Chapter 82: Hold on for a few more days

Gossip is gossip, but no one will gossip too close to you.

Lin Xiangnan had just arrived at the family compound and didn't have many acquaintances there, so no one had come up to her to dance.

Luo Caixia was the first one.

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Xiangnan asked curiously, "Why are you asking me about your relationship?"

"My old Wang said that you have a good relationship with Captain Gu, so I came to learn from you." Luo Caixia said with some envy: "If my old Wang can learn even a little bit from Captain Gu, that would be great."

Feeling that their thoughts were not in sync, Luo Caixia asked directly, "I heard that Captain Gu washes your clothes?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiangnan could not help but be speechless. Captain Wang was a big mouth, even more talkative than those aunties and uncles at the entrance of the village.

Lin Xiangnan glanced at Luo Caixia's belly and asked, "Isn't it inconvenient for you to be pregnant? Didn't Captain Wang help you with family matters?"

"My husband can't even help a fallen oil bottle." Luo Caixia said with a bitter face, "My husband Wang is like that. I'm worried about what to do when I'm in confinement."

It's impossible for her to have to wash clothes and cook while she is in confinement.

That's why she couldn't help but come to Lin Xiangnan for advice. She herself had little education, no experience, and couldn't think of any solution, so she could only seek help from outside.

Lin Xiangnan felt a little sympathetic about this situation, and said directly: "Then just don't do it. What can he do? When he was not married, didn't he wash his own clothes in the army? Why can't he do it now that he has a wife?"

"But when they first met, he wanted to find someone who could work and take care of the children." Luo Haixia was a little hesitant.

"But your current situation is special. I think Captain Wang also attaches great importance to your child."

Lin Xiangnan said earnestly, "A man like Captain Wang really can't be spoiled! If it were me, I would have fought with her a long time ago. But you are pregnant now, so you can only be soft."

Luo Caixia didn't really dare to do it, but she really wanted to learn, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll give it a try."

“I must try.”

Lin Xiangnan thought secretly that once Captain Wang started working, he would definitely not have the time to go to other people's homes and complain.

It's bad enough that he is a male chauvinist, he also teaches others to be male chauvinists. Lin Xiangnan doesn't even bother to pay attention to him.

Especially since this person was ruining his reputation, when Lin Xiangnan met him on the street, he couldn't help but glare at him.

"Hey~ Your wife glared at me!" Battalion Commander Wang complained to Gu Zhenhua.

Before Gu Zhenhua could say anything, Political Commissar Xu criticized him: "Who told you to gossip about Comrade Xiaolin? You are a grown man, but you still argue with a little girl."

"I didn't say anything." Captain Wang was unconvinced.

Gu Zhenhua followed up by saying, "Xiangnan was quite polite when he greeted the political commissar just now. He just glared at you. You should reflect on yourself."

When Gu Zhenhua first came to the army, he was a thorn in the side. He was daring and brave enough to fight. As the most powerful among that batch of new recruits, the image of him in everyone's mind was that of a tough guy.

That's why the gossip about Captain Wang doing laundry spread so quickly.

But Gu Zhen Huafei said that Lin Xiangnan had a good temper and loved him very much, which made a lot of people curious and urged them to go to Gu's house for dinner.

On the day of moving, Political Commissar Xu and Battalion Commander Wang came to help. They were originally going to be invited to dinner on Sunday night, so Gu Zhenhua simply invited a few more people.

When Gu Zhenhua came back in the evening, he asked, "There are seven of us in total. Do you have enough tickets at home? If not, I will find a way to get them together."

"That's enough. Today, a package arrived for me from home. It contains bacon and smoked chicken. I just need to make a few side dishes." She has a food processor, so she is not afraid of too many dishes.

Gu Zhenhua took the initiative to say: "I was on leave that day, so I happened to be at home to help you."

"That's fine."

Anyway, Lin Xiangnan’s cooking skills are not bad. After learning from Zhang Dapang, his food tastes much better than that produced by a food processor.

After all, no matter what you lose, you can't lose your mouth.

Thinking of the rumors about his fierceness in the staff housing estate, Lin Xiangnan gritted his teeth.

This time she must show everyone what it means to be sincere, beautiful, generous, gentle and kind...

Knowing that Lin Xiangnan's family was going to have a dinner party on Sunday, Political Commissar Xu's wife Chen Xiulan happened to be on vacation and came over to help.

She usually has to go to work, and Lin Xiangnan is just an acquaintance of hers, but this man is a warm-hearted person, and her husband is the political commissar, so she is always happy to help with matters related to the family compound.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, Chen Xiulan praised, "Wow, you are so quick and efficient. You prepared the dishes so early."

Lin Xiangnan smiled politely, "The main thing is to keep the preparation simple."

"There are meat and vegetables, that's easy." Chen Xiulan said in a common hatred: "We see each other every day, don't I know you have a good temper? As for Captain Wang, he insisted that you throw a ladle at him. This time we must let everyone see that you are such a capable and beautiful girl. It is a blessing for Gu Zhenhua to marry you."

As the two were talking, Luo Caixia came and she also came to help.

Chen Xiulan was quite surprised to see her, "Where is your little leopard?"

Luo Caixia is usually at home because she is tripped by her children.

"Let Wang Hu take care of it. I'm here to help."

"You're so fast. You got pregnant right after arriving at the family compound. Your belly has grown so big in the blink of an eye." Chen Xiulan reminded: "You have to prepare for the confinement period in advance. Either ask your mother to come, or ask an aunt from the team to take care of you. Don't count on Captain Wang."

Chen Xiulan was a nurse, and Captain Wang’s ex-wife died in the hospital.

It was because she worked too hard, didn't take good care of herself during the confinement period, and her body was too weak, so she died when the baby was only three months old.

Knowing that Captain Wang was not a caring person, the nurses at the hospital who had been interested in him no longer dared to rush forward, for fear of becoming the next one.

Who would have thought that in less than two months, Captain Wang returned to the countryside and married Luo Caixia, who was as hardworking and conscientious as his previous wife. No one knew how he chose her.

Captain Wang’s ex-wife always teased Chen Xiulan for giving birth to only two daughters and no sons, and boasted about her own son, Wang Hu, so the relationship between the two was very ordinary.

Chen Xiulan was not very enthusiastic about this suspected copy of Luo Caixia. It was only when she saw her big belly that she could not help but say something.

Luo Caixia was even more panicked now. "My biological mother is just like my mother-in-law. She is long gone."

She looked at Lin Xiangnan and said, "I was not feeling well yesterday, so I left my clothes in the basin without washing them. Old Wang saw it but didn't do anything. What should I do?"

Lin Xiangnan replied without thinking: "It's only the first day. Why rush?"

Unexpectedly, Luo Caixia actually asked Lin Xiangnan for advice. Chen Xiulan immediately became enthusiastic. "Yes, hold on for a few more days. He won't wash it. I'll ask my husband, Mr. Xu, to pay attention to everyone's personal hygiene. Captain Wang should have improved a long time ago. You have to help him more."