Chapter 49
Zhao Lan and Sun Cailian did not disappoint Company Commander Zhou. After returning to the family compound, they told everyone they met that Su Mengwan was fickle and promiscuous, and wanted to two-time.
An hour later, all the military wives in the entire family compound knew about this, including Ye Qingzhi and Bai Xue.
“Qingzhi, what was Su Mengwan thinking? She has a partner but still goes on blind dates, and she has the nerve to be picky. Company Commander Zhou is also unlucky. He thought she was going to marry him and was eagerly looking for people to help him get wedding supplies, but Su Mengwan was hugging and cuddling with a man on the street,” Li Jinfeng said, clicking her tongue in amazement.
“I said long ago that Su Mengwan was no good,” Yang Xiaorou sneered, as if even mentioning Su Mengwan’s name would dirty her mouth.
“I think Company Commander Zhou is lucky. To be able to discover Su Mengwan’s problem so early is to cut his losses in time,” Gu Yao said, having a different opinion from Li Jinfeng.
If Company Commander Zhou found out now, he would only be pitied by everyone and could also get Regiment Commander Xu’s guilt. In the future, he would take more care of him. If it was after they got married, then he would be a cuckold. If the leaders thought he was a poor judge of character and was played by a woman, and was not fit for a great responsibility, his future would also be over.
Ye Qingzhi did not say anything, just smiled, hiding her contribution and fame.
On the other side, when Bai Xue saw Su Mengwan come back, she slapped her without a second thought.
She knew that Su Mengwan had a partner in the city. The Su family had always disagreed, which was why they had planned to send Su Mengwan here and have her help introduce a match.
She had not agreed at first. It was that old witch Su Liuli who had said that Su Mengwan had already broken up, and had also convinced Xu Kaisheng, that Su Mengwan was able to come here.
On the first day Su Mengwan had arrived at the family compound, Bai Xue had directly asked her if she had already broken up with her ex. She had not said yes or no at the time, but her teary and sad expression had all indicated that she was in a state of breakup.
And when Bai Xue had introduced her to a match, Su Mengwan had not been the least bit unwilling. Her picky attitude was that of a young girl who wanted to find a partner.
She had never expected that this bitch Su Mengwan would be so fickle and two-timing.
“Ah, Cousin-in-law, why did you hit me?” Su Mengwan asked, covering her face and looking at Bai Xue angrily.
“Why? You have the nerve to ask me why? Su Mengwan, you and that Wei Guangming haven’t broken up. Why did you come on a blind date?” Bai Xue asked in a rage.
Su Mengwan had not expected it to spread so quickly. Her eyes darted around, and she said in a choked voice, “Before I came, we had indeed already broken up. I just didn’t expect Guangming to chase after me. I… I wanted to find a time to make it clear to Company Commander Zhou. Who knew that Company Commander Zhou would see it today?”
Bai Xue snorted coldly. Did she think she was a fool or that Company Commander Zhou was a fool? If she really wanted to make it clear, would Company Commander Zhou have gone to get wedding supplies? It must have been Su Mengwan who had expressed her intention to get married, which was why Company Commander Zhou had taken action.
“Su Mengwan, I don’t care why. In a bit, you’ll go with me to apologize to Company Commander Zhou. Tomorrow, you’ll go back. And never come to my house again,” Bai Xue said. She was disgusted just by the sight of her now.
How did the Su family teach their daughters? One after another, they were both stupid and venomous.
“Why? This is my cousin’s house. I can stay as long as I want. What right do you have to kick me out?” Su Mengwan’s temper also flared up.
“Just because I’m the mistress of this house. Su Mengwan, do you know how much damage your actions have brought to my and your brother’s reputation? It’s already good that I’m not causing you trouble. If you know what’s good for you, hurry up and pack your things and leave,” Bai Xue said, looking at Su Mengwan with a face full of rage.
“Hmph, a woman who hasn’t laid an egg in five years of marriage, what kind of mistress are you? If you know what’s good for you, you should give up the position of Mrs. Xu. Don’t occupy the nest without laying eggs. Ah… Bai Xue, you hit me again! I’ll fight you!” Su Mengwan was slapped again by Bai Xue.
In all her life, this was the first time she had been slapped, and two in a row. An angry Su Mengwan directly slapped her back, then pulled her hair to continue hitting her.
