Chapter 43
Sure enough, when Jiang Leyun was having dinner in the evening, he heard that he would have to get up early every morning to run starting from tomorrow, and he got furious.
"I'm not going. I don't want to run."
He is still young and needs to sleep more to grow up quickly. Why do you have to get up so early every day and go running so hard? Why are you so cruel to a child like him!
Jiang Huihan looked innocent, and it was easy for her to act like a boss. She pointed at Xu Zhao beside her and said, "Just look at what I do. This is not something I can decide. Just convince him. I won't get involved in this matter."
She just said that her brother would never do it.
Xu Zhao was unmoved, his heart as solid as a rock: "I heard you had a fight today?"
Jiang Leyun felt guilty and worried that her brother-in-law would be angry, so she answered in a low voice, "It was Li Zili who first tried to snatch my small tank and said a lot of nasty things. I got so angry that I started fighting him. My sister said that I was acting in self-defense and I was not wrong."
Will my brother-in-law think he is a bad boy and stop liking him?
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He stole a glance at his brother-in-law's calm face, and the child wailed for himself in his heart.
I’m dead this time!
Xu Zhao ate his meal slowly: "Did we win?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Leyun grinned, revealing a row of small white teeth: "Of course I won, Li Zili ran home crying."
Just when I was feeling happy, I instantly became depressed again when I saw my brother-in-law's serious face.
Xu Zhao: "Any help?"
Jiang Leyun didn't dare to lie: "Brother Xiaojun helped me catch him, and we won in the end."
He always lost in fights in the past. Those bad kids bullied him together and he couldn’t beat them alone. But this time it was different. He had a good friend. When brother Xiaojun saw him being beaten, he rushed over to help without saying a word. He was very loyal.
It feels so good to win a fight!
He had fought too many times when he was young. Xu Zhao understood the psychology of children. The important thing was not fighting, but the loss of face. He asked him again: "What if there is no one else at the scene and you can't win?"
Jiang Leyun tilted his head and thought: "If I can't beat him, then I'll just run away."
Xu Zhao glanced at his brother-in-law nonchalantly: "You have short arms and legs, what if you can't run away?"
Jiang Leyun scratched his head, thinking hard, but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he asked Xu Zhao: "What should we do then?"
Xu Zhao patiently persuaded him: "That's why I want you to go jogging with me every morning. Only if you exercise well, you will have a chance to win when you fight with other kids. Even if you can't win, you can still run away."
Jiang Leyun thought hard and felt that what his brother-in-law said made some sense, so he nodded subconsciously.
As he thought about it, he felt something was wrong. He held his mouth tightly and said with a look of sudden realization: "After all, you are just trying to trick me into going jogging with you. You are so mean."
Jiang Suihan quickly distanced herself from the matter: "This is none of my business. I didn't say anything. I've made my attitude clear. I won't get involved. You men can do whatever you want."
Jiang Leyun looked at his sister angrily: "No loyalty."
Instead of helping him dispel his brother-in-law's idea, she just sat there indifferently, waiting to laugh at him. This sister is no longer the same sister.
Seeing that the topic was about to go off track, Xu Zhao interrupted the siblings and said, "Sometimes I'm away from home on missions. You are the only man in the family, and your sister is a girl. How can you protect your sister if you learn some skills?"
He was well aware that Jiang Leyun was a sister-con, and his brother-in-law would definitely be concerned when it came to matters related to his sister.
Jiang Leyun nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll go run."
He felt that the burden was heavy. He and his brother-in-law were the only two men in the family. His brother-in-law had to go out on a mission, and no one except him could take on the responsibility of protecting his sister.
Alas, this family can’t do without him.
Jiang Huihan held her forehead with her hand helplessly, and just watched Xu Zhao deceive the child. Her brother was foolishly fooled by the brother-in-law he trusted the most.
The world is becoming more corrupt and people’s hearts are no longer the same as they used to be.
Jiang Suihan glanced at Xu Zhao and asked quietly, "Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"In the end, it's all because of you. Lele is trying to protect you." Xu Zhao was calm and composed, without a trace of guilt on his face. "How about you switch with Lele? You get up every morning and go jogging with me, and Lele stays at home to sleep. What do you think of this suggestion?"
