The Female General Dominates All After Transmigration-Chapter 108 - 107: Boating on the Lake, Never Full, Old Huai Country
Delicious food, tasty drinks, and fun activities—Wang Liansheng used every trick he could think of, but nothing could attract little Shi Tou’s attention. He was determined to watch the gala evening, and as soon as dinner was over, he insisted on going out on time.
With Shi Tou fussing about, Wang Liansheng couldn’t stand it and decided to wrap the little guy tightly in a hat and coat, then put him on the bike and rode out the door.
Little Yu’s night school had finished the final exams, and she had a week off.
Seeing this, she wanted to follow, but Wang Liansheng stopped her: "You stay home with Xiao Xing."
The District Courtyard, the auditorium.
The auditorium also served as a cafeteria during the day. At this time, dinner had been long sold out, even the master chef in the cafeteria had gone off duty, and the doors were closed. It was pitch black and extremely quiet, so quiet it was a little frightening.
Wang Liansheng carried Shi Tou down, took him to the door to take a look, then walked around the big auditorium to confirm there was no gala evening. Shi Tou was very disappointed, no longer fussing, lying limp on his dad’s shoulder, tightly holding onto Wang Liansheng’s neck without letting go.
The little rascal’s crying and fussing were irritating, but seeing his son so downcast, Wang Liansheng couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.
He patted his son’s back, comforting him: "There’s no gala evening, but we can go to see a movie. When your mom gets back, Dad and Mom will take you and your sister to see a movie, okay?"
Shi Tou had never seen a movie yet, and upon hearing this, he clung to his dad’s neck with his eyes wide open, looking at him with a face full of curiosity.
Seeing him like this, he probably wouldn’t sleep when they got home, so Wang Liansheng rode the bike with him, detoured to the cinema.
When the father and son arrived at the cinema, it just so happened that the movie had ended. Many people were coming out, discussing the movie’s plot in twos and threes, and some were humming the songs from the movie... A lively scene that made Shi Tou very happy. He waved his little hand, pointing inside, wanting to go.
Wang Liansheng said: "It’s very late today, and the movie has ended. You have to wait for your mom to come back, and then we’ll come to see the movie."
This time, Shi Tou didn’t fuss, surprisingly agreed obediently, went home, washed up, and then went to sleep, acting like a good child.
The next day, early in the morning, Ling Chengyan met with the reception staff at the factory. After handing over the pick-up slip, the other party somewhat apologetically said that because their order was too large, they needed to wait a few days.
Before coming, Lian Changjiang and Instructor Wu Yushu had both told Ling Chengyan that picking up the goods might not be immediate and could require waiting for a few days.
Therefore, she wasn’t surprised and instead asked about the waiting time.
The other party’s attitude was quite good, apologizing: "It’ll take about three to five days."
Ling Chengyan thanked them, confirmed once again that it would be at most five days to get the new car, and then said goodbye and returned to the guest house.
These five days would be a waste just waiting at the guest house, so Ling Chengyan discussed it with Liu Xianghu, deciding to stroll around the big city or a few famous nearby tourist cities since they’d traveled a thousand miles for this journey.
Although Liu Xianghu was a seasoned soldier, he was young and hadn’t traveled such a long distance before, whereas Ling Chengyan had previously traveled to Jiang Province with Zhou Guoqing.
The two discussed it, agreeing to first take everyone to nearby Lin’an City to see the famous West Lake, then slowly explore Hai City’s metropolitan atmosphere.
Ling Chengyan was always straightforward and decisive, quickly making a decision. However, she didn’t immediately lead everyone out but consulted with the reception staff and located a materials transit warehouse in Hai City, taking on a delivery task to Lin’an.
In doing so, not only did they have a source for the fuel needed to travel to Lin’an, but the food and lodging expenses for everyone were also covered.
A dozen or so sturdy young men even took on the job of loading and unloading, earning a small amount of money, and chattering about treating Master Liu and the platoon leader to a meal.
The two places weren’t far apart, and within half a day, they arrived.
After unloading the vehicle and receiving the freight, Ling Chengyan and others found a military district guest house to park and check-in, then collectively headed out straight to the famed West Lake.
A group of youths from the countryside, with not much poetic sentiment, only knew the water was beautiful, the bridges and little boats were pretty, even the voice of the woman rowing the boat on the lake was soft, causing a group of usually brash northern men to unconsciously lower their voices.
After touring the lake, they took the advice of the boatwoman and found a restaurant by the lake to taste the local fish delicacies.
But, after leaving the restaurant, Ling Chengyan led a dozen or so people to a small eatery selling buns, ordering dozens of steamer baskets of buns and steamed bread to eat, only then barely getting full.
Back at the guest house, they dared not eat dinner outside again, instead eating at the guest house. Being a military district guest house, the food was decent. Each of the young men ate three large steamed buns.
Everyone said that southern dishes are delicate and light, but having always stayed at the guest house, they didn’t really notice. Today’s meal out was truly revealing.
A home-style dish placed in a restaurant here could fill three or four platters. No, those couldn’t even be called platters, only saucers.
The next day, Ling Chengyan gave a few people the freedom to explore for half a day, asking them to return by noon to regroup.
Everyone went about their own activities; even Ma Dajun was sent off by Ling Chengyan, leaving only Zhang Wanxiang and Wu Qingyun secretly tagging behind Ling Chengyan.
After exploring West Lake and seeing the Broken Bridge, as for that famous Leifeng Pagoda, it had fallen decades ago...
Ling Chengyan didn’t visit the attractions further but strolled aimlessly, found a tea shop, bought several pounds of specialty tea leaves, and returned to the guest house. After regrouping, they successfully loaded the freight onto a vehicle and returned to Hai City.
Back in Hai City, good news awaited them.
The factory had coordinated the order, and their ten vehicles were ready, just one more day to get the new cars.
Everyone was naturally happy but didn’t delay the next day’s freedom to explore and spent a day wandering around.
This time, Ling Chengyan took Zhang Wanxiang and Wu Qingyun, with even Ma Dajun tagging along, as they visited Hai City’s famous shopping streets and the renowned Huai Country Curios.
Ling Chengyan had brought quite a bit of money this trip, along with the freight from Lin’an, totaling over two thousand.
In Huai Country Curios, not only were there old goods, but there were many factory seconds, old inventory buildup, and most of the defects were small, not affecting wear or use.
Ling Chengyan directly ordered a large batch of defective knitwear and fabrics, letting Zhang Wanxiang and the others freely explore, while she headed to the crafts market upstairs.
The genuine old items sold here dated back at least several decades to the Republic of China, mostly civilian practical objects. Ling Chengyan picked and chose, unexpectedly finding some nice things.
Including a few small jade pieces, some stones for carving seals, a few wooden objects, and a stack of old books.
She rented a tricycle to send them back to the guest house, and seeing this, others were somewhat tempted. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Ling Chengyan waved her hand: "There are too many people there. Good things are sold early in the morning. If you go there now, by the time you queue and enter, you won’t be able to buy much. There are a lot of extra things bought, so you can choose to your liking when we return."
Everyone was naturally delighted, thanking Captain Ling one after another.
