Chapter 56: A couple's night talk

After a foolish conversation with He Hongyuan, Lin Xiang quickly pushed the man away, put on her pajamas and took a comfortable hot bath.

Now that I have my own house on the island, the room is spacious and comfortable, and the water and electricity usage are much better than when I lived in the Lin family's house in Xifeng City. Especially being able to take a good bath is particularly important.

In the past, if you wanted to take a bath, you could only go to a public bathhouse, and the number of times you could go there was limited each month, which was certainly not easy.

After taking a hot shower, Lin Xiang felt that all her pores were opened, and she felt comfortable and refreshed. She tied her soft hair into a bun and tied it casually behind her head. Wearing long-sleeved and long-legged plaid pajamas, Lin Xiang sat in front of the dressing table and applied vanishing cream from her face to her neck. She rubbed the last bit of cream on her hands and applied it on her arms.

She likes to enjoy herself while taking a bath, and can usually take it slowly for about ten minutes. But He Hongyuan is different. If he really takes a combat bath, he can definitely finish it within five minutes.

When the man came out of the shower, he saw his wife writing and drawing at her desk, very seriously. The warm yellow light from the ceiling slanted down, enveloping her body, and making her hair look golden.

"What are you writing?" He Hongyuan poured her a cup of hot water from an enamel cup and handed it to her. He glanced from top to bottom, vaguely scanning the words such as red soda, coconut juice, advantages and disadvantages.

Lin Xiang put down the pen in her hand, took a sip from the enamel cup, put the enamel cup aside after drinking half of it, and deliberately teased him, "This is our factory secret, I won't show it to you~"

He Hongyuan chuckled, picked up the enamel cup, drank up the hot water that Lin Xiang hadn't finished, and laughed, "Then the reports I write here in the future will also be military secrets. Do we still have to draw the 38th parallel and be on guard against each other?"

Lin Xiang was unexpectedly surprised by He Hongyuan's dry humor. She didn't expect that this man could take a joke.

"Then our family is really amazing, it's all confidential." Lin Xiang smiled and narrowed her eyes.

Suddenly appearing on the paper on the table is Lin Xiang's record of the advantages and disadvantages of the new coconut juices of three competitors. Lin Xiang's analysis and record are in detail. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle, so we must always take it seriously.

In particular, 119 coconut juice is still in the initial exploration stage. There is still room for optimization and improvement, so we need to remain vigilant at all times.

In the next few days, Lin Xiang discussed the taste and flavor of coconut juice with the workers at the second factory and collected opinions all the time. The workers received coconuts transported by trucks, split them open, poured out the coconut water and took out the coconut meat, and then operated the equipment for subsequent production. The order volume of the second factory gradually increased, and gradually began to supply outside Phnom Penh.

The only drawback is that the production equipment is too old, and manual labor alone can only improve efficiency to a limited extent. Lin Xiang said with a smile: "This old equipment is about to spark due to operation, it is so tiring."

Lin Xiang was not joking. The order volume has reached a new level in the past few days. The production tasks continue to increase. The old equipment creaks from time to time. Qiu Hongxia joked: "This thing has never suffered any hardship before, but now it is crying out from exhaustion."

Zhao Jianjun rubbed his hands and said, "Just wait, the new equipment is on the way, but I don't know if it will arrive before the Chinese New Year!"

Everyone in the two factories is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new equipment that they purchased at a huge cost!

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Lin Xiang had not yet received the new equipment, but she ran into Yan Min when she returned home from get off work on Saturday.

Yan Min was wearing an olive green military uniform, with two short braids hanging on her shoulders. She was holding a large enamel cup in her hand and was greeting her with a beaming look on her face.

"Xiangxiang, Huafeng has already reported his marriage, so I wanted to ask you what preparations you have made for the wedding." Yan Min came here to find Lin Xiang to inquire about the situation.

Lin Xiang can be considered an experienced person. Although she got married a few months earlier than others, she also has some experience advantages: "That's a lot. You don't know. If you don't get married, you don't know that you have to prepare so many things, such as new clothes, pants, shoes, bed sheets, enamel cups, enamel basins, towels..."

The two of them walked towards the family compound while talking. Yan Min listened very carefully, but finally realized that it was impossible to write down all these things, so he immediately said, "No, no, there are too many. I have to write a copy."

Lin Xiang laughed. This was the path she had walked before. "I'll write a copy for you. Then you can ask your mother. The elders will know better."

