Chapter 236 Lying

Zhou family

After finishing training, Zhou Jun returned home and quickly washed up in a porcelain basin in the yard.

He picked up a towel from the sink stand, wiped his face, and called out towards the bedroom, "Wife..."

"Dad, stop calling, Mom isn't home," Zhou Jianghe replied loudly to Zhou Jun while watching TV in the living room, wrinkling his nose.

Not home?

Zhou Jun put down the towel in his hand, walked into the living room, and glanced at Zhou Jianghe: "Son, where did your mother go?"

Zhou Jianghe didn't even turn his head, his eyes fixed on the television, and replied perfunctorily, "He's at the neighbor's house!"

Zhou Jun nodded upon hearing this, without giving it much thought. Su Nian had been living in the family compound for quite some time, but she didn't often interact with other military spouses.

Staying cooped up at home every day isn't good for his health, so he was quite happy to be able to visit Gu Yihan's house.

At this moment, Zhou Yan deliberately wore torn clothes and ran behind Zhou Jun.

"Brother, you have to stand up for me!"

Zhou Jun was startled by Zhou Yan's shrill screams.

He turned around and saw her running towards him, her clothes disheveled, so he immediately turned away.

He snapped, "Zhou Yan, straighten your clothes before you speak to me."

Zhou Yan wiped away her tears while straightening her clothes.

She deliberately tore her shirt to frame Su Nian.

Anyway, she can't have taken this beating for nothing; someone has to take the blame.

After tidying up, Zhou Yan walked up to Zhou Jun, deliberately raised her face so he could see clearly, and choked out, "Brother, look what my sister-in-law did to me."

Zhou Jun's gaze fell on the handprint on Zhou Yan's cheek, and he frowned slightly.

His gaze towards Zhou Yan grew even more intense: "Your sister-in-law hit you?"

He knew what kind of personality Su Nian had.

Because of her background, she was afraid of causing him trouble, so she always endured it as much as possible. How could she have hit Zhou Yan?

Seeing that Zhou Jun didn't believe her, Zhou Yan immediately walked over to Zhou Jianghe, who was watching TV, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jiang He, did your mother slap your aunt's face?"

Zhou Jianghe's view was blocked by Zhou Yan. He looked up at her cheek, then turned to Zhou Jun and said, "Dad, Aunt's face was slapped by Mom."

Zhou Jun frowned and gave Zhou Yan and Zhou Jianghe a deep look.

Regardless of whether Su Nian hit Zhou Yan or not, there's something wrong with the attitude between the aunt and niece.

"Brother, if you don't believe me, don't you believe Jiang He? He's your own son," Zhou Yan said, feeling wronged.

Zhou Jun glanced at Zhou Yan. Of course he trusted his son, but between his son and his wife, he trusted his wife more.

Zhou Jianghe saw that Zhou Yan was still blocking his way, preventing him from watching TV.

Turning to Zhou Jun anxiously, she said, "Dad, it was Mom who argued with Aunt. I asked her to apologize, but she's still angry with me."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jun grabbed Zhou Jiang and raised his hand to slap him.

When Zhou Yan saw that Zhou Jun was about to hit Zhou Jianghe, she was afraid that the boy couldn't handle it and was talking nonsense.

She immediately hugged him tightly, saying, "Brother, Brother Jiang is so young, he wouldn't lie."

Zhou Jun glanced coldly at Zhou Yan, said nothing, and turned to walk out of the living room.

"Auntie, I've said what you taught me. Can I have a White Rabbit milk candy now?"

Zhou Jianghe was completely oblivious to the seriousness of his lie today. He was only thinking about the delicious snacks Zhou Yan had promised him.

In his limited memory, Su Nian never allowed him to eat this or that; only his aunt Zhou Yan would secretly give him treats.

Zhou Yan smiled smugly, patted Zhou Jianghe's head, and said with a smile, "Wait, Auntie will go to your mother's bedroom to get it."

Lu Family

Grandma Gu was picking vegetables in the yard when she heard the door open and thought Lu Huailin had returned.

Smiling, he looked up and saw Zhou Jun, so he greeted him, "Commander Zhou, you're back."

"You're back." Zhou Jun asked Grandma Gu, "Grandma Gu, is my Su Nian at your house?"

Grandma Gu put down her work, stood up, wiped her hands with her apron, and walked a few steps toward Zhou Jun.

He sighed and whispered, "Commander Zhou, how can a sister-in-law beat her sister-in-law?"

“Your Su Nian cried all afternoon at my house, and her eyes are all swollen.”

After Grandma Gu said that, Zhou Jun realized that Zhou Yan had lied to Zhou Jianghe.

"Grandma Gu, I..."

Before Zhou Jun could finish speaking, Su Nian came out carrying the child.

"It sounds like your voice."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jun quickly walked to Su Nian's side and put his arm around her waist.

Looking down at her still swollen eyes, a pang of heartache flashed in his eyes.

A deep voice rang out: "Wife, I'm sorry you had to go through all this."

Su Nian looked up at Zhou Jun, her eyes instantly reddening. She shook her head and choked out, "I'm not wronged."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Gu looked up and glanced at Su Nian.

Tsk tsk shook his head and said, "Little Su, if you have any grievances, tell Commander Zhou and let him stand up for you."

Su Nian smiled at Grandma Gu and said, "Grandma Gu, thank you for today, Xiao Han. We'll head back now."

Grandma Gu smiled and nodded, thinking that she should hurry up and leave, since she couldn't stand up like this.

She deserved to be bullied; she was worse off than an uneducated old woman.

Zhou Jun greeted Grandma Gu with a smile.

He reached out and hugged Zhou Ni from Su Nian's arms, looking at her with a doting expression, and asked, "Wife, did Zhou Yan bully you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Nian glanced at Zhou Jun, smiled, and remained silent.

Seeing that Su Nian had suffered such a great injustice but was unwilling to speak out, Zhou Jun felt increasingly guilty towards her.

"Wife, you must listen to me this time and send Zhou Yan back to her hometown."

Su Nian looked up at Zhou Jun and said worriedly, "Mother won't agree."

Zhou Jun held Zhou Ni with one arm and held Su Nian's hand tightly with the other.

He gently comforted her, "Honey, don't worry, I've got you covered."

"Okay." This time, Su Nian agreed very readily.

"Oh, right, let Zhou Jianghe go back with Zhou Yan," Zhou Jun suddenly said.

"This..." Su Nian couldn't bring herself to say the rest of her words when she thought of Zhou Jianghe's attitude towards her.

“The child is not young anymore. He needs to go back to his hometown to get some experience. Otherwise, he won’t be able to tell the difference between wheat and chives in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Su Nian couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you talking about me?"

Zhou Jun looked at Su Nian's fair face and said, "Wife, he can't compare to you. You are the kind of person I need to support for the rest of my life."

"He will have to support himself from now on."

Zhou Jun wouldn't tell Su Nian about Zhou Jianghe helping Zhou Yan lie, lest she be heartbroken.

Since that brat has had too many good days, let him suffer a bit.