Chapter 41

Chen Xiuni was worried about her husband and wanted desperately to get along well with Jiang Huihan. Xu Zhao's grandfather knew the commander and he had a lot of connections. With his family background, his promotion was expected and there was nothing surprising about it.

She tried to please Jiang Huihan in order to get her to talk to Xu Zhao, hoping that Xu Zhao could say a few good words about her husband in front of the military leaders. This was better than anything else.

It's not that she is eager for quick success, there is nothing she can do about it. She comes from the countryside and does not have a good family background. Her husband is not very capable. At her age now, her physical strength is not as good as when she was young, and it has basically reached its limit. If she can move up a level, then she will have more options when she transfers to her hometown in the future.

Jiang Suihan found that Chen Xiuni had a very strange quirk. She liked to compare herself with others and always described herself as miserable. She didn't know whether Chen Xiuni's life was really not easy or she was just that kind of person. She spoke in an exaggerated manner and was used to revealing her various miseries in front of others.

"I don't know much about his military affairs. He rarely talks about them at home, and I don't ask much about his work. Sister-in-law, you know better than me that many things in the military must be kept confidential and cannot be told to anyone, not even to family members."

Chen Xiuni couldn't hide her disappointment on her face. "Is that so? They are very strict when they are in the military. They won't say anything they can't. I was just curious and asked casually."

She secretly complained in her heart, thinking that the girl was so young but her words were so precise and her mind was so deep. She had thought that she was a simple-minded and easy-to-please girl, but she was wrong.

Wu Guihua now regretted very much coming to the Xu family with Chen Xiuni and did not want to stay there any longer. She stood up without even looking at Chen Xiuni.

She said directly, "It's getting late. I have something to do at home so I'll go back first. Xiao Jiang, come to my house more often when you have time."

Jiang Suihan put down the scissors in her hand: "Okay, I won't keep you here, we'll get together again when we have time."

Seeing that Wu Guihua was about to leave, Chen Xiuni felt embarrassed to stay and looked at Jiang Huihan hesitantly, as if she had something to say.

Jiang Suihan didn't give her a chance. She smiled, waved, said goodbye, and closed the door.

Sitting back on the stool, Jiang Huihan sighed. She didn't like socializing because it was a waste of time and energy, and it was easy to offend people if she wasn't careful with her words.

On the way back, Wu Guihua said in a somewhat reproachful tone: "What's wrong with you today? You speak in a sarcastic tone, which makes people angry. How did Xiao Jiang offend you? It's the Xu family's business that Xu Zhao is willing to support his brother-in-law. He didn't eat your family's food. You don't need to be a good person here to preach to others. It's just that Xiao Jiang has a good temper and didn't make a fuss about you. If it were me, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to you and would just kick you out."

Today's incident made Wu Guihua a little afraid of Chen Xiuni. It's not that she was unaware of some of Chen Xiuni's faults. She used to think they were harmless and just let her be. But now she found that Chen Xiuni sometimes took herself too seriously and spoke without considering the occasion. She just kept talking to herself, which made others lose face and it was very awkward for both of them.

Chen Xiuni pouted, not convinced. "I didn't say anything wrong. How can you marry someone with your own brother? Isn't this just taking Xu Zhao for a fool? I just wanted to remind her kindly so that she won't regret it in the future. Okay, I know that sometimes I say bad things, but the truth hurts. In the future, you will definitely know that what I say is right."

She felt wronged. Although she did have her own little thoughts, she really meant well. No matter how close her brother was to her, he was not as important as her own life. After all, she was married and would have her own children in the future, so she must put her own family first.

Men are all lustful and like beautiful and fresh girls. She admits that Jiang Suihan is young and beautiful. Xu Zhao likes her and is willing to raise her younger brother for her. When she is no longer young in the future and her face is covered with wrinkles and spots, let's see if Xu Zhao will still have this attitude.

