Chapter 441: Seventies: The Mature Husband 41

Hearing Xue Xingtong's words, Tang Wan's lips involuntarily curved upward.

She had originally thought he was reserved and wooden, but now it seemed that he was actually quite good at sweet-talking!

Tilting up her chin, Tang Wan looked at his profile in the moonlight.

The next moment, their lips met.

……

A few days later, the goods arrived at the town's post office.

After that, Xue Xingtong began leaving early and returning late.

Tang Wan knew what he was busy with, so she never asked what he was doing. She only occasionally made him some bone broth to help replenish his strength.

The days passed by in a flash.

Before they knew it, it was time for the autumn harvest.

Hekou Village became busy once again. As soon as the rice was harvested and processed, it was time to break off the corn. Once the corn was finished, they had to dig up the sweet potatoes.

After two months of such hard work, they finally finished most of the work.

Next came the part everyone was looking forward to—the grain distribution.

The Xue family had been targeted by the village party secretary all year, and in the end, the amount of grain they received was not even two hundred jin.

Seeing this, everyone looked strangely at the village party secretary.

Although they did not like Xue Xingtong, they had all personally witnessed how much dirty and exhausting work he had done.

So how had he ended up earning so few work points?

……

Noticing everyone's expressions, the village party secretary immediately felt somewhat awkward.

However, when he remembered what Xue Xingtong had said when he rejected his family's marriage proposal, his expression quickly turned cold again.

“What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and carry your own grain home!”

Hmph!

See that? This is what happens when you offend me!

Without enough grain, let's see how long you can hold out!

Xue Xingtong paid no attention to the looks of the others.

After loading the Xue family's grain and Tang Wan's grain onto the wheelbarrow, he put the rope over his shoulder and pulled the cart forward.

The two children helped push from behind.

Tang Wan stayed behind to keep an eye on the remaining grain.

After making two more trips back and forth, they hauled away all the remaining grain.

……

After the grain was distributed, the group had a hearty meal that evening.

However, by this point, the two children were no longer excited about finally being able to eat their fill, because ever since Sister Wanwan had arrived, they had never gone hungry again!

That night, after their intimacy, Xue Xingtong said, “Wanwan, I have to make another trip to transport goods tomorrow.”

“Okay. Be careful on the road. I'll wait for you to come back,” Tang Wan replied gently.

Inwardly, however, she sighed.

As expected of the major villain in the original plot who would later almost throw the market economy into chaos. In such a short time, the eight hundred yuan she had originally given him had already turned into eight thousand yuan.

If things continued like this, then once the country loosened its restrictions on the market and he had capital in hand, he would be like a fish leaping freely across the vast sea and a bird soaring through the boundless sky.

……

However, Tang Wan never expected that after Xue Xingtong left the next day, she would receive a telegram from home saying that her mother was ill.

Tang Wan had not returned home in more than a year either, so after giving some instructions to the twin siblings, she went to the village to get a letter of introduction and hurried home.

This was Tang Wan's first time riding a green-skinned train from this era.

There were an enormous number of people on the train, with all kinds of smells mixed together, making the air especially stuffy.

Thinking about how Xue Xingtong rode in such an environment every time, spending an entire day on the train and sometimes even having to stand for a whole day and night, Tang Wan felt sorry for him and sighed.

Making money really wasn't easy for her Tongtong.

Hopefully, the day of reform and opening up would arrive soon!

……

More than ten hours later, Tang Wan arrived home.

When her mother saw her return, her eyes immediately reddened. She came over excitedly and hugged her.

“Wanwan, you're back? Let Mom take a look. You've gotten darker, and you've lost weight…”

Tang Wan's mouth twitched when she heard this.

Sure enough, all mothers in the world were the same. Even if you had gained weight after not seeing them for a while, they would still think you had lost weight.