Chapter 39

Four slaps sounded, leaving red hand marks on Liu Santong's yellow and black face. The man seemed to be dazed and looked at his wife in disbelief, with his eyes seeming to pop out.

"You dare to hit me?!"

"Why, you dare to use the cloth coupons at home to buy cloth for the cheapskate outside, why don't I dare to hit you?" Cai Xiujuan pulled the man and pushed him a few more times, "You really don't care about the daughter of a noble family, do you know that she is looking forward to new clothes every day?"

There was a commotion in the supply and marketing cooperative. Cai Xiujuan's four slaps not only scared Liu Santong, but also several sales clerks. Qiu Sifeng opened his eyes wide and his mouth as if he could stuff an egg in it.

"How can you hit your own man like this?" She muttered to herself, her head buzzing.

Jian Lu didn't expect that Cai Xiujuan would explode in silence. She was so aggressive right away and started fighting directly. The key was that Liu Santong was not as strong as her and could not fight back.

Li Jihong was worried that the two would cause big trouble in the supply and marketing cooperative, so he asked Sun Qiuyue to go find the police while he helped to mediate.

Seeing that Sun Qiuyue was arranged to go out by Li Jihong, Jian Lu pulled her aside and whispered a few words to her before retreating to Li Jihong's side.

"Comrade Liu, Comrade Cai, please stay calm and don't get hurt." If something really happened to someone in the supply and marketing cooperative, it would be hard to explain.

There were quite a few people around, and everyone liked to watch the excitement. When they heard that a couple was fighting, they rushed over. Some watched the show while others tried to stop the fight...

"What's going on? Why did the fight start?"

"I heard that Liu Santong was hooking up with a whore out there."

"Is it Liu Santong, the workshop manager of the garment factory?"

"yes!"

"Oh, you can't tell? Who are you hooking up with?"

"How should I know?"

Of course, there are also many people who criticize Cai Xiujuan.

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding. I don't think Director Liu is that kind of person."

"No matter what, you can't do it. It's still a wife hitting her husband. Look how red the slap mark is."

Cai Xiujuan was determined to take it all this time. After hearing the discussions of people around her, she was too shameless to do it and pointed at Liu Santong.

"It's just right. There are many people here today. Liu Santong, tell me what you have done."

Liu Santong's face was burning with pain, firstly because of the beating, and secondly because of the embarrassment of being watched by so many people. He was the workshop director of a garment factory and a grown man, and now he was beaten by his own wife in public. How could he face people?

No matter what, this reputation must be preserved.

After all, he is an educated person who has been to school.

Jian Lu stood aside, watching him with unpredictable emotions in his eyes, from hatred to brilliance, as if he was about to do something.

"Everyone, stop looking." Liu Santong groaned in pain and faced the onlookers, "My wife has been mentally unstable recently. She is always suspicious of me. Look, she has an attack again this time..."

"Liu Santong, you can really talk nonsense!" Cai Xiujuan glared at him fiercely, already extremely angry.

"Xiujuan, now that you're mad, don't delay the sale of goods at the supply and marketing cooperative. Let's go back first. You can go home and have a good rest, and don't think too much about it. I don't blame you for what happened today."

Liu Santong looked at Cai Xiujuan very gently and kindly, and every word he said reflected the magnanimity and tolerance of a man.

The crowd around also changed sides as they listened, especially Cai Xiujuan, who had messy hair and a fierce look on her face and started swearing. In comparison, Liu Santong was really decent and generous.

"Director Liu really loves his wife! Even after being beaten by his wife, he still misses her."

"This Cai Xiujuan really doesn't know how to appreciate the good fortune she has. Her husband is so good yet she still makes trouble. If it were me, Director Liu is so capable, he should have divorced her long ago!"

"Look at Cai Xiujuan, she's like a shrew, and you can tell she has a bad temper. I wonder what she does at home. I feel bad for Director Liu!"

Cai Xiujuan felt like vomiting when she saw Liu Santong's hypocritical appearance, especially when the voices of the people around her were buzzing in her ears. Now that everyone started to blame her, she felt a headache.

"Liu Santong, I'm going to fight you!" Cai Xiujuan couldn't bear it anymore and took a step forward to fight him!

