Chapter 174 Tang Sisi

Lin Yue didn't see anything wrong with Tang Sisi. Her appearance, temperament and dressing style were not in line with the general environment of this era, but in Lin Yue's opinion, there was no problem.

But Sun Xilai was not the kind of person who judged people by appearance. She simply asked, "Why do you say that?"

Sun Xilai frowned and said, "You may not have seen her, but you have definitely heard her voice. She was the one on the radio this morning."

Lin Yue was a little surprised. She was very familiar with this voice. She heard it often recently. The voice was clear and sweet, and the mandarin was standard. The business ability could be said to be very good.

Sun Xilai said, "She's pretty good on the radio, but she's really not that good." She paused, then continued, "She's not Captain Yu's first wife, which is not a big deal. Nowadays, not every stepmother is a bad person, but she is different. She is a real vicious stepmother."

Seeing that Lin Yue's interest was aroused, Sun Xilai's enthusiasm for gossip also returned. He was not in a hurry to go home to cook, but walked slowly and told Lin Yue the gossip that everyone in the compound knew.

This border defense battalion only had one division, which also implemented the three-three system, with three regiments. In addition, there was the First Army Direct Heavy Artillery Regiment, the First Army Direct Cavalry Regiment, the First Army Direct Transport Regiment, and several Army Direct Battalions. ①

With the development of communication and transportation, cavalry has basically disappeared in later generations, and only cavalry battalions remain in a few border areas. In fact, the military region where Zhang Yuandong served before had already abolished the cavalry as a branch of the military.

Captain Yu is the commander of the Junzhi Cavalry Regiment. He is 38 years old this year, and is considered to be one of the older commanders in the army.

After his wife passed away, she left him two sons and one daughter. Because they were too young and had no one to take care of them, his family arranged a girl for him. Originally, his marriage application had been approved, but when he went back to get married, something unexpected happened. The person he brought back was not the one he applied for, but Tang Sisi.

The impact of this incident was very bad. He had a falling out with his family, was given a serious warning in the army, and lost an opportunity for promotion.

And this Tang Sisi is not an ordinary person either. She is a retired arts soldier and has a good job after her retirement. In order to marry Captain Yu, she gave up her job in her hometown and came here with the army.

In this era, those who could become arts soldiers generally came from good families. Captain Yu was born in the countryside and was a second marriage, so this was considered a very good marriage.

The army was based in a mountainous area, and it was difficult to find jobs for the wives of soldiers. Most of them were unemployed, but Tang Sisi had the qualifications, and after some help from Captain Yu, she soon became a broadcaster.

Until this time, except for the abrupt marriage, Tang Sisi had no problems that people criticized. Instead, she was excellent in every way. With the halo of a retired female soldier, the leaders in the army took good care of her. But not long after, problems gradually emerged.

When Yu's first wife passed away, the oldest of the three children was four years old and the youngest was just born. Yu remarried for the sake of these children. It is reasonable to say that after the remarriage, the children should have a better life, but it is not the case.

His family had previously hired a fellow villager from a nearby village to look after a few children. Of course, we cannot say that she was a nanny, but the fellow villager was enthusiastic and willing to help take care of the children temporarily.

However, Tang Sisi sent the group leader away while he was on a mission, leaving Tiantian, who was only four years old at the time, to take care of her two younger siblings.

Because the children rarely left the house, the other people in the family didn't know about it until something happened to the youngest child.

It all started when Tiantian wanted to give her sister some water, but there was no cool water in the cups at home, so she imitated the adults and poured water from the kettle.

A four-year-old child may already understand a lot, but there are still things that she may not consider. The water in the kettle was very hot, but she didn't think much about it and fed it to her sister.

Aunt Xu from next door heard the child crying, and when she came to check, she found that their door was still locked from the outside, so no one could get in, and the children could not get out.

Through the crack in the door, Aunt Xu watched the three children crying heart-wrenchingly in the yard, but there was nothing she could do. Finally, someone went to look for Tang Sisi and she was allowed to go in. At that time, the little girl, who was only a few months old, already had blue lips.

Several people quickly sent the child to the military hospital. Fortunately, Tiantian only fed the child a little, so nothing serious happened. The child just had to stay in the hospital for several days.

Everyone thought that after this lesson, Tang Sisi would definitely take good care of the children, but it turned out that she didn't. She still locked the children at home and went to work on her own.

During that time, neighbors who were displeased with the situation would often lie on the door to keep an eye on the three siblings and remind Tiantian what she could and could not do.

Some people advised her to send the two older children to the red education class and take the younger one to the unit, but she just smiled and continued to do as she pleased.

Everyone thought that everything would be fine once the team leader came back. After Team Leader Yu came back, he learned what had happened and found out that he had indeed had a big fight with Tang Sisi, but no one knew what they said to each other. The next day, the two of them went out affectionately again, and the three children were still locked at home.

Everyone thought that Tang Sisi had some magic power that made Captain Yu abandon his three biological children.

