Love-struck cannon fodder tries to rewrite their life 2, mwah...
Chen Xia was enjoying her leisurely days at home, while Wang Jiakang tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Chen Xia hadn't called him for several days in a row, something that had never happened before.
He thought about it over and over but couldn't figure out what he had done to upset Chen Xia.
When we went on our date that day, he didn't seem to say anything, but he suggested taking Chen Xia home to meet his parents. She shouldn't be angry about that, so why did she suddenly stop contacting him?
After much hesitation, Wang Jiakang called Chen Xia and asked her to have dinner with him after get off work.
That way, even if he made a mistake before, he can apologize to Chen Xia when he treats her to dinner and coax her a bit, and she should calm down.
When Chen Xia received Wang Jiakang's call, she was organizing the supermarket shelves at home.
Their supermarket is a mom-and-pop shop; they don't have any employees, and the hygiene and the arrangement of goods are a bit messy, completely incomparable to large supermarkets in the city.
While my parents were away attending my cousin's wedding at my third uncle's house in a neighboring county, I took advantage of their absence.
Chen Xia rolled up his sleeves and, taking advantage of the time when the store was closed for the night, used a paint roller to repaint the supermarket walls.
She used a pure plant resin paint produced by Space, which not only contains no formaldehyde or other harmful ingredients, but also has a faint fragrance because the raw material is resin.
Cleaning talismans can be used to clean all the hard-to-reach areas, including floor tiles and nooks and crannies.
The shelves were reinforced, and the placement of the items was left to the small system design team. She then wiped and rearranged the items according to the design drawings.
Just when I was extremely busy, I received a call from Wang Jiakang.
"Xiaxia, how about we go out for barbecue after get off work today? Didn't you say you'd always wanted to try Lao Han's barbecue?"
Chen Xia smiled and said, "That was before. I don't want to go anymore. My dad's grilling is much better than Old Han's."
"Is there something you need?" I asked. "I'm busy right now. If not, I'll hang up."
Wang Jiakang quickly explained, "I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't been able to contact you. Xiaxia, don't be angry. I'll pick you up after get off work, okay?"
Chen Xia put her phone on the shelf, turned on the speakerphone, and continued arranging her goods: "No need, I resigned from my old company and went back to my hometown. I miss my parents and want to come back and spend time with them."
Wang Jiakang got anxious when he heard this: "Xiaxia, why didn't you discuss this with me? Your job was pretty good, how could you just quit like that?"
"Also, didn't we agree that you'd come to my house to meet my parents and discuss things to finalize things as soon as possible? Your actions have disrupted all my plans."
"When did we agree on this? I just said I'd think about it. Wang Jiakang, don't try to twist my words. Quitting my job and going back to my hometown is my own business. What does it have to do with your plans? Don't try to pin this on me!"
Wang Jiakang explained helplessly, "Don't be stubborn, Xiaxia. How long are you planning to stay in your hometown?"
"I'm not sure. I feel quite comfortable staying at home, and I don't plan to go back to the provincial capital for the time being," Chen Xia answered quite decisively.
"Xiaxia, you have to think about me. If you don't go back to the provincial capital, what will happen to our relationship? How will I explain it to my parents?"
"Just tell the truth, we're just dating, we're not at the point of discussing marriage yet."
"Aren't you being a bit too nosy? How you explain things to your parents is your business; I don't care."
Wang Jiakang was so angry he was speechless: "Chen Xia, you can't be so selfish. My parents cleaned the house and prepared the menu in advance to welcome you, and now you just say you don't care..."
Chen Xia slammed down the phone. What nonsense! It's like her parents don't have to clean the house if she doesn't go.
Wang Jiakang didn't expect Chen Xia to hang up on him, so he immediately called back: "Chen Xia, stop messing around. If I did or said anything wrong, I apologize to you."
I can tolerate some of your little tantrums, but you should know that my patience has its limits…
"I'm not making a scene, I'm just telling the truth, why can't you accept the truth?"
I'm just dating you, not marrying you. Even if I did marry you, I would still have my own freedom.
We haven't even discussed marriage yet. I'm going back to my own home to spend time with my own parents. Do I need to ask you for permission to go back?
You're being too nosy. Tomorrow you'll tell me your parents want to meet me. What did I say to you? Did I say I agreed? I said I'd think about it.
That was just a polite remark; I was too embarrassed to directly say no.
You should have understood what I meant when I refused to meet your parents.
Since you don't understand my hints, I'll be honest with you: after spending time together, I feel we're not suited to continue being together.
