An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 3 "Finding Fault"

The following day at noon, a welcome banquet was being held in the camp mess hall of the 624 Border Defense Force. Several simple yet delicious dishes were laid out on the table, including braised beef and stir-fried seasonal vegetables. Although not luxurious, they were full of rustic charm.

The restaurant was simply and neatly decorated, with morale-boosting slogans and honorary flags of the border troops hanging on the walls.

Everyone sat around the table in a harmonious and warm atmosphere. At this moment, the border troops' division commander stood up. He was tall and straight, with a kind smile on his dignified face.

The division commander raised his glass and said in a loud voice, "Today, we are here to welcome our newest member, Comrade Meng Youyou. It is an honor for us to have such an outstanding translator as Comrade Meng Youyou in our 624 Border Defense Unit. We believe your arrival will add new vitality and motivation to our work. Let us raise our glasses together to welcome Comrade Meng Youyou!"

Everyone raised their glasses, and the crisp sound of clinking glasses filled the restaurant. Meng Youyou also stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you for your welcome. I will definitely work hard and contribute my own small share to the border defense forces."

Not long after she sat down, the division commander began to introduce the people at the table to Meng Youyou.

It wasn't until they introduced the battalion commander sitting next to Meng Youyou, who looked utterly miserable, that it was as if inviting him to this meal was like asking him to borrow money.

"This is Battalion Commander Huo Qingshan. Your subsequent foreign affairs work and teaching tasks in our unit will be handled directly by Battalion Commander Huo. If you encounter any difficulties, you can also ask him for help."

Meng Youyou had been holding back a lot of anger with nowhere to vent it. After running five kilometers yesterday, she felt like her legs no longer belonged to her. They were sore and swollen, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Hearing his division commander say this, he couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks on the spot: "Battalion Commander Huo seems a bit difficult to get along with, and he must be very busy on weekdays. I'm afraid that even if I really encounter difficulties and go to him, the battalion commander might not be willing to help from the bottom of his heart."

After saying this, Meng Youyou vaguely felt a cold glare shooting towards her from the side.

The division commander glanced at his proud subordinate, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and thought to himself, "No wonder this wrecked look left such a bad impression on the female comrades."

He then immediately expressed his stance to Meng Youyou: "This kid does have a bad temper sometimes, but Comrade Meng, don't worry. If you encounter any problems, just go to him. If he doesn't do things to your satisfaction, just tell me, and I'll take care of him."

After receiving the leader's assurance, Meng Youyou slowly smiled smugly: "Thank you, leader. I'm relieved to hear that."

*
After the welcome banquet, Meng Youyou deliberately walked around behind Huo Qingshan and said sarcastically, "Battalion Commander Huo, don't be in such a hurry to leave, wait a moment. I just arrived here and didn't bring all the things I needed. I need to make some purchases now, but I'm not familiar with this place, so I'd like to trouble you to go to the state-run department store for me during your time out today."

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingshan frowned deeply, his eyes narrowed, and his gaze was full of impatience and annoyance. After a few seconds of silence, he finally replied in a deep voice, "I'll have Xiao Li buy it for you later."

Meng Youyou was clearly not satisfied with this arrangement, her lips curling down slightly: "Commander Peng just said that if the task was entrusted to you, you would definitely do it personally and complete the task with high quality and quantity. What happened? Now that the commander has left, you immediately changed your tune and want to hand the task over to the subordinates. Is this how you deal with me?"

As she spoke, perhaps getting excited, Meng Youyou continued in a high-pitched voice, "Some people were saying yesterday that they 'dared not neglect the translation talents who came from afar,' but today their actions are a completely different story. So, is this the consistent style of Battalion Commander Huo, where words and deeds don't match?" Meng Youyou's words were full of venom.

Huo Qingshan stood motionless, the air around him seemed to freeze instantly. His gaze never left Meng Youyou. The two faced off silently for a long time, the atmosphere tense and fraught with tension.

In the end, Huo Qingshan only said one sentence: "Make the list and then give it to me."

As Meng Youyou watched the man leave angrily, his broad back receding into the distance, a slight smile of obvious victory appeared on her lips. She straightened her back slightly, like a victorious peacock proudly displaying its magnificent tail feathers.

Back in her room, Meng Youyou's gaze fell on the paper and pen on the table.

She gently opened the luggage she had brought. Most of the clothes inside were of fine quality and exuded elegance, but without exception, they all presented the style of a typical "good girl" from a well-to-do family in this era. They were too traditional and plain, and were not the type she liked at all.

In modern times, Meng Youyou's mother runs a large, well-known clothing brand company. From a young age, Meng Youyou was immersed in a fashionable atmosphere, gaining access to a wealth of information and resources in the fashion industry. Her mother's brand frequently held clothing exhibitions from different eras, and her mother also loved browsing vintage stores. In this environment, Meng Youyou developed a deep understanding of the styles, designs, and popular elements of clothing from various eras.

She is especially familiar with clothing from the 1980s.

Meng Youyou recalls that her mother had a very high opinion of the fashion trends of the 1980s. Her mother once remarked, "If the essence of fashion is a cycle, then the 1980s was the starting point of the fashion cycle in mainland China. Bell-bottoms, red skirts, long trench coats, high heels... the clothing of women in the 1980s underwent a dramatic change compared to the 1960s and 70s. This was a change brought about by the rise of the times, as well as a simultaneous leap in ideology and clothing style. The entire decade of the 1980s was an accelerator of fashion for mainland China."

After thinking it over, Meng Youyou recalled the knowledge in her mind and wrote down her shopping list on a piece of paper.

*
State-run shopping mall.

Huo Qingshan looked at the long, densely packed shopping list in his hand, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

When Meng Youyou said those words at noon, he thought she wanted to buy some daily necessities. Although he was reluctant, he eventually compromised for the sake of his teacher.

Looking back now... humph... I shouldn't have agreed to her request in the first place. What kind of random stuff is she asking me to buy?

Solid color silk nightgown?

Printed polyester shirt?

Black leather stiletto heels?
……

so troublesome!
Huo Qingshan's head was spinning more and more as he looked at it...

Shampoo, soap, facial cleanser, laundry detergent, lip balm, face cream, hand cream, ...

How pretentious!

Battalion Commander Huo, who used only one bar of soap to wash his hair, take a bath, and do all the laundry all year round, was completely baffled. It was the first time in his life that he had ever known that washing different parts of the body could be done in such a detailed way.
Do you need shampoo to wash your hair? Bar soap to wash your body? Laundry detergent to wash clothes? And what exactly is this facial cleanser?
Huo Qingshan looked completely bewildered.

Since she had already been so meticulous in using different products for different areas during the cleansing process, Huo Qingshan wasn't surprised to see her using different products for her face, hands, and lips...

Looking further down the list, finally some common daily necessities appeared.
Three basins

Huo Qingshan showed no surprise at her decision to buy three basins. He already had a pretty good idea of ​​what she was planning to do, guessing that she would probably use one for washing her face, one for washing her feet, and one for taking a bath.

Two ceramic cups and two glass cups
Huo Qingshan could understand that one of the cups would most likely be used for brushing teeth and rinsing the mouth, but what about the remaining three...? One for hot water? One for warm water? And one for cold water?
Huo Qingshan shook his head helplessly.

Five towels.

·six……

She's definitely a rich heiress!!!
……

Upon seeing the name of the last item on the list, Huo Qingshan's face instantly darkened, and his brows furrowed into a tight knot.