Since Su Zhaohai wanted to scheme against him, he decided to probe Su Zhaohai's background.
Su Zhaohai's position was demoted, and he was no longer entitled to live in his original house.
He moved to the housing area for military dependents in the military region. He had a choice, but he chose to come here.
Wei Aiguo left home early last time, tidied himself up, and went to Su Zhaohai's place for a stroll. He also saw an acquaintance there—Commander He's wife, Sister-in-law He.
When he was injured, Song Yan took care of him and stayed in the house of Commander He's regiment.
At that time, the couple got along quite well with Commander He and his wife.
He saw Sister-in-law He arguing with another woman. Although it was the first time he had seen her in person, Wei Aiguo had seen her in a photograph when identifying the person selling gold bars.
She was right next to Su Rui. Secretary Fang said she was Su Zhaohai's wife, Yuan Haiyan.
So it turns out that Su Zhaohai's family and Sister He's family lived next door!
Wei Aiguo took a good look and then left.
After arriving at the school, he took the opportunity to call Secretary Fang and inquire about Commander He's situation.
Secretary Fang wouldn't have noticed the transfer of a regimental commander from another army. But since Wei Aiguo asked, he took notice.
Commander He was transferred to the same rank as another commander who wanted to go to the south for some reason. Of course, this was also something Commander He himself wanted.
Wei Aiguo was going to visit a friend during his half-day off today. Jin Wu also had nothing to do, so he suggested they go for a walk together.
Let's go! It wouldn't be good to go empty-handed, so Wei Aiguo bought some rice cakes.
Wei Aiguo doesn't usually buy these things, so he doesn't know how much they cost per kilogram.
Sitting on the bus, he looked at the steamed rice cake. This stuff is mainly made of flour, right? It needs sugar, oil, and maybe eggs or something.
A pound of steamed rice cake is more expensive than a pound of sugar, more expensive than oil, and more expensive than a pound of eggs.
The cheapest ingredient here is probably noodles. And noodles are also the most commonly used ingredient.
That means that simply selling noodles, oil, eggs, and sugar is not as profitable as selling steamed rice cakes.
Jin Wu nudged Wei Aiguo, "What are you staring at?"
"Do you think it's easy to make 'zhaozigao'?" Wei Aiguo asked.
"Ha! Are you out of your mind? A grown man like you, wondering how to make this thing?" Jin Wu said.
Wei Aiguo turned his head away and ignored him. He'd ask his wife when he got home if she knew how to make steamed rice cake.
Wei Aiguo and Jin Wu got off the bus at the stop.
Wei Aiguo knew exactly where Regiment Commander He's house was, and after getting off the bus, he slowly walked in that direction. Regiment Commander He would be back soon.
"Look at your petty ways, coming from a small town. You're just a small town person. You think this little bit of coal dust is something special?" Yuan Haiyan's voice came from behind.
"You're a mad dog! What business is it of yours what I hang out to dry in front of my own house?" It was Sister He speaking.
Sister He raised several ducks and wanted to use coal ash to line the duck coop.
"Sister-in-law He!" Wei Aiguo called out.
When Commander He's wife heard someone call her, she turned around and was slightly taken aback. "Xiao Wei, it's you? You...you..." Commander He's wife was genuinely surprised. "Come inside, come inside!"
"Who is this...?" Sister He asked Jin Wu, who was following behind her.
"I told him I had time to visit my friend today, and he came along for a stroll with me."
"Jin Wu, this is Sister He," Wei Aiguo introduced.
Yuan Haiyan stared blankly at the young face in front of her.
"Hello, Sister He!" Jin Wu said.
"This must be Xiao Wei's comrade-in-arms, come in quickly!"
The courtyard wall was relatively low. They stood outside the wall talking to Sister He, while simultaneously opening the courtyard gate as they prepared to go inside.
“You…you are…” Yuan Haiyan could roughly guess Wei Aiguo’s identity.
"This lady, how can someone from a small place be considered petty?"
No matter where Sister He comes from, she is still part of our motherland, isn't she? She is a military dependent, just like you.
"Don't say such hurtful things!" Wei Aiguo said.
Yuan Haiyan was very unhappy; she stared at Wei Aiguo's face. Wei Aiguo, however, pretended not to notice.
"Sister-in-law, Xiaoyan doesn't know you're here yet! But even if she did, she couldn't come to see you, she's about to give birth."
"They have two sons!" Wei Aiguo said.
It took Sister He a moment to realize what Wei Aiguo meant. "You mean Xiaoyan is pregnant with twins?"
“Yes! I’ll soon have two sons…” Wei Aiguo said again, mentioning his two sons.
Yuan Haiyan's face suddenly turned terribly gloomy.
Wei Aiguo seemed to suddenly notice Yuan Haiyan's appearance. "I...did I say something wrong? Is she...is she out of her mind..." Wei Aiguo pointed to his head, implying that she might be mentally ill.
Sister-in-law He never expected that Wei Aiguo was doing this on purpose. "Oh dear, let's go inside and talk inside!"
"Who do you think you are, daring to say I'm mentally ill?" Yuan Haiyan roared.
Wei Aiguo took a step back as if he were very scared. "I was just talking about my two sons, not you, was I?"
"Mom, I'm home!" Commander He's son ran back home after school.
"Dajun, do you still recognize me?" Wei Aiguo asked.
When they met, He Dajun was already in fifth grade. Wei Aiguo had even tutored He Dajun, and He Dajun had eaten many good things from Song Yan. Of course, he remembered.
"Uncle Wei! You're Uncle Wei! Hello, Uncle Wei!" He Dajun exclaimed joyfully.
"Sister-in-law, look how sensible Dajun is! You've raised him so well!"
Yuan Haiyan's lips trembled slightly: "Other people's children are all well-educated, but my own child isn't being educated well!"
Wei Aiguo's words weren't spoken to Yuan Haiyan, but they struck a chord deep within her.
Wei Aiguo didn't want to resort to such underhanded methods. But Su Zhaohai had already done it, targeting his mother and wife. This was simply an eye for an eye.
Su Zhaohai is despicable; does he really expect to be upright and honorable?
Su Zhaohai leaked information, almost costing his wife her life. Regardless of other matters, this was a blood feud.
Moreover, Yuan Haiyan is not innocent.
Didn't she know Su Zhaohai had a cellar full of things? Not only did she know, she also wanted to use them.
Wei Aiguo didn't believe Su Rui's death was an accident; he was certain it was orchestrated by Su Zhaohai to protect himself. Did Yuan Haiyan really know nothing about it? That was unlikely.
Wei Aiguo heard from Secretary Fang that Yuan Haiyan now frequently skips work and often argues with Su Zhaohai at home.
Wei Aiguo wanted to provoke her, to make her and Su Zhaohai quarrel as fiercely as possible, so that Su Zhaohai would have no time for anything else.
Su Zhaohai doesn't have time to run around aimlessly, so his wife can relax a bit.
Normally, it's fine if his wife makes a fuss, but we can't let them make a fuss now.
To be honest, Wei Aiguo didn't expect to run into Yuan Haiyan on his first meeting.
He thought he would have to wait for this opportunity!
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