After finishing his meal, Zhou's father wanted to talk to Old Mrs. Shen about what she had said about the eldest son of the Shen family wanting to donate instant noodles to their military region.
Looking at Jiang Wenwan, who was pulling the table, he said:
"When you get back this afternoon, cook some good food for Dunzi. They've been training really hard lately."
"If you need any vegetables, just come here and get them; we can't eat that much anyway."
Upon hearing this, Shen Meiling immediately said:
"Yes, I also grow autumn beans and eggplants in my backyard, as well as cucumbers and other things. I'll pick some for you to take back."
As she spoke, she went to find a cloth bag and busied herself picking vegetables for Jiang Wenwan.
Grandma Shen's gaze fell on her youngest daughter, watching her go out to work. She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and looked at Mr. Zhou.
“My daughter is so genuine, haha.”
Mr. Zhou nodded, suppressing a laugh.
"Yes, Meiling is fine."
Shen Meiling, who had returned to get another bag after finding that one bag wasn't enough, blushed instantly upon hearing Zhou's father's words.
She grabbed the bag with a shy expression and quickly ran out.
Then, after Jiang Wenwan finished washing the dishes and tidying up the kitchen, she saw two cloth bags filled with vegetables.
"That's quite a lot!"
Shen Meiling smiled gently.
"I've picked all the ones I could for you. You can pick more after you've finished eating."
"Okay! I'll head back now!"
Anyway, she has space, so she's not worried about the vegetables spoiling.
Carrying a cloth bag in each hand, they were surprisingly heavy.
Shen Meiling watched as she easily carried away the two cloth bags, marveling at her strength. She then watched her leave before returning herself.
Back in the courtyard, hesitant to go inside, she went to see the goslings with Zhou Ye.
Zhou Ye looked at his mother curiously.
"Mom, why don't you come inside?"
Shen Meiling shook her head.
"Your dad and grandma are talking. I'll wait a bit. By the way, where's your sister Yiyun?"
“A woman came over just now, and she went with me, so I don’t know.”
Shen Meiling just said "oh" and figured that nothing would happen here since it was a military area.
She'll definitely be fine; she just went out with Wang Jinfeng, who came over to say hello.
When Wang Jinfeng arrived, Jiang Wenwan was washing dishes in the kitchen and didn't see her.
She chatted with Yiyun for a couple of minutes out of curiosity, and they hit it off immediately. Then she took Yiyun to visit the family compound and their performing arts troupe.
The two walked and talked as they went, and it felt like they had known each other for a long time.
Wang Jinfeng:
"So you've never met Battalion Commander Zhou in person?"
Shen Yiyun shook her head shyly.
"No, but I've seen his picture."
Wang Jinfeng's mind raced, and her eyes lit up as she said:
"How about I take you to meet him?"
Shen Yiyun's eyes lit up, but then she hesitated.
She knew that she was coming here to get married, and rather than marry someone else, she would rather marry the person she had seen in a photograph.
Thinking of the person in the photo, her face flushed, but with that woman between them, she felt the chances were slim.
Seeing his hesitation, Wang Jinfeng said:
You don't know yet!
The reason Zhou Ying married that woman surnamed Jiang was to repay a debt of gratitude; in reality, I don't think their relationship was that great.
To be honest, what era are we living in? To think that someone would repay a debt of gratitude with their body is so outdated.
It's such a pity that Battalion Commander Zhou is such a good person!
Shen Yiyun's eyes lit up.
"What gratitude? Tell me, I don't even know what that means!"
Ah! You didn't know?
He is the father of the woman surnamed Jiang. It is said that about ten years ago, when he was on a mission, he saved Zhou Ying and Zhou Shi, but failed to save Zhou Ying's mother.
However, because of this, Zhou Shi and Zhou Ying always felt indebted to her, so Zhou Ying married her.
In my opinion, it is a soldier's duty and an honor to sacrifice his life for his country. How can it be used as a means to coerce someone into marrying her?
You agree, right?
Hearing what Wang Jinfeng said, Shen Yiyun nodded in deep agreement:
“You’re right. This shouldn’t be a shackle for them, and Miss Jiang shouldn’t take advantage of their kindness.”
"That's right, come on, I'll take you to our group's area, and we can see our snow-capped mountains and grasslands while we're there."
Hearing her say that, Shen Yiyun was moved.
He immediately returned to Shen Meiling's courtyard and spoke with Shen Meiling.
Shen Meiling wouldn't stop her; aside from Zhou Ye, Shen Meiling didn't care about anyone else.
Jiang Wenwan rode back on horseback, carrying two large bags of vegetables, which made the aunties in the family compound curious.
"You went to the county?"
"You went to the pharmaceutical factory?"
"No, I went to my mother-in-law's place, and she gave me extra vegetables from her backyard."
Hearing her say that, Sister Qi clicked her tongue in amazement.
"To be honest, your mother-in-law is quite good. Unlike my mother-in-law, who acts like an empress dowager when she comes to visit. She doesn't want to do anything and just waits for me to serve her."
Sister-in-law Su looked at the two large bags of vegetables with great envy.
"There's so much, it'll spoil if you can't finish it all,"
Jiang Wenwan had some understanding of her temperament.
"It's okay, I'll pickle it and eat it slowly, it'll last for a while."
After putting both bags of vegetables back home, Jiang Wenwan thought of something. It seemed that the goslings didn't eat the small fish. She wondered if the goslings had eaten the fish that Sister Song had fed them.
She didn't even need to ask her sisters-in-law; she simply patted Xiao Hei's head and said:
"Let's go find Sister Song."
Xiao Hei's nose is incredibly sensitive; even other dogs might not be able to match it.
Upon hearing this, she twitched her nose and headed in one direction, with Jiang Wenwan following behind.
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