Chapter 86 Pei Jiuyan, I've brought you your food!
At this moment, Qin Suisui was exceptionally charming and lovely. Pei Jiuyan felt that although she had just lost her temper, she seemed to have returned to the way she was before the Qin family had encountered trouble.
Pei Jiuyan swallowed hard, and subconsciously asked, "How is it?"
Qin Suisui frowned: "Digging a well, huh! Looks like you've been ignoring everything I'm saying!"
When Qin Suisui returned and handed the cassava to Pei Jiuyan, she casually mentioned wanting to dig a well. However, before the two could discuss it, they were interrupted by Hao Ke and the others' affairs.
Pei Jiuyan raised his hands in surrender: "No, no, how could I dare? But we still need to invite a professional to come and take a look at the well-digging."
Qin Suisui thought about it and agreed. Qiongtan Island has a complex terrain, and the underground conditions are not the same everywhere. They would have to invite a professional to take a look.
But in any case, the well-digging was decided. Although their residential compound had running water, the supply was not stable, and water outages were sometimes very inconvenient. Digging a well would make things much easier.
In the afternoon, Pei Jiuyan brought the professional well-drilling expert with him.
The craftsman looked around the yard and finally decided to dig the well in the backyard.
Their courtyard actually has a backyard, but it's quite small, with a small woodshed. Only Pei Jiuyan goes there to store firewood; Qin Suisui rarely goes there.
The well was to be dug opposite the woodshed, right next to the kitchen's outer wall, which was quite convenient. Qin Suisui had no objections, and thinking about it, it made sense; Zanzan often played in the front yard, and digging a well there would indeed be somewhat dangerous.
Once the location was determined, construction began that afternoon.
Qiongtan Island has red clay soil, so digging a rural well isn't difficult. Since they only have water for ordinary families, their demand isn't high, and a depth of 10 to 15 meters would be sufficient. Unfortunately, technology was limited at the time, so these rural wells could only be dug manually. Even with several people helping, it would still take at least four days to dig.
Pei Jiuyan had already gone to work, and Zanzan was going to daycare. Qin Suisui wasn't used to staying at home with strangers, so she prepared some food and water for the workers outside, locked the main house door, and rode her bicycle to Guangmingding Brigade.
Her purpose in coming here was twofold: first, to check on the growth of the medicinal herbs she had planted and monitor their development; and second, to search for medicinal herbs needed for Wenlian's medicinal bath in the mountains near the herb garden.
The medicinal herbs in the garden are growing very well. Su Yunyi takes great care of them, and during this time, she also takes time out of her work to learn about medicinal herbs.
Qin Suisui felt more and more that entrusting this task to her was the right decision.
After examining the medicinal herbs, Qin Suisui immediately began searching for more on the nearby hillside. Su Yunyi also came to help, giving her a chance to put into practice the knowledge she had learned from books over the past few days.
The two hadn't been working together for long when Su Yunyi suddenly crept up to them furtively: "Sui Sui, did you know? Zhou Zhiqing was beaten up a couple of days ago."
Qin Suisui suddenly remembered the scene of Sun Ruwen beating someone up that day, but before she could speak, Su Yunyi said with some schadenfreude, "He was beaten up pretty badly this time, his nose was almost crooked, he looked so funny! Hahahaha, but he deserved it, who told him to lead you to that island and almost lose your life."
Seeing Su Yunyi's righteous indignation, Qin Suisui knew that she had completely distorted the original romance between the male and female protagonists.
Qin Suisui looked at her: "Sister Su, Zhou Zhiqing should have feelings for you. If it weren't for me, you should have been able to get together with him. Will you blame me?"
Su Yunyi's eyes widened immediately: "Sui Sui, what are you saying? I'm so grateful to you! I was blind back then, thinking he was kind-hearted. Now it seems he's completely wicked! Luckily you pulled me out in time, otherwise, if I had gotten involved with someone like that, my life would have been over!"
Very good. With my intervention, the original female lead has completely shed the male lead's filter.
Qin Suisui laughed with satisfaction.
Qiongtan Island has plenty of sunshine and abundant rainfall, and the hillsides are covered with wild medicinal herbs. While digging for herbs, Qin Suisui secretly smuggled in herbs that were not in her spatial storage. After working for most of the day, she finally found almost all the herbs. Now, there was only one left: jellyfish. It wasn't available on the mountain, so she had to get it from the sea.
Qin Suisui thought to herself that she should go out to sea tonight to see if she could find any jellyfish. If not, she would have to let Wen Lian get them himself. He was currently working for the fishing team of the Hongqiding Brigade, so getting some jellyfish shouldn't be a problem for him.
When she returned home for lunch, she looked at the steamed egg custard and steamed grouper that Pei Jiuyan had steamed for her before leaving that morning, and suddenly felt a little uneasy. Pei Jiuyan had been home these past few days, and they had eaten together. His sudden departure was really a bit strange.
