Chapter 238: After the notoriety spread far and wide, the notoriety of laziness also spread
Li Rong came back with food. It was lunchtime and there were many people cooking in the corridor of the family building. The air was filled with the aroma of food.
Today is the weekend again and the children don’t have to go to school. There are many children playing in the open space in front of the first floor.
Luo Xinxin had just gotten up and came out of the bathroom. She didn't even tie her hair up. Her thick, black hair was loosely draped, looking like a black waterfall from behind.
"What are we having for dinner today?"
Luo Xinxin asked casually.
"Mutton stewed with carrots, cabbage vermicelli, and steamed buns."
Li Rong announced the name of the dish and smoothed a strand of hair on her forehead. Luo Xinxin's hair was just like her personality, not docile at all, a bit wild and aggressive. Even when she tied her hair into a ponytail, it was a big clump, and it only looked a little more docile when she tied it into a pigtail.
"I'll braid your hair when we get back."
Li Rong has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder and can't stand seeing girls' hair being left alone, so whenever he's around, he's basically the one braiding their hair, which is much prettier than the one Luo Xinxin could do herself.
"I want to braid a centipede braid, can you do it?"
Luo Xinxin wants to change her hairstyle, and the centipede braid looks better.
"meeting."
Li Rong agreed readily. In order to be able to braid beautiful braids, he specially bought a braiding book in Hong Kong Island. At that time, he often changed Luo Xinxin's braids. After returning to the inland, he restrained himself a lot and didn't dare to braid too fancy, but he could still braid a centipede braid.
They talked as they walked home, ignoring the strange looks from others.
Especially the women, their eyes were full of gossip, and then they found that the door of Li's house was not closed tightly. Several women deliberately held their bowls and walked to the door of Li's house to chat, glancing through the crack of the door.
When they saw Li Rong really braiding Luo Xinxin's hair, their eyes almost fell to the ground and their mouths opened so wide that they could swallow goose eggs.
Li Rong was very deft and could braid hair very quickly. In just a few strokes, he had made a beautiful centipede braid and tied a pink head ornament at the end of the braid. He took two mirrors and used the reflection to shine on the back of his head, so Luo Xinxin could see the braid clearly.
"nice."
Luo Xinxin was very satisfied. She stood up and kissed Li Rong on the face as a reward.
“Hiss…”
There were gasps outside. They came from the women who were watching the fun. They didn't expect that the couple would kiss in broad daylight. They were so embarrassed!
Li Rong originally wanted to kiss her deeper, but when he heard the noise outside, he raised his head and gave a warning look, and the women scattered like birds and beasts in fear.
After drawing the curtains and closing the door, Li Rong hugged her and kissed her fiercely for a few minutes before starting to eat lunch.
He didn't eat much in the cafeteria, mainly to provide cover. Otherwise, if they didn't cook all day, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
Dry pot pork intestines, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and a large bowl of rice, it is another delicious meal.
The two people in the house were feasting and living a peaceful life, but outside, there was a big commotion.
The women who had scattered like birds and beasts before came out of their homes again. This time they didn't dare to stand at the door of Li's house. They stood far away and excitedly discussed the great discovery they had just made.
"Kissing in broad daylight, without even locking the door, how shameless!"
"Deputy Battalion Commander Li kissed Xiao Luo?"
"No, Deputy Battalion Commander Li was braiding Xiao Luo's hair, and after he was done, Xiao Luo kissed him. The couple are really affectionate."
"Deputy Battalion Commander Li can braid hair? Xiao Luo is so lucky! She has food ready to eat and someone to braid her hair. She's the most blessed woman in our building."
Several more sisters-in-law were attracted and their first reaction after hearing about it was envy.
In the past ten days, Luo Xinxin has not cooked a single meal. Li Rong brought all the food back from the canteen. She sleeps until almost noon every day and eats ready-made meals when she gets up. She doesn't even have to braid her hair herself. This life is more comfortable than that of the landlord's wife in the past.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Li was washing Xiao Luo's clothes. I saw it yesterday."
