Chapter 51 My wife was kidnapped?! (Catching bugs)

Lin Xiang didn't recognize Lin Jianxin at first glance.

After all, in her impression, Lin Jianxin was well-fed by Lin Guangming and Qiu Aiying, and he was plump and healthy. He ate all the good things at home, and the original body had no share at all. Even the original body's salary had to be used to subsidize Lin Jianxin to buy maltose.

But at this moment, Lin Jianxin was extremely thin, gaunt and emaciated, with high cheekbones and eyeballs that looked like they could pop out. He rushed directly towards Lin Xiang.

Lin Xiang was frightened by Lin Jianxin's appearance until she felt a familiar breath coming. When she turned around, He Hongyuan had returned!

The man's white military uniform was no longer as neat and tidy as it was on the day he set out. After all, he had been sailing on the sea for ten days. There was a hint of fatigue between his brows, and a short, dense green stubble on his chin, giving him a sense of ageing that Lin Xiang had never seen before.

He Hongyuan is actually handsome, but he has more mature man charm.

However, the couple's reunion after a short separation was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Lin Jianxin. He Hongyuan frowned, exuding displeasure, and shouted at him so loudly that Lin Jianxin almost shook his legs.

There was no other way. He escaped from the labor camp and evaded capture all the way. He was frightened when he heard such stern shouts and was scared when he saw military uniforms.

At this time, you naturally have to make connections.

Someone grabbed his wrist hard, causing him to hiss in pain and yell, "Brother-in-law, I'm your brother-in-law!"

He naturally guessed who the man in front of him was. He could guess it just by looking at the way he looked at Lin Xiang.

He Hongyuan was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his eyebrows and met his daughter-in-law's gaze, confirming it with his eyes.

Lin Xiang blinked, and He Hongyuan turned around and released her hand, looking at Lin Jianxin with an inquiring look: "Didn't you go to the countryside? Why did you come to the island like this?"

He Hongyuan had just returned from his mission and didn't know that Lin Guangming and Qiu Aiying had both tried to go to the island a while ago, not to mention the bullshit that Lin Jianxin had done.

Lin Xiang was really fed up with the Lin family members coming to her house one after another. She had just driven away her scumbag father and stepmother, and now this Lin Jianxin, who escaped from labor reform, was able to come over. Especially with the smell on his body, he was more terrifying than a homeless person.

He Hongyuan realized that something had happened during his absence, so he immediately took Lin Jianxin back home for interrogation. Especially since educated youth were not allowed to leave the countryside at will, could this man have escaped?

After leaving Lin Jianxin in the living room, Lin Xiang accompanied He Hongyuan back to the bedroom first, and the two finally had some time alone.

"What's going on with Lin Jianxin? Did anything happen during the days I was away?" He Hongyuan took out a change of pants from the closet, turned around and asked.

Lin Xiang couldn't hear Lin Jianxin, a good-for-nothing. As newlyweds, they were still together after a brief separation, so why would she care about Lin Jianxin? She opened her arms and was about to embrace the man, but He Hongyuan took a half step back and avoided her embrace.

Lin Xiang: "..."

"I stink. I've been on the boat for ten days without being able to take a shower. I hope I don't stink you." He Hongyuan didn't think it was a big deal before. His comrades were the same anyway, and no one would care whether they smelled, whether their hair was messy, or how thick their stubble was.

But he is different now. He has a sweet and soft wife by his side, so he has to be careful not to stink her.

Lin Xiang glared at him, thinking to herself that this man really had no romantic cells at all. At this time, he was actually worried about stinking her. She snorted, "Go take a shower!"

He Hongyuan took a quick shower and returned to the bedroom, finally feeling refreshed. He was wearing a black shirt and black trousers, looking calm and steady, holding a razor blade in his hand, ready to shave his stubble.

Seeing his wife staring at him with some resentment in her eyes, He Hongyuan couldn't help but laugh: "Just now I was really afraid that you would stink. Wait until I shave off my stubble."

When He Hongyuan turned back into that handsome military officer, he stretched out his hand to pull Lin Xiangyong into his arms, but was slapped away by Lin Xiang. She came forward and sniffed He Hongyuan as if trying hard: "Captain He, I still smell, don't touch me~"

Having said that, the man turned around and ran away.

He Hongyuan rubbed his body for a long time with the soap that Lin Xiang had carefully selected from the supply and marketing cooperative, but there was no smell at all. It was clearly this little woman's revenge on him.

He smiled helplessly and followed her downstairs.

In the living room downstairs, He Guifang was sizing up the ferocious Lin Jianxin, waving a spatula in her hand and questioning him, "Lin Jianxin, did you really escape from the labor camp? You are so brave!"

After a while, He Hongyuan learned about the Lin family's misfortunes from his mother. He frowned slightly, obviously unhappy.

