Hello, Comrade. I'm Here to Marry You!

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Taking the Opportunity to Do a Favor

Xie Huaizheng could see his own reflection in Su Zhaozhao’s eyes.

But his expression darkened.

Actually, Su Zhaozhao was right. He really didn’t dare to treat his marriage—a lifelong commitment—as a joke.

Anything else was fine, but how could he be casual about something like this?

Su Zhaozhao, however, was completely different.

She came here with the express purpose of marrying him.

It was very strange.

Finally, Xie Huaizheng pushed Su Zhaozhao away. "I’m going on a mission, not to start a romance."

"I have faith in you, Camp Commander Xie." The girl continued to gaze at him with sparkling eyes, a smile dancing within them.

Xie Huaizheng couldn’t help but twitch his lips before striding away.

Once he was out of the guesthouse, the evening breeze blew against him, and Xie Huaizheng finally felt his racing heart calm down a little.

But the tips of his ears were still hot.

’He actually... got this flustered by a young girl?’

Xie Huaizheng narrowed his eyes and walked away with large strides.

’Forget it. If I come back and see that she’s still accustomed to life here, then getting together with her wouldn’t be so bad.’

When Su Zhaozhao was alone in the room, she entered her space.

Inside the space, the things in the black soil had fully grown.

To Su Zhaozhao’s surprise, they were apple trees!

She watched as the apple trees hung heavy with bright red apples, each one vibrant and plump.

This made Su Zhaozhao unable to resist picking one to taste.

To be honest, Su Zhaozhao wasn’t a fan of boring fruits like apples.

But she knew the fruit from her space would be anything but ordinary.

When she took a bite, the crisp sweetness and rich apple aroma made her narrow her eyes in pleasure.

’It’s actually delicious!’

She quickly finished the whole apple.

After eating it, Su Zhaozhao felt her body become very comfortable, and an inexplicable sense of happiness filled her heart.

It was a strange feeling, as if her emotions had stabilized.

’Could this all be from eating the apple?’

’That’s pretty amazing.’

’The things in this space really are incredible,’ Su Zhaozhao thought with a sigh.

In addition, she found that the supplies in the space had also increased.

But on top of the basics, there were now some fancier things.

For example, the clothes were much prettier, and there were many outfits that fit the style of the current era.

There were also some skincare products and cosmetics. On the outside, they looked like they belonged to this era, but when Su Zhaozhao opened them...

...and saw the letters on them, she recognized them. ’Aren’t these from the modern luxury brand D?’

’They make my favorite products. I can’t believe they’ve appeared in the space now.’

And what’s more, they had cleverly been repackaged in different containers, so even if she used them, no one would be suspicious.

’This space seems a bit different from the ones in the novels I used to read.’

’It’s more intelligent.’

But with so many apples, Su Zhaozhao was a little troubled.

So she said, "Can you help me harvest all the apples? Keep some as fresh fruit, juice some, and make the rest into dried apples."

For some reason, Su Zhaozhao had a faint feeling that this was a very intelligent space. It was like one of those smart assistants she used to have and should be able to recognize her voice commands.

After she spoke, Su Zhaozhao saw no movement from the plot of land, but she didn’t say anything else.

She just picked a few apples and left the space.

She lay down on the bed and slept until the next day.

At ten in the morning, Xiao Yuanming came to bring her breakfast.

"Zhaozhao, good morning. Brother Zheng asked me to do this. I came to bring you food right after morning exercises and breakfast."

"Thank you, Brother Xiao," Su Zhaozhao said.

On the first day without seeing Xie Huaizheng, Su Zhaozhao found herself missing him a little.

Perhaps she had gotten too deep into her role, but in reality, she calmly accepted all the changes.

’Is dating Xie Huaizheng such a bad thing? Not at all.’

Su Zhaozhao was getting restless in the guesthouse, so she said to Xiao Yuanming, "How about I just go back to eating at the mess hall? At least I can walk around."