"Comrade Cai." Jian Lu pulled the person over, moved a chair from behind the glass counter for her to sit down, and poured her a cup of water. "You've been talking for so long, drink some water first to calm down."

Liu Santong is a person who can confuse right and wrong. He takes advantage of Cai Xiujuan's impulsiveness and wants to throw the shit pot on her. Once this person gets mad and is not good at speaking, he really becomes unreasonable.

"Comrade Liu, don't make things so awkward between you two. If you have anything to say, just talk it out."

When Liu Santong heard the story was told in detail, his face changed. How could his story be told in detail? He just had to keep it vague.

Everyone followed suit and some thought it was not a good look for the couple to make such a fuss, while of course there were also those who just wanted to watch the fun and not mind making trouble.

Jian Lu asked Cai Xiujuan to drink a cup of water, and when she saw that the person gradually calmed down, she whispered.

"Comrade Cai, don't get too carried away. If you are told off by everyone, you will be wrong. If you are allowed to get away with it, won't that mean you are playing into his hands? Tell everyone what you have to say, and let everyone judge for themselves."

Cai Xiujuan was initially provoked by Liu Santong and her anger suddenly deflated. Now after hearing these words, she suddenly understood something.

Yes, she is clearly right.

Putting down the teacup, Cai Xiujuan stood up again, looked at Liu Santong who was complaining to several villagers, and spat on the ground.

"Everyone is here today, please give me your judgement." Cai Xiujuan also looked at the crowd and spoke, "I am originally from Qingshui County. I was introduced to Liu Santong and married him after one meeting. In the past seven years, I can't say how well I have done as a daughter-in-law, but at least I have done my best for the Liu family. I cook, wash dishes, and clean the house. Whenever Liu Santong comes home, he doesn't do any work and doesn't even move a finger."

"Why are you saying this?" Liu Santong felt something was wrong and tried to stop him.

Back then, his marriage to Cai Xiujuan was arranged by his mother. His mother was attracted by the fact that Cai Xiujuan's family was in charge of a fish pond. Cai Xiujuan came from a boatman's family, had a strong body, broad shoulders and a big waist, was good at taking care of children, and was also hardworking and capable of working, so she got engaged to him immediately.

But Liu Santong doesn't like this at all. He likes beautiful girls, like Widow He.

Cai Xiujuan ignored the man and pulled out a yellow silk scarf from her trouser pocket to show everyone, "We have been married for seven years. I miss my family and have always been frugal. Liu Santong has never given me anything. It was only a while ago that I begged him to buy me a silk scarf. For seven years, I just wanted to have a thought. Looking at this silk scarf makes me happy."

Hearing this, several female comrades present began to murmur and expressed their understanding.

"But, I never thought that he would buy this scarf for another woman! I went out wearing the scarf and ran into that woman. We were both wearing one around our necks. I was so embarrassed!"

Wow! When everyone heard about this, they stretched their necks, wishing that woman would appear before them right now.

Let them see if it is the same scarf.

"Cai Xiujuan, what are you talking about? I have never bought a scarf for another woman! This is all your own imagination. You don't make a penny all day, you eat my food, wear my clothes, and use my things, and now you are making trouble. How can you be a wife like this?"

One insisted that her husband was having an affair, and the other said that his wife was talking nonsense. Everyone was very excited and just wanted to judge the case.

"Why are there so many people here? What's going on? Make way!"

Suddenly, a sharp voice was heard from outside the crowd, and an oval-faced female comrade in a red long-sleeved shirt appeared and asked the people who were blocking the door of the supply and marketing cooperative to make way.

Everyone was staring at her, which made He Xiaojuan wonder, was there something dirty on her face?

I tugged at the scarf around my neck and finally felt less stuffy.

Everyone looked around. Isn't this the yellow scarf that Cai Xiujuan was holding just now? Even the pattern on it is the same!

When Liu Santong saw He Xiaojuan enter the room, his face changed drastically and he winked at her crazily as if he had a seizure.

There were many people here, and He Xiaojuan didn't show anything when she saw Liu Santong. She pretended not to know him and went straight to the fabric counter. "Comrade, I just heard that there are good fabrics today?"

It was really a narrow road that enemies met. Cai Xiujuan didn't expect this woman to appear suddenly. She almost always came to her house.