Wu Guihua couldn't hold back her anger and rolled her eyes at Chen Xiuni. She was out of her mind and wouldn't listen to any advice.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you. It's a waste of time. I'm going home." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Chen Xiuni opened her mouth and tried to chase after her, but Wu Guihua decided she didn't want to talk to this fool and ignored her.

At the Wang family, it’s dinner time.

Wang Lijuan was eating and pretending to be casual, "When I was washing vegetables at night, I heard someone say that the army was building a primary school. A school needs teachers. Second sister, do you think I have a chance to be a teacher in the army's primary school?"

If she wants to stay in the army, she must have an excuse. If she keeps making excuses and not finding a partner, her family will definitely be suspicious. My second sister said that her brother-in-law agreed to let her stay at home, but supporting one more person would mean more pressure on the family, and her brother-in-law would definitely have opinions after a long time.

It just so happened that the army was going to build a primary school, which was a great opportunity. She had attended junior high school, so it was easy for her to teach a group of children who knew nothing. The reason she said it in front of her brother-in-law was that she thought her brother-in-law could help with the operation. After all, she was not a military dependent and was not the army's first candidate.

Wang Liying's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Why didn't I think of that? You are really smart, little sister. The teacher is good, the work is easy, just attending classes every day, and there are winter and summer vacations. It's much better than working in the fields at home."

I couldn't wait to look at Li Hongjun: "Dad, what do you think? Can my little sister go?"

Li Hongjun frowned. What do you mean by whether I can go or not? He spoke as if he was the leader in charge of this matter. As long as he said the word, my little sister could go to be a teacher.

"It's not impossible. I still need to ask around. As you know, there aren't many jobs open to family members in the military, and many family members are waiting for jobs. Strictly speaking, I'm not a military family member, so I'm not sure if I can sign up."

Now the five mouths in the family depend on his salary alone to support them. If his wife's sister could work in a military primary school, that would be great, and the family could have an extra income.

Wang Liying was thinking about what she could do: "Then you should find out carefully. It would be best if you could find out which leader is in charge of this matter."

Li Hongjun frowned, his expression very serious: "What? You want to bribe the leader? I'm telling you, don't have such bad thoughts. If people find out, how can I continue to stay in the army in the future?"

He is an upright person and does things in a very methodical manner. He will never allow people around him to have such wrong ideas that would harm others and themselves.

Wang Liying glared at Li Hongjun in anger: "What are you thinking? I want to bribe you, but what can I offer? I have nothing at home and people won't look down on me. I want you to find out what plans the leader in charge has. The sooner we know, the better we can prepare in advance."

Li Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his wife didn't intend to make a mistake. Her tone was no longer as harsh as before: "I know. I'll ask someone about it tomorrow and tell you when I have news."

Wang Lijuan held the bowl and ate slowly, lowering her head in deep thought. In her dream, she remembered that she was a teacher in a military primary school. As for how she became a teacher, the book did not give a detailed introduction.

She believed everything in the book and would never allow any accidents to happen.

Wang Lijuan glanced at Wang Lijuan and said, "Little sister, what are you thinking about? Why don't you eat the vegetables?"

Wang Lijuan smiled to cover up: "No, I just suddenly remembered something."

She didn’t know if Jiang Suihan had the same idea. When she thought about the possibility, she felt uncomfortable and didn’t want to stay in the same place with Jiang Suihan.

Glancing at the calendar hanging on the wall, she realized that it was still a long time before the New Year, and prayed silently that time would pass quickly so that she could realize her dream soon and live the life she had always dreamed of.

Jiang Huihan handed Xu Zhao a towel and asked him to wipe the sweat off his head.

Xu Zhao stretched out his hands to show her, his hands were covered in mud. He bent down, put his face close to her, and looked at her with a smile on his face.

Jiang Huihan pursed her lips, but still followed his wishes and raised her hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Xu Zhao tilted his neck up: "Wipe your neck too."

You are still asking for more.

Jiang Huihan didn't say anything, her face slightly red, and she continued to wipe the sweat off her face.

