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

At this rate, we can expand to several hundred next month.

Her progress was almost ten times faster than that of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences—after all, she had more hens and the opportunity to cheat. The Academy of Agricultural Sciences only had one hen that laid two eggs a day, and it would take at least two or three months to expand.

After admiring her livestock, Su Wanqing walked from the backyard to the front yard and opened the door, where an even stronger aroma of food wafted out.

"Who cooked at home today? Was it Aunt Xie?"

Neither Zhou Yanshen nor Uncle Ding can cook, and Aunt Wang and Chen Xiuer have already moved back to their new house before the Lunar New Year, so who else could it be?

However, when Su Wanqing stepped into the courtyard, she immediately noticed something amiss: everything in the courtyard was neat and tidy, and the ground was spotless when she opened the door.

Uncle Ding filled the house with shelves against the wall, neatly displaying all sorts of odds and ends, except for a large cured pork leg which had nowhere to go and was hung under the roof beam.

Su Wanqing looked at the kitchen: the things that were originally full of things were now neatly arranged, and clean sheets were laid on the shelves. It could be said that there were no odds and ends in sight at a glance—even the black soot under the stove was wiped so shiny that it could reflect a person's image.

Su Wanqing opened her mouth, it was the first time she had ever seen such a reflective stove.

Then I saw the rice bubbling in the pot. It turned out to be a pot of mushroom noodle soup. The noodles were as thin as cicada wings, the mushrooms were finely chopped, the soup base was thick and white, and it was sprinkled with bright green scallions. It was bubbling and steaming, and the aroma was irresistible.

"Wanqing is back?"

Zhou Yanshen came out of the room and put down the tools in his hand.

He had just finished setting up a deck chair in his room—he'd been coming home late these days, but he did some woodworking every night.

First, they fenced off the bed, then built a wardrobe and a small table for the bed, so that Su Wanqing could eat while lying in bed.

Today I'm using a reclining chair.

Their room was the largest, over 20 square meters, and it was still quite empty.

He had heard that pregnant women often experience back pain, leg pain, and buttock pain, feeling uncomfortable all over, so he arranged a rocking recliner to make Su Wanqing feel better.

"My wife must have a hard time. She never says anything when she's uncomfortable. She must have suffered a lot of grievances." Zhou Yanshen thought to himself, wishing he could make everything Su Wanqing needed for her.

Actually, Su Wanqing didn't feel unwell at all; it was probably because she drank the spiritual spring water every day.

Just as Zhou Yanshen arrived, Uncle Ding and Ding Xiaomei came out of another room.

Ding Xiaomei was hurriedly packing her luggage when she heard the noise and rushed over. Seeing Su Wanqing's large pregnant belly, she immediately went to help her and pull her towards the dining table.

"Oh my, look at your big belly! Come sit down and rest. You're carrying three babies all of a sudden. When I was in Xinjiang, my belly wasn't this big. It's only been a few months, how did it swell up like a balloon? Alright, come and eat, we've been waiting for you."

Su Wanqing looked at Ding Xiaomei, who was as feisty as ever, with surprise and delight: "Cousin? What brings you here?"

Zhou Yanshen said he was going to invite Ding Xiaomei, but he didn't say it would be so soon.

But it was quite a pleasant surprise—as soon as Ding Xiaomei arrived at someone else's house, without saying a word, she cleaned and tidied the house spotless...

Her public persona remains consistently strong.

Ding Xiaomei smiled: "Then go ask your man. A few days ago, he was sending me almost three telegrams a day urging me to come, saying that my dad missed me."

When I arrived, my dad was the most surprised. He even asked me why I came.

However, Yan Shen is right. With you carrying three babies and your belly so big, it's really not good to be alone.

Don't worry, your mother-in-law might be unreliable, but your cousin is very reliable. It's almost Chinese New Year, and I haven't spent it with my dad in a long time. This year, I'm planning to bring my child and your cousin's husband over so we can all celebrate together.

Su Wanqing glanced at Zhou Yanshen.

Zhou Yanshen coughed and turned his head away awkwardly.

She hadn't expected that Zhou Yanshen would be in such a hurry to invite her cousin.

Su Wanqing looked at Ding Xiaomei again and smiled gratefully: "Thank you for taking care of me, cousin. With you here, we are all very relieved."

Ding Xiaomei spoke frankly from the bottom of her heart, saying, "There's no need for thanks among family members. You cured my father's leg, and I don't know how much I should thank you."

Before, I was willing but unable to help. I said I would go and take care of my dad, but unfortunately, I couldn't get along with him. In addition, he was paralyzed at the time, so he was in a bad mood and had a bad temper. He was always scolding me, so we didn't live together.

Actually, I'm more anxious than anyone else.

Later, I heard from Lin Tingting that someone was using the pretense of curing his illness to demand all his property. I was so angry that I ran away from home to Xinjiang to find you.

But I didn't expect you to actually heal his leg. If your cousin ever did anything to you before, don't take it to heart.

Now that my dad's leg is healed, he looks more than ten years younger. His once full head of white hair is gone, and he looks incredibly radiant. I knew then that my dad was truly doing well here.

I'm very grateful, so when Yan Shen suggested it, I came. I'd be more than happy to stay with my dad and take care of you. The only problem is that I'm a bit impatient, so please forgive me if I say anything wrong, Wan Qing.”

Su Wanqing hadn't expected Ding Xiaomei to be so straightforward, and immediately said, "Cousin, look at what you're saying. We're all so happy you could come. You've cleaned the house spotless, and I can come home to a hot meal. It's wonderful! Even if you say something wrong, we'll pretend we didn't hear it!"

Why can't someone who does a lot of work nag a bit more?

Once these words were spoken, any previous unpleasantness between him and Ding Xiaomei was forgotten.

Everyone finished the whole pot of noodles, mushroom soup, and rice that night, with Zhou Yanshen eating half of it all by himself.

After dinner, Ding Xiaomei insisted on doing all the chores for her uncle, washing the pots and dishes, all the while grumbling and complaining:

"Dad, I really don't want to talk to you, but look how filthy you are when you wash the dishes! You have a pot of water with the dishes in it, and then you wipe them with a rag. How can you possibly get them clean like that? You have to rinse them with boiling water after washing them. Alright, alright, stop getting in my way..."

Su Wanqing: "..."

It seems Ding Xiaomei was really being polite to her. She's so straightforward even to her own father. No wonder the two of them couldn't get along before.

Zhou Yanshen pulled Su Wanqing back to her room quickly, saying, "From now on, let's keep our distance when our cousin is working."

Su Wanqing asked with amusement, "I wasn't around much when we were in Xinjiang, so I didn't see my cousin working much. Does she always grumble and complain like this when she works?"