Chapter 217 Xia Jing's Complaints
This time, Zhang Erqiao came to pick us up, and the car could go directly onto the boat, saving us the time of waiting at the dock and the exposure to the sea breeze.
Zhang Erqiao helped move the luggage into the car.
"Huoying, why is the old lady here?"
Huo Jingchen put the box down and frowned when he heard the old lady, "How is my mother old?"
"Pah, pah, pah, I'm just not good at talking. Why is your mother here?"
"Do I need to report this to you?" Huo Jingchen dusted off his hands. "Do more work and don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."
After saying that, Huo Jingchen walked towards the passenger cabin, leaving Zhang Erqiao alone in the cargo hold.
Zhang Erqiao looked at Huo Jingchen's back. Why did he feel that Captain Huo had become more aggressive after his return trip?
As soon as he entered the cabin, Huo Jingchen noticed that everyone inside was surrounding Xia Mi and talking about their children.
Zhao Min sat nearby, looking around with curiosity. This was her first time on a boat, and she was curious about everything.
Especially when the boat just started, the hull was still unstable, and the strong push on her back and the feeling of weightlessness scared her so much that she screamed out loud.
The villagers nearby laughed and said, "Teacher Xia, your mother-in-law has never been on a boat before? She's yelling like a little girl."
Because of the screams, people in the cabin kept looking back at Zhao Min.
It was Zhao Min’s first time on a boat. The push on her back and the feeling of weightlessness made her very uncomfortable. She was also uncomfortable with the looks of this group of people. What she was most uncomfortable with was their straightforwardness.
"Don't even mention that she sounds like a little girl. Her skin doesn't look like she's in her 50s or 60s. It's even better than mine, a 30-year-old."
The topic suddenly changed, and a group of people began to praise Zhao Min's skin.
"My mother-in-law is a little scared because it's her first time on a boat. Aunts, please stop staring at her." Xia Mi persuaded everyone not to focus on her mother-in-law.
Huo Jingchen walked into the cabin and raised his eyebrows. Before they even got to the island, Xia Mi was already taking care of her.
"Captain Huo."
"Captain Huo, I heard there's going to be a grocery store on the island. Is that true?"
Huo Jingchen had heard about the grocery store, and the location had already been chosen, right next to the hotel and very close to the army.
"Really, we should start working on it next month."
When everyone heard that it was true, the atmosphere in the cabin instantly became lively.
Zhao Min felt very uncomfortable, and there was still a noisy sound in her ears, which made her feel annoyed.
Opening a grocery store is secondary. What everyone really wants is to work as a salesperson. They all started asking Huo Jingchen when they would recruit people and what the requirements were.
Huo Jingchen always has a lot of patience when facing the crowd and patiently answers their questions.
"I don't know anything about the hiring process, I just know they're opening a grocery store. If you ask me, I can't answer you."
Originally, everyone was still worried whether Huo Jingchen was just giving them a perfunctory answer, but then they thought, if he was just giving them a perfunctory answer, how could they confirm the news of opening a grocery store?
The ship was sailing on the sea, and after half an hour, the cabin gradually became quiet.
Xia Mi leaned on Huo Jingchen's shoulder, with the sound of waves in her ears.
The boat stopped in an hour.
Before getting off the boat, I could see a white spot standing on the dock not far away, and a black spot next to it, but the black spot was only one-third of the height of the white spot.
When they got closer, Xia Mi could see clearly that it was Shi Daqiang and Black Panther on the dock.
Xia Mi was a little uncomfortable not seeing Li Jiajia at the dock this time.
"sister in law!"
"Woof!"
The black panther's human-like voice attracted Xia Mi's attention.
Zhao Min was helped off the boat by Shi Daqiang. The moment her feet touched the ground, she collapsed instantly.
"Aunt, are you okay?" This scared Shi Daqiang a lot.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Xiaoshi." Zhao Min calmed down, her legs and feet finally regaining strength. "Is this dog from your army?"
Zhao Min noticed the black panther and asked casually.
"No, this is my sister-in-law's pet. His name is Black Panther and he's very obedient."
Zhao Min was shocked. This dog was actually raised by Xia Mi. It could knock her down when it stood up.
"Black Panther, sit down." Shi Daqiang thought that it was Black Panther who scared Zhao Min.
Xia Mi and Huo Jingchen also went ashore.
"Mom, are you okay? Are you feeling better now?" Xia Mi raised her hand to smooth Zhao Min's back, hoping that this would make her feel better.
When the black panther saw Xia Mi coming, he couldn't contain his excitement. He stood up and walked to Xia Mi, circling around her and wagging his tail happily.
Xia Mi gasped, "Black Panther, don't hit me with your tail."
The black panther changed to rubbing, rubbing against people's legs like a cat.
"Will this dog bite?" Zhao Min looked worried, afraid that Black Panther might hurt Xia Mi. "This dog doesn't look like a domesticated one. It looks like a military dog. Why do they have a military dog?"
It’s not like Zhao Min hasn’t seen domestic dogs before. Pekingese are more common in the imperial capital.
"It's a military dog. When it was young, it failed the assessment and the trainer thought it was mentally retarded, so they kept it as a disabled dog."
Xia Mi explained the origin of the Black Panther and did not want Zhao Min to ask her to send the Black Panther away because of her pregnancy.
There are many cases of sending away pets during pregnancy in the more open-minded later generations, let alone in today's old-fashioned society.
After Zhao Min learned that it was Xia Mi who raised the dog, she wanted to ask her to send it away. It was obvious that her daughter-in-law had said so many good things about the dog, and she couldn't be a spoiler.
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The grocery store was built on the island very quickly, within ten days, and will be ready for opening in the next two days.
Half a month later, Xia Jing returned to Zhuifeng Island from Suzhou.
Jiang Shengmei and her family moved to Qingcheng at the end of the year. Perhaps because of nostalgia, Jiang Shengmei frequently returned to Zhuifeng Island and even grew vegetables at home.
Upon learning that Xia Jing had returned, Jiang Shengmei organized a party at her house so that they could celebrate the New Year together.
Xia Mi went to Xia Jing's house first.
Xia Jing brought back a lot of things this time. While packing, she kept complaining about her in-laws.
"You have no idea how outrageous that family is. When Yuntang was on the farm, they never sent a single letter. This time when we went back, the two old people directly talked about the issue of retirement. They also said that your uncle hadn't been around to fulfill his filial duty in the past two years, and that you should contribute more money and effort in the future."
Xia Jing was really angry. She was usually a gentle and polite person, but now she was forced to swear.
"What are you talking about? You paid for your uncle's college education. How much did it cost? Your uncle worked part-time while studying at the university. After he stayed on at the university, he gave half of his salary to the family every month, which had already covered their living expenses."
He Yuntang was not at home at the moment, so Xia Jing spoke openly without worrying about hurting the relationship between husband and wife.
"Forget it, I won't talk about it anymore. I feel so upset when I talk about them." Xia Jing threw the sweater in her hand on the bed in anger.
Xia Mi finally had the chance to speak. She asked, "Then they didn't let my uncle go back? After all, if he goes back now, his salary will be much higher."
"I did, but your uncle didn't agree." Xia Jing was much calmer when answering this question.
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