Ling Chengyan nodded in agreement, thinking that the young fellow might be temporarily short of money, so she didn't bring up the issue of payment.
When she drove to the coastal defense and unloaded the car, it seemed that everyone there knew Zhou Guoqing's character, so no one said anything extra.
Ling Chengyan remembered Liu Xianghu's request and spoke to Zhou Guoqing about the seafood.
Zhou Guoqing looked at her but didn't scold anyone; instead, he called over a young soldier at the coastal defense: "Xiao Jiang, take my apprentice to look at the seafood."
Hearing Zhou Guoqing speak up and entrust something, the young soldier seemed fine, but the more seasoned soldiers around felt like they'd seen a ghost.
Xiao Jiang was lively and enthusiastic, inviting Ling Chengyan to drive, leading her from the border station, taking a seven or eight-mile detour to a very peculiar village. Before seeing anyone, the strong salty smell of seawater was already prominent.
