The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

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 extravagant."

Xia Ruwan drank tea and ate snacks nearby, and said lazily, "That wasn't just a thank-you gift. In her eyes, Yinyin is worth that much. She has been helping her father recruit talents since she was a child. Don't treat her like an ordinary official's daughter. Giving gifts is a science. No matter how rich she is, she can't just give such a valuable gift to anyone."

"It's not me who's worth the price, it's the person she wants to recruit who's worth the price. I'm just benefiting from someone else's influence." Qin Huiyin put the box away. "Luckily, I anticipated her gift wouldn't be cheap, so I gave her a newly released facial cream in return. Our facial cream is incredibly effective for skincare and will soon become a priceless luxury brand. By then, even a gold bracelet like this won't be worth a bottle of facial cream."

"This can be considered equal in value. You don't owe her anything, so naturally you won't treat her worse than you." Xia Ruwan said.

time flies.

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

Two major events occurred this year. First, Tang Yichen had participated in the scientific expedition. As for the results, they were too far away to be immediately informed. They could only wait for a letter from Tang Yichen. Based on the usual time it took for a letter to arrive in the county, it would take about a month for it to reach the county seat. They could only wait anxiously at home for a month. Second, the dam was completed, and Song Ruize's mission as the chief dam commander was complete.

The dam was completed, and the people witnessed this miracle firsthand. The dam's quality was verified to be flawless, and it was delivered perfectly.

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

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

"I opened a cosmetics brand called 'Pink Beauty'. I just checked the accounts and saw 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 making at least 10,000."

"That's different!" Qin Huiyin said, "Sisters Food City's signboard has already been put up, and 'Pink Lady' has just begun. It feels like a 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 how he will be, but when you see him achieve even the smallest success, you will feel proud of him."

"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 shop is also very popular, so you will definitely get a lot of dividends."

"Carpenter Zhang and Brother Tieniu can get a total of 2,000 taels of silver each month. We're not short of silver now, but who would object to 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 Works."

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

Some people are rich and seem to have no problems. They can live a comfortable life even without becoming a minor official in the capital. However, this is not the case.

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 Yinyin...

The sound is so 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 of this. 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 vying for something, and someone has already handed 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 quickly."

"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 had 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 at the feet of the emperor, a 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 join 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'm going to 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, our connection must not be broken."

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 Su 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 both 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 behind to handle matters at the escort agency and the snack shop. Song Ruize had left in a hurry, and many things hadn't been arranged yet. Furthermore, the situation in the capital was still unknown, so it wasn't practical for all of them to go.

Song Ruize asked them to wait here for his news.