As soon as Ji Xia explained, the Chen family understood.
This suggests that Lin Haodong has ulterior motives; if Chen Qiuyu loses her job and income, he might not want her anymore.
If we're talking about who understands Lin Haodong best, then in this era, probably no one understands Lin Haodong's character better than Ji Xia.
That man is the kind of person who won't do anything without a profit.
Chen Qiuyu's job was given to Chen Song, and after she got married, the salary definitely wouldn't go to Chen Qiuyu.
Lin Haodong had never been heard to have any feelings for Chen Qiuyu before, but now he was suddenly being very attentive to her. Ji Xia didn't believe that he had fallen in love with Chen Qiuyu at first sight.
They grew up together as a brigade leader and have known each other for at least a decade. If they were going to fall in love, they would have done so long ago. Why would they wait until now?
After discussing it, the family agreed to Ji Xia's suggestion and planned to tell their neighbors and friends about it the next day.
Ji Xia and Chen Jing stayed at the Chen family's house for a while longer before leaving at Chen Jing's suggestion.
Leaving the Chen family, Chen Jing pinched her waist with a hint of jealousy: "Woman, you seem to know that man quite well."
Ji Xia felt her waist go limp when he pinched her, and she quickly smiled ingratiatingly, "Where? I certainly don't know him as well as you do."
Chen Jing raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"
"Of course, the person who understands you best in this world is not your lover, nor your parents, but your competitor. Only your competitor will truly understand you, right?"
Ji Xia gave him a seductive wink: "If you hadn't understood him and exposed his true colors, I would be the one jumping into the fire now."
"Shouldn't you thank me properly tonight?"
As Chen Jing spoke, he suddenly bent down, picked her up, and strode towards home.
Ji Xia gasped and instinctively reached out to grab his shoulder, silently screaming in her heart: a princess carry! She was finally experiencing what it felt like to be carried like a princess.
Just as I was getting excited, a piercing scream suddenly echoed through the darkness: "Ah—"
Ji Xia trembled in fright, clinging tightly to his neck, her eyes darting around: "What's going on? Where's that scream coming from?"
The screams not only startled them, but also alerted the surrounding villagers. Many villagers came out of their yards with flashlights, peering in the direction of the screams by the dim light of their lights.
"What's going on? Where is that sound coming from?"
As the crowd was discussing this, they heard an even more furious and terrified scream coming from the other side: "Let me go, Lin Haodong! If you dare to lay a hand on me again, I'll go to the Women's Federation tomorrow—ah—"
"Is that Liu Pianran's voice?"
Ji Xia and Chen Jing looked at each other: "Is this a fight between husband and wife?"
Chen Jing raised an eyebrow: "Want to go watch the show?"
Ji Xia shook her head honestly: "No, stay away, don't let anyone see us."
Chen Jing was still holding her; several flashlights had just swept over, but thankfully they hadn't been hit.
If people see them hugging and cuddling outside at night, who knows what they'll talk about tomorrow.
Ji Xia's words were exactly what he wanted to hear. Chen Jing was eager to go home and do something enjoyable, so he had no time to meddle in other people's business.
He carried Ji Xia carefully, avoiding other people's flashlights, and hurried away.
It was incredibly exciting; the two of them were practically having an affair, extremely thrilled.
Not only the young couple didn't want to get involved, but most of the crowd, upon recognizing Lin Haodong and Liu Pianran, cursed under their breath and went home.
Just then, another terrified scream rang out: "Wolf—wolf—help—Haodong—ah—"
"What? A wolf? Real or fake?"
The villagers rushed out of their homes again, flashlights in hand, looking around and shouting.
Soon, they heard other voices: "Ah—there really are wolves—"
Chen Jing and Ji Xia stopped in their tracks, their faces showing fear.
Why didn't she hear about wolf attacks on New Year's Eve in her past life?
Soon, they heard a wolf howl, and the howls of wolves echoed all around them.
Chen Jing pulled Ji Xia back home quickly and gave her a hard push: "Go back inside and hide, close the doors and windows tightly, I'll go out and check."
As he spoke, he rushed to the woodpile, pulled out two machetes, and turned to run.
Ji Xia grabbed his arm with a look of terror on her face: "Be careful, protect yourself."
"Okay, go back now!"
Chen Jing left in a hurry, and Captain Chen and Chen Zhang also rushed out, each holding a carrying pole. They told Ji Xia and the others to close the courtyard gate tightly, lock the doors and windows, and not to run out easily.
Ji Xia locked the gate tightly with the bolt, then looked at her terrified mother-in-law and Xu Yufen inside the house: "Father told us to lock the doors and windows and hide well, and never open the door."
"Okay, close the door properly. What are you doing, a wolf coming during the New Year?"
Chen's mother sighed with worry, looked at her daughter-in-law and two grandchildren beside her, and could not hide the fear on her face.
Several women closed the doors and windows of each room tightly and carried the two children to the main room to rest.
As Ji Xia closed all the doors and windows, she saw the kitchen knife in the kitchen and had an idea. She even took the knife with her.
The remaining three women and two children in the house, out of worry, all hid in one room, with a dim oil lamp lit.
Chen's mother sighed worriedly, "Why are there wolves all of a sudden during the New Year? We haven't seen wolves for many years."
Ji Xia slowly recovered and tried to recall the end of the year in her previous life.
She gently comforted him, "Maybe it's because the weather is cold and the wolves in the mountains can't hunt for food, so they've come down the mountain. But I didn't hear any wolf howls just now, so there shouldn't be many wolves. My second brother is at home, so he should be fine."
Ji Xiangjun had served in the military and was in his prime; he was an excellent hunter.
When he was young, Secretary Ji was also a battalion commander and led his men to hunt wolves.
I heard they even hunted a South China tiger more than 20 years ago!
The brigade still has more than two hundred strong men; a few wolves shouldn't cause much trouble.
Of course, most importantly, she finally remembered the end of the year in her previous life.
In her past life, because she married into the Lin family, Lin's mother was either sick or in pain every day.
To earn more money, she bought some new clothes in the county town after get off work at the supply and marketing cooperative and set up a stall at the night market to make money.
Because I was too busy, I didn't pay much attention, but later I vaguely heard some rumors.
The story goes that a child found a wolf cub on the mountain and raised it as a puppy, but then the wolf's parents came looking for it at the village that night.
Although she didn't know the details, she remembered that no one was injured or killed, but she spent a night in fear.
Thinking of her past life, she felt a little more at ease and relaxed as she comforted the elderly and children.
With Ji Xia's comfort, Chen's mother and Xu Yufen felt a little relieved. The two children also calmed down with the adults' reassurance and soon fell asleep.
Ji Xia held the kitchen knife and stood guard at the window, listening quietly to the sounds outside through the glass.
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