Wu Sicheng and Ai Guo returned quickly. When An Moxue and the others heard the noise, they all came out to help carry the vegetables into the house.
Ai Guochong winked at An Moxue, and An Moxue could tell from his expression that something was wrong.
The two walked at the back, and An Moxue asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Ai Guo asked with great skepticism, "Mo Xue, are you sure you know this Comrade Wu?"
An Moxue was even more certain that something had happened between the two of them: "What happened?"
Ai Guo pulled An Moxue aside and whispered, "Moxue, let me tell you, while we were waiting for our food, all the women in the restaurant, including the waitresses and the young girls eating, were staring at him like ravenous wolves, practically glued to him. At first, I was puzzled. We were chatting and laughing all the way in the car, so why did he act all high and mighty as soon as we got out? I thought I'd said something wrong and upset him. But he seems used to this flirtatious behavior. I think you should really reconsider your relationship."
An Moxue asked calmly, "Hmm, anything else?"
Ai Guo glared at him, "No, I'm seriously talking to you about this! Why do I feel like you're not taking it seriously at all!"
"Isn't this exactly what you're saying? How can you call it taking it to heart?"
He felt that Mo Xue's words made sense, but something just felt off! But he didn't think too much about it and continued, "If these people had just looked, it would have been fine, but guess what happened next? One woman was so bold! She pretended to walk past us and then pretended to fall towards Comrade Wu. Goodness, if Comrade Wu hadn't dodged, he would have been in her arms! She would have fallen right into his arms."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Guess what Comrade Wu did?"
An Moxue raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.
He straightened his voice and said, "My God! You didn't see it. I didn't even see how Comrade Wu dodged that woman and stood two meters away from her spot. Besides the woman falling with a thud, there was also her scream. Her front teeth just happened to hit the corner of the stool. The stool was fine, but the woman lost two front teeth on the spot, and her mouth was full of blood. In an instant, everyone in the room looked at that woman."
An Moxue thought that he must have done that with his front tooth on purpose, and then asked in a very cooperative manner, "And then?"
"That woman was trying every trick in the book to cling to Comrade An. Some people in the shop were also speaking up for her, but Comrade Wu completely ignored them. He called over the shop manager and said only one sentence: 'Please report this to the police. I suspect this woman is a spy, trying to get close to me to steal military secrets.'"
The manager looked at his military officer's ID and broke out in a cold sweat instantly. He didn't dare to say anything and quickly went to make a phone call.
The people in the restaurant were dumbfounded, and the woman was even more dumbfounded, staring straight at him.
He also said to everyone, "Please, everyone, if you haven't finished eating, don't leave. The police will be here to investigate in a little while."
Suddenly, everyone who wanted to say something swallowed their words and dared not utter another word. The restaurant remained quiet for a while.
Even after the manager returned from his phone call, and a little while later the police arrived, and before they took the woman's statement and arrested her, she was still staring blankly at Comrade Wu.
An Moxue suppressed a laugh and said, "She probably didn't expect this outcome! She didn't manage to snag a rich husband, and instead got herself into trouble. Even if she wasn't ultimately labeled a spy, she'll still be subject to gossip from her neighbors."
"Mo Xue, will that woman really be classified as a spy? I saw Comrade Wu exchanging glances with one of the police officers; they were clearly acquaintances. Although it was done discreetly, I couldn't be wrong. Mo Xue, this man is a bit cunning and doesn't know how to be gentle with women. You really need to think this over carefully. I'm afraid he'll use his talents on you."
"After all that you've said, isn't this last point the most important one?"
Ai Guo nodded and said, "I just feel like he's being a bit too cruel to that woman. I'm a little worried about you."
An Moxue patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry! This is exactly how I want to handle men and women issues. Think about it, if he had taken advantage of that woman, what would she have done afterwards? Although society and the government are more lenient in their approach to men and women issues now, his profession is special. If that woman uses this to her advantage and goes to his unit, and he doesn't want this woman to affect his career, what's the best way to handle it?"
Ai Guo's eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Marriage!"
An Moxue spread her hands, looked at him, and said, "Yes, so, do you still think there's a problem with his approach?"
Ai Guo stared in disbelief. "It seems not. But I'm still worried about you."
She patted his shoulder again and said, "Aiguo, thank you. Really, only a true friend would say these things to me. But I'm not a helpless little rabbit, am I? Don't you think?"
Finally, Ai Guo still couldn't help but add, "Well, you should still discuss things with us. If I can't handle it, there's still Wen Tao, right? He'll be fine."
An Moxue replied earnestly, "Okay! I'll listen to you."
Ai Guo said, "Well, as long as you don't suffer any losses, that's fine."
The two walked back to the restaurant together.
When Wu Sicheng saw them return, he leaned close to An Moxue and whispered, "Did your childhood friend come up to you and complain about me?"
It was just a simple question, but why did he seem so aggrieved?
An Moxue suppressed a laugh and said, "Hmm, not bad, keep going."
Wu Sicheng's mood instantly brightened. "It's all thanks to Comrade An's excellent education!" He then took An Moxue's hand and led her to the table to sit down. Without An Moxue's knowledge, he secretly memorized Ai Guo's name, intending to keep Moxue away from him in the future, since he seemed a bit dim-witted and might infect her with his knowledge.
An Moxue sat down and said to everyone, "Thank you for helping me move. Come and eat! I've been so busy all morning."
Chu Dongmei raised her glass and said, "Congratulations on moving to your new home. May everything go smoothly for you in the future."
Everyone raised their glasses and said, "May everything go smoothly, cheers!"
The group looked at the sumptuous lunch and buried themselves in their food.
Wu Sicheng said softly, "Your friends are quite good at answering questions. Look how much they're enjoying their food, especially Ai Guo." As he spoke, he picked up a pearl shrimp ball and put it into An Moxue's bowl.
An Moxue ate the shrimp ball, glanced at him sideways, and said in a low voice, "Stop thinking such things." He wasn't annoyed and put a piece of fish belly on her plate.
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