Chapter 1705: How About You Have a Go and Scratch That Itch

When Secretary Qu brought people over, the person in charge of registration in the logistics department saw Liu Chuxue and was a bit puzzled: "I've never seen this girl before, which department is she from?"

Secretary Qu laughed and said: "Sister Sun, stop trying to pry. Not only is she a college student, she's already married with a kid. You should rein in those little thoughts of yours."

Then she lowered her voice and said: "Her husband is waiting right outside the door, so keep a lid on it."

This Sister Sun had no ill intentions—she just loved playing matchmaker. Recently, she'd heard she was looking around for a partner for her nephew, so the moment she saw a good one, she'd instinctively try to dig into her background. The unmarried girls were so scared that they all took detours the moment they saw her coming.

The moment Sister Sun heard the girl's husband was outside, an awkward look flashed across her face: "Sigh, look at me, too busy chatting. Come, come, Miss, head over there and let Sister Zhang take your measurements."

Sister Zhang over there was all smiles: "Old Sun's gone crazy lately."

Sister Zhang was clearly an old hand; the measurements were done in no time. Once everything was checked and confirmed on that side, Liu Chuxue thanked her and only then took her leave.

The moment she left, that Sister Sun from earlier stared at her back for a long while: "What a shame, such a beautiful girl already married."

As they were almost at the car, Fu Yan Cheng smiled and said: "How about you have a go and scratch that itch?"

Liu Chuxue waved her hand: "Forget it, it's fine if I hitch a ride, but if I'm the one driving and people see, it won't look good for you. Better not cause trouble."

Fu Yan Cheng thought that made sense too: "I'll look around later for any scrapped cars. We'll buy one back, I'll find someone to fix it up, and then you can use it as a runabout."

Liu Chuxue was stunned when she heard this—she hadn't expected Fu Yan Cheng to have such awareness. These days, even decent units probably didn't have assigned cars, let alone individuals.

Even if they did, it would be rarer than hen's teeth.

His thinking was really ahead of its time—not bad, not bad at all.

Fu Yan Cheng saw that the way Liu Chuxue was looking at him had changed, and assumed she'd been pleasantly surprised: "Wife, I'll keep this matter in mind, don't worry. I'll talk to my childhood friends about it when I get back."

Liu Chuxue didn't refuse this time: "Fine, if there really is one, let's do it. The translation fees lately have been pretty decent anyway."

Fu Yan Cheng thought to himself: Decent? Far from it. Though he hadn't actually looked at how much money was in the bag just now, that feel couldn't fool him.

The two chatted as they headed toward Houhai.

They happened to pass Quanjude, so Liu Chuxue got out of the car and bought two.

Of course, one was meant for Aunt Sun—after all, that house had always been looked after by her, and she'd even taken over collecting the rent entirely.

This roast duck was the most fitting thank-you gift.

As they chatted, the conversation drifted to the military family compound.

Fu Yan Cheng thought of their neighbor Shen Kaiyuan: "These past few days, Kaiyuan's wife has finally stopped throwing up so much. A while back I didn't even want to go home to sleep—the racket was just too much. That guy Shen Kaiyuan, if he's miserable, he won't let anyone else off easy either."

That remark made Liu Chuxue laugh out loud.

Then the talk turned to Ma Wuliang: "That kid Ma Wuliang went home on a blind date a few days ago. Looks like he met a girl he likes—the marriage report has already been submitted."

Finally, the conversation came to Tao Saozi: "A few days ago I heard Deputy Battalion Commander Tao say his wife's pregnant too, and he told me he'd finally caught up with our kid count."

Liu Chuxue was happy for Tao Saozi when she heard she was pregnant: "Then when you get back and see her, remember to pass along my congratulations to her, sis-in-law."

The two chatted as they arrived at Houhai Street.

And what a coincidence—just as their car pulled up, Sun Guohua's mother, Ms. Fang Ruyu, came pedaling up on her bicycle in a whirlwind of energy and had just stopped.

Seeing it was them, a smile immediately lit up her face: "How come you two have time to come by?"