Captain Luo's second wife, Zhu Hui, was also introduced to Captain Jiang before. Zhu Hui was quite proactive, but Captain Jiang did not agree.
Li Yuxia thought of Qin Lanfang whom she had just met, and then thought of Zhu Hui. No matter how they compared, Qin Lanfang was probably not as good as Zhu Hui.
Zhu Hui is a nurse in the military hospital. She is good-looking, very pretty and generous. Compared with Zhu Hui's deep facial features, Qin Lanfang looks more like a beautiful girl from a small family. However, Qin Lanfang does not look aggressive and makes people feel comfortable when looking at her.
Zhu Hui did not stay with Captain Jiang and ended up marrying Captain Luo. Captain Luo also had a wife before, but unlike Captain Jiang, Captain Luo had two children with his ex-wife.
Their family was also in a mess. Li Yuxia had previously thought that it would have been better if Zhu Hui had married Captain Jiang.
"Yuxia, have you met the guy from Captain Jiang's family?" Political Commissar Zhang came back and immediately asked Li Yuxia curiously.
"I've met him before, he's a nice guy."
Political Commissar Zhang continued to ask, "I heard that her legs and feet are not very convenient? She is from the countryside and she is not young anymore, over 30 years old, I think."
As he spoke, he found it unbelievable. With Captain Jiang's current condition, it would be more than enough for him to find a young and beautiful girl in her twenties. Who would have thought that he didn't like those young girls, but ended up falling for...
I heard that he has been eyeing her for several years. Is his eyesight not very good
"His legs and feet are a little inconvenient, but he looks honest, not bad."
Political Commissar Zhang sighed, "No wonder they went to Xiao Zhan to introduce someone to them. Look, if someone else dared to introduce someone like this to Captain Jiang, who is from the countryside, uneducated, not young, and has a weak leg, this wouldn't be an introduction, this would be an enmity."
"I'm sure he'll regret it."
"Don't talk nonsense about whether we are enemies or not." On this point, Li Yuxia admired Captain Jiang more. "Old Jiang is a loyal person."
She had also seen many men who changed their wives soon after their wives died. She thought of Captain Jiang, whom she had been thinking about for several years and finally married. She thought that he was a loyal person like Xiao Gu.
"Captain Jiang will definitely not regret it, and the couple will not quarrel. I'm just worried about the new military wife's adaptation problem." Captain Jiang was a high-profile bachelor before, and now he has married a wife like this. His wife has difficulty walking, so there must be gossip behind her back.
Political Commissar Zhang said, "After staying here for a long time, you will naturally adapt."
"You don't understand those twists and turns. I know them best." Li Yuxia was afraid that Zhu Hui would feel uncomfortable. She didn't have a good life in Captain Luo's house and she had told her before that she regretted it. Now that she saw Qin Lanfang, she might feel psychologically unbalanced.
"Okay, okay, okay. You're the only one who knows clearly. I don't understand, okay?"
*
Zhan Aiping took Qin Lanfang to find Shen Liqing. The yard of Shen Liqing's house was completely different from Zhan Aiping's. It was very lush inside, especially in the corners of the walls, where weeds had long been growing. If you search carefully, you can even find a small tomato from the grass.
Although they are all weeds, the weeds in Shen Liqing's house are well planned out, looking messy but not chaotic. She also trimmed a lot of the grass neatly and made a "shape".
She even piled up some beautiful stones to make a rockery. It was said that she also wanted to build a fish pond, but it was always in the planning stage and she never took action.
"This yard..."
Qin Lanfang looked at the yard and couldn't help nodding. This was the fashionable yard that was taken care of by the girl from Shanghai.
Zhan Aiping said: "You can go and see my yard."
Her crops and vegetables are planted neatly.
Qin Lanfang smiled and said, "I like her yard."
She was used to seeing neatly arranged vegetable fields in the countryside, so she liked this messy and "fashionable" one.
Zhan Aiping said: "... She also said she wanted to build a fish pond."
"Build a fish pond? I want to do that, too."
Zhan Aiping said: "Then I will go to your house to catch fish."
Shen Liqing was very happy to see them. Although Shen Liqing didn't like to go out, she liked making friends and had a lot of pen pals from all over the world. Shen Liqing held Zhan Aiping's arm and said, "Wow, Pingping, your belly has grown a lot. It must be very tiring. Two babies are really big. Are you tired from walking?"
