After Shunfeng Driving School closed for the holiday, Feng Xiaoyu had originally planned to go to Guangzhou to celebrate the Spring Festival with her parents. However, because of Wang Xiaoqiang, she gave up that idea. Since the day Wang Xiaoqiang took her virginity, Feng Xiaoyu had regarded him as her boyfriend,

Whenever she felt lonely, just thinking of Wang Xiaoqiang would settle her heart, brighten her mood, and make her yearn for his company.

Following that day, she energetically cleaned the house until it was spotless, tidied up the kitchen, wiping down tables and stoves until everything was clean. Then, she stood quietly by the window, waiting for her beloved. Before long, Wang Xiaoqiang's Hummer drove up.

Feng Xiaoyu quickly flew downstairs to greet him. Seeing that there was no one in the stairway, she embraced him first.

Wang Xiaoqiang had brought Feng Xiaoyu New Year's goods: some pork and beef that had piled up at the food factory, free-range chickens and eggs from the chicken farm. He brought a portion of these for Feng Xiaoyu. Of course, he was reluctant to give her the vegetables from the vegetable base, but still, Wang Xiaoqiang bought a lot of vegetables from the market, radishes, Chinese cabbage, daylilies...

Since her parents were rarely at home, Feng Xiaoyu usually cooked for herself, which unknowingly honed her cooking skills. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang had brought so many things, while Feng Xiaoyu was happy, she insisted on cooking for Wang Xiaoqiang. He tried to dissuade her, saying, "Little Yu, it's too much trouble, maybe we should eat out..."

"Ah, it's no trouble at all. Don't worry. You haven't tasted my cooking yet. I'll cook for you myself today..." Feng Xiaoyu said, then, carrying the meat and vegetables, went to the kitchen. She wanted Wang Xiaoqiang to stay with her for a while longer. Of course, she also wanted him to taste her cooking skills. Cooking for a loved one was actually a pleasure.

"Do you need help?" Wang Xiaoqiang arrived at the kitchen door and noticed that the kitchen, which had been messy just a few days before, was now tidy and spotless, creating a comfortable atmosphere. "No need, just sit in the living room and watch TV," Feng Xiaoyu said with tender eyes as she glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't go to the living room. Watching Feng Xiaoyu bustle about the kitchen in an orderly fashion, her attractive figure on display, and Feng Xiaoyu seemed even more down-to-earth while she was busy with her work, especially when she was kneading dough -- leaning slightly over the counter, her body moving rhythmically...

Unable to resist, Wang Xiaoqiang walked over and embraced her.

...

Afterward, the dough for the noodles on the chopping board had been rolled out, thin and even--a joint creation of the two.

Then, after washing up, Wang Xiaoqiang sat in the living room like a lord, watching television, while Feng Xiaoyu got busy in the kitchen again.

As expected, Feng Xiaoyu was efficient, quickly preparing four dishes and one soup. She even made hand-pulled noodles for Wang Xiaoqiang, a rarity these days, as not many girls nowadays know or are willing to laboriously roll out noodles with a rolling pin...

"Little Qiang, wash your hands and come eat," Feng Xiaoyu said as she brought out the dishes one by one.

Seeing Feng Xiaoyu bustling about like a little wife, Wang Xiaoqiang felt like helping with the dishes, but Feng Xiaoyu stopped him. She pulled Wang Xiaoqiang to the table to sit, saying, "Today I'll provide a full service for you. Just sit and wait to eat..."

Feng Xiaoyu's thoughtfulness deeply moved Wang Xiaoqiang. After the dishes were served, Feng Xiaoyu also brought out a bottle of baijiu for him to drink.

"Let's not drink," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Drink, it'll warm you up..." Feng Xiaoyu poured him a glass and one for herself as well, but she wasn't accustomed to baijiu. After one drink, her brows furrowed, and her mouth twisted, revealing her fine white teeth.

She didn't dare to drink any more.

Watching Wang Xiaoqiang drink, she diligently offered him dishes, urging him to eat more, like an adept little wife.

And indeed, Feng Xiaoyu's cooking skills were exceptional. The dishes were perfectly seasoned, aromatic, and the hand-pulled noodles she made were particularly resilient, steaming hot. On a cold day, eating a bowl would make you sweat all over.

After a satisfying meal, staring at Feng Xiaoyu's rosy-cheeked face, Wang Xiaoqiang remembered the scene of them "rolling noodles" together earlier. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang was still looking at her, Feng Xiaoyu asked, "Have you eaten your fill?"

"Not yet."

"Do you want more?"

"Yes, more..."

...

During the Spring Festival, apart from taking care of Feng Xiaoyu, Wang Xiaoqiang also intensified his cultivation of the Qi Guiding Technique. After the holiday, he advanced to the Hinayana Realm in his cultivation, able to guide the Spiritual Energy within his body out to a distance of fifty meters. Moreover, he could manipulate it at will, and the speed of guiding Qi had increased significantly – it was not at all an exaggeration to say it was as fast as lightning.

After the New Year, Feng Xiaoyu still went to work at Shunfeng Driving School. She had agreed to keep her secret relationship with Wang Xiaoqiang from everyone. Whenever she had a day off, Wang Xiaoqiang would visit her home to take care of her, and Feng Xiaoyu felt content with that arrangement.

Spring, the third month.

When the maca ripened, Wang Xiaoqiang headed to Great Green Mountain to harvest it. After preparing his gear and accompanied by Big Black, Wang Xiaoqiang set out. Reaching the summit, he found the maca had matured significantly, looking very large and somewhat like black garlic bulbs. They were rather unsightly, but Wang Xiaoqiang knew they were valuable. Using a small shovel he brought, he dug them out one by one and put them in his bag. After busying himself for the better part of the day and having harvested all the maca, he imbued them with some Wood Element Spiritual Qi before heading back down the mountain.

