Chapter 464 Blocking My Way to Get Married (2)_1
Seeing that she truly wasn’t angry, Lu Hai was somewhat at a loss for words, "Young Master Shen must be very angry." If Pei Qin were also conferred the title of County Magistrate, even if it’s just an honorary title, no obstacles would remain for Young Master Shen to marry her.
Pei Qin laughed lightly at the thought of Shen Songming hopping mad.
Shen Songming wasn’t just upset, he was beside himself with frustration. He had already had people testing double cropping rice and, if it were successful next year, he planned to secure a title for Pei Qin. Then, marrying her would be no issue at all. He wouldn’t have to pressure Pei Qin to acknowledge some unknown noble as her parents and then marry him in a roundabout way. But Ms. Liangsan had come out of nowhere, cutting off his path abruptly.
He had thought that a lady confined to her boudoir managing to achieve double cropping rice must be one of their time-traveling kind. Even if they couldn’t look out for one another, they should be able to coexist peacefully. However, Ms. Liangsan was quite enthusiastic about him and even wanted to go into business together, but he couldn’t uncover anything solid about her background, which drove Shen Songming insane. If you’re not a fellow time-traveler, stealing my thunder, sabotaging my marriage plans, do you still expect me to work and make money for you!?
Moreover, this Ms. Liangsan had previously been obscure, but now she had suddenly received the title of County Magistrate for her double cropping rice. She had been a delicate lady, never venturing out of her doors, and even though she had previously recuperated on the estate and resided with her clan, it was impossible for her to have come up with double cropping rice. Shen Songming suspected that there was something off about her core. Even if she wasn’t a time-traveling peer, she was no longer a proper Ms. Liangsan.
Therefore, he wrote to Pei Qin, advising her to be cautious and that he would come to see her after a while in Jingcheng, to investigate this Ms. Liangsan thoroughly.
Soon it was the end of the month, and Pei Qin hired help to start harvesting the sunflowers. The royal decree also arrived, appointing Sister Peiqin and her brother as soy sauce suppliers, providing soy sauce to the palace every year; as well as sweet potato suppliers, providing sweet potatoes and sweet potato flour to the palace annually.
The news spread quickly, and various discussions filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment ensued.