In this way, the military wives could no longer offer any further advice.
"Hmph, I think these people are just jealous of me and my son. I can't be bothered to argue with such petty people. It would be beneath my dignity!" With that, Mo Youyou angrily picked up her son and went straight home.
The people in the courtyard then dispersed.
Back home, Mo Youyou recounted, with added embellishments, what Su Yueya and these annoying military wives had done.
Zhang Cuihua and Liu Dekai were both furious when they heard this.
Normally, only Zhang Cuihua would agree with Mo Youyou at times like this.
However, because Liu Shengrui's recent performance has been quite good and the changes are visible to the naked eye, Liu Dekai has also developed hope and changed his attitude towards his son. At this moment, he also stands on Mo Youyou's side.
“These military wives are simply despicable. They can’t distinguish right from wrong and are so harsh on a child. It’s really too much!” Liu Dekai said.
As a man, he shouldn't be involved in the interactions between these military wives, but when he heard someone say something bad about his son, he got angry. However, he couldn't lower himself to argue with the military wives, so he could only close the door and curse a few times to vent his anger.
“That’s right, our little Rui is so well-behaved now. I think these wretched women just can’t stand to see our family doing well. In the end, it’s just jealousy. They’re even worse than country women!” Zhang Cuihua said.
To be honest, they all lived in the same residential compound, and she thought they could get along well. But she didn't know that these people were saying such bad things about her eldest grandson, so she naturally hated it.
“Husband, Mom, in the end, these people are still being misled by Su Yueya’s lies. I really don’t know where Su Yueya gets such a grudge against us. She’s going to great lengths to slander us in the compound. She’s only so arrogant because she has connections in her family. I want to see how long she can be so arrogant!” Mo Youyou said.
Things change every thirty years. The Qiao family is doing quite well now, but since Su Yueya can bring about the death of her husband, who knows, she might bring down her entire family one day as well.
At that time, she would never let Su Yueya go.
“I used to think Su Yueya was a good person, but she changed after coming to the capital. She’s not the same person she used to be!” Zhang Cuihua said through gritted teeth.
“She was never a good person to begin with!” Liu Dekai said.
His feelings for Su Yueya were very complicated. She was someone he used to look down on, but who knew that a penniless village woman could make it all the way to the capital on her own? Every step she took afterward was far beyond his expectations, and he even regretted it at times.
The better Su Yueya lived, the more intense Liu Dekai's jealousy became, even though he himself was unaware of it.
Hearing her husband speak ill of Su Yueya made Mo Youyou feel much better.
"I won't bother with people like that! With Teacher Mao around, our Xiao Rui will only get better and better. I'll see how long these foolish military wives can be fooled by that bitch Su Yueya. Time will tell!" Mo Youyou said.
Anyway, her son will be the most outstanding in the future, so all the verbal battles now are just empty talk.
Since meeting the Su Yueya sisters at Qiaorentang and receiving five boxes of scar removal kits, Zhou Jinglan has been even more diligent, using them strictly every day in order to help his face recover faster.
The results are encouraging.
Looking at his face in the mirror, where the scars were fading more and more, Zhou Jinglan was even more impressed with the scar removal kit.
"All that time and effort wasn't wasted. Thanks to this scar removal kit, my face looks like it's recovered to about 80-90% of its original state," Zhou Jinglan said excitedly.
Because Zhou Jinglan frequently looked in the mirror and observed the condition of the scars on his face, he was exceptionally clear about them.
With such a faint mark, unless the person talking to him is extremely close to him, staring intently at his face, and knows him well from the past, they really wouldn't be able to tell that there's a scar on his face.
"Can I start pursuing the little goddess?" Zhou Jinglan murmured.
He certainly wanted to get closer to Qiao Xinruo.
But this longing was mixed with many complex emotions, such as his inferiority complex...
This inferiority complex stemmed not only from his past disfigurement but also from Qiao Xinruo's dazzling brilliance. The Little Goddess was simply too outstanding, like the sun in the sky, while he could only be described as slightly more capable than the average person. There was still a great distance between him and the Little Goddess.
Am I really worthy of the little goddess?
But when it comes to his feelings for Xiao Shennv, Zhou Jinglan is incredibly confident. He believes that there is no one else in the world who would like Xiao Shennv more than him.
He'll definitely regret giving up like this and just watching the little goddess silently.
Want to give it a try?
Even if he was rejected by the little goddess, at least he tried, so he wouldn't one day regret not having done anything.
That's right, he needs to start planning, and he needs to act like he's pursuing someone.
"Jinglan, your face has recovered quite well. The scar is barely visible now!" said a fellow soldier in the army who had a good relationship with Zhou Jinglan.
"Yes, I've been using scar removal medicine from Qiaorentang, and it works great!" Zhou Jinglan said, promoting the products from Xiaoshennv's family.
"I've heard about it. Qiaorentang is really powerful. Those health-strengthening pills they released before, oh my, don't even mention them, they were so popular that you had to scramble to buy them, and sometimes you couldn't even get your hands on them!" the other person complained.
Zhou Jinglan smiled, thinking to himself, "That's exactly how it is."
This scar removal kit wasn't easy for him to buy. It was only because Dr. Su was kind-hearted and saw that he really needed the kit that she made exceptions for him several times, which secretly pleased him.
"By the way, Jinglan, I've noticed you've been quite absent-minded lately. Is something on your mind? Your face has recovered, and with the credit for your performance on the last mission, I think you're close to getting a promotion. You should be riding high right now, so why are you always looking so gloomy? Could something have happened at home?"
The other party was quite concerned about Zhou Jinglan, but also knew that he was single. They thought that it must not be a conflict with his wife or partner, but probably a matter with his elders.
“My family is fine…” Zhou Jinglan said.
His parents were in good health, life at home was peaceful and uneventful, and his career seemed promising. Even the face he worried about most was getting better. But what troubled him most was—
By the way, I have very little experience in pursuing people, but I still have my brothers!
Some of these brothers are already married, and some are already in relationships. They are all more experienced than him, a lone wolf. He can ask them for advice!
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