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Qing Shusheng not only took care of Qinglan but also considered their livelihood and future.
He once joked with his beloved daughter, suggesting that after she graduated from university, she should return to Liu Family Village to work with him. They could farm the land, manage the fields, and take care of the mountains. As long as one was not lazy, could endure hardship, and was not afraid of poverty or the inability to become wealthy, it would be fine.
Now, his precious daughter had truly returned in a state of despair. Although he felt deeply hurt, he secretly felt relieved that there was still hope. As long as people remained good-hearted, there would always be a way out.
Yes, as long as goodness exists, there is no dead end.
Once, his son's rebellion had made Qing Shusheng feel almost ashamed in Liu Family Village. Now that his son had turned over a new leaf and was respectable, his daughter faced the greatest challenge of her life. This blow not only left him feeling defeated but shattered all his pride and hopes; he almost turned gray overnight.
That day, Qinglan stood outside the door, holding a child in her arms. She suddenly knelt before Qing Shusheng and cried out, "Father, I have let you down. I tried to live sincerely according to your teachings, but I still made mistakes and did not obtain my university diploma."
Qing Shusheng said nothing. He picked up the child in Qinglan's arms and said, "Come inside. In Liu Family Village, you don't need a diploma to work; you just need to be a good person. Losing a diploma is not worse than gaining a child. As long as we have someone, it's worth it."
From then on, the father and daughter seemed to have an unspoken understanding; Qing Shusheng did not ask whose child Qinglan was. What difference did it make? The past had happened and could not be changed; mistakes had been made and could not be undone. All they could do was move forward, face their difficulties, and resolve their challenges.
Everyone makes mistakes; it depends on what kind of mistakes they are. Some mistakes should never be made; some require paying a price and learning from them. Others are simply due to youth and inexperience—well then, let youth make up for it.
Qinglan never spoke about the child in front of him. Besides caring for the child wholeheartedly, she followed him everywhere—up the mountains and down to the fields, working tirelessly day and night.
Five years is neither short nor long. In terms of hardship, five years can feel lengthy enough to wear down a person's will and spirit.
In terms of striving for success, five years is not long at all. Each morning began with the stars accompanying their return; each day passed quickly, each year seemed to blink by in an instant, and five years felt like just a moment in time.
In five years, Qing Shusheng and Qinglan have created a new world in Liu Family Village.
Today, Liu Family Village is filled with fruit trees, medicinal herbs, and vegetables planted by Qing Shusheng and Qinglan, from the mountains to the slopes and the ground around their homes. In spring, the mountains are covered with flowers; in summer, they are lush and green; in autumn, the hills are abundant with fruits and the fragrance of herbs; and in winter, under the white snow, it is just her and Qing Shusheng gazing at the desolate landscape.
Over these five years, they not only cultivated barren mountains and slopes for fruit trees and medicinal herbs but also established their own company.
Although the company is currently small, it has already flourished into a thriving enterprise. Starting from carrying goods for retail sales to balancing wholesale and retail, they have now established their own brand, forming a small group company that integrates planting, processing fruits and vegetables, and transportation. The hardships they faced are known only to the father-daughter duo who labor together in the morning mist and under the evening stars.
An important person in this journey is Xu Wen.
After returning to Beijing, he resigned from his job at the research institute and joined an agricultural processing company as an ordinary manager with a prestigious university background. He transitioned from management to ordinary technical staff, then advanced to senior technician, and eventually became a senior manager.
From time to time, he would send Qinglan a wealth of books related to fruit and vegetable cultivation and medicinal herbs from Beijing. During long holidays, he sometimes brought technical personnel from Beijing to guide them.
It is said that to help Qinglan, he not only changed his professional interests and direction but also altered his approach to socializing and making friends. In Beijing, he leveraged his connections to meet various experts and technicians related to agriculture, learning from them and discussing ideas. He would relay information about Liu Family Village back to these experts and technicians before passing on technical insights to Qinglan.
A year later, he finally resigned from his job in Beijing and came alone to Liu Family Village to co-found a company with Qinglan. Qinglan's company was established after Xu Wen's arrival in Liu Family Village, with his assistance and guidance.
Since coming to Liu Family Village, apart from returning to Beijing during the New Year, Xu Wen has almost always stayed there. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with Qingmei, teaching her how to read characters, enjoying comic books together, and writing pinyin.
Qing Shusheng and Liu Xiuzhen are getting older; their way of loving children is through pampering and indulgence. As for Qinglan, she is even more lenient—when Qingmei makes mistakes, she can't bear to scold her; often before she can say anything, she finds herself crying first.
Only Xu Wen not only plays with her but also teaches her things. When Qingmei does something wrong, it is only Xu Wen who patiently explains things to her and teaches her moral lessons.
Liu Xiuzhen is impatient and uneducated, so she cannot guide Qingmei. Qing Shusheng understands the principles of being a person and has a gentle temperament, but he is too serious and rigid, consistently taciturn and not good at teaching. Qinglan can certainly teach Qingmei, but for some reason, perhaps due to psychological factors, she is overly indulgent with Qingmei while also feeling some psychological resistance to her closeness, especially since she became a mother at such a young age.
Only Xu Wen stands out; not only is he naturally gentle, but he also watched Qingmei grow up from birth, which gives him an innate affection for her. Therefore, in the eyes of others, his guidance of Qingmei is even more responsible than that of a biological father.
It is strange that the spoiled Qingmei does not listen much to others but is very obedient to Xu Wen. Even when Xu Wen criticizes her sternly, she still feels close to him. As a result, the bond between Xu Wen and Qingmei is naturally deeper than that between her and anyone else.
Thus, Qinglan always believes that the main reason for Xu Wen's presence in Liu Family Village is because of Qingmei. Kind-hearted as he is, he cannot let go of the girl he watched being born and cared for for over a year, who has no father.
However, Qing Shusheng and Liu Xiuzhen do not share this view. They believe that Xu Wen is in Liu Family Village for Qinglan, so they once tried to lead Qinglan into discussing matters with Xu Wen in hopes that they would end up together.
But Qinglan insists that he came for Qingmei, not for me.
Qing Shusheng and Liu Xiuzhen do not understand.
Yet Qinglan has always held this belief in his heart. From the time he knew about Qingmei's pregnancy to her birth, it was Xu Wen who took care of everything; thus, he has a special affection for her that no one else possesses.
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