On impulse, he agreed to go jogging in the morning. After he said it, Jiang Leyun began to regret his quick words, but he was too embarrassed to go back on his word. After all, a man should keep his word and should not go back on his word.
That’s right, at the age of seven he already has a lot of idol baggage.
"I agree. Sister, you are weak, so you should run more and exercise. My brother-in-law and I are thinking about you. You don't want to disappoint us, right?"
Jiang Suihan twisted Jiang Leyun's ear in annoyance and said, "I don't think it's that good. You've even learned to be petty with me, your sister. You've grown up. If I say I won't participate, then I won't participate. You can play by yourselves. You don't need to bring me along. Thank you."
Jiang Leyun glanced at his brother-in-law with a look as if to say "why are you so useless?", and Xu Zhao spread his hands to indicate that he had no other options.
From now on, it is important to hold on to your sister's thigh at home. There is no point in holding on to your brother-in-law if he is not in power.
Jiang Suihan's face was covered in sweat, the corners of her eyes were red and damp, and her breathing was slightly panting.
Xu Zhao put his arm around her waist and brushed away the hair that was stuck to her forehead. Feeling her still trembling slightly in his arms, he couldn't help but feel pity for her and lowered his head to peck her on the lips.
He got up and poured her a glass of water, put it to her mouth and fed her carefully. Jiang Suihan's mouth was very dry, so she drank half of the glass of water in one breath, then turned her head away and stopped drinking. Xu Zhao held the enamel jug and tilted his head back to drink the rest of the water in the glass.
Lying back on the bed, Jiang Suihan yawned, feeling tired and wanting to sleep.
Xu Zhao put his hand behind her head, stroked her hair slowly, and whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry for making you suffer at noon."
If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have to stay here, endure the remote and difficult living environment, and deal with some strangers. There would be a better life in the capital.
Jiang Huihan was groggy and almost fell asleep. When she heard him say sorry, she lost most of her sleepiness in an instant: "Why are you saying sorry? It's not your fault. Don't take everything on yourself."
It had nothing to do with Xu Zhao in the first place, so he didn't need to feel sorry, and she didn't need his apology either.
Xu Zhao gently rubbed the top of her head with his chin: "It's my fault that I didn't protect you well and made you suffer. I will help you get revenge tomorrow."
Jiang Suihan opened her eyes wide, very curious: "How are you going to help me get revenge?"
Xu Zhaohe revealed his plan for tomorrow: "Li Hongjun is the commander of the second battalion. He is Wang Liying's lover. I will find a chance to learn from him tomorrow."
He is a man, and it seems unmanly to argue with a woman. Wang Liying came to his house to make trouble unreasonably, so he went to find his man. It was fair.
Jiang Suihan couldn't help but laugh: "Why are you so petty?"
If you feel embarrassed to hit a woman, just go find her man and have a fight openly, calling it a mutual exchange of ideas.
Should I praise him for being smart?
Xu Zhao pinched her ear and said, "Who asked her to bully you? I won't go after her. I'll go after her man."
The ears are a sensitive part of Jiang Suihan, and she couldn't help but shrink back: "Then you are so great."
Hearing the teasing in her words, Xu Zhao did not feel embarrassed and reminded her: "If you have conflicts with others in the future, don't be afraid and don't fight with them rashly. Wait for me to come back and solve it."
With her small body, if she gets into a fight with someone, she will probably suffer.
Jiang Suihan snorted, "Don't underestimate me. I don't fight with others. At most, I will reason with them. Besides, I'm not stupid. How can I just stand there and not run away?"
She felt that Xu Zhao treated her like a father worried about his daughter, worried about this and that, and wanted to keep her in his pocket.
Xu Zhao laughed softly: "Yes, our Sui Sui is the best."
Sui Sui is Jiang Suihan's nickname. One night before bed, Xu Zhao casually asked her if she had a nickname, and she told him.
Her ears felt numb and her face slowly turned red. She pulled the quilt over her head and said, "I'm sleepy."
