After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 403 Old Su's Stubbornness

"Yes, Mr. Wu, I've already received so much from you, I'm really a little embarrassed!"

Su Xiaoxiao answered truthfully. Indeed, ever since she met Mr. Wu, she had been receiving his help. She also wanted to know why Mr. Wu, who was not related to her, would keep helping her like this.
Looking out the window at the people coming and going, Mr. Wu pointed to Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Look at those people outside, they're all struggling to make a living. It's not easy for anyone to live in this world."

Su Xiaoxiao was very surprised. These ordinary people who were busy with their lives should have no connection with a big shot like Mr. Wu, right? He was a doctor who was well-known in the town and even in the surrounding villages. He was respected and loved by people and had superb medical skills. How could he be compared with those people who were still struggling below the poverty line?
Mr. Wu noticed Su Xiaoxiao's puzzled expression. He pointed to himself and said, "I wasn't born a doctor. I was an orphan when I was young and spent many years wandering and begging. Back then, I was just like them, with no hope for life. It was my old mentor who saved me, took me in, and taught me medicine, which led to my achievements today. When I first saw you, the first thing I saw in your eyes was sincerity and a longing light. That look is exactly what my teacher later told me. He said that when he first saw me, I looked at my old mentor with the same eyes. So I think we're somewhat similar. When I first met you, I thought, if I can help this girl, I'll do my best to help her!"

Su Xiaoxiao, who was listening nearby, was deeply moved. She said to Mr. Wu, "Mr. Wu's kindness to me is like that of my second parents. I thank you in advance."

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to sign a lease for the house with Mr. Wu, but Mr. Wu refused.

"Just give me whatever you think is appropriate. Besides, I don't need this money to make ends meet, so why are you in such a hurry to give me money?"

However, Su Xiaoxiao refused, insisting that if Mr. Wu did not accept the rent, she would give him half of the jam's revenue and a substantial monthly dividend.

Mr. Wu thought, "This won't do!"

If it's a dividend, it would be a considerable sum of money. Su Xiaoxiao hasn't even started earning money yet, so it's somewhat inappropriate for him to say he wants to take away half of her revenue.

Finally, having no other choice, Mr. Wu had to agree to accept three months' rent from Su Xiaoxiao, paying exactly the amount stipulated in the surrounding rental agreements each month—not too much, not too little, and quite reasonable. Mr. Wu had no choice but to accept. After receiving the keys to the shop, Su Xiaoxiao began to imagine how to decorate it. She wanted to put some ordinary porcelain jars of jam on the first floor, some gift boxes and other newly released jams of different flavors on the second floor, and on the third floor...
Su Xiaoxiao hadn't decided yet. She went up to her room on the third floor, opened the window and looked outside. There were shops facing the street and crowds of people coming and going. It was very lively, with people from all directions gathering here. The environment here was quite pleasant. Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself that she would not worry about it for now and would just use this place as her office for the time being.

This place will soon be hers, and Su Xiaoxiao is starting to feel reluctant to leave this newly rented shop. She feels that this is a new beginning, and also a little world of her own.

She returned home happily, wanting to tell Su Ping'an the good news.

On her way back to the village in the horse-drawn carriage, Su Xiaoxiao arrived at their family's field again. The rice seedlings in the field had begun to sprout, and they were growing well after a rain a couple of days ago.

It was the season just after Qingming Festival, and everything was full of lush greenery, making one want to stand on the ground and sing a few songs at the top of one's lungs. But the carriage was not an option; there was nowhere to listen to songs.

When no one was around, Su Xiaoxiao thought of reciting a few lines from a popular song she had learned in her previous life: "I am looking up at the moon, where so many dreams are flying freely."

Just as the lyrics were about to be uttered, a sigh came from the furrow by the field ahead.

"Oh God, are you not going to let us live?" The voice sounded very familiar. Su Xiaoxiao looked over and saw that it was Old Man Su.

Why is it that Old Man Su is squatting in his few acres of still barren land, sighing?

"Father, what's wrong...?"

Su Xiaoxiao walked over, wanting to ask Old Man Su what he was doing, but she already knew without asking: Old Man Su was worried because no one had come to help cultivate the fields.

Next to them were the several acres of medium-sized fields that Su Xiaoxiao and her family had been allocated when they divided their property. The rice seedlings in the fields had already sprouted, while the land belonging to Old Man Su was still wasteland and had not been tilled yet.

"Xiaoxiao, it's you? Where's Ping'an?"

"Oh, Ping'an is still studying at home. I just came back from town and saw you sighing here! Dad, is it because no one has come to cultivate the fields yet?"

Old Man Su sighed and said, "Alas, that good-for-nothing Su Xiangdong is always out wandering around and doesn't even help me with the planting. My eldest son, Su Wangcai, has found a job as a rice shop porter in town, but I'm too embarrassed to ask him to come and help me with the planting. How am I, a man half-buried in the ground, supposed to plant anything?"

Old Su looked at the uncultivated fields in front of him and felt troubled.

Su Xiaoxiao could see the reason for Old Man Su's worry. In fact, he would not have shown weakness in front of his daughter-in-law if he had not been forced to.

"Alright, Dad, leave this to me. It's a bit late to plant now, but it's better late than not to plant at all. I'll help you figure something out."

Old Man Su's eyes lit up when he saw this. "Xiaoxiao, how can you accept this? Your workshop is so busy right now, how could you possibly have time for this?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled, "Dad, if we don't have time, we can hire people to plow the fields, right? As long as we pay them enough, they will definitely cultivate the land well for us, don't worry!"

Old Man Su was slightly taken aback when he heard this, which reminded him of the time when Su Xiaoxiao and the others hired people to plow the land, and he had criticized them.

This is just showing off how rich they are. Why should they hire people to farm their land? It's only right that they should farm their own land. If they have to pay someone else to farm it, they might as well not farm it at all!
Now he had no choice but to nod and say, "Alright, we'll do it your way!"