Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 357 Extra Chapter 18: People from My Hometown Have Arrived
Back at the Women's Federation, Li Hong gathered everyone together for a brief debriefing meeting.

After the debriefing meeting, Jiang Moli kept her word and took the initiative to give a self-criticism in front of everyone.

"Xiao Jiang has only been a member of our Women's Federation for a short time. She is young and inevitably has shortcomings in her work. But her original intention is to do things well, and she has indeed done practical and good things for the people. This is commendable and worthy of encouragement."

The Women's Federation members also agreed with Li Hong's affirmation.

With merits and demerits balanced, the matter of Jiang Moli acting on her own initiative can be considered closed.

Luo Suhua expressed her concern: "The news about us giving away soap today has probably spread. What are we going to do next? If we stop giving away soap, the audience at the lecture will definitely complain. If we continue giving it away, where will we get the soap?"

Everyone looked at Jiang Moli, after all, she was the one who caused this trouble.

Menglong Township has fourteen villages under its jurisdiction. Assuming an average of thirty households in each village, if one jin (500 grams) of soap is cut into eight pieces, it would require at least 52.5 kilograms of soap.

In those days, soap was a scarce commodity that was rationed, and urban workers could only get three or four catties of soap ration coupons a year.

In places like Menglong, many people can't afford soap at all and use tea seed cakes, wood ash, and soapberry fruits instead.

Jiang Moli feigned remorse, saying, "I caused this trouble, so I will naturally take responsibility. From now on, every household attending the lectures will receive a bar of soap. I will prepare the soap in advance."

Although it was the outcome everyone hoped would be for her to take responsibility, everyone gasped in shock when they heard that she was also going to distribute soap.

Luo Suhua: "Xiao Jiang, you'd better think this through. So much soap is no small amount."

Li Hong also advised her to think it over: "It's good that you're willing to take responsibility, but this is no small matter. You should go back and discuss it with Commander Lu."

She didn't want Lu Cheng to mistakenly believe that Jiang Moli had been bullied under her care.

“There are always more solutions than problems, and we don’t necessarily have to hand out soap. If people don’t want to attend lectures, we can work harder and go door-to-door to promote our cause,” Lin Caiyun suggested.

Jiang Moli generously shared her lemon tea recipe and helped her resolve the dispute over Feng Jinmei's abuse of her stepson. She had come to regard Jiang Moli as a friend and genuinely wanted to help her overcome her difficulties.

Jiang Moli said, "I appreciate everyone's kindness. Please rest assured, I can make the decision. I also believe that Lu Cheng will fully support my work."

Seeing that she insisted, no one tried to persuade her any further.

After work, Lin Caiyun walked with Jiang Moli and couldn't help but talk about the soap.

"Although your Commander Lu's allowance is high, you now have a child, and there will be many expenses in the future. What's the point of spending so much money to gain a good reputation?"

It is very useful.

In the neighboring town of Daluo, a pound of soap costs 1.5 yuan, no coupons required, which works out to less than 20 cents per bar.

She traded a 1.2 yuan bar of soap for 1 point of favorability, earning a pure profit of 10000 yuan—a return of 5 million! She made a killing!
Jiang Moli was secretly pleased, but boasted, "With great power comes great responsibility. As a member of the Women's Federation, I just want to do as many practical things as I can for the people."

Lin Caiyun was deeply moved by her words.

He truly deserves to be called a cultured person; his level of understanding and awareness is truly extraordinary.

When she returned home and told her husband and in-laws, she successfully won over their goodwill and admiration for Jiang Moli.

Affection level +4, 40000 yuan received.

...After Jiang Moli and Lin Caiyun parted ways in front of the family compound gate, the system couldn't wait to speak:

"Host, you've earned a total of 102 favorability points so far today. Current mission progress: 501/10000. You're awesome, host!"

No wonder the system was excited; this was the first time Jiang Moli had broken 100 task points in a single day since she was assigned a new task.

At this rate of progress, achieving the status of "heartthrob" within a year is highly likely!
Jiang Moli was also in a good mood, leisurely making plans to buy soap as she walked home.

"Xiao Jiang, you're finally back! People from your hometown have come to visit you. You should go back and see them right away!"

As she passed a well, a family member drawing water from it greeted her with a smile.

After thanking the other party, Jiang Moli subconsciously quickened her pace, feeling both curious and a little excited.

This is the first time someone from her hometown has come to visit her since she came here.

Stepping into the courtyard, she saw the chicks pecking at the feed bowl in the coop and smelled the aroma of food wafting from the house. She had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

When Jiang Moli reached the second floor, she was taken aback when she saw the figure busily packing her luggage in the living room through the window.

"mom?"

An Hui turned around and was overjoyed to see her.

"Jasmine's back, come in quickly."

Jiang Moli stepped into the living room, her throat tightening as she saw her family. "Mom, what brings you here?"

An Hui pulled her to sit down, poured her a glass of water and handed it to her. After sitting down, she carefully looked her over from head to toe before speaking.

“I had been thinking about coming over for a while, but your grandmother can’t be without someone by her side. So after we sent her back to Fucheng, your aunt and I came over immediately.”

As they were talking, Ma Hongmei came out of the kitchen, holding a spatula in her hand and wearing an apron around her waist, smiling warmly at her.

"Jasmine, I cooked your favorite shrimp. We'll eat when Xiaocheng gets back."

"Shrimp? Where did you get shrimp?"

Jiang Moli happily got up and went to the kitchen.

She had been craving crayfish ever since she arrived in Menglong, but Menglong didn't have any. They did have river shrimp, though Lu Cheng had sent Jiang Peng to catch some for her two or three times, but the dishes never tasted quite right.

Lifting the lid, a pot full of bright red crayfish filled the air, and the rich, spicy aroma hit Jiang Moli's nostrils, making her mouth water.

An Hui said, "Knowing you want to eat mantis shrimp, we went to Menghai on the way here and caught a big bucket of mantis shrimp to bring back."

Going around Menghai would take an extra half day, and you'd also have to catch ants and shrimp in the river, so it would take at least a whole day.

An Hui is 60 years old this year, and Ma Hongmei is over 50. The two of them had already suffered a long and tiring journey, but they still went to great lengths to catch shrimp for her. Jiang Moli couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.

"Thank you, Mom, thank you, Auntie. With you here, my good days have begun."

An Hui and Ma Hongmei couldn't stop laughing at her witty remarks.