"Brother-in-law, you have to help me." Lin Jianxin realized that the man Lin Xiang married was quite capable, otherwise he wouldn't have been promoted to the position of group leader at such a young age and could live in such a big house. "I'm your brother-in-law, Lin Xiang's younger brother."

He escaped from the labor camp and ran all the way to the deep mountains, where he nearly died several times. Fortunately, he accidentally walked out of the mountains, and lied to get on a ox cart all the way into the county town. He sneaked onto the train with other vagrants and dodged the crew's inspection in the carriage. No one knew where the train was going. Lin Jianxin got off the train in a daze when he and several vagrants were discovered by the crew and were escaping.

He originally wanted to take one train after another back to Xifeng City, to be with his parents, but he was discovered and arrived in a strange city. The three big words "Xifeng City" that he saw at the train station looked familiar.

He suddenly remembered that Lin Xiang was married to an island in Xifeng City!

Lin Xiang clasped her hands in front of her chest and exposed him: "You are my brother? Lin Jianxin, how did you bully me and order me around before? You avoided Lin Xiang and never even called me sister..."

Seeing that Lin Jianxin was about to add the word "sister" immediately, she interrupted him directly: "Don't call me sister, I can't bear it. You stole and did bad things, and you didn't know how to repent after being criticized and educated. You kept committing the same offenses, and now you dare to escape from the labor camp. How can you be so confident that your brother-in-law will help you?"

Lin Jianxin was provoked to anger by Lin Xiang's words. After all, Lin Xiang was used to swallowing his anger in the Lin family in the past. Lin Jianxin couldn't accept that such a person suddenly dared to point at his nose and scold him.

His temper flared up again: "Lin Xiang, who do you think you are? How can you, a woman, have the right to speak? My brother-in-law must be the head of the family! Right, brother-in-law?"

Men all care about their reputation, especially those who need to establish themselves as the head of the family in front of outsiders. He understands this! His own father is the same.

Lin Jianxin thought to himself that there was nothing wrong with what he said and he must have appeased his brother-in-law.

Unexpectedly, my brother-in-law He Hongyuan had a gloomy face, his sword-like eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, his thin lips were pursed into a line, and his aura of intimidation was intimidating: "Who do you think you are? You yelled in our house and dared to say that about my wife? Lin Jianxin, I gave you face, didn't I?"

It was a question, the voice was not sharp, but the indifferent tone made people more frightened. Lin Jianxin had never seen a person with such a strong aura before. That was not the aura of his father who relied on patriarchal authority. This was the aura that came from years of going through the gates of hell and experiencing life and death.

Originally, I thought that since I had arrived in Phnom Penh in a daze, I would ask Lin Xiang to give me some money to help me return to Xifeng City. After all, this man had been bullied and manipulated by me for the past ten years, so how could it not work?

"Brother-in-law...I..." Faced with the intimidating He Hongyuan, the cowardly Lin Jianxin became timid, and his arrogant demeanor just now disappeared completely.

"You escaped from the labor camp without permission. Coming here is a way to get yourself killed." He Hongyuan chuckled and walked towards Lin Jianxin with big strides. He was tall and majestic, and Lin Jianxin couldn't help but take a few steps back. "I have already notified the Youth Educated Office of Xifeng City. Before they notify the Youth Educated Office of Honghe City where you are going to work, you should stay at the Youth Educated Office of Phnom Penh City."

"You, brother-in-law, you can't do this. I'm your brother-in-law. I don't need your help. I'm leaving now!" Lin Jianxin didn't want to go back. Would he still have a way to survive if he went back? He wanted his own father and mother, and he wanted to go back to his own home!

He Hongyuan got a headache just by hearing his noisy voice. Seeing that the man was still trying to escape, he stepped forward and restrained him. He Hongyuan was tall and strong, and he restrained Lin Jianxin as if he was dealing with a chick. It was effortless. Hearing Lin Jianxin's wailing, he scolded, "You'd better be honest, or I'll take care of you myself!"

Lin Jianxin was taken away by the Youth League Office of Phnom Penh. After all, the Youth League Offices across the country had connections and would assist each other in the allocation of youth to the countryside. They were especially concerned about the despicable behavior of those who did not go to the countryside to receive re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants, and even stole things, causing losses to people's property, and escaped from the labor camp.

But this man did not repent. Seeing He Hongyuan's tall and strong appearance, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he could only turn around and curse the Lin family who had been bullied and ordered around by him for many years: "Lin Xiang, you are not afraid of retribution for treating your own brother like this! You are really just like your mother, bah!"

Seeing Lin Jianxin being taken away swearing, Lin Xiang felt extremely happy. Who could this helpless and furious man hurt? It was just a joke.

But the mother-in-law beside him couldn't stand it anymore, so she grabbed a broom and hit Lin Jianxin twice in the face, leaving a mark on the corner of his mouth: "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off!"

Lin Jianxin was in agony, his mouth was aching and his eyes were fierce, but he dared not say another word. He just didn't expect that the He family mother and son were so cruel, and they attacked without any discussion!