Every time she was shy, she said she was sleepy. In the darkness, Xu Zhao curled his lips and smiled silently, reaching out to pull the quilt down a little: "You're not afraid of being bored."
Jiang Suihan rubbed her body in his arms, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep in less than two minutes.
Xu Zhao hugged her, closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
At the beginning, the two were not used to sleeping together, especially Jiang Huihan, who was restless when sleeping. The 1.8-meter-long bed was not big enough for her to turn over. Later, Xu Zhao learned his lesson and held her while sleeping to prevent her from moving around, which allowed her to stay well all night.
Wang Liying saw the bruises on the corners of Li Hongjun's mouth and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What happened to you? Did you fight with someone?"
Li Hongjun touched the corner of his mouth. He didn't look in the mirror, so he couldn't see the obvious bruise on the corner of his mouth.
In the afternoon, Xu Zhao found him and said that he wanted to compete with him. With so many people around, he couldn't afford to back down. It would be so embarrassing. Besides, he was a little dissatisfied with Xu Zhao. At such a young age, he had suppressed many people and sat on the position of deputy regiment commander. He was already 32 years old this year, but was still a small battalion commander.
After a competition, Li Hongjun lost, and he admitted his defeat sincerely. Xu Zhao did have the ability, but he was narrow-minded. He couldn't help but feel ashamed of his previous ridiculous thoughts.
Li Hongjun took off his hat and hung it on a nail on the wall: "It's okay, I was sparring with Deputy Regiment Commander Xu this afternoon, and I was not as good as him, so I accidentally scratched it."
Every soldier has some injuries on his body. This minor injury is really not a big deal for him. He almost lost his life when he was on a mission before.
Wang Liying's eyes widened: "Xu Zhao wants to spar with you?"
Li Hongjun didn't understand why his wife reacted so strongly to Xu Zhao's name. He turned to look at her and said, "It's Deputy Commander Xu. What's wrong?"
Wang Liying blurted out, "It must be that little girl surnamed Jiang who complained to Xu Zhao. It was just a fight between kids. I haven't even settled the score with her yet, but she had the nerve to complain to her husband. Xu Zhao is also a soft-hearted person. He is so petty that he actually took revenge on her. It's too much."
She didn't dare tell her husband that her son had a fight with someone. Even though she kept trying to find Jiang Suihan and Wu Guihua to argue with them, she actually knew in her heart that her son was wrong first. What made her angry was that Jiang Suihan's younger brother and Wu Guihua's younger son teamed up to bully her son. If it was just Jiang Leyun who fought with her son, her son would not have been beaten so badly.
Furthermore, she also wanted to use this incident to dampen Jiang Huihan's arrogance. Jiang Huihan caused her to lose face in the staff quarters, and she was so angry that she came to her house to ask for an explanation.
But Jiang Suihan was not a pushover and refused to apologize. Wu Guihua also added fuel to the fire. She didn't understand. Wu Guihua and Jiang Suihan had only known each other for a few days, but she was fooled into it. She must be very thoughtful.
Her husband was a serious and upright person. If he knew that his son had done something wrong, he would definitely educate him and give him a beating. That was why she kept it a secret, but she didn't expect that she would make a mistake with Jiang Suihan.
Li Hongjun frowned: "Zili had a fight with someone? When did it happen?"
He is very busy in the army, and most of the household affairs are taken care of by his wife. In addition, he always has a stern face whether in the army or at home, so his son is afraid of him and rarely gets close to him.
If his wife hadn't let it slip, he wouldn't have known that his son had a fight with someone again.
Oops, it blew itself up.
Wang Liying looked a little uncomfortable and spoke vaguely: "Boys are all naughty. It's normal to fight occasionally. Didn't you also fight when you were a child? Look at your cold face. Every time your son sees you, he is like a mouse seeing a cat. He wants to stay away from you."
Li Hongjun didn't want his wife to fool him. "Tell me clearly, who did your son fight with? Your reaction when you heard me talk about Xu Zhao just now was wrong. Is it related to his family? Are you hiding something else?"
