Chapter Ninety-Nine: We can't let her suffer a loss.
Seeing that the two were alright, Shen Yuzhu went back to the kitchen and started her cooking project. She lit the stove, chopped the vegetables, lit the fire and started stir-frying. After a while, she glanced outside and took out a pot of stewed chicken with flatbread from her space.
The enticing aroma of food wafted over, causing the two people staring at each other to instantly start swallowing their saliva.
"Heh... coming to my sister-in-law's house for dinner, not only do you not bring any food, but you won't even help me out. What kind of person is that!"
"That's right, that's right!"
Although Ren Baobei did not refute, she looked Zhao Yue up and down. The latter sneered and looked at the delicious food that the team had just distributed on the table.
Ren Baobei felt a moment of embarrassment; the other person hadn't come empty-handed.
When Zhou Congsheng got off work, Shen Yuzhu had already prepared dinner. He had been training in the afternoon and only heard about the translation department's situation when he got off work.
He rushed home and saw Shen Yuzhu and the others chatting and laughing, which immediately put his mind at ease.
Are you alright?
"Oh? It's nothing. You must be tired. Go wash your hands and eat!"
Zhao Yue and Ren Baobei were quite disdainful of Zhou Congsheng's reaction. It was already this late and he still found out his wife was in trouble. Where was he before? He was supposed to be her husband, but he seemed useless.
Zhou Congsheng: "..."
What does that look like I'm looking at trash mean?
"I made something special for you today. Eat more later. Those two little girls have big appetites, so don't let them have too much, okay?"
"Hey, honey, I heard about what happened today. I looked into Tang Wu; he's Guan Yiting's cousin. I hadn't been in contact with the translation department before, so I didn't know their relationship. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Shen Yuzhu paused for a moment before realizing why Tang Wu had been making things difficult for her from the very first moment they met—it turned out he was standing up for his cousin.
“It’s okay. He calls me ‘Mom’ now. Guan Yiting and I are not from the same generation anymore.”
Zhou Congsheng: "......."
The bet also spread through rumors, and he only found out from others that he already had a grown son outside!
The four of them enjoyed their dinner. After dinner, Zhou Congsheng started clearing the table, while the three women drank flower tea in the room. Shen Yuzhu gave the same excuse: it was sent by a friend from outside.
Anyway, she gets a package every month, and nobody knows what it contains.
Ren Baobei's dormitory had already been arranged. It was in the building next to Ren Baobei's, and the two of them were not far apart, so they walked together.
The two were very reluctant to leave. Zhao Yue even kept glancing at their other room, but in the end, Zhou Congsheng pushed her out without any mercy.
The translation department was very busy. Sometimes Shen Yuzhu didn't have time to go home to cook, so she would just grab a bite in the canteen. But her and Ren Baobei's abilities won over everyone there.
At first, Zhou Congsheng enjoyed his wife cooking and washing his clothes, but later he ended up doing the laundry, cooking, and cleaning. Sometimes, when he had time off, he would even go to the translation office to deliver meals to his wife.
Tang Wu had seen them a few times; the couple had a very good relationship.
The longer he spent time with her, the more he found Shen Yuzhu to be very charming. He no longer had any reservations about her. After getting to know her better, he learned that Zhou Congsheng and Shen Yuzhu had grown up together since childhood.
The two were childhood sweethearts and naturally got together. His cousin was jealous of Zhou Congsheng and tried to seduce him, but ultimately failed.
For this, he apologized to Zhou Congsheng and Shen Yuzhu again, and it was very sincere.
As life in the military gradually returned to normal, Shen Yuzhu was busy every day and didn't spend much time in the family compound, so she naturally didn't know that some rumors had already started circulating.
That day, she had just gotten off work and was passing by a place in the residential compound where people were chatting when she saw a few people winking at each other. She frowned slightly, knowing at a glance that they were up to no good, but since she didn't know them well, she didn't pay much attention.
No sooner had she arrived home than her sister-in-law showed up at the door.
"Is Captain Zhou's family home? Captain Zhou's family home?"
"Hey, it's you here, sister-in-law! Oh, it's Sister Chen! What's up?"
Sister-in-law Chen is from Commander Chen's family. She usually loves to chat with people, but her husband gets along well with Zhou Congsheng. Moreover, when they were at home, he clearly told her to get along well with Zhou Congsheng's wife.
So as soon as she received the news, she immediately came to find Shen Yuzhu.
"It's from Captain Zhou's family, I'll give it to you..."
"My sister-in-law can call me Yuzhu, or Xiao Shen, either is fine."
Your sister-in-law seemed a bit awkward. She had considered getting along well with Captain Zhou's wife before; she even came over to toast the newlyweds at their wedding.
She's good-looking, speaks softly, has a decent job, and comes from the city. This makes her, a country bumpkin, wonder how to get along with her, which is why she hasn't visited her for so long.
"Jade, Jade Pearl, do you remember me?"
"I remember, when Congsheng and I got married, you came over to toast us and wished us a prosperous and happy life!"
Upon hearing this, Sister Chen felt a warmth in her heart. She had thought that she, a country bumpkin, was being bothered by people, but she hadn't expected the girl to be so kind.
Oh my, look at such a nice girl, we can't let anyone bully her!
"Yuzhu, this is terrible! I went out to buy some things today and ran into a bunch of big-mouthed bastards from the family compound. You have no idea how awful they were. You have to give Captain Zhou a good talking-to tonight and have him tell those old women's husbands to teach them a lesson."
"Sister-in-law, come inside and have some water. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's have a chat."
Shen Yuzhu brought out the lemon tea she had made for Zhao Yue and Ren Baobei last time. It was sweet and fragrant. After drinking a cup, Aunt Chen told Shen Yuzhu everything.
It's nothing more than that this new bride didn't serve her husband well, and she was only thinking about work, spending all her time in the office, I don't know what she was doing.
Whether he's actually working or just getting into a fight, who knows!
As Shen Yuzhu listened, she gradually understood why these people were speaking so harshly. There were many people waiting to start work in the family compound, queuing up for jobs. She had just married Zhou Congsheng and immediately got a good job.
It's hard to get into the translation department, but the monthly salary, allowances, and bonuses are sometimes higher than a manager's salary.
This makes people who have been waiting for a long time without getting any work assignments feel uncomfortable.
When Zhou Congsheng returned, Shen Yuzhu didn't mention the matter to him. It wasn't that she was particularly magnanimous, but rather that she didn't want him to get involved, since it had already been brought up.
The person who gossiped would get beaten up, which would only deepen the rift between them, and she would only talk even more harshly afterward.
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