Xiao Ting grew angrier the more she thought about it.
Looking at Lu Fangfang's expressionless face, she felt like a clown.
"A childhood betrothal..."
"So what if it's a childhood betrothal? This is a new society now. Childhood betrothal is a feudal custom and doesn't count. Mingcheng can refuse to acknowledge it!"
Lu Fangfang: "..."
These words sounded familiar. She thought for a moment and realized that Zhu Haiming had said something similar before.
Seeing that Xiao Ting was still trying to cause trouble, Lu Fangfang said quietly, "But Zhuang Mingcheng acknowledges it, he approves of this marriage."
"Impossible. In what way can you compare to me? That's impossible."
Xiao Ting shook her head frantically, unable to accept this outcome.
Lu Fangfang was somewhat annoyed when she heard this.
Looking down at herself, she straightened her back; she didn't think she was any worse than Xiao Ting.
Looking at Xiao Ting across from her, she felt a surge of anger towards Zhuang Mingcheng.
This man is like a blooming flower; every bee wants to take a sip.
"Comrade Xiao Ting, I don't know what misunderstanding exists between you and Mingcheng, but please stop bothering him."
"I have good news for you. Mingcheng has already written the marriage application. We will definitely invite you when we hold our wedding."
"You...you bastard!"
Xiao Ting felt humiliated.
She raised her arm and slapped Lu Fangfang across the face.
Xu Jinbu, who was standing nearby, saw this scene, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not intervene.
"oops……"
The women watching the commotion exclaimed in surprise.
Then everyone was eager to step in and take sides.
Lu Fangfang watched helplessly as the slap was about to land, and reached out to block it.
But she had been washing clothes for almost half an hour, and her hands were already numb from the cold, so she couldn't react for a moment.
It looked like Xiao Ting's slap was about to land.
A slender hand suddenly appeared and grabbed Xiao Ting's arm.
"Dr. Xiao, haven't you made enough of a scene?"
Zhuang Mingcheng was panting heavily, secretly glad that he had arrived in time.
Seeing Lu Fangfang's panic, he grabbed Xiao Ting's hand and shoved it away violently.
Walking briskly to Lu Fangfang, Zhuang Mingcheng asked in a low voice, "Fangfang, are you alright?"
"No...it's nothing."
Lu Fangfang clutched her chest and shook her head.
She couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ting; she had a lot on her mind.
This woman is so arrogant! She actually dared to hit me. She's not like Xu Jinbu; she won't tolerate Xiao Ting.
If that slap really lands, she'll fight that guy surnamed Xiao to the death!
Zhuang Mingcheng turned around, his face grim as he looked at Xiao Ting. "Dr. Xiao, what did Fangfang do to offend you? Don't you think you've gone too far?"
Xiao Ting bit her lip tightly and didn't say anything.
Seeing the two being so intimate, her tears started falling.
Lu Fangfang: "..."
She curled her lip in disdain. If someone didn't know better, they would think she was the one bullying Xiao Ting.
"You really wrote a marriage application to... to marry this woman?"
Xiao Ting pointed at Lu Fangfang, waiting for Zhuang Mingcheng's answer.
"Um."
Zhuang Mingcheng nodded without hesitation.
"Waaah!"
Xiao Ting wiped away her tears, turned around and ran away.
"Comrade Xiao Ting? Comrade Xiao Ting?"
Xu Jinbu, who was standing to the side, was about to chase after him, but he was stopped by Zhuang Mingcheng after taking only two steps.
"Xu Jinbu, you could have blocked that slap just now, why did you just stand there and not move?"
Xu Jinbu wore a wry smile.
He pointed to his swollen face and said, "Old Zhuang, look, Xiao Ting beat me up. If I hadn't stopped her, we would have already started making a scene."
Zhuang Mingcheng paused, then took a closer look and saw that Xu Jinbu's face indeed had marks from being hit.
He still had some doubts, but he took a step back and made way for them.
Xu Jinbu breathed a sigh of relief.
Turning to look at Zhuang Mingcheng, Xu Jinbu patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I can see that your wife is a good woman. Old Zhuang, you can't let her down."
After saying that, he immediately went after Xiao Ting.
He had only run a few steps when a curly-haired woman suddenly stepped out from the crowd and stopped him.
"Comrade Jinbu, what happened to your face?"
Xu Jinbu's lips twitched. If he didn't hurry up and catch up, Xiao Ting would probably be crying her eyes out.
He was quite impatient, but he still smiled and said, "It's alright, Comrade Zhu Haiming, I have something to do, so I'll stop here."
After saying that, Xu Jinbu strode after Xiao Ting in the direction she had run off.
"Hey? Hey? Comrade Progressive? Comrade Progressive?"
Zhu Haiming's face stiffened.
She turned her head and saw that there were onlookers all around, so she simply followed Xu Jinbu.
...
"Hey, who's this woman? She's really beautiful, even prettier than Xiao Ting. Battalion Commander Xu is so lucky."
"Come on, she acts like a spoiled rich girl, she's definitely not a decent person."
The women standing nearby watched Zhu Haiming walk away with curiosity.
Zhuang Mingcheng frowned as he listened to their chatter. "Disperse, disperse, there's nothing to see here."
"Hey, Xiao Zhuang, we're the ones who called you here, otherwise your fiancée would have been bullied. Why are you turning your back on us now?"
"Sister-in-law, everyone's gone, there's nothing left to see. You should hurry back and hang up the laundry."
Zhuang Mingcheng felt quite helpless in the face of a group of military wives.
He used all his kind words and finally managed to persuade his sisters-in-law to leave.
Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and saw that Lu Fangfang had already squatted down on the shore again and started washing clothes.
He scratched his head, walked over, and squatted down next to Lu Fangfang.
"I've already mailed the letter, but it's too far away, and I don't know when your family will receive it."
"Um."
Lu Fangfang vigorously rubbed the clothes and responded softly.
"The water in this river is cold. Why don't we go back and add some hot water before washing?"
"No need, I'll wash it clean right away."
Lu Fangfang shook her head, clutched her collar, and dipped her hand into the river to wash herself.
Zhuang Mingcheng: "..."
"Fangfang, don't be angry. Xiao Ting's situation was an accident. I told her before that I was already engaged, but she didn't believe me. After this incident, she definitely won't bother you anymore."
Lu Fangfang stopped what she was doing, stared straight at Zhuang Mingcheng, and after a long while, sighed.
Having a good-looking fiancé is also a problem.
Lu Fangfang didn't quite believe Zhuang Mingcheng's words.
With Xiao Ting's arrogant attitude, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause in the future.
Zhuang Mingcheng was taken aback, then immediately said, "Fangfang, don't worry, I've already submitted the marriage application. If there are no surprises, it will be approved soon."
"By the way, the houses in our family compound have also been approved. They're right in front of Political Commissar Xiao's house. I'll take you to see them later."
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