Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1522 Strong Opponent _1

Chapter 1522: Chapter 1522 Strong Opponent _1

By the time Jiang Yichun got home, Bai Ruozhu had already told him about seeing Gao Zhou again, and the confusion in her heart, Yichun seemed lost in thought for a long while before saying, "I’ll find an opportunity to check out this Gao Zhou, and you don’t need to worry too much about it."

"Jianqi also feels that he has no malice, I suspect that he has some kind of connection with our family. No matter how careful he is, the feelings he inadvertently reveals can’t be hidden," Bai Ruozhu wrinkled her nose, "Do you think he could be my dad’s half-brother, the kind with the same mother but different fathers?"

"I’ll look into it and find out," Jiang Yichun suddenly laughed, "You still say you come from a peasant family, but your background is indeed very complicated."

Bai Ruozhu glared at him, "Don’t talk nonsense, you’re the complicated one, your whole family is complicated, hmph."

Jiang Yichun, afraid she might really get angry, hurriedly changed the subject.

"Don’t move, you have a white hair on your head," Jiang Yichun said as he leaned in to pluck it for her, Bai Ruozhu’s face collapsed, "I’m not even twenty yet, how can I have white hair? It must be due to overusing my brain, wuwuwu, is it really white hair? I need to nourish myself well."

Girls all love beauty, and Bai Ruozhu got anxious as soon as she heard about white hair, but then grabbed Jiang Yichun’s hand, "Never mind, don’t pluck it, they say if you pluck one white hair, ten more will grow."

"It’s alright." He held a fine white thread between his slender fingers and said, trying to contain his laughter, "I saw wrong, it’s a silk thread, not white hair."

Bai Ruozhu quickly pulled his hand over to see, and indeed it was a silk thread, she heaved a huge sigh of relief and patted her chest, "Good, it’s not white hair."

But she soon realized something was amiss and reached out to grab his hair, "You did that on purpose, didn’t you? I see you have white hair too, come on, let your wife help you pluck it."

He laughed and tried to dodge, but ultimately let her do as she pleased, and soon his hair was tousled into a bird nest, though she didn’t really have the heart to pluck his hair.

Just then, Little Dengdeng suddenly rushed into the room, his little face immediately crumpled, "Dad, Mom, don’t fight!"

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun froze at the same time, seeing that their son was about to cry, they both quickly let go and explained, "Dad and Mom weren’t fighting, it’s ..."

Jiang Yichun paused, "It’s a skill exchange, an exchange of martial arts."

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched, skill exchange... what an excuse he came up with.

Little Dengdeng, looking unconvinced, stared at his parents and said, "Did you lie to me? Then give each other one."

The moment he said it, Bai Ruozhu’s face flushed; where did this kid learn that from?

Jiang Yichun smirked and suddenly leaned over close to Bai Ruozhu’s face and planted a kiss on her.

"Mom, you didn’t give dad one, are you mad at dad?" Little Dengdeng looked like he was about to cry again, "Don’t fight, I don’t want to be without a dad."

His little mouth pouted, and tears actually fell.

"Ah, Dengdeng, how can you start crying so suddenly? When did Mom get mad?" Bai Ruozhu felt incredibly heartbroken, and on the side, Jiang Yichun was eagerly signaling her with his eyes, but clearly with a hint of schadenfreude in his gaze.

She gave him a glare and had no choice but to steel herself and lean in to give Jiang Yichun a kiss on the face, and only then did Dengdeng break into a smile through his tears.

"You all can’t fight anymore; you need to get along well. We are all good friends," Little Dengdeng said earnestly.

Bai Ruozhu’s lips twitched again; the world of children is indeed simple...

Two days later, the Commerce Association convened another council meeting to continue the discussion of proposals for the second half of the year. Bai Ruozhu saw that the attendees had had a few days to buffer and had gained some understanding of her proposal, so she decided to stoke the fires even more.

She distributed sheets of paper to the participants, which contained analysis of various data sets. However, to ensure that they were understandable to the ancients, she used Chinese characters to represent the numbers and made the explanations extremely simple and easy to grasp, following the customs of the time.

"Here are some surveys, research, and data analysis regarding large-scale shops. Please take a look. In addition, Elder Qu’s suggestion of tiered taxation can be implemented here; naturally, the tax for a jewelry store and a snack shop should be different. Elder Wang mentioned the establishment of a public scales platform; this is also a necessity here...," Bai Ruozhu integrated several elders’ suggestions with her own proposal for large-scale shops, instantly gaining those elders’ approval.

Wang Chengen gave Du Zhongshu a significant look, "Don’t you have a method? Quick, use everything you’ve got. That crafty woman is very astute; she has managed to get the support of those elders."

Du Zhongshu nodded unhurriedly at Wang Chengen, and after Bai Ruozhu finished speaking, he rose to his feet, greeted everyone, and said, "Last time I merely supplemented Brother Zhou’s suggestion, which hardly counts as my own proposal. Therefore, I have another idea to propose, which I hope will amuse you, my seniors.

"During the proposal session, you can present new plans without hesitation," said the President, nodding.

Du Zhongshu nodded slightly and spoke at a measured pace, "I suggest that we establish sector-specific associations within the Commerce Association, such as the Restaurant Association, Jewelry Association, Medical Materials Association. This way, we can share resources, aid each other within the industry, and not limit our alliance to just one city; we can form a group of businesses from a large region..."

Du Zhongshu spoke persuasively, and even Bai Ruozhu found herself captivated. His ideas were exceedingly progressive for the times, and his eloquence had improved greatly, easily drawing in everyone.

It seemed that adversity truly brought about growth, and even Bai Ruozhu had to admit that Du Zhongshu had made significant progress, enough to pose a real threat to her within the Commerce Association.

As a former friend, Bai Ruozhu was happy for him, but too many things had happened, and he had become an enemy. Now with his ambiguous stance, Bai Ruozhu could only be more wary.

After Du Zhongshu finished speaking, everyone praised his ideas. Although Lin Zhenghui was not pleased with Wang Chengen, he did not raise any objections, being much more open and straightforward than Wang Chengen in this regard.

In the end, after some discussion, Bai Ruozhu’s proposal was adopted but only as a pilot in the Capital City. Du Zhongshu’s proposal was also accepted and would be implemented nationwide after the details were arranged. So, when the meeting adjourned, Wang Chengen, wearing a smug expression, said to Lin Zhenghui, "Old Lin, it seems I won our bet, right?"

Lin Zhenghui scoffed, "Elder Wang, you truly are forgetful of things, aren’t you? The selection for the young elders hasn’t even started yet."

"Ha, at least I’ve won this round. Your disciple is nothing special after all. We shall see," he said, leaving with a loud laugh, displaying such satisfaction, yet somehow managing to appear genial, drawing envious glances from many elders for having taken on a remarkable disciple.

"Ruozhu, your proposal this time was excellent; don’t mind what he says," Lin Zhenghui said, seemingly worried that Bai Ruozhu might be bothered, as he patted her shoulder.

Bai Ruozhu smiled, "Master, rest assured, my proposal will shine later on."

"Good. I believe in your ability, and I’m looking forward to it," Lin Zhenghui said with a hearty laugh.

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Some readers reminded Mouka that Gao Zhou’s name was misspelled many times. Mouka has gone back and made corrections. Recently, my head has been dizzy. As to why the mistakes were made, I will explain later, though I believe many people should be able to guess the reason—5555