Wang Jiakang never expected Chen Xia to break up with him, and he became very emotional: "Why? Our relationship has always been very stable, why do you suddenly want to break up?"
Chen Xia sighed: "Why do you have to keep asking so many questions? What other reason could there be for breaking up? Of course, it's because you feel we're not suitable to continue dating."
"Wang Jiakang, we were lovers, let's save some face and part ways amicably. I don't want to marry a mama's boy who can't afford a house."
Wang Jiakang hung up the phone and returned home dejectedly. His mother greeted him, "Jiakang's back? Come, come, sit down and rest."
Didn't you tell Mom last time that you had a girlfriend and wanted to bring her home for a meal? When are you bringing her home?
Jiakang, you know our family situation. Your father and I only have you as our son, and your grandparents and maternal grandparents only have you as their grandson.
So after you and Xiaxia get married, your grandparents and maternal grandparents will all be moving in with us.
Wang Jiakang abruptly raised his head: "They're all moving in with us? But our house only has two bedrooms, can so many people fit?"
Mrs. Wang took out her design sketches: "Of course there's room. We'll partition off the large balcony for your grandparents to live in."
We can partition off half a room in the living room for your grandparents. It might be a bit cramped, but it would be wonderful for the whole family to live together happily.
When Xiaxia comes to our house for dinner, your dad and I will pretend to have a fight and bring this matter out into the open. As long as she doesn't object, it won't be easy to say anything after we get married.
"So, wasn't Mom's approach clever? Stop staring blankly, say something!"
Wang Jiakang sighed: "Mom, can you please stop? Xiaxia is having a fight with me and wants to break up. If she finds out that Grandpa and Grandma, and Grandpa and Grandma on both sides are going to live with us after we get married..."
"Break up? What right does she have to break up with me? Did she cheat on me and climb the social ladder? I told you before that this girl was unreliable, but you didn't like it. Now I've proven myself right."
If you ask me, you should break up with her as soon as possible, and break up completely. You must never have any contact with her again.
Girls raised in small towns and from humble families are often short-sighted and narrow-minded. Let me tell you, you'd better be careful. Nine times out of ten, she's dating you for our house…”
Wang Jiakang was almost amused by his mother's words: "Mom, please stop joking. Who would want our old, run-down house? Don't ever mention those old sayings about rural people or city people again, or people will laugh at us."
Mrs. Wang was displeased: "What a joke! I'm just telling the truth. This used to be the city center, and house prices were really high. Haven't you heard what people online are saying? House prices here have gone up again now."
Wang Jiakang sighed. He wanted to win Chen Xia back, but he only knew that Chen Xia's hometown was in X County, but he didn't know exactly where.
The company has been quite busy lately, and he can't get leave to go to County X even if he wants to. He can only wait for now.
Of course, deep down he didn't want to go to Chen Xia either; he was deeply hurt by Chen Xia's words that he couldn't afford a house.
He and Chen Xia had discussed buying a house for their wedding if they met each other's parents and got married last year, in 2012.
Chen Xia's idea was that they both had housing provident funds, and they had saved some money after working for two years. They would also raise some more from their respective parents.
Even if we just buy a small apartment first, we won't have to live with our parents after we get married.
He thought the suggestion was excellent; he desperately wanted to escape his parents' control. He believed that having a private world just for the two of them after marriage would be a truly blissful experience.
Then, everything was fine with Chen Xia, but as soon as he mentioned it, his parents exploded. They not only severely reprimanded him but also told him very firmly that he shouldn't even think about moving out after getting married.
They can't afford to buy him a house, nor do they have the money. He's an only child, and supporting his parents is his responsibility.
He should break up with any woman who encourages him to move out after marriage; the Wang family can't tolerate such a big shot.
He went to great lengths to persuade Chen Xia to give up the idea of buying a house, but the plan for the two of them to meet each other's parents was put on hold.
He coaxed Chen Xia for a long time and finally convinced her to get back together. He stopped bringing up the topic of meeting his parents for a whole year, but unexpectedly, Chen Xia broke up with him directly.
"Cross-world trading platform initiation... Random matching of users from other worlds in progress... Match successful, transaction about to begin. Please prepare, host. This transaction will last 100 seconds. Countdown begins..."
A light screen appeared in front of Chen Xia, displaying a burly man with messy hair and wearing camouflage clothing.
The newcomer was clearly experienced, and went straight to the point: "I have a nuclear-powered amphibious landing ship with a displacement of over 100,000 tons, equipped with various types of carrier-based aircraft, helicopters, drones, various types of shipborne artillery, supersonic anti-ship missiles, and air defense and anti-missile systems. Do you want to trade?"
