Chapter 18 Moving to a New Home
In the afternoon, Huo Jingchen brought people to move things.
Xia Mi was cold only to him, but always smiling towards Daqiang and others, which made people puzzled.
Daqiang and the others were walking in front carrying boxes. Seeing this, Huo Jingchen reached out and grabbed Xia Mi.
"Why are you suddenly mad at me?"
Xia Mi pulled her hand away and glared at him, "I was just about to ask you why you spread rumors that I have princess syndrome. I'm not someone who can't carry anything on my shoulders or lift anything with my hands."
When I was packing things just now, I was worried that she would be tired, so I didn't let her touch anything.
Huo Jingchen finally figured out what she was upset about. He laughed and felt strange.
"Is this bad? In the future, when there are heavy tasks in group activities, people will naturally not choose you. Besides, I am the one who is willing to pamper you. I didn't say anything. Why are you, a vested interest, so angry?"
Xia Mi was stunned, looking at the man's handsome face.
Mo Ming felt that there was some truth in what he said, but it would be too embarrassing to switch sides now.
"You don't understand. Working people are the most glorious, especially those who work for themselves."
Huo Jingchen saw through the guilt in the woman's eyes.
"Yes, I forgot that you are the one who has the ambition to contract an acre of land. In this case, as your husband, I must support you and make this plan come true as soon as possible."
Xia Mi's pupils shrank slightly, and she couldn't help but punch Huo Jingchen on the arm.
"…You are sick."
In Huo Jingchen's view, this bit of strength was just a way of acting cute and it didn't hurt at all, but it made him feel happier and he smiled even more.
Hearing Captain Huo's laughter, Daqiang turned around and saw his own captain laughing, while Xia Mi next to him looked angry.
"Did the battalion commander have a quarrel with his sister-in-law?"
"You're smiling like that worthless person. Look carefully again. Although my sister-in-law is angry, she's not angry. Daqiang, you've never been in a relationship, right?"
Daqiang nodded, "No, but my mom said I should look for a partner next time I go back."
"Then you should watch carefully and learn how Captain Huo coaxes and pampers his wife."
Xia Mi followed the people into the family compound. The compound was composed of one-story bungalows. The overall style was very similar to a period drama Xia Mi had watched. Almost every household had a wooden ladder on the roof.
It was Xia Mi’s first time to visit the new house, and she observed the house curiously.
Judging from the visual, there is an open space of about ten square meters in the yard. The land has been turned over. It rained heavily last night, and there are now many small puddles.
Fortunately, there is a row of stone slabs on the floor from the gate to the main room, which prevents people from stepping on mud and makes the house full of mud marks.
Xia Mi was very satisfied with this design.
"Sister-in-law, we will go back first. Thank you for your hard work in the rest." Daqiang said goodbye.
Xia Mi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was her home, how could it be hard? Wasn't it what she should do?
"Thank you for helping me today. Come to my house for dinner tonight."
It just so happened that she had wanted to make seafood in sauce for a long time. The typhoon passed last night, so there would definitely be a lot of good food on the beach today.
Being here, it is obvious that his mind has drifted to the seaside.
"You can cook?" Huo Jingchen was a little surprised that Xia Mi could cook, and his narrow eyes showed shock.
Xia Mi raised her eyebrows, looking proud like a kitten, and raised her chin slightly, saying with great confidence, "I can still make simple things. At least they won't kill people."
In fact, her cooking skills are pretty good, but the hospital is too busy and she doesn't have much time to study food.
Since there is time in this life, Xia Mi plans to cook all kinds of seafood first.
"You... often cook for them at Xia's house?"
Xia Mi paused and realized that the original owner seemed to have never cooked before. Before the exercise, there was a nanny at home, and after the exercise, it was the adoptive mother who cooked.
But to cover it up, she nodded and admitted, "Occasionally, not often."
Huo Jingchen did not ask Xia Mi about her life in Suzhou.
