Qian Duoduo was packing her things when Jin Jinxiu sat down next to her and said, "Duoduo, you must take good care of yourself when you go to school."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Okay, Mom, I know. I get along very well with my roommates at school, especially my sister-in-law who shares a dorm with me. With such a capable person by my side, no one dares to bully me!"
Jin Jinxiu smiled and said, "You're right. Guo's skills are really something. I haven't seen anyone more skilled than her."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Mom, you should take good care of yourself at home. The land is in such a mess now. My fourth brother can handle the land at home. If you feel tired, you can contract out the land to whoever pays the most."
Jin Jinxiu was taken aback: "Will this work?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Sure."
Jin Jinxiu thought for a moment and said, "You should talk to your father about this. I don't really understand."
Qian Duoduo thought about it and realized that it was almost harvest time, so it was time to talk about this matter.
That evening, Qian Duoduo invited Qian Rao and Wen Yugui to Qian Sheng's bedroom. Qian Sheng looked at Qian Duoduo curiously and asked, "Old lady, what brings you here?"
Qian Duoduo said with a smile, "Dad, I talked to Mom about something today. We have quite a lot of land now, but since Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant and can't work, we're short one laborer. While I was packing things, I had a sudden idea while chatting with Mom: we could contract out the land and then collect rent or exchange it for grain every year."
Qian Sheng shook his head and said, "Qian Rao and I can finish this little bit of land."
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "Dad, this is a bit tiring."
Qian Sheng shook his head again and said, "It's alright, we're just farmers. What else would we do if we didn't farm?"
Wen Yugui touched her already protruding belly and said, "Our family's land is small, we can finish the work if we get up early. I can go pick up the rice ears!"
Jin Jinxiu said, "You'd better stay home and behave yourself, don't stretch yourself out anymore!"
Wen Yugui smiled, and Qian Rao said, "I can handle this myself."
Qian Duoduo said, "Alright, if you're willing to work hard, I have no objection. But Mom and Dad are getting a bit old, they should get more rest!"
Qian Rao nodded immediately: "Oh, I understand."
Since the old man felt he was young and strong and refused to admit he was old, Qian Duoduo had nothing to say.
As Qian Duoduo and the other four were leaving by car, Jin Jinxiu took several bottles of the mushroom sauce she had made. Qian Duoduo said, "Mom, could you send these to them? It's a rare treat for them to eat Mom's delicious cooking."
Jin Jinxiu smiled and said, "There's more. When your fourth brother goes to the county town, I'll send some to the two of them."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll send one of them to my third brother."
Jin Jinxiu watched the oxcart leave, waving vigorously at the departing people.
Back in the dorm, Qian Duoduo shoved the bag onto the table, and the group started tidying up. As they say, many hands make light work, and they finished in no time. They even wiped down Tian Rong's table and chairs.
The group looked at each other, and Lu Fen said, "I don't know why, but I suddenly feel quite comfortable here. Could it be that I've settled down and started a family here after living here for a while?"
Guo Ni said with a smile, "This is just your problem."
Lu Fen said, "Isn't Duo Duo also a person?" Then he looked at Qian Duo Duo and said, "Duo Duo, what do you think?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "I have the same feeling."
Upon hearing this, Lu Fen immediately clapped his hands: "Look, look, this isn't just my feeling!"
Guo Ni gave her a helpless smile. This silly girl, so single-minded, didn't she realize that Duo Duo was just trying to coax her?
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Lu Yuan returned to his dormitory and habitually glanced at Qiao Shang's spot, which was neatly tidied up, but Qiao Shang hadn't returned yet. He quickly packed his things, grabbed a few items, and headed to his advisor's place.
Professor Pang Tao was in the lab when he saw Lu Yuan walking over. He took off his glasses and said, "You finally decided to come back, kid?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's summer vacation now, so I went to visit my sister who's still in the countryside, and I also brought you some fruit."
Pang Tao smiled as he looked at the vegetable basket in Lu Yuan's hand, where the big apples were still quite red, and said, "You're a smart kid."
Lu Yuan laughed and said, "If I gave you something valuable, you wouldn't accept it. You actually like these things? Take them to your master's wife later, and she'll definitely praise you!"
Pang Tao chuckled: "You're teasing me now. Okay, put your things aside. There's some data here that I haven't been able to figure out. Can you take a look?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Okay." He knew that his teacher was giving him a chance, and he certainly couldn't let this opportunity slip by.
Lu Yuan spent the entire afternoon by Professor Pang's side, checking data in the lab. As darkness fell, Lu Yuan looked at Pang Tao, who was still busy, and said, "Professor, let's go back and have some dinner first."
Pang Tao said with a smile, "Come on, let's go to my house for dinner and try your teacher's wife's cooking."
Lu Yuan nodded with a smile, and the two of them tidied up the items and put them into the safe.
On the way to the teachers' dormitory, Lu Yuan said, "Teacher, why aren't you taking any students with you?"
Pang Tao said, "It's not something you can just take on as a student; it requires talent. Like you, you have a great talent for scientific research. The project I'm currently working on aims to further advance our country's aerospace technology. I would really like you to join my team and conduct research together. What do you say?"
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Since the teacher said so, I will definitely join."
Pang Tao smiled happily, patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, I'll submit the application to the department after school starts."
Lu Yuan smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, because in his spatial perception, someone was monitoring them, but this person was someone he didn't know. So Lu Yuan smiled and pulled Pang Tao home.
Li Shishi prepared the meal and waited for a while, but Pang Tao still hadn't arrived home, so she decided to go out and check. As soon as she opened the door, she heard Pang Tao's laughter not far away. She looked in surprise in the direction from which the sound came. Since Pang Tao started developing that testing device, he sighed much more than he laughed. Such laughter was truly rare. Had he made a breakthrough in his research, or had he made progress?
Looks like I'll have to go back and pour him a little something to cheer him up!
When Li Shishi took out the wine bottle, she saw Pang Tao walk in. His eyes lit up when he saw the wine bottle in her hand, and he said with a smile, "You knew I was in a good mood? You're quite the strategist, Teacher Li."
Li Shishi rolled her eyes at him and was about to put the wine bottle back when Pang Tao said, "Hey, hey, we've brought them all out, have a drink, have a drink!"
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