"Xiangxiang, if this family dares to come again next time, beat them out one by one with a broom!" He Guifang protects her children the most. She would rather endure the anger herself than let her children suffer from it.

Lin Xiang gave her mother-in-law a thumbs up, feeling very safe: "Mom, you are so awesome!"

Lin Xiang smiled and stared at Lin Jianxin's staggering back as he was taken away. She thought about how in the original book, Lin Jianxin had no gratitude towards the original incarnation who gave up his job to prevent him from going to the countryside. Even when the original incarnation suffered a tragedy in his life, Lin Jianxin treated him coldly, turned a blind eye to the original incarnation's cries for help, and even made sarcastic remarks, thinking that the original incarnation was not doing well enough and that was why he suffered domestic violence.

Since he doesn't know how to be grateful to his original body, no one will give him a job this time. His fate of going to the countryside cannot be changed, and he has to bear whatever the outcome may be!

After Lin Jianxin was taken away, the air seemed to be much fresher. He Guifang sprinkled water soaked with yellow jasmine everywhere to get rid of the smell. Lin Xiang looked around and watched the funny scene of Lin Jianxin being forcibly taken away. She curiously asked the man: "How do you know which city Lin Jianxin went to?"

After all, even Lin Xiang, the person who signed up Lin Jianxin for the rural program, didn't know that she had taken the train to the island right after signing up and had no idea what happened next.

He Hongyuan curled his lips, smiling frequently: "Do you really want to know?"

Lin Xiang gave him a glare: "Hurry up and tell me!"

"Can I hug you now?" He Hongyuan asked with a half-smile.

Lin Xiang's eyes widened in surprise. She never expected that this man, who was always so serious, would say such a thing!

"You wish!" She was very stubborn. Who said she couldn't be hugged? She didn't care.

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He Guifang felt sorry for her son who had been sailing on the sea for too long. Now that he had finally completed his mission successfully and returned, she wanted to prepare all kinds of good things for him.

The dinner of that day was naturally sumptuous. The pork at the food station had been sold out, so He Guifang borrowed a pound from her next-door neighbor Jiang Wenfang and would return it the next day when she bought some.

He Hongyuan ate vegetables on the boat every day, and only had canned meat occasionally to satisfy his hunger. However, he hadn't had any real fresh meat for more than ten days.

Lin Xiang cut a pound of pork belly into pieces half a finger long and one finger wide and cooked them with braised potatoes and pork.

The most appetizing meat dish is braised pork, which perfectly satisfies your desire to eat meat.

The tender braised pork melts in your mouth, exuding a fresh fragrance with a slight sweetness. The potatoes are soaked in the soup and are soft and soft, and go very well with rice.

He Hongyuan really craved this piece of meat for a long time and ate two bowls of rice in one go.

Lin Xiang said she was joking with him earlier, but now she felt sorry for the man as he ate the meat with big mouthfuls, as if he had been gluttonous for a long time: "Eat more. If it's not enough, I'll cook another meal tomorrow."

He Hongyuan saw that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law only cared about him. The two of them were humbly eating potatoes. He stretched out his chopsticks and put the braised pork into their bowls: "I'm not that greedy for meat, you guys eat it too."

After a satisfying meal, He Hongyuan finally satisfied his craving for meat after not having it for so long, and felt relaxed all over.

After dinner, they did not go out for a walk. He Guifang kept talking about how her son had finally come back, and spoke a few more words to the child. She did not forget to remind him of the hardships that Lin Xiang had experienced as a newlywed military wife, and told her son to treat others well and be extra nice to them.

He Hongyuan smiled bitterly, he wanted to be nice to his daughter-in-law, but now she didn't even want him to hold her.

The sky on Langhua Island has been gloomy these days, with occasional drizzles, and it gets dark early. At 7:30 in the evening, it was already dark outside. Lin Xiang had just taken a bath and was applying vanishing cream in her pajamas in front of the dressing table.

He Hongyuan had already packed up, so he leaned leisurely against the door frame and watched the woman in front of the mirror wiping her face and hands from time to time. These simple actions seemed meaningless, but they made people unable to take their eyes off them.

"How did you know where Lin Jianxin went to the countryside?" Lin Xiang spread the vanishing cream, still curious.

He Hongyuan stopped teasing his wife this time and said slowly, "I used my connections to change his place in the countryside."

Lin Xiang turned her head and looked at the man, with a little surprise in her eyes. When did Lin Jianxin go to the countryside? It wasn't long after she came to Langhua Island, right?

The man kept talking, and his words pounded into my ears: "I originally thought of picking a place for him where he could work hard, but after asking around, I found out that his parents had already used their connections to pick a place with good conditions in the countryside for this bastard. Didn't that fall into my hands? I had someone change it for him and sent him to the hardest place."

Lin Xiang: "..."

As expected of you! A ruthless and merciless boss!

