As soon as I reached the kitchen door, I was blocked by several women wearing floral shirts and carrying net bags.
She frowned slightly.
Who are you?
Liu Guifen stood at the front, her eyes openly scrutinizing Su Qingzhi from head to toe.
She clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking, "This woman is really good-looking."
"You... are Battalion Commander Shen's wife?"
Liu Guifen finally spoke.
Su Qingzhi felt somewhat confused upon hearing this.
Since the other party had asked, she nodded anyway.
"Yes, I am Su Qingzhi, Shen Zhiyu's wife. Are you... neighbors in the family compound?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a light, cheerful laugh came from behind him.
Yang Wenlan walked over carrying a light gray vegetable basket.
She walked to Su Qingzhi's side and gently patted her shoulder.
"Zhaozhi, don't call them sister-in-law."
“Their men can’t even get a platoon leader position, so they should be calling you ‘sister-in-law’.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the faces of the women who had been exchanging forced smiles and pleasantries immediately darkened.
These people were indeed a few years older than Su Qingzhi, and some of their children were already seven or eight years old.
Where is her husband?
They were either messengers or cooks; the highest-ranking among them was a deputy squad leader.
Su Qingzhi's husband, however, is a battalion commander.
Yang Wenlan's words, on the surface, seemed to be protecting Su Qingzhi, but in reality, they struck a nerve.
"Sister Wenlan."
The women gave a forced laugh and a greeting.
They agreed verbally, but their eyes all drifted towards Su Qingzhi.
Yang Wenlan saw all of this.
She knew all too well what these women were thinking.
They're probably after Zhenzhen.
Zhenzhen's parents died early, and she spent some time in an orphanage.
Later, the factory took in a group of orphans, and he was placed in a temporary care facility near the military family compound.
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