The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 306 - 277: Carry with You (2020+) _1

Chapter 306: Chapter 277: Carry with You (2020+) _1

Huo Yingjie listened to Little Rotating Turtle’s words with a mix of belief and doubt.

"Is what you’re saying really true?" Huo Yingjie asked, "In a moment, I will write a letter to ask Tiantian. If you’re lying, no matter how capable you are, I won’t let you stay by my side."

Little Rotating Turtle nodded repeatedly, "Master, I speak only the truth. I’m not at all afraid of you writing to ask Tiantian!"

Upon arriving at the dormitory, Huo Yingjie placed Little Rotating Turtle on the table and asked, "What do you eat? What do you drink?"

"By Master’s side, I don’t need to eat or drink, I can cultivate," Little Rotating Turtle said. This was also the main reason it would rather lie to follow him.

If it is to be, it is up to me!

Huo Yingjie couldn’t merely ignore Little Rotating Turtle, "Alright then, let’s set three rules. First, your activity area is this room; do not go outside. Second, I have another roommate here, and you must not appear or speak in front of him. Third, you must not use magic, especially not to harm people. Before you use it, you can ask me first."

Little Rotating Turtle felt this was a bit troublesome and said, "Master, it doesn’t have to be so complicated. You can just carry me with you. Having me by your side, I can protect you, and I can entertain you when you’re bored."

Huo Yingjie thought it over and felt that leaving Little Rotating Turtle in the dormitory, given its restless nature, it surely wouldn’t stay put. Rather than waiting for it to cause trouble, it would be better to keep it with him.

"All right then, but when I’m working, you must not disturb me, and you must not speak. If you must talk, do it with your heart, not your mouth," Huo Yingjie instructed. He was afraid Little Rotating Turtle’s sudden talking might frighten others.

After washing up, Huo Yingjie picked up his meal box and went to the cafeteria to get food.

He happened to meet Zhou Yuanchao, who had just come back from playing basketball. Huo Yingjie said, "I took your meal box. When you’re done freshening up, I should be back with the meals."

"Boss, you’re back?" Zhou Yuanchao asked, "Did you bring back anything tasty?"

"All you think about is eating," Huo Yingjie teased with a laugh, "It’s all in the dormitory. If you can eat it, then help yourself."

Having said that, Huo Yingjie left to get the food.

Walking into the cafeteria, many people looked at Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie had always been handsome and academically excellent, making him the center of attention wherever he went. Especially after the incident with Zhou Yuanyuan, which had become widely known in the research institute. Although he wasn’t blamed for it, that incident had quite an impact on his personal image.

However, Huo Yingjie didn’t care. He just needed to work hard and produce results; he didn’t have so much time to explain to so many people.

When Qian Miaomiao saw Huo Yingjie coming, she quickly waved him over, "Boss, over here!"

Huo Yingjie walked over and asked with a smile, "You still have three days off, how come you’re back so early?"

Huo Yingjie’s smile was so bright, it made the hearts of the female colleagues around him flutter.

But Qian Miaomiao, who was standing the closest to Huo Yingjie, couldn’t muster any feelings of adoration; in her eyes, Huo Yingjie was nothing but a tyrant with a handsome face.

"Nothing was going on at home, so I came back," Qian Miaomiao said. "Boss, you must be tired from the ride, go ahead."

"Thanks," Huo Yingjie didn’t stand on ceremony with Qian Miaomiao and directly moved to the front of her.

Huo Yingjie got two servings of food, nodded to Qian Miaomiao, and quickly left the canteen.

The female comrades who knew Qian Miaomiao hurriedly called out, "Miaomiao, after you get your food, come eat with us!"

"Okay," seeing that it was people she knew, Qian Miaomiao agreed, got her meal, and went straight to the table where the four or five women were sitting.

A girl with a round face asked curiously, "Miaomiao, looking at such a handsome guy all day, your heart must race and feel like a deer is bumping around inside, right?"

Seeing her few female colleagues looking at her with eager interest, Qian Miaomiao wore a bitter smile and said, "If I didn’t work under Boss, seeing his looks would make indeed make my heart flutter, since we’re also young ladies, and that’s understandable. However, when you work under Boss, even though he may appear like Pan An or Song Yu, I can’t muster any romantic feelings!"

"Oh, Miaomiao, capable people are usually a bit odd," said another female comrade. "And more stern, I guess he must have scolded you guys a lot."

Qian Miaomiao quickly shook her head, "Boss doesn’t scold. For the same mistake, he won’t say anything the first time; he says a few words the second time; the third time, he says nothing and just stares at you with those beautiful eyes, as if he can see through you, sending shivers down your spine. I’d much rather be scolded by him than be stared at. It’s not just me who feels this way, Zhou Yuanchao and Tang Xinliang think so too."

"It’s a pity, handsome but not good-tempered, doesn’t make a good revolutionary partner," said the round-faced comrade with a sigh.

"He already has someone in mind, as you all know," said Qian Miaomiao. "That Zhou Yuanyuan from last time had such a strong background and was so pretty, yet Boss didn’t care at all. In our Boss’s heart, there’s only one girl, and he’s deeply fond of her!"

"Huo Yingjie’s family background is even better," said a voice, dripping with sourness.

"There you go, our Boss is on holiday, directly going to see his future sister-in-law," Qian Miaomiao declared. "The woman who can captivate our Boss’s heart must be a ravishing beauty..."

The female comrades chattered away about Huo Yingjie’s private life.

Unbeknownst to them, there was someone not far away, eating while seriously listening to their conversation, acquiring the information and intelligence he needed.

When Huo Yingjie returned to the dormitory, he saw a large salted fish on the table, probably dug out by Zhou Yuanchao. On another side was a plate of beef jerky, next to which was a bottle of white liquor.

"Boss, let’s have a good drink today," Zhou Yuanchao, while toweling off his hair, said with a big smile. "Our cattle and sheep did well this year, so we got quite a bit. On this trip home, my parents made me bring a lot back."

"You’re a thoughtful kid," said Huo Yingjie. "Don’t eat it all, save some for Chief Engineer Sun. We’re visiting Aunt Li tomorrow, you bring the beef jerky, and I’ll bring the salted fish."

Zhou Yuanchao gulped down some saliva and said, "Hey, this salted fish smells different from what I’m used to; it must be delicious. You give it all to Aunt Li, and we’ll go over to eat when we want some. Keeping it in our dorm, we can’t really enjoy it, and if we take it to the canteen, everyone who sees it will want a share, leaving hardly any for us."

"Sounds good!" Huo Yingjie agreed, he had brought four salted fish, giving one each to Li Yunzhong and Zhang Aijun, leaving two for himself.

"Speaking of it, Boss, this fish is over ten pounds, where did you catch it?" asked Zhou Yuanchao as he poured drinks.

"Heh, from the river of course!" Huo Yingjie replied. "The flavor is indeed good; this is a salted fish made by Grandma Qi herself. I’ve tried it once before."