Chapter 49 Oh no, Xie Jingchen overheard!
As a regimental commander, Xie Jingchen often takes on extra tasks assigned by his superiors. As a smart and battle-hardened top soldier, he is sure to see through most people's lies and pretenses.
Su Weiguo was just a new recruit who had been in the army for a little over two years, and he had a natural fear and unease when facing Xie Jingchen, the regimental commander.
Although his words were half true and half false, not entirely lies, the fatal flaw was that he didn't mix truth and falsehood; rather, the first half was the truth and the second half was a lie.
It's likely that Xie Jingchen had already seen through Su Weiguo's lie when he recounted the latter half of the story, but he simply didn't expose him.
Why didn't Xie Jingchen expose Su Weiguo's lies and instead punished Qiao Feitian, only to end up getting himself whipped twenty times?
Xia Fanxing believes that: First, Xie Jingchen also dislikes Qiao Feitian using his name to bully others. He should take this opportunity to publicly dissolve the engagement.
Secondly, Qiao Feitian's actions in the first half alone are enough to warrant punishment.
As for the third one...
Xia Fanxing had a vague feeling that there seemed to be something unusual hidden in Xie Jingchen's deep black eyes, which he always looked at her.
Is it a mixture of lingering fear and relief?
I'm worried that if she hadn't discovered the trap in time, what would have happened if she had actually used the military documents?
Fortunately, she was smart enough to not only break the deadlock cleverly, but also turn the tables on the enemy.
Xia Fanxing couldn't explain it.
She wouldn't narcissistically speculate on Xie Jingchen's thoughts.
"But speaking of which, Comrade Xia, you're amazing!" Su Weiguo looked at Xia Fanxing with admiration. "How did you manage to secretly slip those military documents into Qiao Feitian's pocket without anyone noticing? Can you teach me your tricks? I want to learn!"
Xia Fanxing laughed it off and brushed it off with a few words.
She deliberately bumped into Qiao Feitian while circling around the saleswoman, Sister Wang, and quickly stuffed the military receipts into Qiao Feitian's pocket.
This thing doesn't rely on skill, it's all about cheating. How can she teach it?
There's no way to teach it.
The next day, Qiao Feitian went to the agricultural company to report for duty again.
She only came for a day last time, and she vowed never to set foot in this area again.
But to her surprise, she returned here just a few days later.
And this time she has to stay in the agricultural unit for a full month!
"Tsk, why is she here again?" Zhao Niu scoffed. "She's not good at her job and always complains about being in pain and tired. Even if she comes, she'll only be a burden."
Zhao Niu's foot injury has almost fully recovered, and he can walk normally without a wheelchair and his foot doesn't hurt.
However, his right hand was seriously injured in the web of his hand, so he can only use his left hand to dig the ground for the time being.
Zhang Renmin cleared his throat, signaling Zhao Niu not to say such things in public that were detrimental to unity.
Zhao Niu, as a model worker in the company, also had a bit of a temper, and what he said was true.
He immediately turned his back and refused to look at Zhang Renmin.
Zhang Renmin said, "Comrade Qiao, this isn't your first time here, so I won't find someone to guide you this time. Just work alongside the team on your own."
"Can I switch to another squad?" Qiao Feitian asked.
“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Zhang Renmin looked at Xia Fanxing, who was resting not far away, and said, “Commander Xie personally gave the order to make Comrade Xia Fanxing your supervisor, so you can only be in Comrade Xia Fanxing’s squad.”
Zhang Renmin has passed away.
Qiao Feitian silently went to get a pickaxe, found an open space, and began to chisel.
Even though it wasn't her first time using a pickaxe, she still couldn't get used to the tingling and soreness in her hand after each swing.
But this time she no longer has the aura of being the "leader's fiancée," and she has even temporarily lost her identity as a radio station employee.
Now she is just an ordinary agricultural worker, and she doesn't even have the right to complain about being tired or in pain.
Qiao Feitian lowered her head and silently shed tears, feeling that she was really too pitiful.
At lunchtime, Qiao Feitian went to get the food.
But when she saw the food on her plate, she couldn't help but raise her voice and demand an explanation from the cafeteria staff.
"What's all the noise about?" The canteen staff member said coldly, frowning impatiently. "This is the normal meal for the agricultural company's employees."
Qiao Feitian argued, "But it wasn't like this last time I came. Back then, I had four cornbread buns, and at least the soup had some oil and meat flavor!"
Now there are only two small steamed buns, and the cabbage is stir-fried until dry, with no trace of meat in sight.
She strongly suspects that no oil was added during the stir-frying process; it was simply stewed in water with just a couple of drops of soy sauce.
Although Qiao Feitian doesn't eat these things much, she was still very angry that she had lost the treatment she was entitled to.
This time, in particular, she has to stay in the agricultural unit for a month.
She can go a day or two without eating much, but she can't go a month without food.
She'll need to eat eventually, just not now.
Upon hearing Qiao Feitian's words, the cafeteria staff couldn't help but snort and mock, "Do you think your last visit is the same as this one? Last time you only stayed for a day, this time you're going to stay for a month. Last time you were Commander Xie's fiancée, and now? Who do you think you are?"
“I…” Qiao Feitian couldn’t speak.
"Do you think you're a radio station employee? Want to eat refined rice and flour, and even meat? You might as well lie down and dream, you can have anything in your dreams!"
The cafeteria staff's change of attitude and mockery made Qiao Feitian feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed.
With other staff members in the cafeteria looking at her, she felt their gazes and, no longer bothering to argue with them, lowered her head, covered the lower half of her face with her scarf, and quickly walked away with her tray.
The cafeteria staff serving the food rolled their eyes at Qiao Feitian's retreating figure and complained to their colleagues.
"I don't know how Commander Xie could have fallen for her in the first place. How could he have chosen someone like her as his fiancée? She does nothing but flaunt her status and tarnish his reputation. In the end, she even caused Commander Xie to suffer such a serious injury. What a piece of trash she is!"
Qiao Feitian, carrying her tray, fled to a secluded corner of the cafeteria and sat with her back to everyone.
Unexpectedly, a little while later, Xia Fanxing and Ma Nanzheng happened to sit nearby.
"Wow, Comrade Xia, your lunch is quite lavish, even better than mine. I'm really envious," Ma Nanzheng said, knowing full well what was going on, deliberately teasing Xia Fanxing.
"Officer Ma's lunch is not bad either, how about we switch?" Xia Fanxing said, reaching out to take Ma Nanzheng's plate.
"Hey, no, no, no!" Ma Nanzheng quickly covered his plate and said with a forced smile, "I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? I wouldn't dare to switch with you. Your rations all come from the regimental commander. If the regimental commander finds out that I stole your food, he'll glare at me to death!"
Xia Fanxing was amused by Ma Nanzheng's words. Her laughter was light and pleasant, and it was clear that she was in a good mood.
She laughed and said, "When did Commander Xie's eyes become a weapon? Can he stare you to death?"
Ma Nanzheng exaggeratedly said, "The regimental commander's eyes are more powerful than weapons! Although they can't actually kill someone with a glare, being stared at by him can give you nightmares for several nights in a row. Then you'll be woken up by his gaze in your dreams, and the cycle repeats itself, making it impossible to get a good night's sleep!"
Xia Fanxing laughed even more heartily.
Ma Nanzheng wanted to say something more, but his voice stopped abruptly, and his expression suddenly froze.
He stared intently at what was behind Xia Fanxing.
Xia Fanxing seemed to sense something and turned her head, just in time to meet the eyes that they had just been discussing.
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