Chapter 190: Curiosity killed the cat—she didn't just end up here from listening to gossip and transmigrating, did she?

"How is it?"

Jiang Ye hurriedly unscrewed the water bottle at his waist, gesturing for his wife to try rinsing her mouth.

"Pfft."

Shen Man glug-glug held a mouthful of water in her mouth, then glug-glug spat it out.

That Educated Youth just now had an overpowering smell, making her feel nauseous.

It was like opening Pandora's "treasure box"; her stomach churned, and she couldn't help but vomit.

Much better, I'm fine, don't worry—come on, let's go up to the deck; shall we keep our morning seats?

Jiang Ye tightened the water bottle cap, rummaged in his pocket, found a preserved plum candy, peeled it, and handed it to his wife's lips, worrying, he said:

Okay, hold it in; if you feel uncomfortable, tell me, don't endure it.

Got it.

Shen Man indicated she understood; she wouldn't joke about her own body.

Not far away, on the deck, Section Commander Duan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze also falling on the fleeing Educated Youth's back.

His brows were tightly furrowed; what he was thinking, only he knew.

The signalman stood guard, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings like an eagle's.

Until the Jiang Regiment couple approached, he only then relaxed his intimidating aura and gave a slight nod.......

Here, Yuan Qingqing, who had hidden in the cabin, proudly showed off the several lunchboxes of good dishes she had packed.

Packed full, enough for the two of them to enjoy two good meals!

An Educated Youth disliked Yuan Qingqing's behavior, snorted coldly, pulled her companion to sit far away, not wanting to be near her at all.

Other Educated Youths did the same, spontaneously sitting in groups of two or three.

They knew in their hearts that someone like Yuan Qingqing was heartless.

From now on, no matter if they marry or whatever, they will never call out to each other!

Only Ji Xianxian, kind-hearted, still thought of inviting them to share a meal.

Who doesn't have an empty stomach, but who, like Yuan Qingqing, domineeringly occupies the dish, taking the good food while others haven't even touched their chopsticks, and directly packs it away?

Besides, from what just happened, they felt that if that pretty military wife were to faint and suffer some mishap, Yuan Qingqing wouldn't even think of returning alive to the island......

Her words and deeds are excessive, she has no shame, a brainless fool who only brings trouble to others.

Anyway, after this, they probably won't have any further dealings!

Yuan Qingqing, although she could feel the other Educated Youths ostracizing her, didn't take it to heart at all.

Anyway, she's already renting a place outside with her man, so she doesn't care about the Educated Youths' cold-shoulder ostracism.

As for Ji Xianxian, anyway, whoever she married isn't any better, so future contact or not makes no difference.

Thinking that, her teeth ached a bit; she reached out to pick at the gap, pulled out a meat fiber, and swallowed it again.

Good stuff—getting it into her own stomach is the real business; everything else doesn't matter.

This scene, falling into the eyes of the other Educated Youths, left them with expressions hard to describe.

Shen Man was fortunate not to have entered the cabin; otherwise, she would have vomited again.

Still, you young people know how to enjoy life; this spot is nice, you can look out at the Dahai, feeling refreshed and delighted.

Section Commander Duan leaned back in the rattan chair and yawned comfortably.

Getting old, just two cups of cat urine and he's already dozing off, feeling sleepy.

During this time, weren't you fishing with my grandfather and them? How come you're feeling sentimental now?

Jiang Ye only drank one cup, his eyes exceptionally clear, with not a trace of alcohol on his face.

Earlier at the meal, he had been busy attending to his wife's eating, himself not eating enough, nor letting loose his appetite, preparing to go home, he planned to fix himself a bowl of noodles.

You don't understand; when you reach my age, you will.

Section Commander Duan gave the smart-aleck kid a sideways glance, thinking, he's almost a father, yet still so immature.

Yes, yes, yes, what you say makes sense.

Jiang Ye shifted the conversation, suddenly asking bluntly:

Regarding Regiment Commander Han's proposal, what do you think?

What can I think? As long as the proposal benefits the country and the unit, I support it.

Section Commander Duan's expression turned serious, and he responded in a solemn tone with his view.

He is old, has spent a lifetime in the military, and once held power.

He does not crave power and status that much.

These days, what he worries about most are only the nation's future and, as well, the future child of the young couple across from him.

Power is transient; he will eventually step down from his current position.

Han Zhengqing is a very suitable successor.

Selfless and impartial, he is upright in character and never plays petty tricks.

More importantly, he has some connection with Shen Man's birth mother.

With this connection, even if one day he loses his authority, someone will naturally look after that young couple......

As for why he isn't a successor, there is no succession between him and Han Zhengqing; it's merely a handover, with responsibility and authority equally transferred.

A successor carries on his or the other's will, and this still requires the next-generation handover person to choose for themselves.

Got it.

Jiang Ye understood Section Commander Duan's meaning; since that's the case, he will fully cooperate with the other's reforms and implement the new orders.

He is a soldier; a soldier's duty is obedience.

Obedience to superior military orders is an ironclad rule.

The instructor only mentioned one exception to the iron order: if a superior colludes with the enemy and betrays the country, the military order becomes invalid and need not be obeyed.

Now his superior is Regiment Commander Han.

After figuring out Section Commander Duan's attitude, he felt even more at ease.

Shen Man felt delighted at the same time, but seeing Tangyuan all dirty like a sorry little spotted cat, she couldn't help asking, feeling sorry:

The more one knows, the worse it gets.

Curiosity killed the cat—she ended up here just from listening to gossip.

Not gossiping, not wanting to think, she chewed the preserved plum candy in her mouth—sour and sweet, not bad.

Suddenly, she felt the small mole on the web of her thumb heat up.

While the man and Section Commander Duan were still talking, she turned away, pretending to look at the scenery, but actually her gaze went blank and her consciousness entered the space to probe.

What a good partner!

Tangyuan had stuffed many multicolored stones into the space; even though she was a layperson who knew nothing about jade, she could tell these stones were extraordinary.

"Meow."

"Master, look what I've found!"

"Tangyuan came bouncing over, but it turned out the master had entered the space with his consciousness."

"I was on the passenger ship, sensed something odd in the space, so I projected my consciousness in to take a look."

Shen Man felt delighted at the same time, but seeing Tangyuan all dirty like a sorry little spotted cat, she couldn't help asking, feeling sorry:

"Did you go dig for ore? Look at you—you're all dirty like a little spotted cat; when we get home I'll have to wash you."

"Meow."

"Master, you were absolutely right—I found an underground mine. The gems I dug out aren't much, but I found a kind of stone that's especially solid!"

Saying this, Tangyuan grabbed a stone and held it up for the master to see.

Diamond

"Ugly."

Upon seeing the stone, Shen Man only thought it was truly ugly, dull and grimy, really unsightly.

"Meow meow meow."

"Master, this stone is called diamond. Thousands of years ago, in the ancients' era, artisans would polish this stone into shiny beads, which looked beautiful."

Moreover, it's very hard—down in that mine there are lots and lots of such stones!