Chapter 318 Mistaken Identity
Before we knew it, they had been in the family compound for more than a week.
After dropping Hao Hao off, Gu Yihan returned home and saw that the yard was so big that it would be a shame not to plant some vegetables.
After thinking for a while, I went to Zhang Mei's house to borrow a hoe, and when I got home, I started loosening the soil in the yard.
She dug for over an hour, and her back ached from all the hard work.
Looking at my palms, reddened from being rubbed by the hoe handle.
Burning pain
"Pfft."
Zhang Mei leaned against the door, looking at Gu Yihan with amusement, and explained, "The soil in your yard hasn't been loosened for years, it's very compacted."
"How could a delicate young woman like you possibly dig it up?"
Gu Yihan propped the hoe up against the courtyard wall and looked at the basket hanging on Zhang Mei's wrist.
Smiling, she said, "Auntie, are you going to buy something?"
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "I heard the production team delivered some live chickens today. I was wondering if you'd like to buy one?"
Gu Yihan was surprised to hear this, as it was just in time; Lu's father had called this morning to say he would come to the family compound to see Hao Hao tomorrow.
She was wondering what ingredients to prepare.
She smiled and said, "Auntie, please wait a moment. I'll go back to the house to get a basket and go with you."
After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house.
A short while later,
Gu Yihan came out carrying a basket, and the two walked towards the service area.
Zhang Mei whispered in Gu Yihan's ear, "Xiaohan, I want to ask you a question."
"What's up?"
Zhang Mei asked, "What should I do to appease the men in my family if I make them angry?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan looked at Zhang Mei in surprise: "Did you have a fight with Political Commissar Zhao?"
Zhang Mei quickly shook her head and said, "It wasn't me, it was another military wife who made the men at home angry."
Looking at Zhang Mei's intense gaze, Gu Yihan felt that something was off.
After thinking for a moment, I said, "I've never argued before, so I don't know how to coax someone."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mei looked disappointed.
Many military wives were queuing up at the entrance of the vegetable market.
Gu Yihan and Zhang Mei waited in line for more than ten minutes before seeing only two listless roosters left.
"Why is it male?"
Zhang Mei frowned and muttered to herself.
Gu Yihan didn't care about gender and said with a smile, "Uncle, I want a rooster."
"Okay,"
The old man selling vegetables deftly grabbed the rooster by its wings from the bamboo cage and tied its wings and claws together with straw rope.
He happily put it into Gu Yihan's basket.
...
On an open space in the family compound
Wu Meili sat on a small stool, cracking sunflower seeds while spreading gossip: "Guess how old Commander Lu's wife is?"
"How old can he be? He's definitely older than us."
"Yeah, he can't be young if he can become a division commander, so how could his wife be younger than us?"
Wu Meili curled her lip and sneered, "She looks younger than me, and her child looks less than four years old."
"real?"
The young military dependents stared at Wu Meili with gossipy expressions.
Most of them were women who had married into the compound and didn't have jobs. They loved listening to gossip about everyone.
Wu Meili revealed a mysterious smile and deliberately raised her voice, "How could it be fake?"
“I saw it with my own eyes. She was so young, and she had a foxy look on her face.”
"Huh? Commander Lu, you're like an old cow eating young grass?"
A young married woman exclaimed in surprise.
"What 'old cow eating young grass'? It's probably that vixen Gu Yihan who's after Commander Lu's power and is begging to marry him..."
Before she could finish speaking, a soccer ball hit Wu Meili directly in the back from above.
"Ouch……"
Hao Hao ran to Wu Meili's side with his short legs, picked up the soccer ball from the ground, and stared at her with his big, round eyes.
"You bad woman, you dare to speak ill of my mother."
I'll smash you to death!
After saying that, Hao Hao used all his strength to smash the soccer ball into Wu Meili's chest.
Wu Meili stood up abruptly, the soccer ball hit her leg and bounced back.
He Shengli arrived just in time, grabbed the football, and bent down to pick up Hao Hao.
She raised her head, her gaze turning icy as she looked at Wu Meili. She said coldly, "People with heart conditions see everything as dirty."
When Wu Meili saw He Shengli in military uniform, she mistook him for Lu Huailin and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
How can he be so young?
The women who were just discussing it shared the same thought as Wu Meili when they saw He Shengli, who had no expression.
They also thought it was Lu Huailin, and were so frightened that they stayed where they were and didn't dare to say a word.
Hao Hao hates this nasty woman so much; he doesn't know how to swear.
All they could do was yell at the top of their lungs, "You're the vixen! Your whole family are vixens!"
"You're a bad vixen, and your parents are both farting vixens!"
Hao Hao felt that since Wu Meili had spoken ill of his mother, he had to retaliate by speaking ill of Wu Meili's parents.
That way he won't suffer a loss.
"I, I..." Wu Meili stared at He Shengli, who was watching coldly, and stammered for a long time without saying a word.
He Shengli looked down at Hao Hao and whispered, "Hao Hao, let's go home first."
Hao Hao looked up at He Shengli and shook his head, feeling that he had forgotten something. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
With a stern face, he turned to Wu Meili and said seriously, "Apologize."
Upon hearing this, Wu Meili was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said, "You want me to apologize? On what grounds?"
Seeing that Wu Meili didn't want to apologize, Hao Hao waved his little hand and repeated, "You must apologize to my mother!"
In his young mind, he remembered that the bad woman had almost bumped into him that day, and his mother had made her apologize to him.
She spoke ill of her mother today, so she has to apologize.
He Shengli saw Hao Hao's furrowed brows, and his expression was exactly the same as Lu Huailin's when he was angry.
Suppressing a laugh, he raised his eyes and coldly glanced at Wu Meili, saying, "Comrade, shouldn't you apologize for spreading false rumors and gossiping behind people's backs?"
Wu Meili's eyes suddenly reddened, and she pointed at He Shengli, "You're bullying people."
The woman behind Wu Meili tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Meili, don't say anything. Apologize first. He's a division commander."
Wu Meili felt a lump in her throat, knowing that she couldn't confront them head-on at this moment. It was her own fault for being so talkative and having her husband and child overhear her gossiping about Gu Yihan.
Helpless, he took a deep breath and walked up to He Shengli and Hao Hao.
He looked aggrieved and said, "Commander Lu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked about your wife."
He Shengli was stunned when he heard this.
Upon hearing her words, Hao Hao instantly bristled, his childish voice rang out: "Are you blind...?"
Lu Huailin, who was walking on the road, heard Hao Hao's voice and walked over, just in time to hear what Hao Hao was saying.
He hissed in a low voice, "How dare you speak like that, Hao Hao!"
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