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

"So, we're not going to cut your stomach? You don't feel any pain, so of course you're happy!" Su Wanqing sneered, only looking at the silent Zhao Shupi:

"What? Does your family have a throne that only a son can inherit? Is your wife's life more important, or giving birth to a son? Comrade Zhao, what do you say? Wait a few years or what?"

Zhao Shugen scratched his head, looking troubled. "What you all say makes sense. Sigh, I... I think I'll listen to my mom!"

At this moment, the child in his arms burst into tears.

Chen Xiuer snatched the child from her husband's arms and held it tightly in her embrace, her face numb and cold. "I'll listen to Dr. Su. I won't have any more children in the next few years. You don't care about my life, but I do."

Grandma Sun immediately jumped up and started yelling, "You've gone too far! You barren hen, how dare you talk back?! Since when did you become the boss in this house? If you're not going to have a baby, get back to your parents' house! I want a divorce!"

In this day and age, divorce is a very shameful thing. Aunt Wang was anxiously watching from the sidelines. Her daughter couldn't go back to her parents' home after the divorce, and her husband and brother would definitely feel ashamed! What could she do?

Chen Xiuer raised her head and looked directly at her mother-in-law. "Then let's get a divorce." She had come to terms with it. Life as a sent-down youth was so hard, and she had already made it through. At worst, she could just move back to the mud house!

Zhao Shugen, standing to the side, grew anxious and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "No divorce! Wife, let's not get a divorce! Then... let's not have the baby for now, we'll talk about it later, we'll talk about it later..." He tried to smooth things over.

Chen Xiuer turned her head away and stopped talking. She was thinking to herself that she should not confront them directly and should focus on getting better first. She couldn't rely on either her husband or her mother-in-law.

She should rely on herself!

At this moment, no one knew that a seed of awakening was taking root and sprouting within her.

Looking at this troublesome family, Su Wanqing left half a can of malted milk powder, said, "I'll come back for a follow-up check-up this afternoon. Don't eat anything until you pass gas," and then turned and left.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would get breast nodules from the anger.

Seriously, aren't her mammary glands mammary glands?

(Note: You can only eat after passing gas following a cesarean section.)

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When Su Wanqing returned home, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her courtyard was completed!

A sturdy, level mud wall, taller than a person, stood around the perimeter, its top studded with sharp shards of glass—clearly for security. The newly built kitchen in the yard, though simple, had a door and two stoves.

Zhou Yanshen was putting the finishing touches on the newly built toilet in the backyard.

Considering that Su Wanqing was not used to using dry toilets, he specially designed a squatting flush toilet. He got a discarded large iron barrel from somewhere and placed it high up, connected to a water pipe. As long as you scoop water into the barrel with a ladle and press it down using the lever principle, a stream of water can be formed to flush away the waste.

"You're back?" Zhou Yanshen put down his tools and came to greet her. He could tell at a glance that his wife was furious.

Su Wanqing walked to the well, drew water, and carefully washed the bloodstains from her hands. "Yes, Xiuer had a difficult labor, breech presentation, so I performed a C-section. She gave birth to a daughter. You have no idea, her in-laws were just... awful..."

She couldn't help but pour out everything to Zhou Yanshen like a wronged woman.

Zhou Yanshen listened quietly without interrupting.

Only after she finished speaking did he reach out and gently pull her into his arms, tenderly stroking her back.

"Don't worry, and don't be angry. I won't treat you like that. In this house, you're the one in charge. I respect your opinion on everything."

Held in his arms, Su Wanqing listened to his steady heartbeat, and most of her gloom dissipated instantly. Like a cat whose fur had been stroked, her mood instantly brightened.

Seeing that her mood had improved, Zhou Yanshen took her to visit the newly completed courtyard.

He pointed to the plots in the front yard that had been planned and said, "I'm going to plant some scallions and chives here, and cabbage and radishes over there. I left a path in the middle and paved it with some old bricks so it won't get muddy when it rains."

