After this explanation, Fu Wan has gained a considerable understanding of sandalwood.
"But these sandalwood pieces are so precious, how come there's so much of them here?"
She examined them carefully and found that there were a total of thirty-three boxes, and if she was not mistaken, there were sixteen of them made of sandalwood.
Sixteen sandalwood boxes, how much money would that cost, and how much wood would it take?
Old Xiao shook his head, "I'm old and don't understand the intricacies, but these things must belong to our country."
Although small-leaf sandalwood also exists in several other Southeast Asian countries, the style of these sandalwood boxes is definitely not something that those small countries could produce.
In other countries, sandalwood is mainly used for medicinal purposes, but in China, as early as the Ming Dynasty, sandalwood was already used to make furniture.
As for why the group of islanders tried to transport these sandalwood pieces out of China, Old Xiao had already guessed the reason pretty accurately.
Many people in the island nation like to make musical instruments from sandalwood, but unfortunately, the island nation is small and the number of small-leaf sandalwood trees that can survive is not large. So, Mr. Xiao thought that this should be the reason why those islanders tried to transport these sandalwood boxes along with the gold out of China.
However, as the laws of nature are clear and with the blessing of Mazu, these things that belong to China were eventually recovered by the Chinese people.
As they spoke, their boat approached the camp dock. Fu Wan had visited the camp dock twice in just two days and had become quite familiar with the facilities there.
But just as she was disembarking, a ship moored not far away caught her attention.
Look at those familiar big holes on the dilapidated hull. Isn't that the fishing boat that chased them at sea yesterday but was attacked by swordfish instead?
Unexpectedly, we were dragged back by the camp.
Seeing that Fu Wan's gaze was fixed on the ship, Sun Shao Ping, who was next to her, told her with great interest where those people had gone.
"That ship was discovered at sea by our patrol team. There were several island nation residents and American citizens on board. It has now been handed over to the relevant authorities."
As for the boat, they said it was rented from a local fisherman, and we are currently looking for the victim.
Of course, Fu Wan could also sense that Sun Shao-ping's words were half-hidden. The reason for looking for the victims was twofold: first, to verify whether what those who had been arrested said was true; and second, to follow the clues and see how many more enemy agents were behind them.
However, this was not something Fu Wan should worry about. She appeared in the cafeteria again with Sun Shao Ping. This time, Bai Qianzhou did not come forward when he saw her, but simply nodded slightly in greeting.
Sun Shao-ping was a clever man; he deliberately brought Qin An-ning, who was familiar with Fu Wan, along to avoid making Fu Wan, a woman, feel awkward.
The meal was a great success, and the canteen chef's skills were no exaggeration. The braised pork was tender and flavorful, and not only Fu Wan, but everyone in the canteen ate without even looking up.
After lunch, Fu Wan strolled around with Qin Anning for a while before saying goodbye to Sun Shaoping and heading home.
"Alright, I'm busy here too. If Comrade Xiao Fu needs anything, just come find us at the camp later."
After saying that, he wrote a letter of introduction for Fu Wan, asking her to bring it with her next time she came to the camp.
Then Qin Anning volunteered, "Awan, let me take you back! I just asked the station for half a day off to get some fresh air."
Seeing that she had already asked for leave, Fu Wan felt it was inappropriate to refuse, so she simply got into Qin Anning's car and went back to the village.
Even though Qin Anning still had a smile on her face in the car, Fu Wan still felt that something was wrong.
"Anning, is something wrong?"
Qin Anning was a career-oriented woman, and Fu Wan could always see the confidence on her face whenever she saw her.
But ever since they met yesterday, Fu Wan had a vague feeling that Qin Anning must have encountered some difficulties.
"No, I'm fine. The research project is progressing well, there's really nothing wrong."
Fu Wan still felt something was wrong. Suddenly, a figure flashed through her mind: Xu Zhiqiang, who had been acting like a father yesterday.
Could it be because of him that Qin Anning had a few strands of sorrow between his brows?
"Anning, is Xu Zhiqiang from yesterday still bothering you?"
"If anything happens, just tell me. Here, we're not only friends, but also like family."
Upon hearing this, Qin Anning's smile froze, and after a long silence, she said, "No, but the leader said I need to find a comrade to marry as soon as possible. Otherwise, Mingzhu's household registration can't be transferred, and she won't be able to go to the camp to study."
Once the floodgates were opened, Qin Anning seemed to have found an outlet for her emotions, and poured everything out in one go.
"I can understand that the leaders want me to settle down, because of my studies abroad, they always feel that I might go back to the United States."
Honestly, I can understand all of that.
Ah Wan, but being a woman is really too hard. The essence of marriage is sacrificing everything for a woman. Those men I've been dating, whether it's Xu Zhiqiang or others, all have excellent resumes.
However, their excellence is all predicated on the selfless contributions of their mothers and sisters.
Everyone has a career, right? I've spent so many years studying, doing laundry, cooking, and raising children—this isn't the life I want. I just want to raise Mingzhu and then use what I've learned to serve my country.
But such a simple goal is now very difficult to achieve. Those leaders all come with a mission. They're doing everything they can to get me married; sometimes I even think I might as well just marry anyone.
But I'm also afraid of finding a man like Zhao Dong and ending up like my sister.
As soon as Qin Anning finished speaking, a tear slid down her cheek.
Fu Wan had never seen Qin Anning like this before, and for a moment she didn't know how to stay up all night.
“Anning, marriage is a major life event. I also stumbled in this matter. Marriage is not just a matter between two people. There is a family behind him. You have to consider not only the person but also his entire family.”
Don't even think about just marrying anyone. If all else fails, I can talk to Boss Sun and ask him to persuade your boss.
Qin Anning shook her head, then remained silent for a long while before gritting her teeth and saying:
“Awan, can I have a fake marriage with your brother? As long as Mingzhu’s household registration is transferred here, I can get a divorce from him a year later. In return, I can give him a sum of money as compensation.”
These words exploded in Fu Wan's ears like a thunderclap: a fake marriage with Fu Ming?
This is no joke!
It turns out that Qin Anning didn't listen to her advice not to marry just anyone.
After all, Fu Ming and Qin Anning are from two different worlds.
"Well... why don't you go back and think about it again?"
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