"Commander Qin's wife, you're only going back to cook now? It's too late! Why have you been playing outside for so long?" A woman with three eyes walked up to Ye Zhaoyu and started lecturing her before she even knew who she was.

"Auntie, I can't cook. I'm just going back for dinner," Ye Zhaoyu said politely with a smile.

"How can a woman not know how to cook? No wonder Commander Qin went to the canteen for lunch again; it turns out he married a lazy woman," the woman continued.

"Yes, my husband hasn't said anything, so why are you worrying about this, Auntie?" Ye Zhaoyu asked with a smile, showing no sign of anger.

"I'm just feeling sorry for Commander Qin. He's married but still looks like a bachelor." The woman looked at Ye Zhaoyu, who was being talked about like that, and then asked her with a smile. She felt a little scared. Other women would have been angry long ago, so how could she still be smiling?

"Auntie, are you a political commissar or a women's affairs officer?" Ye Zhaoyu asked her curiously.

“I’m nobody, so what? Can’t I even say a few words?” the woman said defiantly.

"Sure, you can say whatever you want, just don't say it in front of me. Otherwise, I'll think you're trying to manage things between my husband and me on behalf of my mother-in-law," Ye Zhaoyu said before going back inside.

This kind of person doesn't break the law or hit anyone, but they like to gossip. If they make a scene, it's because they're being unreasonable. If you argue with them for too long, it's pointless and a waste of time. Getting angry isn't worth it, so it's best to just ignore them.

I'll just find a suitable opportunity to deal with them all at once and establish my authority, then they won't dare to say anything bad about me.

The woman didn't understand what Ye Zhaoyu meant when she saw her walk home, close the door, and ignore them completely.

I'm...very angry.

She was ignored; no one in this residential compound dared to ignore her.