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

Chapter 95 Inviting you to watch the adultery drama

Joanne slept soundly that night.

Huo Jiyun woke her up in the morning.

After breakfast, Huo Jiyun said he wanted to take another nap, so he went into the side room and sat on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Qiao An saved a lot of trouble; she no longer had to bother making steamed buns and pies on the tricycle.

She rode her bicycle to the Armed Forces Department first, and as agreed, placed the steamed buns, pies, and dumplings in the canteen, before riding her bicycle to the machine tool factory.

Two trips a day, and I can earn 340 yuan, which is more than I earned working before the apocalypse.

Joan rode her tricycle, her scarf covering half her face. Despite the biting wind, her eyes crinkled into crescents as she thought about her little fortune growing rapidly. She couldn't be happier.

She now handles her job at the police station with ease.

In the afternoon, Qiao An went to the black market again to find Feng Sanqiang.

He was somewhat famous among the young people in Dongjiawan, and in just one day he had recruited more than a dozen young children.

They all looked lean and capable, with clean eyes, and it was obvious that they hadn't been through much hardship in society.

Joanne reiterated her rules and her monthly salary.

There was an uproar below.

"Really twenty-five? Twenty yuan a month, that's about the same as a temporary worker in the factory."

"I thought Brother Sanqiang was lying."

"That's great! With money, our family won't have to eat coarse food every day anymore."

These young people have no education or family connections, so they can't get any decent jobs and can only make a living in the black market.

After Haozi and his gang went to prison, they had no one in charge, and everyone was idle and anxious because they had no income.

"No one is allowed to pocket the two cents entrance fee. Anyone caught doing so will be immediately expelled and never hired again." After saying this, Qiao An pointed to Feng Sanqiang, "When I'm not around, you have to listen to Sanqiang in everything."

There was a lot of discussion below. Everyone wanted to make money, but no one wanted to take orders from a woman; it would be embarrassing to say it out loud.

Then someone stepped forward, "Brother Sanqiang acknowledged you as his elder sister, but we didn't..."

Before the man could finish speaking, Qiao An darted forward. Before anyone could even see her move, the man who had spoken had already been thrown into a haystack three meters away.

That strength, that speed, truly awe-inspiring.

No one dared to question anything anymore.

"Anyone still not convinced? You can challenge me to a fight anytime. Let's have a one-on-one duel. Whoever beats me will be the boss." Qiao An clapped her hands, her voice clear as a mountain spring.

The one who just stepped forward was the most capable fighter here. He couldn't even withstand a single move from Qiao An, let alone them.

"Big sister."

"Big sister!"

"Big sister!"

The calls of "Big Sister" echoed through the narrow alley.

"Alright, everyone disperse and go do what you're supposed to do."

"yes!"

"Sanqiang, you take four men and patrol the black market to maintain order."

"Understood, eldest sister."

Joan wandered around the black market and found a bicycle dealer. She sold the bicycle she had taken from the health center for two hundred yuan.

Lianchi Village, Qiao Family Residence.

Huo Jiyun looked at the pile of timber in the yard with a worried expression.

He promised Joan he wouldn't make furniture, but it was really hard to stay home all day.

"Achen, Aning, Daddy wants to talk to you about something, okay?"

Huo Ning ran over quickly and hugged his leg.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Huo Chen asked, walking over with his hands behind his back like a little adult.

"Dad wants to make a few wooden boxes for Mom. They can be used to store money and jewelry. Please keep this a secret from Mom, okay?" Huo Jiyun said softly as she squatted down.

"Yes! We'll keep it a secret for Mom, and we'll keep it a secret for Dad too!" Huo Ning nodded readily.

Huo Jiyun suddenly realized that there was something more to Huo Ning's words.

"What do you mean by keeping a secret for Mom? What are you keeping a secret from?"

Huo Ning's little face scrunched up. She was thinking, "Mom said her secret can't be known by anyone. Does that include Dad?"

A huge question mark popped into his little head.

Huo Chen reacted quickly, "Mom said we can't let others know she's rich, we have to keep it a secret for her."

Huo Ning looked at his brother with some confusion. That's not what Mom was talking about.

But since my brother says so, I'll listen to him.

"Yes, brother is right!"

Huo Jiyun looked at Huo Chen, the two of them, one big and one small, and their eyes met.

The kid's eyes darted around; he was clearly not telling the truth.

However, Huo Jiyun did not intend to ask any further questions.

He started sawing wood, and the two children watched curiously from the side.

When Qiao An returned home, Aunt Liu and Dong Mei had already gone home, and she didn't notice anything unusual about the wood in the yard.

When the family sat down for dinner that evening, Qiao An kept staring at Huo Jiyun.

Huo Jiyun was embarrassed by what he saw.

"What's on my face?" He instinctively wiped his face.

"Have you met any other women in town these days?" Qiao An was still curious about why Mu Yu had her eye on him.

"I've never encountered that. I've always been helping train soldiers at the Armed Forces Department, or I'm in the mountains..."

"Don't tell me!" Huo Jiyun suddenly put down the steamed bun in his hand, "I actually met a woman in the mountains who wanted to commit suicide."

Huo Jiyun recounted the day he saved Mu Yu.

He believed he hadn't done anything wrong, so he spoke frankly.

Qiao An could only sigh and say, "A novel is just a novel."

The male and female protagonists will eventually meet again.

It was as if it were a destiny.

However, with her around, even if they are the male and female leads, it won't matter. Mu Yu can forget about being with Huo Jiyun in this lifetime.

"Huo Jiyun, do you like watching plays?" Qiao An suddenly asked.

"Watch a play? A model play? The troops do show them, but it's not a matter of whether I like it or not," Huo Jiyun replied earnestly.

"No, I mean the kind of dramatic scene where they catch someone in the act of adultery."

Huo Jiyun's face turned red upon hearing this.

Huo Chen and Huo Ning, standing to the side, tilted their heads.

"Mom, what does 'catching someone in the act' mean? I've seen the big plays in the village, but I've never heard of 'catching someone in the act'."

Huo Jiyun quickly interrupted Huo Chen, not letting him continue asking questions, "Well... there's no such play. You'll understand later. After you've eaten, go wait in the side room for a while."

"Fangfang, why don't you take your younger brother and sister to that room?"

Huo Fang is about to enter junior high school, so of course she understands what catching someone in the act of adultery means.

She took her younger siblings to the side room and told them stories from their textbooks.

"What were you talking about just now? What do you mean by catching someone cheating?" Huo Jiyun leaned closer and asked.

"Let me ask you, what happens if a married officer in your unit is found to be having an affair with another woman?"

Huo Jiyun's expression immediately turned serious. "Qiao An, in all my years in the army, I have never had an improper relationship with any female comrade. Apart from giving a portion of my salary to the widows of my comrades, I hardly ever talk to female comrades."

"Even when we went to eat at the widow's house of our comrade-in-arms every year during the Spring Festival, we ate with the door open."

Qiao An suppressed a laugh. "I didn't suspect you. Just answer my questions normally."

Huo Jiyun thought for a moment, then said, "There's a high chance I'll be asked to transfer to civilian work and be demobilized, and sent back to my place of household registration."

"What if a military officer divorces his or her spouse?"

"Divorce is no small matter; the organization will investigate and handle it. Under normal circumstances, it's impossible to be promoted within five years."

Clearly, Mu Yu was unaware of the significant impact divorce would have on a soldier.