Chapter 294 One Year Later

Of course, Qin Huiyin couldn't let Gong Qianyue help her bring things to Tang Yichen.

She declined Gong Qianyue's kindness. When Gong Qianyue left, she gave her a bottle of newly launched facial cream.

As soon as Gong Qianyue left, Qin Huiyin opened the box and found a beautifully crafted gold bracelet inside.

Tang Luwu said from the side: "This Miss Gong is really generous. A thank-you gift is so luxurious."

Xia Ruwan was drinking tea and eating snacks nearby, and said lazily: "That's not just a thank-you gift, but Yinyin is worth that much in her eyes. She has helped her father recruit talents since she was a child, so don't treat her as an ordinary official's daughter. Giving gifts is a big deal. No matter how rich she is, she can't give such a valuable gift to anyone casually."

"It's not that I'm worth the price, but that person she wants to recruit is worth the price. I'm also benefiting from others' help." Qin Huiyin put the box away. "Fortunately, I expected that her gift would not be cheap, so I gave her a newly launched facial cream in return. Our facial cream is very effective in nourishing the skin, and it will soon become a luxury brand that is in short supply. By then, even a gold bracelet like this will not be able to exchange for a bottle of facial cream."

"This can be considered equal value. You don't owe her anything, so you naturally won't put yourself down to her." Xia Ruwan said.

Time flies.

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

Two major events happened this year. One was that Tang Yichen had participated in the scientific expedition. As for the results, they were too far away to know the news immediately. They could only wait for Tang Yichen's letter to arrive. Judging from the time it usually takes to send a letter, it would take about a month for it to reach the county. They could only wait at home for a month. The second was that the dam was completed, and Song Ruize, the chief dammaster, had completed his mission.

The dam was completed, and the people witnessed this miracle with their own eyes. After practical verification, the quality of the dam was flawless and it was delivered perfectly.

"Brother..." Qin Huiyin rode the horse past Song Ruize, ran past him, and then pulled the reins tight and ran back. "What are you thinking about? I kept calling you, but you ignored me."

Song Ruize pulled her horse reins, and when she got off the horse, he said, "Why are you so happy today?"

"I opened a beauty brand called 'Red Pink Beauty'. I just checked the accounts and found that I made three thousand taels of silver last month."

"The Sisters Food City branch you opened in the provincial capital half a year ago is also very popular now. Not to mention 3,000 a month, I'm afraid it's at least 10,000."

"That's different!" Qin Huiyin said, "Sisters Food City has already been advertised, and 'Pretty in Pink' has just begun. It feels like one child has grown up and you already know that he has a bright future. The other child has just been born and you don't know what he will be like, but you will feel proud of him when you see him achieve a little success."

"As long as it's something you want to do, no matter what it is, you can do it well. Our snack shops are all over the country, and you can get 13,000 taels in dividends a month. Carpenter Zhang's place is also crowded with customers, so you must get a lot of dividends."

"Carpenter Zhang and Brother Tieniu can get a total of 2,000 taels of silver every month. We are not short of silver now, but who would dislike having more and more silver?" Qin Huiyin said, "Brother, the dam project is finished, what are your plans next?"

"I'm thinking about this. Do you remember what happened a year ago? Lord Wen asked me to follow him to the capital, and he arranged for me to work in the Ministry of Industry."

Now he has a group of brothers and connections. In addition to the snack shop, he also has an escort agency, so he has no shortage of money.

Some people are rich and seem to have nothing to be dissatisfied with. They can live a comfortable life even if they don't become a minor official in the capital. But in fact, it is not so.

He can make more money and have more subordinates, but without power, he cannot keep these things.

Those powerful people only need one word to make their efforts of ten, twenty, thirty years... or even a lifetime come to nothing.

And the sound...

The sound is outstanding.

Such a sound is easy to attract people's covetousness.

If no one protects her, both she and her property will easily fall into the hands of the powerful.

He understood all these things. He also knew that he had no choice but to move forward on this trip to the capital. He just couldn't bear to leave.

"Brother, you should go. The eldest brother of the Tang family studied hard for ten years just to get a government position. So many students are trying their best to get something, but someone has already given it to you. Wouldn't you be a fool not to accept it now?" Qin Huiyin said, "Don't worry about it, just follow Lord Wen."

"The capital is different from the provincial capital. If you were in the provincial capital, it would only take two days to come back if you rode a fast horse. If you were in the capital, even if you rode a good horse that could travel a thousand miles a day, it would take twenty days to travel day and night. Once I leave, we don't know when we will see each other again. Do you really want me to go to the capital?" Song Ruize looked downcast.

"I hope you go, you must go. We are still young and have many things to do in the future. We will not stay where we are. The capital is under the feet of the emperor and it is the place that everyone dreams of. One day, I will definitely go there. Brother, we will definitely meet again. You go first and do your best there, and I will come to you in the future."

"You have brother Tang, so why do you need to rely on brother Song?" Song Ruize snorted coldly.

Qin Huiyin pulled Song Ruize's arm: "No, I will join you."

"Okay, I'll go to the capital."

"You must write to me."

"Of course." Song Ruize touched her hair. "No matter where I am, we must keep in touch."

Song Ruize was going to the capital. After discussing with Lord Wen for a long time, they decided to set off in half a month.

Because of the dam incident, the county magistrate was also promoted from county magistrate to prefect, but the "prefecture" he was transferred to was slightly smaller.

County Magistrate Zhong and Lord Wen left the county one after another, and Deng Shaoyao and her daughter, who served Lord Zhong's son, also left the county with Lord Zhong's convoy.

Qin Huiyin stood at the city gate, watching Song Ruize riding his horse farther and farther away, and burst into tears.

Li Taohua was startled and quickly hugged her: "Dear girl, don't cry, you are all capable people, we will definitely see each other again."

She was worried about Qin Huiyin, so she accompanied her to see Song Ruize off.

Jiang Qibin was also wiping tears beside him.

Song Ruize only took Chen Yong and Zhou Jinyuan with him this time. Jiang Qingnan, Zhang Erzhu and Jiang Qibin stayed here to deal with some matters of the escort agency and the snack shop. After all, Song Ruize left in a hurry and many things had not been arranged yet. Moreover, they didn't know what the situation was in the capital yet, so it was not realistic for all of them to go there.

Song Ruize asked them to wait here for his news.