Lin Xiang returned home and wrote a wedding preparation list to Yan Min: "Is Political Commissar Zhang busy? You can have dinner here tonight. I'm going to stew coconut chicken."

"No, no, how can I stay here and ask for money all day long! I have also made an appointment with the members of the art troupe to have dinner in the cafeteria, so I want to give you an enamel cup." Yan Min handed over the brand new enamel cup in her hand, "I always win awards for the art troupe's performances every year, and I have several enamel cups in the dormitory. This one was just awarded, and I'm giving it to you."

Yan Min was very grateful to Lin Xiang and He Hongyuan, especially the last time her boyfriend's family came to make trouble, and it was all thanks to their help. When she received the enamel cup as a prize today, her first reaction was to give it to Lin Xiang.

Lin Xiang looked at the large-capacity enamelware cup, which was almost three times larger than the one she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. It was really amazing. She didn't push or shove it, and immediately accepted it: "Thank you, this cup is so big that it can hold dishes!"

"Yeah, take it and use it. It's a waste to keep it in my dormitory." Yan Min waved at her.

After returning to the art troupe, Yan Min went to the dormitory to find his roommates to have dinner. Jiang Xiurong and two other roommates were the only ones in the six-person dormitory. When they saw Yan Min coming back, the two roommates were ready to go with their aluminum lunch boxes: "Yan Min, Jiang Xiurong, let's go have dinner."

Yan Min took out his lunch box from the cupboard. At the same time, he heard Jiang Xiurong, who was writing furiously at the table, say, "I'll be there for a while. You guys go first."

"Then you go first, I'll wait for her." Yan Min put the lunch box back and stared at Jiang Xiurong's densely packed letter paper curiously, "Xiurong, are you addicted to writing letters?"

Jiang Xiurong turned around and glared at her: "What do you know? This is an exchange and collision of spirits and thoughts."

Yan Min: “…”

"Then keep on pushing me. I'm planning on getting married, so you should hurry up and find someone."

Jiang Xiurong teased her: "Hey, did you go to see Political Commissar Zhang again?"

Yan Min smiled and shook his head: "No, I went to see Lin Xiang, the wife of the head of the He Group."

Jiang Xiurong put down her pen, pursed her lips, raised her chin and rolled her eyes: "Well, you have a pretty good relationship with Lin Xiang now, you are almost outshining me, it's true that when you marry someone, you will get closer and closer to his wife."

"What are you talking about? Aren't they all good friends?" Yan Min was surprised. "You are not still thinking about Captain He, are you? I tell you, Lin Xiangren is a very nice person. If you knew her, you would also be friends with her."

Jiang Xiurong pouted and said unwillingly: "Am I crazy? Befriending my love rival?"

Yan Minyi sat at the table and said seriously, "Are you two rivals in love? It's not like Captain He has ever been on good terms with you. No, he hasn't even said a word to you."

"Yan Min!" Jiang Xiurong couldn't help but pinch her waist, but Yan Min was so agile that she dodged left and right and couldn't get her hand on her.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I was just trying to wake you up sooner." Yan Min grabbed Jiang Xiurong and took their lunch boxes. "Hurry up and eat. I'm so hungry. After you come back, you can continue writing letters to exchange thoughts and enlightenment with that unknown male comrade."

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After seeing Yan Min off, Lin Xiang went to Aunt Feng's house specifically to get the chicken.

Nowadays, there is not much else in Factory 119 No. 2, but coconuts are the most abundant. With so much coconut water and coconut meat taken out every day, there is always some left over, especially the coconut meat which cannot be used so much, so it is often distributed to the employees as welfare. A few days ago, Lin Xiang heard that Aunt Feng asked Commander Zhou to ask the kitchen staff to buy a chicken, and by the way, she also felt like drinking chicken soup. The weather is not as hot as in the previous months, and she always wants to eat something warm.

The coconut chicken was excellent.

"These are two free-range chickens. They look good and have been well fed. I'll kill them both. You can take one back." Feng Li knew that Lin Xiang was a good cook, but she didn't dare to kill the chickens, so she just dealt with them all at once.

This was so thoughtful. Lin Xiang took out five yuan from her pocket and handed it over: "Aunt Feng, you are so thoughtful. You helped me a lot! Otherwise, I would have to wait for Hongyuan to come back and kill the chicken."

