Zhao Chunhua looked at Xie Pingan, a stout man with a flat head and a square face, and said flatly:
"I didn't do anything, just chatting with Sister Yulian."
"I'll go heat up some food for you."
Xie Pingan nodded.
Zhao Chunhua went into the kitchen with a smile and started to get busy.
After she left, Huo Yulian felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so she stood up and said:
"I'm going back first."
Xie Pingan smiled and said:
"Have lunch before leaving."
Zhao Chunhua, who was busy in the kitchen, heard this and leaned out of the kitchen halfway, holding a spatula and said enthusiastically to Huo Yulian:
"Yeah! Stay for lunch. I can heat up food quickly."
You heat up the rice and dishes quickly, but you also have to have a share for me in your pot!
Huo Yulian ignored Zhao Chunhua and looked at Xie Pingan, who was sincerely trying to keep her but was unaware of the situation, and said with a smile:
"No! My brother should be back soon. He went to the cafeteria to get me some food. You guys eat."
Xie Pingan then smiled and watched her leave.
After Zhao Chunhua's figure disappeared at the door of his house, he turned and entered the kitchen and smelled the fragrance of food.
Zhao Chunhua heard him come in, and while putting the hot dishes into the bowl, she said with a smile:
"Are you hungry? Almost there, it will be ready soon!"
Xie Pingan took the heated stir-fried cabbage from her and warned her, "Stay out of the business of Captain Huo's family."
Zhao Chunhua said guiltily, "What can I possibly do?"
"I'm so busy with my own affairs, how can I have the time to spare?"
Xie Pingan nodded and asked again:
"Captain Huo, is there any food money left from last time? Return the rest later."
Zhao Chunhua hummed guiltily.
She put the hot food on the table. Xie Ping'an looked at the large pot of wild vegetables and a bowl of bean sprouts on the table, and his face turned green.
"Why these again?"
Zhao Chunhua was hesitant and about to explain when there was a loud knock on the door outside.
Zhao Chunhua shouted towards the door:
"Who is it? You knocked so loudly and broke my door. Are you going to compensate me?"
As he said this, he walked towards the gate with a menacing look.
Xie Pingan reminded him from behind: "Be more polite when you speak, maybe there is something urgent."
Zhao Chunhua looked unhappy and said, "You can't slam the door like that."
As she was speaking, she opened the door and saw Xu Qin with her hands on her hips, and several other military wives standing behind her. It was obvious that they were not here with good intentions.
She was not afraid because Xie Ping'an was at home. She raised her chin and asked impatiently:
"What's going on? It's the middle of the day."
At this time, Xie Pingan also came out and said to Xu Qin and the other military wives with a smile:
"If you have anything to say, come inside and talk."
Xu Qin looked at Xie Ping'an's warm and hospitable appearance, and thought that Zhao Chunhua was using her as a tool, and Xie Ping'an must have been involved in this.
She said unhappily:
"Captain Xie, we dare not enter your house!"
"Your wife is amazing!"
"With just a few words, she set us up for a fight. If Captain Huo's wife hadn't been so lenient with us, we would have been sold out by her. We're still helping her count the money."
Several other military wives also followed suit.
"That's right! We can't afford to offend your wife, and we dare not even enter your house."
"If you want to get promoted, you should rely on your own abilities. How can you let your wife frame others everywhere?"
Xie Pingan was completely confused and frowned as he asked, "How did my wife frame you?"
"What does this have to do with my desire for promotion?"
Xu Qin sneered, "You'll have to ask your wife about that."
Zhao Chunhua put her hands on her hips and retorted loudly,
Xu Qin! Stop throwing dirty water on me. When did I ever dig a hole for you?
"You didn't? How dare you say that? Didn't you say that Captain Huo's wife has problems with her sexual behavior?"
"They said she was a slut and cheated on Captain Huo. They also said she was pregnant with an older man's child and no one wanted it, so she came to Captain Huo to take over?"
Xie Ping'an's face turned dark when he heard this, and he stared at Zhao Chunhua fiercely.
Zhao Chunhua hurriedly explained:
"Ping An! Don't listen to her nonsense. I didn't say that. I only said that Captain Huo's wife was having an affair with another man. I didn't say anything else about her."
Is this not nonsense?
Xie Ping'an was so angry that his eyelids jumped and he raised his hand to slap her.
Zhao Chunhua was no pushover either. She stiffened her neck, raised her face, and said fiercely:
"Go ahead and hit me! If you can, do it."
"You're in the army and never come home all year round!"
"Your parents are paralyzed in bed, and I took care of them from head to toe, even though I was pregnant."
"I had a difficult labor with my second child and nearly died in the hospital, and you didn't come!"
"I finally had you join the army, and now you want to hit me again. Go ahead!"
"Just beat me to death..."
Ping'an stared at her bloodshot eyes, and couldn't bring himself to slap her.
Their noise soon attracted the surrounding neighbors to come and watch the fun.
Most people stood on Zhao Chunhua's side, but since it was someone else's family affair, they didn't want to say much and advised the couple to stop arguing and to maintain peace.
Xu Qin rolled her eyes and shouted disdainfully at those who were trying to stop the fight:
"Alright, alright! Can't you see that they're playing a double game?"
"Zhao Chunhua, you must give us, Captain Huo's wife, an explanation for what happened today!"
"Don't even think about it, just brush it off like that!!"
Xu Qin and several other military wives who came with her had discussed the matter on the way.
Only if Zhao Chunhua apologizes to Yunduan will Captain Huo not blame them.
Because of this, the military wives who came with Xu Qin were unwilling to give up and said:
"If you don't want to, we'll call the chief and let him judge the matter!"
"Don't think we're easy to bully!"
Xie Pingan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this is my Chunhua's fault——"
"What's wrong with me? You haven't even asked clearly yet, but you're already putting the blame on me."
"I saw Captain Huo's wife flirting with other men with my own eyes. What did I say wrong?"
"Shut up!" Xie Pingan shouted.
Zhao Chunhua was furious, "Why don't you let me speak?"
"Are you also attracted to that vixen—"
“Bang!”
Xie Ping angrily slapped Zhao Chunhua in the face.
Zhao Chunhua covered her face, which was hurt by the beating, and stared at Xie Pingan in shock and disbelief.
After a while, her lips trembled and she asked in shock with a crying voice:
"You, you hit me?"
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