Especially when she saw the red clothes on the woman, she was immediately furious. This was the red cloth that her daughter had been dreaming of. She had asked the supply and marketing cooperative in advance when the red cloth would be available so that she could come and buy it. But now Liu Santong had used the cloth coupons to buy the cloth and made clothes for the woman to wear. She felt fire in her eyes, as if it was burning her heart.

Cai Xiujuan walked up to He Xiaojuan and grabbed her and slapped her twice, catching her off guard and leaving her with no time to react.

She came here because she heard that the supply and marketing cooperative had new cloth. How dare Liu Santong's wife suddenly hit her!

"What are you doing!!!" He Xiaojuan tried her best to push the man away, but the strength difference was too big, and after two slaps, her face was burning with pain.

"What am I doing? I'm going to beat you today, and force you to use my daughter's cloth coupons to buy the red cloth that my daughter wants! You two bastards, don't think I don't know about your business! Liu Santong went to your house several times after get off work, I saw it with my own eyes! He went through Qingshi Lane and Hekou Street, right?" Cai Xiujuan shouted loudly, and everyone inside and outside the supply and marketing cooperative could hear it clearly.

When Liu Santong and He Xiaojuan heard Cai Xiujuan tell them the detour they took to meet their lover, their faces changed instantly. They looked at each other and saw a hint of panic in each other's eyes.

"Liu Santong, I endured it for the sake of our family! I thought you would figure it out, who is your family. A lady just wants to wear a red dress, but you even took your lady's cloth coupons! Are you still a piece of shit? Ah!" Cai Xiujuan looked at Liu Santong with eyes full of resentment and disappointment, and even some hysteria after despair. "It is said that divorced women and widows have the hardest life. Today I'm going to give it up. It's no big deal. I'll die to vent my anger."

After grabbing He Xiaojuan and slapping her twice, Cai Xiujuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing her attitude, others dared not approach her. Some people understood what she had heard and started to make a fuss.

"Good job! Two more."

He Xiaojuan was dazed by the slaps. Even after her husband died, she had never suffered such humiliation. She hooked up with the workshop director Liu Santong early on, and lived a carefree life. She used all the best things, such as vanishing cream and red hair ties, and ate maltose and canned yellow peaches. She dared to say that Liu Santong's wife and children did not live as well as she did.

But today, her hair was pulled by this crazy woman, and her scalp hurt so much that she cried out in pain.

"Liu Santong, are you dead? You just watched her hit me? Ouch, it hurts!" This man is usually good at sweet talk, but at the critical moment he can't even take care of his own wife!

Is this the daughter-in-law that Liu Santong mentioned who only knows how to do housework at home? Today, I saw that she is so fierce!

"Juan'er!" Liu Santong stood nearby, not daring to come closer. Cai Xiujuan looked like a tigress, really scary.

Both women reacted when they heard the name "Juan'er". Cai Xiujuan suddenly remembered that Liu Santong had never called her so affectionately before.

With a wry smile, she continued to beat He Xiaojuan. Since Liu Santong didn't dare to admit it, she would beat He Xiaojuan to admit it!

“劉三通，你個狗娘養的，你個孬種，你就看着她打我是吧？你以前在床上怎麽跟我說的？要愛我護我一輩子...”何小娟被揍得鼻青臉腫，腦子發昏，什麽話都不過腦子一股腦地往外倒。

When talking about sex, everyone became even more excited and thought this romantic affair was the most interesting.

"Listen to what she said, this guy is really in cahoots with Liu Santong!"

When Liu Santong heard He Xiaojuan talking nonsense, he rushed forward and tried to cover her mouth.

"Shut up and stop talking nonsense!"

He can't admit this, otherwise he might not be able to keep his job.

Now all he had to do was to appease the two women, then he could go back and comfort them separately and pretend that nothing had happened.

"Don't say that." Liu Santong leaned close to He Xiaojuan's ear and warned her sharply, "It will hurt you and me."

He turned around and explained to everyone, "No, it's not like that. I don't have any issues with my sexuality!"

He Xiaojuan's eyes were full of tears at the moment. She had been severely beaten, but this man not only did not comfort her, but he even spoke to her so fiercely.

He Xiaojuan got angry. If she couldn't beat Cai Xiujuan, how could she beat Liu Santong?

