For two days in a row, the three members of the Zhou family were completely won over by Liu Zhixia’s cooking.
Old Master Zhou even had the illusion that they hadn’t come here for reform and labor, but rather to enjoy life.
Every day, someone helped them with the work, and every meal was filled with the delicious dishes Liu Zhixia made. Their days were unexpectedly comfortable and pleasant!
Time passed quickly, and the autumn harvest came to an end.
The villagers finally had some time to catch their breath. At this moment, another group of soldiers arrived in the village to join the production efforts.
Rumor had it that they had been sent from above to help build roads.
When the village chief went to receive them, he was somewhat uncertain.
Logically speaking, Hongshan Village did not need additional people sent over for construction.
Especially not right after the autumn harvest had ended.
Xu Kaishan felt uneasy, but soon he received the group of ten soldiers.
The leader was named Song Zhihua.
He wore a neat military uniform, with a stern face and a tall, handsome figure.
The man first gave Xu Kaishan a military salute, then politely said:
“Comrade, hello. This is my military identification. We would like to trouble the village chief to arrange a quieter place for us to stay.”
“We may have to bother you for some time…”
Xu Kaishan was intimidated by the man’s imposing presence. His hand instinctively rose halfway, then awkwardly lowered again.
He cleared his throat.
“A quiet place… there is one. It’s just that the conditions aren’t very good.”
“That area only has thatched cottages. They’re quite cramped. With ten of you, I’m afraid it might be a little crowded…”
Song Zhihua smiled.
“That’s fine. We serve the people, so we don’t care about those things.”
“Please lead the way.”
Recently, Zhou Yunting had not been leaving the house, but he had always been paying attention to what was happening outside.
The sudden appearance of Song Zhihua and the other nine men was something Zhou Yunting had never expected.
Dark currents surged in his eyes. Only after he saw the ten men being arranged in the thatched cottage next to theirs did he withdraw his gaze.
After the autumn harvest ended, Liu Zhixia did not go to work today.
Over the past two days, she had vaguely sensed that the changes happening in her space were likely related to the original female protagonist’s space.
She remembered that the original heroine’s space seemed to be connected with butterflies.
And the lifelike butterfly mark on her chest, as well as the expansion of her own space…
The despair and collapse of Zheng Chunli seemed to be telling her one undeniable truth.
Under certain circumstances, she had merged with the heroine’s space from the original story and taken away her golden finger.
Liu Zhixia had never liked the white lotus heroine from the original novel. Now, she felt even less guilty about it.
The orderly footsteps she had just heard caught her attention.
If she had heard correctly, there were soldiers here?
This scene did not seem to exist in the original plot!
Liu Zhixia realized that the storyline had completely started to collapse.
Perhaps it was because of her resurrection.
Or perhaps the heroine’s rebirth had caused a butterfly effect.
Out of curiosity, Liu Zhixia carefully observed the ten soldiers.
Their combat abilities seemed pretty good.
Their foundations were extremely stable.
Why exactly had they come here?
Could there be some hidden problem in this small Hongshan Village?
When Zheng Chunli heard that soldiers had arrived in the village, she was equally shocked.
She clearly remembered that in her previous life, these people had never appeared.
And her missing space…
Everything was strange.
Could it be that her rebirth had changed certain people and events?
The loss of her space made Zheng Chunli’s heart bleed.
She had already become accustomed to its existence.
A cheat-like treasure that allowed her to obtain endless food without putting in any effort.
A resource that could even be exchanged for a large amount of money.
Without the space, how was she supposed to survive?
Suddenly, Zheng Chunli’s eyes flashed.
Could it be because Liu Zhixia had not died, causing everything to change?
If that was the case…
As long as everything returned to its original path, could she still regain her space?
The desire in her heart grew wildly.
Her eyes turned bloodshot, filled with desperate madness.
She had already made a decision.
Thinking of Sun Haomin, who had always been interested in her, another idea appeared in her mind.
In Zheng Chunli’s opinion, Sun Haomin was greedy and hypocritical.
Behind his righteous appearance was nothing but disguise.
He was extremely profit-driven and ambitious.
The only thing worth praising about him was that this man was meticulous and careful.
She could trust him to handle matters.
With her decades of understanding of men, Zheng Chunli was confident she could achieve what she wanted…
That night.
The wind blew against the thatched cottages, making a rustling sound.
If one listened carefully, they could also hear the footsteps of several people.
Liu Zhixia and Zhou Yunting opened their eyes at the same time.
Hearing the man beside her get up, Liu Zhixia blinked.
She thought to herself:
These people should be this man’s old acquaintances.
As expected, they were the ten soldiers she had seen during the day.
Silently closing her eyes, Liu Zhixia pretended to sleep.
However, her senses were incredibly sharp.
Even though she did not want to listen, the voices still naturally reached her ears.
“Boss, you’re really here?”
“Boss, we finally found you.”
“…”
“…”
“Old Song, why did you come here?”
“Given my current situation, it’s better for you to keep your distance from me.”
Zhou Yunting’s cold voice sounded.
“Boss, you saved my life. Don’t even mention being sent down here. Even if you wanted my life, I wouldn’t hesitate…”
“Me too…”
“And me…”
“…”
Zhou Yunting sighed.
“What mission did you receive?”
Song Zhihua’s voice became serious.
“Boss, we know that you and the old commander are here.”
“Coincidentally, this time we tracked the enemy agents we’ve been searching for to the area near Hongshan Village, so we requested to come here ourselves.”
As if remembering something, Song Zhihua took out a stack of large unity bills from his pocket.
“Boss, this is a little something from all the brothers…”
Zhou Yunting’s expression instantly turned cold.
The surrounding atmosphere seemed to freeze.
“Put it away yourselves. I don’t lack money.”
“Your sister-in-law has…”
When he mentioned Liu Zhixia, Zhou Yunting’s tone unconsciously softened.
The coldness between his brows faded considerably.
The soldiers who had come over widened their eyes.
They looked as if they had discovered a new continent.
“Sister-in-law?”
“Boss, your sister-in-law is your wife?”
Zhou Yunting immediately shot them a sharp glance.
When they came here, they had no idea that Zhou Yunting had gotten married.
When Liu Zhixia and Zhou Yunting held their wedding, the original owner had been extremely unwilling.
Zhou Yunting himself had not been optimistic about the marriage either.
The guests invited were mostly elderly acquaintances from the military compound.
The army had truly known nothing about their marriage.
Moreover, something happened to the Zhou family on their wedding day, so naturally, no one paid much attention to the news.
The curiosity of the group reached its peak.
They never expected that the aloof and untouchable “flower of the military” Zhou Yunting had actually been won over by someone.
Song Zhihua thought more deeply and could not help asking:
“Boss, you and sister-in-law are newly married. Did you two get married after being sent down here…”
Zhou Yunting’s eyes moved slightly.
“Something happened on our wedding day. She could have chosen to divorce me or leave.”
“But she chose to accompany me to Hongshan Village.”
After Zhou Yunting finished speaking, the men looked at Liu Zhixia with newfound respect.
Their sister-in-law was truly a person of loyalty and affection.
No wonder their boss, who had always been cold and emotionless, had finally fallen for someone.
It was not surprising that they could tell.
After all, whenever Zhou Yunting mentioned Liu Zhixia, the look in his eyes was completely different from usual.