Chapter 374: Ju Wuying's Compromise

"Little friend, explain what's going on."

Zhang Su looked at Su Xiaoya with an unreadable expression, took off his gloves, pulled out a cigarette case, lit one up, and waited leisurely for the other party to speak.

Su Xiaoya frowned and pouted. "There's really nothing going on. I didn't say anything. They don't know where they found out about my sister and you, and then... it just became like this. It really has nothing to do with me."

Seeing Su Xiaoya gesturing anxiously with her hands, her originally pale face turning red, Zhang Su thought the matter probably wasn't what he had imagined, so he said, "Fine, let's just assume they're talking nonsense. You do what you need to do. Where's Old Huo?"

He couldn't be bothered with trivial matters. He knew very well that once others knew about the relationship between Su Xiaoya and himself, they would take care of her more or less. That was fine, as long as she didn't rely on his power. He had come here mainly to ask Yang Liehuo about the village's planning.

Su Xiaoya pointed to a small courtyard three houses away. "Grandpa Huo lives there by himself, but he should be busy at the warehouse right now."

"Alright, you go get busy. I'm leaving. Be good, and if you have any issues, you can talk to Pang Dakun."

"The sentry post location for our village is a bit close..."

Zhang Su looked at Ju Wuying calmly, tilted his head toward the food serving area, and said, "Eat first, then come with me when you're done."

If you truly treat the camp as your own home, you won't slack off in your work. While enjoying the benefits, you will also try your best to contribute more, so that everyone can rise together and get more and better things.

Zhang Su hooked the corner of his mouth calmly. Yi Xiaoling's speed of handling things was quite fast.

"Hello."

"I guess there should be good news."

Yi Xiaoling looked at Xiao Ju, saw her nod, and then said, "Brother Zhang, Xiao Ju means that the martial arts passed down by the Ju family aren't something everyone can learn. If your physical fitness isn't enough, practicing blindly can easily lead to injury. So, she intends to only teach the Ju family martial arts to you... If you can learn it, you can decide for yourself whether to teach others."

Zhang Su muttered, but suddenly noticed the dining hall door open, and Yi Xiaoling and Ju Wuying walked in.

The man saw Zhang Su and hurriedly greeted him.

Zhang Su returned to the camp and strolled around various areas. Don't just focus on the development of the satellite villages and neglect Tianma Island itself; that would be putting the cart before the horse. Fortunately, he didn't need to worry about the core members at all; everything was being managed in an orderly fashion.

Zheng Xin, who had finished her night shift, had slept in the morning and was now up for lunch. She had already learned from Zhang Su about Pang Dakun's busy efforts for love.

"Hello, Brother Zhang."

"The island nation girl has come to find you!"

Those were things he couldn't help with. Love was something you had to fight for yourself to make it interesting.

Zheng Xin saw Ju Wuying's gaze sweep around the room, and then she pulled Yi Xiaoling toward them.

Yi Xiaoling whispered to Zhang Su.

"So confident? That's good. I've just finished eating. You guys talk, bye-bye!"

Su Xiaoya was anxious and stomped her feet.

Zhang Su raised an eyebrow, secretly feeling sorry for Pang Dakun; it seemed things weren't going well.

Seeing Zhang Su biting his cigarette and getting on his electric bike to leave, Su Xiaoya hurriedly called out to him.

Su Xiaoya waved her hands, which were wearing wool gloves, and explained urgently, "I don't have that meaning you said. It's just... I think the way he looks at me is not quite right, and I, I feel uncomfortable!"

In the apocalypse, everyone ate very quickly. In less than ten minutes, the three of them finished eating and left the dining hall.

"Alright, don't tell me about the messy romantic stuff between you boys and girls. I'm so busy every day, and I'm not a homeroom teacher, so I can't manage these things. Hurry up and go to work, don't let people gossip later. I'm leaving!"

He parked the bike and walked inside, just happening to run into a man coming out.

