Back To The 80s-Chapter 423 - 433: Advice_1

Lu Zhanguo, holding Xiaopang, glanced at He Jing and shook his head, muttering the words: "No need."

He Jing protested: "You can’t discriminate against women. Why can’t women be special forces? Moreover, in unconventional warfare, female special forces have more advantages than male soldiers."

Lu Zhanguo didn’t bother to argue with her. Holding Xiaopang, he turned around and walked away.

He Jing tried to stop Lu Zhanguo, but was grabbed by Jiang’s mother, who angrily said: "Well, turns out he is a soldier. Everyone, come see the quality of our soldiers. Bullies ordinary people like this! Come, judge this, is this how soldiers should behave?"

He Jing was about to swing her fist when He Qin, standing next to her, caught her wrist and sternly said, "Do you want to take off your uniform?"

Always good-natured, Jiang Jiahua flashed with rage when he saw He Jing about to hit his mother. "Comrade, even if my mother did something wrong, you shouldn’t resort to violence. Isn’t it inappropriate to use the skills imparted by the military training against the weak?"

He Jing angrily pointed at Jiang Jiahua’s nose but hadn’t finished her insult when He Qin pulled her back. "Are you done making a scene?"

He Jing angrily dropped her hand, turned around, and strode off, ignoring the curses from Jiang’s mother behind her. She feared that if she turned around, she wouldn’t be able to stop herself from throwing a punch.

Ji Xiangdong, holding Mo Wang, said to Lu Zhanguo: "The young lady’s suggestion is good. Forming a women’s special forces team would be an advantage in disguise, infiltration, and reconnaissance. Don’t assume that only men can fight on the battlefield. In times of peace, breaking conventions can sometimes have surprising effects."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhanguo frowned. In his chauvinistic mind-set, he believed that fighting on the battlefield was something only men should do. Especially as it was peacetime, he felt women should not have to endure such hardship. Nevertheless, Ji Xiangdong’s comment made some sense.

The group continued to walk and watch the lanterns.

They didn’t notice two men nearby quickly glancing at them. Turning away, the taller and sturdier among the two said to the leaner one: "Huazi, did you see them? Remember, if you encounter Lu Zhanguo and the man who looks like him, don’t gaze at them for more than three seconds. If you do, they will quickly notice."

"Third brother, don’t worry. After all, I’m a scout. I have some anti-reconnaissance capabilities," said Huazi confidently.

The ’third brother’ took another look at Lu Zhanguo’s and Ji Xiangdong’s backs, feeling a bit frustrated. After a while, he said to Huazi: "After the New Year, do as I say. I guarantee you can make money."

"Okay, it’s just that I can’t get close to Gu Xiaobei. I don’t know her business plan. Surely, I can’t rob her merchandise again, right?" Huazi said, feeling frustrated.

"You were involved in a case due to the last robbery, didn’t you learn your lesson? You were lucky this time, next time you might not be. Don’t think of such crooked ways. Don’t worry, we will know what Gu Xiaobei is up to. She is Lu Zhanguo’s weakness. If she’s not comfortable, Lu Zhanguo won’t be either," said the third brother with a fierce determination in his eyes.

Huazi scratched his head. "Third brother, we don’t have as much money as Gu Xiaobei. We can’t compete with her. And that woman is cunning. We have no idea what she is going to do next. We are too passive."

The third brother coldly said, "Don’t worry, all the money Gu Xiaobei has made, will someday be ours. Let’s go and remember, if you see those two men, dodge them naturally. Don’t give yourself away. After the New Year, Lu family’s elder will return to Shule River. Lu Zhanguo and his troops might undertake a mission to Shule River. They won’t be back for at least half a year once they embark on the mission."

Huazi nodded, "As long as they are not there, no matter how cunning Gu Xiaobei is, it won’t matter."

The two of them finished talking and walked in the opposite direction to Lu Zhanguo and his group.

After Gu Xiaobei and the others saw the lanterns, the three children complained of hunger. Xiaopang, charmingly held his stomach, and with wide eyes looked at Lu Zhanguo, pleading in a babyish voice, "Daddy, Touch Touch, Xiaopang’s stomach pinched."

Giggling, Gu Xiaobei explained to Fang Jing and Bai Xiaolan, "She means she is full when her stomach is round, but when she’s hungry, it’s flat, so she says it’s pinched."

Bai Xiaolan, looking at Xiaopang, said enviously, "It’s good to have a daughter like Xiaopang, she’s so loveable."

Gu Xiaobei rolled her eyes at her, "Isn’t our Mo Wang charming?"

Bai Xiaolan looked at Mo Wang in Ji Xiangdong’s arms, his small face expressionless. She burst out laughing, "Look at his expression, he looks just like Lu Zhanguo."

Gu Xiaobei looked at her son and smiled too. Most of the time, Mo Wang was solemn like his father, even frowning his little brows. He only laughed when they played with him.

When they got home, Wen Xiuqing had already prepared lunch. Ji Xiangdong and Lu Aiguo’s family were about to leave the province, so every day Wen Xiuqing had been spending a lot of effort preparing different dishes for them.

After having lunch and with nothing to do, Lu Aiguo proposed a game of mahjong. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Ji Xiangdong frowned slightly and advised Lu Aiguo, "Try not to play mahjong too often when you return to Capital City."

Even though there’s a saying, "A little gambling for pleasure, losing makes the game," but deep down nobody wants to lose. The winners want to win more, and the losers want to recoup their losses. Many people say they just play occasionally and would not get addicted. But, once they grasp the tricks and feel the thrill of winning and losing, it’s no longer a game.

Lu Aiguo dismissed it openly, "Big brother, rest assured, I know what I’m doing."

Fang Jing complained on the side, "This is this year in the provincial city. If it were in Capital City, after the fifth day of the New Year, you would be nowhere to be found, probably off somewhere playing mahjong."

Ji Xiangdong knowing Lu Aiguo’s carefree nature and that he won’t learn unless he suffers, decided not to argue anymore. He said, "Occasional entertainment is okay, but don’t take winning or losing too seriously."

Lu Aiguo pulled out a table, spread the mahjong tiles on it and laughed, "Big brother, don’t worry. I don’t gamble more than a nickel when playing mahjong with strangers, and I never play with people I don’t know. Who knows if they are setting me up."

Ji Xiangdong didn’t say anything further. They were soon to part ways, he might as well play a few rounds of mahjong with him.

Ji Xiangdong’s ticket was for the sixteenth of the first month, and Lu Aiguo’s family’s was for the seventeenth. For the last two days, Lu Songyuan went out and bought two large roosters. He made soup so Ji Xiangdong and Lu Aiguo could have something to eat on the road.