"Now that there is no war to fight, I applied to become an engineer corps and lead everyone here to do construction."
Zhou Jiuzhen was very excited, never expecting to see his friend whom he hadn't seen for many years. He asked him curiously, "But you, didn't you go abroad to study? What are you doing here doing aquaculture?"
Qiao Hui was equally excited, and put his hand on Zhou Jiuzhen's shoulder to talk about his experiences over the years.
The two chatted as they walked, heading towards the oyster pile where a crowd had gathered. "Come on, I'll take you, this important person, on a patrol..."
The two were followed closely by their bodyguards and about a dozen soldiers, and the atmosphere was lively and enthusiastic.
Zhou Jiuzhen spotted a beautiful figure on the mudflat from afar and couldn't help but frown.
As he approached and saw his wife in a cheongsam with a slit that went all the way up to her thigh, he felt dizzy and instinctively wanted to turn around and cover the eyes of his comrades and the village chief.
"Qiao Hui, how about we go inside and chat for a bit..."
Zhou Jiuzhen reached out and put his arm around Qiao Hui's shoulder, trying to pull him back, when he heard several aunties' sarcastic voices coming from behind.
“Our Xiaoqin is incredibly fast at digging oysters, she can earn 10 work points a day. Unlike Ling Zhiqing, who didn’t earn a single work point or even a bowl of oysters yesterday, and is still here wiping away tears.”
“You think her tears were shed for nothing? I even saw Engineer Qiao secretly slip her a small bag of oysters later. If you ask me, we shouldn’t bother digging like crazy. We’ll get the same amount of oysters as Ling Zhiqing after a whole day of digging. We might as well just cry in front of Engineer Qiao too.”
"What are you saying? We country bumpkins can't possibly cry like Ling Zhiqing. Her crying was so charming, so utterly seductive. Our crying is like thunder, it's not the same at all..."
Hearing these sarcastic remarks, Qiao Hui was so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground.
He never expected that his momentary soft-heartedness and selfishness in sharing some oysters with the pretty female educated youth would be discovered by them, causing him to embarrass himself in front of his former comrades.
Qiao Hui felt a little guilty and glanced at Zhou Jiuzhen, who was usually fair and just in his dealings. Sure enough, his face had already darkened.
Immediately afterwards, a woman's silvery exclamation came from behind.
It was Ling Huanwu's voice.
The two of them simultaneously strained their ears, wanting to hear how Ling Huanwu would react.
Unexpectedly, Ling Huanwu calmly moved a small stool, lifted the hem of her cheongsam to reveal her fair thighs, and sat down casually among the group of aunties and grandmas who had just scolded her.
"Wow! You aunties are really something! The people I used to talk badly about others always did so behind their backs, but you all talk about it to my face. It's true that the people here are much more honest and simple than those back home!"
Ling Huanwu spoke with a smile, showing no anger at being mocked. Instead, she earnestly apologized to the person who had just spoken ill of her, "Aunties, don't worry, I will do my best. I will definitely try my best to dig out the oysters that Engineer Qiao gave me on credit yesterday and return them to everyone today!"
After saying that, she made a cheering gesture, put down the basket, and quickly picked up the chisel to clumsily pry open the oyster shells.
The aunties who had been loudly criticizing her just moments before all looked like they'd seen a ghost. They stared at Ling Huanwu, who was working hard with her head down, and then at her sitting down like a man, revealing her two dazzlingly white legs. They were utterly shocked.
Under this blazing sun, which woman wouldn't be wrapped up tightly, afraid of getting a tan? Yet this educated youth from the city is so morally bankrupt, lifting her skirt to seduce men...
The women's alliance looked at each other in bewilderment, and then suddenly realized that apart from Engineer Qiao, there seemed to be no other men in this digging production team.
It wasn't until the aunties and older women subconsciously turned around and saw the large group of men behind them that they all had knowing expressions on their faces.
It turns out that these urban educated youths either don't flirt with other men, or they flirt with a dozen or so strong, rough-looking soldiers.
Several aunties and grandmas scanned back and forth between the several tough men in military green uniforms, each with a strong physique, and finally settled on the officer standing at the front, whose expression was the most stern, whose physique was the most robust, and whose appearance was the most handsome. They almost drooled with excitement.
Zhou Jiuzhen, who witnessed Ling Huanwu shamelessly lifting her skirt, stood there with his chest heaving violently, and the veins on his hands hanging at his sides were bulging. He wished he could rush over, pick up this woman, and lock her up at home.
How could he let a large group of men see those legs that he usually dared not look at closely?
Zhou Jiuzhen glanced at his comrade-in-arms Qiao and the village chief, who were staring in disbelief and infatuation, and then looked back at his subordinates who were all captivated. He could no longer contain his anger and reached out to unbutton his military green shirt, intending to take it off to cover her legs and carry her home.
Unexpectedly, the village chief took the initiative, rubbing his hands together as he walked over to Ling Huanwu, who was still digging diligently, and asked with a grin, "Young lady, I'd like to introduce you to a potential match. What do you think of our production team's technician, Qiao?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the aunties and grandmas stretched out their ears to eavesdrop.
Qiao Hui, who was standing not far away, also blushed and lowered his head shyly.
Zhou Jiuzhen froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.
The bodyguard Xiao Wang, who knew about the relationship between his regimental commander and Ling Huanwu, was also terrified.
So, the girl Qiao Hui had his eye on was actually the regimental commander's wife!
What was even more unexpected was Zhou Jiuzhen's subsequent reaction.
Zhou Jiuzhen took off his clothes and, without giving Ling Huanwu a chance to answer the village chief, strode over and grabbed the woman from the small stool, pulling her onto his body.
Everyone was once again shocked by the man's sudden behavior.
"Ahhh!"
Ling Huanwu exclaimed in surprise.
She was initially surprised that the village chief would arrange a marriage between her and the refined technician, Qiao, and was about to tell him that she was already married.
Before she could even speak, a strong force grabbed her from behind and pulled her up from the chair, startling her so much that she instinctively screamed.
Only when she caught that familiar masculine scent amidst the surrounding salty and fishy smell did Ling Huanwu stop thrashing her legs like a mouse seeing a cat, and obediently stand still while being held.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Zhou Jiuzhen bent down and tied the shirt he had taken off around Ling Huanwu's waist.
Lin Xiaoqin, the expert at digging for sweetness in the crowd, watched this scene with a jealous expression. When she inserted the chisel into the oyster shell, it looked as if she wanted to tear the innocent oyster to pieces.
"Baby, weren't you feeling unwell? Why are you back at work again?"
While everyone was still confused, Qiao Hui, with red eyes, wanted to question him about why he had made inappropriate advances towards the female comrade.
Just one word, "Baby," and everyone's defenses crumbled.
Baby?
What kind of new-era species is this? Is it a respectful term a man uses for a woman?
The village chief, quick-witted and always one step ahead, tentatively asked, "Commander Zhou, what is your relationship with this educated youth?"
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