Deputy Division Commander Zhao hesitated for a moment: "You don't know? This matter was decided in November. But with this massive snowstorm in Xinjiang, all areas were sealed off, which delayed it for a month. At that time, the entire Xinjiang region was trapped, and the higher-ups were prepared for disaster relief—it's strange that such a once-in-a-century disaster has resulted in so few casualties. Anyway, we've already been delayed for so long, we need to go back and report for duty as soon as possible. Even if you report for duty and then ask for leave to come back and pick people up, it's fine. Now that the trains are running again, you have no reason to delay any longer."

Zhou Yanshen sighed, "It seems this is the only way." A promotion and returning to the city are good things, but this is all happening far too fast…

Soon, Deputy Division Commander Zhao finished giving his instructions and was about to leave. He had a lot of tasks to complete—the entire Ili Prefecture was blocked by snow disaster. The heavy snow had finally stopped, and they needed to quickly dig the roads back on. All the stationed troops had come out to provide disaster relief. Although not many people had died this year, many places were still suffering from the disaster.

After everyone left, Liu Shuqing excitedly grasped Zhou Yanshen's hand: "Congratulations, Comrade Zhou Yanshen! You've only been here for a little over half a year and you're already going back to the city. This is great news! Go back and serve the organization well! When do you plan to leave? The road to there is open now, but it's not easy to travel. You have to buy tickets in advance."

Zhou Yanshen pursed his lips: "Thank you, Secretary Liu. I'll go home and discuss it. I'll head to Bincheng to report for duty in the next few days, and then come back to pick up Wanqing after I've settled in."

Just a moment ago, Liu Shuqing was all smiles—his troupe had produced a great contributor, which was a real source of pride.

The next second, when he heard that Su Wanqing was also going back to the city, the smile on his face vanished.

Oh no, why is his darling leaving? What will he do now? Without Su Wanqing, how will he live...?

As if noticing Secretary Liu's dejected look, Su Wanqing smiled and comforted him, "Secretary Liu, don't worry. My husband will go back to the city first, but I'll have to stay here for a while. I'll make sure to arrange everything I have on hand before I leave. Besides, whether it's the cultivation of oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, or the promotion of rhizobium, I also need to hand over the factory at Sayram Lake properly. Even if I go back to the city, isn't this a time of reform and opening up, encouraging individual production? We can continue to cooperate in the future."

"I hope so."

With a sigh, Secretary Liu dismissed the onlookers, knowing there was nothing more he could do. He then urged Su Wanqing and Zhou Yanshen to go home quickly.