Immediately, she scratched Liu Santong's face with a claw. Liu Santong, the workshop director of a garment factory, had three more scratches on his face, which had been left with red handprints by his wife before. He gasped in pain.

"What are you doing! Hiss!" Liu Santong felt that everyone was crazy today. His wife was usually hardworking and selfless, but today she dared to beat him in public. His little lover was always gentle and charming, but today she actually scratched his face with her nails!

"You deserve it!"

He Xiaojuan endured the pain on her face and slapped Liu Santong randomly, punching and kicking him to vent her anger.

Jian Lu was deeply shocked by this scene. Why did this cheating scumbag start a fight with his mistress?

It's really a dog-eat-dog situation!

Liu Santong was not as strong as Cai Xiujuan, but he was still able to deal with the delicate He Xiaojuan. He immediately pushed her to the ground.

With a thud, He Xiaojuan's butt almost broke.

There were waves of noise all around, with all kinds of people saying all kinds of things. At this time, it was the perfect time for bored people to just sit there and watch and make comments.

"What's the commotion? What's going on? Why are you blocking the entrance to the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Police officers in olive green uniforms arrived at the scene and shouted loudly, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

In the supply and marketing cooperative, He Xiaojuan didn't care about anything else when she saw the police coming. Her eyes seemed to be filled with poison as she glared at Liu Santong fiercely.

"Comrade Public Security, I want to report that the workshop manager of the garment factory is behaving like a hooligan and insulting women!"

After hearing this, everyone became excited again. Hooliganism is a serious crime and one might end up in jail. In serious cases, one might even be shot.

"Comrade Public Security, I didn't! Don't listen to his nonsense!"

He Xiaojuan is also a smart person. "My man just died, and Liu Santong threatened me and took my body!"

"Comrade Public Security, my husband is having an affair with these two women. You have to take care of it for me!"

"You're talking nonsense. You've been flirting with me when your man was still alive. You've been flirting with me all day long. You shameless person." When Liu Santong heard that He Xiaojuan wanted to get rid of him, he immediately got angry. He couldn't bear the blame!

The two police officers took a quick look at the situation in the house. It was indeed a mess. How could three people have different opinions? They looked outside and saw that the crowd was even more noisy. "Take them all back to take statements first."

Seeing that there was no more excitement, everyone felt a little disappointed. They only breathed a sigh of relief when the police took the people away.

"Why can't you ask the question here so we can hear it too?"

"That's a good idea you have."

Everyone stood outside the supply and marketing cooperative. Some were reluctant to leave and were still discussing the exciting scene that had just happened, while others had already hurried home to share what they had just seen and heard.

"Oh my god, this is too scary." Qiu Sifeng hadn't recovered yet. He held the enamel cup and drank water one mouthful after another. He looked at Li Jihong and Jian Lu who were cleaning the house. "Did you see it?"

Jian Lu turned around and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Sifeng, we all have eyes."

"Hey, I know!" Qiu Sifeng found it unbelievable. Liu Santong's wife dared to hit her, and the woman he hooked up with outside also dared to hit him. It was really strange, too strange! "Then Cai Xiujuan is so noisy, is she really not ready to live?"

"They definitely don't plan to get married. How can they continue like this?" Li Jihong swept the floor and stood still holding the broom. "If you ask me, Liu Santong is really a piece of shit. How could he be like this? Cai Xiujuan knew about his affair with He Xiaojuan, but she put up with it. He still treats his daughter like this."

"How will she live in the future?" Qiu Sifeng felt that life would be difficult. "A divorced woman with children may not be able to go back to her parents' home."

Sun Qiuyue walked to the daily necessities counter where she was, "How can we not live our lives? Although divorced women have a hard time, everyone has seen today that Cai Xiujuan is a man who can beat men. Who dares to provoke her and bully her?"

"Yeah, and I heard that her family is quite well off." Li Jihong knew a lot.

Jian Lu recalled what Cai Xiujuan had just said, "Sister Jihong, her family has been fishing for generations, right?"

"It seems so. Anyway, it can supply water and livestock to the county. I heard that the people have built nice blue-tiled houses and are living a good life."

"That's good. It gives people more confidence."

The whole day afterwards, because of this incident, the whole street was talking about it after dinner.

When it was almost time to get off work, everyone saw Cai Xiujuan, who had beaten people so fiercely in the morning, coming back alone.