"What money do you want?" Feng Li refused to accept it. It was too polite, especially since Lin Xiang had done a favor to her daughter. "Don't push and pull over a chicken. Take it back and stew it."

Lin Xiang was fine, she could only take the money back and wait to make something delicious and send it to her next time.

"By the way, do you want some chicken feathers?" Feng Li killed the chicken, permed it, and plucked it, leaving all the feathers. "I'm going to make a chicken feather duster. If you want, I'll make one all at once and give you one."

Lin Xiang was holding the chicken feathers, of course, but she thought about how they could be used to make a chicken feather duster, so she nodded immediately! "Yes!"

I carried the free-range chicken home. There was about three pounds left from the chicken, which weighed more than three pounds. I cut it into two halves, stewed one half with coconut chicken, and marinated the other half with salt to eat later.

Today, the freshly taken coconut water and coconut meat were boiled in a pot, and the diced chicken was added. The soup was boiled, and some red dates, wolfberries and ginger slices were added. Nothing else was added. When He Hongyuan returned home, the coconut chicken on the stove was bubbling.

"Are you back?" I heard that the 119th Army had a winter training recently. For several days in a row, He Hongyuan came home late. It was just getting dark, and Lin Xiang was holding a small bowl and tasting the coconut chicken soup. "Hurry up and wash your hands and drink the soup. Let's eat well today!"

He Hongyuan was very busy today as the preparations for winter training were in full swing, but all his tiredness disappeared the moment he got home.

The kitchen was illuminated by warm yellow lights, and with Lin Xiang coming in and out, it no longer seemed deserted.

"Hurry up! I'm waiting for you to bring the soup. It's hot now. I need your ruthless iron hands!"

He Hongyuan couldn't help laughing and raised his thin lips. He didn't know why his wife always came up with some strange yet reasonable metaphors.

I am indeed tough, but do I have an iron hand? Or am I ruthless?

Before the meal, Lin Xiang asked He Hongyuan to bring a pot of coconut chicken to Aunt Feng's family, and they started eating only after they came back.

The free-range chicken is firm and stewed to best reflect the original flavor of the food. Stewed with sweet coconut water and sweet coconut meat, the chicken is permeated with the fragrance of coconut, and the chicken soup is mixed with coconut water to make the soup base more delicious. It's delicious.

He Hongyuan listened to the conductor and prepared a dipping sauce with soy sauce, chili, MSG, sesame oil, and green onions. It tasted especially spicy when dipped in the chicken.

"How long will your winter training last?" Lin Xiang asked while biting into the tender and delicious chicken. "Remember to apply for family leave in advance. We agreed to go back and spend the New Year with Mom."

When December comes, what Lin Xiang looks forward to most is the Chinese New Year, and work has to be put aside.

Under the dim light, He Hongyuan's expression gradually softened. "It won't be long. It's only four days in total. It won't delay my return home for the New Year. I've already told Yang Lu that we can leave in mid-January."

"Okay!" Lin Xiang smiled and drank another large bowl of fragrant coconut soup. "You take care of the rest."

He Hongyuan has been training for many years, so his appetite is not comparable to that of ordinary people. He can move CDs easily. The soup bowl was empty. When he was collecting the dishes and going to the kitchen to wash them, he heard noises at the front door of his house.

Zhou Yuezhu ran into the house with a sad face. Upon closer inspection, her eyes were red.

"Yuezhu, what's wrong with you?" Lin Xiang was frightened by Zhou Yuezhu's appearance. The little girl had never been depressed before.

"Cousin, cousin, my parents found out that I'm in love with Shen Jianming!"

Oh no! A sentence immediately popped up in Lin Xiang's mind - caught in premature love?

However, Zhou Yuezhu's age of 18 was not considered premature love in that era. Many girls of this age were married and had children. It was just that Uncle Zhou and Aunt Feng might not be satisfied with their girlfriend's partner.

"Are your parents angry? Do they think you're secretly in love and haven't told them, or do they disapprove of you and Comrade Shen Jianming?" Lin Xiang sat down with Zhou Yuezhu and asked about the specific situation.

It turned out that Comrade Shen Jianming had just returned from a mission today, and Zhou Yuezhu used the excuse of going out to the dock to pick him up. She did pick him up, but was unexpectedly seen by her father.

Zhou Shenghuai had also been through a period of youth and vigor, and he knew what was going on just by looking at the looks in the two men's eyes.

