Chapter 195 Chapter 195 Acquaintance

Zhou Aixiang couldn't help asking, "Tell me quickly, how are they doing? I was in the hospital for a short time and didn't hear everything. Please tell me more!"

"It's similar to what you said. Her sister suffered a lot in her husband's family and her health was damaged. She wanted to take care of her and help her sister recover."

There was a dispute between Wang Tingting and Zhang Yulan, and she would not take the initiative to get close to Zhang Yulan, so naturally she didn't know much about the two of them. Moreover, even if she knew, she didn't like to talk about others behind their backs.

Zhou Aixiang smacked her lips. She saw Wang Tingting coming back from the hospital and thought she could hear more news from her. But she heard less than she did. She couldn't help but feel disappointed. But thinking about the conflict between the two, she also realized that she couldn't get more news here.

The four children beside them all had sparkling eyes, obviously listening to the gossip. Even Sisi, the youngest among them, stared at the adults with wide eyes and curiosity. Lin Yue felt amused, but these things were not suitable for children to hear, so she simply asked the two to go to Wang Tingting's room.

Several people walked out holding two babies, and the four children behind them were disappointed. However, the children's attention was easily diverted, and they didn't feel sad for long. After discussing, several children each grabbed a handful of pine nuts and competed on the kang to see who could crack the most.

As soon as Lin Yue and the others walked into the yard, they heard Zhang Yulan's signature soft voice coming from outside the yard. Her voice was usually so soft that people could hardly hear it, but today was different. Her voice was particularly loud this time, even louder than the voice of the person talking to her opposite.

Zhou Aixiang walked briskly to the door and stuck her head out to look outside. After a while, she came back and dragged Lin Yue and the other person out the door: "Come and see, she is dragging Sun Xi to talk to her!"

It's not that Lin Yue and Wang Tingting don't like to join in the fun, but they have conflicts with Zhang Yulan, and they don't really want to get involved in her affairs. Moreover, they are not very interested in the affairs of Zhang Yulan's relatives.

At this time, Zhou Aixiang dragged her to the door. Lin Yue didn't say anything and looked outside obediently. But when she saw the people outside the door, she was stunned.

The people outside were standing on the west side of the street, not far from Lin Yue's house. However, Zhang Yulan's voice was really loud, and they could hear it effortlessly.

Zhang Yulan held Sun Xilai's arm tightly with both hands. She didn't need him to talk to her, she just talked to herself: "This is my sister from my hometown. She had a hard life. Her husband beat her, her mother-in-law bullied her, and she suffered a lot in her husband's family. She was pregnant, but she lost the child. She hurt her body and she won't be able to have children in this life. If I hadn't rescued her, she might have died..."

The woman behind him was wearing a large, worn leather jacket and a tattered hat on her head. Her little face was buried in a pitch-black scarf made of unknown material, with only a pair of eyes showing.

They were quite far away. The sun was setting in the west. The person was standing with her back to the west, and her whole body seemed to be shrouded in shadow. Lin Yue could not see the woman's appearance clearly, but he could tell that she should be rather thin. She shrank into a large leather jacket, and looked pitiful.

When the woman heard Zhang Yulan say that she was infertile, she raised her head suddenly. For a moment, a small piece of her porcelain-white skin was exposed from the shadows. Although it was only at that angle for a moment, Lin Yue still saw the impatient look in her eyes.

These eyes and this expression made Lin Yue feel particularly familiar, as if something flashed through her mind, but she just couldn't remember it.

Sun Xilai really wanted to hear the gossip, but she felt embarrassed to say it in front of the young wife. However, Zhang Yulan held her tightly, and she couldn't leave. She could only smile awkwardly and agree with him.

Zhang Yulan talked for a long time, all about how her sister suffered in her husband's house and how she rescued her. She repeated it over and over again, and her voice was so loud that she was afraid that people living on this street would not hear her.

Finally, her sister couldn't help it anymore, so she tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Sister, let's go home. My clothes are still wet."

Zhang Yulan glared at her impatiently, but because there were outsiders around, she didn't say much. She said to Sun Xilai, "She doesn't like to communicate with people. She usually avoids people when she sees them. That's just her personality. I'm sorry to embarrass you!"

Sun Xilai glanced at the two people's half-wet and stiff trousers and the two large bags on the ground, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's really getting colder these past two days, and it's going to snow again. You should take your sister back to change clothes!"

Zhang Yulan smiled awkwardly and walked home with her people.

Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, Zhou Aixiang stood up, rocked the child in her arms, and said, "It's too cold outside, let's go inside!"

The temperature outside was at least minus thirty degrees Celsius. Adults could stand it, but children couldn't. Wang Tingting had already carried the child into the house. Zhou Aixiang looked back and didn't see anyone, but she didn't care. She laughed and said, "Nurse Wang is really careful with the child. I was just focused on the excitement and forgot about what was in my arms!"

