Chapter 242 Acting
Zhou Yan walked directly past her mother to the other side of Zhou Jun and tightly gripped his arm.
A hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes as he said, "Brother, you can't retire from the army."
"Our mother is angry today because she knocked on the door for so long, but Su Nian didn't open it."
She hit you accidentally because she was angry and anxious, not because you were unfilial.
In order to stop Zhou Jun from wanting to leave the army, Zhou Yan had no choice but to blame Su Nian.
She didn't want to go back to her hometown and start working in the fields before dawn every day to earn work points.
I worked myself to the bone for two days, and the work points I earned weren't even enough to buy a bag of salt.
I don't want to marry one of those rural men in the village who never wash their faces or brush their teeth.
She'll encounter another mother-in-law like hers, who can make trouble even when she's wrong.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jun shoved Zhou Yan's arm away and rubbed his temples.
Zhou Yan is such an ingrate. Her wife treats her so well, but she still doesn't earn any respect in return.
In public, she didn't even call me "sister-in-law," but just called me by my name.
"Brother, Mother is angry because Su Nian won't open the door..."
"Smack."
Zhou Jun narrowed his eyes and, before Zhou Yan could finish speaking, raised his hand and slapped her across the face.
His eyes were devoid of any warmth as he looked at her, and he said coldly, "If you can't speak, then shut up."
"Are you in such a hurry to smear my wife?"
"Isn't she good enough to you?"
Zhou Yan covered her slapped cheek and looked at him in disbelief.
"Brother, what did I do wrong?"
Zhou Jun saw that Ta didn't even know why he was attacked, and when he looked up at Zhou Yan, his eyes were devoid of any warmth.
"Brother, I..."
Zhou Jun's gaze fell on Zhou Yan's wrist.
He sneered, "The Shanghai brand watch on your wrist, the clothes you're wearing, the little leather shoes on your feet—wasn't every single one bought for you by your sister-in-law?"
"Even after treating you with such sincerity, I still couldn't win you over."
Zhou's mother was shocked by Zhou Jun's act of hitting Zhou Yan.
After realizing what was happening, she pinched and scratched his arm, saying, "What's wrong with a sister-in-law buying something for her sister-in-law?"
"Do you really need to write it down one by one?"
Zhou Yan didn't have time to think too much. Seeing her mother throwing a tantrum at Zhou Jun, she quickly went to her side and grabbed her arm.
A chilling glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly raised his voice.
He deliberately exclaimed in a magnanimous tone, "Mother, as long as it lets my brother vent his anger, it doesn't matter if you slap me a few more times."
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother slapped Zhou Yan's hand: "Are you stupid?"
Zhou Yan whispered in her mother's ear, "Mom, if my brother is discharged from the army, he won't have 70 yuan a month anymore."
Only then did Zhou's mother remember what Zhou Jun had just said about retiring from the army.
Suppressing his anger, he sighed and said earnestly, "Jun! Listen to your mother, we can't retire."
"Our Zhou family is counting on you to bring honor to our ancestors."
"Your mother treats you this way for your own good. If you hadn't married that jinx Su Mian..."
"As for being thirty-four years old and still holding onto the position of regimental commander?"
Commander Zhang watched as Zhou's mother's expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book.
I sighed. This family's farce was more entertaining than any performance by a cultural troupe.
"Alright, Mother, stop talking. Nothing is more important than being filial to you."
He then turned to Brigade Commander Zhang and said, "Sir, I have submitted my discharge application."
Brigade Commander Zhang glanced at Zhou Jun, who had no expression on his face, and said coldly, "Regimental Commander Zhou, have you decided to retire? You don't regret it?"
Zhou's mother was really scared at this moment. She didn't want Zhou Jun to be discharged from the army and immediately grabbed his arm.
He shook his head and said, "Soldier! Listen to your mother, we can't retire."
Zhou Jun brushed aside his mother's arm, smiled and nodded at Brigade Commander Zhang, and said, "It's decided. No regrets."
Brigade Commander Zhang glanced at Zhou's mother, whose eyes were wide open, and said coldly, "I agree. You will pack your things and leave the family compound in a little while."
I disagree.
When Zhou's mother saw that Brigade Commander Zhang was about to leave, she immediately blocked his way: "I do not agree to Zhou Jun's discharge from the army."
Brigade Commander Zhang, dressed in military uniform, stood tall and straight, his deep eyes fixed on Zhou's mother: "Our unit is not your family, you can't go back on your word."
After saying that, Zhou's mother turned and left without even glancing at him.
"This... you just let Commander Zhou retire like that?"
"No need for layers of approval?"
Zhang Xia whispered in Gu Yihan's ear.
Gu Yihan raised her hand and touched her itchy ear.
After glancing at Zhou Jun, who had no expression, I guessed that it was a play put on by him and Brigade Commander Zhang.
"Brother, you really retired from the army?" Zhou Yan asked, her lips trembling.
Zhou Jun didn't even glance at her, turning to his stunned mother: "Mother, since I've already retired from the army..."
"The family compound can no longer be inhabited."
"You guys go back to the guesthouse first, I'll pack my things and come find you."
“Su Nian has agreed to divorce me. I’ll go back and transfer her household registration out of our house.”
"Your son won't go anywhere; he'll stay home and stay with you."
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother suddenly looked up at Zhou Jun and asked incredulously, "You want to divorce that jinx?"
"mother!"
A cold glint flashed in Zhou Jun's eyes as he clenched his fists, suppressing his anger.
He said, "She won't appear in front of you anymore. Your son will divorce her after he goes back."
If it weren't to completely rid himself of these parasites sucking the blood of his family, would he have put on such a show?
Zhou's mother was stunned upon hearing this.
She regretted it.
If she knew Zhou Jun would divorce Su Nian, why did she come to the military base to cause trouble?
After the divorce, in order to have someone take care of Zhou Jiang and Zhou Ni.
Her son would also mail all the allowances to her.
My son has now been discharged from the military.
There will be no more allowances.
Without the allowance, the elderly couple could no longer subsidize their eldest son and grandson.
My eldest grandson is getting married soon, and we need money for everything.
After thinking that I would never have 70 yuan again.
She felt a pang of heartache and increasingly felt that Su Nian was a jinx.
"If it weren't for the fact that you married a capitalist's daughter, would you have stayed in the position of regimental commander for so many years?"
Zhou's mother, Xue, was furious and gritted her teeth as she spoke.
The military wives who were watching were stunned, and whispers began to circulate: "Is Su Nian the daughter of a capitalist?"
Zhang Xia was also stunned, and she looked Zhou Jun up and down.
Wearing a military uniform, with an upright posture, he was in his thirties and had been a regimental commander for six years.
This ability is no less than Lu Huailin's.
He muttered to himself, "Is the regimental commander's ideological awareness really that low this week? He actually married a capitalist's daughter."
Gu Yihan stood beside Zhang Xia and heard her whispering.
sneer
Even without Su Nian, Zhang Xia wouldn't be able to reach Zhou Jun's level.
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