Chapter 85 Rival Comes to Cause Trouble
"Thank you, Auntie!" Yang Yiyi replied sweetly, taking the soup bowl, her eyes then curiously glancing at the white jade phoenix hairpin that Su Yue had placed on the table.
"Oh, Yueyue, your hairpin is so beautiful! Is this your mother's keepsake? I thought it was especially beautiful the first time I saw it, so crystal clear."
Su Yue looked at the phoenix hairpin in her hand, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Everything that had happened at the Chu family left her with lingering turmoil.
She handed the phoenix hairpin to Yang Yiyi and said softly, "Yes, it's my mother's keepsake."
Yang Yiyi took the phoenix hairpin and stroked it carefully, her eyes full of admiration. She didn't notice the fleeting sadness and longing in Su Yue's eyes.
"Your mother has excellent taste!" She handed the phoenix hairpin back to Su Yue.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. Will that Chu family cause trouble at the wedding again? I heard from your letter that they weren't very friendly to you before."
Su Yue took the phoenix hairpin, a faint smile playing on her lips.
She recalled the terrified look on Old Mrs. Chu's face and the grief Chen Yaru felt when they recognized each other, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"No more."
Su Yue's tone was calm, but a barely perceptible hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
"They won't dare to cause trouble again."
Looking at Su Yue's calm yet confident expression, Yang Yiyi didn't know what had happened, but her intuition told her that Su Yue must have done something big again.
She patted Su Yue on the shoulder, her eyes filled with admiration: "I knew it, no one can bully my Yueyue!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together with Yang Yiyi, chatting and eating the pork rib soup made by Zhang Huilan. The courtyard was filled with warmth and laughter.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a sinister plot against the wedding was already brewing in secret.
In the Qiongzhou Military Region Cultural Troupe, dancer Zhang Sisi was gazing out the window, her eyes flashing with resentment.
"Su Yue, Gu Beichen... don't even think about getting married smoothly!" She clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms.
Meanwhile, in Beijing, after being rescued by the family doctor, the elderly Mrs. Chu finally regained consciousness.
She opened her eyes and immediately saw Chen Yaru sitting by the bed, and Chu Jingya with red eyes.
"Ya Ru...you...you really accepted that little girl?" Old Mrs. Chu's voice was hoarse and weak.
Chen Yaru nodded, her eyes reddening again: "Mom, she's my sister's only bloodline, how can I not acknowledge her?!"
"Nonsense!" Old Mrs. Chu struggled violently, but her weakness forced her to lie back down helplessly.
"The Chen family has fallen into decline. What use is it for you to acknowledge her? She will only bring trouble to the Chu family!"
"Mom!" Chen Yaru's tone hardened. "I'm acknowledging her as my niece! She's Shuting's daughter! What does it have to do with whether the Chen family has declined?! Besides..."
She paused, her tone resolute, "And she is 'Lone Eagle's' daughter!"
"What?!" Old Mrs. Chu was shocked again, her eyes filled with terror.
Her lips trembled as she looked at Chen Yaru in disbelief.
She knew what the code name "Lone Eagle" represented.
"Mom, we all know that the 'Lone Eagle' incident back then wasn't as simple as it seemed."
Chen Yaru looked at her mother-in-law, her tone complex, "My sister wouldn't fall in love with a traitor, and 'Lone Eagle' is definitely not that kind of person! He must have been framed! Now that his daughter has been found, we have a responsibility and an obligation to find out the truth of what happened back then!"
Old Mrs. Chu's face turned ashen. She lay paralyzed on the bed, looking at the stubbornness and determination in her daughter-in-law's eyes.
She sighed, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up inside her.
She knew that from the moment Su Yue stepped through the Chu family's gate, many things had completely changed.
Everything she had painstakingly built up vanished in an instant.
"Sigh..." She closed her eyes, concealing all the resentment and fear in them.
......
That evening, Su Yue told Yang Yiyi that the island military region's cultural troupe was recruiting.
Yang Yiyi has been a talented singer and dancer since she was a child and was a key member of the arts and culture group at school. She had always longed for military life, and her eyes lit up when she heard the news.
"Really? Can I go? What kind of person are they looking for?"
"Of course you can. You're so talented, it'll definitely be no problem," Su Yue encouraged. "I'll go with you to register tomorrow."
"Okay!" Yang Yiyi immediately made the decision, full of fighting spirit.
The next day, Su Yue accompanied Yang Yiyi to the recruitment site of the cultural troupe.
There were quite a few people who signed up, mostly family members of military personnel or girls with some local talents.
While they were in line, they encountered a girl in a fashionable dress who was loudly showing off something to the person next to her.
"Sister Sisi is a pillar of our performing arts troupe, and she's one of the examiners for this recruitment!"
Su Yue looked up and saw that the girl who was speaking was Liu Ran, and the one she was praising was Zhang Sisi, the "flower" of the military region's cultural troupe.
Zhang Sisi seemed to notice Su Yue's gaze. She turned her head and her gaze lingered on Su Yue for a moment. When she saw the beautiful Yang Yiyi next to Su Yue, a clear hint of jealousy and contempt flashed in her eyes.
She walked over, wearing high heels and feigning elegance.
"Oh, isn't this our future Mrs. Gu, Commander Gu? What brings you to our little town?" Zhang Sisi's tone was sarcastic.
Before Su Yue could even speak, Yang Yiyi, that little firecracker, couldn't hold back any longer.
Do we need to report to you where we come from every month?
Zhang Sisi ignored her, her eyes still fixed on Su Yue, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips.
"Dr. Su is so lucky. She doesn't have to do anything and is about to become Commander Gu's wife. Unlike us, we still have to work hard and rely on our own abilities to make a living."
These words were a veiled criticism of Su Yue, implying that she was a pretty face who rose to power through men.
The girls queuing around them also cast strange glances and whispered among themselves.
Su Yue didn't even raise an eyebrow; she just smiled faintly.
"Comrade Zhang is joking. Beichen and I fell in love freely and were mutually attracted. It's fate. Some comrades, on the other hand, would be better off focusing on their own professions instead of worrying about other people's family affairs."
Su Yue paused, her gaze falling on Zhang Sisi's meticulously drawn eyebrows and eyes. Her tone was light, yet every word was piercing.
"After all, becoming a pillar of a performing arts troupe isn't something you can achieve just by talking. Don't you agree?"
"You!" Zhang Sisi's face instantly changed color, and she was so choked that she couldn't say a word.
What she is most proud of is her professional skills and her status as a "pillar of the show." Su Yue's words undoubtedly hit her sore spot precisely.
A few suppressed laughs came from around her, and Zhang Sisi felt a burning pain on her face.
She glared hatefully at Su Yue, then turned her venomous gaze to Yang Yiyi, snorted coldly, and swayed away.
Soon, it was Yang Yiyi's turn for the interview.
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