Chapter 69 Chapter 69 One Night...Three Times

Bai Xiu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then after washing the dishes, she came to find Jiang Qiuyue with a red face.

Jiang Qiuyue poured tea for Bai Xiuxiu, and the two of them sat in the corridor of Jiang Qiuyue's house. Jiang Qiuyue looked at Bai Xiuxiu with a smile, "Xiuxiu, when did you and Xiao Li fall in love?"

"What do you mean by attraction?" Bai Xiuxiu was embarrassed. "He and I haven't even started dating yet."

"Then why are you blushing?" Jiang Qiuyue saw through the girl's thoughts at a glance, "Let me say, you have good taste. Xiao Li is a man with no twists and turns. With him, there is no need to guess. He is still someone who follows the leader, and his future will not be bad. He is also good-looking. He doesn't look bad even though he is exposed to the sun every day."

After praising Xiao Li, Jiang Qiuyue poured tea for Bai Xiuxiu and said, "Tell me about it. I have nothing to do today."

Bai Xiuxiu blushed and said, "It's nothing. Shuangshuang's family was always in a mess before. Xiao Li came over a few times and you were always at Shuangshuang's house. He happened to see me and we talked for a while. Gradually, he came over more often."

She also thought that Xiao Li was a good person. There was no need to guess his personality and he was always cheerful. However, he was a little dull and had been doing nothing but sending food for so long. No other progress was made.

Jiang Qiuyue understood that the couple had feelings for each other but had not yet revealed their feelings. "I heard from Zhengrong that Xiao Li can be promoted directly to an officer in the future. He will not always be a bodyguard beside Chief Yu. When he becomes an officer, no matter how promising his future is, with Chief Yu as his relationship, no one will dare to bully him. Life should be good if you marry him."

"I didn't think he was that great." Bai Xiu Xiu said, "You also said that he is not a simple person. With such a personality, how can he be suitable for climbing up the social ladder? As long as I can live an ordinary life, it's fine. He is not the only one making money. I can also work hard and strive to make a lot of money."

She is almost getting the chance to become a regular employee. Master He has revealed to her that there will be a vacancy after the Chinese New Year, and asked her to perform well. After becoming a regular employee, her salary and benefits will be greatly increased.

Jiang Qiuyue nodded in appreciation, "You are right, you are also fighting, unlike me, who is already a salted fish lying flat on my back, only thinking about eating and drinking. Then you two should get along well, and when you have good news one day, you must tell me first, and when you get married, I will cook for you."

This was a treatment that no one else had. Some people heard that Jiang Qiuyue cooked delicious meals and wanted to ask her to help prepare a few tables for the wedding banquet, but she refused. She now had the stable meat tickets provided by Yu Guanghui, and her salary was earned by Lin Zhengrong. She didn't want to make extra money, lest someone with ulterior motives catch the opportunity and report her.

As for life, it's better to keep it simple and comfortable. No matter how hard you work, you can't become rich at this moment. Jiang Qiuyue plans to just lie down and take it easy.

Bai Xiuxiu had to go to work in the afternoon, so Jiang Qiuyue said goodbye to her and didn't even stand up. She just lay on the chair made by Lin Zhengrong, basking in the warm sun, feeling so comfortable.

The high tide of the next day was in the afternoon. After lunch, Jiang Qiuyue took the four children out.

The three girls from Wu Shuangshuang's family did not come, so they were taken care of by her parents-in-law.

Xiao Li was very active this time and started digging clams as soon as he arrived at the beach.

You can dig clams, but there are rules about how much each person can take away, and you have to hand in a portion. So everyone stops when they have dug a certain amount, and it's fine as long as they hand in enough.

Jiang Qiuyue was worried about the children climbing the rocks, so she asked them to follow Xiao Li to dig clams. It was the first time for the four children to go fishing, so everything was new to them.

Chen Weiguo and Lin Beibei seemed to have endless energy. They kept digging, while Chen Weilan and Lin Nannan were picking up the clams in the back.

Chen Weilan, who was originally a clean person, couldn't help but pick up one after seeing the clams on the beach, and she couldn't stop.

Soon, they had picked up enough clams. Xiao Li came over and said there was no need to dig anymore, as any more they dug could not be taken back.

