While Shen Mu Ning and others were busy making various kinds of pickled vegetables and salted vegetables, Cao Jin was at home refining his plans.

Cao Jin waited at the threshing ground in the afternoon and could tell that Shen Mu Ning was indeed very strong.

So he spent the whole afternoon agonizing over whether or not he should still marry Shen Mu Ning.

If he wants to marry Shen Mu Ning, it has to be because Shen Mu Ning is willing to marry him.

Whether it was because he had bewitched Shen Mu Ning or because he had pressured her with rumors, he was determined to win her over.

In short, it was impossible for him to force himself on Shen Mu Ning while she was sober.

Then I should try to pursue her first and slowly win her heart.

However, if someone is willing to help him scheme against Shen Mu Ning, it's not impossible to achieve the goal of forcing the issue.

After finishing work in the evening, Chen Zhaodi returned home and saw her beloved son sitting there deep in thought.

Thinking of the news about Shen Mu Ning circulating today, she didn't even bother cooking and wanted to tell Cao Jin.

“My son, I heard today that Shen Mu Ning is incredibly strong, and none of the men in the brigade can compare to her.”

Upon hearing Chen Zhaodi's words, Cao Jin came to his senses and said, "Mother, I already know."

Looking at her expressionless son, Chen Zhaodi couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

So she cautiously asked, "Son, do you still want to continue with the plan to marry Shen Mu Ning?"

"Continue." In Cao Jin's mind, he always felt that a young girl like Shen Mu Ning had never tasted the sweetness of love.

With sweet words, he could easily win over such a girl; the previous female educated youth almost fell into his hands.

However, he did not expect that the female educated youth had written to her family while he was pursuing her.

The elders in the family could naturally tell what kind of person Cao Jin was, and fearing that their daughter would fall into such a trap again, they quickly took her away.

As for Shen Mu Ning, he hadn't found out whether anyone was still in her family.

But just because her family lives in Haishi, even if her family found out and wanted to stop her, that would be enough.

They could only send letters or telegrams; they would never spend a month traveling to get here.

I'm confident I can win her over, so why not give it a try?

"Well, she's so strong, if you two get married, we won't be able to control her."

In fact, Chen Zhaodi wanted her son to marry Shen Mu Ning for two reasons: first, she coveted Shen Mu Ning's wealth, and second, she wanted someone to serve her.

Now that Cao Jin is at the Cao family home, he's often not home, and he's the family's precious son, so they can't bear to do anything with him.

As for Cao Dashan, he is her husband, yet he resorts to violence against her at the slightest disagreement.

Aside from dawdling at work, I did all the other chores around the house.

As the lowest rung of the Cao family's food chain, she naturally wanted to find an easy-to-manage daughter-in-law to serve her.

The reason I valued Shen Mu Ning before was because she was rich and capable, and her family was far away, so no one could support her.

This kind of girl is definitely the most suitable daughter-in-law candidate in Chen Zhaodi's mind.

But if Shen Mu Ning herself is strong, then it's a different story.

Even if no one supports her, if she gets angry and hits someone, no one in her family can stop her.

With Shen Mu Ning married into the family, can I rest easy and order her around as I please?

“Mother, I know, but Shen Mu Ning is a good choice for me.”

After being beaten, Cao Jin, by chance, ended up working under a minor officer.

Over the course of more than a year, he did bring home some antiques and gold bars.

He was quite wealthy, but he never told his parents.

With his current wealth, it would be easy for him to get married once his fortune is publicized.

But having seen the world, he naturally didn't want to marry a country girl.

Finding an educated city girl wasn't easy, so his easiest way to succeed was to marry a sent-down youth.

Chen Zhaodi looked at Cao Jin with disappointment, not knowing how to persuade him.

Because she knew that Cao Jin had already made up his mind when he said that.

Cao Dashan nodded in satisfaction. Now that the decision was made, he should just do his best to complete it.

Cao Dashan glanced at Chen Zhaodi with a look of disappointment and then sent her off to cook.

He then spoke with Cao Jin in detail: "Son, although your father supports your decision, now that we know Shen Mu Ning has extraordinary strength, you will need to adjust your plans."

Cao Jin understood what Cao Dashan meant and nodded in agreement, saying he would naturally be more careful in the future.

Seeing Cao Jin's confident demeanor, Cao Dashan said no more.

Shen Mu Ning had no idea what Cao Jin was thinking or planning. She was still wondering if Cao Jin would still try to take advantage of her.

In the following days, Cao Jin began his pursuit of her.

Every day when Shen Mu Ning goes to work, Cao Jin comes to bring her water and food.

Cao Jin carried a small basket containing a cup of mung bean soup and two poached eggs as he walked toward the cornfield.

He had Chen Zhaodi cook these things in the morning while she was cooking rice.

He packed up the mung bean soup and brought it out after it had cooled down in cold water.

After leaving the house, Cao Jin headed straight for the cornfield, and he was also looking for Shen Mu Ning in a high-profile manner.

Because Shen Mu Ning was assigned to a small team to work, and the people in each team were in different locations.

Yesterday, when he was staking out Shen Mu Ning, he was at the drying ground, so he really didn't know where Shen Mu Ning was working.

Asking around now is a good opportunity to send out the signal that I'm pursuing Shen Mu Ning.

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