"He's still mopping the floor and washing dishes. It seems like Deputy Battalion Commander Li does all the housework."
Several more sisters-in-law joined in and shared their discoveries.
The public has a sharp eye. Everyone has seen clearly Li Rong's performance in the past ten days. Men think he is a loser, and women envy Luo Xinxin.
"Xiao Luo is too lazy. He doesn't even fold the quilt or wash the clothes. Deputy Battalion Commander Li is marrying a concubine to worship!"
Some people made some sarcastic remarks, and others echoed them, thinking that Luo Xinxin was bringing shame to fellow female compatriots.
"The couple is happy, so why wouldn't you be happy? Besides, who wouldn't be clingy when they first get married?"
Yuan Xiaojie was not going to work today and went downstairs to find Xiang Ermei. She happened to hear these women talking and could not help but interrupt.
The couple has a good relationship and they are newlyweds, so it is normal for them to be intimate in the house. She thinks these women are just sour grapes because they can't eat them, and they are too jealous.
Although she has not yet met Deputy Battalion Commander Li's new wife, she still can't stand what these people say. They are both women, so why make things difficult for them?
"Teacher Yuan, you don't know that Deputy Battalion Commander Li's new wife is incredibly lazy. She doesn't even do any housework. She just opens her mouth for food and stretches out her hands for clothes. She's even lazier than a landlord's wife. She's really a posturing person."
These women looked disgusted and felt that Luo Xinxin should not take off her hat.
"Don't talk nonsense. The organization has already taken off her hat. Are you questioning the organization? Besides, even if her wife is a little lazy, it's Deputy Battalion Commander Li's business. Why do you care?"
Yuan Xiaojie's tone was not very good. When she first came to join the army, these gossips talked about her behind her back and said very unpleasant things. Later, after she went to teach in the military primary school, these women became polite again and stopped talking about her behind her back.
A few women smiled awkwardly and did not refute, not because they were convinced, but because their children were studying in Yuan Xiaojie's class.
Yuan Xiaojie decided to quit while she was ahead and went to find Xiang Ermei with a bag of scraps of cloth.
She and Xiang Ermei were from the same hometown and had a very good relationship. She was not good at needlework, so she entrusted all the needlework at home to Xiang Ermei. Of course, she wanted to pay her wages, but Xiang Ermei refused to accept it, so she forced her to pay.
The door of the Li family was closed. Yuan Xiaojie couldn't help but take a look when she passed by. The door to her second sister's house next door was open, and the family was having dinner.
Xiang Ermei's husband, Peng Shuangcheng, is tall and thin, in his early thirties, with a handsome face. He looks like a scholar, but in fact he has never been to school. After joining the army, he attended a literacy class. After becoming the deputy battalion commander, he went to school for further studies and learned a lot of cultural knowledge.
Therefore, Peng Shuangcheng looked down on his uneducated wife. Moreover, Xiang Ermei only gave birth to three daughters, and her health was weak, so she could not have more children. He never had a good face at home, and his three daughters were very afraid of him.
There were three dishes on the Xiang family's dining table: a small plate of fried shredded radish with bacon, a large plate of fried shredded potatoes, and a plate of fermented tofu. The plate of bacon was placed in front of Peng Shuangcheng. The three daughters all lowered their heads to eat. No one reached for the bacon, and they only ate the shredded potatoes and fermented tofu.
Xiang Ermei didn't eat at the dining table, but picked up some dishes and ate at the door.
Yuan Xiaojie frowned as she watched. She was very angry every time she came to the Peng family. Peng Shuangcheng was too much. He used cold violence against his wife and daughter every day. She also advised Xiang Ermei not to be so good-tempered and to resist when she should.
She told her second sister that she had resisted and was very content with her current situation. She also felt guilty that she could not give birth to a son and that the Peng family would be extinct.
Yuan Xiaojie was very disappointed with her husband, but this was a family matter between the couple, and it was useless for her as an outsider to get angry. Later, she learned about some things that happened when Xiang Ermei first came to join the army, and she understood Xiang Ermei's helplessness, so she stopped trying to persuade her.
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