Zhou Yuezhu was suppressed by her father's eyes and had to go home, facing the double suppression of her parents.

Zhou's father, in particular, was adamantly against the two of them dating, so he let his daughter be separated and he would find a good match for her later.

"Is Uncle Zhou so opposed?" Lin Xiang was quite curious. Just then, He Hongyuan came out of the kitchen. She raised her eyes and looked at the man. "Hongyuan, isn't Comrade Shen Jianming doing well in the army? Could it be that he has offended Uncle Zhou in some way?"

He Hongyuan shook off the water stains on his hands, walked to the living room and sat opposite his wife and cousin. After a moment of contemplation, he shook his head and said, "No, Shen Jianming has a good reputation in the army. He has some ability and should be a good person. I heard their regiment commander praise him. There is no chance that he will offend my uncle."

Zhou Yuezhu was angry: "It's not Jianming's problem, it's... there's a problem between my dad and his dad!"

Lin Xiang was shocked: "Could it be that your father and his father are not on good terms?"

"That's right!" Zhou Yuezhu was a little disappointed. She had just had a quarrel with her parents and ran out. Now she urgently needed to find someone to talk to and relieve her depression. "I used to hear my dad say that the Shen family is no good. Once we were walking on the road, Jianming came over to salute, and my dad was neither salty nor indifferent. I could see that he had opinions about people, but I didn't understand it at the time. I was quite curious about how that military comrade offended my dad. As a result, I found out today that he had a bad relationship with Jianming's father. The two were comrades-in-arms in the past. It seems that they often quarreled and had many conflicts."

Lin Xiang was secretly surprised. Oh my, could this be the 1970s version of Romeo and Juliet?

However, Yuezhu's father has a very easy-going temper. He would not be angry with the next generation because of the things done by the previous generation.

"My dad said that it is absolutely impossible for him and Shen Liqun to become relatives! It's impossible in this lifetime!" Zhou Yuezhu's eyes were red, she was really anxious and angry, how could such a thing be possible!

He Hongyuan was calm and said to his cousin in a calm tone, "You are dating someone behind their backs, and the one you are dating is the son of your father's mortal enemy. Don't provoke him today because your uncle is angry. Let him calm down. You can talk to him another day."

Zhou Yuezhu covered his head and hummed softly.

Lin Xiang was curious: "Why don't you go and find out what happened in the past?"

After all, you have to find the right medicine to convince Yuezhu's father.

Especially for matters like this, He Hongyuan in the military district would be the most convenient person to inquire about.

He Hongyuan agreed: "Okay, I'll find a chance to ask around. This happened so many years ago, I guess I'll have to find the veterans in the army to know."

But that night, Zhou Yuezhu was reluctant to go home and wanted to stay at her cousin and his wife's house. He Hongyuan did not comment, as the guest room in the house was empty anyway.

However, Zhou Yuezhu said, "Cousin, let's sleep together. I have a lot to say. Anyway, you don't have to go to work tomorrow, so it's okay to get up later."

He Hongyuan: "..."

The man's face changed. He bit his cheek when he saw his cousin's pitiful look and said, "Zhou Yuezhu, this is just one night. You must go home tomorrow."

Zhou Yuezhu nodded: "I know."

Lin Xiang smiled and called He Hongyuan to go to Zhou's house to report that she was safe: "Tell Aunt Feng not to worry, Yuezhu is resting at our house."

That night, He Hongyuan slept alone in the master bedroom upstairs, while Lin Xiang slept with Zhou Yuezhu in the guest room next door. They talked until late at night before falling asleep.

Lin Xiang and Zhou Yuezhu woke up naturally on Sunday, yawning. The little girl felt much better after having a good release, and prepared to go buy wool with her cousin's wife today.

The weather was cooling down. Although it was not too cold on the island, the temperature difference between day and night was large, so it was worthwhile to prepare some thin sweaters. Lin Xiang was thinking about buying some wool to knit.

He Hongyuan had a rare chance to have a good rest today, so he followed the two of them out and helped carry things.

Lin Xiang and Zhou Yuezhu were walking in front, hand in hand, heading towards the family compound. However, when they passed the door of Instructor Sun's house, they were suddenly hit by several children who rushed out.

Fortunately, the two of them reacted quickly and moved aside, thus avoiding the incident.

A few boys who were covered in dirt ran away without stopping.