Shen Liqing and Wang Youli have not planned to have children yet, mainly because Shen Liqing is not ready yet. She said that she has not adapted to the environment yet. Wang Youli did not force her. They both used contraception, and Shen Liqing continued to stay at home and live a comfortable life.
The shallots planted by Shen Liqing have died one after another. At first she covered them up, but now she doesn't even cover them up and lets them die randomly. The "weeds" she planted, on the other hand, are thriving.
With this kind of disappointed mentality, Shen Liqing thought she might as well just give up.
She doesn't need to grow much vegetables for her own consumption. She and Wang Youli and his wife either eat in the cafeteria or buy vegetables and cook them at home. If she grows them herself... she'd better not bother.
"Fortunately, I'm about to give birth." Zhan Aiping held her belly, feeling a little worried. She wanted to give birth more than anyone else.
Shen Liqing observed Zhan Aiping's arms and wrists. She couldn't help but say, "Pingping, your belly is bigger, but you don't look much fatter. Your arms are thinner than mine. Look at my arms. I have gained a lot of weight."
Zhan Aiping was speechless: "Some people eat and drink well at home every day."
Shen Liqing blushed: "..."
"I admit that I can't compare to your conditions when I stay at home every day. Those sisters-in-law all envy you. They send all kinds of delicious food and drinks to their homes. Who can compare to you?"
"I'm so jealous watching this."
After Zhan Aiping became pregnant, her family members sent gifts from time to time, including her father and her brother. Gu Sheng's parents and brothers also brought gifts, saying they were to help her build up her body. There was also Gu Xiaomei, who was eating for free, who would bring some meat from time to time to improve her diet. All of this was seen by outsiders.
They also like to give milk powder as gifts. Before the child is born, there is already a lot of milk powder at home.
"This is Sister Qin, don't laugh at my yard."
Qin Lanfang said sincerely: "No, no, I, I like it very much."
Shen Liqing felt that her yard was embarrassing and thought Qin Lanfang was just being polite, so she urged, "Don't stand outside, come inside."
Entering the inner room, Shen Liqing and Wang Youli's homes were clean and tidy. Shen Liqing's home was similar to Zhan Aiping's, both families had a "minimalist style" without too many furniture, ornaments and gadgets.
There is also a shelf of books in Shen Liqing's study, but her books are all novels and comic books.
There was white paper on her desk, with ink and a brush next to it. Shen Liqing had nothing to do at home, so she occasionally practiced calligraphy and painting.
Qin Lanfang said with emotion: "You are really talented."
"No, no, no, no." Shen Liqing thought to herself, I just don't want to go to work.
As long as you're not working, anything you can do at home is fun.
Shen Liqing’s old friend Chen Yuan came to see her once before. Chen Yuan encouraged and urged her to find a job as soon as possible, saying that only work can realize the value of life. Shen Liqing kept responding: I want to give my job to more people who need it.
Chen Yuan also asked her to get pregnant and have a baby as soon as possible so that she could keep the man's heart.
But Shen Liqing has a procrastination problem and just wants to get by day by day. She thinks she can live like this for another three years.
Qin Lanfang said with self-abasement: "You young girls are all too good. I can't even compare to you halfway."
Shen Liqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "No, no, sister-in-law Qin, you are so good at talking."
"Sister Qin is just being modest. Her cooking is delicious. There is a doctor in our hospital who wants to be transferred because he can't bear to part with her cooking."
Shen Liqing smiled and said, "Really? Then I will have a great time in the future. I will go to my sister-in-law's house for a meal."
Zhan Aiping raised her eyebrows and said, "Why don't you come to my house for dinner?"
"Your family has too much 'murderous aura'. I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy the food." Shen Liqing patted her chest. "Your Chief of Staff Gu only wants to cook for his wife. I won't go to him to make trouble."
"As for my husband Wang, eating the food he cooks will shorten your life." Shen Liqing encouraged Wang Youli to learn how to cook, but his hands and feet were really uncoordinated and the food he cooked was extremely unpalatable. For the sake of the couple's stomachs, Shen Liqing gave up teaching Wang Youli how to cook.
Wang Youli had a psychological trauma from cooking, and thought it would be nice for the two of them to eat in the cafeteria.
Qin Lanfang was only slightly confident in her cooking skills. She said generously, "You all come to my house for dinner."
