After four years of marriage, the military officer husband came back

Xia Qingning had expected Liao Qiang to be such a rogue, so she asked confidently:

"So Liu Xiaohong, a female worker in our workshop, Lu Xiaodie, a quality inspector in the fifth workshop, and Huang Xiaozhen, a recorder in the seventh workshop...all seduced you in order to get a better job?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Liao Qiang became completely panicked and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

How could a lustful man only have evil intentions towards one woman? He would definitely get close to anyone he sees who is pretty. How could it be possible that the original person was the only one who was harassed by him?

Xia Qingning did not give him a chance to quibble, and continued to press on:

"If one person accuses you of harassment, you can argue. But if a group of people accuse you of harassment, how can you argue? When the time comes, I will write a letter of accusation and get those female workers who you said "seduced" you to sign it. I will submit it to the factory leaders first, so that you will lose your job and be despised by everyone."

"Then hand it over to the police station, and then you will be charged with hooliganism and arrested..." Having said this, Xia Qingning deliberately paused, and then uttered two words heavily:

"Shot!"

When Liao Qiang heard the word "shooting", his legs went weak. In that era, hooliganism was a serious crime and the penalty was indeed shooting.

Liao Qiang was really frightened this time. He didn't expect that Xia Qingning, who used to be weak and vulnerable and didn't say more than three words for two days, would suddenly become so meticulous and organized.

After realizing the seriousness of the matter, he raised his hand and wanted to pull Xia Qingning, but when he saw her disgusted look, he took his hand back and immediately began to beg for mercy:

"Xiao Xia, I was wrong. I just said those words randomly. Please don't take them to heart. Don't worry, I won't say a single word that I shouldn't say in the future."

Xia Qingning has already thought of a way to deal with Liao Qiang, but it is not to write a letter of denunciation. She must clear herself completely and ensure that her reputation is not affected at all.

Although we cannot ruin his reputation immediately, we can still collect some interest from him.

She looked at Liao Qiang and said in a calm voice:

"Even children know that if they say something wrong, they will be punished. Doesn't Director Liao understand such a simple truth?"

After hearing what Xia Qingning said, Liao Qiang was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what she meant. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself several times.

The sound was crisp and loud, and extremely pleasant to the ear.

*

When Xia Qingning returned to the workshop from Liao Qiang's office, she found that the atmosphere was a little strange. Everyone seemed to be looking at her with strange eyes. She didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't ask anything rashly.

When it was almost time to get off work, Xia Qingning went to the water room to drink some water, and the female worker who usually had a good relationship with her also followed her out.

After entering the water room, she looked at Xia Qingning and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Xia Qingning knew that she must have something to say, so she asked directly:

"Yuanyuan, do you have anything to tell me?"

The female worker named Yuanyuan looked around and then whispered into Xia Qingning's ear:

"Qing Ning, they said your husband was a boilerman in the army. Is that true?"

Xia Qingning was drinking water with her head tilted back. After hearing what she said, she almost choked...

A picture suddenly appeared in front of my eyes: the tall Lu Jingzhe, with a stern face, rolled up his sleeves, holding a large iron shovel, adding charcoal into the big stove one shovel at a time, his face covered with black carbon ash.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help wanting to laugh, and without even noticing it, the corners of her mouth unconsciously lifted up.

"What are you laughing at?" The female worker looked at Xia Qingning in confusion and continued to ask, "Is it true?"

Xia Qingning took a sip of water, put down the cup, and replied softly: "Actually, there is nothing shameful about burning the boiler..."

"Ah, is that true?" The female worker interrupted Xia Qingning and said in surprise:

"Wasn't he an officer before? How come he's a boilerman now?"

Because of surprise, the female worker raised her voice a lot, and what she said was heard by several people passing by. One of them covered his face and laughed, then walked away quickly.

Xia Qingning didn't notice the people outside and explained:

"I mean there's nothing wrong with firing the boiler, but it's really not for him. He has more important things to do."

She did not discriminate against the profession of boiler operator, but it was really a waste of Lu Jingzhe's talent to do it. His hands were used to hold guns, to train soldiers, and to defend the country and the people.

Somehow, she felt a little proud when she thought of this. Although they were not a real couple, it was also something to be proud of to have such an excellent husband in name.

"Oh, is that an officer?" the female worker confirmed again.

"Yes." Xia Qingning replied, without mentioning Lu Jingzhe's military rank.

"I just mean you won't brag." The female worker calmed down and then accused: "Those people just like to talk nonsense."

*

After work, Xia Qingning rode Wu Xiaodong's bicycle to the yard and saw Lu Jingzhe pushing the bike. Under his supervision, Xia Qingning rode the bicycle to the road for practical practice.

I hadn’t ridden for a few days, so I felt a little rusty at first, but gradually I became proficient.

After the practice, the two went to the river as usual to enjoy the breeze and picked a large bunch of flowers.

Girls seem to have no natural resistance to flowers. When picking flowers, Xia Qingning picked two Mirabilis jalapa flowers, peeled off the slender stamens, and then placed the calyx part in the ear cavity. The purple flowers immediately became beautiful earring flowers.

The sunset was infinite, and the wind blew up Xia Qingning's earring flowers, making them sway, making her look smart and cute.

Lu Jingzhe looked at the pretty little person beside him, and the corners of his lips rose unconsciously.

After returning home, Xia Qingning arranged the flowers and put some salt in them. Lu Jingzhe was puzzled, and Xia Qingning told him that this way the flowers could bloom for a few more days.

When he turned off the lights and went to bed at night, the moonlight was bright outside, the fragrance of flowers was lingering in the house, and there was a cute and delicate little person beside him. For a moment, Lu Jingzhe, who had always been a loner, suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with having such a person around him.

Thinking of Xia Qingning riding Wu Xiaodong's car again this afternoon, Lu Jingzhe frowned slightly unconsciously. In the darkness, he suddenly spoke to the people around him:

"You can't ride your bike yet, I'll take you to work tomorrow."

When Xia Qingning was about to fall asleep, she suddenly heard Lu Jingzhe's words. She thought about it and realized that the factory was full of rumors about her. It was a good opportunity for Lu Jingzhe to show up. On the one hand, it could deter those who had ill intentions towards her, and on the other hand, it could debunk those false rumors.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingning did not refuse as she did in the past, but agreed directly:

"Ok."

In the past, when I offered to send her off, she always declined. This time, she agreed so readily that Lu Jingzhe was a little surprised. After a moment of silence, he said:

"I'll pick you up from get off work from now on. Don't bother outsiders."