Chapter 90 They are a legally married couple
A ladleful of foul-smelling liquid, a mixture of urine, dog feces, and rotten vegetable leaves, was poured all over Deng Yingying and her daughter Jiang Chunyan.
The plump old woman, Zhou Dahong, joined in, cursing Xingyue as a vixen. Huang Guilan didn't let it go either, scooping up another ladleful and splashing it on Zhou Dahong.
"You gossipy people, are you even speaking human language?"
“My Xingyue is kind-hearted. Whenever she sees someone in the compound with a headache or fever, she immediately helps to diagnose and treat the illness without charging a penny.”
"A few days ago, I risked my life to save a boy who had been kidnapped by criminals at the military hospital."
"How can she be a vixen? How can she be a scourge?"
She brandished the melon ladle in her hand, giving Deng Yingying, Jiang Chunyan, and Zhou Dahong no chance to dodge. She took a few steps forward and, before they could react, suddenly raised the melon ladle in her hand.
With a splash, another bucket of urine was poured over the three men's heads and faces.
The foul-smelling urine splashed all over Deng Yingying's face.
The murky, foul-smelling liquid dripped wetly down Deng Yingying's face and hair.
As Deng Yingying wiped her face, she smelled the stench and immediately gagged.
Huang Guilan straightened her back. "My Xingyue is an upright person. Why should she be gossiped about behind her back? You people who eat baseless rumors should wash your mouths if they're dirty."
The kind-hearted old lady of the Xie family, Chen Suying, never argued with anyone. This time, standing on the threshold of her own yard, she saw her daughter-in-law splash urine on the three people. She couldn't help but stomp her cane and exclaimed, "Well done! People with dirty mouths should go back and wash themselves properly."
As she spoke, Huang Guilan gave Zhang Hongmei and Wang Shufen a look, "Hongmei, my mother has Xingyue and Zhongming's marriage certificate, as well as Xingyue's identity certificate as Xie's daughter-in-law, Pangya. Show it to the neighbors."
After seeing this, these people will shut their mouths properly.
Zhang Hongmei and Wang Shufen quickly took the marriage certificate, which looked like an award certificate, from the old lady's hand, and Qiao Xingyue's identity document, and showed them to the neighbors who were watching.
Huang Guilan put the chamber pot on the ground. Seeing the neighbors discussing it after seeing Lao Si and Xingyue's marriage certificate and Xingyue's identity document, she said emphatically:
"Even if the security personnel took my son Ming and Xingyue away, it was only because Deng Yingying and her daughter Jiang Chunyan made a false report."
"Once the investigation is complete, the person will be released naturally."
"Just now, everyone was blindly following Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan, mother and daughter, and I'll just assume that everyone was misled by these two and not hold it against them."
"If everyone sees my Xingyue and my fourth son's marriage certificate today, and still dares to say that they are having an affair, I'll still piss on them."
"Also, don't let me hear anyone gossiping behind my back, saying that our two precious granddaughters, An'an and Ningning, are fatherless bastards."
“An An and Ning Ning are my fourth son’s own daughters and the Xie family’s own granddaughters. Anyone who dares to talk badly about these two lovely kids, I’ll beat them up.”
Huang Guilan's voice was more serious than usual, and her volume was higher.
No one could have imagined that she, who was usually gentle and never argued with anyone, would be so willing to go to such lengths to protect her daughter-in-law.
Is this still the same Huang Guilan they knew, the one who always swallowed her anger?
The neighbors in the compound all knew that whenever Huang Guilan had any disagreements or conflicts with anyone, she would just say: "Never mind, we're all neighbors, it's okay, don't worry about it."
Today's remarks are both an attempt to establish authority and a warning.
The neighbors looked at each other, their faces showing some unease.
The first to speak was the thin Aunt Wang. She rubbed her hands together and put on an apologetic smile. "Zhongming's mother, we were confused. We just heard what Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan said and started gossiping. Please don't take it to heart."
As she spoke, she took two steps closer to Huang Guilan, her tone sincere, "We didn't know either, that Comrade Qiao is Commander Xie's wife who has been missing for many years. She's lost weight and looks completely different from the chubby girl in the newspaper, no wonder you didn't recognize her. It was a misunderstanding. We were wrong too."
Then a neighbor took over the conversation.
"Yes, Zhongming's mother, we misunderstood. We are really sorry, please don't take it to heart. Your daughter-in-law is indeed a kind-hearted girl. A few days ago, my grandson had a high fever that wouldn't go down, and it was she who helped him by giving him an acupuncture, which brought the fever down. We were confused."
"Don't worry, Zhongming's mother, we will never say such things that ruin someone's reputation or spread rumors again."
Huang Guilan still held the melon ladle tightly in her hand.
The stench it emitted made the neighbors want to stay away.
She swept her sharp eyes across everyone and said, “I’m telling you this right now: I, Huang Guilan, can’t interfere with your gossip about other people’s affairs. But if anyone dares to gossip about my Xingyue and my two precious granddaughters An’an and Ningning again, if I hear anyone say that Xingyue is a vixen, that she seduced my Jiaming, or that my An’an and Ningning are bastards, I’ll take a chamber pot and go to their door.”
