Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

He leaned closer to the drill bit, stared in disbelief for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh: "My goodness! Little Su actually found it!"

Old Zhang rubbed his hands excitedly: "Now we need to quickly estimate the reserves and report it. Mining isn't urgent; the ore is right here, it won't disappear. We need to let the higher-ups know we've found it!"

The campfire illuminated the excited faces of the crowd; some cheered, others laughed foolishly. Li Guodong stood outside the crowd, looking at Su Wanqing surrounded in the middle, his expression complex.

After a while, he walked over and bowed to her earnestly.

"Comrade Xiao Su, I've never admired anyone in my life, but I admire you today. You are truly a capable person."

Su Wanqing was startled by this grand gesture and quickly helped him up, saying, "Mr. Li, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"

Li Guodong straightened up and said earnestly, "From now on, if you need anything, just say the word. This old man of mine will be there whenever you call."

Li Guodong was truly impressed. Just when everyone thought the equipment was broken and they couldn't find the ore, Xiao Su hadn't given up. He had only agreed to stay earlier to keep up the pace and waste a few days. After all, if the equipment couldn't find the ore, how could a person find it?

Everyone in the camp stayed because they were grateful to Xiao Su for saving their lives. No one expected that she could be found. Everyone was pessimistic about her, but Xiao Su was the most determined and actually found her!

Old Zhang was right about the humanoid scanner. He was even more gratified that with a talent like Comrade Su Wanqing, the country would become prosperous sooner or later.

Li Guodong's students were utterly shocked.

Su Wanqing was secretly delighted—the mine had been found, the space could be upgraded, and she had gained the trust of a group of people for free.

"Everyone, please work hard tonight, I'll treat you to a nice meal!" Squad Leader Ma had already set up a pot, ready to cook a good celebratory meal for everyone.

Someone shouted, "Squad Leader Ma, add more meat!"

"You don't need to tell me!" Sergeant Ma replied with a smile, as the aroma of meat wafted from the pot.

Old Zhang rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with joy: "Commander Zhao, it seems we need to rethink our plans for the future. Now that we've found the mine, we can't rush off. We need to send people to guard this place, and there's a whole host of other things to do, including exploration, surveying, and application."

Regiment Commander Zhao grinned from ear to ear, as if he could already see the second-class merit award beckoning to him:

"Alright, alright! Now that we've found it, we can survive on wild vegetables for over a month, no rush! Let's take care of things here first!" He turned to Su Wanqing, his eyes gleaming brightly. "Little Su, you've done the job again! I reckon even the important leaders above will personally commend you. Your husband, Captain Zhou, is probably going to get promoted three ranks!"

He was truly envious of Zhou Yanshen. He had married such a wonderful wife, he didn't have to do anything, his wife was always there to earn credit for him, and he was rising like a rocket, climbing higher and higher.

Su Wanqing exclaimed in surprise, "Promoted three ranks in a row?"

Zhou Yanshen coughed lightly, shifting his gaze somewhat uncomfortably. Commander Zhao slapped him on the shoulder, the force making him stagger: "Still hiding it from your wife? The organization has been saying they're going to promote Captain Zhou, but this kid insisted on saving it up so he could take you back to the city. Now that you've accumulated so much merit, how can you hold onto it? Besides, where else can you get such incredible credit if not your wife?"

Su Wanqing was both surprised and delighted. In the original story, Zhou Yanshen only started to rise rapidly after returning to the city, but now, because of her, he would probably start his meteoric rise even in the countryside.

Old Zhang waved his hand: "Alright, we'll talk about that later. Let's stay up all night to gather information here, and then we'll hold a meeting tomorrow to develop a detailed plan."

Commander Zhao nodded repeatedly. He'd probably get a promotion after this trip. That girl, Xiao Su, is truly blessed; she found a mine just like that!

Su Wanqing hadn't expected the two old folks to be so excited, actually wanting to stay up all night. But thinking about the upcoming upgrade to her space, she understood—she would have stayed up too if she were in their shoes.

She strolled to the vicinity of the excavation site, pretending to observe. Since she couldn't commit the crime at night, she would do it openly now—steal ore!

Tsk tsk, how can you call it stealing? She found the ore, and it's not unreasonable for her to take dozens of tons openly and honestly, is it?

Everyone was working overtime; Old Zhang and Li Guodong weren't sleepy at all. Su Wanqing arrived at the excavation site, and everyone assumed she was carefully observing. She gently touched the drill rig housing, using it as a medium to activate the space!

Dress up!

She had already scouted the location. Removing the ore from this angle within a certain range below wouldn't cause a major collapse. She packed in everything, big and small!

Countless massive ores surged wildly into the space. The enormous fault line instantly caused the entire earth to rumble and tremble violently.

"Earthquake! Earthquake!"

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

Zhou Yanshen helped Su Wanqing up and held her tightly in his arms.

The medium was interrupted, and the ore collection ceased. Su Wanqing glanced at her space—she had managed to scoop up dozens of tons of ore into her space; that would definitely be enough for future upgrades.

Soon the earth returned to calm. After waiting for a while, the group had no idea that the mine below had been stolen; they assumed it was just an aftershock and continued drilling to survey the area.

Zhou Yanshen looked down at her: "Wanqing, let's go back to the tent and rest. There's a mine down here, it's dangerous if it collapses. Now that we've found it, and you've had a long day..."

Having obtained the items, Su Wanqing saw no need to stay any longer and immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Okay, I'm sleepy anyway, I want to go to sleep."

Zhou Yanshen was somewhat surprised. His wife had been so interested in the mine just a moment ago, practically wanting to stick her head down to look, but how come she suddenly lost interest? He had been watching her from the side, worried that she might fall in.

Was she frightened by the earthquake? No way, she's not that kind of person.

Why is that?

……

Su Wanqing crawled into the tent.

This tent was one of the few that Commander Zhao and his men managed to salvage. They gave one to Old Zhang and Li Guodong, two to the seriously wounded, and the rest slept in the open. Even Commander Zhao suffered along with them, but he couldn't bear to let the pregnant Dr. Su suffer, so he insisted on giving her one.

She had no choice but to stay there.

With bedding and blankets all provided, she slept very comfortably that night. The only regret was that the two of them couldn't share a room—if everyone had tents, she could have had some fun with Zhou Yanshen. But most people slept outdoors, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to...

If it makes any more noise, it will be even worse.

"Hurry up and finish so we can go home and sleep more comfortably." Su Wanqing wanted to go back as soon as possible. It would be more convenient for Zhou Yanshen to sleep at home. He could bring her water to wash up before bed, and she wouldn't have to do anything. Zhou Yanshen was probably also eager to go back, as evidenced by the fact that he didn't dare to hold her while sleeping at night.

He was about to burst too.

[Sufficient upgrade energy detected. Upgrade space to Lv.6 immediately?]

"upgrade!"