Chapter Ninety-Nine: Who is this?
"Zhou Congsheng, what's wrong with you? Can't you hear me?" Shen Yuzhu said, raising her hand to pinch his ear. Chu Lian and Zhou Daoming behind her immediately looked up at the sky, pretending not to see anything.
"I heard you, I heard you, I'll definitely listen to you, honey."
Zhou Congsheng's face was contorted like an orange peel, but his eyes were so bright they made one's heart tremble. Shen Yuzhu quickly released his ear.
"Your parents are still here, be serious."
"Where did I do anything improper? I just called them 'wife' a couple of times. Don't worry, they're all so old, they'll definitely understand."
"Hey, you little brat, you've got a short temper! Are you trying to say your old lady is old in a roundabout way?"
When Zhou Congsheng saw Chu Lian about to hit him, Shen Yuzhu stood by with her arms crossed, watching the spectacle. Zhou Daoming, his eyes full of delight, quickly begged for mercy.
The family of four played around in the living room for a while, then Shen Yuzhu and Chu Lian gathered some candies and snacks, sorted them, and put them in several bags.
We can deliver them to each household around noon.
"I'll take you two with me for lunch, so it shows our family values you."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mom."
Chu Lian now felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey when she heard Shen Yuzhu call her "Mom".
Zhou Congsheng and Zhou Daoming left their things and went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative, where they bought some kitchen supplies and a piece of meat.
This supply and marketing cooperative only serves military families and nearby villagers. However, the villagers live far away and generally don't come here to buy anything. Zhou Congsheng originally wanted to buy a fish, but Zhou Daoming stopped him.
When they set off today, Wang Liping and her husband gave them a cleaned fish, which was very fresh, indicating that they had caught it early in the morning. Shen Yuzhu marinated it with wild ginger and scallions and put it in a ceramic jar.
"Just fry it up and you can make a soup," Zhou Congsheng thought, and immediately ordered another piece of tofu.
Zhou Daoming's eyes almost popped out of his head. When he and Chu Lian were in the capital, they ate very simply, eating meat and drinking lavishly at every meal. It was only these past few days, living in the countryside with Shen Yuzhu, that they had such a treat.
With such extravagant spending, he felt that Zhou Congsheng still hadn't learned to save money over the years, and he kept telling him tips on managing his finances along the way.
When he came back carrying things in his belly, many people in the family compound saw him, including Company Commander Guan. People are still gossiping about what happened to his daughter Yiting last time.
Their daughter hadn't been home for a long time, and the couple missed her terribly. Now, when they saw Zhou Congsheng, they no longer felt the same affection as before; instead, they were increasingly disgusted with him.
Upon seeing Zhou Congsheng's father, Zhou Daoming, a dark glint flashed in his eyes.
The recordings Zhou Congsheng made at Guan's house remained a thorn in his side, and he needed to find a way to remove them.
Shen Yuzhu and Chu Lian tidied up the kitchen briefly, and soon Zhou Congsheng and his son returned from outside, so they began to prepare a meal.
Chu Lian didn't want her to interfere, so she kicked her out.
Zhou Congsheng was very filial. Without saying a word, he pulled Shen Yuzhu into the house.
"Oh dear, what are you doing? Are you just leaving Mom to do all the work in the kitchen by herself?"
"She likes to cook, so let her keep busy. Besides, with Lao Zhou around, she won't get tired. Zhuzhu, take a look at the things in this house, is there anything we need to buy?"
"No, it's decorated very well. I'll go to the county town later and buy a few more small decorations to make it even better. It won't take much trouble at all. It's just that I'm sorry to trouble you sisters-in-law..."
Before Shen Yuzhu could finish speaking, he cupped her face and gave her a quick kiss, leaving her completely stunned.
What are you doing?
"Hehehe, I want to kiss you. If my parents weren't here, I would have done this the moment I saw you."
Shen Yuzhu smiled and pursed her lips, then quietly reached out and pinched his waist hard.
"Hiss~!"
"You wouldn't admit you were indecent, but now look at you, Zhou Congsheng, I never realized you were such a little pervert!"
"I'm a big pervert, hehe..."
He laughed and then suddenly hugged Shen Yuzhu, startling her so much that she let out a soft cry. Realizing her lapse in composure, she quickly covered her mouth.
Chu Lian, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, was so startled that she almost cut her hand.
"Ouch. Be careful, I'll do it, I'll do it, you rest."
"No need, hehehe... I just think our son, hehe... is quite capable. I used to think he was just all talk and no action!"
Zhou Daoming: "...Why do you think so much about our son? Just look at me when I was young, and you'll know that our son is definitely capable."
"Cough cough cough... What are you saying, you old lewd person."
Zhou Daoming smiled sheepishly, then glanced at Chu Lian with a rather shy expression.
"Well, honey, we haven't had... cough cough cough... tonight, tonight... I'll let you experience how powerful your man is."
Chu Lian: "..."
Why are you getting involved? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for being so stupid?!
Lunch was simple: a tofu and fish soup, a vegetable dish, and a cucumber salad. The whole family was very satisfied.
After dinner, Shen Yuzhu followed Chu Lian and Zhou Congsheng for a stroll around the family compound. Apart from a few familiar families, they chatted with the others at their doorsteps.
Some people had witnessed Shen Yuzhu's prowess, so they were naturally very polite to her now.
Given how much her mother-in-law values her, it's easy to see that she'll be going to the capital in the future. If they can get along well, it might be beneficial for their own family.
After wandering around for a while, Shen Yuzhu remembered that she needed to call Tan Ying, so she asked Zhou Congsheng to take her to the reception room.
It was at this time that Zhou Congsheng learned that Shen Yuzhu would be a translator for the troops here, not a regular soldier, but an assistant.
She was still working under Tan Ying's department, which meant she had officially joined the company.
Zhou Congsheng was overjoyed. His wife was indeed extraordinary. Even before she married into the family compound, she had already been arranged a job as a translator in the military, earning 140 yuan a month, which was more than his salary.
Unbelievable! What incredible luck he has to have such a wonderful wife.
"Ring ring, ring ring..."
"Hello, is this Teacher Tan?"
"Oh my, this is really something! Who is this?"
Shen Yuzhu was a little embarrassed. She had said some harsh words to Tan Ying about this job. Although she didn't say it explicitly, she did say that she would rather not do this job than work with Zhou Congsheng.
Tan Ying must have been angry when she heard that.
However, Shen Yuzhu was a very flexible person. "Teacher, what you said really hurt my feelings. I've been thinking about you so much these past few days that I can't sleep at night, hehehe... Well, I'm getting married on the 6th of this month. Could you spare some of your precious time to attend?"
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