When Xu Zhao returned home these two days, the first thing he did was to take out a hoe and loosen the soil in the yard. He borrowed the hoe from the Logistics Department. He would have to buy a hoe when he went to the county next time. Otherwise, it would be very inconvenient to go to the Logistics Department to borrow it every time.

Xu Zhao: "What are you going to plant?"

He was a little worried. Jiang Huihan grew up in the city and had never farmed. If the crops died accidentally, he would probably be sad for a while.

Jiang Suihan said confidently: "Don't underestimate me. I asked Sister Guihua, and she said that we can grow radishes and Chinese cabbages in this season. These two crops are easy to grow and not difficult."

Xu Zhao: “…”

It's hard to believe when someone who has never farmed before says that growing vegetables is not difficult.

After a second of silence, he said, "It doesn't hurt to try, but don't work too hard."

Jiang Suihan: "Don't worry, I've written down everything Sister Guihua said in a notebook. She has been farming for many years and has a lot of experience. If I don't understand something, I'll ask her. Just wait and see, I'm sure I can succeed."

She plans to plant some vegetables and flowers. The yard looks ugly because it is bare. After planting flowers, she will feel better every day when she wakes up and sees the flowers blooming in the yard.

Xu Zhao was silent for a moment: "I wish you success."

Jiang Suihan said cheerfully, "Thank you."

It’s just growing vegetables, and she has external help, so she will definitely succeed.

Xu Zhao: "The army's primary school plans to recruit three teachers, with a junior high school education or above. The recruitment requirements should be posted in a couple of days. Sign up first, and then take the unified exam."

Just as she expected, Jiang Huihan held her chin with one hand. She had graduated from elementary school for several years and there were no elementary school textbooks at home. She was wondering whether she should borrow from Mrs. Wu. Zhao Dajun had just graduated from elementary school and should still have his elementary school textbooks.

“Are there many people who graduated from junior high school in the family compound?”

Xu Zhao: "As far as I know, many of them come from rural areas, their families are poor, many cannot afford to go to school, and some have never even been to school."

Jiang Suihan joked, "Then wouldn't that give me an advantage?"

Xu Zhao nodded: "You can say that."

He had only one idea: if she wanted to work, let her go. If one day she got tired and didn't want to go anymore, she could quit her job and go home. He could afford it anyway, as long as she was happy.

Jiang Suihan began to make big promises to him: "When I work and make money, I will buy you delicious food."

Xu Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait."

When he was a child like Jiang Leyun, he was thinking about spending money even though he hadn't even started working.

When Jiang Leyun was mentioned here, he got into a fight with someone the next day.

"Lele, what's wrong with you? You're so dirty. Did you have a fight with someone?"

Jiang Suihan pulled Jiang Leyun over and looked him up and down nervously. The child's clothes were messy, as if he had rolled in the mud, and there was an obvious red mark on his neck.

Jiang Leyun pursed her lips and tried hard not to cry: "Brother Xiaojun and I were playing over at the playground. Li Zili wanted to take my little tank away. I refused to give it to him, so he took it by force. Brother Xiaojun helped me, and then we started fighting. He was very strong and pushed me to the ground, but I wasn't afraid of him. I even bit him and didn't suffer any loss."

The last sentence revealed a proud tone, and he seemed quite pleased with himself.

They were having fun, but Li Zili's group of kids came over and wanted to play with them. Zhao Xiaojun was not happy about it because he was a big fan of the kids in the staff compound. He knew Li Zili's character and knew that he was not a generous person. He always liked to snatch other kids' toys and he also liked to play tricks and was unreasonable.

Li Zilii took a fancy to the small tank made of bullet heads in Jiang Leyun's hand and asked to borrow it to play with. Jiang Leyun refused. The small tank was given to him by Xu Zhao. It was the first time he had such a cool gift. He cherished it very much. He was very careful every time he played with it and refused to lend it to him.