"But we haven't dug enough yet." Lin Beibei still had a lot of energy. He said there were a lot of people here, "We can each take two kilograms back, and we can dig a little more. Children are also human beings!"

Xiao Li only counted the adults and ignored the four children. Seeing how enthusiastic they were, he smiled and said, "We can't eat all the food we dig up."

"Why can't you finish it!" Lin Beibei was very unconvinced, "There are four of us, we can definitely do it!"

Chen Weiguo also agreed, "Yes, Uncle Li, Aunt Jiang won't let us go to the reef, so we can only dig for clams. Please let us continue digging."

There was no choice; facing the eager eyes of the four children, Xiao Li could only nod and agree.

On the other side, Jiang Qiuyue was preparing kelp and mussels. Stone crabs have little meat and take time to prepare, so the cost-effectiveness is too low. Kelp is good stuff, and you can eat it slowly after drying it. If she happens to come across it, she will prepare more.

Unfortunately, we didn't see any fish today, but Grandma Wang brought a net to catch shrimps. Jiang Qiuyue borrowed it to use. It was her first time catching shrimps, so she only caught a dozen shrimps of different sizes in an hour. In the end, she had to exchange kelp with Grandma Wang for some shrimps to make up enough for the whole family.

When Jiang Qiuyue, Wu Shuangshuang and others arrived at the beach, they were stunned when they saw the clams that Lin Beibei and the others were carrying.

"Are you guys going to eat as many clams as you want?" Jiang Qiuyue was amused. She asked everyone to pick some. There were really too many of them. They didn't want the small ones because they couldn't finish them if they took them back.

Lin Beibei was a little reluctant at first, but after hearing Jiang Qiuyue say that this was the only way to achieve sustainable development, she started to pick.

In the end, everyone took two kilograms of clams back home, and Xiao Li's portion was sent to the Bai family.

There were five people at Jiang Qiuyue's house, and they couldn't finish ten kilograms of clams. She gave two kilograms to Liu Xue and two kilograms to another comrade of Lin Zhengrong, leaving six kilograms for herself.

Jiang Qiuyue looked at the six pounds of clams and took a deep breath. Fortunately, they were only sixty clams. There was not much meat on them.

She picked out some to make tofu soup, and used the rest for stir-frying.

First boil the clams with scallions, ginger and cooking wine until they open up, then take them out and heat the oil in a new pan. Add in bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, garlic, etc., stir-fry until the aroma of the sauce comes out, then add in the clams.

At this time, stir-fry over high heat and add seasoning quickly, otherwise the clams will be overcooked. Sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions before serving, and the spicy stir-fried clams are ready.

The clams are steamed, which is very simple, just put them in boiling water. The shrimps are blanched, the fresh shrimp meat is chewy and sweet, and one bite is the greatest satisfaction.

Jiang Qiuyue also fried a bowl of spicy and sour cabbage. They were all quick dishes. Everyone was tired after working all afternoon, and when they saw the table full of seafood, they all stared with wide eyes.

"Eat quickly, finish it all, otherwise the seafood won't taste good if left until tomorrow." She poured herself some soup and slurped the clams.

Lin Beibei and Chen Weiguo ate faster than anyone else, like people who had been hungry for a day. Lin Nannan and Chen Weilan were also hungry. As they ate, they said the food was delicious and they would go to the beach tomorrow.

"This doesn't happen every day. There will be more seafood only during high tides. During normal low tides, you can dig oysters, but there won't be that many seafood." Jiang Qiuyue ate first. She rubbed her waist. She had been bending over all day and it was sore now.

At night, Jiang Qiuyue asked Lin Zhengrong to massage her waist. She lay on the bed and said, "Yes, yes, right here. Be gentle."

"How does it feel?" Lin Zhengrong sat on Jiang Qiuyue's legs and rubbed Jiang Qiuyue's waist with his two thumbs.

"I used to think Nan Nan would be very quiet, but after being released, she became just as lively. But children should be like this, only then can they be childish." Jiang Qiuyue was so comfortable that she almost fell asleep, but Lin Zhengrong's hand became increasingly naughty.

She had expected Lin Zhengrong to behave like this, so she turned around and smiled coquettishly at Lin Zhengrong, "Deputy Head Lin, are you satisfied with my performance during this period?"