Bai Xue had thought that Su Mengwan would not dare to fight back, so she had been slapped by her. Before she could come to her senses, her hair was pulled by Su Mengwan. The sharp pain from her scalp quickly brought her back to her senses. She blocked Su Mengwan’s outstretched claws, grabbed her hair in return, and then kicked her in the leg.
“Ah!”
“What are you doing?” Xu Kaisheng shouted loudly.
Xu Kaisheng had already heard the news and had rushed home. But he had seen his wife and cousin pulling each other’s hair. It was really hard for him to believe. His wife and cousin were both gentle and virtuous ladies.
Hearing Xu Kaisheng’s voice, the two of them finally regained their senses and immediately let go of each other’s hair.
At this moment, both of their hair and clothes were a mess, especially Su Mengwan. There was a clear five-fingered palm print on both sides of her face. Of course, Bai Xue also had one on her face. You could see how hard they had hit.
Xu Kaisheng took a deep breath. “Can either of you tell me what happened?”
“Cousin~” Su Mengwan was the first to speak. She went over and linked her arm with Xu Kaisheng’s, crying and saying, “I was slapped by Cousin-in-law as soon as I got home. She said I had ruined the Xu family’s reputation. But I clearly didn’t. I made it very clear. Before I came to the base, I had indeed already broken up with Wei Guangming, which was why I went on a blind date. When I went on a blind date with Company Commander Zhou, I did think he was not bad and wanted to get to know him better. I just didn’t expect Guangming to chase after me, and then I also realized that I still couldn’t forget him, so I was thinking of finding a time to make it clear to Company Commander Zhou. But I was seen by Company Commander Zhou today. Cousin, this is really just a misunderstanding. But Cousin-in-law thought I had lied to her and slapped me again. Cousin, look at my face. In all my life, my parents have never even touched a fingernail of mine, but I was beaten like this by Cousin-in-law. Sob, sob, sob, Cousin~”
“Asheng, it’s not like that. It was her…” Bai Xue shook her head, her eyes red. But before she could finish, Su Mengwan interrupted her again.
“Cousin, my face hurts so much. Will it be disfigured? Cousin, sob, sob, sob, I really wasn’t two-timing. Ah, my leg hurts so much. Cousin-in-law just kicked me. Could it be fractured?” Su Mengwan fell to the ground, clutching her leg and crying out in pain.
“Asheng, I just kicked her lightly. How could it be fractured?” Bai Xue quickly explained.
Su Mengwan’s lips curved into a slight smile. This fool Bai Xue, wasn’t this admitting that she had indeed kicked her?
“Cousin, it hurts so much,” Su Mengwan said, her face pale and in pain.
Xu Kaisheng looked at Bai Xue with disappointment, not understanding how she had become like this.
He carried Su Mengwan on his back. “I’ll take my cousin to the hospital.”
Looking at Xu Kaisheng’s tall back, Bai Xue stomped her foot in anger. She had wanted to chase after him, but thinking of her messy hair and clothes, and the palm print on her face, she stopped and hurried back to her room to change her clothes and fix her hair.
“Cousin, I know Cousin-in-law values her reputation the most, but she shouldn’t have hit me without distinguishing right from wrong. And you don’t hit people in the face. Look at my face. Am I really going to be disfigured?” Su Mengwan asked in a choked voice.
“No, you won’t. Your sister-in-law has a quick temper. I’ll have her apologize to you later. But, Mengwan, did you really not lie to Company Commander Zhou?” Xu Kaisheng was not a fool. Of course, he would not believe whatever Su Mengwan said.
Su Mengwan’s eyes widened. “Cousin, you don’t believe me either? Sob, sob, sob, I don’t want to live anymore. Don’t take me to the hospital either. Just let me fend for myself.”
“Alright, don’t move,” Xu Kaisheng said, not leaving the yard. He put Su Mengwan down, squatted down, and pressed her foot. “The bone is fine.”
He had been on the battlefield, after all. He could still check if a bone was broken. The reason he had carried Su Mengwan out was just to separate her from Bai Xue. Otherwise, with them going back and forth, his head would ache from the noise.
“Cousin, are you not taking me to the hospital?” Su Mengwan asked, pulling her foot back and looking at Xu Kaisheng in confusion.