"Okay." Shen Liqing was very happy.
But she didn't expect that she only ate for free twice and was shocked away by another person's murderous aura.
The three of them chatted very lively. Afterwards, Zhan Aiping took Qin Lanfang to meet several other sisters-in-law. After all, it was the first time they met in the camp, so they were all very polite on the surface.
Zhan Aiping also fulfilled Captain Jiang’s request.
"When you move in later, you'll get familiar with it quickly."
Qin Lanfang nodded, "Doctor Zhan, thank you for your help."
"fine."
*
As the wedding of Captain Jiang and Qin Lanfang approaches, Captain Jiang seems to have some pre-marital anxiety disorder. He always talks to others about what will happen after marriage, which makes Doctor Sun very upset. He says bluntly: "This old man is either not horny or he is unbearable when he is horny."
Captain Jiang had no choice but to talk to Gu Sheng, showing off openly and secretly: "My wife sewed a small handkerchief for me, it's so beautiful."
Gu Sheng shook his head: "I won't watch it."
"Look, you must look, my wife sewed me a handkerchief, and I will wear it every day from now on."
"Look at your sister-in-law's craftsmanship."
Captain Jiang said sarcastically, "Your wife has never sewn a handkerchief for you, right? I'll open your eyes and make you envious."
"I'm not envious, and I don't need to look, I've already seen it." Gu Sheng couldn't help but said, "Your wife also sewed one, no, three handkerchiefs for my wife."
Captain Jiang was stunned: "What?"
"Your wife also made two sets of small clothes for my child. Do you want to see them?"
Captain Jiang was a little confused: "... What?"
“And tiger-head shoes.”
"My sister-in-law's craftsmanship is very good."
Captain Jiang: "... Can you ask your wife to take less of my wife's stuff?"
If you continue talking, he will get jealous.
Why does Dr. Zhan have three and he only has one
Gu Sheng: "I can't control it. Can you take care of your own wife and not send anything to my wife?"
Captain Jiang: “…”
"She also dried preserved fruits for my wife."
"She took my wife for a walk..."
"Now my wife eats the food cooked by your wife at noon, and comes back to eat the food cooked by me in the evening."
"she-"
Captain Jiang couldn't bear to listen any more: "Shut up, shut up, don't say anything more. If you continue, we are no longer brothers."
Captain Jiang said sadly: "I have rarely eaten the dishes cooked by my wife."
Gu Sheng comforted him: "Everyone in the hospital has eaten it, and they eat it every day. They all think it's delicious. Jiang Tuan, you are in for a treat."
Qin Lanfang's cooking skills are good, and everyone in the hospital has witnessed it. Now that there are more and more people in the hospital, Director Hao decided to open a small kitchen in the hospital to provide meals for the medical staff.
If necessary, you can pay food grain and coupons and eat special meals in the hospital, because there are not many people in their hospital and it cannot be called a big pot meal.
Currently there are two chefs, Qin Lanfang and Zhou. Qin Lanfang is only responsible for lunch, while Zhou is responsible for dinner. They only get paid a few dollars a month.
Captain Jiang: "Stop rubbing salt into my wounds."
He also wants to eat meals cooked by his wife every day.
Captain Jiang had been waiting for a long time and finally got the person admitted to the family quarters. He was no longer a bachelor and was about to live a life with a wife and children. Captain Jiang and Qin Lanfang were both not young anymore, so they did not hold a big wedding. They just invited familiar people to have two or three tables of dinner in the family quarters.
Zhan Aiping and her husband came to congratulate them. Zhan Aiping was in poor health, so Gu Sheng had been supporting her. He did not go to drink with others. After toasting Captain Jiang with a glass of wine, he sat next to Zhan Aiping and had dinner with her.
The political commissar of their regiment couldn't help but say to Commander Jiang, "Look, look, Chief of Staff Gu's today may be your tomorrow."
"How is that possible?" Captain Jiang said happily, "My wife is a very considerate and caring woman."
Qin Lanfang was indeed very considerate. She was particularly concerned about Zhan Aiping's situation: "Xiao Zhan, do you want to try today's dish and see if it's delicious?"
"Xiao Zhan, do you like this?"
"Doctor Zhan..."
