A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Chapter 63 A Golden Phoenix Flies Out of the Village

After Zhao Zhengang and Yu Linzhou left the logistics department.

Wang Chengxiang shamelessly approached, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, I... I'm the kind of person who speaks without thinking. Don't be angry, it was all a misunderstanding."

"I'll take all the fabric you have, at the price you mentioned."

"The price has gone up now." Joan curled her lips into a smile. "190 yuan a horse."

Wang Chengxiang's lips twitched, but when he thought of Qiao An's identity, he forced a smile and agreed.

"The fabric is in the police station's warehouse. You come with me now to get it. We'll exchange money for goods. Director Geng, you should come along too. I'm a timid person, and I'm all alone in the warehouse. I'm afraid something might happen."

Qiao An practically said that she didn't want to share a room with a hooligan.

Geng Qiusheng finally snapped out of his shock. "Oh, oh, let's go now."

Joan rode her tricycle and disappeared at the end of the road.

Wang Chengxiang was driving the small truck, and Geng Qiusheng was in the passenger seat.

"Who exactly is this woman? Why do Secretary Yu and Chief Engineer Zhao value her so much?"

Geng Qiusheng touched his nose. "I don't know either. It's amazing. I've never seen Chief Engineer Zhao bowing and scraping before asking for help before."

At this point, Geng Qiusheng turned around and said, "Wang Chengxiang, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. This is Jinshui Town. You've seen Qiao An's identity. You'd better put away those dirty and filthy thoughts."

"Otherwise, you'll be charged with hooliganism, and your entire Wang family will never be able to hold their heads up again."

"I know, I know..." Wang Chengxiang said with a sullen face.

Qiao An did indeed put the fabric in the police station's canteen warehouse. The warehouse wasn't big, but it was more than enough to hold over sixty bolts of fabric, and only she and He Hua had the key to it.

Even if He Hua saw the fabric, she wouldn't say anything. She turned a blind eye to Qiao An's business and rarely spoke.

After handing the fabric to Wang Chengxiang, Qiao An counted the money.

12540 yuan.

A whole bag of ten-yuan bills.

After Geng Qiusheng and Wang Chengxiang left, Qiao An put the money into her spatial storage.

Having been out for a while, Qiao An pedaled her tricycle home as fast as she could.

Little did anyone know that Geng Qiusheng called the Lianchi Village Brigade as soon as he returned to the machine tool factory.

He is Tian Yongfu's cousin, and the two have been close since childhood.

Qiao An's status is different now, so he needs to inform Tian Yongfu immediately.

Never mess with Qiao An in the village.

Tian Yongfu stood there, microphone in hand, dumbfounded.

"You mean that silly wife of Qiao An just refused outright? She just gave up her 80 yuan a month salary like that!"

"My God! I've never seen such a... such a stupid woman!"

Geng Qiusheng, on the other end of the phone, was speechless. Was that what he meant?

"Cousin, didn't you understand? I'm telling you, Qiao An is no simple woman. You should take good care of her in Lianchi Village so that we can both find some good accommodations there."

Tian Yongfu suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, I know what to do."

After hanging up the phone, Tian Yongfu still couldn't figure it out.

Being a level 6 worker in a machine tool factory is a highly coveted job, with guaranteed food rations.

Isn't this much better than the police station wielding a large ladle?

Regardless, a golden phoenix has indeed flown out of their Lianchi Village.

He had never heard of any woman who could be rated as a level six worker in a machine tool factory.

When Tian Yongfu got home, he told his wife about it.

After dinner, Tian Yongfu's wife went to visit other people and told them about the incident.

And just like that, within a few hours...

The news that the senior leader of the machine tool factory had invited Qiao An to work at the factory spread throughout half of the village.

The person in question was unaware of this, as Joan was staring blankly at the yard full of timber.

There was also a rocking chair standing in the middle of the yard.