Li Zilii was very unhappy after being rejected, especially in front of other children. He felt ashamed and scolded Jiang Leyun for being stingy, saying that he was a burden and followed his sister to stay at his brother-in-law's house and made his brother-in-law spend money to support him. He didn't know where such words were learned from as a child. Those words were very unpleasant.

Jiang Leyun couldn't bear it any longer, so he rushed towards Li Zili and punched him with his fists. Li Zili was two years older than him, taller and stronger than him. Li Zili counterattacked and pinned him to the ground.

Zhao Xiaojun was a very loyal person. When he saw that his friend was not at an advantage and the enemy had seized the initiative, he immediately rushed forward and pressed his whole body on Li Zilii. While fighting with Li Zilii, he called on other friends to come and help.

Children like to join in the fun, their blood is boiling. Hula la group of children started to hit me like this. You grabbed my hair, I scratched your face, you punched me, I kicked you, and as I hit you, gradually, I didn’t distinguish between the enemy and my camp, and I would beat you when I saw someone, no matter who you are, Jiang Leyun and Li Zili, the two parties involved, were ignored.

After understanding the whole story, Jiang Suihan didn't know what expression to put on her face. A fight between children was not a big deal and there was no need to make a big deal out of it. Besides, Jiang Leyun only intervened to protect his family and he didn't want to undermine the little guy's self-confidence.

After quickly going through the whole thing in her mind, Jiang Huihan squatted down and looked at Jiang Leyun at eye level. "I'm not saying you did something wrong, but you're not completely right either. That kid named Li Zili is rude. His family didn't discipline him well and let him talk nonsense outside. He was wrong. You're very brave. You dared to fight against the people who bullied you and didn't back down. I want to commend you for that."

Jiang Leyun's eyes gradually brightened, and her tightly pursed lips couldn't help but curl up.

Jiang Huihan changed the subject and her tone became serious: "But there is a very important point you overlooked. How old are you? You are just a kid, fighting with others, and you are fighting so fiercely. The other person is bigger and stronger than you. Can you beat him with your small body? If you get hurt and make me and your brother-in-law worry, won't you feel guilty?"

Seeing the guilty look on the little guy's face, Jiang Huihan paused for a second: "I'm not asking you to be a child without temper. If you stand there and let others beat you up when you are bullied, you are stupid and brainless. You have to fight back anyway, otherwise people will think we are easy to bully and will bully us in the future."

People tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. Sometimes the kinder people are, the more likely they are to be bullied.

Jiang Leyun agreed, clenched his fists, and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, we must fight back and let them know that we are not easy to bully."

So when Li Zili tried to steal his small tank, he fought back. Even if both of them were injured, he wanted to let Li Zili know that if someone didn't want to give him his things, then he didn't have to give them to him, and no one could bully him.

Seeing her brother gritting his teeth, Jiang Huihan couldn't help but laugh and rubbed the top of the little guy's head. "No matter what, hitting others is wrong. Of course, it was the child who was wrong first. You hit back in self-defense. What I want to tell you is that it's okay to hit others, but safety comes first. You must ensure that no one gets hurt."

"Also, he was the one who stole your things first, so he was the one who did the wrong thing. But if you were the one who started the fight, then your reason would become unreasonable, and others would think you were arrogant and unreasonable, and would stand on Li Zili's side and accuse you. Sometimes things cannot be solved entirely by force, and this is the worst solution."

Jiang Leyun turned into a curious little baby, looking at Jiang Huihan eagerly, scratching his head in confusion: "Then what should I do?"

Jiang Suihan patiently explained to her brother: "Think about it with your smart little head. Originally, you were right in this matter, but you hit someone, so both of you are wrong. Many people don't care about the reason for something, they only believe what they see with their own eyes."

After the little guy digested it for a second or two, she continued, "Don't you think it's a disadvantage? Smart people like to use their brains to solve problems. Sometimes you don't have to do it yourself. You can use other means to punish that person. Do you understand?"

Jiang Leyun seemed to understand, but his mind was confused. "What method? I don't really understand. How can I get revenge without doing anything myself? What method is so powerful?"