Qin Lanfang didn't know anyone here. There were many tall and strong men in the army, and she was scared just by looking at them. She also didn't want to pay attention to her sister Qin Yanfang, for fear that she would laugh at her.
Only Zhan Aiping is her safe haven.
Gu Sheng turned his head and glanced at Captain Jiang, and gave him a look: Take your wife away!
Captain Jiang: …
Someone at the side laughed. It was Captain Luo. Captain Luo thought that Captain Jiang's new wife was really not presentable and not generous enough. The men in the army looked down on those who were timid and petty.
Captain Luo's wife Zhu Hui was also sitting at the table eating. Zhu Hui was not talkative and was a bit arrogant. She usually kept to herself and didn't communicate much with other military wives.
She works in a military hospital and has a sullen face every day, never able to smile at all.
Zhu Huiren was able to go on blind dates with two group leaders. She was beautiful, but different from Zhan Aiping's bright and beautiful appearance. She had strong brows and a bit of a "fierce look", and she looked difficult to approach.
Zhu Hui's appearance is completely different from Qin Lanfang's. When ordinary people see the two of them, they will only be attracted by Zhu Hui's appearance first, and only then will they notice the petty Qin Lanfang.
The more she was in public, the more Qin Lanfang could not hide the timidity between her eyebrows. She didn't know how many people were laughing at her behind her back.
"Your name is Qin Lanfang? It sounds so gentle. My name is Zhu Hui, Lao Luo's lover."
Qin Lanfang said in a trembling voice: "Hello, I'm Qin Lanfang."
Zhu Hui said: "We can talk more later."
"well."
Several military wives nearby looked at each other and whispered behind her back: "Doesn't Zhu Hui usually not socialize with people?"
"She has a very arrogant personality, and she is just someone's stepmother."
"Why did she take the initiative to talk to Captain Jiang's family today?"
"I don't know. Maybe he wanted to tease her. Look at Captain Jiang's family. They are so petty. I heard that Captain Jiang had a blind date with Zhu Hui before..."
After the dinner, Captain Luo and Zhu Hui went back together. Captain Luo drank a lot of wine. He felt a little unhappy when he saw Zhu Hui taking the initiative to make friends with Qin Lanfang. When he got home, Zhu Hui returned to the room without saying a word. Outside, there were two children shouting, "Why didn't you take us to the dinner!"
"Grandma, I want to eat chicken drumsticks."
Old Mrs. Luo chased after her two grandchildren: "Your father is back, call him dad."
"father."
The old lady said to Captain Luo: "You slept with the two children today. Both children are crying for their dad."
Captain Luo rubbed his brows and said, "I'm going to go talk to Zhu Hui."
He turned and walked into the room.
The old lady called her two little grandchildren over and whispered, "That evil stepmother is causing trouble again."
"Yes, your stepmother is vicious. If anyone asks you, you will say that she is vicious... She is obsessed with your father."
After Captain Luo closed the door, he saw Zhu Hui sitting in front of the dressing table. When he came in, Zhu Hui did not look back at him, but just looked at herself in the mirror.
Captain Luo reeked of alcohol, and there was a fire in his body: "Why did you go to make friends with Captain Jiang's wife? What do you want to do? Are you still thinking about Jiang Rui?"
"Captain Jiang is a good man." Zhu Hui didn't want to talk to him.
Upon hearing this, Captain Luo became angry: "I'm telling you, you're my wife now, stop thinking about those nonsense things every day."
"I provided you with food and supplies, and I also helped you find a job. What else do you want?"
"Jiang Rui is just an old bald guy. He has been working for so many years but still can't get rid of the old hat on his head. Look at him, after so many years, he actually married an old cripple. Only he doesn't feel ashamed."
Zhu Hui said: "I'm going to sleep."
"You are still giving me a bad face? Do you dare to get a divorce?" Captain Luo had quarreled with Zhu Hui several times before. Every time he mentioned divorce, Zhu Hui would calm down. Captain Luo knew that she was reluctant to give up the title of the captain's wife.
At the beginning, Zhu Hui was determined to marry into a rich family. She failed to marry Captain Jiang, but she succeeded with him, and she became the captain's wife smoothly.
Now Captain Jiang married an old cripple and divorced him. Where can she become the captain's wife
Captain Luo closed the door and went out. Zhu Hui took off her clothes and went into bed, two lines of tears falling.
