Chapter 127

Encountering such a thing, Wang Tingting was even angrier than Lin Yue. As the two of them walked on the road, she said angrily: "You must not let this matter go. It is unreasonable to let others bully you to such an extent! Their family is not a decent person, so we will make them lose face!"

Lin Yue frowned deeply and asked curiously, "Zhang Lai Di is still in confinement after childbirth. Where did this rumor come from?"

"Where else could it have come from? Even though she was in confinement, it didn't stop people from visiting her! Some of them were gossiping!"

Actually, it was not Zhang Lai Di who started this matter, but her husband Liu Zhiquan.

A woman who has just given birth can never keep her home clean. Moreover, Captain Liu has to go to work and has no time to clean the house. Not all the people who usually chat with Zhang Lai Di have nothing to do now, so almost no one visits her home.

But just a few days ago, when Captain Liu met someone who was familiar with his wife in the hospital, he would take the initiative to greet them and say, "My wife has been talking about you these days. She hasn't talked to you for a long time and misses you so much."

As soon as this was said, people came to visit Zhang Lai Di! Zhang Lai Di was a person who could not hold back her words, so she naturally told all the grievances she had imagined with Lin Yue. Of course, the version she told was definitely a version that glorified herself and uglier others.

Battalion Commander Liu was also busy. Whenever he poured out his grievances to a few of his good friends who had a bad relationship with Zhang Yuandong, someone would immediately help him spread the news.

Lin Yue and Wang Tingting walked upstairs while talking. Occasionally, they would see people looking at them strangely. They knew what they were talking about without having to guess.

Lin Yue didn't say anything, but she still couldn't figure out what the couple's behavior was for. It seemed that their actions had no other effect except to annoy her. Besides, it was true that she saved the man, and it was also true that the other party didn't come to thank her. In any case, she was right.

But this was in the military after all, and Lin Yue was afraid that he would implicate Zhang Yuandong, so he became restless and planned to go to Aunt Li to ask what to do about this matter.

Before she could make any move, Xiao Liu hurriedly opened the door and came in. Seeing that Lin Yue and Wang Tingting were both there, he didn't say anything polite and said directly, "Sister-in-law, the regiment commander asked me to tell you that there are some rumors in the army recently. The higher-ups asked the regiment commander about the situation this morning. He and the leader explained it to you and told you not to take it seriously. If you hear someone talking nonsense, just ignore it and wait for the results of the investigation."

Lin Yue sat up straight and asked, "Why is it so serious? Is it related to something?"

"There are some other things. The team leader said he will explain them to you after get off work today."

Lin Yue nodded, and seeing that Xiao Liu was really busy, he didn't delay him any longer. He stuffed an apple into his arms and let him go first.

After all, Wang Tingting grew up in a military compound, so she thought about it and immediately hit on the idea. "I heard that the 1st Regiment performed very well in this combat readiness training, and there may be awards from above. Could it be related to this incident?"

Her guess was correct. That evening, Lin Yue confirmed this from Zhang Yuandong.

Zhang Yuandong was not as nervous as Lin Yue about this matter. He could even comfort Lin Yue, "This is not a big deal. They made such a fuss at this time just to influence the attitude of the higher-ups towards Yituan. They thought that if I had a bad reputation at this time, I might not get the honor. Even if I cleared it up later, it would be too late. But the chief told me today that the honor medal has been decided and it will not be affected by this matter."

Three days later, on Little Mushroom's birthday, Zhang Yuandong got up early in the morning, put on the neat military uniform that Lin Yue had ironed for him the day before, and went to attend the meeting.

Lin Yue went to the vegetable market early in the morning. She ordered meat and ribs from the butcher station in advance and bought a lot of vegetables. When someone asked her about it, she told them frankly that today was her youngest son's first birthday.

Wang Tingting changed her shift today and helped to decorate Lin Yue's house with Xu Xiaodi. According to custom, a child's first birthday is to be celebrated. The two spread a piece of red cloth on the table and put a lot of small things on it, waiting for the little mushroom to use it.

The wind in mid-October was a little chilly, so Lin Yue dressed Little Mushroom in a festive red outfit and wore around his neck a small pendant specially prepared by Xu Xiaodi, which was an exquisite little basket carved from peach pits.

Today is Sunday, Lingling and Wanli did not go to class. They kept placing small objects on the table and introduced them to Little Mushroom one by one, hoping that he would be able to grab the things they put there in a moment.

Seeing that everything was almost ready, Lin Yue carried Little Mushroom to the table and let him pick up whatever he liked. Little Mushroom could already communicate with Lin Yue in a simple way and walk more steadily. He understood what his mother meant and sat on the table, moving this and touching that excitedly, but he refused to pick up the things. When he had enough fun, he climbed up from the table by himself and walked back and forth on the small table. The adults nearby were a little nervous and surrounded the table, fearing that he would accidentally fall off.