Lin Yue was still listening carefully to the noise outside. She smiled and said, "Then you should also quickly take the child into the house. I'll be there in a moment!"

Seeing Zhou Aixiang enter the house, she looked out through the crack in the door again. Although she was covered tightly, this woman always gave her a strange sense of familiarity. Unfortunately, Lin Yue searched through his memory and could not find a person who matched this person.

Sun Xilai had already gone home. It was cold outside, and the two sisters were the only ones left on the street. The two did not talk much, and each dragged a large travel bag and walked slowly home.

When they reached the door of their home, Zhang Yulan suddenly stopped and looked to the east. Lin Yue quickly hid behind the door, not daring to look out again.

She listened carefully and heard Zhang Yulan whisper to the man: "Remember, don't talk to the family living at the eastern end. We don't have any contact with each other!"

"Which one?" The voice was in standard Mandarin, and the sound was clear and pleasant.

"It's the house at the far east. It's where Captain Zhang and his wife Lin Yue live, as well as Nurse Wang from the hospital. Forget it, you should go out less in the future, and it's best not to deal with people from the hospital!"

"Who are you talking about? Lin Yue? What's the name of Captain Zhang?" The other party suddenly raised his voice and asked anxiously.

Zhang Yulan hit the man hard a few times and cursed in a low voice: "You are going to die, why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid that others can't hear you?"

The other party's voice immediately weakened, and he begged in a low voice: "Mrs. Zhang, don't be angry, I was just a little excited at the moment. I have a good friend who also married a soldier, and the name sounds similar. You also know that communication has been inconvenient in recent years, and we haven't been in touch for a long time. I just heard this name and was excited at the moment!"

Zhang Yulan's voice finally calmed down. She took out the key and said, "Okay, that's definitely not your friend. That family is from a certain province, not the same place as you. Besides, how many people like Zhang Tuan can become the leader of a group in their twenties? How could your friend have such a blessing!"

As they walked into the house, the two of them talked, their voices gradually faded. "Also, remember this: you must call me sister. If you call me by the wrong name again, I will skin you alive!"

Lin Yue entered the house with a frown on her face. She was now very sure that this "sister" of Zhang Yulan must be someone she knew, or at least she should know her. But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn't match her name with someone she knew before.

She did have a guess, but this person's height and voice didn't look like the one she guessed. It seemed that she had to find a chance to see what the other person looked like.

Seeing Lin Yue coming in with a thoughtful look on his face, Zhou Aixiang couldn't help but joked, "What's wrong with you? Your eyebrows are so wrinkled that they can pinch a fly to death!"

Lin Yue came back to his senses and cursed with a smile: "It's so cold, where can I go to catch flies!"

Zhou Aixiang laughed and pulled her son's hand out of his mouth again. She said helplessly, "My little one always likes to suck his fingers. I even used garlic but it didn't work. I think your child doesn't have this problem."

Wang Tingting smiled and said, "I have to thank Sister Lin for this. The child is growing teeth and likes to chew things. She prepared pepper sticks for the child early in the morning."

She stood up and took out a small teething stick from a small box.

This teether is made of thicker prickly ash wood. The forked part on top is made into a pair of rabbit ears, the bottom is a round rabbit head, and the handle is at the very bottom. It looks big and thick, and there is no need to worry about children biting off the wood and getting it stuck in their throats.

Zhou Aixiang took it and exclaimed: "Who made this? It's so skillful! Not only can it be used to grind the child's teeth, it will also look good in the house!"

She turned it over and over in her hand. There were many marks on the teether, which showed that it was often used. She sighed, "Old Lu also made a few for Yangyang, but they turned black after a while. I dare not let the child continue to use them, for fear that he would have any problems."

Wang Tingting turned her gaze towards Lin Yue, with a genuine smile on her face: "This was made by Sister Lin. She made four for Xixi, and she rotated them. She also kept boiling them in water and drying them before giving them to the child. She said this was more hygienic. Thanks to her for helping me. She is more attentive to this child than I am."

Zhou Aixiang smiled and said, "Although you are not sisters, you have a really good relationship."

He paused again and suddenly said, "But in comparison, why do I feel that the relationship between Zhang Yulan and her sister is not as good as she said?"

Lin Yue and Wang Tingting looked at each other, wondering why Zhou Aixiang took so long to react to such an obvious thing.

Zhang Yulan seemed to have rescued her so-called "sister" from the fire pit, but she made a big fuss about her affairs in her husband's family, especially the fact that she was infertile. I really feel sorry for this sister, and these words must not be known to others.

She said these things for two reasons: one was to highlight her kindness to her "sister", and the other was to prevent the other party from getting married in the future.

Lin Yue knew that she and the other party were not sisters, so she was more certain of this. She even suspected that the things she said might be false.

It seems that I need to find some time to call Liu Fang and ask him about the progress.