[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-marrying-the-officer":3,"chapter-after-marrying-the-officer-after-marrying-the-officer-chapter-93":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Marrying the Officer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},349910,610,"Chapter 93: 93: Looking for Factory Director Zhang","after-marrying-the-officer-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Looking for Factory Director Zhang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was supposed to receive a high-ranking officer from the military today. If I’m delayed, you won’t be able to afford it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who had bumped into her stared intimidatingly, the villain playing the victim first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, she snorted coldly and ran off like the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyi frowned and rubbed her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she always seem to attract weirdos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched the retreating figure of the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Receiving a military big shot?” she muttered, “Could it be Huo Shiqian?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she laughed at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What were the odds of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was on a business trip. He must have just passed through Ling County yesterday; otherwise, why would he have left in such a hurry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This habit of unconsciously thinking of him needed to change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Room 2 on the 3rd floor, Xia Chuyi knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the sound of footsteps came from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?” The woman who opened the door looked to be in her forties, her hair messily done up in a ‘half-screen mountain’ hairstyle, wearing a brightly colored turtleneck sweater, her lipstick, in Xia Chuyi’s view, a bit too garish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening the door, the woman furrowed her brows and sized her up from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyi was not poorly dressed, but the countryside was colder than the city. She was bundled up, and with a basket of vegetables in hand, it was clear to see she was from the rural areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you looking for?” Her tone carried a hint of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuyi pretended not to notice and said with a smile, “Hello, I’m looking for Factory Director Zhang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the woman heard it was for Factory Director Zhang, she became even more impatient and dismissively said, “He’s not in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could close the door, Xia Chuyi interjected, “Wait, elder sister, I really need to see Factory Director Zhang!” Her anxiety seemed exaggerated, and in her large movements, she accidentally revealed the bright red apples in the corner of her basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder sister, I really need to see him!” Xia Chuyi looked around nervously, quickly covered the basket with its cloth, and smiled sweetly at the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman glanced at her, then at the basket, her eyes spinning as she said, “Why call me elder sister? I’m more than a round older than you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, haha, I couldn’t tell. Elder sister, you look only about twenty-five, right?” Xia Chuyi told a blatant lie, but she did so with an appearance of sincere naivety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My goodness!” The woman covered her mouth and kept laughing, “Sister, come on in and take a seat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She welcomed her inside and enthusiastically offered her a cup of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, go ahead, what do you need from my old man?” After speaking, the woman added, “Oh, I forgot to tell you, I’m Factory Director Zhang’s wife, the vice-chair of the union at the factory, Lin Aiyun. Whatever you need from Old Zhang, you can tell me, it’s all the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman probably knew that those who came to her and her husband were always there for that sort of thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah? You’re Factory Director Zhang’s wife? I thought you were his daughter!” Xia Chuyi feigned surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lies came smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have picked up some bad habits from Uncle Liberation Army, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, sister, are you trying to make me die laughing? How could I be that young? My daughter is just 20 years old. Oh right, she just stepped out; you must have seen her when you came up.” The woman’s face brightened even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Factory Director Zhang’s daughter had just gone down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must have been the nasty woman who had bumped into her and then played the victim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like mother, like daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, she kept a smile on her face: “Oh, so it was the beautiful young lady from earlier, the one who is especially pretty! No wonder, she takes after you, very attractive indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compliments cost nothing, and Xia Chuyi was not stingy with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the flattery, Xia Chuyi finally broached the main subject: “You see, union vice-chair sister,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She unveiled the cloth from the basket, casually showing off the bright red apples inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are fruits brought back by my relatives from the north, really sweet. I thought of Mr. Zhang, who always takes good care of my family, and wanted to bring some for him to try.”\u003C\u002Fp>",761,"2026-05-30T04:16:41.625Z","2026-06-01T04:30:17.337Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff53a862dcc9ecb4a84257de36b46b013274ec6b6d384801165f6f8ad93a091c","after-marrying-the-officer-chapter-94","after-marrying-the-officer-chapter-36",1366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-marrying-the-officer-cover.jpg"]