Lin Xiang's heart was filled with ripples, but she suppressed the curve of her lips, twisted her hands and asked deliberately: "Lin Jianxin didn't provoke you, why are you treating him like this?"

He Hongyuan's expression became serious as usual, and he said solemnly: "He provoked you."

Is this kind of person worthy of being called a man? He even coaxed and deceived his own sister into giving him the job. How embarrassing.

These four short words seemed to be more powerful than any sweet words. Lin Xiang had never expected that this man had done this silently in a place she had never known.

He had never mentioned it before. If Lin Xiang hadn't accidentally seen Lin Jianxin mention it today, she was sure that He Hongyuan would never tell her on purpose.

That's how he is, he says little and does a lot.

In this way, it wasn't all bad that Lin Jianxin came here by accident. Lin Xiang was not affected by him. She just wanted to laugh when she thought of his ugly appearance when he was taken away: "He wants to find his parents whenever he encounters something. He is an adult but still thinks he is a three-year-old child. In the end, he blames me for not helping him. Humph..."

He Hongyuan strode over from the door and stopped in front of the dressing table. Seeing that his wife was still talking about Lin Jianxin, he comforted her: "He will be taken away by the Honghe City Information Office soon. It was a big mistake to escape from the labor camp. There is a big problem with his ideological awareness. He will suffer the consequences."

Lin Xiang smiled, and suddenly remembered that the man not only scolded herself, but also scolded the original body's mother. He was really heartless!

Thinking of her original mother, Lin Xiang opened the drawer in front of the dressing table and took out the wallet that Lin Guangming and his wife had given her that day and showed it to He Hongyuan: "This is... my mother's relic. Lin Guangming and Qiu Aiying must be worried that I would ignore them, so they deliberately used this to hang me up."

He Hongyuan rarely sees pocket watches, most of which are old items, especially those with such exquisite workmanship. After opening the cover, he soon found the photo under the dial. Against the black and white background, a gentle and elegant woman suddenly appeared, as if smiling at everyone across time and space.

"You look a lot like your mother." He Hongyuan compared the photo with his wife. However, despite the similar appearance, the mother-in-law in the photo had a gentle and elegant temperament, while Lin Xiang had a more vigorous vitality.

"Yeah." Lin Xiang put away the pocket watch and stared at the photo for a few more seconds, thinking that the original owner had looked for this pocket watch before, so it would be nice for her to keep it for her now.

The pocket watch with traces of time was put into the drawer. Lin Xiang had just closed the drawer when she felt her body lighten and in an instant she was sitting on the dressing table.

The slender and straight legs dangled under the stage, dazzlingly white.

"Aren't you tired? You just finished a mission!" After being married for some time, Lin Xiang could already see the man's desire from his slightly lit eyes.

Although I miss him, he just came back from a mission that lasted for more than ten days. Shouldn't he have a good rest tonight?

He Hongyuan curled his lips, leaned over, and swallowed Lin Xiang's words in pieces: "I'm not tired, but if you feel sorry for me, then..."

Lin Xiang listened to the man's hoarse voice ringing in her ears, and her cheeks instantly turned red.

She raised her hand and pushed He Hongyuan, but could not shake his iron bones at all. She rubbed her thin fingertips on the buttons of her pajamas. Soon, her rough fingertips gradually rubbed against her snow-white skin, causing tremors.

The temperature in the room continued to rise, and the blue curtains on the balcony danced in the night wind. The slight chill touched Lin Xiang's skin, causing her to shiver.

Lowering her eyebrows and glimpsing the man's dark hair, Lin Xiang bit her lip and suppressed a low moan in her throat. Her body became softer and softer, almost turning into a pool of water...

Lin Xiang rested her hands on the dressing table. The vanishing cream on the table collided with the Pechoin, making a tinkling sound, and finally fell to the side, and no one paid any attention to it.

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The next day, He Hongyuan, who had just returned from his sea mission, was full of energy, but Lin Xiang, on the other hand, yawned and went to work with weak limbs.

Before leaving, she gave the man a fierce look with her beautiful eyes.

He Hongyuan chuckled helplessly.

He Hongyuan had a few days off after completing his mission, but Lin Xiang had no holidays and had to work six days a week.

In the office, the married woman Kong Zhenzhen and Lin Xiang became more and more familiar with each other. In addition, Lin Xiang was also married, so she couldn't stop teasing her: "Your captain He has just returned from a mission, so you have to take it easy. Look how sleepy you are."

Lin Xiang blushed. As a newlywed, she was more shy than those women who had been married for many years. She said seriously, "Sister Zhenzhen, what are you talking about? I had a nightmare last night and didn't sleep well. Our captain He just came back from a mission and was very tired. How could we... Don't make blind guesses."

Kong Zhenzhen was surprised: "Shouldn't it be? Every time my husband comes back from a mission of ten days or half a month, he always pesters me. How can a man be tired? He is full of blood and vigor! What's wrong with your captain He? Can't he bear it at such a young age?"