"What do you want?" Except for the fact that the frequency was a little lower, Lin Zhengrong was very satisfied with everything else.

"Oh, why are you asking so directly?" Jiang Qiuyue sat up and put her hands on Lin Zhengrong's neck. "Look, I usually spend a lot of time at home, and there are always boring days. I don't like to go to the pavilion and talk to those people. If I go to the theater to dance, you will be jealous, right?"

Lin Zhengrong hugged Jiang Qiuyue's waist, their hot breaths intertwined, "You want a radio?"

"Yeah." Jiang Qiuyue smiled at Lin Zhengrong, "With a radio, I can have something to amuse myself. You see, I went to pick kelp today and my hands are all blistered. I can't go to the sea every day. See if anyone wants to exchange radio tickets. We can exchange with him."

There were only a few people around Jiang Qiuyue, and none of them had radio tickets, so they could only ask Lin Zhengrong for help.

"You don't have to be too anxious. Let's walk and watch. Just be careful." Jiang Qiuyue said, her white and tender fingers sliding from Lin Zhengrong's neck to his chest. "If you can get the radio, I will cooperate with you in one night... three times."

After hearing three times in one night, Lin Zhengrong finally smiled with satisfaction, "Then I'll pay a deposit today."

"Turn off...turn off the lights!" Jiang Qiuyue said hurriedly as she looked at Lin Zhengrong who was rushing over.

The next morning, Jiang Qiuyue got up late as usual, and Lin Zhengrong took the four children to the cafeteria for breakfast.

Lin Beibei had gotten used to it a long time ago. “Mom sometimes suffers from insomnia, so she can’t get up in the morning.” This was the explanation Jiang Qiuyue gave him. Although he didn’t understand why his mother suffered from insomnia, as long as his mother didn’t get up, he wouldn’t bother her.

Lin Zhengrong ordered a few steamed buns and bought a bowl of soy milk for each child. He himself ate steamed buns with sweet potato porridge.

"It's Deputy Captain Lin. I'll give you more." Fang Xia was in charge of serving meals today. When she saw Lin Zhengrong coming, she took the initiative to say.

Lin Zhengrong thought for a while before he recognized Fang Xia, because Fang Xia had lost a lot of weight, probably more than ten pounds. He sighed in his heart that Fang Xia was really cruel to him, as she had lost so much weight working in the cafeteria.

Chen Guowei also came at this time. He got some food and sat down with Lin Zhengrong. "You saw Fang Xia just now. She is a very capable person. Not long after arriving at the cafeteria, she already recognized someone as her godmother. And I heard from Xiao Zhou that Fang Xia has not given up on Huang Yu and she would send some food to her from time to time. Xiao Zhou once heard Fang Xia say that she told Huang Yu not to think too much because they were from the same hometown. She just wanted to have a fellow villager to look after each other."

Chen Guowei snorted, "This may fool a twenty-year-old, but to me, I can tell right away that Fang Xia hasn't given up on Huang Yu."

Lin Zhengrong had heard Jiang Qiuyue talk about Fang Xia and Bai Xiuxiu. "It's not good to comment on other people's affairs. After all, they are unmarried. Fang Xia has the right to pursue happiness, and Huang Yu can choose to refuse. Stop gossiping about other people and focus on yourself. Didn't Political Commissar Wang say that your application might be approved this time?"

Chen Guowei and his wife lived apart. Seeing that Lin Zhengrong had his wife and children by his side, he was very envious and applied for a house. It had been several months, and he was not included in the last batch, but this time, Political Commissar Wang said there was hope.

"I hope so. You see, I eat in the cafeteria every day and I'm tired of it. I miss the fried noodles made by my wife. When she comes, you can come to my house and try it. It must be the most delicious fried noodles you have ever eaten!" Chen Guowei drooled just thinking about it.

Lin Zhengrong and Chen Guowei have the best relationship, and he also wants to see Chen Guowei get what he wants. "When your house is approved, tell me and I will help you pack it up. When your sister-in-law comes, you can move in directly."

"I will definitely trouble you. We are brothers." Chen Guowei laughed. He had been looking forward to the family reunion for a long time.