The next morning, when she went to work, Captain Luo had already left, leaving only Old Mrs. Luo and her two step-sons, Dabao and Erbao.
Mrs. Luo said, "Take the medicine before you go out."
Zhu Hui pinched her nose and ate the bowl of black medicine. She took her things and went out. Erbao's voice was still lingering in the wind: "An old hen that doesn't lay eggs."
"She is a wicked stepmother who does evil and eats evil things."
After leaving the family quarters, Zhu Hui relaxed completely. She was transferred to a military hospital, where she worked as a nurse. Zhu Hui was a loner in the hospital, had a weird temper and was not liked by others.
People talked about her behind her back, saying that she was the captain's wife, that she had a bad temper, and that she was a stepmother.
Zhu Hui worked like a wandering soul all day. She didn’t want to go home, but if she didn’t go home, where else could she go
Zhu Hui returned to the family compound. Captain Luo was busy and did not go home. There were only Old Mrs. Luo and stepson at home, and she didn't want to go back. Zhu Hui thought of Qin Lanfang, whom she had met yesterday, and she couldn't help but want to meet Qin Lanfang.
Unfortunately, she didn't see him. Zhu Hui went back disappointed. She didn't go to work the next day, but couldn't help looking for Qin Lanfang. It was after the afternoon that she finally caught him.
Qin Lanfang saw that she was very shy and invited her to come into her house and sit down.
Unlike what others think, Zhu Hui has no animosity towards Qin Lanfang. She envied this thirty-year-old woman who walked with a limp. She heard that Captain Jiang had liked her for many years, and she heard that even though Captain Jiang knew that she could not have children, he was still willing to marry her.
"Zhu, Nurse Zhu, please come in and sit down. We have nothing at home right now."
Zhu Hui said: "Hello, I just want to make friends with you."
"Okay, okay." Qin Lanfang just nodded, "I'll make you a cup of tea."
Like Qin Lanfang, Zhu Hui also came from a poor family. She used to be in an art troupe. Relying on her beauty, Zhu Hui wanted to marry a cadre.
Captain Jiang is a very capable man. Although he had a wife, he returned to the army without having the chance to consummate the marriage. A few years later, his wife in his hometown suddenly died of illness. Although he was a widower, it was no different from a first marriage. Zhu Huixian set his sights on Captain Jiang.
Zhu Hui took the initiative to flirt with Captain Jiang, but Captain Jiang was not interested in her. Zhu Hui pestered him for quite a while, and was finally moved by Captain Luo.
Captain Luo is shorter than Captain Jiang, but he is more handsome than Captain Jiang. Zhu Hui thought that since they are both captains, it doesn't matter who she marries, so she focused her attention on Captain Luo and wanted to marry him and become the captain's wife.
Before Zhu Hui married Captain Luo, they lived a relatively happy and sweet life. She really thought that she could rely on her beauty to marry into a rich family and live the life of a captain's wife that everyone envied.
Who would have known that not long after the marriage, Captain Luo's mother from his hometown came with his two sons from his ex-wife. Old Mrs. Luo kept saying that Captain Luo was sorry for his wife in the countryside and his grandson. She used to spend a large sum of money to send back home every month, but after Captain Luo got married, she sent half of the money. The old lady came to scold Captain Luo for being heartless.
Captain Luo felt guilty and promised to send half of his salary back to his family to raise the two children, but the old lady was not satisfied, so she moved in with her two children in the staff quarters.
Zhu Hui initially wanted to get along well with her mother-in-law and stepson, but as soon as Mrs. Luo arrived, she set some rules for her:
"A man who can't do any housework at home will lose his luck. You can't block my son's future."
"Women's clothes cannot be placed on top of men's clothes, as it will suppress men's luck. They cannot be placed on top of quilts and pillows, as it will suppress their luck..."
"You are not allowed to have long hair. Women with long hair are troublesome. If a stepmother has long hair, she will have lice on her head..."
Thinking that she was marrying up, Zhu Hui endured it. She did the housework and cut her hair. She tried her best to please her two step-sons, but they still scolded her outside: "Black-hearted stepmother, she is not good to me at all."
"Thief stepmother!"
Whenever something went wrong at home, such as when her grandson fell, Mrs. Luo would scold her: "You are unlucky and mean. You have ruined my family's luck."
"It's all your fault that my son can't get promoted."