"What a bunch of kids!" Zhou Yuezhu dodged in shock, but the Sun family kids didn't even feel the slightest bit of remorse for almost bumping into someone, and just ran away. "I don't know how they were taught!"

This is not the first time. Almost everyone in the family compound is annoyed by this child, who is like a bully.

"What's going on?" He Hong was a few steps behind the two people. He had just exchanged a few words with a comrade in the same courtyard, and when he turned around, he saw his wife and cousin standing there.

Lin Xiang shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that the kids from Instructor Sun's family are a bit naughty."

A few people continued to walk out, and He Hongyuan also sighed: "I can't bear to clean up, it's a habit."

As December approaches, more people go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy wool. Except for some people who have started knitting early or some who have no intention of wearing sweaters, others will wait until the temperature drops before taking action.

Lin Xiang picked out three colors of wool, one pound of red wool for herself, two and a half pounds of gray wool for He Hongyuan, and one pound of cyan wool for her mother-in-law, so that when the wool was knitted, she could wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year.

Buy some wool and knitting needles and you're done.

Zhou Yuezhu looked at her cousin's wife with admiration. Her cousin's wife could make coconut juice, cook many delicious meals, and even knit sweaters. She was doomed. How could she be a useless little thing who could do nothing?

"Cousin, show me the sweater you knitted. It must be amazing and beautiful."

Lin Xiangxing's eyes flashed with a guilty gleam: "Yuezhu, I don't know how to weave yet. I haven't started learning yet."

Zhou Yuezhu: “…?”

You seem to be very good at it!

Lin Xiang really doesn't know how to knit, but she can learn! She claims that she has no talent in this area, but she believes that learning makes people progress and diligence can make up for lack of talent.

She then went to the office with a ball of wool and two knitting needles, secretly asking Kong Zhenzhen for advice.

"Just do this... and then do this... just get through... it's very simple." Kong Zhenzhen taught step by step, and Lin Xiang learned step by step, but in the end, they didn't learn it.

"Xiao Lin, you are such a smart girl, how come you can't learn to knit?" Kong Zhenzhen was extremely surprised.

Lin Xiang also wanted to ask the heavens and the earth why her eyes could see but her hands could not learn. She could only knit a few stitches, but would mess it up again while knitting.

When she got home at night, Lin Xiang continued to practice seriously, but she got the wrong position again after a while. She puffed up her cheeks and said angrily: "I don't believe it!"

He Hongyuan laughed when he saw this, especially since they knew each other, his wife seemed to be able to do everything. She never expected that the difficult task she faced now was knitting.

But when she gets angry, her cheeks puff up, which is so cute.

"If it really doesn't work, forget it. I have other clothes to wear and I won't freeze."

Lin Xiang didn't give up. Could she cook such a dish? "No, I'll try again!"

......

A few minutes later, Lin Xiang put down her knitting needles and fell silent.

"Why don't you give it a try? I'll teach you. Can you do it?" Lin Xiang now began to doubt whether there was really someone in the world who was not gifted like this.

It’s said that Lin Xiang didn’t learn it. She explained how to knit wool very clearly and there was absolutely no problem with it, but she always made mistakes.

He Hongyuan, a grown man, looked at the ball of wool and two knitting needles in front of him and was at a loss as to how to start.

“I’m not cut out for this.”

Lin Xiang looked at the man's muscular arm muscles, and then at the thin and long knitting needles. Well, it was quite a contrast.

"I'm only letting you try it at home. I'm not asking you to knit in front of your comrades in the army!" Lin Xiang stuffed two knitting needles into his hands and signaled with her eyes, "Try it quickly and see if you can learn it."

The man's broad palms held the knitting needles, almost making them look two sizes smaller. As for the knitting level, He Hongyuan did learn it, after all, it was not a difficult thing. However, his hands, which were good at holding guns in battles, were too clumsy when it came to knitting needles. He made mistakes repeatedly and almost broke his wife's yarn by accident.

"Forget it, our eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother, they are the same dish." Lin Xiang gave up.

He Hongyuan put away the black wool his wife bought and corrected her: "Why are they the eldest and second brothers? We are husband and wife."

Lin Xiang: "..."

I don't want to talk to people who have no sense of humor.

Finally, Lin Xiang's knitting master Kong Zhenzhen enthusiastically took over the job and wanted to help Lin Xiang weave those three pieces of yarn. In return, Lin Xiang bought him a pound of egg cakes.