"You brat, your ability to be thick-skinned is pretty good, or did you lose face and hide away instead of coming back to eat..."

Arriving outside the courtyard used as a warehouse, Zhang Su heard Yang Liehuo giving orders to someone, discussing the construction of the sentry post in an orderly manner.

"Hehe, Dakun doesn't seem as useless as you said!"

Zhang Su listened quietly, various thoughts turning in his mind. At first, he felt that Ju Wuying doing this was a bit suspicious of trying to sow discord between him and others, but thinking about it, that didn't seem to be the case. Perhaps there were other reasons he didn't know.

Zheng Xin stood up with her tray, smiled at Yi Xiaoling and Ju Wuying in a funny way, and said, "Finished! You guys eat!"

After an inspection, the development of the two satellite villages was already on track, completely within expectations. This matched the situation Zhang Su had envisioned with Yu Wen. As long as they took it one step at a time, this model had the potential for sustainable development, and the future would be even better.

"Anything else?"

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Zhang Su mourned for one second for Pang Dakun, who was busy in the courtyard, and then continued, "Why? Is it shameful to be the partner of a member of our Tianma Island elite group?"

After saying this, Zhang Su twisted the throttle and drove toward the place where supplies were stored in Village No. 2. He could already imagine the scene of Pang Dakun returning to Tianma Island looking withered.

Zhang Su looked at Ju Wuying with a half-smile.

"Yo, Brother Zhang, you're here. Well, sit in that room; I don't even have a place to stand here."

Su Xiaoya showed a sheepish smile and asked embarrassedly.

"Only teaching me alone, this is the final compromise you've made, right?"

"That's how it is... Then shall I speak for you?"

Inside the room, Yang Liehuo was organizing supplies with two women. Messy things were piled everywhere, but one side room had already been cleared out; that should be the result of yesterday's work.

"Wait, wait..."

Zhang Su knew the man in front of him; he was one of the few male members who had come over from Kuanzhuang. He remembered he had the same surname as himself, was quite young, about twenty years old. After greeting him, he continued inside.

"Hello, Brother Zhang."

Yi Xiaoling hurriedly greeted Zheng Xin, and Ju Wuying also nodded politely.

"What? Tianma Island's main force came to help you work, and you're still complaining?"

"Hello, Sister-in-law..."

Zhang Su ate his meal, his eyelids lifting slightly.

At noon, Zhang Su had already thought about how to comfort Pang Dakun, who had returned in defeat. However, he was a bit surprised not to see him return.

Little girls were very sensitive to romantic matters. Pang Dakun's little thoughts couldn't be hidden at all, but for various reasons, she didn't have feelings for Pang Dakun.

"What's the matter?"

"Brother Zhang, Xiao Ju has something she wants to tell you alone."

"It's fine, you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll just see what the situation is..."

Originally, Zhang Su had planned to walk around the village with Yang Liehuo and talk about the planning of defensive works, but seeing him busy, he gave up. It was freezing cold now, and many projects couldn't be constructed, so there was no rush.

Village No. 2 originally only had people from Kuanzhuang, but to prevent their personnel from being too uniform, Zhang Su specifically transferred Xin Qi and others from the Green Dragon Corps. After specifically approving Pang Dakun to come and help, he also specifically arranged for Zhao Xue and Liu Tianji to keep an eye on things.

Zhang Su strolled along with the two of them toward the mountain gate, finally jumped onto the tank, sat on the hatch, and looked down at them. "What's the matter?"

Ju Wuying nodded and said a few words.

"That, I... you, just that Pang Dakun, hehe, can you transfer him away?"

"Of course not."

After listening, Yi Xiaoling smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, Xiao Ju says she will teach you everything she has learned without reservation."

Zhang Su noticed that after Yi Xiaoling finished speaking, Ju Wuying looked at her with a strange gaze. It should be that Yi Xiaoling's translation had omitted a part. Based on the length of the sentence, it could be distinguished. It was estimated that there was a follow-up sentence: As for how much you can learn, that's your business...

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