Chapter 54 She quit
Yan Sui knew nothing about what was happening on Aunt Ruan's side.
She's at home helping prepare for tonight's barbecue.
The siblings sat in a circle, helping each other skewer the meat.
The conversation inadvertently turned to You Min, and Yan Yizhou brought up the matter of You Min asking him to reconcile.
Upon hearing this, Tian Xiangjuan immediately exploded, "She still has the nerve to ask you to get back together? If you dare to get back together with her, don't ever come home again, do you hear me?"
Yan Yizhou smiled helplessly, "Mom, I don't have that intention."
After breaking up with You Min, he seriously examined the relationship.
He and You Min are incompatible, and even if they get married now, it won't last.
It's better to cut your losses in time; it's better for both of you.
Yan Sui pursed her lips. "Big brother, even if she wants to get back together with you, it's definitely not because she likes you."
This isn't her trying to sow discord.
Given You Min's personality, her seeking reconciliation with Yan Yizhou was probably aimed at her.
Imagine if Yan Sui were her sister-in-law, and the Yan family had already accepted her, what grounds would netizens have to criticize her?
You Min can also play a loving sister-in-law with Yan Sui, attracting a wave of viewership.
Yan Sui guessed that Sister You taught her this method.
Yan Yizhou smiled wryly. He wasn't stupid; how could he not understand?
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
He didn't want to continue this unpleasant topic, so he changed the subject and asked, "The peach blossoms and peach gum can only be harvested for a little while longer before they're gone. What are you planning to do during this time?"
Yan Sui: "..." I'm really not a very career-driven person.
Yan Yizhou didn't notice the speechlessness on her face and continued, "I heard from the villagers that you still want to take over the land that Yan Liang is holding?"
Yan Sui rolled her eyes. "Why is it this again? Who spread this rumor?"
Yan Yizhou raised an eyebrow. "So it's a rumor?"
"I don't have that idea for now, let's talk about it later."
Yan Yizhou nodded. The priority now is to manage the orchard well.
He was about to put the chicks in. He didn't know how to raise chickens or farm, but he knew it wouldn't be easy.
Yan Sui had no intention of farming for the time being, so she asked instead, "Big brother, do we have a fishpond at home?"
"Yes, we have several fish ponds, all connected together."
But raising fish doesn't make money, and when the old man can no longer work, the fishpond will be abandoned.
Later, Yan Shunxia paid someone to clean up a fishpond and put some fish fry in it.
However, because they didn't have time to manage it, they didn't even earn back the money they spent on cleaning the fishpond.
Yan Shunxia is a middle school teacher and is not actually good at raising fish.
Adding to the previous incident, Sui Liyuan ordered him to focus on teaching and stop working on the fishpond.
As expected, these fishponds will be abandoned again.
Yan Sui then asked, "How big are all the fishponds in our family's ponds combined?"
Yan Yizhou really didn't know, so he turned to ask Tian Xiangjuan.
Tian Xiangjuan then said, "The four fish ponds together cover more than 20 mu, and the farmland adjacent to the fish ponds also belongs to our family."
But now most of the farmland is abandoned.
Yan Sui immediately said, "Auntie, then plant some lotus flowers for me."
"What? Plant lotus flowers?"
"Yes, the whole lotus is a treasure. You can sell cut flowers, lotus pods, processed lotus seeds and lotus leaf tea, and you can also dig lotus roots."
Yan Sui wanted to build a pavilion in the middle of the fishpond, where she could sit and drink tea and admire the flowers in the summer – it would be so comfortable.
Tian Xiangjuan hesitated and asked, "Can you manage all that?"
"It's alright, I can hire people."
The villagers were all hoping she would hire people, and here comes the opportunity.
Tian Xiangjuan nodded, "If you've thought it through, then do it. It doesn't matter if you make money or not, our family won't starve you anyway."
Moreover, since the fishpond is owned by the family, there's no need to spend money to contract it out.