Huo Jiyun, wearing a white sleeveless vest and holding a saw, immediately stopped working when he saw Qiao An return.

"You're back."

Huo Jiyun wiped the sweat from his forehead; the muscles on his arms were clearly defined, making him look exceptionally attractive.

Joan looked away. "Yeah, you're back. Are you hungry? I'll go cook right away."

"Wait a minute." Huo Jiyun stopped Qiao An.

"I went to buy timber today and saw that they had a rocking chair that had been sitting in their warehouse for several years, so I bought it."

"Why don't you sit down and try it? How does it feel?"

When Huo Jiyun spoke, her eyebrows curved and her eyes were very bright, almost dazzling.

Joanne sat in the rocking chair, which swayed back and forth.

Huo Ning and Huo Chen clung to the chairs.

"Mom, Dad said this chair was bought especially for you, so you can cool off in the yard during the summer."

"Dad also said he wants to plant a mulberry tree in the yard so we can eat under it and pick mulberries in the summer."

Yesterday at dinner, Qiao An mentioned that she felt the yard was bare and that it would be nice to have a rocking chair so she could lie in the yard and watch the stars in the summer.

Huo Jiyun actually remembered what she said.

"I really like the rocking chair, thank you."

Joan closed her eyes and swayed a few more times, the orange light of the setting sun shining on her face, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

Huo Jiyun felt his breathing quicken, and his heart felt as if it had been inexplicably stabbed by something.

"Alright! I'll go cook dinner and treat your dad to something nice!"

Joanne got up and went to the kitchen to put on her apron.

Huo Jiyun reacted quickly, running over and grabbing the apron's rope.

"I...I'll tie it for you."

When he looked down, the tip of his nose was right on top of Joan's head.

Joan's hair was black and shiny, and if you smelled it closely, you could also smell a faint floral fragrance.

Huo Jiyun didn't move after finishing tying the knot, lingering on the scent with a hint of longing.

The next second, Qiao An walked to the stove, and the fragrance of flowers immediately filled the air.

Huo Jiyun paused for a moment, then quickly left the kitchen to continue sawing wood.

Joan took out a few green peppers, two sweet potatoes, a section of lotus root, an eggplant, and a piece of pork belly from the small wooden house.

She made a lot of money today and is in a very good mood.

Even Huo Jiyun, who was making furniture in the yard, could hear cheerful singing coming from the kitchen.

"Does Mom usually like to sing?" Huo Jiyun bent down and secretly asked Huo Ning.

"Mommy sings when she's happy, and when she's especially happy, she spins around in the yard." Huo Ning waved her little hands and wiggled her tummy, imitating Qiao An.

Huo Jiyun laughed a few times after being amused by Huo Ning.

Dinner was served.

Qiao An first brought the sweet potato porridge to the side room.

"Second Aunt." Huo Fang propped herself up.

"Don't move, or the wound will reopen."

Qiao An helped her up and placed a pillow behind her waist.

"What did Second Aunt make today? It smells so good!" Huo Fang licked her lips as she smelled the aroma coming from the main room.

"You can't eat anything. Just drink porridge for the next few days. You can eat normally once your wound has healed a bit."

Qiao An fed Huo Fang porridge, saying, "I'll apply your medicine after you finish eating."

After saying that, Qiao An took out a brand new set of textbooks from her bag.

"I know you're bored lying at home. These are the fifth and sixth grade textbooks I bought from the state-run bookstore. You can take a look when you have nothing to do."

"Thank you, Second Aunt!" Huo Fang hugged her textbooks and smiled sweetly.

Dinner consisted of stuffed eggplant with pork, spicy and sour lotus root slices, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and tomato and egg drop soup.

The staple food is large steamed buns.

Three dishes, two of which contain meat.

The fragrance assaulted her nasal cavity and rushed straight to the top of her head, almost making Huo Jiyun intoxicated.

One adult and two children, without saying a word, grabbed their chopsticks and started eating.