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

The Sichuan peppercorn chicken and braised chicken are delicious even when cold, making them the most convenient to take on the road.

She planned to bring all kinds of chickens with her on the way, especially teriyaki chicken legs and crispy chicken cutlets, so she could have plenty as snacks.

"Dr. Su, are you home?"

Su Wanqing stopped her experiment, put on her thick cotton-padded coat, and went to open the kitchen door: "Xiuer?"

Chen Xiuer then handed over a basket of apple pancakes.

"Come in and sit down, Xiuer." Su Wanqing invited Xiuer to sit on the kang (heated brick bed) and poured her a full bowl of taro ball sweet milk tea.

Xiuer squinted her eyes happily as she drank, "Dr. Su, your milk tea is so delicious! Local milk tea is all salty, but yours is so sweet and refreshing. It's a pity sugar is so expensive, otherwise I could definitely make money selling this back in the city; people would buy it for a dime a cup!"

Su Wanqing smiled and said, "I just made it for fun. There's so much milk from the ewe at the back, it tastes better this way."

Xiuer smiled and nodded, "Then these taro balls are delicious too." A dozen or so ideas flashed through her mind. Since the reform and opening up, all sorts of business ideas have been popping up one after another.

After drinking the milk tea, Xiuer immediately said, "Look at me, I forgot something important. I came here to tell you, Dr. Su, that we plan to go back to Bincheng with you!"

Su Wanqing was somewhat surprised.

These days, Xiuer has been busy every day. Besides the planting site, she's also busy with all sorts of other things. She's nowhere to be seen all day. I thought Xiuer was going to stay.

"Have you thought it through? Is it you guys?" Su Wanqing asked again.

Chen Xiuer nodded: "Yes, we've been busy with this these past few days. Now that we've decided to go to the city with you, things here must be arranged."

She blushed slightly as she said this, "Thanks to you, Guo Mingyuan and I have decided to be together, and we'll get our marriage certificate in the next few days."

Su Wanqing's mouth dropped open: "What? You two got your marriage certificate already? So fast?"

Chen Xiuer had something even more surprising to her. She slowly recounted—

It turned out that after Su Wanqing finished talking about returning to the city that day, Chen Xiuer thought about it all night and then went directly to ask Guo Mingyuan.

Guo Mingyuan was even more direct than her: "Comrade Xiuer, what are you thinking? I'll go wherever you go. Dr. Su is right, Bincheng has a better geographical environment, and with reform and opening up, it's developing faster. I'm already planning to quit my job here anyway, so I'm fine with developing anywhere."

Before Chen Xiuer could speak, Guo Mingyuan offered three or four solutions, firmly stating that he would go wherever Xiuer went.

Chen Xiuer spat lightly, "What's our relationship? You're coming with me? Bah, shameless."

Guo Mingyuan seemed to have been prepared all along. He took out a cloth bag containing various things he had accumulated over the years: a large gold bracelet, tickets, and several thousand yuan.

"Xiuer, I won't say anything else. Since you asked, I'll be frank with you. We'll get our marriage certificate tomorrow. From now on, you can manage all my money; you can spend it however you want."

"From now on, Nannan will be my biological daughter, and I'll raise her like my own. I've thought about everything you're worried about. You can have children if you want, or not if you don't. We don't have a throne to inherit, so why would we need a child? I'm actually getting a good deal; I didn't do anything and just got a lovely daughter."

Guo Mingyuan likes children, especially Nannan, and he doesn't force her to have children—this is what Chen Xiuer cares about most.

Since Guo Mingyuan had said so, Chen Xiuer simply agreed:

"Since that's the case, I won't be coy anymore. Brother Guo, we've had a pleasant working relationship these past few months, and I know you're a good person. From now on, we'll be living together, and as long as we're on the same page, we can't have a bad time."

She felt that no matter what happened in the future, Guo Mingyuan was now her best partner.

If Guo Mingyuan changes in the future—then she will change too, and at worst, they can just get a divorce again.

After what happened with Zhao Shupi, Chen Xiuer suddenly became indifferent to all these things.

If a man likes you, then like him and get along well; if he doesn't like you anymore, then get a divorce. She didn't know if this outrageous idea was right or wrong, but she learned it from Dr. Su.

After deciding to get their marriage certificate, the two began making plans quickly.

Chen Xiuer said, "Brother Guo, I think it would be better to follow Dr. Su to Bincheng to develop our careers."

The two hit it off immediately and started planning together.

Guo Mingyuan said, "The cultivation site left by Dr. Su must be properly handed over. I previously signed contracts with more than a dozen oyster mushroom growers, and now I can continue to fulfill those contracts. I want to hand it over to Secretary Liu's niece. Although she has only recently arrived, she used to travel frequently to the county town and is quite familiar with the business."

Chen Xiuer said, "I'll leave the planting package to her, and the planting site to Chuncao. She's honest, hardworking, and meticulous, so she'll definitely be able to complete the planting of oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, and white fungus very well."

Guo Mingyuan added, "Before we go to Bincheng, we'll take dozens of planting kits to promote them. Once we get there, I'll look for businesses willing to cooperate."

Chen Xiuer chimed in, "I'll be in charge of mycelial propagation and cultivation. However, the current model is too simplistic. We need to first survey the area around where Dr. Su will be in Bincheng. I think we should negotiate with each company individually to avoid insufficient production or overproduction. Also, once we're in Bincheng, will the locals be jealous? Will anyone try to sabotage us?"

Then, the two talked about issues such as identity and household registration upon returning to the city, and Guo Mingyuan also came up with a solution for them.

Su Wanqing was unaware that in just a few days, the two of them had already meticulously planned out the handover strategy, marketing, risk management, and other preliminary arrangements.

In short, Chen Xiuer's arrival was not from an ordinary subordinate.

"Hey boss, I want to work for you. I'll do whatever you say from now on."

Instead, it's about having a mature partner who has planned everything out: "Look, boss, I've thought it all through. I've taken care of everything here. I come with top-notch skills and planning abilities. I've even perfectly arranged what to do and how to do things over there. You won't have to worry about anything when I get there. It'll be super worry-free."

In short, Chen Xiuer handled everything perfectly, feeling utterly helpless.

Su Wanqing liked this kind of person—no wonder she was a legendary businesswoman! She didn't need to worry about anything! She patted Chen Xiuer on the shoulder:

"Xiuer, since you've arranged everything here, I'll be frank with you. Once we get there, don't worry about relationships or money. We'll start with 100,000 yuan. Think about how to scale it up. As for sales, I'll go to the Bincheng Academy of Agricultural Sciences. They should have a list of cooperatives and state-owned restaurants there. Once the oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms are grown, there shouldn't be any major problems."