Seeing that the boy finally seemed to have had enough fun, Lin Yue motioned him to take something from the table as a gift. The little mushroom looked left and right, and finally his eyes fell on one place, and he walked straight towards it.

Lin Yue didn't care what he grabbed. It was just a ritual after all, and everything on the table had a good meaning. She didn't care what he grabbed. Until she saw the boy pick up the small wooden sword carved for him by the Zhang Shouren brothers with his left hand, grab a big bun with his right hand, and bite it.

The people present laughed non-stop. Lin Yue also found it funny and joked, "He must be really hungry. Otherwise, he won't grow up to be a glutton!"

Xu Xiaodi laughed and said, "Our little mushroom even grabbed a sword. It looks like he will follow the same path as his father and become a military commander! A military commander must be strong, so it makes sense for him to eat a bun!"

Lin Yue burst out laughing. This made a lot of sense and it really sounded like the truth.

There was a burst of laughter from outside the door, "It seems we are late, the ceremony has already been completed!"

Lin Yue and the other two looked towards the door, and saw Aunt Liu Xiuqin, Aunt Li, and Aunt Jiang walking in together. They all held a small basket covered with red cloth, and it was obvious that they were here to celebrate Little Mushroom's birthday.

Lin Yue quickly let the three of them in and said with a smile, "A few ladies are here. It's just a child's birthday. Why do you need to make a special trip?"

Liu Xiuqin smiled and said, "It's the child's first birthday, so we didn't know about it, but now that we heard about it, we definitely came to take a look. We didn't prepare anything else, it's just a small token of our appreciation, don't be polite with us."

When someone specially came to give him something, Lin Yue didn't like the idea of ​​pushing it back and forth, so he said with a smile, "I won't be polite to my aunt, so you guys shouldn't be polite to me either. Let's have lunch together here this afternoon!"

Aunt Jiang hesitated. She had a little son who was in elementary school at home to take care of. Without waiting for others to say anything, she declined, saying, "I can't do it. I came here just to enjoy the child's celebration. I still have to take care of the little ancestor at home at noon. I won't stay."

Liu Xiuqin was about to say yes, so she had no choice but to say, "That's right. We still have a lot of things to do at home. Let's put down our things and leave."

Aunt Li looked at this one and then at that one. She originally thought that she had a pretty good relationship with Lin Yue, and since she had nothing to do at noon, it was understandable for her to stay for a meal. But seeing that both of them had expressed their opinions, she didn't say anything more and just smiled and agreed.

Liu Xiuqin changed the subject and talked about the rumors from the past two days. "We have also heard about the rumors that were spread in the hospital a few days ago. I came here today to talk to you about this. You saved someone, which is something worthy of praise. Don't worry, this is the military, and we will never let any family member suffer any injustice. We will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

Lin Yue smiled and thanked him. After Zhang Yuandong told her the inside story last time, she knew that this matter would soon come to a conclusion. She went into the inner room, took out three baskets from the space, and put a bag of dried shrimps and six eggs in each basket as a return gift to the three aunts.

Life is getting better now, especially since this is a family compound. The salaries and benefits of military officers are not low. Although six eggs are a lot, their status is there. Moreover, today is the first birthday of Lin Yue's youngest son, so the aunties did not behave strangely. Instead, they thought that the bag of dried shrimps was too expensive and refused it again and again.

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Auntie, please don't be polite to me. This dried shrimp may be more expensive here, but it is actually quite easy to get in my hometown. This was sent to me by my hometown some time ago. It's really not a big deal!"

She also secretly looked at what the three people brought before deciding to give each person a bag of dried shrimps.

Several people could tell that this was Lin Yue's polite remark, but having said that, they couldn't refuse any more and simply accepted it.

Lin Yue sent the three of them out the door. In the kitchen, she had already stewed ribs on the stove. The aroma of the meat had spread, and the whole family building could smell the aroma of ribs. Aunt Li joked, "I've heard that your cooking skills are good, and you can even catch up with the chefs of state-owned hotels. This little Zhang is really lucky! Sister Liu, don't you agree?"

Liu Xiuqin was bumped by her and was stunned for a moment, then she immediately smiled and said, "That's right. Our family members follow the army to take good care of men and children. Comrade Lin is not only a good wife, but also brave enough to help others. She is a role model for all the military families in our family courtyard."

The family building has poor sound insulation, and what the two said was considered to have determined the nature of what happened some time ago. Several families who were hiding behind the door and secretly eavesdropping on the noise fell silent, and silently crossed out Zhang Lai Di from the group of people they would associate with.

Although Lin Yue felt a little ashamed to be praised like this, she had to say that she was very grateful to the two aunties. She gave them a grateful look and watched them leave.