Everyone apologized.
Seeing this, Zhang Hongmei waved her hand and said in a loud voice, "Alright, now that everything's clear, everyone disperse, disperse."
The leaders left one after another, leaving behind Deng Yingying, Jiang Chunyan, and Zhou Dahong, who had been splashed with urine.
That week, Da Hong said fiercely, "Huang Guilan, are you crazy? You splashed me with urine, you have to pay for my clothes."
Although Huang Guilan was thin and not as bulky as Aunt Zhou, she was just as imposing, and warned firmly, "If you dare to talk nonsense about my fourth daughter-in-law again, I won't just throw urine at you, I'll throw shit. And you want me to pay for your clothes? I'm being lenient by not tearing your mouth apart."
"You're a teacher, a university professor, don't you have any manners?"
Whether I am well-mannered or not is none of your business, but I only give my manners to well-mannered people.
Uncultured people should be dealt with in an uncultured way.
This was given to her by her family's Star and Crescent Church.
"She's absolutely insane..." Zhou Dahong, who was covered in a foul stench and whose clothes were soaked from head to toe, hurried back to change her clothes. She had no way to deal with Huang Guilan.
Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying, mother and daughter, were left to stare at each other for a moment, and then they both glared at Huang Guilan.
Huang Guilan picked up the bucket that was on the ground again. "What, do you want me to splash you a few more times? Get out of here!"
Urine dripped from Jiang Chunyan's body, smelling foul and disgusting. She pointed at Huang Guilan, about to say something more, but Huang Guilan raised a gourd ladle in her hand, which immediately frightened her into taking two steps back and fleeing in panic.
Seeing that Jiang Chunyan was about to use the gourd ladle to scoop urine from the bucket, Deng Yingying followed behind Jiang Chunyan and quickly fled.
He hadn't run two steps before he fell to the ground again. He quickly got up, "Mom, wait for me..."
Zhang Hongmei behind her burst into laughter, "Haha, I've never seen anyone so pathetic. These two, mother and daughter, should have been taught a lesson like this a long time ago."
Zhang Hongmei returned to Huang Guilan's side, pinching her nose with some disgust, "Guilan, everyone's gone, you should take this chamber pot further away."
Wang Shufen smiled and took the chamber pot from Huang Guilan's side, while Zhang Hongmei pinched her nose, took the urine-soaked gourd ladle from her hand, and quickly threw it into the pot.
Zhang Hongmei said, "Guilan, I really admire you. You never argue with your neighbors, but today you really went all out against Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan."
"Hongmei, quickly give me Xingyue and Zhongming's marriage certificate." Huang Guilan took back the marriage certificate, which looked like an award certificate, from Zhang Hongmei, and also took back Xingyue's identity document. "I need to hurry up and find my husband, Lao Xie, and go to the security department."
Seeing her stride away, Wang Shufen hurriedly called out, "Guilan, you still smell of urine on you. Why don't you change your clothes before you go?"
Huang Guilan hurried along, saying, "Why change clothes? Xingyue is still in the security department."
Huang Guilan was preoccupied with Qiao Xingyue, and didn't care that when she had just splashed urine on those people, she herself was also covered in smelly urine.
“Guilan, it will take you at least half an hour to walk to find your husband Xie. I have a bicycle, you can ride it.”
Zhang Hongmei slapped her thigh and said, "I forgot, Guilan can't ride a bicycle. Shufen, can you help Guilan wash this area in front of the yard? In this hot summer, the sun makes the urine smell really strong. I'll ride my bike to give Guilan a ride."
Wang Shufen nodded, "Okay, leave it to me."
Wang Shufen is Chen Jiahui's mother and Chen Shenghua's wife. Their family members, Old Chen and Xie Jiang, along with Jiang Beiyang and Jiang Beisong's father, Jiang Degui, have been comrades-in-arms for decades.
The Jiang, Chen, and Xie families always help each other out when one of them has a problem.
Knowing that Huang Guilan couldn't ride a bicycle, Zhang Hongmei quickly rode her own old-fashioned bicycle to catch up with Huang Guilan, who was walking to the compound service center. "Guilan, get on, I'll take you to find your husband, Lao Xie."
Huang Guilan quickly jumped into the car.
A bicycle with a 28-inch caliber was ridden out of the main gate of the compound.
Zhang Hongmei knew Huang Guilan was anxious, so she stepped on the ground quickly.
The two completely forgot about the bumpy journey.
Zhang Hongmei said, "Guilan, if Deng Yingying dares to make a move on my Beisong next time, I'll do what you said and pee on her."
About ten minutes later, Huang Guilan arrived at the division headquarters.
Although the gatekeepers recognized Huang Guilan and Zhang Hongmei, since they were both wives of division commanders, they still inquired and registered them as usual.
After completing the registration, the two entered the military region.
Xie Jiang is holding a meeting.
Huang Guilan and Zhang Hongmei had no choice but to wait at the reception area of the red brick bungalow at the division headquarters. A soldier brought them two enamel cups and made them tea.
Only then did Huang Guilan realize that she had just had an argument with someone, and her mouth was dry from the argument.
