After sending the person back to the store, the two lingered reluctantly for a while before Huo Shiqian bid farewell to Xia Chuyi and returned to the county guesthouse.
In Xiao Wang’s room, a few subordinates brought by Huo Shiqian were wrapping up today’s anti-gang summary meeting.
Xiao Wang, leading the meeting, spoke with unmatched seriousness, "Have you heard? The police who went to the countryside with our commander have already come back."
"Our commander didn’t accompany them; he left separately with the little sister-in-law."
Emphasize separately.
"Additionally, the little sister-in-law’s second brother didn’t come back to the city today, so as of today, ’Youwei’ only has the little sister-in-law."
The room fell silent for a few seconds then Li Zi howled, "Then tonight, our commander might have the chance to do that thing with the little sister-in-law?"
Taozi reacted slower, and after a moment, joined in shouting, "Ah, that’s great, so the commander has finally done that thing with the little sister-in-law!"
Winking excitably in a sleazy manner.
"What’s that thing you mentioned?" Suddenly, a low male voice came from behind.
"That thing, oh, it’s kissing and sleeping!" An excited Taozi reflexively responded with a clap.
Wait, who asked that from behind?
"Comrade Wang Tao, I must seriously criticize you. As a soldier, how can you constantly indulge in gossip?" Xiao Wang said sternly and with a straight face.
"Would our noble and great commander actually have such lowbrow tastes as you imagine?"
"Yes, yes, Comrade Wang Tao, there’s seriously something wrong with your level of awareness!" Li Zi, who was sleazy a moment ago, suddenly changed his face.
"Hello, commander!" Both men saluted in unison.
With a face about to cry, Taozi pitifully turned around and said, "Hello, commander."
"Run one hundred laps centered around the guesthouse." Huo Shiqian ordered, not bothering with unnecessary words.
Caught in the act, Taozi didn’t dare say anything and simply responded, "Yes."
The others immediately revealed looks of schadenfreude.
"You, join in," continued Huo Shiqian.
"Report!" Xiao Wang tried to struggle, "We gathered not for gossiping!"
"Oh?" Huo Shiqian raised an eyebrow.
"Report, we gathered here waiting for you, commander."
"Miss Ou Lianlian has called from the military, asking about you."
With that statement, Huo Shiqian’s attention shifted.
"Ou Lianlian?" The man frowned, "Who is that?"
Xiao Wang and the others: ...
"Ahem, commander, that’s the lady arranged by Lady to meet you for a potential arranged marriage. She’s the third daughter of the Ou family you knew as a childhood friend," Xiao Wang hurriedly explained.
"The third daughter of the Ou family? Childhood friends?" Huo Shiqian squinted, "If seeing each other a few times in childhood counts as childhood friends, then I must have quite a few."
Xiao Wang thought to himself: Indeed quite a few, Lady has arranged several meets already...
"Ahhem, then, commander, how should we respond?" underlying his words was whether they should inform the other side about the little sister-in-law.
Huo Shiqian glanced at Xiao Wang, said softly, "Can’t your sister-in-law be seen?"
"Understood!" Xiao Wang immediately straightened and saluted.
"Good," Huo Shiqian nodded, "Go and run."