When I got back to my doorstep, I ran into Su Guanyin, who was returning from the vegetable garden.

"I'm back."

"Hmm." Yang Qi nodded, went upstairs, entered his room, and pulled a safe out from under the bed.

Enter the password, open it, count out 50,000 from the box and put it inside, lock it, and push it back under the bed.

He carried the remaining 50,000 yuan, along with the box, downstairs.

Just as he was about to push the electric scooter out, Su Guanyin's voice came from behind, "Where to?"

"At the town bank, I want to deposit some money."

Are you free again this afternoon?

Upon hearing this, Yang Qi sensed something was wrong. He turned to look at his grandmother and said in a serious tone, "I'm busy. The construction team will be here this afternoon."

Su Guanyin was slightly disappointed, turned around and went into the kitchen.

"Slow down!"

"understood."

Whoosh... Yang Qi mounted his electric scooter, twisted the throttle, and sped away.

We met a few villagers on the way, and they started greeting us from a distance.

"Xiao Qi! Where are you going?"

Aunt Yang, who was hanging clothes out to dry at the village entrance, called out.

Yang Qi slowed down: "I need to take care of some business in town."

"Wow, you're a big boss now!" Aunt Yang said with a smile. "You've really done a great job with this reservoir; business is booming."

Yang Qi smiled politely: "Lucky, lucky. Auntie is in a hurry, so I'll be going now."

We drove a little further and encountered Yang Daguang weeding in the fields by the roadside.

Seeing Yang Qi approaching, he stopped what he was doing and waved, "Xiao Qi, wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Yang Qi slammed on the brakes, bracing himself with one foot on the ground: "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Yang Daguang ran over and lowered his voice, "It doesn't matter. It's about the agritainment business. My yard's just sitting empty anyway, I'm thinking of cleaning it up and setting up a couple of tables. What do you think?"

Yang Qi replied without hesitation, "If you want to do it, go register with the village chief. We'll set uniform standards and prices. As long as we make money honestly, I won't stand in the way of everyone getting rich."

"Alright, alright!" Yang Daguang rubbed his hands together and laughed. "Then I'll go find the village chief tonight!"

Yang Qi nodded and left.

Several people greeted me along the way, their enthusiasm was fiery, and their attitude was incredibly polite.

It's a world of difference compared to just two weeks ago.

Upon arriving in town, Yang Qi went inside the bank and took a number.

The teller was a young woman, and her eyes lit up when she saw him take out five stacks of red bills from the box.

But her professionalism kept her smiling. After asking a few simple questions, she quickly helped him deposit the money.

After depositing the money, Yang Qi transferred another million from the black card.

When the counter staff saw the black card, their smiles almost crumbled, and their attitude became even more respectful and proper. They dared not lie or deceive anyone.

Stepping out of the bank, the sun warmed my face.

After everything was done, we returned to the village at noon.

Yang Qi parked his electric scooter in front of his house, took out the key, pushed open the door, and was greeted by the aroma of food.

"Grandma, I'm home!"

Looking at the dishes on the table, Su Guanyin and Yang Xiaojin, who hadn't touched their chopsticks, were clearly waiting for her. She smiled.

"Grandma, Xiaojin, you don't need to wait for me. I've been busy lately, so it's okay if we eat a little later."

Su Guanyin glared at him: "You can't expect gold to come out of a pig's mouth. Wash your hands and eat."

"Hahaha..." Yang Xiaojin laughed loudly, "Brother Lao, guess where I went this morning."

"Where are we going?" Yang Qi turned on the tap to wash his hands.

"Eat, eat." Yang Xiaojin deliberately kept him hanging, not saying anything.

Yang Qi picked up his bowl and chopsticks, rolled his eyes, and said, "Boring."

Yang Qi rolled his eyes, walked over and sat down, picking up his bowl and chopsticks: "Boring."

After serving himself some rice and vegetables, Yang Xiaojin ate a few bites and asked, "Brother, what happened to all those big trucks that came to the reservoir this morning?"

"Last night, that big boss took a fancy to a fish, and he was the one who called all those cars."

"One fish? Such a big gesture, how much did they give?"

"Not much, just over 100,000."

"What?"

Yang Xiaojin's eyes widened, her chopsticks hovering in mid-air. "How much? Over a hundred thousand? For one fish?"

"Brother, I seriously suspect you're in Versailles."

Then, turning to Su Guanyin, he said, "Grandma, did you hear that? One fish sold for over ten thousand!"