Lin Xiang: "..."

Help! How did I drive here on the highway?

In order to maintain her office image, she had to sacrifice her image as a man.

Lin Xiang dealt with the matter vaguely, and only breathed a sigh of relief when Director Zhao brought Ma Defa back to the office.

"Director Zhao, we have completed all the coconut juice production tasks this month..." Lin Xiang found an excuse to escape.

At the end of the month, before the wages were paid, the production tasks had to be checked and the data of the entire factory had to be uniformly handed over to Factory 1. Lin Xiang came back from Factory 1 and heard the workers in Factory 2 complaining about the old equipment breaking down again, so she went back to Factory 1 to ask Master Feng to come.

After all, Lin Xiang had done a lot for Master Feng, so she still had some face. She didn't delay and started repairing things with her toolbox on her back, so busy that sweat broke out on her forehead.

After finally repairing it, Master Feng said with emotion: "This equipment has to be retired. It's too old. Your factory's production tasks have been increased recently. It can't bear it. The parts that were repaired before are also in trouble. Many places are falling apart."

Remembering that the second factory was about to replace the new equipment, Master Feng felt that he had foresight this time: "Hold on until the new equipment comes back."

"Okay, thank you, Master Feng." Lin Xiang was also waiting for the equipment. "I'll have to trouble you to come over and make some changes when the time comes."

The day for the new equipment to arrive was still a long way off, but the day had come for He Guifang to leave the island and return to her hometown.

For the wedding of her son and daughter-in-law, He Guifang took the longest home visit leave, a whole month. Now there is only one day left before the departure date on the train ticket. Her son is not good at speaking, but her daughter-in-law is outspoken.

Lin Xiang had few relatives, especially elders who loved and cared for the younger generation. She took her mother-in-law's hand and said, "Mom, why don't you come over and live together? It's not easy to see each other from such a long distance. Hongyuan and I really miss you."

He Guifang had never heard anyone talk so bluntly about being reluctant to leave her. Even if her promising son took care of the family, he would not say such corny words.

But my daughter-in-law is cute and lovely, and her coquettish behavior warms people's hearts.

"Mom can't bear to leave you either." He Guifang struggled in her heart. She had grown up in the Yonghe Production Brigade of the Wuxing Commune in Yiyang County, Xifeng City, and had only been away from home twice to visit her son's relatives.

Chinese people believe in returning to their roots. He Guifang couldn't bear to leave her barren land, and felt that no matter how good a place she lived in, it was not as good as her home.

But my son and daughter-in-law now have their own family, so it’s hard not to feel sad to leave.

"Mom still has so many vegetables in her field, and the chickens and ducks at home are waiting for me to feed them." He Guifang patted Lin Xiang's hand and smiled brightly, "How about this, when you two have a baby, I'll come over and take care of the baby with you then!"

Lin Xiang looked embarrassed, but she didn't seem to need to be shy in front of her family.

It was He Hongyuan, the shameless one, who responded loudly: "Okay, Mom is right, we will definitely work hard, and Mom will come over to take care of the baby when the time comes."

It is always hard to say goodbye, so the family prepared a table of delicious food for lunch and invited Zhou's family of three to come over and reminisce about the past.

I bought a lot of seafood at Lin Xiang Shanghai Seafood Station. The scallops were wrapped with vermicelli, sprinkled with finely chopped fried garlic, and steamed in a pot to make the aroma overflow. The scallop meat was tender and plump, and the vermicelli was thin, smooth and soft. The garlic was slowly fried on low heat to bring out the aroma and then steamed until it was full. It attached to the scallop meat and vermicelli, layer by layer, with a full taste and distinct levels.

While the clam and shrimp soup was simmering on a low fire, Lin Xiang was frying pepper and salt mantis shrimp on another stove. The mantis shrimp are large in size and have hard shells. They are fried over high heat until their skin turns red, and then fried with ginger, garlic and chili until the shrimp is well-seasoned. The shrimp meat is sweet and spicy.

He Guifang fried a pumpkin and mixed some cold leeks, and then the family of six started eating.

Everyone was reluctant to see He Guifang leave, and the dinner table was filled with reluctance. Feng Li had not been back to Xifeng City for many years, so she discussed with her husband that she would go and see it when she had time.

After Zhou Shenghuai's parents passed away, he and his second brother served in the military for many years. In his early years, another brother moved to a neighboring city for work, and his eldest sister and youngest sister also got married. So, he has not set foot in his hometown for many years.

"Let's see if we can go back for the New Year this year, and we can all go together and have some fun," Zhou Shenghuai planned.

Zhou Yuezhu was full of excitement. She lived in her hometown village in Xifeng City when she was a child. Later, she followed her mother to join the army. When she talked about going back to her hometown, she was naturally willing to do so: "Dad, let's go back during the Chinese New Year this year!"

He Guifang was delighted to hear this. As people age, they always miss meeting old friends again. "That would be great. Come back and spend the New Year in our house. I'll kill an old hen and use half of it to make soup and the other half to eat with cold chicken!"

