Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: You’ve Got Good Eyes, Kid

Qiao Wenyu had a very peculiar expression on his face. ”Big Brother Huo, no, Little Uncle Huo, aren’t you of a different generation than us?”

Huo Jingrui took Yunyi’s hand and bypassed him directly. ”Now you know to call me Little Uncle Huo? Yunyi isn’t from the residential compound; there’s no need to sort seniority based on our relationships.”

Qiao Wenyu truly hadn’t expected that Little Uncle Huo, who had always been indifferent to girls, would actually start dating someone—and robbing the cradle, no less! This was huge news indeed.

He hurriedly followed them. ”Little Uncle Huo, oh, no, Big Brother Huo, where are you two going?”

Huo Jingrui couldn’t be bothered with him. ”Your terms of address keep changing. Can you be a bit more consistent?”

Qiao Wenyu looked toward Yunyi. ”Of course, it’s Big Brother Huo. I can’t very well be calling you Auntie Chu Zhiqing in the future if you two actually get together, right?”

Huo Jingrui glared at him. ”If you can’t speak properly, then shut up. What do you mean by ’actually get together’? Once it’s decided, it’s for a lifetime. There’s no question of it being real or fake.”

Qiao Wenyu gave Huo Jingrui a thumbs-up. ”You’re really something. In the residential compound, you’re the one I admire the most.”

He knew that many girls in the residential compound wanted to marry Big Brother Huo, but the Huo Family members couldn’t make decisions for their youngest son. As a result, the girls in the residential compound who liked Big Brother Huo were all trying their best to showcase their abilities.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they tried, it was all in vain. Big Brother Huo had never shown any interest in those girls; not one of them caught his eye.

It was truly surprising that Big Brother Huo had fallen for Chu Zhiqing. Ha, he had finally been snatched up!

Seeing him still trailing behind, Huo Jingrui said with annoyance, ”Why are you following us?”

Qiao Wenyu slapped his forehead as if he had just remembered. ”Look at me, I almost forgot the important matter.”

He looked at Yunyi. ”Chu Zhiqing, I came to find you.”

Yunyi pointed to herself. ”Looking for me? What’s the matter?”

Qiao Wenyu rubbed his hands. ”I originally planned to give you a tour of the group’s facilities today, but I just received word that the entire group is to participate in constructing a reservoir. We’re heading over there today to set up a warm shelter for breaks.”

Yunyi asked in confusion, ”It’s already snowing. Can we still build the reservoir?”

When she was in Songling Village before, she had heard the brigade leader mention that some people from the village would be going to build a reservoir. She wondered if they were talking about the same one.

So she asked, ”When I was in Songling Village, the brigade cadres also said the commune members would be going to build a reservoir. Is it the same one our Agricultural Reclamation Group is working on?”

Qiao Wenyu nodded. ”Yes. It’s not just Songling Village and Hua’an Farm Reclamation; the neighboring communes will also participate. I heard construction on that reservoir started last year. During the agricultural off-season, the county organizes people from all the communes to go over.”

Fearing Yunyi didn’t understand, he added, ”The mountain rock that needs to be excavated requires blasting, so the cold weather won’t interfere too much.”

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the group headquarters.

Because Qiao Wenyu had to go with the truck to help build the group’s warm shelter, he didn’t stay long. He just said they should have dinner together when he returned and then dashed off.

Huo Jingrui led Yunyi into the group headquarters. The comrade at the reception desk asked, ”Who are you looking for?”

Huo Jingrui handed over his credentials. ”I’m looking for your Chief Qiao.”

After checking the credentials, the man returned them. He was surprised that such a young man was already a battalion-level military officer. What he didn’t realize was that this person was actually already a deputy regimental-level cadre. The orders had just been issued.

The man led the way and lightly knocked on an office door further down the hallway. ”Regimental Commander, someone is looking for you.”

The office door was pulled open from the inside. ”Jingrui, what brings you here, lad?”

Huo Jingrui smiled and pulled Yunyi over. ”I came to see my girlfriend and thought I’d drop by to see you as well.”

Qiao Shaoguo heard him and remarked, ”You’ve got good taste, kid.”