Chapter 12 The Evil Mother-in-law Finally Left
"When Director Mao saw that we were sleeping in separate beds, he suggested that I lose weight first so that we could have more healthy, fat boys in the future. Guess what your mother said?"
When Ji Lianqi heard about giving birth, his ears turned red, but he spoke in a stiff tone: "What did you say?"
"She said, 'You're so erectile when you see a fat woman like me, how can I possibly have a child?' She asked me not to delay you from finding another wife with a bigger butt who's good at giving birth."
Ji Lianqi: “…”
Political Commissar He: “…”
Seeing that Political Commissar He was trying hard to hold back his smile, Ji Lianqi was overwhelmed.
Ji Lianqi would rather Ye Ying kept silent.
He rubbed his temples and asked unhappily, "Mom, why...why are you saying this?"
Wang Qiuhong knew that she had embarrassed her son, but her dissatisfaction with Ye Ying had already reached its peak.
She muttered in dissatisfaction, "Your mother was right, too. Don't you two sleep in separate beds? If you like that fat woman, can you sleep in a separate bed from her?"
Ji Lianqi ignored his mother and continued to ask Ye Ying.
"So what exactly is the reason for the fight?"
"Your mother is crazy." Ye Ying was also angry. She glanced at Wang Qiuhong coldly and said, "Your mother suddenly changed her mind and said that she could let me in, but Lin Ranran had to be her mistress."
"It's the new China now. How can there still be two women serving one man? I felt extremely humiliated, so I started fighting with her."
Such words were considered quite explosive in the 1980s. No wonder Director Mao was so angry that he slammed the door and left.
Ji Lianqi's face had visibly turned colder.
Lin Ranran was also startled, and her eyes widened in shock: "Aunt, you can't do this carelessly!"
Even Aunt Chen couldn't stand it any longer. "Wang Qiuhong, are you senile? Do you want to ruin your son? Now that reform and opening up have taken place, how can a man marry two wives?"
Political Commissar He said sternly, "Sister, don't say such things. Bad behavior is taboo here. If you want to be good to Comrade Lianqi, don't say such nonsense anymore!"
Seeing that she was the target of criticism, Wang Qiuhong seemed unconvinced and muttered quietly: "I don't really want Ah Qi to marry two wives. I just want that fat woman to give up..."
Political Commissar He frowned and asked the question in his mind:
"No. Big sister, didn't you say you would try to accept Comrade Ye Ying? You were the one who came to me first, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
When asked this question by Political Commissar He, Wang Qiuhong remained silent for the first time.
Seeing that everyone had said everything they needed to say, except Ji Lianqi, who remained silent, the people in the room could not help but look at him.
After a while, Ji Lianqi did not lose his temper as expected, but said to his mother calmly:
"Mom, I'll buy the train tickets tomorrow. You and Aunt Chen can go back the day after tomorrow."
Wang Qiuhong seemed to realize at this moment that she was wrong. She didn't dare to say anything more and just nodded.
In the end, the relationship between Ye Ying and Wang Qiuhong still did not ease in the slightest.
On the day when Ji Lianqi's mother and Aunt Chen returned home from the south, Ye Ying even slowed down her pace when going downstairs to digest her food.
Even the air is sweet.
It is undeniable that his mother is really difficult to deal with. Even if she could marry into his family, she would still be criticized by this evil mother-in-law all day long.
Ye Ying has already put weight loss on her agenda. She has taken private lessons for a year and knows how to lose weight healthily and quickly.
Now her base is still very large, so she has to start with the most basic brisk walking.
The only few street lights in the compound were flickering, and she had to grope her way around in the dark with great effort before she finally found the playground.
Soldiers sometimes have to go to study and have night training at night.
Therefore, the usual way for military wives to entertain themselves after dinner is either to gather in groups of three or four, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans and chatting about family matters, or to gather together to watch TV or movies, and when the time is almost up, they go back to their own rooms.
Look, Ye Ying saw from a distance a few military wives gathered in a corner of the playground, sitting on pony poles and chatting.
Seeing them laughing so happily, Ye Ying immediately smelled gossip and quietly went over to eavesdrop.
She couldn't help but pray that it wouldn't have anything to do with her.
But Ye Ying seemed to have underestimated her recent "influence" in the compound.
These days, the military wives are talking about people like her.
"Hey, you're right! Even though the wife of Deputy Battalion Commander Ji is ugly and fat, she is still good at controlling men!"
"I heard that in order to prevent the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from fighting, Deputy Battalion Commander Ji has sent his mother back to his hometown in the south today!"
"Wow, really? This fat girl is really capable! Sun Lin, you are her neighbor, go and learn from her, maybe your spouse will stick to you every day! Haha!"
Then, there was a burst of laughter.
Ye Ying quickly left quietly while the military wives were laughing. If her eavesdropping was discovered, both she and they would be embarrassed.
Ye Ying turned around a few times in the playground and was already sweating all over. She really wanted to have a popsicle.
Thinking back to the day when Ji Lianqi told her that there was someone selling popsicles in the courtyard, she almost turned the entire courtyard upside down, but still couldn't find it.
At this moment, a loud singing voice came from somewhere.
Ye Ying took a look and set her sights on the activity room on the second floor of the building in front of her.
The activity room was brightly lit, and in the distance one could see human figures swaying.
It sounded like the chorus was singing "Yingshanhong", but it was quite good.
She suddenly remembered Xiulian's words and quickly realized that the military wives were probably preparing a program for the Army's Day.
The cat listened downstairs for a while, and Ye Ying decided to go back to the house.
Ji Lianqi had finished his shower and was lying on the bed reading a book. When he saw Ye Ying opening the door and coming back, he glanced at her indifferently and then continued to read his book.
Ye Ying glanced at the cover and couldn't help but read it aloud: "How the Steel Was Tempered, are you still reading this?"
She had read this book when she was in junior high school, and had almost forgotten its contents.
Ji Lianqi's hand that was turning the pages suddenly paused and he suddenly closed the book.
"You can read? Aren't you illiterate?"
Ye Ying looked at the confusion and bewilderment in Ji Lianqi's dark eyes, and instantly realized that she seemed to have been exposed.
It turns out that Ye Ying is indeed a complete illiterate.
When she was young, her family was willing to pay for her to go to school, but she refused no matter what. As a result, she could not recognize a few big words and even had difficulty writing her own name.
Ye Ying suddenly had an idea and covered it up by saying, "Well... my elder brother taught me some words during the days when he was injured, and I just happened to learn all these big words in your book."
Ji Lianqi was skeptical, "What a coincidence?"
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