After lunch, He Guifang packed her luggage. When she came, she brought two bags full of local specialties for her family. When she left, her son and daughter-in-law bought her a lot of things. The new clothes made of ripped cloth were very beautiful, which she stacked up carefully and placed. There were also many cakes and candies prepared on the train.

"Mom, this is canned food from our factory. It can be kept for a long time. You can eat it slowly when you go back." Food factory employees have a lot of benefits. Even the second factory can grab some defective products produced by the first factory. These defective products have no quality problems. Some are not good-looking, some are not packaged well, or the quantity does not meet the standard. All these defective products are given to the workers as employee benefits.

Of course, there is usually no second factory share, but Director Zhao is able to fool people, and Qiu Hongxia is quick and nimble enough to snatch some back.

Lin Xiang was stuffed with a few defective cans of shrimp sauce by Sister Guazi because the weight did not meet the standard. There was no problem with anything else, so she stuffed them all into her mother-in-law's luggage, and also bought some other canned seafood at a discount price to fill the luggage.

However, although there are many kinds of canned food in the factory, one flavor that Lin Xiang loved very much in her previous life is missing. She plans to make a can of Spanish mackerel sauce for her mother-in-law to take away.

Deep-fry the Spanish mackerel head on low heat until golden brown, then put it into clam broth and cook until soft. Crush it into fish paste after taking it out of the pot. Mix some pork belly scraps with chopped ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add soy sauce and simmer with the fish paste until thick. Let it cool to make Spanish mackerel sauce.

The fresh Spanish mackerel sauce is delicious and fragrant, complemented by the fragrance of clams and the fishy flavor of pork belly. It has a rich taste and is a perfect match with various cakes.

He Guifang was delighted when she smelled it: "This is so fresh, I can eat several wild vegetable pancakes when I go back! Your factory doesn't sell this? I see it's not easy for you to make it."

Lin Xiang shook her head. The canned seafood in the food factory were mostly canned fish and canned shrimp sauce, but there were no canned Spanish mackerel sauce.

"This is no worse than canned shrimp sauce." He Guifang was amazed, "Your cooking skills are amazing!"

Carrying two large bags, He Hongyuan and Lin Xiang sent He Guifang to the train station early the next morning. He Hongyuan rarely gave her a few more instructions: "Mom, my comrades will pick you up at the station, so don't get off the wrong train."

He Guifang smiled and slapped her son twice, hitting his hard shoulders when he bent over to put down his luggage: "You know how to clean up your mother!"

Watching the green train leave, He Hongyuan and Lin Xiang both had expressions of reluctance on their faces.

"Let's go back and see mom after the New Year." Lin Xiang didn't know how much reluctance He Hongyuan felt in his heart. After all, this man never showed his emotions.

He Hongyuan was still staring at the disappearing green train, his eyes deep and far-reaching: "Okay!"

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Lin Xiang made a lot of Spanish mackerel sauce, and packed two cans for her mother-in-law, leaving three cans at home. She took two cans to the second factory, a small one in the office, and a large one in the workshop. In the afternoon, people often had extra meals, and they would bring their own cakes to eat, and this sauce was just right for dipping.

Qiu Hongxia was generous and often stuffed melon seeds and peanuts into Lin Xiang's mouth. Lin Xiang passed some Spanish mackerel sauce to someone, and Qiu Hongxia ate corn cakes with the reddish-brown sauce, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Where did you buy this? What kind of sauce is this?" I've eaten too much shrimp sauce in food factories, and this tastes different!

Lin Xiang then shared the Spanish mackerel sauce with other workers who wanted to eat cakes and asked them to taste it: "This is Spanish mackerel sauce, which is the long and flat fish."

After hearing this, Qiu Hongxia remembered what kind of fish it was. She didn't expect that the fish was so long and thin, and it tasted so good when made into a sauce!

"You made it so delicious." Qiu Hongxia and several other workers who had extra meals ate cakes with Spanish mackerel sauce, their mouths full of fragrance. They mumbled, "If we sell it outside, it will definitely be no worse than the canned shrimp sauce from the first factory!"

Lin Xiang's Spanish mackerel sauce was eaten up in the second factory in a short time. She took some time to make another small pot, this time mainly to give to Song Qingya and Yan Min.

Yan Min was busy in the art troupe, especially often going out to perform in other military regions, and only came back recently. Lin Xiang was thinking about He Hongyuan and his two good brothers and their partners and wanted to gather them together to have a meal at the new home, and also to thank them for their help on the day of her and his wife's wedding.

In particular, Yan Min even gave herself some of the lipstick that was only used by members of the cultural troupe.

The two went to buy meat and vegetables early on Sunday morning. Lin Xiang usually made the selections and paid, while He Hongyuan was responsible for carrying the things. Soon, his hands were full.