At the beginning, Captain Luo still defended Zhu Hui, but after all, Mrs. Luo was his biological mother, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could not be too ugly. Zhu Hui did not dare to make a big fuss, but the more she retreated, the more aggressive Mrs. Luo became.
Old Mrs. Luo asked for half of the salary, saying that she needed to support her two grandchildren. She also had all kinds of excuses and was always asking Captain Luo for money. She took the money and went back to subsidize her younger son and daughter.
She always said, "Big Brother, you have made great progress. You can't ignore your brothers and sisters at home. You are the leader now, which is great. Are your brothers no longer your brothers?"
Most of Captain Luo's salary was taken by Old Lady Luo. Zhu Hui was the new daughter-in-law and did not have the confidence to argue with Old Lady Luo. She could not win the argument and could not afford to make a fuss.
She is a stepmother, and the old lady has two grandsons. Zhu Hui can never compare to the three of them. The old lady also brings her two grandsons to slander her reputation outside, calling her a vicious stepmother.
Zhu Hui didn't think about divorce, but instead she tried her best to give birth to a child for Captain Luo. With the child, she would have someone to rely on. However, after two or three years, there was still no sign of pregnancy.
Old Mrs. Luo said she was an old hen that didn't lay eggs.
"No wonder she's a stepmother. She's just a chicken that doesn't lay eggs."
Zhu Hui withdrew from the art troupe, then studied medical nursing and was transferred to a military hospital as a nurse. Although she was in the hospital, she did not dare to go for a gynecological examination as she was afraid that people around her would know and laugh at her.
They said she was a stepmother, that she didn't lay eggs, that she only wanted to have a child so that she could use the child to influence others...
Old Mrs. Luo said that the couple of them couldn't have children and it must be something wrong with Zhu Hui. She didn't know where she found an old Chinese doctor, who said that Zhu Hui had gynecological problems and prescribed a secret recipe for having a child. She boiled medicine for Zhu Hui every few days and asked her to drink it.
After these few years, all of Zhu Hui's spirit was worn away.
The thing she regretted most in her life was marrying Captain Luo and becoming a stepmother.
Qin Lanfang poured tea for Zhu Hui. She smiled shyly, very embarrassed: "You drink tea, you drink tea, this is the tea grown in our hometown."
"By the way, do you like tea or coffee?" Qin Lanfang didn't know how to entertain people. She heard that many city people love to drink coffee and listen to symphonies.
Zhu Hui said: "Next time you come to my house for a drink, I have an old record player and we can listen to music together."
Qin Lanfang said: "Okay, okay, let's call Doctor Zhan along when the time comes."
Qin Lanfang is afraid of everyone she meets, so she likes to have Dr. Zhan by her side because it makes her feel safe.
"Doctor Zhan, is this Chief of Staff Gu's wife?"
Qin Lanfang nodded nervously: "Yes, Doctor Zhan is a very nice person, beautiful and kind."
Zhu Hui also nodded nervously: "Okay, okay."
Although Zhu Hui looks fierce, in fact her personality is similar to Qin Lanfang. Her hometown is very poor. When she was in the art troupe, her family was not well off, her clothes were tattered, and she was laughed at by others. At that time, she was determined to marry someone with good conditions. She wanted to be the wife of the troupe leader.
Zhu Huizhen realized her wish and became the wife of the regiment leader. She began to worry that others would laugh at her for being a country bumpkin and for being a stepmother.
Therefore, Zhu Hui kept to herself and was afraid to interact with others. Others just thought she was arrogant.
Qin Lanfang is weak and not aggressive, so Zhu Hui dared to take the initiative to make friends with her. For example, Zhan Aiping and Shen Liqing are military wives, especially Zhan Aiping. It is said that she has a good family, her mother is a martyr and a veteran, she is well educated, and she came from Shanghai, so she is knowledgeable...
Zhu Hui never dared to take the initiative to contact Zhan Aiping, for fear that she would look down on her as a stepmother.
Qin Lanfang chatted with Zhu Hui for a while. Qin Lanfang told her about the tea from her hometown. The two got along very well. Knowing that Qin Lanfang had only an orphan and a widow at home, Zhu Hui also said that there were not many people at home. As they chatted, Zhu Hui invited Qin Lanfang to visit her home.
"Come to my house and look at old photos." Zhu Hui was very excited: "I have a lot of photos of me in the art troupe, and I can even dance for you."
