"Oh? You speak English?"
His tone was filled with shock and disbelief. After all, they all knew that Cheng Ran's new wife came from the countryside and was a woman who had never seen much of the world. She probably hadn't even gone to school, let alone spoken English. So he couldn't believe it.
"I know a little bit. My grandma left behind a lot of study notes, so I taught myself a little bit."
Having been reborn, the person she used most thoroughly was her own grandmother, who had been dead for many years.
"Oh, I see. Well..." He was still a little hesitant, after all, anyone would question such a reason.
"It's alright, I won't watch it if it's inconvenient for you. I don't want to cause you any trouble."
Jiang Wanqing knew how to advance and retreat. Seeing the distrust in the other party's eyes, she did not take any further steps, but instead took a half step back to maintain an appropriate distance.
"No, no, no, it's not inconvenient at all. It's just a family letter. My daughter wrote it to me, so she definitely knows I'll show it to others. Since you say you understand, then please take a look for me."
He also wanted to test Jiang Wanqing's capabilities and see if she was really as the rumors suggested, someone who only knew how to curry favor with the powerful.
Jiang Wanqing took the letter he handed her and carefully opened it. The English on it had many grammatical errors, and it was indeed the work of a beginner. She only glanced at it and could roughly understand what it said.
"Your daughter is still in junior high school, right?"
"Yes, you knew that?"
Seeing how accurately she spoke, the commander genuinely believed she might know something, and a look of delight appeared on his face.
"I'm just guessing. Your daughter is doing very well in English, with a good vocabulary. In her letter, she said her teacher praised her and said she has a good family education, which makes her very proud. She also said she wants to show off her skills to you next time you go back, and then..."
"What is it?" He waited eagerly for her to continue.
Although his wife and daughter could live in the family compound, it would be more convenient for the children to go to school without him accompanying the military. Since he was in the army, the father and daughter rarely saw each other. Hearing his daughter say in her letter that she had made progress in her studies and was praised by her teacher, how could he not be happy?
"She said she bet you didn't recognize what she wrote, and urged you to hurry back and tell her yourself."
"Hahaha...this girl!"
The leader beamed with joy, and Jiang Wanqing neatly folded the letter and returned it.
"You have a good daughter."
"My daughter is really great. Once Cheng Ran recovers, you two should hurry up and make a move, hahaha..."
She gave an awkward smile. She hadn't considered having children yet. After all, she was very clear about her goals and position. She never expected to have any children with Cheng Ran. It was enough for each of them to get what they wanted.
The two didn't talk much. The old man said thank you and turned to leave. After returning to his unit, he still had some doubts about Jiang Wanqing's translation, so he asked someone he trusted to translate it again.
Who knew that the person's rambling translation would ultimately boil down to just a few simple sentences from Jiang Wanqing, which made him look at her in a completely new light...
State-run restaurants —
Jiang Xiu saw a large table of food and began to wolf it down.
Since returning to this era, although she snatched Yuan Zhong, the future big boss, she hasn't had a single good day. Before, she had Jiang Wanqing's family to work like slaves, but since marrying Cheng Ran, the burden of labor at home has fallen on their own shoulders, and they have no help anymore.
Not only did she have to do a lot of work, but she was also short of food. Every day, she watched Xue He eat white rice buns with side dishes, and she felt like she was going to grind her teeth to pieces.
She could only improve her meals by eating at the places frequented by Yuan Zhong and his fellow educated youth, and she was even ridiculed and ostracized by Molly. She had had enough of this life!
"Comrade Jiang Xiu, eat slowly. If you're not full, I'll give you some more."
"Thank you... You're so kind. Wait for me... cough cough, wait for me to finish eating, and I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
Qiao Xuemei laughed. This was exactly what Jiang Xiu had been waiting for. The rumors and whistleblower letters had already affected Jiang Wanqing, but that woman was shameless and continued to stay by Cheng Ran's side. Now, they needed to take stronger measures.
"Have a sip of soup first. No rush, we have plenty of time."
She pushed the warm soup over, and Jiang Xiu, who was indeed thirsty, took it and drank a few mouthfuls. She instantly felt full and burped.
Qiao Xuemei sized her up for a while. Both were country girls, but Jiang Xiu was quite in line with her imagination. On the other hand, Jiang Wanqing's speech, mannerisms, appearance, and temperament were not like those of a country girl. How could people raised in the same family be so different?
She thought that if she were to fight someone as brainless as Jiang Xiu, she wouldn't need to put in so much effort.
"You just said that if I provide the information you need, you'll give me ten grain coupons and five meat coupons. Is that true?"
Jiang Xiu thought it was a good deal—it could make money and ruin Jiang Wanqing's reputation. She figured she had to do it!
"Yes, all of these are yours, as long as you answer my questions."
Qiao Xuemei was straightforward; she took out the tickets and placed them on the table. Jiang Xiu's eyes reddened, and she swallowed hard.
If she had these things in her pocket, she could eat a bite of meat every now and then. If she didn't replenish her protein, her face would soon start to fall apart.
"Okay, ask away, I'll tell you everything. I swear, no one knows Jiang Wanqing better than me."
No one is more ruthless to Jiang Wanqing than she is! She added silently to herself.
"That's good. The first question is, before marrying Cheng Ran, who did Jiang Wanqing have a relationship with? Is there any evidence?"
Jiang Xiu licked her lips; the very first question made her look embarrassed…
She certainly wanted to say it was Yuan Zhong, but saying it would put her in an awkward position, since their reputation in the village wasn't very good to begin with.
"Well………"
Seeing that she was reluctant to talk, Qiao Xuemei's tone became sterner: "Don't tell me you don't know. The people who went to your village to investigate before told me. If you dare to lie to me, you can forget about getting these tickets. I'll not only tell you, but I'll also call the police to arrest you!"
No, no, no!
There's no need for her to turn the person who can secretly deal with Jiang Wanqing into an enemy. If she thinks about it carefully, it might not be a bad idea to expose Yuan Zhong. Once he's exposed, no one else will dare to covet him. When he becomes famous, she'll be the only one by his side, which might not be a bad thing.
Jiang Xiu gritted her teeth and looked up at Qiao Xuemei.
"Actually, the person who was related to Jiang Wanqing was a male educated youth named Yuan Zhong. However, he was seduced. My cousin was cunning and learned a lot from him. Later, when she found out that she could marry Battalion Commander Cheng, she dumped Yuan Zhong because she was greedy for money."
"Hmph, I knew this woman wasn't as honest as she seemed. She had ulterior motives for getting close to Battalion Commander Cheng!"
Qiao Xuemei slammed her hand on the table, extremely angry. Seeing this, Jiang Xiu only fueled her anger further.
"Her own grandmother used to be from the exploiting class, her class background is not clean, she wants to rise to the top in one step!"
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