Although she still couldn’t tolerate this son who had a high chance of becoming an ingrate again, Mrs. Yan maintained a composed attitude. However, the wholehearted support from her husband, with his warm and touching words, deeply moved Shuzhen.
Almost unconsciously, this wholly workaholic posture was reined in quite a bit.
Though she still woke up early and went to bed late, at least she maintained a solid seven hours of sleep.
Whenever the members came to seek her help, she still responded to every request. However, she no longer followed through the entire process. Instead, she carefully explained the specific requirements for building the worm beds first, letting the members build them on their own. Once done, she would then come to do the final inspection. Her workload was notably reduced, naturally increasing her efficiency, but the outcomes remained as good as ever.
Originally, people thought they’d have to prepare hefty gifts and thick skin to learn even a tiny bit of her secrets. Now, Shuzhen was wholeheartedly imparting her knowledge without reservation.
The members, besides being stunned, were filled with gratitude. Watching the worm beds successfully constructed at their homes, with the earthworms growing day by day. Imagining the future where flocks of chickens, ducks, and geese could be sold for money, eaten for meat, and there’d be an abundance of eggs from chickens and ducks they couldn’t even finish, filled them with infinite motivation.
If previously the requirements Shuzhen and Lianshan shared with everyone for collecting and purchasing various herbs turned around all of Shuzhen’s negative reputation, then her earthworm farming project propelled her good reputation to its peak.
Previously, if anyone mentioned the name Liu Shuzhen, eight out of ten people sighed: a strong woman with a weak fate, a good girl who unfortunately married a heartless man. There were even those with maligned intentions who had to spit and add comments like how a crow remains a crow even if it flies to the top of a tree—a jab at her presumed misfortune.
Haha, those who had already benefitted and were grateful, those eagerly wanting to farm earthworms and sought her help, anyone mentioning the wife of Lianshan in Liu Family Village would lavish her with praise!
In just a short span of over ten days, Liu Shuzhen became the most talked-about figure in ten miles and eight villages.
Those raising earthworms and those thinking about raising earthworms had only good things to say about her.
And these were precisely what Liu Shouren desired, and what Lin Yuanzhi feared.
In the beginning, Shuzhen actually intended to hitch everyone along to boost her reputation. Her husband’s family, her own family, including the Su family, were all part of this plan. They didn’t strive to be hailed as great inventors, just active promoters of a beneficial, nationally relevant project. At the very least, she hoped to ride this wave and have Lin Yuanzhi, the brainless guy, step down, replacing him with her own brother.
But Liu Shouren didn’t wish to be someone who occupied his sister’s accomplishments and wouldn’t allow anyone to diminish the glory his sister deserved.
He quietly observed and guided public opinion in the shadows, ensuring that the name Liu Shuzhen became the epitome of selflessness and beauty in the members’ hearts. Even if she was once blindly married to Dai Weiguo, the heartless man, quickly remarried after the divorce, and bore a son, Lian En, the heartless man’s bloodline, it was still seen as fate’s mischief and unrelated to her character.
Even if she had the minor flaw of being divorced and remarried, ancient wisdom always said that minor blemishes shouldn’t overshadow a flawless piece.
The reputation of the Liu siblings grew ever better, and Lin Yuanzhi, the captain, naturally felt a tremendous threat. After all, Liu Shouren was educated, capable, and sought by many to be the head of the production team in Liu Family Village, something he absolutely had no issue with in terms of capability, and quite frankly, most people supported him!
This was just the beginning; once Liu Shuzhen’s damned Earthworm Farming Handbook was completed and promoted citywide, provincially, and even nationwide, how could this Liu Family Village production team remain his place as captain?
Lin Yuanzhi felt that Liu Shouren and Liu Shuzhen, the sibling duo, were like two massive stones pressing on his heart. Until they were completely removed, he wouldn’t be able to serve peacefully as a captain.
So, the most pressing task was not just organizing manpower for spring plowing but also finding faults with these siblings and aiming for a clean sweep to completely remove these two stones.
But despite searching high and low for some effective means, he couldn’t grasp even the slightest hint when suddenly, the lever presented itself?
Full of suspicion, he scrutinized the woman before him, claiming to have ways to topple the Liu siblings, turning them from honorable red*landlords, revolutionary*heroes into the detested black*classification. His gaze was full of doubt.
Wu Xia sneered, curling her lips: "Is Captain Lin doubting my ability to destroy the Liu siblings, or simply not trusting me? The perfect opportunity is right in front of you. If you let it pass, don’t regret it!"
"Is it wrong for me to suspect you? Ever since Liu Shouren became an accountant, you’ve been bending over backwards trying to get back together, hoping to be an accountant’s wife again. Your flowery words sound nice, but who knows if you’re actually their undercover agent?" Lin Yuanzhi spread his hands, not concealing his skepticism one bit.
After all, when it comes to ruining an entire family, one can’t be too careful and meticulous.
Otherwise, failing to crack down might just end up getting bitten back, and that wouldn’t be fun.
"Ha, I wish I could be their undercover agent, and use that as my sincerity to get back together with him. Unfortunately, I lack the skills, and he isn’t interested." Wu Xia suddenly sneered, her tone filled with sinister malice: "Since Liu Shouren insists on the broken mirror not being mended, river water not being retrieved, he’d rather stay single forever than have any contact with me. If he doesn’t want to build a happy life with me, then let his family fall apart. Let him never have the capability to catch anyone else’s attention again!"
"And that Liu Shuzhen who ruined my happy family and caused discord in my marriage. Also, Liu Shouyi, who despised me and applauded his brother for leaving me. Let them all experience something even worse than death..."
The bloodthirsty madness in her eyes shocked Lin Yuanzhi, making him take two steps back: "You... you... you’re absolutely a lunatic... a lunatic..."
"Ha, indeed! Wanting everyone to suffer just because I’m not doing well, isn’t that the behavior of a lunatic?" Wu Xia chuckled softly, as if Lin Yuanzhi was praising her: "So, our righteous Captain Lin, do you want to collaborate with this lunatic? To expose the long-kept secret of the Liu family, to pull down Liu Shouren who as an accountant is more prestigious than this captain, turning him from the respected Accountant Liu into someone you can celebrate beating when happy and kick when upset?"
"Once the Liu siblings are toppled, no one in Liu Family Village’s production team would be left to challenge you anymore, huh!
Stepping up amidst the blood and tears of rivals must feel great, don’t you want to try it?"