When she was in the art troupe, Zhu Hui was very tired of dancing. She didn't like dancing before, but she had to practice dancing every day, which caused her body and feet to be covered with bruises. She desperately wanted to marry a good man and never wanted to perform on stage again.
But now that she has left the art troupe, she began to miss her life back then. Zhu Hui took the initiative to talk about those things with Qin Lanfang.
Qin Lanfang had never seen the world before, and her eyes were full of curiosity. Her reaction gave Zhu Hui a strange sense of satisfaction, and it brought her dead heart back to life.
"Okay, I want to see your picture."
"I want to see you dance!"
Zhu Hui was the first military wife in the family compound who took the initiative to make friends with her. Qin Lanfang was very happy, and the two went to Zhu Hui's house to look at photos.
"You are so beautiful! Dance! I have never danced before."
"I can teach you to dance."
"No, I can't dance..."
The two chatted very well and soon became friends. They forgot the time. Mrs. Luo came back with her two grandchildren. The eldest and second grandchildren of the Luo family were fat and plump, holding a mango in their hands. They had lived with Mrs. Luo since they were young and listened to her in everything. They were overbearing and annoying.
Dabao and Erbao saw that there were outsiders in the house, and a woman who limped and walked strangely was standing next to her stepmother.
Dabao clapped his hands first: "Dead cripple, stinky cripple, the cripple is with the evil stepmother!"
"Limpy walk, lame walk!" Erbao imitated the way Qin Lanfang walked, limping around the two of them, shouting as he walked: "Ouch, ouch, my leg is broken, my leg is broken."
"Brother, brother, I am crippled. My leg is broken. My stepmother broke my leg!"
Zhu Hui's face was not looking good, and Qin Lanfang's face was not looking good either. Mrs. Luo saw this scene, but she didn't blush, and said to Qin Lanfang: "Don't bother with them, you are all adults, don't bother with the words of children, children's words are innocent."
"Who told you to be with their stepmother? They are young and think that those who are with their stepmothers are bad people. You just need to be more careful in the future."
Old Mrs. Luo didn't take it seriously at all and didn't think her grandson had done anything wrong. She felt that Qin Lanfang deserved to be ridiculed because she was with her stepmother.
Qin Lanfang said: "The stepmother is a bad person? You are the child's grandmother, why don't you teach the child reason."
Mrs. Luo: "My grandson is the most reasonable. They think their stepmother is a bad person because she treats them badly. If you are with their stepmother, you are not a good person either."
Qin Lanfang was angry: "This is not educating children..."
Zhu Hui felt weak all over: "Lan Fang, please stop talking."
Seeing Qin Lanfang "bullying" his grandmother, Dabao rushed over and pushed Qin Lanfang, and also imitated her limping: "A cripple is unreasonable, a cripple is unreasonable!"
He spat on Qin Lanfang.
Qin Lanfang grabbed Dabao by the collar and slapped him. Everyone was shocked. She pushed the child to Zhu Hui and said, "A stepmother is still a mother. Zhu Hui, you have to discipline the child!"
"How can a child be so rude? Is he a second-rate person in the village?"
Qin Lanfang became completely irrational as she was being called "cripple" over and over again by the two children whose voices were so shrill and loud that they could hurt people's ears.
She hated it most when people talked about her legs. When she first came to the family compound, she was afraid that people would pay attention to her legs. Now, two children were openly calling her a cripple, which reminded Qin Lanfang of many past events.
Her mother is a widow, she is a cripple, and her younger brother was picked up from the mountains. If there was no dog at home, she would have been bullied. The children in the village also learned to walk like her and laughed at her for being a "cripple".
She was obviously very timid before, but now she couldn't bear it anymore.
Would she have to be laughed at and pushed around like before? She was an upright person, so what if she was a cripple? Did she deserve not to be able to hold her head up just because she was a cripple
Qin Lanfang had been anxious for a long time, and finally exploded at this moment.
Zhu Hui was frightened by her, and Dabao was pushed to her side, but she didn't want to touch her stepson at all, so she pushed him forward again, and Dabao sat on the ground.
Old Mrs. Luo was furious: "You are a vicious stepmother and a vicious cripple. Both of you are not good people. You have no shame!"
Several people started arguing, and the noise was so loud that even the women's director Li Yuxia was called over, and a group of people came around to watch the fun.