When the red woolen jacket was halfway through being knitted, two truckloads of coconut juice from Factory 119 No. 2 were delivered to department stores and supply and marketing cooperatives in three surrounding cities. At the same time, Factory 119 No. 1 was also under great pressure because canned shrimp sauce from the Shiwei Food Factory was also shipped to several other cities in Haining Province and sold next to canned shrimp sauce from 119 on the seafood counters of department stores in major cities.

"This food has a big appetite." In the shrimp sauce workshop of Factory 119, He Zhigang, the leader of the fermentation group, scolded, "It's obvious that they want to challenge us."

The last time the two factories' shrimp sauce cans fought in Phnom Penh, it was only after Lin Xiang's idea suppressed Shiwei's arrogance that the fight finally came to an end. In the days that followed, 119 shrimp sauce cans basically took the lead, and Shiwei shrimp sauce cans were in the second place, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

But now it’s different. People have to plan for the whole province, and the competition between the two factories is once again on the same stage, which is even more uncontrollable and unpredictable.

Deputy Director Liu Qingshan pointed his finger at the table and was also worried: "It looks like this is going to be a disaster, but fortunately they don't have any new tricks. At most they will be ranked second in the province, and they can't take our place."

Qin Yangbo, the director of the shrimp sauce workshop, disagrees: "We still have to be vigilant. Food is not something to be trifled with. People have big appetites and big movements. It is much more difficult to compete in the province than in Phnom Penh. We have to pay more attention to the situation."

"Director Qin, I will observe carefully and report anything that seems amiss immediately."

When Lin Xiang's red woolen coat was almost finished, she was preparing things for her trip back to Xifeng City in mid-January to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

This round trip takes about twenty days. I have to make some special products to bring back for my mother-in-law and the aunties who helped me at the steel rolling mill.

The Spanish mackerel sauce she made last time tasted delicious, so Lin Xiang made another pot of Spanish mackerel sauce and shrimp sauce in a hurry. She used the method she learned in her previous life and made the flavors according to her own preferences. The taste was somewhat different from the canned shrimp sauce in 119, with less saltiness and more delicious. While the two kinds of sauces were fermenting, Lin Xiang went to the military hospital to get the infusion bottle.

He Hongyuan had informed her in advance, so she could get some IV bottles to take home, wash them and use them to store sauce, which was very convenient.

Doctors and nurses at the military hospital were not surprised by this, after all, everyone loved it, especially those who loved making tomato sauce at home.

Comrade He Hongyuan's wife worked as a head nurse in the military hospital. She gave Lin Xiangteng ten infusion bottles. Lin Xiang gave them a few candies to express her gratitude, and then she was satisfied and prepared to leave.

But when she was going downstairs from the military hospital, Lin Xiang unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Meng Jing and Jiang Zhenghao talking in the corridor on the second floor.

The two of them didn't know if they had started arguing, but the noise was getting louder and louder. Jiang Zhenghao strode away, and Meng Jing caught up with him and asked loudly: "Jiang Zhenghao, are you crazy? Why did you apply for transfer to the Northeast Military Region for no reason?"

Lin Xiang was shocked. Jiang Zhenghao was going to the Northeast Military Region? Wouldn't the hero in the original book and the heroine in the book be worlds apart?

Jiang Zhenghao stopped and said coldly, "Don't you want to see me? You've been avoiding me every day. I'm going to the Northeast Military Region to give you some peace and quiet without bothering you."

Meng Jing was obviously choked by the man's words and did not speak for a while.

Jiang Zhenghao sneered and left.

Lin Xiang was hunched over on the stairs to the second floor below the third floor, listening to Jiang Zhenghao's footsteps as he left. It was really difficult for her to go out. Would she dare to pass by and disturb him in this atmosphere?

That is the love-hate relationship between the male and female protagonists in the book.

After Jiang Zhenghao walked away, Meng Jing stood there for a while and then turned around and left. Only then did Lin Xiang find the opportunity to go downstairs.

Now think about it, didn't they force a kiss last time? And now there is no progress in their relationship, and even to the point where they are about to be separated from each other?

They are really worthy of being the male and female protagonists in the original book who have been struggling for more than ten years without being together. They are so entangled!

