"Yes, yes, we've all been there, we understand."
"Zhiyi, don't worry about us, just go about your business. You must be starving after a long night..."
Yang Xiulan and Jian Daying both looked at Feng Zhiyi with ambiguous expressions, their teasing undertones obvious.
Upon hearing this, Feng Zhiyi's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, but her expression remained unchanged. She nodded to everyone and then left the hall to go into the kitchen to get the food.
Lifting the lid, Feng Zhiyi looked at the eggs, vegetable and lean meat porridge, a few scallion pancakes, and a dish of side dishes in the pot. She had to admit that although this man was a bit of a jerk at night, he was very good at taking care of people.
She is also very gentle and considerate.
Knowing that she was tired from the night before, Lu Lingxiao didn't need her to prepare breakfast; he would get up and make it himself. Before leaving the house, he would also wake the three children up to wash and eat breakfast, truly taking care of everything meticulously.
In this day and age where outdated ideas are deeply ingrained, there are very few men who can do what Lu Lingxiao did.
Because most men still hold onto old ideas and beliefs. In their view, a woman is brought home to carry on the family line, and she should serve her husband and in-laws comfortably, as well as manage the household affairs in an orderly manner.
In short, in the eyes of most men, women should work like cattle and horses, giving birth to one child after another, completely disregarding the woman's health and well-being.
"Sister-in-law, don't just talk and watch TV, eat some fruit. Fruit is meant to be eaten after washing."
After finishing her meal, Feng Zhiyi returned to the living room and saw that all the fruit on the plate was still there. She couldn't help but call out to them again as she sat down on the sofa.
Ma Hongying hurriedly said, "No, sister, we won't eat. I have to go back and prepare lunch. Otherwise, when the men come back from training and see that the food isn't cooked, they'll start nagging again."
Jian Daying nodded in agreement, "It's really time to go back. If I hadn't seen Feng Zhirong angrily run out of the family compound and head straight for your house, I probably would have started washing rice and cooking by now."
Yang Xiulan sighed deeply, "Fortunately, this afternoon, Battalion Commander Meng will be taking his family back to their hometown. The family compound will be much quieter from now on, with one less troublemaker."
When the topic of Battalion Commander Meng came up, Feng Zhiyi naturally thought of Feng Zhirong. She asked Yang Xiulan how Battalion Commander Meng had persuaded Feng Zhirong to return to her hometown in the countryside.
Although Feng Zhiyi had only met Feng Zhirong two or three times, she had almost figured out Feng Zhirong's true nature. Could someone as domineering and fierce as her really be willing to leave the army and the city?
Yang Xiulan said softly, "Of course she doesn't want to leave, but Battalion Commander Meng made a harsh statement: if she doesn't go back to the countryside, then she'll get a divorce. These days, once a woman gets a divorce, not only will she be gossiped about, but she'll also be homeless."
"Besides, Feng Zhirong is already in her thirties. If she gets divorced, she may never be able to get married again in her life. She's afraid. So, even if she's unwilling, she can only pack her things and obediently take her children back to the countryside with Battalion Commander Meng."
The reason she came to the Lu family to make a scene this morning was to make a last-ditch effort, but unfortunately Feng Zhiyi didn't buy it at all and even took out a kitchen knife.
Feng Zhirong was the kind of person who, when she couldn't outdo someone in ruthlessness, would become afraid and quickly run away. When she saw that Feng Zhiyi was serious, she was at a loss and could only slink away.
Feng Zhiyi understood instantly.
To put it bluntly, Feng Zhirong is a typical bully who preys on the weak. As soon as she heard that Battalion Commander Meng wanted to divorce her, she immediately became cowardly and scared.
After chatting for a while longer, they said their goodbyes.
"Well, girl, you get some rest. We're heading back now."
Ma Hongying stood up with a smile on her face, but that smile was as ambiguous as it could be. As she left, she gave Yang Xiulan and Jian Daying a wink, "Hey, what are you two standing there for? Hurry up and go."
"Yes, yes, let's go home and make dinner."
"Zhiyi, we're leaving now. If you're tired, go back to your room and rest a bit. No one will laugh at you. After all, we've all been young once, and we know a lot..."
As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them hurriedly left the courtyard and went back to their family compound.
Feng Zhiyi sat on the sofa, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Fortunately, when she got up, she went back to her space to take a shower first, then washed up and changed her clothes in the space, and covered the hickey on her neck with foundation before going out.
Otherwise, I don't know how much these sisters-in-law would tease me right now.
However, as soon as Ma Hongying and the others left, the three little ones who had been at home all morning finally couldn't sit still anymore. Little Ningning asked in a soft voice, "Mommy, can we go out to play?"
"Go on, go outside and play with other children. Mom will come out and call you when she has finished making lunch."
"Oh, we can go out now! Brother, come on, let's go find Sister Xiaohua and Brother Maodan to play!"
Lu Xiaoning clapped her hands with joy. She stretched out her chubby little hand, grabbed a handful of peanuts from the basket, put them in her pocket, and then happily went out with her two older brothers.
Watching the children's happy little figures, Feng Zhiyi couldn't help but smile, a faint smile spreading across her eyes.
She rested on the sofa for a while before going into the kitchen to prepare lunch.
......
Around 3 p.m., Meng Daqiang prepared to take his wife and daughter to the city train station, and once the time came, they would take the bus back to their hometown.
But just as I was about to leave...
Feng Zhirong suddenly changed her mind again.
"I'm not leaving, I'm not going back to my hometown. If you want to go back, you can go back yourself. I'm staying here with the kids!"
She sat down on the ground with a nonchalant air. "Anyway, I'm not going back to farming. Besides, my daughters and I are used to life with the army. If we were asked to go back to farming and doing farm work, wouldn't we be exhausted?"
"Zhaodi, Pandi, and Laidi, are you going back to the countryside to farm or staying here?"
“Stay here! The conditions here are good, there are apartments to live in, and we don’t have to work from dawn till dusk. Only a fool would go back to his rural hometown!” The three sisters leaned against the wall with their heads down. Although they were all afraid of their father, Meng Daqiang, they said in unison.
After saying that, the three sisters secretly glanced at their father at the same time. They saw that his face had darkened and his eyes were flashing with anger, which was completely different from his usual anger. They quickly lowered their heads again.
Don't let their usual domineering and unreasonable behavior fool you; just like their mother, they can throw tantrums and act out any way they want. But the moment their father gets angry, they immediately become terrified.
Upon seeing this, Feng Zhirong immediately raised her chin like a victorious rooster, saying, "Look, all three of our daughters are staying here, and with me, that's four against one. So, if you want to go back, you can go back yourself. Anyway, we're not leaving."
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