My sister broke off her engagement to marry someone richer? My older sister married me and became in

The bright red inkpad fell heavily, carrying a faint scent of pine, neat and powerful.

The agreement is made in triplicate, with each party keeping one copy and the last copy filed in the forest farm's archives.

Lu Qingshan carefully folded his copy and placed it close to his body in his inner pocket.

"Uncle Li, I'll remember this favor."

"Let's not talk about personal relationships yet." Li Aiguo locked the cabinet door behind him, his tone pragmatic. "Getting things done properly is more important than anything else."

Lu Qingshan smiled faintly, pushed open the door, and walked out of the office.

……

Evening, provincial capital.

Monkey Three ran all the way back to the shop, his shoes covered in mud and water, looking travel-worn.

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law!"

He tried to keep his voice down, but his tone couldn't hide his urgency and panic.

Lin Xiulan looked up from behind the counter, her expression calm.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly, what happened?"

"Bald Qiang's men are spying on us again."

"Where?" Lin Xiulan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"He spent the whole afternoon wandering between Chang'an Road and Jianshe Road, repeatedly scouting the area. One of the people was even squatting by the roadside with a small notebook, writing and drawing, clearly recording routes and his schedule."

Lin Xiulan put down her pen, got up and walked to the provincial capital map on the wall, her eyes quickly scanning the corresponding road sections.

"Are you sure these are Bald Qiang's men, and not just random passersby?"

"Absolutely right." Monkey Three said confidently, "These are the same people who came to scout out the store last time. I know their faces by heart, I won't mistake them."

"Did they see you?"

"No, I observed from a distance across the street, and he didn't show his face the entire time."

Lin Xiulan's gaze moved back and forth between Chang'an Road, Jianshe Road, and Beihuan Road, quickly calculating the optimal route.

"beauty."

Chen Meili peeked out from the inner room.

"Sister Xiulan, what's wrong?"

"The departure time for the goods to be delivered to the No. 1 Department Store tomorrow has been changed to 4:00 AM."

Lin Xiulan made a decisive arrangement: "We will take the North Ring Road the whole way and unload the goods into the warehouse through the back door of the mall."

"Four in the morning? That's way too early."

"The earlier the better," Lin Xiulan said firmly. "Before dawn, there are no people on the streets, and their lookouts won't be able to hold their positions."

Seeing her serious expression, Chen Meili swallowed the question that was on the tip of her tongue and obediently agreed.

"Should we tell Brother Lu?"

"Need not."

Lin Xiulan walked back to the counter, crossed out the original route on the delivery slip, and remarked the new route on Beihuan Road.

"He's handling important matters over there, and I can manage the minor issues here without distracting him."

Monkey Three rubbed his hands together, still somewhat worried.

"Sister-in-law, what if they block the road early tomorrow?"

"We can't stop them." Lin Xiulan analyzed calmly, "The North Ring Road winds around most of the city, outside their surveillance range. They don't know we changed our route, so they have no idea where to block us."

"But there's always a chance of something going wrong."

"If something unexpected happens, we can deal with it on the spot." Lin Xiulan suppressed his anxiety. "First, check and stack tonight's goods properly, and make sure there are no mistakes."

"Alright!"

……

Night falls, at the dormitory of the Hongshi County Forestry Farm.

Lu Qingshan dialed the phone number of the store in the provincial capital.

The phone rang four times before being answered smoothly.

"Feed?"

Lin Xiulan's voice came through the receiver.

"It's me. How's the store?"

"Everything is fine. The customer urged me to deliver, so I adjusted the delivery time, and it will be shipped out as usual tomorrow morning."

Lu Qingshan held the receiver but did not reply immediately.

He could tell that Lin Xiulan's voice was much more tense than usual. When she said everything was fine, she stopped abruptly at the end, clearly trying to calm herself down.

"Xiulan".

"Um?"

"Has something happened to you?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little dry because the shop is so busy. Don't overthink it."

"I'm not overthinking things," Lu Qingshan said calmly. "I can tell something's wrong."

"Then don't ask anymore," Lin Xiulan said softly, changing the subject. "How's it going on your end? Did you finalize the truck deal?"

"It's settled. The three Jiefang trucks will depart on time at five o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Three cars? Uncle Li really went all out this time."

"It's not like I'm helping him for nothing," Lu Qingshan said truthfully. "I have to help him secure the procurement order from the provincial construction company."

"How big is the order?"

"800 cubic meters of red pine lumber".

There was another moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Are you sure you can do it?

"I'm not entirely confident yet, but I'll definitely come up with a solution within ten days."

"Then please be careful on your way," Lin Xiulan instructed.

"You haven't traveled the roads inside the forest farm before. If the morning fog is thick, you must slow down and drive carefully."

"I know," Lu Qingshan replied gently. "You too, be extra careful when you deliver tomorrow."

He didn't explicitly mention the surveillance, but the subtle hint in his words was clear to both of them.

"Don't worry. It'll be fine. I'm hanging up now."

"Um."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Qingshan spread out the map on the table, picked up a pencil, and sketched out the entire transportation route along the forest farm's maintenance road.

The first water replenishment point is marked at the fork in the Birch Ridge.

At the intersection of Logging Yard No. 6, a designated spare parking area is marked.

The second water supply point is marked at the intersection of Provincial Highway 208.

He circled and marked each key point, noting the estimated travel time next to each one, arranging all the details properly.

Light footsteps came from outside the door.

Old Sun leaned half his body inside.

"The car is fixed and the gas is full. It'll be ready to depart promptly at 5 a.m. tomorrow."

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Sun."

"It's not hard work," Old Sun said with a smile, waving his hand. "The manager said that if you manage to get things done this time, everyone in our forest farm will have a much better life."

"Then let's make our lives better together."

Old Sun grinned, gently closed the door, and left.

……

Four o'clock in the morning, in the provincial capital.

The sky was pitch black; the night had not yet faded and the daylight had not yet broken.

Lin Xiulan stood at the warehouse entrance, wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat. The white breath she exhaled from her mouth and nose dispersed in wisps under the cold streetlights, disappearing in an instant.

Hou San and Chen Meili worked together to load the last box of mountain goods onto the cart, tightened the ropes, and tied a tight knot to ensure it wouldn't loosen during the journey.

"Set off."

……

At the same time, in Hongshi County Forest Farm.

The engines of three Jiefang brand trucks roared to life at the same time, their heavy rumbles echoing and reverberating throughout the quiet courtyard.

The vehicle's headlights all turned on simultaneously, two bright beams piercing through the thick morning fog and breaking through the pitch-black night.

Old Sun sat in the passenger seat of the lead car and patted the dashboard.

"Walk!"

Three trucks drove out of the forest farm gate one after another and steadily turned onto the private internal road paved with gravel.

Thick fog blanketed the mountains, and the car headlights could only illuminate a dozen meters ahead of the road, severely limiting visibility.

But no one hesitated, no one wavered.

The road beneath their feet is their only way to break through the blockade and turn the tide.