Chapter 25 Watching Model Operas
Having been with the army for so long, she had actually learned quite a bit about the situation here. The higher-ranking officers here had long since married and had children, and were already quite old. As for the younger, single officers, their ranks were too low, and she simply didn't think much of them.
In the end, the person she set her sights on was Huo Chenzhou. Huo Chenzhou was not old, but he was already a regimental commander and would be promoted in the future. Moreover, he was going to get a divorce. Once he got a divorce, wouldn't it be perfect for him to marry her?
But no matter how long she waited, Huo Chenzhou still didn't divorce her.
Huo Chenzhou and Shen Zhixia's relationship seems to have improved.
But it doesn't matter, they'll be divorced soon.
She originally wanted to take it slow, but now that Old Mrs. Li is forcing her to return to the countryside, she doesn't want to go back at all, so she has no choice but to resort to extreme measures.
She has to stay here!
Li Xiuying then secretly went next door, where she happened to see Huo Chenzhou return. Huo Chenzhou had just gone to the service center, carrying a lot of things, including canned goods, biscuits, melon seeds, milk candy, and so on.
Since Shen Zhixia arrived, Huo Chenzhou has been cooking different kinds of meals for her, often bringing chicken, duck, fish, meat, various fruits, and so many snacks.
These things are really expensive.
Even during holidays, she couldn't afford to eat these good things. Although Officer Li's salary was quite high, even if he bought these things, Old Mrs. Li wouldn't give them to her.
If she marries Huo Chenzhou in the future, wouldn't she be able to eat all these things whenever she wants? Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
When Old Mrs. Li came out, she saw what Huo Chenzhou was carrying. Her eyes lit up immediately. Huo Chenzhou was really rich. If the two of them hadn't just had a dispute, she would have gone up to ask him for some food right now.
We're all neighbors, so it's perfectly normal for us to share food with each other.
Since Huo Chenzhou is so rich, after he gets divorced, Li Xiuying can marry him, and then Huo Chenzhou's money will be her money.
The two stared at Huo Chenzhou's... pocket.
Huo Chenzhou naturally noticed this as well. Seeing the two men looking at him with ill intent, he went straight into the house and closed the door.
Huo Chunyan lives far away from here and is usually very busy. She only came back today after hearing what Old Mrs. Li did. As a result, she saw Li Xiuying. She is still a young girl, but she always tries to get close to Huo Chenzhou under various pretexts. Although Huo Chenzhou ignores her at all, she still feels angry when she sees Li Xiuying.
"Li Xiuying, why aren't you staying home? What are you doing here? Oh, I know, are you trying to play the victim again and get someone to help you out?"
Li Xiuying: "..."
She and Huo Chunyan were incompatible according to their birth charts, but Huo Chunyan was very busy and usually stayed at the health center, so she rarely saw her. Now that she had run into her, it was really annoying.
After she marries Huo Chenzhou, she absolutely cannot live with Huo Chunyan; she must keep Huo Chunyan far away from them.
Such relatives are really not likable.
Li Xiuying was already thinking that since she would be Huo Chunyan's sister-in-law in the future, she had to make sure Huo Chunyan listened to her.
Huo Chunyan rolled her eyes and walked forward, shouting, "Make way!"
As she spoke, she deliberately bumped into Li Xiuying hard. When she saw the old lady Li, she glared at her and said, "I'll let it go this time since you're leaving the military camp soon."
The fact that Old Mrs. Li spread rumors is now common knowledge. If she hadn't already been punished, I would never have let her off the hook.
Huo Chunyan knocked on the door, carrying some tonics in her hands.
It was Huo Chenzhou who opened the door.
The two had just finished eating when Huo Chenzhou was peeling an apple for Shen Zhixia. He had only peeled half of the apple when he glanced at Huo Chunyan, said nothing, went back to his original position, and continued peeling the apple.
Furthermore, they cut the apple into small pieces, put them in a bowl, and added a skewer for Shen Zhixia to eat.
Huo Chunyan: "?"
Shen Zhixia was being slandered so badly, and everyone said she was crying very sadly. She thought Shen Zhixia must be very upset, but it turns out she's doing so well.
Upon seeing this scene, she immediately said sourly, "Even eating an apple is so fussy, you have to have my older brother cut it for you, do you really think you're a princess?"
Huo Chenzhou's expression changed: "Chunyan!"
Huo Chunyan pouted, feeling dissatisfied.
Shen Zhixia said with a smile, "Chunyan, would you like to try some?"
Huo Chunyan turned her head away and snorted, "I don't want to..."
"Fresh apples, very delicious."
While she opened her mouth, Shen Zhixia stuffed a small piece of apple into it.
"Ugh, I don't want...it's delicious."
Huo Chunyan couldn't help but start chewing. This apple was truly sweet; it was the sweetest she had ever eaten.
After finishing the apple, Huo Chunyan realized she shouldn't have eaten it. She said coldly, "Don't think that just because I ate your apple, I owe you something."
Shen Zhixia ignored her words and simply asked, "Why did you decide to come today?"
Huo Chunyan tossed her ponytail and said, "The commune is putting on 'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy' tomorrow night. I have two extra tickets. Do you want to go?" Her tone was high-pitched at the end, as if she were giving alms.
Shen Zhixia straightened up and noticed that her hand was twisting the corner of the theater ticket behind her back. She smiled and said, "Go, of course I'll go. You came all the way to call me, how could I not go?"
"Who, who specifically called you!" Huo Chunyan's ears turned red, and she grabbed a strip of pickled radish from the stone table and stuffed it into her mouth. "It's because I see you staying at home all day, so you don't get sick and become a burden to my brother."
She turned her face away, her voice barely audible, "And... I heard this model opera is quite good, and many people will like it."
Shen Zhixia was stunned for a moment, a warm feeling rising in her heart. The last time they met was because the original owner wanted to have an abortion, but it was still awkward.
"Here you go, I'm leaving now."
Huo Chunyan blushed, shoved the theater ticket into her hand and ran away, looking even more awkward than Diao Deyi on the stage.
She looked at the two tickets in her hand and smiled.
After Huo Chunyan left, Huo Chenzhou noticed the tickets in her hand and asked, "You want to see a model opera?"
Shen Zhixia nodded: "I want to."
She had never seen a play in this era before, so she was naturally very curious.
The next evening, Huo Chunyan came over again as if nothing had happened. She thought she was just being kind, and that the woman was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to do anything.
There will be many people watching the model opera later, and without her help, Shen Zhixia could easily get into trouble.
Although Huo Chenzhou is helping, he can be careless sometimes, so it's better for her to go in person.
Just as she reached a corner, she suddenly heard the voices of a man and a woman.
She didn't want to pay attention at first, but the man and woman were speaking in very low voices, as if they were about to do something bad.
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