Qin Suisui suddenly remembered that Sister Tang often brought food to Brother Guo before. When they weren't at sea, they worked in the office and could bring food over.
On a whim, she ran to the kitchen and took out two large aluminum lunchboxes. She then took out the chicken stew with mushrooms she had made that night on the deserted island from her spatial storage and filled one lunchbox completely. She then filled the other lunchbox with rice, topped it with a fried egg, a few pickled cucumbers, and some pieces of fermented fish.
After thinking for a moment, he filled his military water bottle with mung bean paste and then carried it in a net bag to their office area.
It was lunchtime, and most people in the office area were leaving. Qin Suisui was walking against the flow of people, which made her stand out. Pei Jiuyan spotted her immediately, quickly walked through the crowd, and pulled her into his arms.
Smelling his familiar scent, Qin Suisui smiled before even looking up: "Pei Jiuyan, I've brought you your food!"
She held up the net bag in her hand, tilted her head slightly, and looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes. Pei Jiuyan felt his heart melt. He was willing to be in her arms for the rest of his life.
"Yes, I saw it," he replied with a smile.
What was a common smile in Qin Suisui's eyes was as shocking to others as the sun rising in the west, after all, Pei Jiuyan, this big ice block, was usually unsmiling to everyone.
Pei Jiuyan pulled Qin Suisui back to his office. Qin Suisui excitedly put the net bag on the table and took out the items one by one, introducing them to him. Pei Jiuyan's eyes remained fixed on her, full of tenderness.
Unfortunately, some people are ungrateful and insist on coming in to spoil the mood.
Song Yunlai, carrying a large lunchbox, shamelessly sidled in: "Little sister, what delicious food did you bring for Ayan? Is there any for your brother? I'm tired of the cafeteria food!"
Qin Suisui nodded with a smile: "Yes, I've prepared large portions."
Song Yunlai happily picked up his chopsticks and came over, but Pei Jiuyan quickly grabbed the lunchbox in front of him and held it to his chest, saying coldly, "You eat your own."
Song Yunlai glared at him unhappily: "Ayan, don't be so stingy! I saw it all, there's chicken stew with mushrooms, I just wanted to have a bite!"
Pei Jiuyan's heart was as hard as iron: "No, I won't give it to you."
Song Yunlai used a roundabout tactic: "How about I have two pieces of that fish that looks spicy and appetizing?"
Pei Jiuyan continued to shake his head: "No."
"Two pickled cucumbers would be fine with me too!"
“No!”
Song Yunlai was so angry he was panting heavily: "Sister! What are you doing here with such a stingy man?"
Qin Suisui chuckled, not forcing Pei Jiuyan; she understood his current possessiveness about food perfectly. So she simply poured half of the mung bean soup from the military canteen next to her into Song Yunlai's bowl: "Yunlai, have some mung bean soup first, then come to our house for dinner tonight. I'm going to go beachcombing this evening, and we'll have seafood. Invite Donglin to come too. By the way, where's Donglin? I haven't seen him."
Although Qin Suisui was very angry about what happened yesterday, Chi Donglin was, after all, Pei Jiuyan's childhood friend and brother, and he had always been very good to her since she came to Qiongtan Island. His romantic affairs were his private matter and had nothing to do with Qin Suisui.
When Chi Donglin was mentioned, both Pei Jiuyan and Song Yunlai looked rather displeased.
Song Yunlai sighed and said, "Let's go get our marriage certificate!"
Qin Suisui was taken aback: "So fast?"
"Of course! Hao threatened to kill himself yesterday, and Donglin submitted his marriage application last night. They're going to get their marriage certificate this morning. From now on, I'll be all alone. If you meet any nice guys, remember to introduce them to me!"
Qin Suisui chuckled: "Brother Yunlai is so popular, do I even need to introduce him?"
Song Yunlai stuffed a piece of potato into his mouth with a wry smile: "But he's not as popular as your Ayan. Even though everyone knows he's married, he still can't resist the attention of women..."
Receiving a warning look from Pei Jiuyan, Song Yunlai swallowed the potato in his mouth without chewing it, only to find it stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down, choking him until his face turned red.
Qin Suisui smiled and handed over the remaining half bottle of mung bean soup: "Brother Yunlai, don't rush, drink some water to moisten your throat, and then tell me slowly, what's wrong with having a female comrade?"
Before Song Yunlai could speak, a sweet voice came from afar and clearly reached the ears of everyone present.
"Commander Pei, Commander Pei, have you eaten? I specially made braised pork today, and I brought it for you to try..."
It was hot, and Pei Jiuyan's office door was open. Qin Suisui looked out the door and saw a woman wearing a red and white checkered dress and with her hair in two braids carrying an aluminum lunchbox, walking excitedly toward the office.
Her gaze, which had been fixed on Pei Jiuyan, instantly shifted to Qin Suisui the moment she saw her.
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