Chapter 60 If this gets back to the military, they'll laugh themselves to death.
"Pfft!"
Some people couldn't help but laugh, never expecting Cen Yan to be so sharp-tongued!
If Sister Yu's husband heard this, he would definitely think she was a coward. He's stingy enough as it is, but he even went so far as to make a fool of himself in front of the leader's family.
That's absolutely right!
With four sons growing up and fighting over food, and needing to get married in the future, the family would have to spend money everywhere. The whole family relied on the few dozen yuan allowance that Squad Leader Yu received each month. How could Sister-in-law Yu dare not be frugal?
In contrast, Cen Yan is different. The man she married is capable. He is a regimental-level cadre at a young age, and his monthly salary alone is three figures.
Not to mention the allowances for missions and the benefits during holidays.
Since they are newly married and have no children, and do not need to support their elderly parents for the time being, why should Cen Yan bother to grow vegetables?
It's fine for Sister Yu to be frugal, that's a good quality, but it's a bit much to extend her reach into other people's yards!
Now look what's happened! Cen Yan isn't scolding you or hitting you, and she's even letting you take a pumpkin with you. Do you dare to take it?
If you take it, it means you're admitting that your squad leader Yu is incompetent, unable to even earn enough for his wife and children's basic needs, leaving a woman at home to worry about a few leafy greens.
When this story reached the army, Squad Leader Yu was laughed to death by his comrades.
"Why are you all siding with her? I just don't understand. What's so admirable about the behavior of a capitalist's daughter? Oh, just because she's the commander's family member, you're all rushing to curry favor with her and sucking her up?"
"So what if I feel sorry for Commander Qi because he married a woman who doesn't know how to save money?"
As Sister Yu spoke, she became more and more aggrieved, pouting and her eyes welled up with tears.
Cen Yan was startled. "Don't say that! Sister-in-law Yu, you may not mean anything by it, but people may take it to heart. My Qi Jingchuan has no relation to you. Why are you feeling sorry for him? If this gets back to Squad Leader Yu and other people in the army, they might think that my Regiment Commander Qi has a problem with you. It will have a bad influence."
"That's right! Sister Yu, what are you up to, spouting nonsense in front of Sister Cen! If you don't want to play with us, go back and raise your four sons, don't be a nuisance here."
When Aunt Tang heard that the matter was serious, cold sweat poured down her back. "Everyone, just forget about it once you hear it, and don't embellish it or spread it around!"
"Even if you spread it, no one will believe it. Commander Qi doesn't think much of Sister Yu, hahaha!" The other sisters-in-law covered their mouths and chuckled.
Sister-in-law Yu looked unwell.
"You, you all... Fine! You're all ostracizing me, fine, I'll leave then. Who wants your pumpkins? My husband, Lao Yu, earns enough for the whole family to eat every month, we don't need your fake kindness!"
Not wanting to stay any longer, Sister Yu yelled and ran off with her knitting basket.
As the initiator of this "gathering," Aunt Tang couldn't save face.
“Cen Yan, don’t pay any attention to Aunt Yu. That’s just how she is. She can’t stand seeing others do well. If I had known she would be so nosy, even meddling in the flowers and plants in your yard, I definitely wouldn’t have invited her.”
“Aunt Tang, ladies, I didn’t take this to heart. As I just said, Sister Yu’s intentions were good; she was worried that I would be too extravagant and ruin my life. I was thinking of planting some vegetables and potatoes, and I even prepared the seeds. But then I thought, Jingchuan is the regimental commander. Who knows, he might need to talk to his comrades at home in the future, or like today, when you ladies come to visit.”
"If I planted a vegetable patch or a potato patch, I'd have to fertilize and water it, right? The yard would smell like manure and urine, and people wouldn't be able to sit still. Wouldn't that just make the men in my family a laughingstock?"
While serving tea to her sisters-in-law, Cen Yan explained with a smile why she wanted to plant a flower garden.
Of course, these were all excuses. She didn't care about Qi Jingchuan's feelings at all; she simply wanted a beautiful environment with flowers everywhere she lived in.
As for the vegetable seeds she brought from Shanghai, she had already planted them in the black soil of the space. They were growing well, and she could eat them whenever she wanted without having to fertilize or tend to them herself. There was no need to plant them outside and endure the wind and sun every day, taking care of them with great care.
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