Chapter 66 Even Heroes Can't Resist the Charm of a Beautiful Woman
Their train tickets were for 3 PM. Liu Qianyun had originally wanted Pei Huoshan to help buy plane tickets, but Qin Suisui didn't want to trouble them. She was already very grateful that Pei Huoshan had made an exception and bought her plane tickets to Qiongtan Island in such an urgent situation. Now they weren't in such a hurry and didn't want to bother him again.
Liu Qianyun didn't insist any further, as her husband was indeed a man of principle.
The last meal before parting was naturally eaten in the military compound. Liu Qianyun personally cooked a sumptuous meal of Jiangcheng specialties, including steamed pork with rice flour, braised fish, and lotus root and pork rib soup, which made Qin Suisui so full.
After dinner, Pei Huoshan and Liu Qianyun drove the young couple to the train station. Liu Qianyun didn't say much to her son, but she pulled Qin Suisui aside and gave her a long lecture, mostly about taking care of herself.
When the car arrived at the station, Liu Qianyun suddenly put on a stern face and said to Pei Jiuyan, who was about to get off the car to get his luggage: "Ayan, I told you before, and I'm reiterating it now, you can't let Qin Suisui get pregnant before she turns twenty. If you can't do that, don't blame me for breaking your legs!"
Pei Huoshan, in the driver's seat, coughed lightly, and Pei Jiuyan turned around helplessly: "Mom, that's my wife. I care about her more than you do."
Liu Qianyun glared at the father and son, then held Qin Suisui's hand with some reluctance.
"Ayan! Ayan!"
Suddenly, shouts came from behind the car. Qin Suisui and the others turned around at the same time and saw Hao Ke, wearing a white shirt, military green trousers, and a single braid on the side, running towards them and waving.
Qin Suisui raised an eyebrow. There was no other reason than that her outfit was exactly the same as hers yesterday, even the slightly rolled-up trouser legs were the same.
Liu Qianyun and the others also looked grim. They had thought that after yesterday's incident, the Hao family would have given up on their plans, but they didn't expect Hao Ke to come after them again.
Seeing the wary expressions on the Pei family's faces, Hao Ke smiled and sincerely addressed Pei Jiuyan: "Ayan, I reflected on this all night, and it was indeed my fault. I sincerely apologize to you and your loved one. I have already been punished for this; I can no longer stay at the sports team, and I may be transferred elsewhere in a few days. I have been punished, so please, for the sake of our childhood together, and for the sake of Donglin and Yunlai, don't break off our friendship."
After saying that, she looked at Qin Suisui and said, "Sister Suisui, this is my fault. I made you feel wronged. I hope this has not affected your relationship with Ayan. I don't know if you like Beijing snacks. This is a pea flour cake that I bought by queuing up at Wangfujing. It tastes very good. When I was a child, Ayan and I would always queue up before dawn to buy it. Take it with you and try it."
Pei Jiuyan reached out and stopped her hand: "No need, we bought some ourselves. Besides, I don't particularly like pea flour cake. I used to buy it all the time when I was little because my wife likes it, so I bought it to send to her. Thank you for your kindness, we need to get into the station now."
Qin Suisui smiled slightly. Hao Ke's seemingly sincere apology had backfired when it came to her, bringing up their childhood again. It was true that some people admired and liked Pei Jiuyan, which meant he was an excellent and generous person; Qin Suisui didn't find anything wrong with that.
But Hao Ke is really strange. On the surface, she seems indifferent and treats Pei Jiuyan as just a buddy, but she always seems to be secretly showing off to her that she and Pei Jiuyan have shared childhood memories and that the bond they formed growing up together is something she can't compare to.
It has to be said, Hao Ke really knows how to hit a nerve. If this happened to someone else, they would feel a little jealous if their husband shared experiences and memories with another woman that they didn't have.
But would Qin Suisui do that?
She didn't need to at all.
Putting aside the several letters Pei Jiuyan exchanged with her every week when they were children, just look at Pei Jiuyan's current attitude of protecting her in every way, and his "tea-tasting" skills—what else could she possibly be jealous of? She didn't even need to say a word; the green tea across from her had already been defeated.
But Qin Suisui wasn't one to back down. They were both women, and they understood each other's thoughts best. Besides, she was getting a little annoyed by Hao Ke's repeated use of this kind of verbal art.
She tilted her head slightly, leaning against Pei Jiuyan's firm chest, and smiled at Hao Ke: "Thank you, Comrade Hao. I've been eating Beijing's pea flour cakes since I was a child."
Didn't you boast about having wonderful memories with my man? But he went out with you guys before dawn to queue up for pea flour cakes, just to send them to me.
After saying this, she waved slightly to her, bid a tender farewell to Pei's parents, and was then led into the station by Pei Jiuyan's hand.
Hao Ke was left standing there, stunned, his figure swaying precariously.
*
The train arrived in Guangzhou the following evening, and Qin Suisui vowed that she never wanted to travel far again anytime soon. Her motion sickness was so severe that no amount of medication could cure it.
In just half a month, from Lianyungang to Changbai Mountain, then from Changbai Mountain to Beijing, and then from Beijing to Guangzhou, Qin Suisui traveled almost across most of China by train, barely eating anything.
Seeing his wife's face grow thinner and her body no longer felt as soft to the touch, Pei Jiuyan was heartbroken. That night in Yangcheng, he didn't want to torment her. After taking her to the guesthouse to rest, he went out and bought local specialties like congee, wonton noodles, radish and beef offal soup, glutinous rice chicken, and red bean paste, hoping she would eat something she liked.