When Qin Lanfang saw Li Yuxia, her eyes immediately lit up. She remembered what Director Li had said, "Director Li, you are the director of women's affairs, you must be fair. How could their child do this? He called me a cripple in front of me and spit on me."
Old Mrs. Luo yelled, "She is in cahoots with the stepmother. It was the stepmother who hired the mean person. Zhu Hui, I knew you were a bad luck star. Since the eldest son married you, nothing good has happened in the family..."
"Stop arguing, stop arguing!"
Li Yuxia was overwhelmed. This was a big deal. Director Li originally thought that Zhu Hui might have a conflict with Qin Lanfang, but who knew that was not the case at all. Instead, Qin Lanfang and Zhu Hui had a conflict with Old Mrs. Luo and the two little grandsons of the Luo family.
Director Li gave them fifty lashes each: "Captain Jiang's family, you should be more responsible. Children say nothing, don't take it to heart. Go home first. When Captain Luo comes back, I will talk to him about how he taught his children."
"Mrs. Luo, you should go back too. Stop yelling outside every day. It's a bad influence. What a vicious stepmother. Stop teaching the child nonsense and stop talking about the cripple."
"Zhu Hui, you too, why is there a quarrel in your family again? You are the child's mother now, and his father is not at home, so you have to take care of the child more."
Zhu Hui's eyes were red: "How can I take care of the child? This is not my own child, why should I take care of it?"
When Mrs. Luo heard what she said, she jumped up: "Listen, this is a vicious stepmother. If I wasn't here, she wouldn't know how to bully my two grandsons..."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Go back and wait for Captain Luo to come back."
Li Yuxia had a terrible headache. The person she least wanted to see was the unreasonable old lady Luo. As soon as she got home, she complained to Political Commissar Zhang: "I don't want to do this women's work at all."
"I like to communicate with educated military wives the most. At least they are reasonable... Do you know why women in the countryside are so fierce and unreasonable? Because the people around them are all unreasonable. It's useless to reason with them. They won't listen even if you talk to them."
"Whoever makes noise or shouts gets to eat meat. We can't do anything about it."
The more Li Yuxia worried about other people's family affairs, the more she realized that other people's family affairs were difficult to manage, and outsiders who tried to mediate would be in trouble both inside and outside.
The husband has his own reasons, the wife has her own reasons, and it is difficult to tell right from wrong.
"Captain Luo's family is the same. It's useless to have such a biological mother. After all, she is the biological mother. It's hard to be filial to her."
Old Mrs. Luo has two grandsons with her, so she will always stir up trouble even if there is nothing going on.
Li Yuxia has talked to Captain Luo several times, but it is useless to say more. The two grandsons want to stay here, and Old Mrs. Luo also wants to stay here. As soon as Captain Luo asked her to take the grandsons back, Old Mrs. Luo scolded him for being heartless.
"Zhu Hui's life is really unfortunate."
Li Yuxia sighed. Normally, she would persuade couples to reconcile rather than separate. But for this couple, Director Li felt that it would be better for them to divorce. Zhu Hui was not too old and was pretty. She could find another one and not be tortured by her mother-in-law.
But there are so many people in this world who have been tortured by their mothers-in-law, and who knows if she will be the next one.
When Captain Luo returned home and heard about these things, he was furious. The pressure from work and the shame at this time intertwined, and he felt like a fire was burning in his body. He first looked for Zhu Hui: "Why did you quarrel with my mother again? It has even spread outside. You are not ashamed, but I am. Didn't I tell you not to quarrel with my mother? Can't you just keep to yourself?"
"You must make the ugly things in our family known to everyone, so that I can lose face and be laughed at by others?"
Zhu Hui said: "Mind your own business? It was your son who first called Captain Jiang's wife a cripple, and outsiders couldn't stand it anymore!"
Captain Luo: "Then why did you take her home? What on earth are you thinking? Why did you get to know Captain Jiang's wife?"
"You clearly know that mom and the child have some opinions about you, so you shouldn't be so close to Captain Jiang's wife. If she's with you, won't the child misunderstand?"
"Did you do this on purpose? Did you do this on purpose?"
"Yes! I did it on purpose!" Zhu Hui was so angry that her eyes turned red, "Luo Pingwei, I can't live with you anymore. I don't want to be your stepmother anymore!"
(End of this chapter)