His wife was arranged for him by his family. The two families were from the same village, and he and his wife were childhood sweethearts. He didn't say he understood his wife's personality very well, but he knew about 70% of it. As long as they were generally okay, he usually didn't care about small things.
However, when it comes to the issue of his son's education, he cannot ignore it and pretend he knows nothing. One of his former leaders made a big mistake regarding his son, which cost him his good reputation for most of his life. He lost his career and his family. His other children blamed him for doting on his youngest son and not associating with him.
Wang Liying's eyes wandered, "It's really nothing. Children fight and make up later. My son is young, just teach him more. Don't beat him all the time. You're not at home during the day and you don't say a word to your son when you get home at night. Who can you blame for your son's disapproval? The fight wasn't all my son's fault. That brother-in-law Xu Zhao and Captain Zhao's youngest son teamed up to beat our son. Can't I just go and argue with him?"
She didn't say that it was her son who started the trouble first, she just avoided the main point and spoke vaguely.
Li Hongjun didn't listen to one side and said, "Who started it first? You went to his house to argue, but you didn't start it?"
He thought about it in his mind and was a little confused in the afternoon. He and Xu Zhao were not familiar with each other, so it was a bit strange that Xu Zhao wanted to discuss things with him alone. So this was the reason. He guessed that he was using this as an excuse to vent his anger for his family, and he was implicated.
I feel a little depressed when I think about how he works so hard for his career outside, while his wife and son cause trouble for him at home and make him take the blame.
Wang Liying quickly shook her head: "No, I went there to argue, not to fight. Jiang Huihan has a bad temper and wants my son to apologize. How can this be allowed! Her brother beat my son and still wants my son to apologize. This is unreasonable in the world. You have to make it clear to Xu Zhao and not indulge your family members to do whatever they want."
Li Hongjun: "So it was our son who started it first?"
How come he is so good at grasping the key points!
Seeing that she could no longer hide the truth, Wang Liying had no choice but to say, "Xu Zhao's brother-in-law is just like his sister, with a bad temper. Zili just wanted to borrow his small tank to try it out, but he was not happy. The two children quarreled for a while, and then started fighting. Zhao Xiaojun, that bad kid, even went to help. Two people beat up our son, and our son felt wronged and cried loudly. I was so distressed and thought that we could just let it go and let them apologize. But they were so shameless and asked us to apologize first. It made me so angry!"
Li Hongjun frowned, knowing that his wife was protecting their son, but if a child did something wrong he must admit his mistake and correct it. Blindly spoiling the child would only make him bolder and make bigger mistakes in the future.
"When the other party refused to give the child to him, he went to rob him. Where did he learn the logic of a robber? Where did he go?"
Wang Liying wanted to plead for her son, but when she saw her husband's gloomy face, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said, "He went out to play."
Li Hongjun loosened the top button of his clothes and said, "It's almost time for dinner. Go find the child."
Are you coming back to eat stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots?
Wang Liying was extremely unhappy and she moved her feet for a long time but still couldn't reach the door.
Wang Lijuan didn't want to stay at home: "I'll go find it."
Wang Lijuan went to the place where Li Zilii often played, but didn't find anyone. She was a little annoyed. She stood on the side of the road and saw a figure approaching from a distance.
She heard her own heartbeat, pounding so fast that it seemed like it would jump out of her chest at any second.
Xu Zhao didn't look around and went straight home with two apples in his hands.
Wang Lijuan pinched her palms, clenched her fists, took a deep breath, lowered her head, and rushed towards Xu Zhao with a clear goal.
Sensing someone approaching, Xu Zhao dodged to the side.
Then there was a bang, and a man fell to the ground with his limbs spread out.
Her hand was burning with pain. Wang Lijuan frowned and looked up at Xu Zhao pitifully: "It hurts."
Xu Zhao frowned. He didn't know this man. He raised his hand and pointed eastward: "The hospital is over there."
She fell and went to see a doctor. Why was she staring at him? He was not a doctor. The girl looked at him in a strange way.
Wang Lijuan couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. How could Xu Zhao be like this? He watched her fall to the ground and not only did he avoid her, but he also let her sit on the ground without even offering a hand to help her up.