After returning home, I carefully cleaned the infusion bottle and dried it in the sun. I put the fermented shrimp sauce and Spanish mackerel sauce into them respectively, which gradually dyed the transparent bottle red.

Lin Xiang was sorting out the shrimp skins, dried scallops, and squids that had been drying in the yard these days. These seafoods can be preserved for a long time after being dried, making them convenient to carry and eat. It would also be quite unique to pack them in a bag and bring them back to Xifeng City as gifts.

After carefully eating some dried seafood, Lin Xiang went to the yard to water the leeks, eggplants and beans that were gradually maturing. These were all planted when her mother-in-law He Guifang came. The old lady was an expert in growing vegetables. She prepared the land and planted the seedlings. She managed the farm very well. Especially the row of tender green onions along the wall were so fresh that you could pick some and use them in cooking or eating noodles.

Lin Xiang was a little absent-minded while watering. When He Hongyuan got home, he saw his wife holding the water bottle in a daze: "If you keep watering, the leeks will be drowned."

"Ah?" Lin Xiang looked down as if suddenly awakened. Oh, she really had poured too much water. She quickly withdrew her hand and said angrily, "Not really. We leeks are strong!"

"What are you thinking about?" He Hongyuan asked as he took the water bottle.

"Did you know that Jiang Zhenghao will be transferred to the Northeast Military Region?" Lin Xiang was stunned by the male and female protagonists in the gossip book.

He Hongyuan's face froze. "Why did you mention him? How did you know about his application to be transferred to the Northeast Military Region?"

He had discovered, time and again, that his wife was very concerned about Jiang Zhenghao.

Thinking back, did Lin Xiang also say a few words to Jiang Zhenghao at the social gathering?

The more he thought about it, the more angry He Hongyuan became. He directly slandered him, saying, "He is not a good person. You should pay less attention to him."

Lin Xiang never thought that He Hongyuan had misjudged her, and hurriedly invited the man to gossip with her: "I overheard it today. He and Meng Jing are still struggling, and they are not together yet."

She clearly assisted!

The more He Hongyuan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. His wife was paying too much attention to Jiang Zhenghao. She was even worried about whether he had a date. She was so distracted by his transfer to the Northeast Military Region that she even spilled water on the floor.

"Do you think Jiang Zhenghao is pretty good?" He Hongyuan asked suddenly.

Lin Xiang didn't know why He Hongyuan asked this, but Jiang Zhenghao was the male protagonist in the book after all, so how could the configuration and conditions be bad?

"Of course, Jiang Zhenghao has a good family background, good looks, good figure, good looks and ability..." What is Meng Jing, the heroine, waiting for such a person? Stop struggling, and seize the time to be together. "It would be a pity if he really went to the Northeast Military Region."

Lin Xiang was thinking about Jiang Zhenghao and Meng Jing, and she was sincerely moved.

Langhua Island and the Northeast Military Region are thousands of miles apart, one in the south and one in the north. If they really have to be on each side, it will be a hassle to see each other in the future. How terrible. If she is the male and female lead CP fans will be so angry!

He Hongyuan's face became increasingly gloomy, especially when he heard that his wife felt sorry for Jiang Zhenghao leaving the 119th Unit, his heart choked.

Could it be that my wife had liked Jiang Zhenghao before?

At the time, I insisted on breaking off the engagement, and Lin Xiang did have the idea of ​​dating someone else, and it is very likely that she also had a crush on Jiang Zhenghao...

He Hongyuan really wanted to punch himself at that time.

Lin Xiang had no idea how rich a man's imagination was, but she was just curious and reminded He Hongyuan: "If Jiang Zhenghao is really approved to go to the Northeast Military Region, please let me know."

She was anxious to eat the melon.

He Hongyuan's heart was bleeding: "..."

Do you care that much?

"I don't ask about this kind of thing." He Hongyuan responded coldly, "If he wants to get out, he should get out as soon as possible and stop being a nuisance here."

Lin Xiang really wanted to cover her man's mouth. You'd better stop going against the male protagonist in the book, my favorite male second in the book!

He has the halo of the male protagonist, but you don’t!

Lin Xiang prepared Spanish mackerel sauce and shrimp sauce, and packed the dried shrimp skins, dried scallops, and dried squid into bags, looking forward to returning home next month with a lot of stuff to celebrate the New Year. She just didn't know how the original Lin family in Xifeng City was doing.