This has already saved Yan Sui a lot of money.
The news that Yan Sui wanted to plant lotus flowers somehow spread throughout the village.
Whether or not it makes money, the villagers are happy to see it.
She always needs to ask someone to help her manage the lotus pond.
As Yan Sui had previously stated, she would prioritize recruiting people from the village.
Upon hearing this news, everyone's minds became active, and they visited the Yan family more frequently, all wanting to show their faces in front of Yan Sui.
Even Aunt Ruan and her friends became the top targets for the villagers to win over.
"Why haven't I seen Lao Ruan today?"
Grandma Zhao slowly cracked open some melon seeds. "She went into town with Gao Wen early this morning."
"Could it be that her daughter-in-law is about to give birth?"
Old Mrs. Zhao spat, "Guo Dazui, stop spreading rumors, okay? When did you hear Old Ruan say that his daughter-in-law was pregnant? She's not even pregnant, so how could she be about to give birth?"
Guo Dazui chuckled awkwardly, "I was just saying it casually, how is that spreading rumors? Gao Wen is already thirty, why hasn't he planned to have a second child yet?"
Grandpa Wang scoffed, "You're going to raise him after he's born? Don't you know how expensive it is to raise a child in the city?"
Guo Dazui looked rather unpleasant after being silenced. The others, taking advantage of their jobs, were now speaking much louder.
She turned to Zhao Chunrong and said, "Aunt Zhao, your Yan Liang can sell off all the land he owns this time."
When Yan Sui mentioned planting lotus flowers, everyone naturally assumed that she wanted to contract the land from Yan Liang.
Zhao Chunrong was still holding her breath, thinking about what had happened earlier.
She snorted, "She wants to take over the land from my grandson? It won't be that easy."
Yan Sui wants to take over? Sure, but show some sincerity.
She really needs to have a good talk with Yan Liang and make sure he takes a big cut of Yan Sui's money.
Guo Dazui rolled his eyes a few times and asked, "If she wants to take over the contract, can Yan Liang refuse to sell?"
Zhao Chunrong raised her voice: "It's not like no one wants the land my grandson owns, why should I sell it to her?"
Guo Dazui and the others looked at each other, wondering who would believe that.
Yan Liang is losing money every day with this land in his hands.
Selling it sooner will save him a lot of money.
"We all heard it. If Yan Liang manages to sell the place so easily, we'll all laugh at you," Old Lady Zhao said deliberately.
Zhao Chunrong was very concerned about saving face, and upon hearing her words, she snorted loudly.
"Then you just wait and see."
These words were then relayed by Old Lady Zhao to Yan Sui.
"Your great-grandmother is definitely trying to rip you off by demanding an exorbitant price. You'd better watch out."
Yan Sui never expected her story to attract so much attention in the village.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandma Zhao. I understand."
She had just gone to the fishpond with Yan Shunzhong, and together with their own farmland nearby, it totaled 25 mu.
Yan Shunzhong's idea was to first understand how to cultivate these 25 mu (approximately 1.6 acres) of land.
No matter how much land Yan Liang owns, she won't be able to use it.
However, she didn't tell Grandma Zhao this, nor was she in a hurry to spread the news.
Yan Liang wants to use this incident to control her, but he'll have to see if he has the ability.
For the next few days, Yan Sui waited for Yan Shunzhong to contact someone to clean the fishpond.
There is a lot of preparation work to be done before planting lotus flowers.
That day, Aunt Ruan's son suddenly came to Yan Sui's door.
He immediately said, "Yan Sui, you've paid my mom's salary, she's quitting."
Yan Sui asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly quit?"
“My wife and I are planning to have a second child, so we asked her to go to the city with my dad to help take care of the baby. That means we won’t be able to work for you,” Gao Wen said coldly.
Yan Sui said "Oh," and then said, "How about this, you have Aunt Ruan come and talk to her in person."
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