Does he have no sympathy for women at all, or does he only like Jiang Suhan and has no sympathy for other women?
She was a little impulsive just now, and only thought about contacting Xu Zhao, and for a moment she forgot that Xu Zhao was married.
He wouldn't think she was that kind of frivolous woman, would he?
Seeing Xu Zhao was about to leave, Wang Lijuan ignored the wound on her hand, propped herself up and stood up, accusing him confidently, "Why didn't you help me up?"
It was so embarrassing to fall in front of someone.
Xu Zhao's face darkened: "You can get up by yourself."
It was just a fall, not a broken limb.
Wang Lijuan gritted her teeth. She knew that she had started off badly and couldn't get angry, as it would leave a bad impression.
She decided to ignore what Xu Zhaogang said and asked tenderly, "Um, are you Deputy Headmaster Xu?"
Xu Zhao didn't understand why this person stopped him, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
I got off work late today, and for some unknown reason I was delayed on the road, making me get home even later. If I had known I would not have taken this road, what bad luck.
Wang Lijuan has a sweet smile. She secretly practiced in front of the mirror at home for a long time. Her smile looks sweetest at this angle.
"My name is Wang Lijuan, and Wang Liying is my second sister. Yesterday, my nephew and Sister Jiang's brother had a small conflict. My second sister felt sorry for the child, so she spoke to Sister Jiang a little harshly. She didn't mean it, she was just too nervous about the child. I apologize to you on behalf of my sister."
Jiang Suihan: Who is your sister Jiang? Have you asked for my opinion?
Xu Zhao raised his eyelids and glanced at Wang Lijuan. He felt that what this girl said was interesting. She avoided the main point and did not mention who was at fault. She did not apologize to the person involved but apologized to him instead.
What the hell is going on?
Xu Zhao's expression remained unchanged: "Oh, anything else?"
If there is nothing wrong, just walk away. Don't stand in front of him and delay his return home. His family will be worried.
Wang Lijuan looked embarrassed and a little indignant. She thought she was good-looking and the young guys in the village often looked for opportunities to run into her. She was always shy and nervous when talking to her. But why was it that her attitude failed when it came to Xu Zhao? He completely ignored her and treated her no differently from other people.
How could he do this! ?
Does he know that she is the woman he will marry in the future! ?
Wang Lijuan gathered her luck, her brain worked rapidly, and she put on a sweet smile again: "I just want to apologize to you, I'm afraid you misunderstood me, otherwise, I can do something for you, just as compensation."
This guy might be mentally ill. He doesn't even know her, but he looks at her as if she were a heartless man. It's creepy.
Xu Zhao refused: "No need."
Wang Lijuan finally found someone, how could she give up so easily? "No, it was my second sister who was wrong in the first place. Please, if you don't give me a chance to help, I will feel bad and won't be able to sleep at night."
What a confusing statement.
It's none of my business if you can't sleep at night.
Xu Zhao didn't want to waste time here with irrelevant people, and his tone was as cold as ever: "No need."
He walked past Wang Lijuan and was about to leave.
Wang Lijuan rushed forward and blocked Xu Zhao's way. "Do you like hawthorn cake? I learned it from someone in the village, and everyone who has eaten it says that the hawthorn cake I make is delicious. Can I make it for you?"
It's confirmed that this girl is mentally ill, or she didn't take her medicine when she went out.
Xu Zhao glanced at Wang Lijuan indifferently: "Please respect yourself and go see a doctor if you are sick."
Don't come out and embarrass yourself and cause harm to others.
After he finished speaking, he left decisively.
Wang Lijuan's eyes were blazing with fire as she stared at Xu Zhao's back and stomped her feet in hatred.
Bastard, she has been so humble, why is he still indifferent!
After standing there thinking for a long time, Wang Lijuan came to a conclusion that it must be because of Jiang Suihan. As long as she was alive, Xu Zhao would never be involved with other girls.
Although she still felt uncomfortable when she thought about it, she felt a little comforted. She felt that Xu Zhao was a very responsible person, and it must be a very happy thing to be liked by someone like him.
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