At that time, He Hongyuan threw Lin Jianxin back to the Youth League Office. The crime of escaping from the labor camp was not light, and the punishment was certainly not light. Lin Guangming and Qiu Aiying might be crying and wailing now. It's ironic to think about it.

By the end of December, Kong Zhenzhen had knitted all three sweaters for Lin Xiang and also received a bottle of Spanish mackerel sauce from Lin Xiang.

"Your sauce smells so good. I'll make a lot of money if I knit three sweaters for you!" Kong Zhenzhen almost couldn't let it go.

"We all made money." Kong Zhenzhen's knitting skills were good for the sweater pattern that Lin Xiang described, and the final product was very beautiful.

My red woolen jacket has fine stitching and a beautiful wavy pattern. The shoulder line fits me perfectly and I wear a white shirt underneath. It looks pretty and is perfect for wintering on Langhua Island.

He Hongyuan's black woolen pullover was woven simply and elegantly. Lin Xiang immediately went home to let the man try it on. It was rare for a man to take off his military uniform and wear a sweater. He unexpectedly had a different temperament. The unique warmth of the sweater neutralized He Hongyuan's cold temperament and softened his sharp edges and tough brows.

"It fits me well." He Hongyuan is the type of person who wears whatever he has. He is never picky and doesn't care whether the clothes are good or bad. However, this is a sweater given by his wife, so he still plans to wear it during the Chinese New Year. "Take it with you and wear it when you go home next month."

"Do we have to wait that long? You can wear it now." Seeing He Hongyuan quickly take off his sweater and in the blink of an eye he was dressed in a neat military uniform, Lin Xiang couldn't help but laugh and asked, "How cold is the coldest winter here?"

"It's not very cold, it's definitely much warmer than Xifeng City." He Hongyuan recalled the coldest time in recent years. "It should be five or six years ago. There was a typhoon around the Chinese New Year. It was really cold for a while. Other times it was okay."

"Typhoon?" Yes, Lin Xiang almost forgot that there is a real risk of typhoons in coastal cities!

In his previous life, Lin Xiang often traveled to the coast and naturally avoided bad weather. He only occasionally caught a glimpse of typhoons in the news.

“Are typhoons scary?” She vaguely remembered the terrifying scenes in the online videos when the typhoon passed through.

"It's not that scary." He Hongyuan comforted Lin Xiang and said, "Our family compound is well built. It's safe to stay at home. Don't be afraid. Just don't go out. If a typhoon really comes, there will be a notification on the radio. Prepare food in advance and stay at home for a few days. You will be fine after it gets through."

He Hongyuan thought about it and added comfortingly: "Besides, there hasn't been a typhoon for several years, so there's no need to worry about this."

Lin Xiang nodded, thinking about it, it makes sense to stay indoors, especially since the houses in the army are made of real materials, so they feel safe, not thatched houses that can be blown away by a typhoon. People just need to stay at home, but it's a pity that the flowers, plants and trees outside will be blown away...

Flowers, plants and trees, Lin Xiang's heart was shocked. Yes, there is a risk of typhoons here along the coast. Plants like coconut trees are likely to be blown down, and coconuts are more likely to be blown to pieces.

Unlike other types of fruit soda, the raw materials are available in many provinces and cities across the country, and there are many substitutes. Coconuts are basically only available in Haining Province. If a typhoon really passes through, the production of coconut juice will be affected.

Although typhoons haven't occurred for many years, Lin Xiang still felt a sense of crisis.

He Hongyuan had been thinking about Jiang Zhenghao these past two days, and he was annoyed. At this moment, he was holding the sweater that his wife had prepared for him, and he felt warm in his heart. He took a breath and asked in a muffled voice, "Have you ever had a crush on Jiang Zhenghao before?"

Lin Xiangzheng, who was lost in thought and worried about whether coconuts would be affected by the typhoon, muttered to himself, "Yeah..." If a typhoon really came, how could the production of coconut juice not be affected?

He Hongyuan's face froze, and he tightened his grip on his sweater, his Adam's apple moving with difficulty: "If you and I hadn't been engaged as children, and Jiang Zhenghao and I were both here, who would you choose?"

"It's really hard to say." Lin Xiang was thinking frantically about the destructive power of the typhoon on coconuts. It was hard to say whether it would have a big impact or not.

Lin Xiang was muttering to herself, immersed in the topic of the typhoon, and did not notice that the man next to her suddenly fell silent.