Chapter Thirty-Nine: Dare to Bet?

The leader still had work to do, so he didn't stay with He Mingzhou any longer.

After he left, Xinli asked He Mingzhou to accompany her back to rest.

Sleeping in the middle of the day?

He Mingzhou did not have such a habit.

Xin Li said matter-of-factly, "Don't you know that sleep helps the body recover?"

He Mingzhou had never heard such a fallacy before.

But seeing that Xinli was so lazy, like a cat, he finally had no choice but to agree.

The two of them ate and slept like that until Xin Li's sprain was finally completely healed, and He Mingzhou, the "pillow tool," was directly laid off.

"I'm going to go beachcombing. You can play at home by yourself."

After saying that, Xinli ran out like a whirlwind.

He Mingzhou was left all alone at home, looking utterly forlorn.

He wanted to chase after her, but Xin Li disappeared in an instant. He shook his head, feeling both amused and exasperated. Remembering what Zhang Jinhua had said last time, he turned and headed straight for Zhang Jinhua's house.

Xinli has arrived at the seaside.

Because the tides rise and fall at unpredictable times, there is always a group of people waiting to go beachcombing.

Xinli is lucky; she's just had several big waves, and now there are many good things waiting to be discovered on the beach.

Xinli carried the small bucket over.

What are you doing?

Xinli was stopped before she even reached the beach.

She frowned at the person who had stopped her, her face full of confusion: "What's wrong?"

There's no one's name written on this beach, so why can't she come?

"This is our territory. If you want to pick up things, go somewhere else."

Wow!

Xinli's eyes widened. Someone actually went and claimed land?

"Just because you say it's yours doesn't mean it's yours. This beach is so big, what makes you think it's yours?"

The man thought that if he scared a delicate young lady like Xin Li a few times, she would run away crying.

I never expected her to be so shameless as to dare to ask further questions.

"We're only reminding you because you're new here and don't know the rules. Just follow the rules, and you dare to question us? Who do you think you are?"

Xin Li said sincerely, "I am Xin Li, and my husband is He Mingzhou."

"you……"

The man was speechless after hearing Xin Li's words and didn't know how to refute her for a moment.

"What are you so smug about!"

"Everyone knows you're not He Mingzhou's fiancée at all. You begged and pleaded to be here. Your family is shameless, daring to treat our deputy division commander like a fool! The deputy division commander is a good person and won't hold it against your family, but we won't tolerate you. Get out of here! We've said this is our territory, so it's our territory. If you cause any more trouble, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Xinli frowned.

"So what exactly makes you think this is your territory?"

"Other pig farmers know to write their pigs' names or make marks on them, but you guys have nothing and just talk your way out of it and say this is your territory. Are you kidding me?"

Everyone was surprised that Xin Li, a delicate and pampered young lady, could speak so sharply. They looked at each other, then decided to act shamelessly: "So what if it is? We just hate you, we just don't like you being with us, so we want you to get lost. Do you understand what we mean?"

"Didn't I hear you city people are all about saving face? After we've rejected you like this, you still want to stick around? Have you no shame?"

Xin Li put away her joking thoughts, glanced at the people in front of her, and snorted coldly: "I respect you because you are all military families or innocent islanders left behind on the island, so I am extra polite to you. I can tolerate any behavior that is not excessive, but that does not mean that you can bully me at will."

"To be honest, the atmosphere on your island really disappointed me."

Xinli always believed that living in such a place and in such an era, sticking together and working together was what they should do.

Unexpectedly, not only was this small island xenophobic, but these people also gathered together to bully her, a woman who was powerless to even kill a chicken.

If she weren't the apocalyptic lord, but rather the original owner's pampered young lady who knew nothing, she would have been relegated to the bottom of the food chain from the moment she arrived on the island, where any Tom, Dick, or Harry would dare to step on her.

Xin Li felt she had already given those people enough face, but she didn't expect them to go even further.

"Would you dare to bet?"

Xin Li's previous words made everyone blush with embarrassment. They didn't really want to bully a weak woman, but what Xu Haiyu said made it clear that Xin Li was indeed not a good person.

They believed they were punishing evil and promoting good.

However, Xin Li in front of them had an aura of righteousness that seemed to be both wicked and imposing, so everyone had no choice but to bite the bullet and face her.

Originally, I thought that as long as they didn't stay with Xinli, there wouldn't be any conflict.

Unexpectedly, Xin Li was even bolder than they had imagined.

She actually wants to gamble with them?

What to bet on?

Doesn't she know that all of them grew up by the sea?

No matter what she compares herself to them in, Xinli can never win.

Isn't she just humiliating herself?

How do you want to bet?

The leader gave the others a reassuring look and spoke in a voice only they could hear: "She's right. We can't target her for no reason. She was the one who proposed the bet. We can make her back down."

"That way, everyone can live their own lives and have nothing to do with each other."

Everyone else who heard this thought it made a lot of sense.

"Let's do it that way then."

Seeing the group of them huddled together whispering, Xinli didn't bother to pay attention to what they were saying and said directly, "I see a lot of crabs near those rocks. Let's bet on who can catch the most crabs."

"If I win, please put away that prickly attitude from now on. I don't have time to play this kind of game with you every day."

"If I lose, I will hide in He Mingzhou's house every day from now on and I will never go out to get in your way."

This bet is entirely beneficial to them.

So everyone agreed without much hesitation.

"Fine! You said it! Don't try to renege on your promise!"

Xin Li smiled slightly: "I won't renege on my debt. I'm more afraid that you will."

Everyone looked a little embarrassed.

It would be embarrassing if Xin Li could see that they were deliberately making things difficult for her.

It was their first time doing something like this, so they were still a little embarrassed.

"We won't!"

"If you're not comfortable with us, we can find a referee."

Xin Li tried to stop them, but it was too late; the other person had already dashed away.

Not long after, Xinli saw the other party pull over someone who looked extremely familiar.

Xin Li smiled helplessly.

This island is really too small.

The referee these people brought in was actually Zhang Chen.

"Dr. Zhang Chen will be our referee. If you have no objections, the match will begin!"