Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 447 - 309 Persuasion_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 309 Persuasion_2

Ultimately, the two reached an agreement. After Zhou Mikang left, Chuxia’s life remained as usual; however, Zhou Mikang would assign two highly skilled individuals to protect her.

As for who would be assigned, that had not yet been determined. After he marched off to war, he would apply to the leaders given that the prior incidents with the Xiao family had occurred and the Zhou family had just stabilized. Making such a request would not be excessive.

Thinking of her own abilities, Chuxia agreed to his condition. Moreover, it truly was for her benefit; some things, once they occur, would be too late.

"Come, I have a good book to show you." Old Master Wan poked Chuxia’s arm and headed toward the study. Once Chuxia entered, he gestured for her to close the door. "Girl, what’s going on?"

Chuxia hesitated about whether to tell Old Master Wan. If she didn’t say anything, it would be easy for him to find out.

"Go on." Seeing her demeanor, Old Master Wan knew he had guessed right. "If you want your parents not to worry, you need to let me know everything in advance."

"This morning..." Chuxia detailed everything about the Xiao father and son to Old Master Wan, including how they were currently being dealt with by Zhou Mikang and the fact that Vice Chairman Sun had visited.

"Ah!" Old Master Wan sighed, "I knew there must be something wrong; even if Mikang is preparing for a mission, there’s no need to work overtime till now..." Pausing, he looked at Chuxia, "Girl, you already know about Mikang’s task, right?"

"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "He told me this morning."

"This mission might be dangerous, but no matter how you look at it, he must go. He is an ambitious young man, Chuxia, you weren’t thinking of stopping him, were you?"

"No."

Old Master Wan nodded, relieved. "You are a sensible child. If you stopped him at a time like this, the entanglement would become unsolvable. However, you can rest assured that during the time he is on the mission, you definitely won’t encounter dangers like those with the Xiao father and son."

Chuxia thought it over and then understood. Indeed, she and Zhou Mikang were too involved to see clearly. Even if the Zhou family had not yet stabilized, with Zhou Mikang away, higher authorities would definitely assign someone to protect all members of the Zhou family.

Moreover, whether Zhou Xikang and Zhou Jingping would participate in this mission was still an unknown. If they did not ensure the safety of the Zhou family members, wouldn’t they chill their hearts?

"I called you here to talk about this matter. Now that you understand, I won’t persuade you further. Just don’t let your parents know; they can’t handle the stress."

"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "I think so too. I’ll keep it from them as long as I can."

"While Mikang is away, let’s all say he’s on a business trip. You need to make sure people on your mother-in-law’s side stick to that story as well."

"Yes." After a pause, Chuxia said, "Grandpa, I don’t want to share today’s events with my mother-in-law’s side. It might be hard to keep from both grandpa and dad, but I don’t want anyone else to know.

I don’t want to stay at home. At my age, I need to study and work. It’s uncertain how long Mikang will be gone on this mission, and I don’t want to be a parasite at home."

"Alright, I understand. I won’t tell them, and you should remind Xiao Jing too. As for the Zhou family, let Mikang handle it; you stay out of it."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Chuxia smiled, relieved, "With your help, I feel much more confident."

"You," Old Master Wan shook his head, "if others knew what you were thinking, they would surely say you are not enjoying the blessings you have been given. You could have a comfortable life at home, yet you choose to go through hardships, haha..."

"If I truly idled away my life, I guess you would be the first one unable to stand it, right?" Chuxia said with a laugh, "Of course, I’m not that ambitious; I just want my parents to be able to live here with peace of mind. If I were not capable, they would always feel inferior."

"Your parents are lucky to have such a filial daughter..." Perhaps reminded of his own daughter, Old Master Wan’s expression grew a bit sad. He took a book from the shelf and handed it to Chuxia, "Take this one, or your parents might start wondering."

"Grandpa..." Wanting to offer some words of comfort yet finding none, Chuxia could only offer an apologetic smile and hugged the book as she left the study. Initially, she had planned on meeting Elder Wan’s daughter and having a chat with her, but now, she had completely lost that intention.

The attitude of Elder Wan’s granddaughter that day had said it all; they simply wouldn’t care about her. If she really intruded with her opinions, she might worsen the relationship between Elder Wan and his daughter.

Good intentions leading to bad outcomes, better not.

"What did the old man tell you?" Zhou Mikang asked Chuxia on the way back to the Zhou family.

"He was afraid I would stop you," Chuxia replied, "He really loves me like his own granddaughter, Zhou Mikang, I’ve realized that I’m indeed very lucky, truly."

"You just realized that?" Zhou Mikang snorted, "With bad luck, could you have married me?"

Chuxia: "...Could this guy be any more narcissistic?"

However, thinking about how Zhou Mikang handled the Rao family, she felt that a bit of narcissism wasn’t so bad; after all, he did have some reason to be narcissistic.

The elders of the Zhou family hadn’t fallen asleep yet; seeing the couple return, they chattered concernedly for a while and noticing it was getting late, they dispersed.

The day had been exhausting indeed, and as soon as Chuxia stepped into the bedroom, she grabbed her pajamas and went into the bathroom.

The warm water cascading over her body, she sighed with pleasure. Remembering Zhou Mikang’s narcissistic remark, the corners of her lips curled into a smile. Indeed, if she hadn’t married into a family like the Zhous, would she be able to enjoy a warm bath every day?

Considering that even upper-middle-class families mostly went to public baths, marrying Zhou Mikang really was a win, especially when she thought about today’s events.

Her resolve strengthened.

Quickly rinsing off, drying herself, and changing into her pajamas, she hesitated for a moment before unbuttoning the top two buttons of her sleepwear, exposing her smooth neck.

Her hand on the door handle but her face flushed red first.

After a moment’s hesitation, she buttoned up one button and went to the mirror to check her appearance. Hmm, not bad, showing just a little wasn’t too deliberate and yet somewhat sexy... Biting her lip, she turned and opened the bathroom door, only to realize, Tongzi wasn’t there...

Glancing at the time, it was half-past nine; he probably went to fetch water, or maybe he went to see his father-in-law or grandfather-in-law?... Chuxia idly wondered as she grabbed the hairdryer and blew her hair wildly until it was neatly done and she had settled into bed, with Tongzi yet to return.

Thinking it over, she simply picked up the book that Old Master Wan had given her and began to read it intently. Initially just to pass the time, she soon became genuinely fascinated...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes or monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)