Chapter 9 He really went to join the army.

Tian Fang immediately rolled her eyes at her and poked her head hard. "I'm telling you, you're brainless too. You and Xiao Liang went together, and you still let her hit you? Useless!"

After scolding her eldest daughter, Tian Fang assured her, "Don't worry, when she comes this time, we'll tie her up, and you can give her a good beating."

"Otherwise, she would think that just because she got married, she's something special."

Speaking of wanting to beat Xie Zhizhi, Xie Lanlan was also in high spirits, "Right? I saw it coming a long time ago. She always looks down on people and thinks she's some kind of official's wife. She's really spoiled."

Speaking of this, Tian Fang was also frustrated: "If you weren't so much older than her, I would never have let her have such a good marriage back then."

Zhou Lin was not only the regimental commander, but also tall and handsome, a handsome face that was hard to find in their small town.

Her temperament is also unique.

When the Zhou family agreed to the marriage, Tian Fang was heartbroken.

Xie Zhizhi isn't her biological daughter, so why would she be happy to see Xie Zhizhi living a better life than her own daughter?

But the Zhou family offered an exorbitant dowry.

Five hundred yuan!

That's enough for them to build a new house.

Moreover, I heard that Zhou's son was wounded on the battlefield, and I wonder if he will be able to have children.

After thinking about it, Tian Fang agreed.

Five hundred yuan!

If we miss this opportunity, Xie Zhizhi won't be able to fetch such a good price.

Furthermore, Xie Zhizhi had been disciplined by her since childhood and was very obedient to her.

She was more obedient than she had imagined.

She made Xie Zhizhi pay her before she would sleep with the Zhou family's son, and Xie Zhizhi did it.

She asked Xie Zhizhi to register her grandson under the name of Zhou's son, and Xie Zhizhi agreed.

Moreover, the house and money belonging to the Zhou family's son all benefited her son...

Tian Fang is so happy she wakes up laughing every time she dreams.

The only downside is that Zhou's son is too kind.

Despite Xie Zhizhi's generous support of her family, he didn't lift a finger to help her.

Only if Xie Zhizhi is beaten every day can she feel at ease.

Otherwise, the thought of that scoundrel dominating her daughter makes her want to vomit.

When Xie Lanlan heard Tian Fang say that if she hadn't been too old, the marriage would definitely have been hers, Xie Lanlan hated Xie Zhizhi even more.

It's all that damned Xie Zhizhi's fault.

The mother and daughter had already planned how they would torture Xie Zhizhi, both mentally and physically, once she returned from the market and came to the Xie family. However, it was already past two in the afternoon, and the sun was no longer very warm, but Xie Zhizhi still hadn't arrived.

Xie Lanlan wandered around outside the Xie family's courtyard gate several times.

He didn't come. He really didn't come.

"Mom, she didn't come. Did she really go to join the army?" Xie Lanlan asked anxiously.

"Go to join the army?" Tian Fang jumped up from the bench. "If she dares to go to join the army, I'll break her legs."

"Here's what you're going to do: go back and tell your man to go to the Zhou family and take a look."

“If she hadn’t gone to join the army…” Tian Fang said, letting out a few sinister laughs.

Xie Lanlan hurriedly went back to call her husband, Sun Hu, and asked him to go to the Zhou family to call Xie Zhizhi to the Xie family.

Although Sun Hu was unwilling, considering that his son had been beaten so badly and he hadn't gotten any benefits from Xie Zhizhi, he borrowed a bicycle and rode to the Zhou family's house.

When he arrived at the Zhou family's house by bicycle, Wu Caifeng had gone to work in the fields, and the doors to Xie Zhizhi's house and courtyard were locked.

Sun Hu pounded on the locked door several times, then shouted viciously, "Xie Zhizhi, Xie Zhizhi..."

The door was locked, and Sun Hu knew that no matter how loudly he shouted or how much he banged on the door, Xie Zhizhi would not be able to come out of the house.

But he insisted on filming.

