Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

Chapter 194 Stealing Big Things

Lu Yuan didn't try to stop them. He took out chicken soup, pork jerky, Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), peanuts, and melon seeds from the basket and invited a few people to have a small gathering.

None of the three refused. They helped Lu Yuan make the bed, then went back to the house to get a kang table and bedding before coming to the small house in the backyard and sitting cross-legged on the kang.

Lu Yuan poured wine for the group and reminisced about his days as a sent-down youth.

As they talked, the Qiao brothers found themselves sharing a common sentiment. The four of them took one sip after another, slightly tipsy as they talked about the future.

Gradually, the night got darker.

Dong Jinhong stood up and said goodbye to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan said, "It's too late. I don't know if they've left the door open for you. Just rest here. We brothers can chat all night long."

Dong Jinhong thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll go relieve myself first and come back later."

“I’ll go too, to keep Dong Zhiqing company.” Qiao Chengping put on his shoes, pushed open the door, and went to the toilet with Dong Zhihong.

A gust of cold wind cleared their minds. After urinating and returning to the room, they discovered that the slightly ajar door was now tightly shut.

The two exchanged a glance, a bad feeling rising in their hearts.

Then, the sound of two men wailing and screaming came from inside: "Ahhh, help! Someone help me!"

The noise was so loud that it woke up all the educated youth in the educated youth compound.

Lu Yuan rushed out of the door, hugging Dong Jinhong with a look of lingering fear: "Good heavens, we just blew out the candles and weren't even asleep when someone sneaked in and even tried to crawl into the bed."

Luckily, Haoyang and I were at the end of the kang (heated brick bed), so she didn't succeed. Otherwise, it would have been disgusting to have her cling to us like that.

Qiao Haoyang nodded: "Do you think she's blind? She didn't even see that Lu Yuan and I were still awake."

"Oh my goodness, if we hadn't all been drinking together tonight, my brother-in-law would have been completely taken advantage of."

Hearing this, everyone looked on with sympathy. Some nosy people went inside to check and found that it was Zhang Xiu, with her eyes closed and her eyelids twitching, pretending to faint.

"What can we do? We can't just let her sleep in Battalion Commander Lu's room for one night! Even if nothing happens, we'll have trouble explaining things tomorrow morning!"

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment: "Call the captain over to make a decision!"

So, Wang Defa was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, full of resentment. After hearing about the educated youth settlement, he only felt a headache coming on.

Following Wang Zhengbao over, they saw a group of people gathered at the door, making a racket and watching the show. He coughed lightly and asked, "Who can go in and wake the person up?"

The female educated youths exchanged glances, and finally the two oldest ones reluctantly went in, shoving Zhang Xiu: "Zhang educated youth, wake up! Zhang educated youth, wake up!"

Zhang Xiu opened her eyes groggily: "Ah, how did I get here? I..."

"Zhang Zhiqing, pack your things and come out. The brigade leader has something to ask you!"

Zhang Xiu couldn't keep up the act any longer, so she threw off the covers and got off the kang (heated brick bed). She thought to herself, "These blankets are so warm; I almost fell asleep."

Staggering out the door, I felt a rare bit embarrassed as I faced the spectators watching the spectacle unfold.

"Captain, I'm sorry, I... I have a fever. I got up in the middle of the night and was confused. I accidentally went into the wrong room. I didn't mean to."

Wang Defa nodded: "Zhang Xiu, the educated youth, will come with me to the commune tomorrow."

Zhang Xiu panicked: "Captain, what do you mean? Are you going to send me back? I won't go, I won't go! You can't harm me just because he's the battalion commander!"

Wang Defa frowned: "Is this how Zhang Zhiqing usually talks nonsense?"

During the day you verbally threatened Comrade Xie, and at night you pretended to be confused and deliberately went to the wrong room. Zhang, no matter what your reasons are, Qingshan Brigade can't keep you here.

If you know what's good for you, we'll at most transfer you to another production team. If you're full of lies, we'll have to ask the comrades from the educated youth office to come and investigate.

"At that point, it's hard to say whether you'll be sent to a remote mountain area to clear land and plant trees, or sent back to the city."

Zhang Xiu knew that she had gone a bit too far.

But Dr. Su said she caught a cold, which would greatly affect her health. She's not very capable, and her family is poor. If she doesn't hurry up and find someone well-off, how will she survive in the future?

However, Zhang Xiu really didn't know there were so many people in Lu Yuan's house. She assumed that Dong Jinhong and the others had just gone over to clean up and then left.

The door rang just now, and Zhang Xiu thought it was Lu Yuan getting up in the middle of the night. She rushed in before he returned, but there were two people inside and two outside, completely blocking her way.

Seeing that she remained silent, Wang Defa instructed the female educated youths to take good care of her, comforted Lu Yuan for a few words, and then left.

Thinking to himself that Manya was really thoughtful, if she hadn't specifically instructed Lu Yuan to bring a few people with him, this matter probably wouldn't have been so easy to resolve.

Night fell silent once more. Qiao Manman turned over, opened her eyes, and seeing that it was still dark, she let her consciousness sink into the space.

Looking at the vibrant little world, Qiao Manman relaxed her brows and eyes.

Sitting by the edge of the field chatting with the system: "System, do you think I can bring Lu Yuan in to soak in the hot spring?"

"A good host!"

"Tongtong, can you guarantee he won't reveal the secret of the space?"

"The host previously gave Lu Yuan a Heart-Connecting Pill, so he will never be able to do anything to endanger the host's personal safety in this lifetime."

Qiao Manman asked again, "Judging from his tone, he wants me to go with him to the army. Tell me, if I go to the military base and face the female lead directly, will she notice your presence?"

After a long silence, the system said, "The female lead won't notice, but she will deduce from your actions that you possess a spatial ability or a system. Therefore, please keep a low profile after you arrive at the military base."

Qiao Manman rested her chin on her right hand: "Does the female lead have a cheat code?"

"Have!"

Is the female lead's cheat ability powerful?

"It's awesome!"

Qiao Manman was a little flustered.

"Host, don't be afraid. As long as you persevere in accumulating merit, one day you will be able to completely remove the female lead's cheat ability."

Qiao Manman took a deep breath: "I will try my best!"

I got up and picked fruit: mangoes, durians, jackfruits, apples, cherries, and cantaloupes, stuffing them all into the Time Stillness storage space.

Feeling tired, I withdrew my consciousness from the space. I dozed off for a while, and then it was dawn.

The snow stopped falling yesterday at noon. The sun came out in the afternoon, and although the temperature didn't rise much, it had almost completely disappeared by evening.

After a slight chill at night, the road was no longer muddy. Wang Defa arrived at daybreak to take Zhang Xiu to the commune.

Zhang Xiu tugged at his clothes, pleading for mercy, but Wang Defa remained unyielding. Left with no other option, he reluctantly packed his belongings and boarded the oxcart.

Lu Yuan went out and met her resentful eyes, but he ignored them completely.

After arriving at the Qiao family courtyard and having breakfast, they couldn't wait to take Qiao Manman to the city to get their marriage certificate.

Qiao Manman said, "Then let's have Dad, Mom, and Aunt Xie go together to be witnesses and get the job transfer paperwork done while we're at it."

Let's pack some luggage and have Lu Yuan take it over. That way, we won't have trouble moving when we leave."

"Manman, how much is the rent for your place each month?" Qiao Runming thought to himself, if it's too expensive, he'll stay in the dormitory.

Qiao Manman said, "I bought that house, so Mom and Dad can live there without worry!"

Qiao Runming and He Nian were stunned. They thought to themselves, "Our daughter is really the kind of person who secretly does big things!"