It was great to catch the last batch of swimming crabs at the end of November. Lin Xiang saw some swimming crabs that were just caught by fishermen at the seafood station. She bought ten for five cents and steamed them at home. The crabs were fat and delicious.

I also bought another piece of ribs to use as sweet and sour spare ribs, which are the sweetest in this year. The sweet and sour sweet and sour spare ribs are fragrant and refreshing, with the chewy texture of meat and multiple tastes.

Wild vegetable soup, scrambled eggs with leeks, stir-fried cabbage with shrimp sauce, and steamed yellow croaker were finally served, making the table full of dishes.

Lin Xiang invited the guests to sit down. At the square table, Jiang Weijun and Song Qingya, a couple who had been married for almost two months, were very affectionate. On the other side, Zhang Huafeng and Yan Min seemed to have something wrong.

He Hongyuan pressed the sawtooth of the bottle cap on the edge of the table and opened several bottles of coconut juice brought back from the second factory: "The coconut juice that Xiangxiang brought back is selling well in their factory now. You can try it."

Jiang Weijun took a sip and said, "It tastes really good!"

Song Qingya drank it politely and said with a smile, "I have bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative myself."

The supply and marketing cooperative on the island also successfully supplied coconut juice from the second factory a few days ago. Lin Xiang went to take a look and was very satisfied.

Coconut juice is now available in almost every container of all sizes in Phnom Penh. The next step is to dream of going beyond Phnom Penh and into the entire province of Hai Ninh!

Zhang Haifeng pushed the coconut juice towards the subject and whispered, "Minmin, try it. It tastes good."

Yan Min didn't even look at him. He picked up the coconut juice on the other side and took a sip. Then his eyes lit up and he praised, "This coconut juice tastes great! It's different from other sodas."

Zhang Huafeng had no choice but to withdraw his hand in disappointment.

Compared to the last time when the three couples had dinner together, Yan Min distanced herself from Lin Xiang because her good friend Jiang Xiurong was worried that He Hongyuan was not liked by her. But this time, she acted out of character and behaved quite normally.

Lin Xiang thanked Jiang Weijun and his wife for their help on the wedding day. She talked about an interesting story she heard the man mention later and said with a smile, "I only found out about it later when Hongyuan mentioned it. The night before our wedding, Chief of Staff Jiang and Political Commissar Zhang were holding an enamel cup to iron his military uniform for him. You guys worked so hard. I was wondering why that uniform was so special and different."

Jiang Weijun is proud of his craft: "If we didn't join the army, we could probably become tailors."

Amidst the laughter, Lin Xiang thanked Yan Min once again: "Comrade Yan Min, your lipstick helped me a lot that day. Otherwise, I would have felt a little regretful. Later, I asked Political Commissar Zhang to give you a gift in return."

Yan Min said somewhat shyly, "I had an argument with him that day, and before he could say it was a gift from you, I threw it into the river."

Lin Xiang: "..."

Hey guys, you guys are really grumpy!

"It's okay. There's a piece of vanishing cream inside. I'll give you another one some other day, and I'll ask Political Commissar Zhang to bring it to you then." Friendship brand vanishing cream came in small bottles, and Lin Xiang bought a few and gave them away.

Yan Min waved his hands and whispered to Lin Xiang amid the loud conversations of several grown men: "You don't have to buy me anything anymore. If I get bored in the future, I'll come talk to you. Just don't think I'm annoying."

Lin Xiang naturally wouldn't: "You're always welcome!"

Yan Min looked at the sincere smile on Lin Xiang's face, and then remembered the gift that she had thrown away without knowing it, and suddenly raised her hand to salute her.

Yan Min, wearing the olive green military uniform of the art troupe, was dashing and heroic. She also apologized sincerely: "Comrade Lin Xiang, when you and Director He confirmed your relationship and invited us to dinner, I was prejudiced against you because of your relationship with Xiurong. Now it seems that I was not well-aware. I'm sorry."

Lin Xiang never thought that Yan Min would be so serious about such a small matter. She felt a little embarrassed: "You are too serious. It's okay. Come and play with Political Commissar Zhang often in the future."

As a result, Yan Min actually came to visit after just saying it as a joke, but he came alone.

At that time, Lin Xiang and He Hongyuan were having dinner at home, thinking about how to quickly expand the coconut juice market outside Phnom Penh. Yan Min came to their house with a depressed look on his face and said, "Zhang Huafeng and I broke up."

How could Lin Xiang and He Hongyuan not be surprised? Although the two often quarreled because of Zhang Huafeng's complicated family situation and both had hot tempers and neither would give in when arguing, they had never said they wanted to break up.

He Hongyuan called Zhang Huafeng over, and met Jiang Weijun and Song Qingya on the way. Jiang Weijun also wanted to mediate after hearing about this matter, so the six of them gathered at Lin Xiang and He Hongyuan's house again.

"You two should talk calmly." Zhang Huafeng was the political commissar and had done a lot of ideological work. Jiang Weijun was really angry at him for not fighting back. "How can you just say you're breaking up? We're already talking about getting married!"