It would be better to smash this door panel.

"Hey, tui," Sun Hu thought to himself, stopping slapping his sore hand, spitting a big mouthful of saliva at the door, before going to ask someone where Xie Zhizhi had gone.

Sun Hu went to the gate of the courtyard to look around and soon ran into Aunt Zhou, who was carrying a manure basket.

Sun Hu asked the woman, "Auntie, I have something to ask you."

Aunt Zhou looked at the courtyard behind him and nodded.

Zhou Lin is a soldier in the army, and Xie Zhizhi is usually the only one at home. The person who came to see Xie Zhizhi must be from the Xie family.

If it's any of the relatives on Zhou's side, Aunt Zhou will recognize them all.

Aunt Zhou and her sister-in-law Wu Caifeng had a pretty good relationship.

She knew all about Xie Zhizhi's foolish actions.

As a result, Aunt Zhou had a bad impression of the Xie family.

Because of her negative impression of him, Aunt Zhou was particularly cold towards Sun Hu.

So when Sun Hu asked, "Auntie, do you know this family?"

Aunt Zhou neither said she knew him nor she didn't know him; she just lifted her eyelids and looked at Sun Hu in front of her.

Sun Hu was deterred from asking any further questions by Zhou's third aunt's indifferent demeanor. He simply spoke in a more gentle tone, "Auntie, I'm not a bad person. I'm Xie Zhizhi's brother-in-law. Her mother needs to see her, so she specifically asked me to come and find her."

Aunt Zhou scoffed, "My own brother-in-law?"

"She went to join the army, didn't you know?"

Wu Caifeng had already shared Xie Zhizhi's departure to join the army with her sister-in-law that morning.

These elderly people just hope that their children are doing well and living peacefully, so that they can hold their heads high in front of their neighbors and relatives.

So Xie Zhizhi went to join the army, and Wu Caifeng told everyone she met about it.

Sun Hu listened to Zhou's third aunt's words with disbelief, "Went to join the army?"

"I haven't heard of that!"

"Auntie, you can't trick me, can you?"

Aunt Zhou rolled her eyes at him and said, "I must be bored and have nothing better to do." Then she carried her manure basket home and ignored Sun Hu.

Sun Hu wanted to chase after her and ask her a few more questions, but the manure basket on Aunt Zhou's back stopped him in his tracks.

He glanced back at the locked door, then hopped on his bicycle and headed towards the Xie family's house.

By the time they arrived back at the Xie family's house, it was almost four o'clock, and the sun was already setting.

Sun Hu wiped his sweat as he entered the house. "Xiao Liang's grandma is really gone."

"My sister-in-law is really gone."

"He went to join the army."

"He's probably missing men," he muttered.

I don't know if Tian Fang heard this sentence, but Xie Lanlan probably didn't.

Because Xie Lanlan ran up to him very affectionately, grabbed his arm, and asked, "Are you really going to join the army?"

"I told you, but Mom still doesn't believe me!" Xie Lanlan pouted and looked at Tian Fang.

"That little bitch..." Tian Fang cursed through gritted teeth, her face contorted in pain.

Xie Lanlan seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, saying, "You think she's like me, someone who's all close to you?"

Tian Fang didn't want to talk about this at the moment, and only said, "Quickly write a letter to your brother. He's in the provincial capital, and Zhou's son's unit is also in the provincial capital."

"Send your brother to the army base to find her and tell her to get back here."

"This is outrageous! She still wants to enjoy a life of luxury!"

"Hmph, they don't even consider whether they're destined to enjoy such a life."

"You bastard!" Tian Fang sat there, cursing with a vicious look in her eyes.

Xie Lanlan and her husband were not surprised by this at all.

Xie Lanlan hummed a little tune as she busied herself with sending letters to her brothers.

——

Xie Zhizhi knew nothing about what had happened to the Xie family.

She simply waited quietly for the train to arrive.

Xie Zhizhi's bottom was numb from sitting so long when the train finally arrived.