"Cai Xiujuan, why are you back? Where is your husband?"

Cai Xiujuan held her head high and said, "I haven't done anything wrong. I will definitely be back after questioning. As for Liu Santong, he is in prison. I don't know for sure if he is charged with hooliganism!"

Hooliganism!

Everyone got excited when they heard these three words. Everyone wanted to beat the gangster and the criminal, and everyone was afraid of him.

Everyone looked at Cai Xiujuan with some fear in their eyes. This person really beat her up and even sent her man to the police station!

There is no news that can be kept secret these days. Liu Santong, the workshop director of a garment factory, was discovered cheating on his wife. The three of them got into a fight, and the news that Liu Santong and He Xiaojuan were arrested by the police spread quickly everywhere.

Jian Lu, who was watching the whole thing from the front line today, heard passers-by talking about it on her way home from get off work.

It’s just that this version of eating melons is stacked too fast.

When she left the supply and marketing cooperative, the version she heard was relatively normal. When she reached the vegetable market, she heard the street lord saying that Cai Xiujuan beat two people alone and broke their arms. When she reached the steamed bun shop, it was even more outrageous. It was said that four or five strong men from Cai's family and Liu's family came to fight and smashed the supply and marketing cooperative...

Jian Lu: “…”

It's outrageous!

Cheng Zheng, who came to pick up his wife, was a little puzzled. "What are they talking about? I see everyone is very excited."

Jian Lu looked at the aunties gathered nearby, excitedly talking about what happened in the morning. Those who had not seen that scene stamped their feet and said it was a pity.

"You want to hear it?" Jian Lu looked at her man.

Cheng Zheng was very conscious, "You don't want to say it?"

You know your own wife well. She can't keep things to herself and likes to tell you everything, big or small.

If Jian Lu hadn't seen so many people around, she would have pinched him. After telling Cheng Zheng everything, Jian Lu sat on the back seat of Cheng Zheng's bicycle and couldn't help sighing.

"Tell me, after being married for seven years, should we have stayed married when something like this happened? It's a pity that you men are the best at pretending, and you can't see clearly at all."

Cheng Zheng pedaled his bike, feeling that he was innocently included. "That was him, not me. Comrade Jian Lu, you have to understand clearly."

"Are you quite confident?"

"Of course."

Jian Lu looked at Cheng Zheng's broad back, which was like a wall, and indeed gave her a sense of security. "Then you must keep it up. However, looking at Comrade Cai Xiujuan like this, I still feel sad. Isn't it said that divorced women have a hard time? I wonder what will happen to this person in the future?"

Cheng Zheng thinks his wife thinks too much. "Just live your life as you want. Everyone has their own way of living."

Forget it, Jian Lu thinks this man doesn’t understand!

——

However, having said that, the next night, Cheng Zheng specially brought her a message.

"I asked someone to find out. Comrade Cai Xiujuan's family should be good. The whole family raises fish. They are famous for having fish ponds. Even though the fish ponds were later transferred to the collective, and no one else could take care of the fish, the commune still let her family raise the fish and gave them work points and money. Cai Xiujuan can have a place in the family."

Jian Lu was eating and became interested when she heard this. "Really? So, they are still a fishpond family with a lot of wealth and fortune."

"Someone from her family has come. Let's take her and her husband back first, and then get the divorce done after Liu Santong comes out."

Jian Lu felt relieved after hearing this. It is really good to have a reliable family member from your mother's side.

"Are you relieved?" Cheng Zheng looked at Jian Lu and put a piece of fish into her bowl with his chopsticks.

"Yeah!" Fortunately, there is still a way forward.

After they finished dinner, Cheng Zheng went to wash the dishes while Jian Lu started reading Cheng Zheng's books, military books and quotations. She read so much that her eyelids were drooping.

"Captain Cheng, tell me, can we read novels?" Jian Lu leaned back, resting her head on the chair and shouted towards the kitchen.

She is so bored. There are no entertainment activities here. She misses TV series, movies and novels so much!

Cheng Zheng waved his hands and leaned out half of his body. "Novel?"

"Yeah! Yes, it's the kind where you love me and I love you."

Cheng Zheng's face almost turned black when he heard this. "How can you read this? If there is any, it's all burned. If you want to read, you can look at the revolutionary books on my desk."