It is said that it is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage, so naturally everyone hopes for the best for them.

He Hongyuan was also afraid. He patted his brother on the shoulder and said silently: "Think it over carefully and don't regret it later."

Yan Min was a straightforward girl, and she immediately said, "Zhang Huafeng, don't be embarrassed. I accidentally saw the letter from your family, which kept saying that you should break up with me and marry some cousin of yours. Just go and marry someone else!"

Everyone was shocked, and Lin Xiang hurriedly tugged at her man's sleeve and asked him in a low voice: "Is there such a thing?"

He Hongyuan frowned: "Mr. Zhang wouldn't do such a thing."

Zhang Huafeng would never do such a thing. He explained: "Minmin, I will definitely not agree to my family. You are my only partner. I don't even know your cousin and I will not marry you. Don't listen to what my family says."

"You have a large family, and everyone has opinions about me. They also say that I was the one who instigated you not to send money back home. It seems that they have assumed that I have bad intentions before we got married. I can't stand this. Let's just break up and don't let anyone bother each other."

"Minmin, there is something wrong with my family. Don't worry, I will definitely..."

"What are you sure about? What can you do to them?" Yan Min sighed.

The two started arguing, and the others followed suit to persuade them. Zhang Huafeng had a sad face, and Yan Min was in tears. Lin Xiang felt sorry for her, and as it was getting late that day, she asked her to stay. After listening to her talk about the excessive complaints from Zhang Huafeng's family, she comforted her, and the two of them stayed in the guest room.

The next day when she got up for work, Lin Xiang saw the man getting ready to go out and smoothed her hair: "I was comforting Yan Min last night and accidentally fell asleep in the guest room."

He Hongyuan understood clearly: "I guessed it. These two people are really inseparable and it is difficult to sort out the mess."

Lin Xiang could see that the two liked each other, but Political Commissar Zhang was bound by family ties. His parents and brothers and sisters were sucking his blood, and he couldn't bear to make a break, so he could only drag his partner into the quagmire.

Yan Min said she wanted to break up firmly, but when she and Lin Xiang were alone together, she was sad when she talked about every little detail between them, which was heartbreaking to watch.

Lin Xiang was a good listener and analyst. Yan Min was very concerned about his reputation and was too embarrassed to tell his friends in the art troupe about the conflict with his partner, as it might spread throughout the military region. So Lin Xiang became the best person to listen to.

For three days in a row, Yan Min came every day and was quite polite to bring some cakes. By the third day, she had recovered a lot and rarely mentioned anything about Zhang Huafeng. She only talked about everything with Lin Xiang. One talked about her work in the food factory and how she fought wits and courage, while the other talked about the interesting things about rehearsing dances in the art troupe and performing outside. They seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.

Lin Xiang had rarely had the opportunity to have such a long and intimate conversation with someone in her past life. The last one was with Yue Zhu. She did have a lot of fun, and her friendship with Yan Min obviously improved.

In particular, she also noticed that Yan Min was straightforward and straightforward. When she was unhappy, she would look sullen. When she was happy, she was happier than anyone else. Her emotions were all shown on her face. She was simple-minded and quite cute. This was very different from the image of a handsome and elegant dancer when she performed on the stage of the cultural troupe.

On this day, He Hongyuan worked overtime and had dinner in the army cafeteria. When he got home, he saw Yan Min coming to his house again and chatting happily with his wife. In particular, Yan Min had already talked about performing in the northern military region and saw many tall and handsome soldiers. His wife was quite curious and asked, "Wow! Is he really handsome? How tall? What does he look like? Do you have a photo?"

There was no other way. There were too few entertainment activities these days. Lin Xiang envied Yan Min for having many opportunities to perform in other provinces and see the world. Unlike ordinary people like herself, she had no legitimate reason to get a letter of introduction to go out, so she was particularly interested in this.

When He Hongyuan returned home, his gossipy daughter-in-law only asked him, "Are you back?" and no one else paid any attention to him.

He Hongyuan went upstairs and stayed there. He could not bear the laughter and joy downstairs.

He waited until nine o'clock in the evening, when it was completely dark, and finally heard a noise from the stairs. He Hongyuan finally relaxed his brows, because his wife finally knew that she was back and remembered that he was her man.

Lin Xiang ran back to the bedroom happily and said excitedly: "Hongyuan, Minmin and I will sleep in the guest room downstairs tonight. Tomorrow is Sunday. We are going to chat all night. You can go to sleep by yourself. You don't have to wait for me."

He Hongyuan: "..."

That night, He Hongyuan hurried to the military dormitory and dug Zhang Huafeng out of his bed. Zhang Huafeng had been feeling depressed and irritable for the past few days. He could no longer bear it and said, "Zhang Huafeng, are you still a master? Hurry up and chase your partner back!"

What's the matter with you occupying my wife every day!