Back To The 80s-Chapter 120 - 119: Plotting _1

Li Hao looked up and saw Chi Xiaoyue approaching with a smile on her face.

"Sister Xiaoyue, have you eaten?" Li Hao treated Chi Xiaoyue, who had introduced him to his job, with politeness.

"I’ve eaten. What are you two doing here?" Chi Xiaoyue asked curiously.

Li Hao glanced at Liu Cuicui and said, "It’s all because of Cuicui. She’s reminiscing about her old relationship with Gu Xiaobei and decided to visit her at her parental home. But she wasn’t even allowed inside." Li Hao was a master of gossip.

Chi Xiaoyue exclaimed in surprise, "How can sister-in-law be such a person? She’s already adopted two children. She can’t possibly be petty."

Li Hao’s eyes flashed, "She’s adopted children, but where did she get the money?"

"I have no idea. But have you seen her lifestyle? She has meat at every meal, she must be well-off." Chi Xiaoyue feigned ignorance.

Whenever Li Hao thought of Gu Xiaobei’s condescending attitude towards him, he felt a surge of resentment. This time, he was determined to give Gu Xiaobei a taste of her own medicine.

In the vast primitive forest of Y Province, Lu Zhanguo and his team infiltrated a designated location. According to the intelligence, a group of drug traffickers disguised as horse bandits, with a pregnant woman hostage, were poised to pass through this necessary path. Normally, the special forces of G Province, like Lu Zhanguo’s team, wouldn’t have been assigned this mission. But Lu Zhanguo had gained fame throughout the military district for his sniper shot that saved Gu Xiaobei.

The higher-ups specifically asked Lu Zhanguo to participate in this mission to ensure the safe rescue of the hostage, especially because she was the widow of a renowned drug enforcement hero.

After camouflaging himself at the designated location, Lu Zhanguo picked up a Type 79 sniper rifle for an aiming test. To his surprise, his vision blurred momentarily. He blinked hard, and the blur dissipated.

Lu Zhanguo felt a sinking sensation in his heart. He knew that some things were bound to happen. His right hand gently reached into the pocket over his left chest. After a momentary distraction, he resumed observing the surroundings.

...

Gu Xiaobei was pleasantly surprised to find that Jiujiu had a knack for learning English. After dinner, she taught Jiujiu a simple English nursery rhyme. Jiujiu was able to catch hold of the pronunciation tricks after a few repetitions and could sing it quite well.

Qin Li grumbled from the side, "I can’t understand a single word you two are mumbling."

"Then you can learn with Jiujiu, I guarantee you’ll be able to use it in the future." As Gu Xiaobei said this, she dreamed of them volunteering for the 2008 Olympic Games when they grow older. In her previous life, she participated as a university volunteer.

"I can’t learn it. Look at Jiujiu. Her little tongue can twist so quick, I can’t do it." Qin Li said disappointedly.

"Practice makes perfect. First of all, you have to be interested. What’s more, your strength is perseverance. As long as you’re willing to learn, you will definitely master it." Gu Xiaobei comforted her.

Qin Li nodded without modesty, "That’s right, there’s nothing that can beat me. I’ll learn!"

Suddenly, Gu Xiaobei had a brainwave. Maybe she could compose some English short stories with illustrations. It’s a pity she couldn’t draw, if not, she could produce a whole book of English comic books.

The more Gu Xiaobei thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea. Currently, there was almost no English enlightenment reading material in the bookstore. Plus, with parents becoming more and more keen to nurture their children, English learning will be increasingly valued.

Seeing Qin Li still learning the English nursery rhyme with Jiujiu, Gu Xiaobei quickly took out a pen and paper and started brainstorming a draft for the stories.

In early morning, after Jiujiu and her two brothers, Dadong and Xiaodong, left for school, Li Fengmei came over and asked Gu Xiaobei to help weed the vegetable field.

Qin Li was also very excited to join in. The three of them, smiling and talking, went out carrying their hoes. Just as they were about to leave the building, they saw Xiangmin whispering to the new tenant, Sun Aiqin.

Upon seeing Gu Xiaobei and the others coming downstairs, the two women immediately stopped talking. Sun Aiqin looked a bit unnaturally at Gu Xiaobei.

Seeing Li Fengmei, Xiangmin said enthusiastically, "Fengmei, I saw your vegetables this morning while I was taking a walk. They’re growing very well. You must be very diligent!"

"Sister, don’t make fun of me. I’m used to farming work. This small patch of vegetables can’t compare with an actual farm." Li Fengmei modestly replied.

"No, really. In fact, I was just telling Aiqin since her family just moved here this year and don’t have their own vegetable patch, maybe in winter they can get some cabbage from you." Xiangmin said, appearing kind-hearted.

Gu Xiaobei thought to herself how good Xiangmin was at taking advantage of the situation. She remained silent, standing next to Qin Li.

Li Fengmei became unhappy. The allotment of the land was already scarce, and the winter in the northwest was long. The cabbage could barely last until the snow melted, and for the rest of the month, they would need to buy vegetables. No one would feel they had too much cabbage. She smiled and didn’t say anything.

But Xiangmin continued to play her kind-hearted role: "That’s true, given the number of people in your family, the vegetables might not be enough. This year, I was not feeling well, so I didn’t plant anything in my vegetable patch. But we, the families of cadres, should support our husbands’ work and take care of new members in the camp..."

Gu Xiaobei thought to herself, so after beating about the bush, she’s aiming for her vegetables. Well, her family was small, and they had plenty of vegetables, right? Pretending not to hear, she turned her head to the other side.

Li Fengmei nodded and skillfully changed the topic, "Yes, it’s a pity that your vegetable patch was left untended this year. You should have let other sisters in the camp help you."

Xiangmin’s face shifted a bit, but she smiled and said, "Yes, at that time I was just too overwhelmed with pregnancy symptoms to think of it."

"Sister, it’s not too late. You can let Aiqin plant some seedlings now. After a few days, it can be used for pickled Chinese cabbage." Li Fengmei was also annoyed. Xiangmin wanted to play the kind person, but it wasn’t going to be that easy.

Gu Xiaobei was inwardly amused, having not expected Li Fengmei to have this adorable side.

Xiangmin pretended to have an epiphany: "Right, my field is just idle anyways. Aiqin, plant some cabbage seedlings tomorrow for pickling."

Sun Aiqin, happy, nodded: "Thank you so much, sister."

Xiangmin was somewhat annoyed. She originally intended to snatch some cabbages from Gu Xiaobei’s home. But unexpectedly, Li Fengmei became astute today and even made her offer up her own plot of land.

Li Fengmei didn’t start to grumble until the three of them left the building: "Does Xiangmin take me for a fool every day? Before you came, she was always the same. She only took advantage and never conceded any. Her vegetable field would rather be left, than let others use it. It seemed to her that letting others use the field would take away her advantage."

Gu Xiaobei also felt that Xiangmin, who seemed knowing and unintelligent, was indeed very biased.

The cabbages in the vegetable field were starting to form hearts, and the radishes were about as thick as a thumb. Gu Xiaobei proudly said to Qin Li, "Look, all these are what I planted, pretty impressive, right?"

Qin Li sneered, "I can do all of this. The vegetables in my family’s yard were all planted by me and Jin Cheng."

Gu Xiaobei really wanted to slap herself. Even planting vegetables has something to do with Jin Cheng.

Qin Li continued to say, "I’m going back tomorrow, I have to work. I’ve thought it over these past two days, avoiding is not the solution."