Jian Lu knew it, she just asked casually, hey, at this moment there is really nothing left.

"Sister Lulu!" Outside the house, Feng Xiuhui's voice was the first to arrive, with her signature hearty voice.

"Sister-in-law Xiuhui, come in quickly."

Feng Xiuhui waved her hands and said, "I'm not going in. I just want to tell you that Yuhe is about to give birth."

"Ah!" Jian Lu stood up with a look of joy on her face, "Has he been sent to the hospital?"

"They sent it there at noon." Feng Xiuhui was just about to go to the hospital to check on the situation. Seven or eight hours had passed. "Second babies are usually born faster. Maybe they have been born now."

Jian Lu put down the book in her hand and prepared to follow, "Then let's go together."

Cui Yuhe's water broke when she was having lunch at noon. Xu Lang's mother came from her hometown more than a month in advance to accompany her in the birth. She was not panicked by this incident and went to the military gate to find someone to notify her son.

When Xu Lang heard about this, he asked for leave and sent his wife to the military health hospital.

On the way to the military health hospital, Jian Lu and Feng Xiuhui were talking in the front, Cheng Zheng and Liang Haisheng were a few steps behind, and Dunzi rushed to the front alone, ready to look for Hengheng.

"Sister Xiuhui, what do you think we should give as a gift when the baby is born?" Jian Lu prepared the same gift as everyone else, which was the best.

"Just take a bag of brown sugar or ten eggs." Everyone's life is like that now. The salary of soldiers is a little higher, but tickets are also in short supply. It takes real connections to give something as a gift.

"Okay." Jian Lu knew what was going on.

The five people walked to the hospital and found Cui Yuhe's delivery room after asking around. Before they entered the room, they heard a loud baby crying.

"Oh, it's born?" Feng Xiuhui was the first to see Cui Yuhe, who had just given birth, lying on the bed. As for the child, he cried a few times and was put on the small bed next to him by the nurse.

"It's born!" Xu Langben was sitting beside his daughter-in-law's bed. When he saw someone coming, he stood up and said, "Come in quickly."

"Congratulations, Sister Yuhe, Chief of Staff Xu, Aunt Xu."

"Did you give birth to a daughter or a son?"

Xu Lang shouted back, "Still a brat."

A group of people rushed in. Cui Yuhe was extremely tired, but she still had a smile on her face and had the energy to say a few words to everyone.

"Please sit down. Old Xu will make some tea for us."

"No, sister-in-law, you should rest soon. Don't call us. We will leave soon and won't delay you." Liang Haisheng waved his hands repeatedly.

Cheng Zheng and Liang Haisheng called Xu Lang out and had a cigarette and talked for a while in the corridor. Feng Xiuhui and Jian Lu looked at Cui Yuhe, who was tired and fell asleep. The two went to the mother of Chief Counsel Xu to see the newborn baby.

The little, wrinkled and red baby just lay on the small bed without opening his eyes.

"Our little boy's voice was so loud just now that the nurse praised him. I hope he will take good care of himself in the future."

Jian Lu and Feng Xiuhui also held it and said so.

"That's for sure. Chief of Staff Xu and Sister Yuhe are both in good health. The child will take after his parents."

The few people did not dare to disturb them for too long. They looked at the woman and the child before returning to their family compound.

......

In the evening, in another building of the family compound, the political commissar of the Fifth Regiment, Hong Tian, ​​was having dinner at home, but the food today was not quite right.

"Sifeng, did you boil the cabbage without any salt?"

"There's too much salt in this fried fish. It's too salty." Political Commissar Hong didn't know what was wrong with this guy today.

After talking for a long time, he looked carefully and saw that his wife was still staring at his face in a daze.

Hong Tian is 29 years old this year, three years older than Qiu Sifeng. Their marriage was an arranged one. After he returned home from the war, his mother arranged for him to meet a partner. They got married during a short vacation and returned to the army three days after the marriage. Qiu Sifeng gave birth to their eldest son in this way. In the following years, the two had few opportunities to meet and did not develop any feelings. They had a son and a daughter in total.

Five years ago, the mother and her two daughters followed the army here after Political Commissar Hong applied for a house for his family.

