Qin An Ning secretly complained that Han Ximei was only interested in climbing up the social ladder, and now that Captain Guo was in trouble, she was going to distance herself from him immediately.
The cadre family area was not far away, and Wen Ling and the others walked fast, so they arrived in no time.
Downstairs, Han Ximei was holding Guo Xinhua's wrist, with a determined look on her face, "You can't leave. You must break off the engagement with Cheng Yu today."
Guo Xinhua's wrist was pinched so hard that it hurt. She felt embarrassed and angry, her face flushed red, but she suppressed her anger and said in a gentle voice, "Auntie Han, if there is anything, let's talk about it slowly when we get home."
"Just take your time, it's just a matter of one sentence. Just agree to break off the engagement with my Chengyu in front of everyone and that's it."
Han Ximei was not grateful at all. She couldn't let her son's future be ruined because of Guo Xinhua.
Although the name of breaking off the engagement is not nice, it is better than being implicated.
Guo Xinhua was filled with anxiety and looked at the people around her for help, hoping that they could stand up and speak for her.
But everyone is in the same compound and everyone knows who is who. Han Ximei obviously wants to make a big deal out of this, and nothing they say will have any effect.
She might even take the opportunity to say a few words.
Speaking of the Guo family's affairs, although her husband didn't say anything when he came back, he asked them to behave themselves these days, not to get involved in or ask about anything, and not to discuss anything blindly. This is more telling.
It’s not that they are cruel, but they cannot be soft-hearted and cause trouble for their own family.
Everyone avoided Guo Xinhua's plea for help. Han Ximei glanced at Guo Xinhua with a smug look and said, "If you know what's good for you, cancel the engagement immediately."
"Han Ximei, what are you doing?" Wen Ling rushed over, yelled, and stepped forward to pry Han Ximei's hands apart.
If it weren't for Lao Zhou's position, she wouldn't want to get involved in this matter.
But there is no way now. She can't just ignore it. The situation is unclear now, and she can't let Han Ximei make things worse.
"Mrs. Zhou, I'm not kidding." Han Ximei glanced at everyone present, "Let's be frank, we all know whether the Guo family is in trouble or not.
As military families, we must have a high level of awareness. What's wrong with drawing a clear line between ourselves and the families of these criminals?"
That's fine, but the problem now is that Guo Tuan's affairs have not been made public, and it would be wrong for Han Ximei to make such a fuss.
"Han Ximei, we still don't know what's going on with Guo Tuan. Don't talk nonsense here and disturb people."
Wen Ling changed her usual charitable demeanor and said seriously, "From now on, no one can randomly spread rumors about anything uncertain, otherwise I'll have Old Zhou talk to your men later."
In the military compound, many wives of soldiers have trouble finding work. They all rely on their husbands for their livelihood, so they are afraid of causing trouble for their men.
After hearing Wen Ling's words, everyone shook their heads and said they would not spread gossip.
"Mrs. Zhou is doing this for everyone's benefit. We don't know what's going on in the army, and if rumors get spread, it will have a bad impact.
Well, it's almost noon, let's all go back to buy groceries and cook," Aunt Si stepped in to smooth things over.
Seeing that everyone had left, Han Ximei became anxious.
"What do you mean, sisters-in-law? Everyone knows what happened to the Guo family. Over the years, have you ever seen a man get his wife arrested for a crime?
If I don't call off the marriage now, what will happen if Chengyu gets dragged down?"
When people are anxious, they speak without thinking. Han Ximei accidentally said what was in her heart.
But thinking that what she said was true, she straightened her back again. This was not a rumor, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Wen Ling rolled her eyes at her in annoyance and said, "Alright, we don't have any collective punishment system here. As long as you behave properly, there's no problem. Just put your mind at ease.
If you have anything to say, we can talk about it in two days. You should go back quickly and stop making a fuss. It will also affect your old man Sui. "
Han Ximei curled her lips and thought that today's situation was instigated by her husband Sui, and you guys messed it up.
Although the goal of breaking off the engagement was not achieved, their family's attitude was already very clear.
Just go back. She will discuss with Lao Sui in the evening to see what to do next.
Before leaving, Han Ximei rolled her eyes at Guo Xinhua and snorted. She disliked him as much as she could, which was a far cry from her attitude when she first loved him.
Guo Xinhua really likes Sui Chengyu, the kind of love at first sight.
Now the situation of her parents at home is unclear, and Han Ximei treated her like this. All the anxiety and grievances she had felt in the past two days suddenly came to her mind, and she burst into tears.
Wen Ling and Aunt Si are both soft-hearted people. No matter what Guo Xinhua is like in normal times, it is quite pitiful to see him crying like this.
Besides, the child has not been raised by my side since he was a child, so the adults’ affairs have nothing to do with the child.
"Okay, don't cry." Wen Ling coaxed her softly, patting her back gently.
"The organization will investigate your parents' affairs. You must take good care of yourself in the next two days."
Guo Xinhua responded with sobs, turned around and ran upstairs.
Wen Ling reached out her hand to stop her and try to persuade her, but then she thought better of it. At this point, whatever she said would sound like easy talk.
We are all in the compound, so nothing can happen.
"Let's go buy some groceries. Mr. Si is probably very busy. Come to my house for lunch."
Aunt Si replied with a smile on her face, "Then I won't be polite with you. The children are not at home, and I am too lazy to do it alone."
After that, the three of them went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, chatting and laughing, and then returned upstairs to cook. No one mentioned the Guo family again.
It was peach season, and Wen Ling had just bought a lot of fresh peaches. After returning home, she washed them and brought them over. "Ningning, try some! I just bought these peaches a few days ago, and they're so sweet."
Due to the variety and technical reasons, peaches do not grow very large and are not carefully selected like modern fruits. They look like they were carved from the same mold.
It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that these peaches are crooked and cracked, but they are indeed of different sizes and not very attractive in appearance, but they are surprisingly delicious.
She was holding a ripe peach, the flesh was soft, juicy and sweet, and the fruity aroma filled her mouth so well that she couldn't help but savor it.
"Aunt Zhou, these peaches are so sweet."
Wen Ling smiled so hard that her teeth showed when she heard Qin An Ning agree. "Isn't it? I told you these peaches are delicious. You can take them all away later."
Hearing that Qin Anning liked to eat it, Wen Ling regretted buying too little and thought about going out to buy some more later.
"Why are you leaving soon? Why don't you stay a few more days?" Aunt Si interrupted and asked.
"Aunt Si, I'm working on a project at the Beijing Institute. I missed you guys today so I came over to see you. I have to go to work tomorrow."
"If she doesn't see you, I guess Nian Nian will be angry when she comes back tonight." Thinking of her daughter, Aunt Si shook her head helplessly.
"It's okay, Nian Nian will understand me. Come over when I'm free."
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