"What candy? What's in the pot or bowl?" Ding Lanying's face changed drastically, and she glared at the military wives. "Don't talk nonsense for no reason. You're ruining my daughter's reputation. Lu Nianfei came to my house recently to discuss serious matters with Lao Zhang."
When several military wives saw Ding Lanying getting angry, they were too embarrassed to say a word and apologized with an embarrassed smile.
"Director Ding, don't get me wrong, we were just joking."
"That's right, we were just joking. Yu Ting definitely looks down on Deputy Headmaster Lu. He's already married for the second time, and Yu Ting has never been in a relationship before."
"Oh, why do I feel like the weather is a little off, like it's going to rain? You guys chat, I'll go back and collect the quilts first."
"Hey, I have my quilt drying at home too."
The military wives ran faster than each other and quickly found excuses to leave.
Ding Lanying looked at the backs of the military wives and felt so angry that her chest was stuffy. She still looked very unhappy until Political Commissar Zhang came back from the army.
Political Commissar Zhang noticed at a glance that something was wrong with her expression. "Who has offended you again? Are you acting like an angry person all day long?"
There was a smell of gunpowder as soon as Ding Lanying opened her mouth.
"I think Yang Niannian is just trying to get into trouble with our family. She is already in Beijing, but she still wants to mess up our family's affairs. How did our family offend this troublemaker?"
Political Commissar Zhang frowned.
"Isn't she in Jing City? How did she offend you?"
Ding Lanying snorted and said sarcastically.
"The son-in-law you've chosen is about to be snatched away by someone else again."
Political Commissar Zhang was still chatting with Ding Lanying perfunctorily, but after hearing this, he took her words to heart.
"What do you mean?"
Ding Lanying mocked him, "What kind of political commissar are you? Don't you understand the literal meaning?"
He snorted and continued, "Yang Niannian introduced a girl from Beijing to Lu Nianfei. She's good-looking and a Beijing university student. They're getting married soon. You'd better give up the idea of finding a son-in-law as soon as possible! Otherwise, you'll make a fool of yourself again."
Political Commissar Zhang didn't believe it. "How come I didn't hear anything about it? Where did you hear it from?"
Ding Lanying, "Deputy Captain Qin's wife said it herself, how could it be false?"
She got angry when she talked about this. "I think Yang Niannian is deliberately going against us. You liked Qin Aonan before, so she introduced someone to Qin Aonan. Now you like Lu Nianfei, so she introduced someone to Lu Nianfei. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for you?"
She looked down on Lu Nianfei's status as a second marriage, but she was still a little happy that someone was pursuing her daughter. Her daughter would be 30 years old in a few years, and it would not be a good thing if no one was interested in her.
Now Yang Niannian is extending her hands so far in Beijing, if she isn't deliberately looking for trouble, what else could she be doing?
After hearing the whole story, Political Commissar Zhang's expression was not much better than Ding Lanying's. After all, he was a political commissar and had experienced a lot, so he was relatively calm when faced with things.
"Don't worry. I don't think this will work. Lu Nianfei has come to me for drinks many times, which means he is interested in Yu Ting. I didn't reject him explicitly. He shouldn't get together with another girl so quickly. Even if he met her, he might not like her."
Ding Lanying said sarcastically, "Why should I be in such a hurry? I have looked down on Lu Nianfei from the beginning to the end. How can a divorced man be worthy of my daughter?"
She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm just mad at Yang Niannian. She's in Beijing, but she's still stretching her hands so far."
Political Commissar Zhang didn't say anything, but his expression didn't look very good.
After a long while, he said, "Buy some food tomorrow and I'll ask Nianfei to come over for dinner."
This time, Ding Lanying did not resist as she did before and only said a few symbolic words.
"If you ask me, let him go on a blind date with someone else! He won't have to worry about my daughter."
Although she said this, she still bought vegetables the next day. She also bought more than a pound of pork, which was unprecedented. She cooked four dishes and a soup in the evening, but when it was time for dinner, only her husband came back.
