When Yang Niannian saw her walk out, she closed the door and looked at the melon seeds on the table and found it a little funny. Maybe she knew her identity from Captain Yan's wife and was worried that she would gossip about her, so she came to make things difficult for her?

There was still an hour before dinner time and I was feeling a little hungry, so I opened a biscuit and ate it first.

From time to time, the shouts of soldiers in training could be heard outside. Yang Niannian stood at the window and watched for a while, then took out a newspaper from her luggage bag and read it.

She bought this before getting on the bus. She also brought two books with her to prevent herself from getting too bored in the army.

And the other side.

After Xu Yinglian left here, she did not return to the house, but went directly to the residence of Deputy Captain Wei's wife on the second floor.

There is no television in the military family compound, and everyone has nothing to do, so they all sit here and chat.

Everyone in the military compound is a neighbor, and we are all familiar with each other, so we can chat here and get along well.

Everyone in the room gathered around Deputy Captain Wei's wife and praised her, sometimes praising her good skin, sometimes praising her pretty facial features and figure. Even the bright red wool coat she was wearing was praised to bits.

As soon as Xu Yinglian came in, someone waved at her with a smile.

"Yinglian, come and take a look at Manzhi's woolen coat, isn't it? It was bought for her by Deputy Commander Wei. Deputy Commander Wei is really good at buying clothes and is very generous. This coat cost more than 200 yuan. In the military compound, Deputy Commander Wei loves his wife the most."

Someone agreed, "If you ask me, even if we were to wear this dress, we wouldn't be able to look as elegant as Manzhi. Look at her figure after giving birth to three children. She's still not as fit as a young girl. None of us has a figure as good as hers."

Lin Manzhi was overjoyed by the praise, but she spoke modestly.

"Oh, my figure is not as good as you say. I am embarrassed by your praise. I didn't want to buy this woolen coat before. I am over 30 years old. If I wear such a bright color, people will laugh at me behind my back for pretending to be young."

Xu Yinglian listened to the conversation between the few people. Her eyes flashed, and she pulled up her trousers, sat on the chair next to Lin Manzhi and interrupted.

"Sister-in-law, you may not know this yet! Captain Lu's wife is here and she's living in the room next to mine."

Battalion Commander Zhou is a few months younger than Deputy Regiment Commander Wei, so Xu Yinglian always calls Lin Manzhi "sister-in-law." In fact, she is one year older than Lin Manzhi.

When they heard that Lu Shishen's wife was coming, everyone's faces suddenly became a little strange, especially Lin Manzhi, who responded with a subtle expression.

"Captain Lu's wife is here, why doesn't she come over and get to know us?"

When Xu Yinglian heard that Lin Manzhi's tone was not right, she knew that she had guessed correctly. The position of the head of the group was originally held by Deputy Head Wei, but suddenly it became Lu Shishen's. It would be strange that Lin Manzhi would like Lu Shishen's wife.

Thinking that she had offended Lu Shishen's wife and could not offend Deputy Captain Wei's wife again, she deliberately answered in a sarcastic tone.

"What do you mean by knowing him? Maybe he is waiting for us to visit him."

Before anyone else could speak, she continued, "To be honest, I think Captain Lu's wife is not easy to get along with. She looks at people with squinted eyes and is a greedy person. I brought some melon seeds out of the house, thinking that we could share them together. When I saw her standing at the door, I asked her if she wanted some, and she took them all."

"No way? I heard that Captain Lu's wife is the daughter of the leader. She wouldn't be so concerned about such a small thing, right?" Captain Li's wife questioned in a low voice.

"You also said that those are just rumors. Who knows if they are true?"

Xu Yinglian didn't believe that Lu Shishen was the son-in-law of a leader. Her husband said that it was just other people's guess and there was no substantial evidence.

"Then you wouldn't take a handful of melon seeds seriously, would you?"

Captain Li’s wife still didn’t quite believe it. Lu Shishen was already the regiment commander, so his allowance must be quite high. His wife wouldn’t be so greedy as to even have a few melon seeds.

Xu Yinglian became a little unhappy when she saw Captain Li's wife repeatedly confronting her.

"I can't lie. I'm from a small town and haven't seen much of the world. Isn't it normal for me to be greedy for small gains?"

Lin Manzhi interrupted the argument between the two and said, "Okay, it's not a big deal. People just talked about it behind their backs, but nothing else was said. Don't take it too seriously."

After a pause, he added, "We can just chat a little here. It's OK for those present to know about it. Don't let anyone report it."

These words were obviously spoken to Captain Li's wife.

Although Ling Manzhi did not explicitly favor Xu Yinglian, anyone with a discerning eye could hear that her words and actions were all in favor of Xu Yinglian.

This made Xu Yinglian very happy. Her eyes fell on the big woolen coat that Lin Manzhi was wearing and she started praising it again.

Someone brought up the topic of Yang Niannian again, "I heard that Captain Lu's wife is very pretty, is that true?"

Xu Yinglian secretly glanced at Lin Manzhi, and seeing that she was listening with her ears perked up, she deliberately curled her lips and smiled, and answered in a strange tone.

"To be honest, I think her appearance is too petty. She is not as dignified and generous as my sister-in-law. Anyway, I don't like her appearance. She looks very delicate at first glance."

The people present were purely curious and wanted to know what Yang Niannian looked like, but no one intended to slander her.

When people heard Xu Yinglian using such words to belittle others, no one responded.

They had never met Yang Niannian, so there was no need for them to talk about her behind her back. If the news got out, it would be a big deal.

Her man is the head of the group and holds a higher position than all their men.

Especially Captain Li’s wife, she couldn’t bear to listen at all and made excuses.

"You guys chat, I'm going to the bathroom."

As soon as she left, everyone else found excuses to leave. The originally bustling house was suddenly left with only Xu Yinglian and Lin Manzhi.

Everyone had left. Xu Yinglian was even happier. She moved her chair closer to Lin Manzhi and whispered.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not lying. Captain Lu's wife is really not a good person. She looks down on everyone. Unlike you, you always chat happily with everyone and don't put on airs at all."

Lin Manzhi had a slight smile on her face and asked out of the blue, "Captain Lu's wife is really ugly?"

But she noticed that Xu Yinglian said that Captain Lu's wife was petty and spoiled, but she didn't say that she was ugly.

In her opinion, girls with delicate looks all have very delicate facial features.

Xu Yinglian lied with her eyes open, "Well, Captain Lu's wife doesn't look presentable, how can she compare to you? You'll know when you see her later, she's very rustic, wearing only a military coat. Look at all the wives of the military, who dresses like her?"