Chapter 33: Competing to introduce her to someone
"Auntie, who are you talking about?"
A soft and pleasant female voice came from above, and the two aunts and several military wives who were watching the show all looked over.
There was surprise in their eyes, followed by confusion.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?" asked one of the aunties with triangular eyes.
Ruan Yuntang smiled gently, "I've only been here for two days."
Hearing the voice, the aunt looked at her twice again, then guessed whose relative she was and didn't ask any more questions.
The other aunt looked at the girl's well-behaved and gentle appearance, and thought of her unmarried nephew, so she immediately started talking to Ruan Yuntang.
"We were just talking about Captain Jiang's newly married wife. She has bad behavior and is not a faithful wife!"
"Why is her behavior so bad?" Ruan Yuntang pretended to be curious.
The aunt immediately told the story of how Yang Chuan treated his fiancée well and how his fiancée betrayed him and hooked up with Jiang Yubai.
After he finished speaking, he spat in disgust.
"But how do you know this is true?" Ruan Yuntang's smile remained unchanged, but the smile in his eyes did not reach his eyes.
The aunt sneered: "Deputy Captain Yang and that demon's sister said this, how could it be false?"
The others present also followed suit.
Ruan Yuntang asked again: "Then what do you think happened when Captain Jiang got into a fight with Yang Chuan over her?"
The auntie became even more excited when she talked about this. "I heard that yesterday, because Deputy Commander Yang scolded that little devil, Commander Jiang immediately punished the entire regiment by making them run laps with weights, and Deputy Commander Yang even doubled the punishment!"
"Wasn't he summoned by Political Commissar Sun for questioning last night?"
When she said this, the aunt's eyes were filled with disdain.
The rest of the people surrounding them also looked contemptuous, except for a woman holding a baby sitting nearby with a strange expression on her face.
Ruan Yuntang was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to his senses.
It turns out that this was why he was in a hurry to return to the army yesterday.
But he didn't look like someone who would defend her at all.
After finishing the conversation, the aunt took the opportunity to ask: "Little girl, you haven't told me where you are from and how old you are?"
Ruan Yuntang was very perceptive and immediately realized the aunt's intention. She smiled unchanged and said, "I live in the house in front. I'm 19 this year."
When the aunt heard the age, she was slightly delighted and quickly asked, "Have you promised him? If not, it would be great for me to have a nephew."
When the aunt with the triangular eyes heard this, she thought of her unmarried nephew and said:
"I have a very good nephew at home, he has a stable job!"
The auntie immediately raised her head and said, "My nephew is also doing well at work. He has even become the deputy director of the factory!"
Then the two of them started arguing.
"My nephew is 180cm tall!"
"My nephew looks muscular when he's naked and skinny when he's dressed!"
"My nephew is in good health and full of energy!"
"My nephew is cultured and interesting!"
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After the quarrel, they both looked at Ruan Yuntang and asked, "What have you thought about it, little girl?"
Ruan Yuntang looked at the two of them one by one, seeing their nervous expressions, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his lips:
"Aren't you aunts worried that I might have a bad character or bad behavior?"
The two aunts immediately retorted: "How is that possible? You look like a good girl!"
Ruan Yuntang smiled, "Really?"
"Of course!" they said in unison.
Hearing the voice, Ruan Yuntang suddenly looked at the two of them with grievance, and his watery eyes were enough to melt anyone's heart.
The two aunts' hearts softened, and just as they were about to speak, they heard her say faintly, "But weren't the aunts scolding me quite vigorously just now?"
The two aunts frowned and refuted without hesitation:
"I didn't curse—"
"I didn't—"
Suddenly, the two stopped, looked at each other, and then stared at the person who now looked innocent and aggrieved, as if they had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
They both asked in surprise, "Are you Ruan Yuntang?"
"Yes." Ruan Yuntang smiled sweetly.
The two aunts were so frightened that their hearts stopped and their faces turned pale and blue.
The other onlookers were so shocked that they were speechless.
Yesterday they only saw the woman from a distance across the courtyard wall. At most, they knew that she was pale and thin, and was wearing gray, old clothes.
Originally, they all thought she was a delicate young lady who had fled, with a domineering personality and loved to seduce men.
How could he be so well-behaved and docile?
In an instant, everyone was so embarrassed that they said they had something to do at home and scattered like birds and beasts.
Ruan Yuntang did not stop him, but just smiled and said:
"I'll pretend I didn't hear what you ladies said before, but if I hear anyone spreading false information again, I'll definitely sue that person for defamation!"
Everyone paused and their faces turned pale.
The two aunts felt that they were being teased, and immediately turned around and said angrily:
"It wasn't us who spread it, and if you really had nothing to hide, why would you be afraid of what others would say?"
Ruan Yuntang's expression turned cold, and he said in a cold voice:
"We are all women, and you must have a daughter. You should know that a few trivial rumors like this can ruin a woman."
After she finished speaking, she paused, glanced at the two of them and smiled:
"Just now, when you didn't know who I was, you wanted to introduce your nephews and nieces to me. It seems that I am not as bad as the rumors say."
The two aunts blushed immediately and lowered their eyes in embarrassment.
Ruan Yuntang looked away, looked at everyone else, and said loudly:
"Prejudice in people's hearts is as huge as a mountain. I don't expect you to change your impression of me immediately, but at least you should give me a chance to clear my name."
The girl's voice was clear and powerful, echoing in their ears.
They all have daughters and have been daughters, and their hearts were moved by these sincere words.
Yes, a casual remark or two can easily ruin a woman.
They are too narrow-minded and believe everything they hear.
This girl has clear eyes and a cute face. She doesn't look like that kind of person at all!
Immediately, most of the people stood up and promised not to gossip about her again.
As for the rest, I didn’t guarantee anything, but I apologized.
The two old ladies' faces turned red and green, and they just couldn't bring themselves to apologize.
Ruan Yuntang didn't care. They had the power to apologize. Even if he was forced to apologize now, who knows what they would say next time.
And now it has changed the impression in most people’s minds, which is already very good.
Now all we have to do is find the source.
After everyone had left, Ruan Yuntang did not go home, but walked around again to familiarize himself with the route.
There is a small open space behind the family compound, from which bursts of laughter from children playing and laughing can be heard.
Ruan Yuntang walked over and found that there were more than a dozen children of different ages playing around in the sandpit.
When a child looked up and saw her, he couldn't help but point at her and said, "Wow, there's such a beautiful sister!"
When the other children heard this, they all looked up.
Ruan Yuntang was immediately surrounded by a group of children. He was so happy watching them blinking their eyes and flattering him that he didn't want to leave.
It had been a long time since he had received such pure kindness after entering the book. Ruan Yuntang felt a little warm in his heart and found an excuse to go to a secluded corner.
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