But Qin Suisui was still feeling unwell, her whole body felt dizzy, and she had no appetite. She only ate a few mouthfuls of cool red bean paste before washing up and going to bed.
Pei Jiuyan was helpless and didn't dare to sleep soundly all night. He would get up from time to time to touch Qin Suisui's forehead and palms, afraid that he would not be able to notice if she was uncomfortable at night.
Fortunately, aside from motion sickness, Qin Suisui was in very good physical condition. After a good night's rest, she was full of energy the next day.
After having a special breakfast at a teahouse, the couple prepared to head straight to the Canton Fair venue, but Pei Jiuyan was suddenly summoned away by people from the Yangcheng Military Region.
Qin Suisui had no choice but to go to the Canton Fair by herself.
With only two days left until the Canton Fair closed, the crowds were still immense. Fortunately, Qin Suisui had a special admission pass sent to her by the organizers, and she quickly gained entry.
Qin Suisui was very excited to attend the Canton Fair for the first time. This year's fair mainly featured traditional light industrial products, agricultural and sideline products, and handicrafts. Items like silk, satin, embroidery, and crochet were extremely popular with international attendees, as were ceramics, enamelware, hardware products, tea, canned goods, and honey – all top sellers at the fair.
She was tempted by every exhibit after browsing around. However, at this time, the exhibits were mainly aimed at overseas buyers, and ordinary people were not eligible to purchase them, so Qin Suisui could only sigh with regret.
Fortunately, she didn't come to the Canton Fair to shop; she had an important mission: to find a "benefactor" and cut off the male lead's chance!
She only knew that the "benefactor" was named Mai Dong and was a high-ranking soldier, but she didn't know what he looked like. Asking him rashly might arouse suspicion.
Qin Suisui racked her brains and decided to start with Zhou Zecheng.
Since the original author insisted on giving the male protagonist a series of opportunities, she might as well just follow the clues and reap the rewards!
With that thought in mind, Qin Suisui went directly to the staff, took out her special admission ticket to prove her identity, and also inquired about the translators.
The staff didn't suspect anything and pointed him to the place directly. Qin Suisui quickly went there and found Zhou Zecheng among a group of translators.
It must be said that Zhou Zecheng, the male protagonist of the original book, is tall with long legs and bright eyes. Although he is a temporary translator, he is in no way inferior to a group of professional translators.
If her stance wasn't opposed to his, Qin Suisui would actually be willing to cultivate a good relationship with him. After all, according to the original book, he was indeed very loyal to the friends he considered.
However, in the original book, Zhou Zecheng's rise to power was achieved by stepping on his own death and the Qin family's wealth, and even innocent people like Pei Jiuyan were inexplicably made into "cannon fodder" to be suppressed.
Now that she has awakened, the only option is to change the order.
Qin Suisui felt a surge of anger in her heart, but her expression remained soft as she smiled and walked towards Zhou Zecheng. If nothing unexpected happened, the middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes standing next to Zhou Zecheng was Mai Dong, because his features resembled those of Maida and Hu Zi.
How interesting, the male lead has already made contact with a benefactor?
Qin Suisui pretended not to notice and greeted Zhou Zecheng with a smile: "Oh! Zhou Zhiqing, you're here too."
Zhou Zecheng was unaware of Qin Suisui's complicated emotional journey, but he was still quite happy to see Qin Suisui, whom he had not yet fully won over.
"Comrade Qin! What a coincidence! You're here for the Canton Fair too?"
Qin Suisui nodded, feigning embarrassment, "Well, I was lucky before, and by some twist of fate, I helped the organizers translate some things. They were so kind of them that they specially invited me to participate. I happened to be free these past few days, so I thought I'd come and broaden my horizons! What are you doing here?"
She said that on purpose. Back in Beijing, Liu Qianyun had mentioned that Mai Dong had come with Hao Bing to ensure the smooth running of the Canton Fair. The organizers would definitely report the Japanese schemes, so Mai Dong must know about it.
Sure enough, upon hearing Qin Suisui's words, Mai Dong's gaze, which had been looking elsewhere, quickly turned to her.
Qin Suisui was not intimidated. She boldly met his gaze, smiled slightly, and nodded, giving off an impression that she didn't know who he was but was very polite.
Hearing Qin Suisui ask him, Zhou Zecheng's face was full of pride: "The venue was short of English translators at the last minute, so I'm here to be a temporary translator!"
Remembering that Qin Suisui had just said she could also translate, he assumed it was just ordinary Russian. With a desire to show off, he smiled and said, "So Comrade Qin also knows foreign languages. I wonder which languages you know?"
Qin Suisui just smiled and didn't answer. She even pretended to accidentally drop the silver bullet that Hu Zi had given her from her palm. In this day and age, mentioning that you know so many Western languages is just asking for trouble. Doesn't Zhou Zecheng know that asking is very presumptuous? If it weren't to attract Mai Dong's attention, she wouldn't even want to talk to him.
Mai Dong didn't take the two young people's casual conversation to heart; he simply stood aside and observed the entire venue.
But with a crisp "thud," his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the silver bullet tip.
Qin Suisui hurriedly and "heartbreakingly" picked up the bullet from the ground, carefully blew on it, wiped off the dust with her clothes, and "cherished" it as she prepared to put it in her bag.
But the moment her hand opened the cloth bag, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a pair of slightly rough hands, and the man's slightly anxious breathing was close to her ear.
Qin Suisui lowered her head and slowly smiled. Sure enough, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. The ancients were right!
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