Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

He placed his hand on Su Wan's slender waist, but Su Wan twisted her body away, glaring at him irritably: "Don't mess around, there are people outside. Why aren't you angry with me anymore?"

Niu Dazhuang grinned widely and smirked, "You were the one who started the threats. Would I be a man if I didn't get angry?"

Su Wan sat in the chair, crossed her legs, and kicked Niu Dazhuang's shin with her toe. "Yes, you're a grown man, alright? I'm sorry for offending you."

How about we don't go hunting? First, I'm really worried about leaving you alone in the deep mountains and forests. Second, once this path is opened, it will be difficult to manage in the future. Are you sure you can go?

Others can go too. Don't forget, about ten of us in our team are former soldiers. If anything happens, I'll be held responsible.

"Okay, I won't go. It's not my idea if they come looking for you again."

"Okay, I got it, now get to work!"

"After dinner, I've come to report on my work."

Su Wan looked at him with affectionate eyes, nodded, and whispered, "Okay!"

Niu Dazhuang knew they were waiting outside, so he didn't dare to be too presumptuous and came out through the curtain. He spread his hands, indicating his helplessness.

Su Wan underestimated the allure of meat to frontline workers. Niu Dazhuang went to work, but his colleagues who were off duty today were busy with their own affairs, and Su Wan hadn't had a moment's peace all day.

When it was time to leave work, Su Wan gathered everyone together again, her face serious as she got straight to the point, "Everyone hopes that hunting will improve our lives, so I won't stop you. However... first, there must be two people going into the mountains; second, if there's no success, stop immediately; third, when two people go into the mountains, the comrades at the construction site can't take turns resting, since the vehicles can't be rested; fourth, what about the guns?"

Just as Niu Dazhuang was about to raise his hand to speak, Bai Hongyan beat him to it: "Vice President Su, we want to participate too!"

Su Wan was about to refuse, but then she thought that there would be no benefit in letting them become a burden, so the workers gave up.

He nodded in agreement. Then he looked at Niu Dazhuang, who had his hand raised, and asked, "What do you have to say?"

"Give me some industrial tickets, guns, and bullets, and I'll take care of it."

"I don't have any on hand right now. Could you write me an IOU first, and we'll pay you back when we restock our supplies next time?"

"Sure, I still have that much face."

"So, who's going on the first trip?" Su Wan asked.

Everyone unanimously elected Niu Dazhuang, but the others can't get guns and bullets right now, so are they supposed to hunt using primitive methods?

Bai Hongyan quickly volunteered, "I'll go too."

Unexpectedly, he was betrayed by his best friend Yu Li: "Vice President Su, let me go. Everyone's eating nothing but radishes and cabbages. I can go into the mountains to dig up some wild vegetables and pick some fruits to improve everyone's diet."

Yu Li's reasoning is sound.

Su Wan's mindset is different now than before; she originally didn't want to see Bai Hongyan and Niu Dazhuang getting so close.

"Why are the women getting involved? Once we're deep in the mountains, are we here to take care of you, or to hunt?"

Some comrades were dissatisfied.

"What's wrong with us women? Great men have said that women hold up half the sky. How dare you disobey the words of great men?" With this heavy accusation, no one dared to speak anymore.

Yu Li is no pushover either; her fiery personality is on full display.

Su Wan was actually hoping someone could hold Niu Dazhuang back, so he wouldn't be able to go deep into the mountains. Su Wan really didn't want Niu Dazhuang to go deep into the mountains.

"Then it's settled. Niu Dazhuang and Yu Li will be going tomorrow. Meeting adjourned."

Whether they're holding a large bowl or an aluminum lunchbox, they always have seven or eight steamed buns stuck in their chopsticks, one bite of bun, and one sip of soup.

They squatted together in twos and threes, and this was the best time for Su Wan to show her approachable nature.

She was carrying an aluminum lunchbox and two steamed buns in her hands. She would squat down and chat for a while, then stand up and say a few words.

Finally, it stopped at Niu Dazhuang and his partner.

"Comrade Niu Dazhuang, I won't say anything more. It doesn't matter whether you catch any prey or not, just be careful. After you finish eating, have the kitchen prepare three days' worth of dry rations for you."

"Vice President Su, you don't understand. Are you going hunting or just having fun with all this dry rations? A good hunter goes into the forest and is afraid of not having enough to eat, so he just brings some salt."

"I hope you're not bragging."

"By the way, you can let Yu Li pick some mushrooms and wild vegetables nearby. I don't want to have a burden on me. If we run into a wild boar, I won't be able to take care of her."

"That's true. Then you should find someone else! You definitely can't go alone." Su Wan persisted.

"Forget it then, let's just take Yu Li with us."

"Haha... Vice President Su, don't worry about it. What's the point of two grown men going into the woods together?" The coworkers who were squatting down to eat with Niu Dazhuang started to make a fuss.

"You bunch of brats, you're all so irresponsible." Su Wan wisely left first.

They dared to joke about Yu Li to her face and praise Bai Hongyan behind her back, but they dared not joke about Vice President Su.

"Dazhuang, how come you're so popular with women? Tell everyone."

"Yes, at work, you and Director Bai are practically inseparable. And here, well, Yu Li is here too. How did you manage that?"

"You're such a careless person. Didn't you even notice when you were showering in the summer?" another coworker said.

"He's a grown man, not a young wife. What do I have to observe about him?"

"Hey guys, stop teasing me. Brother Zhang, I remember last time you were on your day off, you went out for a whole day, and when you came back, your legs were like jelly. Did you find someone to rely on in one of the nearby villages?"

It's perfectly normal for men to talk about women behind their backs, and for women to talk about men behind their backs; there's just too little entertainment available in this era.

Su Wan swiped the lunchbox, lifted the curtain, and entered the tent where the three of them slept.

Bai Hongyan was tickling Yu Li's back when she was also talking: "You little slut, you're a friend who forgets her friends for the sake of a pretty boy. Today I'm severing our sisterly ties."

Yu Li giggled as she was tickled: "Sister Bai... Sister Bai, please have mercy! I'll never do it again!"

"Alright, alright, you two stop fooling around. I have something to do tonight and will be back late. Someone's coming to see me, so Hongyan, please handle it for me."

Yu Li and Bai Hongyan were having a good time, so she just hummed in agreement.

Su Wan began to change her clothes.

Yu Li caught a glimpse of Su Wan changing clothes out of the corner of her eye and gave Bai Hongyan a look. Bai Hongyan stopped tickling her and turned to look at Su Wan, who was changing clothes.

"Sister Wan, who are you meeting? You need to change your clothes."

"It's like you never change your clothes." Su Wan didn't care at all; she changed not only her outer clothes but also her underwear.