"No, no way. The Camp Commander is worried you’ll run into danger again. Zhaozhao, you should just stay in the guesthouse."

"How can there be so much danger?" Su Zhaozhao said. "That was just an accident."

She had already been here for several days, and her wound was almost healed. Not being able to go out was making her feel stir-crazy.

"How about this? I’ll ask Aunt Yun. She said she works from home and has a flexible schedule, so maybe she can come see me every day. I can go with her to get food from the mess hall, or we can cook together. I’m really going to die of boredom here all by myself."

Su Zhaozhao looked at Xiao Yuanming with a pleading expression.

As for Xiao Yuanming, he thought about it and felt that her request wasn’t unreasonable.

"Alright. I’ll go talk to Aunt Yun in a bit."

Su Zhaozhao nodded and handed two apples to Xiao Yuanming.

They were big, bright red apples, so fresh they looked like they had just been picked from the tree.

Xiao Yuanming looked at the apples Su Zhaozhao was offering him and quickly waved his hands. "No, no, Zhaozhao, you should keep them for yourself."

"It’s fine, I have plenty. Take them," Su Zhaozhao said, pressing them into his hands.

Xiao Yuanming smelled the apple’s fragrance and was a bit dazed.

’It smells amazing! The fragrance of this apple is richer than any I’ve ever eaten before.’

Even apples he had picked straight from the tree on the same day didn’t have such a strong aroma.

Xiao Yuanming didn’t refuse again. He accepted them and told Su Zhaozhao that he would have Zhou Xiaoyun come see her later.

After Xiao Yuanming left, Su Zhaozhao entered her space again and found that it had actually followed her command and harvested all the apples.

There was a large basket of apples, a shelf of apple juice, and a box of dried apples.

Su Zhaozhao drank some juice and ate some dried apples, finding them both to be quite delicious.

’As expected, everything the space produces is top-quality.’

Meanwhile, something else had started to grow in the black soil.

It had already sprouted, but it didn’t look like an apple tree. She wondered what it could be.

Coming out of the space, Su Zhaozhao waited for Zhou Xiaoyun to find her.

Around noon, Zhou Xiaoyun came looking for her.

"Zhaozhao, I heard you were injured. Are you okay?" Zhou Xiaoyun asked, looking at her with concern.

Su Zhaozhao nodded. "I’m fine."

Her hand was no longer bandaged so heavily, with just a light wrap around the wound.

Zhou Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s good, that’s good. You scared me to death. You poor girl, how have you run into so much danger since you got here?"

"When that boy, Little Xie, told me about it, I was terrified. Thank goodness, thank goodness. It looks like it wasn’t that serious after all." Zhou Xiaoyun felt a bit more at ease.

Still, she couldn’t help but advise Su Zhaozhao, "You be careful from now on, okay?"

Su Zhaozhao nodded.

"Aunt Yun, can you take me out for a walk? I’ve been cooped up in this room for so many days, I’m sick of it."

"Alright, alright, let’s go. We’ll go out," Zhou Xiaoyun said.

Before they left, Su Zhaozhao handed a bag of apples to Zhou Xiaoyun. "I bought these apples earlier. Have a taste."

Zhou Xiaoyun smelled the rich apple aroma and was amazed. "Oh, my! Where did you buy such fresh apples?"

Having run a household for many years, she had bought plenty of vegetables and fruits and could tell at a glance whether these apples were good or not.

Every single one was plump and perfectly formed. They were clearly high-quality apples.

"I also bought them at a small stall," Su Zhaozhao said, making up a random excuse.

’The supplies in the space will only keep increasing. I can’t use them all myself, so using them for these easy favors is a great idea.’

Zhou Xiaoyun didn’t say anything more. She just said to Su Zhaozhao, "Come eat at my place today. The mess hall is good, but I’m tired of it. Home-cooked food tastes better anyway. Huai Zheng mentioned this to me, too."

"He talked to you about it?" Hearing this, Su Zhaozhao felt a surprising spark of joy.