She looked back and saw no one, and she had a bad feeling.
"Aren't you inviting people to your house for dinner?"
Political Commissar Zhang glanced at the four dishes and one soup on the table. Instead of being happy, his expression became even uglier.
"Lu Nianfei said he had something to do in the evening and didn't come."
When Ding Lanying heard this, her face suddenly became serious, "He has a crush on that woman in Jing City, right?"
Thinking about the table of dishes I cooked, I felt so angry.
"You asked me to buy groceries and cook yesterday. So what? People don't even bother to come to your house for dinner."
Political Commissar Zhang thought that it was because of his wife's obstruction that things had developed to this point, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he blamed her.
"If you had had this attitude before, you wouldn't have let others take advantage of you. If Lu Nianfei really married someone else, Yu Ting would be so unhappy that she wouldn't get married for the rest of her life. You'll regret it someday."
Ding Lanying thought of her daughter's stubborn temper and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Not enough confidence.
"I don't think he's sincere about Yu Ting. If he was sincere, would he be able to fall in love with other women so easily?"
Political Commissar Zhang is a man, and his thoughts are more direct. "We are already in our thirties, what do we need sincerity for? Can sincerity be eaten? Isn't it better to find someone of equal status and live with them?"
Ding Lanying was speechless and was a little worried that her daughter would never get married. Now that she thought about it carefully, apart from being divorced and having a son, Lu Nianfei was pretty good in every other aspect.
An An is grown up now and no one needs to worry about her. My daughter Zhen and Lu Nianfei are living under my supervision and I can't stand any injustice anyway.
Thinking of this, she was a little shaken and gave in.
"Okay, okay, I won't care about it anymore, okay? Yuting can find whoever she wants, I won't care about anything anymore, you make the decision yourself, don't let your father and daughter team up to blame me."
Seeing his wife compromise, Political Commissar Zhang's expression improved a little and he softened his tone.
"Things like your daughter's marriage proposal are things that you women worry about. Why should an old man like me make the decision? If you really want to, go talk to Deputy Head Qin's wife and get some information from her."
Ding Lanying looked unwilling to interfere, snorted and went to the kitchen to cook dinner. The couple were in a bad mood, their stomachs were bloated and they had no appetite. They tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't sleep.
The next day.
Ding Lanying got up early and went to the hospital. She deliberately walked around Zheng Xinyue's gate and happened to meet Zheng Xinyue hanging clothes in the yard.
Zheng Xinyue noticed Ding Lanying with her sharp eyes. She was on a mission, so she was very polite to Ding Lanying and greeted her loudly.
"Director Ding, are you going to work so early?"
There was no conflict between the two of them, and Zheng Xinyue was so enthusiastic and gave Ding Lanying enough face, which made Ding Lanying feel comfortable from the bottom of her heart.
"I'm old and don't sleep well, so I get up early in the morning. Are you used to it after moving here? If there's anything I need help with, just let me know."
"Okay." Zheng Xinyue agreed very readily, "I just moved here and I don't know anyone well. I'll come visit you when I have time."
Ding Lanying responded with a smile and pretended to ask casually.
"I heard that Vice Captain Lu is going on a blind date. How is it going?"
When Zheng Xinyue saw the fish was hooked, her heart was filled with joy and she started to make up stories.
"We haven't met yet. Vice Captain Lu is quite charming. I'm so eager to meet him before I even meet him that I tore up the marriage certificate."
Ding Lanying curled the corner of her mouth and said sarcastically.
"Girls nowadays are so casual. How can you rush into marriage? What if you don't get along? This is your second marriage, you can't divorce again, right?"
Zheng Xinyue opened her eyes wide and continued to talk nonsense.
"Then we definitely can't get divorced easily! I admire soldiers and don't mind that Deputy Captain Lu is a second marriage. I just like being a military wife. The main reason is that An An is old enough and doesn't need anyone to worry about her. Deputy Captain Lu is handsome and has no shortcomings. He is indeed very popular with girls."