Follow the army to the island, the rebellious male protagonist was led by me to counterattack

Chapter 38 She doesn’t like me

Shi Xia was not frightened by the sudden kneeling. She knew at a glance that Wen Cheng'an's legs were sore.

Yes, how can I not feel jealous without her special abilities these past two days?

Her eyebrows were full of smiles, her hands were folded in front of her chest, she stood in front of the steps, joking.

"Don't be so nervous... I'm not a good person."

Wen Cheng'an, who was kneeling on the ground, was originally very embarrassed, but he was amused by Shi Xia's words, "I'm not a good person."

"What a coincidence! I'm a well-known scoundrel in our village, a street urchin, and not a good person either."

It was just "given" by some aunties yesterday.

Wen Cheng'an held on to the table beside him and struggled several times before he was able to stand up.

The strange conversation between the two made the front desk clerk at the guesthouse look at them warily.

Was she afraid she had encountered a spy? Were these two exchanging secret codes?

After all, apart from secret codes, there is no other conversation that is so outrageous.

Shi Xia had already walked to Wen Cheng'an's side, and his eyes swept over his lower body, making Wen Cheng'an's back numb and his whole body uncomfortable.

"Master Wen... you came here on your knees? Did you make any money?"

Wen Chengan didn't even bother to roll his eyes, and said in a cold tone: "I flew here!"

"That really saves money. You can fly back later. I haven't seen it yet."

Shi Xia raised his eyebrows provocatively, Wen Cheng'an glared at him, and the two faced each other again.

The front desk staff at the guesthouse looked back and forth between the two of them, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You two are a couple, right? It's good to be young. Even bickering is fun."

The front desk staff spoke, looking at the two people with eyes full of pink gossip.

Shi Xia and Wen Cheng'an turned their heads together.

Shi Xia still remembered that she and Wen Chengan were pretending to be together, so she admitted generously, "Yes, we were just joking."

Wen Cheng'an pulled the corners of his mouth, lowered his head, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, looming.

The two stopped bickering and walked outside the guesthouse, under the shade of the trees.

"What are you here for?"

"I'm going to buy something."

Wen Cheng'an made up a random excuse, but Shi Xia didn't delve into it. Instead, he started talking about the Chen family.

"Bai Dujuan must have seen that Uncle Wen and Auntie had a good relationship, and she didn't want her child to suffer, so she secretly replaced you... Miao Guilan and Chen Qiusheng both knew you weren't their biological child... Chen Qiusheng couldn't have children... They used you as Zhaodi... So after you were seven, they gave birth to Chen Xiuyuan, and your life became even more difficult..."

Wen Cheng'an listened carefully, his pupils dark as he suppressed his burst of anger. The endless rage was slowly devouring his sanity.

Anger leads to laughter.

Wen Chengan sneered.

“What a great motherly love…”

Shi Xia kept an eye on Wen Cheng'an. He bit his lips, and the throbbing veins on his neck showed his boundless anger.

"Whatever you want to do, I'll help you!"

Shi Xia didn't try to persuade them to let it go. After all that had happened, why should they let the bad guys succeed and the good people suffer?

"Wen Cheng'an, do it boldly and don't be afraid. I'll cover for you!"

Shi Xia's voice was like the scorching sun splitting through the dark clouds, forcefully and domineeringly dispelling the darkness that was growing in Wen Cheng'an's heart.

He turned his head, and there was only Shi Xia in his pupils.

He wanted to ask, why are you so nice to me?

But he already had the answer to this question - Uncle Wen and Aunt Wen.

But now, Wen Cheng'an urgently wants to get out of this answer.

"I--"

"By the way, I want money from you."

Shi Xia's expression was lively and complacent. He took a step closer and made the number twelve with both hands.

"One thousand two hundred dollars! Since you're acting as a shield for me, I won't charge you any handling fees."

As soon as the word "shield" came out, Wen Cheng'an suppressed the answer that popped up in his heart. He looked at Shi Xia deeply, and knew clearly:
She didn't like him. His dark pupils were obscured by his drooping eyelashes. Wen Cheng'an's anger was replaced by grievance. He looked up with sadness, as aggrieved as a wounded little animal.

"I'm… fine."

Shi Xia was stunned for a moment. Facing Wen Cheng'an who had removed all the thorns on his body, she had no idea where to start.

"How can it be okay? I've already told you I'll cover it, so just go for it."

"Um...wait a minute, I'll go get you the money first!"

Shi Xia, feeling a little overwhelmed, turned around and ran back to the guesthouse to get the money.

Wen Cheng'an, feeling aggrieved, stared at Shi Xia's back, with inferiority, entanglement, and confusion flashing in his eyes.

He doesn't want to be a fake partner anymore, but is he qualified?
He hated the Chen family so much, but Shi Xia said that he wanted him to join the army with a clean record.

He wants to listen.

He also understood that if everything he had now was ruined because of the Chen family, he would regret it even more.

"I am coming!"

Shi Xia ran out of the guesthouse carrying a canvas bag, ran to Wen Chengan, opened the backpack, and saw several big groups of people inside.

"How is it? Are you happy?"

“There’s nothing in this world that money can’t solve. If it can’t be solved, it only means there’s not enough money.”

"Wen Cheng'an, I know the Chen family is disgusting, but believe me, they don't have many good days left."

Shi Xia couldn't say openly that changes were coming soon, so she could only remind him implicitly: "The Wen family is great, Uncle Wen is great, Auntie is great, your future is beyond the reach of the Chen family, so..."

Wen Cheng'an hummed and forced a smile at Shi Xia.

"I know, I won't do anything impulsively."

"That's right...I'm serious when I say I'll cover for you, I'm not lying!"

Shi Xia rarely explained, as this involved the credibility of her boss and she had to make it clear.

Wen Cheng'an's eyes flickered: She is so cute.

Seeing that Wen Cheng'an was really calm, Shi Xia stuffed the backpack into his hand and said, "You deserve it."

Wen Chengan took the wrapped hand and refused, pushing it back to Shi Xia.

Shi Xia: “?”

"It's safe to leave it to you. My legs are so weak that I can barely walk. If a thief comes, I can't kneel down and beg him, right?"

Wen Chengan is quite ruthless when it comes to making fun of himself.

Shi Xia thought what he said made sense and took back his backpack.

"I'll give it to you when I get back."

Wen Cheng'an didn't respond, and Shi Xia didn't care.

There were still three hours before the ferry departed, and Shi Xia just wanted to go to Haiyi Island, so she asked Wen Cheng'an to look after things in the guesthouse.

Shi Xia acts quickly and decisively, with strong execution ability.

Haiyi Island is an inland island, adjacent to the land.

When Shi Xia arrived at Haiyi Island, he bought the child with two candies and took her to find the village chief of Haiyi Island.

The village chief of Haiyi Island was at work. After being called away by a child, he looked at the pretty Shi Xia at the edge of the field.

Who is this?
He came anyway.

"Comrade, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Hello, I'm Shi Xia from Haisan Island. This is my letter of introduction. Uncle Cao, the village chief, asked me to ask about the salt fields in your village."

The village chief of Haiyi Island is surnamed Zhou.

"Our village salt fields are no longer in use. What do you want to ask?"

Shi Xia smiled.

"I'd like to ask, if I can buy a fixed amount of coarse salt every month, can you dry the salt again?"

Village chief Zhou frowned when he heard this. He didn't quite believe Shi Xia, but he was also worried about what if?
Who doesn't want to make money? Asking a few more questions is not a big deal.

"How much is a portion? Can you be the one to negotiate?"

(End of this chapter)