"Ahem." Political Commissar Hong felt uncomfortable being stared at by his wife. His appearance was indeed not bad in the army, at least above average. Even if he could not compare with the most handsome Captain Cheng, he could still compare with others. However, she should not stare at him like that. "You should be careful about the impact. Even though you are at home now, you should not have any problems with your thoughts and style."

The two children had no idea what their parents were talking about. The brother and sister looked at each other and continued eating.

"No, I was just thinking about what it would feel like to get slapped four times in the face." Qiu Sifeng witnessed a big scene today. His mind was full of the image of Cai Xiujuan slapping Liu three times. It was too shocking.

While having dinner today, she couldn't help staring at her man's face.

Political Commissar Hong: “…???”

"What are you talking about?" Putting down his chopsticks, Political Commissar Hong thought his wife was crazy. He looked her up and down, as if she was a little dazed and stupid. "Do you have a fever? Yan'er, bring me the Analgin that your mother opened last time."

"Okay!" Hong Qingyan was about to put down his chopsticks and stand up when he was stopped by Qiu Sifeng.

She didn't have a fever or was not sick. "I was just talking casually. Forget it, let's eat."

Political Commissar Hong was confused by his wife and thought she was not fully awake.

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Cui Yuhe stayed in the hospital for one night and packed up to go home the next afternoon. Her mother-in-law helped take care of the baby at home, and Xu Lang came back from the army at noon every day, so she could rest assured and take care of herself after the baby's birth.

Jian Lu and Feng Xiuhui came to see her with brown sugar and eggs, just to let her nourish her body more.

"Don't mention it. My mother-in-law made chicken soup for me several times. Now I feel uncomfortable just by smelling the smell." Cui Yuhe gave birth to this baby smoothly and recovered well, much better than her first one. She is full of energy and spirit.

Feng Xiuhui joked that she was not grateful for what she had, "Have you forgotten the hard times so quickly? Just be happy that you have chicken soup to drink."

Cui Yuhe, who had become more plump, smiled more amiably, though a little melancholy. "I was originally thinking of having a daughter. It would be nice to have a son and a daughter."

She had thought about it when she got pregnant with her second child, but unfortunately she didn't get what she wanted.

Jian Lu listened and glanced at the baby who was sleeping soundly on the bed, "Sister Yuhe, please don't let the child hear it, otherwise he will be very sad."

"How old is he? How can he understand this?"

"Not necessarily. Even if a person is young, he may understand everything."

Cui Yuhe pursed her lips, put her hand on her mouth, and smiled at her second son who was sleeping. "We were so far away that we didn't hear anything. Mom loves you so much."

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While there was a happy event in the family compound, the results of the punishment of Liu Santong, the workshop director of the garment factory, and He Xiaojuan were also announced. Both of them were convicted of hooliganism, especially Liu Santong, who was married but was having an affair outside, and the circumstances were very serious.

The garment factory management immediately fired the person and published a statement in the newspaper, declaring that they would draw a clear line between themselves and such backward elements.

In the end, one was sentenced to five years and the other was sentenced to three years.

Jian Lu was very surprised when she heard the news. In later generations, cheating is generally not punishable by law, so many people with low moral standards are not afraid of it.

I didn’t expect that in the 1970s, it would be treated as a serious crime, which made people very happy!

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The days passed by with the sound of the waves. Before she knew it, Jian Lu had been on the island for ten months. The freezing December in the north did not have much impact on this place.

It can't be said that it is winter in name only. Jian Lu really wants to have a winter holiday. The temperature has dropped a bit compared to the previous two months, and the wind is strong, so she still has to wear a thin coat.

Cheng Zheng is a person who goes out to exercise no matter what the weather is, even when he is on vacation. He is very dissatisfied with his wife who automatically stays in bed in December.

"Would you like to go for a run with me?"

"No~" Jian Lu crossed her legs on the chair, reading a book. Well, it was Cheng Zheng's revolutionary book that she had not been willing to read before.

Seeing his wife studying so hard, Cheng Zheng did not force her. Knowing that she was young and had a strong desire to play, Cheng Zheng did not go out, but simply sat next to her. "Let's go to the sea in a few days, do you want to go?"

Rush to the sea?

Jian Lu's pretty face appeared from the yellow book, with a pair of big, bright and watery eyes.

"Really?" Jian Lu had heard about Ganhai before on the Internet, but she hadn't been there yet. It sounded very interesting. Wouldn't it be possible to have sea cucumbers, abalone, prawns, oysters and scallops all in the bowl!!!

