Follow the army to the island, the rebellious male protagonist was led by me to counterattack

Chapter 290 The Power Is On

Chief Wei's dislike for Regiment Commander Cheng was evident in both his body language and words, but Regiment Commander Cheng didn't care at all, still smiling and content as long as he could stay.

Commander Luo laughed along, and Chief Wei turned his head and switched the gun to its barrel.

"What are you laughing at? You're no better than me!"

How can you say that!

"Why can't I say that? Do you dare say you didn't come to see Shi Xia?"

Captain Luo: I wouldn't dare.

Chief Wei snorted, turned to look at Shi Xia, and his expression changed instantly.

"Happy New Year, Shi Xia."

Captain Luo & Regiment Commander Cheng: I never expected Chief Wei to be like this!

The next second, the two of them joined in, with the same smile.

Shi Xia accepted all comers, since they all needed her help anyway.

"Please come in and have a seat, everyone."

Once everyone had gone inside, Song Mingshan, who was in the courtyard, stood up on his own initiative. Old Man Shan and Old Man Xu made up a lame excuse and slipped away.

This meal wasn't good.

Grandpa Shi simply came out of the kitchen.

"Shi Xia, is anyone else coming?"

He kept adding rice, it was so annoying.

"There shouldn't be any more, Grandpa. I'll cook for you."

"I come!"

"I come!"

"Let me show you a couple of skills!"

Commander Cheng, Captain Luo, and several others rushed to cook, and Old Ma also wanted to do it, but his cooking skills were just average.

Grandpa Shi glanced at Shi Xia, and Shi Xia nodded. Grandpa Shi then stopped being so polite.

Grandpa Shi's lips curled up slightly: His granddaughter is really amazing!

Old Ma, sitting opposite Shi Xia in the courtyard, introduced the four experts.

The four experts were not very good with words; aside from their professional expertise, they had no idea what to say.

Most importantly, when will we see the submarine wreckage?

Shi Xia, however, was not in a hurry.

"We welcome all guests, let's eat first."

Upon hearing this, Lao Ma first restrained the experts, knowing that Shi Xia still harbored resentment.

Yes, it was his negligence at work.

After a flurry of activity, Shi Xia's family had dinner.

The meal was plentiful, featuring specialties from all over the country.

Fortunately, Shi Xia's family had plenty of ingredients, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to perform so well. Even Grandpa Shi learned a few dishes from them.

They ate properly, without drinking or chatting, because Shi Xia loves to eat and she was focused on her meal. Although everyone tried to please her, no one disturbed her.

After the meal, the group started arguing over who would wash the dishes, but Shi Xia stopped them.

"Please have a seat, everyone. My grandfather won't let you do it; if you do, he'll have to redo it all over again."

Grandpa Shi nodded in agreement, as did Da Bai and the others.

After finishing their meal, Shi Xia saw the group of people who hadn't left yet and offered to see them off.

"It's very late, so I won't see you off."

Several experts looked anxiously at Shi Xia, but Shi Xia shook her head.

"Gentlemen, shouldn't we make preparations for such a confidential matter? Have you decided where to conduct the research? Is the location ready? Have you taken precautions to maintain secrecy? With so many people around, how can we ensure that no one will see it?"

Shi Xia raised some issues, and Lao Ma had indeed considered them. He originally planned to have several experts take a look at the items first, and then determine the location.

"Shi Xia, we're leaving now."

Old Ma left with several experts, while Chief Wei dragged Captain Luo and Regiment Commander Cheng away.

He can't stay here, and neither can these two.

For the next few days, Regiment Commander Wei, Regiment Commander Cheng, and Captain Luo were like conjoined twins, doing everything together.

Chief Wei was keeping an eye on the two of them, while Regiment Commander Cheng and Captain Luo were trying to build a good relationship with Shi Xia.

On the last day of Commander Cheng and Captain Luo's vacation, Shi Xia said without hesitation, "I will help if a suitable opportunity arises."

Commander Cheng: "Thank you, Shi Xia. Could you come to our area and conduct two special training sessions?"

"If the timing is right, I'll go."

Commander Cheng left satisfied. Captain Luo was mainly there to make an impression; he just hoped Captain Cheng wouldn't forget him.

"Don't worry, I won't forget."

Captain Luo also left.

Even after the two left, Chief Wei remained uneasy and went back to launch another "love-giving" campaign for Wen Chengan.

Wen Cheng'an is almost being sent to the hospital for neurasthenia, it's too creepy!

At the same time, electricity was finally restored to the three islands.

That evening, Shi Xia held a lighting ceremony.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the lights in every household in the village were lit one by one, gradually illuminating the way in from the outside in, like beams of dawn carrying hope.

"The power is on!"

"Our village has electricity!"

The villagers cheered and couldn't wait to spread the news.

Their three islands are the only ones with electricity.

They have electric lights now!

Shi Xia was also very happy. When she got home, Grandpa Shi was just about to take a rag to wipe the light bulb.

"My grandfather!"

Shi Xia's heart was pounding in her chest. This was terrible!
Fortunately, Grandpa Shi stopped after hearing Shi Xia shout.

"What's wrong?"

"My dear grandfather, please get down right now! You can't wipe this thing! It's electrified! People will get electrocuted and die!"

Grandpa Shi looked at Shi Xia, then at the light bulb.

"It's a little dirty."

Shi Xia: “…”

After being startled by Grandpa Shi, Shi Xia went to find Uncle Cao as quickly as possible to explain the situation!

Electricity Science Popularization!

Uncle Cao took it very seriously and invited several teachers from the village to come and learn together. Then, he would give a popular science lesson to everyone during the evening literacy campaign.

Hai San Island is popularizing electricity safety knowledge, while Haiming Island is busy with infrastructure construction.

Old Ma selected a location, gathered a group of people, and began infrastructure construction under the pretext of expanding the research institute.

Fu Qiang and Leng Qiu were a little puzzled. How did the higher-ups suddenly have money?

It's not that they're complaining; it's genuinely a financial difficulty.

In order to conduct scientific research, they have already started fishing at sea.

In order to be self-sufficient, it's best not to cause trouble for the country.

After all, money is needed everywhere.

With many hands making light work, Lao Ma completed the outline in about a month.

Several experts were eagerly anticipating this.

Shi Xia didn't press the matter further, because everything had been handled very well.

A certain department in the county that had been abusing its power has been completely stripped of its authority, and the people who came to it are staunch neutrals who are determined not to cause trouble; they are just there for show.

The atmosphere in the entire county has become much more relaxed.

Song Mingshan told Shi Xia all of this.

So when Lao Ma came to find her again, Shi Xia said, "Let's leave at 11 PM."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Old Ma said "good" three times in a row. He tripped and fell on his way out, but he didn't care and went back to tell the relevant people.

At 10 p.m., Shi Xia set off.

She's been staying in the family compound for a few days now and then coming back for a few more days because Grandpa Shi has caught a cold.

A cold is no small matter for an elderly person, so she dared not be careless and stayed by their side when she got back.

Around 11 p.m., a group of people were waiting at the Haiming Island pier.

"Is it coming?"

"It looks like a boat."

Shi Xia approached amidst the speculation, but without disembarking, she stood at the bow and said, "Get on board, let's go!"

A group of people boarded the ship in a rush, followed by a military vessel; those who came were all trustworthy.

Wen Chengan was among them.

(End of this chapter)