Looking at the figure squatting in front of the stove burning coal, Bai Hongmei couldn't help swallowing.
The muscles on his arms are faintly visible, his shoulders are broad, and his waist is lean and strong.
Bai Hongmei stared at Shen Xiao's back and couldn't help but imagine herself leaning on his back. His back must be very warm and safe. His movements would be very gentle and careful, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world and protecting himself.
Shen Xiao waited for Bai Hongmei to continue speaking, but suddenly realized that she had stopped talking.
Turning around, he saw Bai Hongmei staring at him with a distracted look in her eyes and smiling foolishly. It was obvious that she was having some dirty thoughts about him.
When Shen Xiao thought about Bai Hongmei fantasizing about what she had with him, he immediately felt sick and wanted to vomit.
No, she couldn't be in the house. If someone sees it and spreads it, Baozhu will misunderstand.
Shen Xiao stood up and pushed Bai Hongmei out of the door without saying anything. He moved so fast that Bai Hongmei didn't even have time to react.
"Ah? Why did you come out?"
The northwest wind, with a temperature of more than twenty degrees below zero, woke up the woman who was immersed in her fantasy.
Bai Hongmei shivered, pointed at the closed door of Shen Xiao, and said with an aggrieved look: "Ah Xiao, it's too cold outside, let's talk inside."
Shen Xiao had a stern face and looked down at Bai Hongmei's affected performance without saying a word.
Bai Hongmei secretly cursed Qiao Baozhu as a vixen who coaxed Shen Xiao into leaving her heart.
But she remained calm, tucked her temples, and pretended to be considerate and said, "That's right, your sister-in-law is not at home, and it's not good for us to talk alone in the room. Although we are honest, there are always people in the family compound with bad intentions, always making up stories about us behind our backs."
Bai Hongmei turned aside and wiped away her nonexistent tears, sighing faintly: "Fortunately, I'm married now, and they will never use me to tarnish their reputation again."
Since they met last night, Bai Hongmei had repeatedly hinted to Shen Xiao that she suddenly got married just to fulfill Shen Xiao's good reputation.
Bai Hongmei went home last night and carefully reviewed what she had said. I always felt that I didn’t explain it clearly enough, and I was afraid that Shen Xiao wouldn’t remember it.
Then I thought that Shen Xiao would definitely go to see Qiao Baozhu. Qiao Baozhu had no other skills, but she was very good at confusing men. If Shen Xiao was being bullied by others, wouldn't she have worked in vain?
So early in the morning, Bai Hongmei took the opportunity when her husband was at work to rush to Yard No. 28 to take a look. I want to complain to Shen Xiao before Qiao Baozhu comes back.
Who would have thought that Shen Xiao had already seen through Bai Hongmei's tricks, and was waiting calmly for Bai Hongmei to go crazy.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Everyone in the family compound is worried about their own safety and the disbanding of the corps. No one is paying attention to you. You should think about your future life."
Shen Xiao's words were like a bomb, blowing Bai Hongmei's brain into paste.
"Disband the Corps? Where are you disbanding? Are we going to change the address of our Corps? Are you going to go to war? Are you going to fight the Soviet Union?"
Bai Hongmei thought about how her husband had been in a bad mood in recent days and had no interest in that matter.
She thought that Lao Zuo was too old and was powerless in the face of his beautiful wife, so he was upset and in a bad mood. I never thought that Lao Zuo would encounter any difficulties at work.
Bai Hongmei thought that Lao Zuo was a quartermaster, and his branch of the military was already the highest level in the corps and there was no room for promotion.
There was also a sister-in-law in the compound who came to ask her about her thoughts on the reform of the Corps. Bai Hongmei thought about it and wondered how she answered.
She said that reform is the trend of the times and the process of history. Without change there will be no progress. She supports reform.
In Bai Hongmei's eyes, the reform her sisters-in-law were talking about was about to start a new round of criticism and denunciation.
She thought of the previous investigation team and thought that Shen Xiao had offended someone he shouldn't have offended, and this so-called reform was aimed at him.
Bai Hongmei was extremely grateful for her good fortune. With just a little bit of skill, she managed to make Qiao Baozhu's sister become her confidante. Many of Qiao Baozhu's secrets were revealed from her, and an anonymous letter caused her to be suspended from her job.
Bai Hongmei was even more glad that she listened to Qiao Xifeng's advice and quickly married Lao Zuo.
Although this husband is a million miles away from Shen Xiao, even Wei Yanda can't catch up.
But Lao Zuo was still very caring towards her, and she no longer had to live under someone else's roof. Lao Zuo's salary was handed over to her, and she finally lived her good life again.
These thoughts were just a fleeting thought, and Bai Hongmei quickly comforted herself.
She raised her head and smiled confidently at Shen Xiao: "Don't worry, this is not the first day I've been a military wife. I have this awareness. When Yan Da passed away, I was sad but I never complained about the country, let alone hated the country. Otherwise, how could I marry a soldier for the second time?"
"I don't dare to say how high my awareness is, but I support, respect and love the military, and I will always support the country's decisions."
Bai Hongmei talked a lot, boasting about how high her awareness was, just to make Qiao Baozhu look worthless.
Some people, upon hearing that their husbands are going to have bad luck, immediately run back to their parents' home and never come back.
"Chen Xiao, speaking of this, I won't talk about Qiao Baozhu anymore. You may not know, but since you left, Qiao Baozhu has become a different person. I heard that she was afraid of being implicated by you, so she hid in her parents' home and refused to come back, and even gave up her job."
"All the food in your house and the coal in the warehouse were taken away by her family. You said that you..."
Bai Hongmei was about to continue talking when Shen Xiao impatiently grabbed her arm and threw her out the door.
"My wife has the final say in this family. She can give things in the house to whomever she wants. Sister-in-law, you should pay more attention to yourself. Now that you are married, you have nothing to do with Yan Da. We don't need to have any contact in the future."
Since she is no longer Wei Yanda’s widow, Shen Xiao will not give her a penny anymore.
Not only Shen Xiao, but the brothers who had been through life and death together that day would no longer meddle in other people's affairs.
Bai Hongmei looked at the closed door and was stunned.
She knocked on the door unwillingly, but no one opened it even after she shouted at the top of her lungs.
"I am so young, why should I be a widow to Wei Yanda? I have remarried and am also Wei Yanda's widow. You troops cannot ignore me!"
"You can ignore me, but you can't just ignore the three children Yanda left behind!"
Bai Hongmei blocked the door of Shen Xiao's house for a long time, yelling and cursing in dissatisfaction, and finally attracted the attention of the neighbors.
When the sisters-in-law heard the noise, they all stretched their necks to watch the fun.
After hearing Bai Hongmei's crying, everyone cursed with contempt: "Captain Shen is very kind. He has helped you mothers a lot before and after marriage."
"Send your Wei Dong to the shipyard to study. When Wei Fang and Wei Hong grow up, he can find a job. With all three children in class, Wei Yanda can rest in peace. As for you, just live a good life with Chief Steward Zuo."
"Yes, Wei Dong has a job and can earn money, and his father's pension is more than the two girls can spend. If I were you, I would wipe away my tears and live happily with Lao Zuo."
"You have offended Captain Shen, and you have ruined the future of the two girls. You are so stupid."
Bai Hongmei finally came to her senses, and left Yard No. 23 sobbing, walking home reluctantly.
Shen Xiao heated up the house and cleaned it thoroughly inside and out.
Only then was he satisfied and drove into the city to pick up his wife...
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