An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 30 Turnaround?

The morning light is dim.

A thin mist drifted gently through the mountain village, seemingly swirling around the ancient houses, making the whole village quiet and peaceful.

In the dim light, the distant mountains were outlined with undulating contours that appeared and disappeared.

The campsite, situated on a flat area on the edge of the village, cast pale gray shadows from the tents in the morning light.

The sound of tents being dismantled mingled with the crowing of roosters at dawn, breaking the tranquility and heralding the start of the return journey in the morning air.

Meng Youyou packed all her belongings into her suitcase, leaving only the things she had bought for Xiaofeng but hadn't given her on the military blanket.

As she looked at these things, her mind began to wander.

……

After the last tent was dismantled and all the luggage and equipment were loaded onto the truck, Meng Youyou stood in front of the truck and took one last look back at Jinsui Village... in the distance?

In the distance... two blurry black figures, one large and one small, were running towards this direction, bathed in the rising sunlight...

Although the sun had only peeked out a little, the morning light was still dazzling. Meng Youyou stood against the light, squinting, and couldn't even make out the outline of the person coming from behind.

But a strong intuition arose from the bottom of my heart, with absolute certainty: it was them!
Meng Youyou instinctively took off running over, her heart filled with joy and excitement.

As Meng Youyou ran, Chen Feng first kissed her cheek passionately, the kiss sliding away along the curve of her open mouth, and then unceremoniously lifted a strand of her hair... She finally saw the other person's face clearly... Xiao Bei held Xiao Feng's small hand, both of them showing obvious anxiety, yet both had smiles on their lips.

Zhou Xiaobei took a few breaths, panting, and then said seriously, "I'm sorry I'm late."

Meng Youyou laughed heartily: "It's never too late to come, as long as you want to."

Huo Qingshan also came over at some point, appearing out of nowhere behind Meng Youyou and suddenly said, "I borrowed a jeep from the team yesterday, originally intending to use it to transport things, but Li Hu just said that if we squeeze it in, a truck can also fit it."

Now I can lend you the car. Let's get in once we've discussed it. It's a long way to the city, and we don't know how long the procedures will take. Let's try to get back before dark today. Tomorrow is our last day reporting to the newspaper office, so let's hurry."

Meng Youyou was startled: "..."

"Why does this person walk so silently?"

Suddenly, a voice blurted out, "That scared me to death!"

Meng Youyou said to Xiao Bei, "You go ahead and get in the car with Battalion Commander Huo. I have a few words to say to Xiao Feng. Wait for me in the car for a while, I'll be right there."

After saying that, Meng Youyou immediately turned around and ran towards the military truck that contained her luggage bag. Fortunately, her luggage bag was placed on the outermost side, and she was able to find what she was looking for in a few quick movements.

She walked towards Xiaofeng again, carrying the things, squatted down, placed the bag's handle in Xiaofeng's hand, and said in a tone more serious than ever before: "Xiaofeng, these are things your sister bought for you. Your sister hopes you will accept them."

Xiaofeng, even in times of adversity, a true strong person should possess the ability to calmly accept the kindness of others.

"I'm giving you these things not out of pity or to make you feel like a weakling. Quite the opposite, it's because I believe you'll grow up to be an outstanding person, someone as capable as your father, someone who contributes to society. That's why I want to help you."

Xiaofeng's eyes reddened, and she stepped forward and hugged Meng Youyou tightly.

Meng Youyou took a piece of paper out of her pocket and stuffed it into Xiaofeng's shirt pocket, saying softly, "Sister is leaving today. This piece of paper has my current workplace address and company phone number. If you and Grandma encounter any difficulties in the future, just call me at the village committee's phone room, okay?" Xiaofeng's face was full of tears, and she was sobbing uncontrollably, but she still nodded very seriously.

……

Huo Qingshan started the car, and it slowly moved forward. Meng Youyou sat in the passenger seat, waving at Xiaofeng who was getting further and further away, with tears welling up in her eyes.

As Huo Qingshan drove, he glanced at Meng Youyou out of the corner of his eye, then silently handed her a military handkerchief.

Meng Youyou looked at the camouflage handkerchief that had suddenly appeared in front of her, somewhat speechless: "I didn't cry, why are you giving me this?"

Huo Qingshan turned the steering wheel with one hand and glanced at Meng Youyou with the other. Their eyes met.

Meng Youyou displayed a nonchalant and carefree attitude: "It's not like we'll never see each other again, what's there to cry about?"

Huo Qingshan smiled faintly, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

……

When the three of them came out of the Civil Affairs Bureau in the afternoon, Meng Youyou looked down at her watch and saw that it was exactly 2:30.

Meng Youyou quietly pulled Huo Qingshan aside and whispered, "Xiao Bei is going to the newspaper office to report tomorrow. Although Teacher Wang was quite satisfied with her portfolio after submitting it to the newspaper office."

But tomorrow is her first day reporting for duty, and it's a temporary job, so in a sense it's like an interview, and first impressions are very important.

Since it's still early, I'd like to take Xiao Bei to the department store in the city to buy her a more formal outfit, just to make a good impression.

Meng Youyou's words were full of implication: "You know what I mean, right?"

His eyes were expectant.

Huo Qingshan almost laughed. He pretended not to understand and commented in a serious and objective manner, "I think your idea is quite good."

Meng Youyou was speechless and rubbed her forehead: "Besides offering my moral support for this idea, aren't you going to show your support in action as well?"

Huo Qingshan continued to beat around the bush with her: "I don't know much about women's clothes, so I can't give you any advice."

Meng Youyou got anxious and decided to abandon her roundabout approach, directly stating, "I mean, I don't have money to buy clothes, can you lend me some more!"

Huo Qingshan couldn't hold back this time and laughed out loud: "I'm saying you're now addicted to borrowing money for charity, aren't you?"

Meng Youyou: "..."

Huo Qingshan persisted, "I'm really curious how much your translators earn a month. At this rate, when will I ever get my money back?"

Meng Youyou, now completely relaxed about being in debt, no longer felt the embarrassment she had when she first borrowed money. In fact, she instantly transformed into a top salesperson in a fraud ring, eloquently promising Huo Qingshan: "Didn't I say last time that I would give you interest? The current bank interest rate for demand deposits is only around 2%, but today I'll raise it by 3%, which is almost the same as the fixed deposit rate."

Even if you deposit your money in a bank, you'll only get this much interest. But if you put it with me, you'll not only enjoy the same benefits, but you can also withdraw it anytime each month. It's highly flexible, a sure-fire way to make money. What do you think?

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