Jiang Hexi sat in the chair, feeling extremely embarrassed, listening to her family's comments about Yan Jie. She couldn't say a good word for him because what her older brother said was true.
Even the usually calm and composed Mr. Jiang put down his chopsticks and said:
"This Xiao Yan is too hasty in her actions."
"How dare you talk about others like that?"
Ms. Zhou's protectiveness of Yan Jie was evident, and she didn't even spare her own husband, saying, "Back then, you weren't much slower than Xiao Yan in making your move."
The three siblings of the Jiang family had expressions of utter astonishment, which almost made their father, Mr. Jiang, lose face.
He kept quiet, not daring to say anything more, and put a piece of food into Ms. Zhou's bowl to prevent her from exposing his past.
Jiang Hexi brought up a serious matter:
"Mom and Dad, Yan Jie said he's coming to pay his respects on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and he asked me to let you know in advance."
Did he come alone?
"If nothing comes up, his whole family will come."
Everyone at the table was in an uproar, except for Jiang Hexi, who remained focused on her meal.
Ms. Zhou had to take it seriously. "It seems that Aze was right. We need to start preparing for this now."
Jiang Hexi originally thought that since the gold ring had been passed over by her family, it wouldn't be a problem for her to wear it.
She underestimated Yan Jie's cunning.
During the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals, the five-member chaebol group appeared in the first song and dance performance, singing the opening song with many celebrities.
They only had three opportunities to appear on camera, and each time it was just a fleeting shot.
After her performance on New Year's Eve, she had a New Year's Eve dinner with her family and returned to Shenzhen and Hong Kong the next day.
When she got back and turned on her phone, she was immediately overwhelmed by the flood of congratulatory messages on social media.
It was this fleeting glimpse of the gala that led netizens to capture a screenshot of the ring she was wearing, which turned out to be the same style as Yan Jie's.
After the farming reality show ended, during the group photo, he blatantly took her hand.
In addition, she wore the same gold ring on her ring finger as him at this gala appearance.
Yan Jie's scheming to announce their relationship to everyone was now completely exposed.
What was originally a relationship between two people was exposed by him, making both families aware of it. And that wasn't all; the whole internet knew about it, truly proving his earlier statement:
—Now that things have come to this, how can things end without getting married?—
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, at noon, Yan Jie led his whole family to visit.
The Yan family patriarch, Yan Jie's parents, Yan Zhongqing and his wife all came together, making it a truly grand occasion.
Mr. Jiang and Ms. Zhou warmly welcomed them into the living room.
Throughout the conversation, the Yan family members unanimously praised Xi Mei's virtues, while the Jiang family consistently affirmed Yan Jie's talent and character.
Jiang Hexi sat next to Yan Jie and accompanied him throughout the entire process.
Later, when the topic of marriage came up, it was all discussed by both sets of parents. She had no objections to the elders' decisions and gave them all her approval with a smile.
Finally, the dates for registering the marriage and getting married were finalized, bringing this New Year's visit to a perfect conclusion.
Grain Rain in March is the perfect time for sowing.
The village chief, however, squatted at the gate of the courtyard, his forehead etched with wrinkles from worry.
The thousand acres of wheat fields at the east entrance of the village have not been rented out. If this delay continues, this large area of land will be abandoned after the spring planting season.
Although the ecological wetland park by Sanxi Lake attracts many self-driving tourists and the agritainment businesses in the village are thriving, a farmer's duty is to cultivate the land. Seeing a large area of land lying idle there pains him so much that he can't eat or sleep.
The village official rushed up to him at a jog:
"Village chief, someone wants to rent that thousand acres of wheat fields."
"Where is he?" The village chief stood up excitedly.
"They're all watching the land at the village entrance."
The village chief's old legs immediately became nimble, and he hurriedly headed towards the east entrance of the village.
When he arrived there, he saw a group of young men circling around the field. He asked who was in charge, and one of the young men pointed, and he saw Jiang Hexi wearing sunglasses and a fisherman's hat.
"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear—! Xi-mei, why have you been sent to the countryside to farm again?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hexi's face fell with displeasure. "I was conducting an on-site inspection of the wheat fields."
The village chief rushed over, looking at her with a smug expression, and asked, "Did you lose money on your investments again?"
"Village chief, have you ever heard of unmanned mechanized farming?"
Jiang Hexi took off her sunglasses and told him in a measured tone:
"The project I'm currently investing in is an AI agriculture project supported by big data, which is not yet profitable."
The village chief's understanding was spot on: "That means you didn't make any money, and you'll have to go back to farming in the countryside."
Jiang Hexi couldn't explain the matter to him, so she took the opportunity to feign pitifulness and said:
"Village chief, considering my many misfortunes, could you possibly lower the rent?"
"Okay, we're all on the same side, I'll rent it to you for a flat price of 750,000."
The village chief repeatedly emphasized, "It can't be any less."
"Seven hundred thousand. If you agree, we'll sign the contract immediately; if not, I'll leave."
"make a deal!"
Jiang Hexi suddenly realized that her voice was too soft, and that the rent could be negotiated down further.
Fearing she might change her mind, the village chief led her to the village committee to sign the contract.
"Xi-mei, there's land everywhere, why did you suddenly decide to come back?"
"Have you ever heard of the destructive power of a white moonlight? Especially a dead white moonlight. I absolutely must grow wheat on this land."
Will they come back to farm?
“Yan Jie and Shen Yingyu must come back. They are top-notch tractor drivers and need to generate the AI data for me. The others have to come back whether they want to or not. They have to come and suffer with me.”
“Xi Mei, there’s something I have to tell you. That Zhu Dali compound fertilizer ad you filmed should have been taken down a long time ago, but the fertilizer factory just won’t take it down. It’s still hanging at the highway exit.”
"If the fertilizer plant dares to do the first thing, I dare to do the second. I'll leave the advertisements running for a few months, and when it's time to apply fertilizer to the fields, I'll go and get back the 50,000 yuan discount on the fertilizer."
...
An old man and a young boy walked in the best month of spring, March, when orioles flew and grass grew tall, and new green leaves covered the branches.
(End of article)
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