She quickly picked up the herbal tea brewed by the orderly and drank it in large gulps...
"Aunt Huang, it's hot..."
Just as the orderly was about to remind her, it was too late; the drink was so hot it hurt her tongue and stomach.
But right now, Huang Guilan's mind was filled with thoughts of her son, Xingyue. In this sweltering summer heat, she wondered if Xingyue had any water to drink in the security office, or if she was being mistreated.
After only a few minutes, Huang Guilan began to fidget.
I waited until after noon.
Zhang Hongmei's husband, Jiang Degui, and Xie Jiang walked together to the reception area of the division headquarters. Upon seeing the two ladies, both division commanders were somewhat surprised.
Before Xie Jiang and Jiang Degui could even ask why the two of them had come together, Huang Guilan, who was covered in stench, quickly got up, walked up to Xie Jiang, and stuffed Xingyue and Xie Zhongming's marriage certificate, as well as Xingyue's identity document, into Xie Jiang's hands.
"Old Xie, Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan, mother and daughter, reported that Xingyue and Zhongming were having an affair. The security department took Xingyue and Zhongming away for investigation. You need to quickly take their marriage certificate and Xingyue's ID to the security department. Don't let Xingyue suffer there."
When Xie Jiang saw Huang Guilan, the weariness and seriousness on his face vanished. His mouth slowly broke into a smile, and his wrinkles spread out like ripples along the corners of his eyes. Even his gray eyebrows lifted slightly.
Upon hearing that Zhongming and Xingyue were in trouble, his gray eyebrows furrowed tightly, forming a small hill between his brows. He didn't even bother to ask what the stench on Huang Guilan was.
The fact that the security department was able to take Xingyue and Zhongming away so quickly must mean something.
Logically speaking, even if Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan reported it, the security department shouldn't have been able to arrest them so quickly by following the normal arrest procedure.
Could Zhao Guangliang have been involved in this?
Xie Jiang stuffed his son and daughter-in-law's marriage certificate, along with Xingyue's identity document, into a file folder and said with a serious expression, "I'm going to the security department."
Huang Guilan said hurriedly, "I'll go with you."
"According to the rules, you can't go in. Degui, please take care of my Guilan for me. It's almost noon. Take her to the division canteen for lunch in a bit."
"I have no appetite for lunch."
"Guilan, leave this to me. Eat your food!"
Xie Jiang's rough hands grasped Huang Guilan's hands.
As Xie Jiang approached, he realized that the foul smell he had just experienced came from his wife, Guilan.
It smells like urine.
Xie Jiang asked, "Gui Lan, why do you smell like urine?"
Huang Guilan honestly said, "Just now, Deng Yingying and Jiang Chunyan, mother and daughter, ran to our yard and shouted loudly that our Xingyue and Zhongming had been arrested by the security guards for having an affair, as if they were afraid no one would hear them. So I picked up the urinal and splashed it all over them, and only then did the two of them shut up."
Xie Jiang nodded. "Thank you for your trouble."
"Aren't you upset that I made you lose face?"
"Don't worry about losing face. You have to use extraordinary measures to deal with this kind of person. I'm sorry to trouble you."
Normally, Guilan is a respectable person, clean, particular, always dressed neatly, and polite to her neighbors. She never argues with anyone. It's rare to see her so angry. I wonder how much Jiang Chunyan and Deng Yingying have gone too far.
With calloused palms, he gently patted the back of Huang Guilan's hand.
"Don't worry, Zhongming and Xingyue are a legally married couple. The security department will clear their names after their investigation."
Huang Guilan looked worried. "I'm afraid that Zhao will get involved in this. Old Xie, last night I saw Deng Yingying under the locust tree behind the service center, meeting Zhao Guangliang."
Zhao Guangliang was a green recruit under Chen Shenghua and Xie Jiang. He was almost executed for desertion, but he escaped.
Later, for some reason, Zhao Guangliang crossed the Yalu River and returned from the front lines, and surprisingly became Chen Shenghua and Xie Jiang's superior.
Zhao Guangliang had always harbored resentment towards Huang Guilan, wanting to snatch her away from Xie Jiang. He failed and held a grudge ever since.
Later, Zhao Guangliang's son died in a mission he was carrying out with Xie Jiang.
The hatred between the two families grew ever deeper.
"I heard that the security guards are rough with prisoners. I hope they won't lay a hand on Xingyue?" Huang Guilan's eyes were filled with tears, worried that Xingyue might suffer some kind of mistreatment in the security department.
Xie Jiang took her hand again and patted it reassuringly, "Don't worry, even if Zhao Guangliang is involved, he doesn't know about Xingyue and Zhongming's marital relationship. He wouldn't dare to do anything reckless based solely on someone else's report that they were having an affair. I'm just afraid..."
Xie Jiang paused for a moment, then stopped talking, afraid that Huang Guilan would worry.
He stood ramrod straight, his shoulders slumped slightly with each heavy sigh, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were like ravines etched by time, filled with an unyielding worry.
His hesitant manner only made Huang Guilan more uneasy. "Old Xie, what are you afraid of? Just say it!"
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