AWB Chapter 284 If you had met Qiao Manman first, would you have fallen for her?
Chapter 284 If you had met Qiao Manman first, would you have fallen for her?
That evening, Chen Junyan looked at Meng Peiyu and asked the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time: "Peiyu, do you not like Sister-in-law Lu?"
"Huh?" Meng Peiyu was thinking about her plans after returning to Beijing and didn't immediately understand what Chen Junyan had said. Her eyes were innocent and blank.
After hesitating for two seconds, Chen Junyan finally asked, "Why did you say those things to Aunt Yu?"
Meng Peiyu panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down and buried her face in Chen Junyan's chest: "I really envy Manman. She was able to meet Lu Yuan in the countryside, have a formal job in the city, and have loving parents, relatives with excellent medical skills, and in-laws in high positions."
She's quite capable herself; not only can she write, but she can also make fertility pills. I wish I were half as good as her…”
Meng Peiyu looked up: "Junyan, if you had met Qiao Manman first, would you have fallen for her?"
Chen Junyan raised his hand and ruffled her long hair: "What are you thinking about? Go to sleep!"
Meng Peiyu nodded, and as she closed her eyes, she seemed to return to the past, to the time when she asked Lu Yuan, "If we hadn't accepted that mission, would we have been together?" and he replied with despair, "There are no 'what ifs,' let bygones be bygones."
Chen Junyan avoided the question; he avoided it.
Do you regret marrying me?
Chen Junyan chuckled: "How could that be? You are the person I've carefully considered and want to marry! You are also the person I want to protect and am willing to fight for!"
Meng Peiyu hummed in agreement and closed her eyes to sleep.
Chen Junyan raised his hand and gently wiped away her tears: "What should I do with you?"
Night fell, and the two fell asleep. However, what appeared in Chen Junyan's dream was Qiao Manman's bright face.
Chen Junyan woke up with a start, clutching his chest as he got out of bed.
I poured myself a glass of water, put on my coat, went out into the yard, sat on the steps, looked at the starry sky, and asked myself, do I regret it?
He probably doesn't regret it. Meng Peiyu is beautiful, gentle, and cultured, and she is completely devoted to him.
When I first heard she wanted to go on a blind date with me, I couldn't believe it. Our married life was very sweet, but a lot has happened in the last six months.
"If only I had met Qiao Manman back then..."
A self-deprecating smile appeared on Chen Junyan's lips: "I dare not even think about it!"
The night breeze ruffled Chen Junyan's hair. He patted his thigh and got up: "Go to sleep!"
Only the enamel mug remained, steaming and emitting wisps of heat in the night.
Lu Yuan was also awakened in the same way as him.
Without my wife by my side, I already suffer from insomnia. When I finally manage to fall asleep, I keep having nightmares.
Suddenly, I reached out and touched the side, but there was nothing there.
Lu Yuan woke up with a start: "My wife fell into the water!"
I sat up in bed, took in my dorm room, and gradually regained consciousness.
"Oh, he didn't fall into the water, he just went to the research institute!"
How ridiculous! How could he dream that Qiao Manman was rescued by Chen Junyan? She clearly came out of the water on her own back then!
Lu Yuan took a deep breath, poured himself a glass of water, and leaned against the window.
My thoughts drifted back to our first meeting at Qingshan Brigade, and I felt somewhat ashamed of my impetuousness.
However, he didn't regret it. If he hadn't misunderstood Manman and gotten to know her better through their time together, he and she would probably have remained parallel lines that would never have intersected.
With a slight headache, Lu Yuan took a couple of sips of water, placed the cup on the windowsill, and gently rubbed his temples.
I glanced at the time; it was still early.
He went to his desk, pulled out a stack of letter paper, and wrote: "My dear wife, this letter is as if we are meeting in person. Today is the second day since you left, and my heart feels as if it has left the army with you..."
In stark contrast to them was Qiao Manman.
She completed what would normally take three days in just one and a half days. In the afternoon, she checked everything to make sure there were no problems, then closed her eyes and used her consciousness to organize the space.
Yesterday, after checking in, a few new caves appeared in my space. Qiao Manman went inside to take a look, and hey, it was just like a scenic spot, with water and stalactites.
The difference is that there is natural light inside, so you can see the scenery clearly without using colorful lights.
There were several small boats at the entrance, and fish the length of a forearm swam in the water. Inside the cave...
Are there golden mushrooms?
That thing is a mushroom, isn't it? It looks a lot like one, but it's golden. Not only is the mushroom golden, but even the soil on the ground is golden.
Qiao Manman trembled, feeling that the space was becoming more and more magical, and she was finding it hard to cope.
Consciousness withdrew from the cave and arrived at the hilltop attached to the cave, where it found lush green mountains, abundant flowers and fruits, and several antique buildings on the top of the mountain.
It's hard to say whether it's a Taoist temple or something else.
Qiao Manman didn't go inside to take a look. Instead, she picked some fruit around the villa and tinkered with the time-stopping space.
At 5:30 PM, he came out of the space and handed the data to Ding Jingwen: "Team leader, I'm done calculating!"
"Okay, fine!" Ding Jingwen thought she would come to report earlier, but...
She's quite tactful and didn't try to steal Shen Lin's thunder right away, but there's really no need for that.
"Comrade Xiao Qiao, I noticed you haven't written anything this afternoon. Is there something you're worried about?"
Qiao Manman understood what she meant and shook her head with a smile: "I'm reviewing it!"
Apart from the two sets of data reviewed by Researcher Shen, all the others were checked again to ensure they were accurate, so as not to delay the work progress of other colleagues.
Ding Jingwen exclaimed, "Comrade Xiao Qiao is very serious!"
Qiao Manman replied modestly, "It's my pleasure!"
I left work on time again, got some food, and went back to my room to eat.
After eating, I strolled around downstairs, waited for it to get dark, looked at the stars for a while, and then went back to my room to sleep.
She slept soundly until dawn.
Next, Qiao Manman was given important responsibilities by Ding Jingwen because of her outstanding calculation skills.
When presented with increasingly complex and important data, Qiao Manman did not complain at all, and even calculated faster and faster.
Huo Wangshu took some time to come and see her, asking, "Are you adjusting well?"
Qiao Manman nodded: "I'm adapting well, I quite like this job!"
Huo Wangshu laughed: "Then how about becoming a full-time employee? After becoming a full-time employee, the salary is 135 yuan a month, plus various benefits!"
Qiao Manman resolutely refused: "Dean, you know I have a family."
"You're making it sound like nobody has a family. Aren't we all here to contribute our wisdom and hard work for the prosperity of our country?"
"I don't have such grand ambitions; I just want to live a peaceful life. If possible, contributing to scientific research would be a great achievement. I'd go crazy if I had to stay cooped up in this small courtyard forever!"
Huo Wangshu knew that going too far was counterproductive, so he smiled and changed the subject.
After chatting for a while, they were about to take their leave when Qiao Manman slipped an envelope into their hand: "Boss, take a look, are these drawings useful?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Wangshu quickly took out the blueprints from the envelope.
I spread it out on my desk and looked at the lines and numbers on it, my eyes growing brighter and brighter.
"Great, fantastic! Comrade Xiao Qiao, you are truly a genius, one in a million! It hasn't been long, and you've already achieved another research result! I'll take it to Bai Jiafu right away and have him finish it as soon as possible!"
"I've been here for several days, how come I haven't run into Comrade Bai?"
"He's not in your project team; he's researching something else!"
Qiao Manman said, "Oh, I see!"