Xia Mi's clothes were made of good fabrics, and her skin was delicate and smooth, not like someone who had suffered a lot.
But why did the Xia family suddenly change their attitude towards their adopted daughter, who they always doted on? Was it simply because Xia Mi was not their biological daughter? Xia Mi did not notice Huo Jingchen's change. She squatted down and opened the suitcase, which was full of colorful dresses. Her eyebrows jumped when she saw it. It was obviously not the first time she had seen it.
Huo Jingchen glanced at the box and introduced it to Xia Mi.
"There is no running water on the island yet. I have filled the tank with water. If it is gone, please tell me in advance and I will go and fetch it back."
Xia Mi followed behind him. There was a large water tank covered with wooden boards in the kitchen.
Then, Huo Jingchen coughed awkwardly and said, "As for the toilet, I'll ask someone to get one tomorrow."
"As for the wedding banquet, let's hold it in the cafeteria the day after tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"
This was one of the rare times that Huo Jingchen took the initiative to ask for Xia Mi's opinion. She didn't care about the date, but she just hadn't had time to make her wedding dress yet.
"The day after tomorrow, so I'll start making clothes today. Time is a bit tight, but I should be in time."
Speaking of wedding dresses, Huo Jingchen's mind popped up the image of Xia Mi wearing a bright red wedding dress with a pearl flower on her head. She has fair skin, so she must look good in red.
Xia Mi looked at the man's ears which were quietly turning red and asked in confusion.
"Why are your ears red?"
Huo Jingchen looked a little stunned, then he turned away and hurriedly made an excuse to leave, "It's too hot, and we have other things to do in the army, so you go do your thing."
Xia Mi watched the man leave, thinking that he was weird.
Huo Jingchen has put away all the things he bought.
Xia Mi only needed to put her clothes and shoes away.
After packing everything, she put on her bucket boots and carried a small bucket from home, ready to go to the beach to pick seafood.
Xia Mi saw the changes in the beach from afar.
After the typhoon, the water level rose significantly and Xia Mi did not dare to get too close to the sea.
She looked at the dense clusters of snails, scallops, oysters, and small crabs crawling all over the beach.
This scene is extremely exciting.
After Xia Mi confirmed that there was no one around, she quickly took out her tools and used the tongs to pick up the scallops and oysters.
[Unlock snails, the mall price is 7 yuan/jin]
[Unlock scallops, the mall price is 2 yuan/jin]
[Unlock oysters, the fan price is 6 yuan/jin]
Xia Mi stood up straight and asked with her brain waves, "Did the typhoon bring down the price?"
[System]: "Host, this is a price list based on the 21st century coastal city. We are a conscientious mall and we don't do high-priced recycling."
"In my previous life, I bought palm-sized oysters for four or five dollars each, but why are they only six dollars a pound here?"
[System]: "You'll have to ask the middleman."
Xia Mi was so angry at the middleman that she looked at the crabs crawling around and asked, "Where are the crabs?"
[The mall price is 35 yuan/jin]
Xia Mi wanted to catch crabs and started looking for crabs hiding under rocks. However, the crabs were too flexible and she missed several times.
She didn't catch the last one and was so tired that she was sweating profusely.
"Xia Mi?"
Fu Ming stood on the reef, his posture upright, looking down at Xia Mi who was squatting below to rest.
The male voice mixed with the sound of the waves was extremely abrupt, which scared Xia Mi so much that her heart skipped a beat and she raised her eyes in response.
"What a coincidence, you're here again...looking at the sea?"
Fu Ming jumped off the reef, walked towards the person, and looked at the bucket in her hand, which was empty.
"What are you doing?"
That was because Xia Mi thought it was too heavy, so she asked the system to recycle it early.
Xia Mi laughed dryly and said, "I heard that there will be a lot of seafood on the beach after the tide rises. I want to come and see what is there."
This shouldn't be considered stealing public property, right? Xia Mi swallowed nervously.
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