He vaguely felt as if he was standing in front of a door. As long as he pushed the door open, he would see the new world inside. However, the door seemed very close, but in fact it was very far away.

Jiang Suihan doesn't know yet that today's conversation has left a deep impression on Jiang Leyun. When he grows up, he will be more cunning than honeycomb coal. For those who always make trouble for him, he will not only set traps for them secretly, but also appear in front of them as their savior, which is really a way to kill people without compensation.

Knowing that she couldn't explain too much to the child, for fear of teaching the child bad things, Jiang Suihan said vaguely: "You are still young now, you won't understand even if I tell you, so I'll stop here today, and when you grow up in the future, you will naturally understand."

Jiang Leyun pouted and muttered unconvincedly: "It's always like this. What's wrong with me being young? How do you know I don't understand if you don't explain it clearly? You adults will bully us children."

Jiang Huihan smiled happily and tapped the little guy's nose: "If I don't bully you now, how can I bully you when you grow up? You look so dirty. Go take a shower and change your clothes. Do you have any other wounds on your body?"

Children are only cute at this age, but they are not fun anymore when they grow up.

Jiang Leyun snorted: "No more, I'm going to change my clothes."

My sister is becoming more and more difficult to deal with. She does it on purpose and just likes to tease him.

Sure enough, the person who came to complain came.

Wang Liying pushed open the gate and said angrily, "Jiang Huihan, come out here. Don't think you can hide at home. I know you are at home. Look at what your brother did. He beat people at such a young age. Look at what he did to my son. How can you teach your children like this?!"

"My son just said a few words. If you don't like it, you don't have to listen. But you hit me without saying anything. Is there any justice in the world? If you don't give me an explanation today, I will not leave. I will go to the army to report you for bullying."

My son cried all the way home, his face was covered with snot and tears, his clothes were torn and dirty, and he didn't know where the buttons had fallen off.

Wang Liying has only this one son. She dotes on him very much. She is reluctant to beat him even when he does something wrong. At most, she would scold him. Then her son sobbed and complained to her, saying that the new little burden had beaten him.

But she was heartbroken, so she took out some biscuits to coax her son. Wang Liying was so angry for a moment that she felt that the Xu family had gone too far. Jiang Leyun, a burden who depended on his brother-in-law for support, dared to hit her son. The boy was too bold.

She took her son and went straight to the Xu family, demanding an explanation from the Xu family, otherwise she would never let the Xu family go.

Jiang Suihan was reading a book in the room when she heard a bang and then Wang Liying's loud voice. She was so engrossed in the book that she was startled. She patted her chest gently to slow down her suddenly accelerated heartbeat.

When I came out, I saw Wang Liying and a few others standing in the yard. They looked aggressive and they didn't look easy to mess with.

Jiang Suihan is not afraid of Wang Liying. The army is not a place for people to act arrogantly and unreasonably.

She stood opposite Wang Liying, a few steps away, with a calm expression, and took the initiative: "Sister Wang, you came to my house to beat and kill me. People who don't know would think I robbed your money and stole your food. I know why you came. Isn't it just that your son was beaten? Are you coming to my house to apologize? I was worried that you wouldn't come, so I planned to take some time to go to your house."

Wang Liying glared at him, "When did I say I apologize? Your brother beat up my son, and you still want to reason with me? Is your brain stuck in the door? Are you stupid? You beat someone up, but instead of apologizing, you blame him. All the justice in the world is in your hands!"

"Today I finally understand that your family tradition is that of a bandit. No wonder your brother is so ill-mannered. Didn't your parents teach you that?!"

She was so angry. Her son had suffered such a great injustice, but this little girl named Jiang had such a crazy idea that she wanted her to apologize. She must be crazy!

She just didn't believe that she would be defeated by a 20-year-old girl. If Jiang Suhan didn't apologize to her in person and compensate her family for their losses, she would report it to the army and ask the army leaders to take charge of her family.