Then I took her to the backyard. "I installed a flush toilet as you said. I opened a back door here, and the well is right outside, so it's convenient to fetch water. I fenced off a piece of land here, and I'm going to apply to the company to get a ewe so you and Mom can have some milk."

(Note: In 1976, the policies of the Production and Construction Corps were relatively relaxed. It was permissible and even encouraged for employees' families to engage in some sideline businesses in front of and behind their houses. Usually, they were allowed to raise 5-10 chickens.)

"Take a look and see where we need to improve?" Zhou Yanshen asked, tilting his head back with a nonchalant expression. Although he was asking, his face practically screamed, "Praise me! Tell me what I want!"

Su Wanqing then grabbed his hand, her eyes filled with adoration.

"No, Comrade Yanshen, you've thought of everything! You've only had a few days and you've already created such a nice courtyard! Your DIY skills are amazing! This is practically the home of my dreams!"

When he heard that this was the home she had always dreamed of, Zhou Yanshen was secretly pleased by the praise, but he remained calm on the surface, only slightly curving the corners of his mouth.

He knew his wife would love this new home!

Zhou Yanshen coughed lightly, like a donkey that had been given stimulants, unable to stay still at all, and immediately picked up the shovel next to him.

"Then you rest for a while, I'll go and till the soil again, and try to plant the rapeseed today!"

Su Wanqing quickly grabbed his hand and gently shook it. "Comrade Yanshen, I'm sorry to trouble you again~ But, could you please boil some water for me first? I want to take a shower. Look at me, I'm covered in blood, it's sticky and uncomfortable..."

Zhou Yanshen felt a surge of tenderness at those words, his heart softening. He hummed in response, "What's so hard about this? It's just a small favor. I'll go till the soil after I've boiled the water for you."

He acted immediately, turning around to start a fire in the kitchen.

Zhou Yanshen has gradually furnished the house with all the necessary items over the past few days. He even made the large wooden tub for bathing himself a couple of days ago. The house is becoming more and more complete and well-organized.

While Zhou Yanshen went to the well in the backyard to fetch water, Su Wanqing snapped her fingers and had an idea!

In an instant, the thick layer of soil on the surface of the yard disappeared, replaced by spiritual soil containing a faint spiritual energy, which was taken from her Rubik's Cube space "Fertile Soil Grid".

"Inside the space, the Spirit Fertile Soil can increase the growth rate of plants tenfold. I wonder what effect it would have if placed outside? It would be a good opportunity to experiment with it."

She quietly replaced all the soil in the vegetable garden she had planned in her small courtyard with spiritual soil from her spatial dimension. The ordinary soil that had been replaced was then taken back into her spatial dimension and transformed into fertile spiritual soil.

Zhou Yanshen came out after boiling the water. "Alright, I've prepared the bathwater. You can go in and bathe now."

"Thank you, Comrade Yanshen~"

Zhou Yanshen then picked up a shovel and, following the method he had previously consulted with Tian Dahua, dug holes and sowed seeds in the vegetable garden that had just been tampered with.

Su Wanqing was comfortably soaking in the warm bathtub, relaxing as her consciousness sank into the space.

She casually scattered various vegetable and fruit seeds on the fertile spiritual soil in the space, leaving them unevenly spaced, and then watered them with some spiritual spring water, and that was it.

Then we can compare the effects of the fertile soil inside and outside the space on accelerating crop growth.

When she finished showering and came out drying her wet hair, she found that Zhou Yanshen had silently washed and dried her blood-stained clothes and pants, and hung them on the rope in the yard, swaying gently in the sun.

Su Wanqing blushed, a rare occurrence for her, her heart overflowing with warmth. She couldn't help but scream inwardly: "Oh my god! Zhou Yanshen is so wonderful! He's handsome, hardworking, and so considerate!"

She couldn't resist at all!

If Zhou Yanshen wanted to have something happen with her, she would not only not resist, but would also welcome him with open arms!