Su Guanyin was also startled by the number, put down her chopsticks, and looked worried:

"Xiao Qi, that big boss... what if...?"

"Don't worry, Grandma, the money is all legitimate."

Yang Qi felt secretly pleased as he looked at the expressions on their faces.

They get this excited over a hundred thousand; if I told them it was actually ten million, they'd probably faint on the spot.

We should keep our wealth hidden. Let's talk about it another time.

"Brother," Yang Xiaojin leaned closer, "shouldn't you pay me back?"

Yang Qi picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth, and deliberately didn't reply. "Eat, eat."

Yang Xiaojin: "..."

"Hahaha……"

Yang Qi felt a sense of satisfaction watching his brother in prison get the short end of the stick.

"Alright, stop making that face. I've already paid back all the money I owed Uncle and the others, so it won't affect you."

He put down his chopsticks, his expression becoming more serious: "Grandma, Brother Lao, this matter must not be told to anyone else. It's enough that we keep it to ourselves."

"I understand." Yang Xiaojin nodded. "I'm not stupid."

Su Guanyin nodded, the worry on her face disappearing and replaced by a smile:

"Xiao Qi, now that you have money, shouldn't you start thinking about marriage? Like that thing I mentioned a few days ago..."

"Cough cough cough!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qi choked, food went into his trachea, and his face instantly turned bright red. "Water, water..."

"Come, come, have some water!" Su Guanyin immediately got up, poured a glass of water, and handed it to her, both anxious and distressed.

"Why are you eating so fast? Nobody's going to take it from you!"

Yang Qi took a couple of gulps of water, caught his breath, put the cup down, and looked at Su Guanyin with a helpless expression:

"Grandma, I'm only 24, no rush, really no rush."

"What? 24?" Su Guanyin frowned, angrily saying, "25th floor, 26 in name only, and in the blink of an eye it'll be 27! I'm almost 30!"

Yang Qi laughed in exasperation: "Grandma, how can you calculate it like that?"

"Hahaha..." Yang Xiaojin clutched his stomach and laughed, "I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore, hahaha..."

"What are you laughing at!"

Su Guanyin and Yang Qi spoke in unison, both staring at Yang Xiaojin with their eyes wide open.

Su Guanyin scolded, "Laugh at your brother! You're not a child anymore!"

Yang Qi immediately chimed in: "That's right, that's right, you're 21 already, 22 by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, 23 in the blink of an eye, rounded up to 2.5, you're 25, rounded up to 30, almost 30, my brother."

"Me? Approaching 3?" Yang Xiaojin pointed to himself, glanced at Su Guanyin, then at Yang Qi, his eyes darting around, and he decided to take the plunge.

"Grandma, what does my sister-in-law look like? When can we bring her home? I want to meet her, and also my niece and nephew."

Yang Qi was speechless, then immediately replied, "Can't you make a video call? My brother and sister-in-law are both in Ling Province, they can't just run away."

"Then, how can it be different...?"

Yang Xiaojin drawled out, giving Yang Qi an innocent yet irritating look, "That's my eldest sister-in-law, I want my eldest sister-in-law."

Yang Qi: "..."

"Hahaha……"

Watching the two brothers bicker, Su Guanyin was unusually happy and laughed so hard she almost fell over.

"Two stupid donkeys, they don't even want wives, they just want to eat."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively. The braised pork was stewed until tender, the stir-fried vegetables were crisp, and we drank two bowls of seaweed and egg drop soup.

Yang Qi served food to Su Guanyin twice and to Yang Xiaojin once.

Throughout the entire conversation, the words "marriage" and "sister-in-law" were not mentioned again.

After finishing his meal, Yang Qi put down his bowl, and Su Guanyin looked over again. She moved her lips, wanting to continue the conversation from before the meal.

Yang Qi jumped up: "Grandma, I'll go wash the dishes!"

"I'll wash the dishes," Su Guanyin interrupted the spellcasting. "You sit down."

Yang Qi reacted quickly and was already walking towards the door: "Then I'll go check on the reservoir. The road repairmen will be here at one o'clock."

"Xiao Qi..." Su Guanyin called from behind.

"Grandma, we'll talk about it when we get back tonight!"

Before the words were even finished, the person had already vanished.

Yang Xiaojin leaned back in his chair, holding a cup of tea, looking towards the door, blowing out a breath, and chuckling to himself:

Fortunately, I still have my brothers and sisters in prison to protect me, so I still have a few years of peace and quiet...

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