“Didn’t I just check? The bone is fine. Why go to the hospital?” Xu Kaisheng asked, looking at the palm print on Su Mengwan’s face. “Let’s go, let’s go in and apply some medicine for you.”
When they entered the house, Bai Xue was indeed not there. Xu Kaisheng took out a first-aid kit and applied medicine for Su Mengwan. “Tell me, why did your sister-in-law hit you the second time?”
“I told you, Cousin-in-law thought I had lied to her, so she slapped me again. Sob, sob, sob, Cousin, it hurts so much~” Su Mengwan said, crying.
Xu Kaisheng and Bai Xue had been married for five years. Not to say they understood each other completely, but they understood each other eighty percent. The first slap was indeed when Su Mengwan had just come back. The second slap was definitely not because Bai Xue thought Su Mengwan had lied.
“Su Mengwan, don’t forget what I do. Interrogation is also one of the subjects we study,” Xu Kaisheng said, looking at her calmly.
Su Mengwan’s body stiffened. She lowered her head, looking as if she had done something wrong. “I said she couldn’t have children and shouldn’t occupy the nest without laying eggs.”
Xu Kaisheng frowned. This was Bai Xue’s sore spot. No wonder she had hit Su Mengwan.
“You…”
Su Mengwan interrupted Xu Kaisheng. “But Cousin-in-law didn’t believe me at all. She even wanted to kick me out and said she would never let me come to your house again. I was angry for a moment, so…”
“You shouldn’t have said such a thing no matter how angry you were,” Xu Kaisheng said, rubbing his temples.
“Then Cousin-in-law shouldn’t have hit me without a second thought, right? What right does she have to hit me? My parents have never even hit me,” Su Mengwan said, feeling more and more wronged. Tears started to fall. “You don’t have to kick me out. I’ll leave now. I won’t come to your house again in the future, not in this lifetime.”
Saying that, Su Mengwan ran directly back to her room to pack her things.
Xu Kaisheng took a deep breath and followed behind her. “You also slapped your sister-in-law. Mengwan, this is not the time to be angry. After lunch, come with me to apologize to Company Commander Zhou. In the afternoon, I’ll go with you to the town to see that Wei Guangming. I want to see what kind of person he is, to have charmed my sister so much.”
After coaxing his cousin, there was still a wife waiting for him in the room. Xu Kaisheng pushed the door open and hugged Bai Xue.
“I know everything. But you slapped her twice and kicked her once. You should have calmed down by now,” Xu Kaisheng said. Seeing that the person in his arms was not moving, he looked down and saw that Bai Xue was silently crying. He sighed softly. “Xiaoxue, how about we adopt one? Like Old He’s Jingyan, let’s also adopt an orphan of a comrade. You see how sensible Jingyan is.”
Bai Xue looked at Xu Kaisheng with teary eyes. “Can we?”
“Of course we can,” Xu Kaisheng said, holding Bai Xue tightly. “I’ll have someone inquire later. When I find a suitable one, I’ll let you know.”
Bai Xue held Xu Kaisheng’s hand and asked with some hesitation, “Didn’t you say Jingyan is sensible?”
Xu Kaisheng frowned. “What do you mean?”
…
“What do you mean? Xu Kaisheng and Bai Xue can’t have children and want to adopt an orphan of a comrade. That’s great. The two of them can have a child, and the orphan of a martyr can have a father and a mother,” Ye Qingzhi said, looking at Yang Xiaorou in confusion, not understanding what she was finding hard to say.
“No, isn’t your Jingyan an orphan of a martyr? So… that…” Yang Xiaorou still couldn’t say it.
Ye Qingzhi narrowed her eyes. “Bai Xue doesn’t want my Jingyan, does she?”
Seeing Yang Xiaorou’s silence, Ye Qingzhi stood up with a whoosh. “What is she thinking? Is she crazy? Our Jingyan is the eldest son of the He family, He Qiming and Ye Qingzhi’s son. What’s wrong with Bai Xue, to come and snatch my son? And what does she take Jingyan for?”
“Qingzhi, don’t be angry. Let’s talk it over,” Yang Xiaorou said. She knew that Ye Qingzhi would be angry.
“How can I not be angry? No, I have to go and find her,” Ye Qingzhi said, picking up her scarf and hat and rushing out.
“Qingzhi, Qingzhi…” Yang Xiaorou immediately chased after her.