"Yeah." Cheng Zheng knew some old fishermen nearby. He heard that there would be a big tide in the next few days, and many people were ready to go and pick up some good things. He was not interested at first, but seeing that his wife was bored at home recently, he decided to go out and have some fun.

After all, everything is collective now, and no one cares about catching the sea. If you pick up something, you earn money.

"Go, go, go!" Jian Lu put the book on the gap between the chairs and put her hands on Cheng Zheng's arms. "So do we need to prepare anything?"

"Bring a bucket, gloves, a shovel, rain boots..." Cheng Zheng tried to recall the fishermen rushing to the sea, "I'll go ask them tomorrow and I'll prepare everything for you then."

There is a group activity! Jian Lu was excited, her face was radiant, she leaned over and kissed the man on the cheek, "Not bad, not bad, Captain Cheng, keep it up."

Leader Cheng has gotten used to being teased. He doesn't blush anymore and will even kiss back.

After the excitement, Jian Lu picked up the book and started reading again. Cheng Zheng found that his wife's learning progress was amazing. She could read almost any book.

"Do you understand everything? If you come across a word you don't understand, you can ask me."

Jian Lu rolled her eyes. She really underestimated herself! "I understand. My current level is about the same as Gao...er, a junior high school student."

Forget it, I still shouldn’t be too aggressive and should learn slowly.

"Really?" Cheng Zheng stared at his wife for a while, suspecting that she was a genius. "Then let me test you."

"What's the test?" Jian Lu took a sip of hot water, her stomach felt better, and she was ready to accept the challenge. "Just tell me one."

So confident?

Cheng Zheng raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, found a clean piece of paper, and handed the pen to him, "Then write my name."

The "Cheng" in "Cheng Zheng" is often written as "Chen" for the sake of convenience, and "Zheng" is even easier to write incorrectly. For example, Dunzi, a genuine primary school student, mentioned Cheng Zheng in the last sentence he made, but he was writing Uncle Chen Zheng.

It really does lighten the burden on me.

Jian Lu picked up the pen and was about to write. After she finished writing quickly, she looked up at the man next to her and smiled at him proudly. She felt that she had won, but the man's smile seemed to become even brighter.

Jian Lu lowered her head and there was still one character "郑" left to write. After she finished writing the radical, she suddenly paused. Was this person deliberately deceiving her by writing his name?

After writing the words sloppily, and deliberately missing a line, Jian Lu pushed the paper over and said, "It's done."

When Cheng Zheng saw it, his handsome face turned dark. This guy did it on purpose!

"I'll give you another chance. Rewrite it and write it well."

Jian Lu found that this person was quite cunning and insisted on writing his name herself. She lowered her head and continued writing, this time writing Cheng Shao vertically.

Cheng Zheng looked at the clumsy handwriting with some helplessness. He turned the paper over, took the pen from Jian Lu's hand, and started writing quickly.

Jian Lu was curious for a moment, so she went over to take a look, and saw her own name written on it - Jian Lu.

Cheng Zheng's calligraphy is just like him, majestic and unrestrained.

"Look, I will write your name."

Jian Lu couldn't deny that this person really wrote well. This time, she snatched the pen from Cheng Zheng's hand and wrote two words next to the word Jian Lu - Cheng Zheng.

Absolutely correct, there is nothing wrong with it.

On the clean white paper, the names Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu were written next to each other. Their handwritings and fonts were different, but they looked very compatible.

These four simple words, written on a piece of white paper, suddenly came alive.

Your name, my name.

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Three days later, Cheng Zheng prepared a complete set of equipment for his wife to go to sea.

Five days later, Jian Lu, who was eager to catch up with the sea, was drooping when Cheng Zheng pulled her out of the quilt at 3:40 in the morning.

It was still dark outside, and she felt dizzy and wanted to fall on the bed.

It was too early to get up, so she wanted to give up.

"Don't you want to pick some shrimps and crabs or something?" Cheng Zheng discovered that his wife was similar to Dunzi in this regard. It was too difficult for her to get up early.

It is easy to give up, but it is difficult to persist. Jian Lu prepared herself mentally in the quilt for a while, and finally reached out her hand, "Pull me up~"