This matter has been criticized for a long time, but Aunt Xu who lives next door to her has no complaints about her. She even often goes to help take care of the child after Tang Sisi gave birth. You know, Aunt Xu is famous for not wanting to suffer losses in her family compound.

On the other side, her neighbor, because she suspected that her husband had an affair with Tang Sisi, she came to her to make trouble several times. Later, no one knew what Tang Sisi said to her, but she quickly made trouble for her husband to change his job and return to his hometown. As for what Tang Sisi said to her, no one could find out.

This person sounds like a brainwashing master. Whether it's the head of the group or a few neighbors, they can be easily manipulated by her words. But since Sun Xilai can see that something is wrong, and the family compound doesn't have a good reputation for her, then she shouldn't be a particularly cunning person.

"Isn't there any advice from the army?"

Sun Xilai frowned and said, "What can we say? No one has said anything bad about her. Even her three stepchildren have never said a word against her. The army can't do anything about it even if they want to!"

She clicked her tongue twice and reminded him, "Don't take it lightly. There is something strange about her. Once you come into contact with her, you will be biased towards her, no matter how others persuade you, it will be useless!"

Moreover, the reason why I said she was a bit weird was not just because of this. My husband Ma had spoken well of her before and had a very good impression of her. He always wanted to help her unconsciously, but only after I beat him up did he behave himself.

I just think the way she looks at men is very strange. It doesn’t look serious at all, so I can’t blame anyone for suspecting her.”

She turned around to look at the children and gave Lin Yue a look that said "you know". With the children present, she couldn't say it too bluntly, so she just emphasized it again: "Anyway, you should be careful and don't fall into her trap. Many people in our family compound don't dare to get too close to her, for fear of being influenced by her."

Lin Yue laughed and nodded. Thinking about Tang Sisi, whom he had just met, he became more curious about her.

She couldn't help but ask, "I've been here for quite a while, why haven't I seen her before?"

"She lives quite far from us. Look, it's right over there. She doesn't like to go out very much. She basically runs between work and home. She is rarely seen going out at other times. It's normal that you haven't seen her."

The two of them just walked to a row of houses in the family compound, and Sun Xilai casually pointed to it and showed it to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue looked over along the line of sight and immediately smiled. What a coincidence, the house where Tang Sisi lived was right next to another vacant house in the family compound.

She remembered what Auntie Li said when they were choosing the house, and she was sure that Tang Sisi was the difficult neighbor that the other party had unfulfilled intentions with.

The two of them walked and talked until they were near their home. Sun Xilai saw his three children and their little sister Xiaoya peeking out of the intersection ahead, and he immediately became furious and shouted, "You little bastards, come here!"

These children were also watching the lively crowd just now. Sun Xilai had seen them a long time ago, but he was busy at that time and didn't want to pay attention to them.

Dabao shrank his head, then froze, put his hands in his pockets, and walked over with his younger brothers and sisters with an indifferent expression.

Sun Xilai got angry when he saw his carefree look. He raised his hands high and threatened, "How many times have I told you to sit and stand properly, but you just won't listen! If you continue to be so careless, I'll beat you up!"

Dabao tilted his neck stubbornly. A child of this age already has his own aesthetic sense and feels that his parents don’t understand him.

Look, Wanli and Lingling have already run up to him, calling him “Brother Dabao” with a flattering look on their faces. The new boy in their family named Xiaoshitou is also following behind the two siblings, with an expression that says “I want to play with him” on his face.

Sun Xilai was about to say something else when Lin Yue pulled her sleeve and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, didn't you just say you were going back to cook?"

Sun Xilai slapped his forehead and yelled at the children, "Go, come home with me!"

Dabao snorted softly, "You've been out for most of the day, and my grandma has already prepared dinner. By the time you get home, the food is already cold!"

When Sun Xilai's past was exposed, she took off her shoes and threw them at her eldest son, cursing, "How dare you talk to me like that, kid? Are you a rebel?"

Dabao dodged to the side, made a face at his mother, and ran away first.

As soon as he started running, the group of children behind him followed him. It looked quite spectacular.

Sun Xilai shouted from behind, "Don't run around! I have to go home for dinner soon. I don't want to lose you when the time comes!"

Hearing Dabao's perfunctory response from a distance, Sun Xilai shook his head helplessly.

Little Mushroom and Little Sprout were too young to keep up with their older brothers and sisters, so they could only follow behind them. Little Sprout was a little anxious and was about to cry. Sun Xilai was about to catch up with her to hug her, but Little Mushroom touched her head and comforted her in a serious manner: "Don't cry, Sister Sprout, Little Mushroom is still with you."

Lin Yue was at a loss for words. Sun Xilai turned his head and said incredulously, "This kid of yours is less than three years old, right? He already knows how to please a little girl at such a young age. I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future!"

Lin Yue said helplessly: "I don't know where he learned this from, he acts weird all day long."