On the way, Wang Xiaoqiang encountered the attack of two wild boars. Big Black pinned one down, while Wang Xiaoqiang used the Aura of Geng Metal to beat the other one half to death. Since the location where he caught the wild boars was not far from the mountain, Wang Xiaoqiang decided not to give up on them. They were a male and a female, so he decided to find someone to take them to a breeding farm for crossbreeding, hoping they might produce a new breed of piglets.

Immediately, Wang Xiaoqiang called Zheng Shuang and asked her to send a few burly workers from the farm to the mountain.

About three hours later, six workers arrived at the mountain. In the meantime, Wang Xiaoqiang had constructed a makeshift stretcher from branches. He instructed them to lift the wild boars onto the stretcher and then, working together, they dragged them down the mountain. Since they were going downhill, it was easier than going up, but by the time they had brought the two wild boars down, it was already dusk. Wang Xiaoqiang ordered a truck from the factory to be brought over to take the boars to the breeding farm. Old Ding, experienced in raising piglets, asked Director Wang, "Are you planning to crossbreed with these two wild boars?"

"Yes," Wang Xiaoqiang replied, "this is a male and a female pair. Let's have them produce a litter first, and then let the male wild boar mate with a domestic female pig to produce another litter, while the female wild boar mates with a domestic male pig..."

The workers chuckled at his words, but Old Ding nodded approvingly, thinking the idea wasn't bad. In fact, breeding wild pigs and crossbred pigs was no longer a rarity, and it generally resulted in higher profits compared to raising domestic pigs. However, since the Zheng Group had never engaged in this practice, Wang Xiaoqiang's initiative impressed Old Ding, who expressed his admiration, "The same factory can develop differently in different hands. Director Wang, you dare to think and act, and I highly respect that..."

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded without any false modesty, "Old Ding, I'll leave the crossbreeding of pigs to you. Wild boars are tough to deal with and might take some effort, but I'll have Factory Director Zheng send a couple more people to assist you. Just ensure safety..."

"Rest assured, Director Wang. With the wild boars in our hands, we'll have no issues training them any way we want..." Old Ding confidently assured.

With Old Ding's assurance, Wang Xiaoqiang no longer worried about the wild boar crossbreeding project, as he still needed to deal with the recently harvested maca.

However, Wang Xiaoqiang knew almost nothing about the maca market. After checking online and making a few calls, he found that the offers were very low. Wang Xiaoqiang claimed his were wild-grown maca, but no one believed him.

Feeling somewhat discouraged, Wang Xiaoqiang eventually thought of Tang Xiaofei, the manager of Hundred Herbs House, who should know the maca's market. Thus, he decided to try his luck with her.

At the Tang Family home, Tang Mingyuan's family's attitude towards Wang Xiaoqiang had undergone a significant and positive change. They were warm but also respectful, and their respect was mixed with eager attentiveness.

The reason was simple: after Wang Xiaoqiang treated Tang Guowei for his severe infertility problem, Guowei's virility had dramatically improved. With a better quality of married life, it was delightful that his wife, a week later, started experiencing nausea. A visit to the doctor confirmed her pregnancy.

This news made the Tang family so joyful they almost wanted to set off fireworks. Naturally, amidst their happiness, they were grateful for Wang Xiaoqiang's help and looked forward to thanking him again when they saw him.

Secondly, during the Spring Festival, when Tang Mingyuan's niece, Jing Xueyan, visited, she talked about her job, mentioning that she had become a popular figure at the radio station and landed a slot on a prime-time evening program. Surprised yet pleased, Tang Mingyuan's family praised Jing Xueyan's talent. Jing Xueyan, a bit embarrassed, credited her success to Wang Xiaoqiang and shared the story of the charity gala and her grandfather. After hearing it, Tang Mingyuan's family was even more convinced of Wang Xiaoqiang's influence, seeing him as someone to look up to. Therefore, after the county's key high school resumed following the Spring Festival, Tang Xiaofei invited Wang Xiaoqiang's "cousin" Jiang Xiaoxin to their home for a meal.

Jiang Xiaoxin was both delighted and astonished.

Adding to her surprise, from then on, every Sunday, the Tang family insisted on bringing her over for dinner, and Jiang Xiaoxin found it impossible to decline.

Through this, she guessed that Wang Xiaoqiang had an extraordinary relationship with the Tang family, and judging by their behavior, they seemed to be deliberately ingratiating themselves with him.

Wang Xiaoqiang himself was not entirely comfortable with the Tang family's enthusiasm but only when Tang Mingyuan shared the happy news of expecting a grandson did Wang Xiaoqiang understand that his treatment for Tang Guowei had been effective, and he felt gratified.

Then Tang Mingyuan also thanked Wang Xiaoqiang for his niece's success, and upon hearing that Jing Xueyan was being promoted within the provincial radio station, Wang Xiaoqiang was pleasantly surprised and also felt satisfied.

After some small talk, Wang Xiaoqiang brought up the maca issue with Tang Xiaofei and showed her the black maca.

Seeing the black maca, Tang Xiaofei was astonished. "Little Qiang, this, did you really grow these black maca yourself?"

"Yes," Wang Xiaoqiang said and began recounting how he bought the seeds in Yunnan and planted the maca on Great Green Mountain. Of course, he didn't mention anything about Spiritual Energy.

Because he didn't mention Spiritual Energy, Tang Xiaofei was still surprised. "Little Qiang, it's very difficult for maca to survive in our region..."

"What, you don't believe me..."

"No, no, it's not that. I just think you're incredibly capable to grow wild maca, especially black maca, which is even more precious..." Tang Xiaofei expressed admiration and astonishment. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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