Chen Xia nodded without hesitation: "What do I have to give in return?"
The man glanced at the shelves behind her and swallowed hard: "Water and food."
Chen Xia immediately swept all the drinks, instant noodles, sausages, and canned goods that he could see on the shelf into the transaction box.
I quickly bought him several cases of bottled water and completed the transaction in the last five seconds before it was about to end.
After completing the transaction, Chen Xia slumped to the ground to inspect the amphibious landing ship in the system space. The steel behemoth was truly magnificent.
This world is a parallel universe. Its culture and technological development are similar to those of the Dragon Kingdom in 2013. The difference is that Earth has become Blue Star and the Dragon Kingdom has become China.
The first aircraft carrier was commissioned last year, while the first amphibious landing ship will not be commissioned until 2021.
If the amphibious landing ship she received in the exchange is real, it will greatly enhance China's naval combat capabilities.
Keep in mind, this is over 100,000 tons! Even the US's Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are no bigger than that.
After the initial excitement, Chen Xia had the small system scan the amphibious landing ship and confirmed that apart from a layer of dust, there were no other problems.
In the words of the small system, the world she was matched with had more advanced technology than China, and the spiritual energy had revived, leading to an apocalypse.
It's both a crisis and an opportunity; it all depends on whether the original inhabitants of that small world can survive this surge of spiritual energy resurgence.
Looking at the huge thing in the system space, Chen Xia decisively dialed his second uncle's number: "Hey, second uncle, are you at work? I need to talk to you urgently."
Chen Xia's second uncle is the captain of the criminal investigation team of the county public security bureau, which is the highest-ranking government official she knows.
Chen Xia locked the door and rode her electric scooter to the police station. Before she even reached the gate, she could see her second uncle waiting for her there.
When Gao Jianshe received the call from his niece, he was extremely worried and couldn't stay in his office. He was afraid that something might happen to the girl.
He mainly felt that his niece wouldn't come to his workplace to find him unless something had happened to her.
Chen Xia casually parked his electric scooter by the roadside, then pulled Gao Jianshe aside and said mysteriously, "Second Uncle, I bought an amphibious landing ship weighing over 100,000 tons and want to donate it to the country. Can you think of a way to do it?"
Gao Jianshe scratched his head: "What the heck, an amphibious landing ship? Xiaxia, you've been scammed, haven't you? How much money were you scammed out of?"
"Come on, your second uncle will take you to report this to the police. That damn swindler! He's trying to scam my niece! Once I catch him, I'll break his legs!"
Chen Xia knew that this whole thing was a bit far-fetched, so she followed Gao Jianshe toward the office building.
When they reached the third floor, Gao Jianshe was leading her when Chen Xia pushed him forcefully into the director's office.
Gao Jianshe stumbled and fell into the director's office after being pushed by his niece.
Wang Wenqing, who was on the phone, was startled when Gao Jianshe fell in. He said a few words to the person on the other end of the line and then hung up.
He chuckled and teased, "Jianshe, you little rascal, what brings you here? Why did you just roll in like that?"
Gao Jianshe looked helpless: "Sorry, Director Ha, I accidentally tripped outside the door."
Chen Xia followed him into the house, slammed the door shut, and then said very solemnly, "Reporting to the commander, I have something very important to report to you. My second uncle doesn't trust me, so this is the only way I can get in."
Gao Jianshe covered his face. Oh no, he was going to embarrass himself in front of the bureau chief.
Chen Xia turned on the trading platform's screen, selected to play it aloud, and said to Wang Wenqing, "Chief, this matter is a bit unbelievable, but I swear everything I said is true."
Let me introduce you to this light screen. This is a cross-border trading system that I suddenly connected to at home this morning. You can think of it as a platform that allows you to trade with people from other dimensions.
This morning I was randomly matched with a user from another timeline, and I traded some food, water, and drinks for an amphibious landing ship weighing over 100,000 tons. I can show it to you right now.
Chen Xia started connecting with his previous trading partner. Soon, a person appeared on the screen. His niece said to him, "Hello, I would like to trade some more things with you. They don't need to be too big, they need to fit in this room."
The man hesitated for a few seconds, then took out a one-meter square metal box from his system space: "Inside is a light combat mech for individual soldiers. Press here to unlock and release the mech, is that alright?"
Upon hearing about the individual combat mech, Chen Xia's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously, offering to trade ten boxes of water and ten boxes of instant noodles that he had stored in his system space.
Seeing how generous Chen Xia was, the man gave her five mecha cases: "You can call me Lao He. I hope we can continue to trade in the future."
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