"Little Qiang, you're amazing, I absolutely adore you!"

"Amazing? Where?..." Wang Xiaoqiang made an affectionate gesture, his hand grazing Li Xianghong's nose tip.

"You're strong..."

"Just strong? Wouldn't that make me a Barbarian Bull then, haha..." Wang Xiaoqiang laughed heartily.

"You also have brains..." Li Xianghong gazed at Wang Xiaoqiang's forehead and said, "At such a young age you've built such a big business, your brain's even sharper than college graduates..."

"Haha... Really? Actually, it's not much..." Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand and chuckled, "I just caught a good opportunity." Wang Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that it was primarily because he had obtained a Five Elements Spiritual Spring; otherwise, his business would never have been as smooth sailing as it was now. Neither would his life have been so successful.

"Little Qiang, you also understand the heart of a woman, it's a pity, we are destined but not fated..." Li Xianghong said regretfully.

"Xiang Hong, I will take care of you, I will cultivate you to become a key member of my factory..." Wang Xiaoqiang promised.

"Little Qiang, you've already made me very content, I don't ask for much, just to have a place in your heart is enough..."

"Won't you feel wronged? You're still young, it would be best to find a good man to marry..."

"I don't want to find a stepfather for Little Sakura, I'm afraid she'd suffer...

Little Qiang, you've given me a stable job, I can earn money to support Little Sakura, now, you've given me the happiness a woman desires, Little Qiang, I am already content, in this life, I'll regard you as my man, I don't need you to take responsibility, just cherish me when you think of me, and I'll be forever grateful..."

Wang Xiaoqiang held Li Xianghong tightly in his arms.

The construction of the villas and office buildings continued at full speed.

The weather was favorable, the newly planted apple trees showed no signs of die-off, and the growth of the Red Globe grapes was exceptionally strong.

That day, Wang Xiaoqiang gathered all the workers together, and Liu Juyi was also called over to the Old Village Committee Courtyard for a rather formal general meeting.

After consulting with Xia Guifang, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to reassign all the workers. Based on their individual abilities and expertise, he redistributed their job positions.

Xia Guifang's position remained unchanged; she was still the deputy manager of the Chicken Farm, fully in charge of its operations.

Li Xianghong was in charge of all affairs related to the Chicken Farm canteen. Wang Xiaoqiang also assigned a hardworking and capable woman to help her manage the canteen, which alleviated much of her burden.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang announced that Liu Juyi would be in charge of the fishpond and assigned a woman from the village to help her manage it.

This village woman was named Lvo Chengxiang; she was very honest and popular in the village. Most importantly, she had a good relationship with Liu Juyi, as they got along very well. There was a reason for this arrangement, as Liu Juyi was responsible for the daily meals of the Two Elders of the Wang Family; she could not be attending to the fishpond all the time.

Zhu Erpeng's position remained unchanged, and he continued to be in charge of the vegetable greenhouses.

After observing for a week, Wang Xiaoqiang had a good impression of Zhu Erpeng. He saw him taking his job seriously and Xia Sanwa hadn't reported any slacking off on Zhu Erpeng's part, which indicated a genuine work ethic.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang announced Xia Sanwa as the orchard foreman and assigned five people under him to manage the orchard.

Finally being an "official," Xia Sanwa was so excited that he couldn't sleep that night.

He wandered about his yard like a sleepwalker.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he hurried back inside and rummaged through the wardrobe. Eventually, he pulled out an old suit and a grey shirt from the closet, dressed himself, and examined his reflection in the mirror. Feeling something was missing, he decided to go out to Big Mouth Supermarket in the middle of the night to buy a tie.

It was the beginning of July, and even at night, the temperature was not low; people wore short sleeves and still felt hot. Zheng Dazui saw Xia Sanwa entering the supermarket, sweating profusely in a suit with a grey shirt buttoned up to his neck, and couldn't help laughing: "Sanwa, all dressed up, are you going on a blind date?"

"Blind date? With you?" Xia Sanwa quipped back.

"Che, as if I'd want you!" Zheng Dazui grinned.

"Cough, cough," Xia Sanwa cleared his throat, straightened his suit, and then got serious: "Alright, let's not joke around in the middle of the night. If someone saw us, who knows what they would think?"

"Bah, what's there to be afraid of? We're both in our forties, are we still afraid of gossip?" Zheng Dazui said dismissively.

"You may not be afraid, but I am. After all, I'm a man of status now!" Xia Sanwa declared proudly, straightening his suit again and lifting his chin with a very haughty air.

"Pfft... What did you say? You're a man of status now? Then tell me, what is your status?" Zheng Dazui's face broke into a sly grin.

"Foreman, I'm the foreman of Little Qiang's orchard, in charge of quite a few people!" Xia Sanwa held his head so high he could see the stars in the sky.

"Eh, so you've become an official. But such a tiny one, and it's worth showing off... Bah!" Upon hearing of Xia Sanwa's promotion by Wang Xiaoqiang, Zheng Dazui was displeased, her tone laced with jealousy because Wang Xiaoqiang favoring the Xia Family indicated his interest in Xia Guifang. If Xia Guifang became Wang Xiaoqiang's woman, then her niece Zheng Shuang would have to take a back seat.

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