Did you go to the Xiao family's house for dinner yesterday?
The woman being questioned was holding a boy in her left hand and a girl in her right. "No, with these two little devils with me, I can't go anywhere. But my husband went."
"So when your husband comes home, does he rave about Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's wife?"
The woman nodded. "That's right. He even said that last night's meal was the most satisfying meal he'd ever had in his life."
She was still very happy. Although she didn't get to eat it, it was the same as her husband eating it.
To her surprise, the woman who had spoken to her curled her lip and said, "My husband says the same thing, but I don't believe it. How old is that young wife? How could she possibly cook better than someone like me who's been managing the household for ten years? When I argued with him, he said I was too jealous. It really makes me so angry! I think she's just been influenced by that vixen..."
She blurted out her words in anger, and only when she saw the other person's slightly surprised look did she realize that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly stopped talking.
Her man's rank wasn't as high as Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's; if this got back to him...
She couldn't bear to think about it. All she wanted to do was slap herself. Why did she have to stand out like that in public?
"Is it possible that you misunderstood? I've heard before that Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's wife is a good cook, and the families living next to his house can smell the aroma of his food every day."
Seeing that the woman was defending Gu An'an, the other party immediately lost the desire to continue the conversation.
"Perhaps I misunderstood."
Since they didn't see eye to eye, the woman went to talk to other people after they parted ways.
"Are you serious? The smell of meat wafting from her house every day?"
"Of course! I've heard about this before. The neighborhood kids cry every mealtime, wanting to go to her house for meat."
The woman's eyes darted around, and then she said cryptically, "It seems that Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's wife must have a good family background."
Why do you say that?
"You're really stupid. It's true that Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's salary is higher than ours, but if it weren't for his good family support, how could they eat meat every day? Think about how many times we eat meat a month?"
"But I heard that Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's wife was a sent-down youth. If she had a family that was so willing to subsidize their daughter, how could they bear to let her go to the countryside?"
The woman's lips curled slightly, but quickly disappeared. "Is that so? Then I don't know."
She knew these words would definitely spread today, since there were no secrets in the family compound.
But even if these words get out, she's not afraid. She didn't name anyone, so it's none of her business if others guess what she's saying.
Actually, she and Gu An'an had only met a few times, and in principle, they had no grudges against each other. But the problem was that after her man went to the Xiao family for a meal, he praised Gu An'an to the skies, and kept telling her to find opportunities to learn from others.
That's how jealous women are. Even if her man only admired Gu An'an's cooking skills, it still made her feel terrible.
While the women in the family compound were gossiping, Gu An'an had another job offer.
"Comrade Qin, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Xiangdong looked at Gu An'an with more affection than he would at his own junior. "I'm a bit older than Xiao Xiao's father. You can just call me Uncle Qin from now on. It sounds much more friendly than Comrade Qin."
"Uncle Qin".
Gu An'an was the type of person who would seize an opportunity to get close to someone. This person was a technician and leader at the arsenal, and if she didn't take advantage of his kindness, wouldn't she be a fool?
"Hey! Look what Uncle Qin brought you today."
Qin Xiangdong took out a thick envelope, and Gu An'an immediately guessed what was inside.
"This is what I applied for for you. It includes money and all kinds of tickets. I specially had someone change it to one that is valid nationwide, so you can use it even when you go back."
That's very thoughtful, I must say.
"Thank you, Uncle Qin."
Gu An'an glanced at it and put it away, her face showing just the right amount of joy. Guessing that Qin Xiangdong had something else to do, Gu An'an poured him a glass of water, gave him some nuts and snacks, and waited for him to speak.
Fortunately, Qin Xiangdong was also an impatient person. He took out a stack of things from his bag and said, "We still have some things here, but we haven't found a suitable translator. We had someone look at the translation you gave us last time, and the accuracy was so good that even the other person admitted it was better. So we were thinking of asking you to translate some more things for us."
There's a severe shortage of translators these days. Anyone with a bit of skill has a ton of material to translate. His documents were originally waiting in line too, but now that he has a new option, Qin Xiangdong naturally wants to take advantage of it.
The data was obtained from abroad, and the sooner it is translated, the sooner they can put it into research and development, which is extremely important.
"These are all classified documents, so we hope you can keep them safe and not let anyone other than you and Deputy Commander Xiao see them."
Qin Xiangdong trusted Xiao Yuheng, and of course, he trusted Gu An'an as well.
In fact, the family compound is much safer than other places, but nothing is absolute. They must be extremely careful to do justice to the soldiers who brought these things back.
"Xiao Gu, can you complete this mission successfully?"
Seeing how serious the other person was, Gu An'an also straightened her expression and said, "Yes."
"Of course, we will pay you according to the salary of other excellent translators for each document you translate, so you will definitely not be taken advantage of."
Gu An'an didn't refuse. Since someone offered her money, she accepted it. Sometimes, taking money is more reassuring than not taking it.
“Okay, as for these documents, I guarantee that no one else will see them except me.”
This meant that even Xiao Yuheng wouldn't be allowed to see it, which amused Qin Xiangdong greatly.
"Okay, once you've translated it, have someone send me a message, and I'll come and pick it up."
As soon as Qin Xiangdong left, Gu An'an closed the door and went back inside to start working. Whenever someone came, she would lock the documents in a drawer, which was actually placed in her spatial storage.
So when she said no one else would see it, she was absolutely serious.
As for Xiao Yuheng, he was a soldier and always adhered to the principle of confidentiality. After learning what his wife was doing, he felt proud and honored, and he would also take the initiative to avoid her when she was working, giving her enough private space.
This time there was much more material than last time, and Gu An'an started translating whenever she had time. In fact, she often pondered and pondered to ensure that every word was translated accurately.
After half a month, she finally finished translating all the materials.
"An'an, you're moving so fast! You must take care of yourself and not ruin your health for work."
After carefully putting the documents away, Qin Xiangdong took out another set.
"These are the documents that need to be translated this time. The translation fee will be issued after the review. I'll bring them to you next time."
Gu An'an: ...If you take out the documents a little slower, I might believe you really care about me.
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