Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One-Chapter 453 - 25: New Work Arrangement

The road was bumpy, and the car drove hotly for nearly two hours on the dusty dirt road before finally reaching the military base outside Ning City under the scorching sun.

From a distance, Chu River sincerely exclaimed, "These houses are—so short!"

Weren’t they? Large areas of bungalows, with only a vague view of a few buildings in the middle reaching up to about five or four stories.

With such a large area, it’s a pity not to build tall buildings.

Shi Suifeng was already accustomed to Little He frequently speaking astonishing words, so he didn’t even respond. He just reached out and grabbed the corner of the largest burlap sack, giving a glance to his companion.

"Let’s lift it together."

"No need, no need," Chu River, a true woman, grabbed the sack at this moment: "There are so many small bags too, you guys just carry those, and I’ll handle the big one myself."

Implying, she was quite disdainful of their strength.

Shi Suifeng remained calm, but the young man was already questioning his life, feeling defeated.

He thought, did all the hard training I did in the winter and summer pay off after all?

Then he looked at Old Zheng, trembling as he held his grandchild, barely standing firm. For some reason, the young man felt a sense of pride rising within him.

He thought again: It should be useful, at least I’m able to carry these two people easily.

But when he glanced away, Chu River had already shouldered the big sack and walked off in the distance. While registering at the army gate, the young man couldn’t forget the stunned and shocked expression of the guard at the gate.

He secretly made up his mind; it’s not that I don’t help others, but I even despise myself for not being good enough.

But... he aimed to be the king of soldiers; this misunderstanding couldn’t just continue! He must explain to everyone that Captain Shi’s family is truly extraordinary.

Thus, although Chu River hadn’t mingled with anyone yet, her name had already spread.

And with the rumors of her great strength, everyone hesitated to directly challenge a girl, but witnessing her huge appetite in the cafeteria, they believed it.

"She must be really strong, otherwise how could she digest so much food?"

"Exactly, she can eat as much as the three guys with the biggest appetites in our camp."

"I used to wonder why a girl sent away didn’t stay with her mother but followed her brother instead. Now I understand, besides our Captain Shi, who else could afford to raise her?"

Talking about this, everyone felt a sense of understanding.

They exchanged glances, and the uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law privately whispered to each other, all sighing for Chu River’s future.

—After all, with such an appetite, she won’t be easy to marry off in these times. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Food is precious, watching the other person take bite after bite, three or five buns just as appetizers, it’s heartbreaking!

But that’s a matter for later. For now, the young man led Professor Zheng and his grandson to settle in, while Shi Suifeng took Chu River to their secluded courtyard at the far end of the entire camp.

"Do you like it here?"

"It’s close to the mountain, there’s a cellar for you to store food, and I even had someone dig a well."

Chu River’s eyes were already shining, she tossed the sack aside and burrowed into the cellar.

Whether she liked it didn’t matter; she mainly wanted a cellar.

After a while, she climbed out satisfied.

"Satisfied, satisfied, this place is great..."

There’s so much food in the cellar!

Shi Suifeng held a tight face, forgoing the thought of sighing.

After all, for this heap of food, all his allowances over the years were gone, and he only had 100 bucks left on him.

As for various tickets—he still owed his comrades dozens of pounds of food tickets!

But Chu River was unaware of this, at the moment she was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar, already calling Shi Suifeng to sort the sacks.

"Look, dried fish! Oh, a few are a bit broken, but no worries, I brought pickled vegetables, we can stew them directly with that—you can do that, right?"

"And dried loach, it seems like it can also be stewed with pickled vegetables. If you can’t, practice with the loach first."

"And these, dried vegetables."

"Dried radish shreds..."

"Dried string beans..."

"Smoked sausages..."

"Pork cracklings..."

The more she talked, the more she craved, and the hungrier she felt.

After sorting several sacks one after another, not only was Chu River hungry, but Shi Suifeng’s stomach also growled loudly.

After all, the army didn’t have any good food these days.

Meat!

How long has it been since they’ve seen it?

Shi Suifeng suddenly stood up.

"The kitchen hasn’t been used yet, I’ll go soak some shredded radish and we’ll have it stir-fried with cracklings for lunch."

Chu River chimed in, "Do we have bamboo shoots? Otherwise, let’s stew some pork with lettuce in a clay pot."

Shi Suifeng shamelessly wavered.

He thought: Although it’s extravagant, Little He deserves to make up for the energy after all the travel, she looks so thin.

...

After a satisfying meal, both were extremely content; Shi Suifeng also rarely felt this joyful over the years—somehow, even though she was just a sister in name, Chu River’s presence made his heart settle down.

The army is a big family, and with Shi Suifeng having a promising future, his willingness to bring his sister along proved that she must have good character. Therefore, just after finishing the meal, with the oil stains still not wiped clean, a kind sister-in-law from the political commissar’s family immediately came over.

"Is Captain Shi here?"

She was heard before she was seen.

Chu River was lying on the bed resting—not tired, but there was nothing else to pass the time, and it was comfortable to lie down.

And Shi Suifeng hurriedly wiped his hands after putting down the half-washed dishes to come out:

"Sister-in-law."

Even though women can hold up half the sky, in those days, which man didn’t come home to ready-made food?

Seeing Shi Suifeng come out from the kitchen, Sister-in-law Li began to praise him immediately!

"Captain Shi, your awareness is great! Men and women are equal, everyone should share the work and not leave everything to the ladies!"

"Bravo, bravo..."

Such topsy-turvy praise made Shi Suifeng sigh internally.

Doing housework is something probably no one likes in the world, right?

But there was no choice, just him and Little He, if he didn’t do it, could they rely on Chu River?

Better to starve to death quickly.

But he couldn’t say these words, as laziness was also an original sin in those days.

At this time, Sister-in-law Li finally got to the point, looking into the room where there had been no movement all this while:

"Captain Shi, where’s your sister? Why haven’t I seen her? I also need to get to know her so I can keep an eye out for suitable job opportunities and actively reserve talent for the country."

Job positions were very limited back then, and sometimes outstanding cadres needed to uphold good traditions by giving the opportunity to those who needed it more.

—Unless the job was fundamentally irreplaceable.

Take Sister-in-law Li for instance, although she was married to a political commissar, she maintained a secure position in the army’s promotions with the support of most military families, and she indeed possessed real skills.

Take this moment, after all, Chu River had only been in the camp for a little over three hours.

...

Shi Suifeng calmly said, "The child was tired from the journey, so I let her rest... Sister-in-law, hold on, I’ll go call her."

Actually, job positions in the army were something everyone desired, and Sister-in-law Li was unlikely to help Little He arrange a job, more likely she came to have a look for everyone.

Therefore, he couldn’t refuse and saw no need to delay, and instead, he directly called Chu River out.

Chu River was quite happy—the only world she remembered from before didn’t have food or drink, let alone a salary, heroes only got points—

Could points be the same as money?

Could they be the same as a salary?

If Shi Suifeng could make 66 a month, she surely could as well!

So she cheerfully followed Shi Suifeng out, looking at the kind sister-in-law with a smile, thinking—

When I start earning 66 a month, I’m definitely going to the state-owned restaurant again!

And Sister-in-law Li?

Looking at the little girl in front of her, though her skin was dark, her eyes were big and bright, and she flashed a timid smile, Sister-in-law Li’s heart softened.

What a poor girl.

Sent away and then forced to return, life is hard. What’s more, with such a big appetite, future marriage prospects seem slim; even if married, it’s unlikely she’d have enough to eat...

Sigh.

Poor thing!

Both had their own thoughts, yet the atmosphere was remarkably harmonious.