"Oh dear, she thinks other people's bamboo shoots are her own, and she also considers other people's chickens as her own."
"Hahaha, what do you call this? This is called being short-sighted and shameful. If you ask me, she's just jealous that Comrade Zhou was able to catch a pheasant."
"Oh? You didn't know? She found out she was pregnant a few days ago and was making a fuss about eating meat, demanding that her man go up the mountain to catch wild chickens."
"Her husband was busy with training and had no time at all. He also had to go on a mission the next day. Because of a chicken making noise, her husband was almost late for the assembly because of her pestering him."
“I live right next door to her and I could hear everything clearly. Her voice was sometimes sweet and sometimes fierce, and she even used threats, saying that she wouldn’t have children if she didn’t get to eat chicken.”
"Tsk tsk, it's really a sin to be her man. If my man hadn't stepped in to help, her man would definitely have been punished."
"Huh? She actually dared to stop her man from going on a mission? Military orders are absolute, how dare she be so bold? Is she trying to ruin her man's future?"
"That's right, she's pregnant, you have to be considerate of pregnant women, hahaha."
"It's as if every military wife present has been pregnant, and her belly is the most precious thing."
"You, you all..."
The young woman turned pale. If this matter were to reach the higher-ups, it would not be good news for her husband.
"You, you bastard! Go back to your man and catch some pheasants. Don't even think about my pheasants."
Shishi is so smug and has such a foul mouth. You're the one who's really stupid for not getting any meat.
“Ugly, Little Master, you two go find that unlucky guy later and tell him that the wild boar must not be given to this pregnant woman. Wild boar meat is tough and not good for pregnant women. For the sake of her precious belly, we must be kind and good people.”
Someone is lying with a straight face.
She still remembers the first time she caught a wild boar. She had just recovered from an illness and her stomach wasn't fully healed yet, and that's how Chou Dan coaxed her.
She used to think that Chou Dan was lying to her, but now she thinks this reason is quite good.
"Beautiful sister-in-law, do you know this person's name?"
The beautiful sister-in-law was Guo Qiuhong, the young woman's neighbor. She was in her early thirties when a pretty young girl complimented her on her looks, and she couldn't help but blush.
"Her name is Zhou Miao, and she is the new wife of the deputy battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Regiment."
Huh, it has the same surname as me.
"A new wife? Does that mean he has an old wife?" Shishi asked, confused.
Guo Qiuhong smiled and said, "She is Deputy Battalion Commander Xu's second wife."
"Second marriage? Does that mean getting married a second time?"
"Yes, a first marriage is the first time you get married."
"Oh, so it's possible to get married twice or even three times. She's so lucky to have had two wedding banquets. I want to have two with Chou Dan, but he doesn't agree, and neither does my mother."
Everyone: ...Why does she look so regretful?
Guo Qiuhong explained responsibly: "It's not that she held two wedding banquets, it's that her husband held two wedding banquets. The second one was with her, and the first one was with his first wife."
Shishi was stunned. "A man can marry two wives?"
Guo Qiuhong looked up at the sky, feeling a little lost.
“Her husband’s first wife is gone. She had a difficult childbirth last year and lost both mother and child. Deputy Battalion Commander Xu is only 30 years old this year and is still young. It’s normal for him to remarry.”
If someone is gone, it's as if they've never been there. Even if you marry another wife after losing yours, you still only have one wife. That's perfectly normal.
Gossip poets enjoy the thrill of eavesdropping, but they also find the gossip juicy and satisfying when eaten face-to-face.
"Beautiful sister-in-law, doesn't Deputy Battalion Commander Xu have any children? Why is the child in her belly the most precious?"
The game of "eating chicken" turned into "eating melons," and everyone else started listening intently.
His dark eyes suddenly lit up, leaving Guo Qiuhong stunned.
I knew long ago that the leader's daughter loved gossip just as much as any old woman, and it's true.
She got excited too, saying, "The Xu family has two daughters, one is 7 years old and the other is 5 years old. They used to live in the family compound, but after Zhou Miao married into the family, the two children went back to the countryside to live with their grandmother."
"If you had come to the compound two months earlier, you could have seen them. Those two children are just like their mother; they are very beautiful and well-behaved."
She lowered her voice and said, "I heard that Zhou Miao wanted some alone time with her boyfriend and kept pestering Deputy Battalion Commander Xu to send the child away. I overheard Zhou Miao saying it in a coquettish tone."
"Do you know, a woman who knows how to be charming has the best life. Deputy Battalion Commander Xu was captivated by her sweet voice and threw the child back to his mother the next day."
Pshaw, what do you mean by "a world for two"? It just means the stepmother doesn't want to raise the ex-wife's child.
The two poor, well-behaved girls lost their mother, and their biological father became their stepfather.
They said they were going to keep their voices down, but everyone nearby could hear them, including Zhou Miao, who was furious.
"Guo Qiuhong, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Guo Qiuhong scoffed, "Don't you know whether I'm talking nonsense or not? If you want me to not hear you, close the door when you're being coquettish."
"That voice was so sweet it gave me goosebumps. I'm so embarrassed to be your neighbor."
"You, you..." Zhou Miao clutched her stomach, retreating in anger.
Shishi rested her chin on her hand, circled around the person who kept nagging, and finally made a brilliant comment: "With such a deep voice, is it even cute to act cute?"
Pfft~~
A series of hissing sounds emanated from the air, and some people even burst into laughter without any restraint.
Zhang Tong boiled water and, not seeing her daughter, went out to look for her. She happened to hear this and couldn't help but speak up.
Weren't we supposed to be walking chickens? How did it turn into chatting?
"Shishi, it's time to go home. We need to make soup soon, or we won't have time to kill the chicken."
ah?
Shishi felt a pang of regret, so she took out two candies from her pocket and gave them to Guo Qiuhong, saying, "Pretty sister-in-law, I'll chat with you again next time."
She also wanted to know about the two children.
You have to eat a whole watermelon; half a watermelon won't fill you up.
Guo Qiuhong was flattered. "Oh, okay, I live in an apartment building, the second room on the third floor of the second building. You can just call me Sister-in-law Guo."
"Okay, Aunt Guo, Shishi will remember."
Zhou Miao: ...Does she not exist? She openly gossips about the Xu family.
What's infuriating is that Guo Qiuhong was telling the truth and there was no fabrication involved, so she couldn't report her to the women's director.
Zhang Tong couldn't help but chuckle when he saw his daughter's face full of eager curiosity.
I don't know who the little girl inherited her personality from. Han Shufang and Zhou Heng seem to be a very stable couple. The eldest of the Zhou brothers is indifferent, and although the second brother is more lively, he doesn't seem to like listening to people gossip.
Needless to say, the Zhou family elders were clearly not the type to frequent crowded places.
This girl is always eager to go wherever there's excitement.
Huh? Who is this pretty sister-in-law? What's she doing at Sister Wanwan's house?
Across from the Xiao family's house, the courtyard door, which had been tightly closed during the day, creaked open, and an elegant woman led a chubby 3-year-old girl out.
Before her eyes were two pheasants being led around. Dong Ping was taken aback at first, but when she saw a pretty little face, she didn't recognize it and could only nod.
But I was also very curious; it was the first time I'd ever seen someone leading a chicken around—it was quite unique.
"Aunt Zhang, it's been a long time! Nan Nan, quickly call her auntie."
The little girl smiled sweetly, revealing her adorable little teeth, "Aunt Zhang, Nan Nan is back."
"Oh, Nannan is so good."
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