As soon as Xu Zhixia finished speaking, Zhou An hurried to the kitchen to boil water like a dog that had found a bone.
Seeing him like this, Xu Zhixia felt a surge of heat on her face and she returned to the bedroom as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, Zhou An came to call her, and she answered and went to take a shower.
After playing for a whole day, soaking in the wooden barrel, every nerve in my body was clamoring for comfort.
Half an hour later, she reluctantly got up.
When she walked out of the bathroom, she saw Zhou An sitting at the door, looking at her eagerly.
Xu Zhixia turned her head away embarrassedly and whispered, "I'm fine now. You should go wash up too."
Zhou An curled up the corners of his mouth and walked in impatiently.
Back in the bedroom, Xu Zhixia was stroking her long black hair intermittently, her thoughts already scattered.
She couldn't help but get nervous when she thought about what was going to happen next.
Every minute and every second now feels like a year to her.
The door was gently pushed open, and she trembled without turning back.
A familiar voice sounded: "Why don't you dry your hair?"
Xu Zhixia had an unnatural look on her face. She turned her head away and explained, "It's not wet anymore. It's hot now. It will dry naturally in a while."
Zhou An shook his head in disapproval, reached out to pick up the towel beside him, stood behind her, and wiped the ends of her hair awkwardly.
"It will dry naturally in a while. It will take a while, right? Be careful of a headache tomorrow morning."
There was a hint of complaint in his tone, but more of it was tenderness, which made Xu Zhixia's heart beat a beat slower.
Feeling Zhou An's warmth behind her, her face gradually turned red, even the roots of her ears were stained red.
After Zhou An was completely dry, he asked cautiously, "Then...are we going to sleep?"
Xu Zhixia nodded slightly and agreed.
Zhou An turned off the light, and darkness suddenly fell. In the small room, they could clearly hear each other's breathing.
Their breaths intertwined, creating an ambiguous atmosphere that made people blush and their hearts beat faster.
Zhou An stretched out his hand tentatively, and his big hand with distinct joints fell on Xu Zhixia's slender waist.
Both of them felt nervous involuntarily and stopped moving.
Although it wasn't the first time, I was in an unconscious state last time, which was completely different from this time.
This made Xu Zhixia feel a little helpless, but seeing that Zhou An was even more nervous than her, she suddenly relaxed.
I couldn't help but chuckle, it was particularly pleasant to the ear.
Zhou An's hoarse voice sounded: "What are you laughing at?"
Xu Zhixia jokingly said, "Captain Xiao Zhou looks like a newbie."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou An picked her up by the waist and strode towards the bed.
"Then I'll trouble Instructor Xu to teach me properly."
He emphasized the word "teaching" specifically, giving the sentence an ambiguous atmosphere.
Xu Zhixia exclaimed and subconsciously put her arms around his neck.
The dark clouds blocked the moonlight and also blocked the beauty in the room.
Xu Zhixia soon realized that she shouldn't joke with men casually, especially in bed.
She learned a bitter lesson because of the back pain she experienced the next day.
The news that Xu Zhixia made mooncakes and asked Zhou An to distribute them to the soldiers in the army spread across the island at lightning speed.
Her reputation has changed dramatically as a result, and everyone who mentions her is full of praise.
But she didn't know any of this and was immersed in her own life.
I have received royalties for the manuscripts I submitted to the newspaper before, and the price remains the same as last time.
These are just a drop in the bucket for her, but the significance they represent is extraordinary.
If it were someone else, living such a stable life, they would definitely just go with the flow.
But she was different. She had a bold idea in her mind and wanted to change her life.
After asking Zhao Yue to help her pay attention to submissions from other provinces and cities, she began to research.
Just as she was busy, Zhou An was also tripped up by other things.
"Hasn't the higher-ups sent down an interpreter yet?" Political Commissar Zhou frowned and asked dissatisfiedly.
A few days ago, a team that went out to patrol the island accidentally discovered a hostile ship disguised as local fishermen.
After bringing them back, they could not be interrogated due to language barriers.
Political Commissar Zhou immediately applied to his superiors for a translator, but there has been no response so far.
Zhou An nodded slightly and remained silent.
After a fit of rage, Political Commissar Zhou calmed down. He sighed helplessly and consoled himself:
"There's nothing we can do about it. Our country still has too few talented people."
"Forget it, I just hope the action above can be faster."
If the people from the other country realize their mistake and come to ask for their release, they will have no choice but to hand over the people.
Zhou An was also clear about what Political Commissar Zhou said.
He was full of worries and even when he returned home he could not hide the gloom between his brows.
Xu Zhixia noticed that he had been in a bad mood for the past two days. She hadn't intended to say anything, but she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Zhou An forced a smile and said, "I just feel that there are too few talented people in our country right now."
Xu Zhixia seemed to be thinking about something, thinking that Zhou An must have encountered something.
She tried to comfort him, "But our country is always developing. We are short of talent now, but maybe in a few years there will be more."
"By then, other countries will flock to our country to study abroad."
Zhou An smiled, thinking that Xu Zhixia was comforting him.
Little did they know that what Xu Zhixia said was true. Times were changing rapidly, and things would change dramatically in ten years.
What about twenty years, or a hundred years later?
Perhaps feeling Xu Zhixia's sincerity, Zhou An was a little dazed.
As if possessed by some unknown force, he said, "Perhaps in the future it will really be as you said. It's not like now, where it's difficult to even find a translator who's fluent in Su language."
Xu Zhixia paused. If it were other languages, she might not be very proficient, but she really knew some of Su language.
But thinking of her identity, she couldn't help but hesitate.
An atmosphere of silence spread in the air and no one spoke for a while.
Just when Zhou An put the matter behind him, Xu Zhixia suddenly said, "Maybe I can help."
It took her a lot of determination to say this.
Because in this era, knowing a foreign language has become a sin.
If other people knew about this, the consequences would be disastrous and might even affect my parents back home.
But if that person was Zhou An...she felt she could trust him.
Zhou An was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect Xu Zhixia to be like this.
But when I think about her family background, I feel it is understandable.
But Zhou An was rarely in a state of hesitation. He didn't know whether he should tell this matter.
What Xu Zhixia could think of, he could naturally think of as well.
If it were anyone else, he would have no hesitation. But even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of danger, he wouldn't dare gamble with Xu Zhixia.
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