Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 262: A Jealous Man

Gao Huabin lowered his head in shame. Although it was just a casual remark, he had always admired his sister-in-law’s capabilities during this period. If she really joined the military, her achievements would certainly not be lower than the boss’s. Moreover, his sister-in-law had many skills that even the boss didn’t possess. As for other things, he had never thought about them in detail.

"It’s okay, Gao was just making a casual suggestion. Grandma and Grandpa, don’t worry. I definitely won’t go to the team to cause trouble. Don’t you know my temper? I’d be kicked out of the team in less than two days," Su Yijia said helplessly, spreading her hands.

Everyone thought about the things she had done and felt reassured. Indeed, the team was not suitable for someone like her who liked to jump straight into action. Getting kicked out would be minor, but getting everyone involved would be a bigger problem.

After putting everything away in their room, they finally gathered around the table to eat. Qin Kaize first picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with green peppers for her, his gaze gentle and focused on her. Fortunately, no one else paid special attention to them for fear of making Su Yijia uncomfortable. Even so, her cheeks still turned red with embarrassment. She secretly glared at Qin Kaize, signaling him to stop being so mushy. But after confirming that no one was watching them, she slyly picked up a piece of stir-fried beef and placed it in Qin Kaize’s bowl. The man’s smile spread across his face, making Su Yijia’s heart flutter.

"This is really delicious," Xia Weiguo suddenly exclaimed. The green peppers from their region were always good, with a slightly spicy taste and a hint of sweetness. The key was the cooking time; too long and it would be too soft, too short and it would be too hard. Right now, it was just right. Especially the meat, tender yet slightly bouncy. Such an ordinary dish was cooked so well that he immediately felt he could eat several more bowls of rice.

"Uncle Xia, haven’t you tasted Kaize’s cooking before?" Su Yijia asked in surprise. They must have known each other for at least ten years, right? Qin Kaize didn’t seem like someone who didn’t like cooking.

"No, if it weren’t for your presence this time, I don’t know when I’d get to taste Kaize’s cooking," Xia Weiguo said gratefully. When the two of them were together, they usually ate in the canteen. Even on New Year’s Eve, they would just get a few more dishes from the canteen to eat.

Gao Huabin took two bites of the dish before raising his head and saying, "When we were on missions with the boss, we ate the boss’s grilled fish, beggar’s chicken, and roasted rabbit. We would catch whatever we could eat in the wild." If it wasn’t for the mission and the inedibility of others’ cooking, the boss wouldn’t have needed to cook. Normally, there was no way to enjoy such treatment. It was really thanks to the sister-in-law.

The sweetness that surged in Su Yijia’s heart made her too shy to speak. After lunch, Xia Weiguo, Qin Kaize, and Gao Huabin washed the dishes together. They then squatted in the kitchen, prying open oyster shells. The three men, who had taken the Great Strength Pills, worked incredibly fast. So many oysters were pried open in just over an hour. Two hundred pounds of oysters yielded twenty pounds of oyster meat.

After Xia Weiguo went to work, Su Yijia washed the opened oyster meat in salt water. Once the oyster meat was clean, she scooped it out, set aside the water to settle, and when Qin Kaize and Gao Huabin cleaned the shells, she poured the settled oyster washing water into the shells. The sediment was discarded, and she simmered the shells over medium heat for an hour and a half. When the time was up, she immediately fished out the oyster shells, leaving half the original volume of water. She then poured the oyster meat back in and gently stirred with chopsticks. Su Yijia was very careful, trying not to break the oyster meat.

"Comrade Qin, Comrade Gao, are you there?" A woman’s voice suddenly called from outside the door. Su Yijia felt a twinge of irritation, instinctively thinking it must be someone pleading for Wang Futong. But since they had come to the door, she couldn’t ignore it. Helplessly, she had to stop what she was doing, lower the heat, and go check.

"My former teammate’s wife, probably not here to plead for Wang Futong," Qin Kaize, seeing Su Yijia’s impatience mixed with a bit of anger, knew what she was thinking and hurriedly coaxed her softly. He fanned harder with the palm-leaf fan in his hand and took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the fine sweat on her forehead. Hearing this, Su Yijia’s face brightened up instantly.

Qin Kaize loved her little temper, like a kitten showing its claws. He leaned down and kissed her pouting cheek heavily. His sharp nose poked a little dimple into her chubby cheek.

"Stop it," Su Yijia grumbled, nudging him with her shoulder before wiping her hands and hurrying out.

When she opened the door, there were seven or eight women standing outside, each holding a bowl with something inside. "Comrade Qin, we heard you brought your new wife to the team, so we came to see you. These are small tokens of our appreciation, please don’t mind," they said as they put their things on the dining table.

"Aunties, you’re too kind," Qin Kaize said politely. His tone was clearly less enthusiastic, but the women seemed used to it. Their gazes moved past Qin Kaize to see Su Yijia standing beside him, their eyes widening in surprise. When their husbands had returned home yesterday, saying Commander Qin’s wife looked like a fairy, they hadn’t believed it. No one had ever seen a fairy, so how could someone be described that way? But seeing her in person, they realized their husbands hadn’t exaggerated. She really did look like a fairy. Even Wang Futong, who they thought was beautiful, paled in comparison to Commander Qin’s wife. No wonder Wang Futong had been so jealous and had spoken so carelessly in public yesterday.

"Oh my, this is Comrade Qin’s wife, she’s so beautiful," the leading auntie said warmly, coming over to hold Su Yijia’s hand. Before she realized it, she instinctively rubbed it a couple of times. Seeing this, Qin Kaize’s face instantly darkened, and the air around him turned cold.

The auntie, realizing her strange action, quickly let go of her hand. "Sorry, your wife’s hands are so smooth, like tofu. I couldn’t help myself," she explained awkwardly. Qin Kaize’s expression softened a bit.

"It’s okay."

Really? That was called okay? Look at his face just now. If Auntie Ju had been a little slower, he might have grabbed her hand himself. Newlyweds indeed! The aunties chuckled secretly, teasing in their hearts.

Su Yijia gave Qin Kaize a coy look and then led the aunties to the sofa. "We didn’t disturb you two, did we?" Auntie Ju asked, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"No, we didn’t have much to do anyway," Su Yijia said with a smile. Visiting people was normal at the team’s station. As long as they weren’t troublemakers, she welcomed them.