Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Chapter 072 Scared by the Serious Attitude [140 votes+]

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"Wife, when you see Old Chief Liu later, don’t be frightened by his stern demeanor. His voice is loud whether he is speaking or scolding, but you’ll get used to it." Xie Jingchen brought his young wife to the county town, and it was already a little past eight in the morning.

There was no helping it. The earliest tractor in the village left at seven in the morning. If they wanted to leave earlier, they would have to take a bullock cart, but that was even slower than the tractor. At least with the tractor, it only took less than an hour and a half, whereas the bullock cart would take nearly two hours.

This was Zhang Shanni’s first time riding such a slow mode of transport! Several times, she was so jolted that she nearly couldn’t help but grab a faster means of transportation from the Space!

Indeed, it’s called a ’tractor,’ and true to its name, it ’drags’!

"Brother Chen, are we really okay just bringing these few things for the visit?"

Knowing that Xie Jingchen was taking her to his former superior’s place, Zhang Shanni noticed that the items her mother-in-law prepared seemed rather scant. Yet, both her father and husband seemed to think this was appropriate, so she didn’t question it.

It wasn’t until there were no outsiders around them that she, following Xie Jingchen’s brisk pace on the cobblestone path, hesitated to ask.

"It’s fine. The old chief is just like that. If we bring too good things, he would certainly kick us out along with the gifts."

Xie Jingchen, striding upright, accompanied his young wife along the earthen wall, and while no one was around, he softly stroked her black hair to comfort her.

Old Chief Liu had sustained serious injuries early in his life and his health had declined over the past few years. He had retired internally three years ago and was now recuperating in a retirement home for old cadres in the county town.

The old chief had been residing there for three years straight.

His body was really too weak, having been for three whole years with no signs of improvement in his chronic conditions. Fortunately, there had been no further deterioration.

Zhang Shanni, upon hearing her husband’s words, froze briefly and then realized her own mistake. She had just regarded her husband’s former superior with the pre-apocalypse worldview, instinctively thinking to bring valuable and fine gifts, completely forgetting that in this era, such superficial displays were not the norm.

Between superiors and subordinates, the relationship was more about amicable and equal treatment, not like the future eras dominated by the intense personal desires solved by ’money’. freeweɓnøvel.com

Zhang Shanni inwardly cautioned herself about her blind spots, realizing that she needed to adhere to the principle of speaking less and listening more. Fortunately, up to now, she had behaved quite normally.