When the sisters-in-law heard Ruan Ruan's words, their lips twitched. They were even more envious of her. The older women looked at their own daughters-in-law and thought to themselves, "Please don't follow her example. If her son loses his job, she'll be laughed at to death when she goes back to her hometown."

“Commander Huo’s wife, that’s not how you say it. Everyone needs harmony in the family for everything to go well. How can you ruin your husband’s life over a mere disagreement? Men work hard every day, and the money they earn is meant for their wives to spend.” Aunt Li noticed that her daughter-in-law’s eyes were a bit off, so she immediately spoke up, hoping that Ruan Ruan would change her mind.

"Oh dear, look at what you're saying, Auntie. When a woman marries a man, isn't it because he can earn money so she can live a better life? When people live together, they all want to live a harmonious and happy life. But that's no excuse for a mother-in-law to treat her daughter-in-law badly. As the saying goes, 'A daughter-in-law endures a thousand years to become a mother-in-law.' Everyone goes through that. Why should women make things difficult for each other?"

The main reason the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law don't get along is that the man is useless. If he valued women, his mother would treat his wife better, considering how hard he works to support the family. After all, she's the one he'll spend his life with. What's the point of a man who doesn't treat his life partner well? You can tolerate him for a day or two, but what if you have to endure him for decades? That's like losing countless days and nights. I don't know what others think, but I would never tolerate a man who treats his wife badly. I wouldn't even look at a man like that.

Many people listened to Ruan Ruan's words, but they frightened the mothers-in-law, especially those whose sons had been drinking and beating their wives. They were quite scared. Right now, they were keeping their daughters-in-law in check at home. If they heard Ruan Ruan's words and the matter went straight to the leaders, their sons' futures would be ruined. They had to go back and persuade their sons.

Now they realized that they couldn't let Battalion Commander Huo's wife spend time alone with her daughter-in-law; it was best if they didn't interact at all. Otherwise, you wouldn't even know why they ruined the family the other day.

"Hey, you're from Battalion Commander Huo's family, where are you going? You don't live around here, do you?" the old woman asked. She didn't want to hear Ruan Ruan say anything more, so she just sent her away first.

"Oh, look at me, I forgot about that. I still need to go see my aunt about something." Ruan Ruan had long since stopped wanting to chat with these aunties. Their thinking and awareness were not on the same level. If she said too much, they would think she was trying to sow discord and dislike their family, so she went along with what the aunties said.

"You're going to find Teacher Shen? Then hurry up, or she might have to go out if you wait any longer," several older women chimed in. Some even pushed Ruan Ruan, hoping she would leave quickly.

"Okay, then I'll be going now. Ladies and gentlemen, let's chat sometime!" Ruan Ruan took two steps forward with the help of the old lady's push, then stopped and said to them, especially emphasizing the word "sometime" before walking towards the Gu family's house.

After she left, the women pulled their daughters-in-law home, emphasizing as they walked, "You should stay away from Battalion Commander Huo's family, you hear me? If you dare do what she said, I'll make sure you regret it." But while they said that, they knew that Ruan Ruan's words actually made sense, so when their sons came home from get off work that day, they were all told to treat their wives better.

After they learned what had happened, they wanted to talk to Huo Haocheng about it, but they didn't have the guts; they were too scared of sparring with him.

Meanwhile, Ruan Ruan arrived at the Gu family home, where Teacher Shen was tutoring Gu Jingming with his homework.

"Ruan Ruan, come in quickly. What brings you here today?" Teacher Shen had previously wanted to recruit Ruan Ruan to teach at the school, but after learning from Gu Wenpeng that she had been working as a translator at home, she thought it was great. Her niece was so young and had such talent; she should do what she loved. She liked her niece even more.

"Hello, Auntie. Nothing much, I just saw that the weather was nice and I hadn't been out for a while, so I thought I'd come and drop by," Ruan Ruan said to Teacher Shen after sitting down.

“Yes, it’s been raining these days, so we haven’t gone out much. Now that it’s the holidays, we’ll help your brother with his homework first.” Teacher Shen knows that Ruan Ruan is a good student, and she also wants Ruan Ruan to help tutor Gu Jingming. Gu Jingming will be going to high school next semester, and she is a little worried that he will fall behind.

"Sis, can you help me with this?" Ever since Ruan Ruan came to the family compound, Gu Jingming has heard nothing but praise for how well Ruan Ruan is a student. He's okay at math, but his Chinese is really terrible. Now that Ruan Ruan is here, he wants his sister to help him with his studies.

"Where?" Ruan Ruan sat down next to him and asked, looking at his textbook.

"This? I don't even recognize this character, let alone understand its meaning?"

"This character is pronounced 'dun,' and it means honest. This sentence means that this person will be very honest when he grows up," Ruan Ruan explained to Gu Jingming as he pointed to the text.

After that, Ms. Shen went about her own business, ignoring Gu Jingming. With Ruan Ruan around, she felt at ease. She secretly thought to herself, "Ruan Ruan really does have the potential to be a teacher!"

If Ruan Ruan knew what Teacher Shen was thinking, she would definitely loudly stop Teacher Shen, saying that she should never have such thoughts. Really, she is so lazy and is not suitable to harm the flower buds of the motherland.

Ruan Ruan talked to Gu Jingming until 11 o'clock, then it was time to go back.

"Alright, that's enough for today. I need to go back and cook for your brother-in-law, otherwise he'll be hungry when he gets back." The two siblings called out to each other, and before they knew it, an hour had passed. Ruan Ruan felt that she had learned enough for the day, so she got up to go back.

"Auntie, I'll head back now," Ruan Ruan said as she stood up and addressed Teacher Shen, who was busy in the kitchen.

"Why are you going back? Just eat at home. I'm already cooking," Teacher Shen said, putting down the knife in her hand as she heard Ruan Ruan was going back.

"Let's skip it today. I came out on a whim without telling Hao Cheng. If he comes back and doesn't see me, he'll definitely be worried. Next time, I'll have him come with me." After saying that, Ruan Ruan didn't chat with Teacher Shen for long and walked out. Otherwise, if the two of them kept pulling and pushing each other, who knows when they would be able to leave.

"Hey, why are you walking so fast? Take some food back with you!" Teacher Shen was about to pick some vegetables from her own garden for her to take back, but as soon as she found the bag, she saw that the person had already walked far away.

"No need, Auntie, you can keep it. We have some at home," Ruan Ruan replied loudly after hearing Teacher Shen tell her to take the things back. She walked even faster. If her aunt saw her taking things from her uncle, she didn't know what they would say about her. Just thinking about it made her feel terrible, so she decided to forget it.