The sudden shout scared the whole family.

Ning Tang and Shen Lie looked at each other and saw surprise and gossip in each other's eyes.

Who did Ning Xue offend? It sounded like she was here to cause trouble.

Ning Tang raised her eyebrows. She hadn't even gone to trouble Ning Xue yet, so how come someone did what she wanted for her?

Really——

It makes people really want to go out and see the excitement!

Da Wa blinked his eyes and said, "It sounds like the voice of Ma Dongdong's mother." He had been a visitor to Ma Dongdong's home.

"You? Are you talking about Head Nurse Huang?" Shen Lie asked.

Big Baby nodded.

Another voice came from outside the house, even louder than the previous one, "Ning Xue, get out of here right now. How can you teach your children like this?"

Nurse Huang has a loud voice and she raised her voice deliberately.

This shout could be heard by most of the people in the Military Academy, and it attracted half of the people in the Military Academy to come over.

Ning Tang suddenly became excited, "Come on, let's go out, there's some gossip to read."

Shen Lie touched his nose and said, "It's not good to watch other people having fun, right?"

He is still old-fashioned and can't turn that corner.

Ning Tang glanced at him, "What about you? Aren't you curious?"

"Of course he's curious." Shen Lie said.

"That's it. Let me tell you, gossip is the nature of human beings." Ning Tang said.

And it's gossip about Ning Xue. This is simply retribution in this life!

Ning Tang urged, "You? If you don't want to go, forget it. Big Boy, Second Girl, Third Boy, come on, let's go and watch the fun."

The curiosity of the eldest, second and third kids is no less than that of Ningtang. When the sound comes, the three little ones poke their heads around, with their necks almost sticking out of the house.

Ning Tang took the three little ones to the yard. Shen Lie blinked and followed them out.

Su family.

After Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu instigated Da Wa and the other two, they went home to report the good news.

Ning Xue took the twins aside and asked them in detail about what happened in the afternoon. She smiled happily after she finished.

The twins' performance was exactly what she wanted, especially Su Yaozu, whose every word hit at the sore spots of the eldest and the other two. Just wait, the three children of the Shen family will definitely come home and make trouble.

Thinking of this, Ning Xue's brows relaxed.

She hummed a little tune while cooking. Su Junyan came home early today, which was rare. Seeing that she was in a good mood, he wondered, "What's wrong? Why are you so happy today? What good thing happened?"

How to answer this?

Did he tell Su Junyan everything about how he had asked his child to act like a rich man and instigated the neighboring kid?

That’s definitely not possible, otherwise, what kind of person would she be in Su Junyan’s heart?

So Ning Xue just smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm just in a good mood today."

She glanced at the twins and said, "I'll take you to the department store in Jiang City in a few days. You can buy whatever you like." After thinking for a moment, she added, "You'll have a day off this week. You don't have to do the homework I assigned you at night."

"Great!" The twins were immediately delighted.

Buying things is secondary. After all, Ning Xue would not treat them unfairly in this regard.

But not doing the homework she assigned... Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu were so happy that they wanted to take a few more cents of pocket money and candies and go show off to Da Wa and the other two.

Su Junyan was very pleased to see that Ning Xue and the twins were getting along well, and said with a smile, "I have good news for you. The leader talked to me today and said that I should be able to get a promotion."

"Really?" Ning Xue was so surprised.

She felt that her family was no worse than the Shen family in any way.

She has a job and can earn a salary, but Ningtang doesn't have a job and is lazy.

The twins are smart and clever, and they always get 100 points in every final exam. The Shen family has three children. The eldest child's grades are average, the second girl's grades are good, but unfortunately she is a girl. The third child's grades are almost exactly the same as his brother's, and are even much worse than the eldest child. I heard that in the last final exam, he just barely passed the two subjects of Chinese and mathematics.

All in all, the Su family is better than the Shen family in every aspect.

The only difference is that Su Junyan's rank is lower than Shen Lie's.

Shen Lie is the regiment commander and a regimental-level cadre, while Su Junyan is the section chief of the logistics department, which is only equivalent to a deputy battalion-level cadre.

Even though Su Junyan joined the army five years earlier than Shen Lie and had made some achievements at work, officers in the logistics department would be promoted more slowly and more difficultly than those on the front line like Shen Lie because they had no military merits.

At first, Zhou Yinhe and Ning persuaded her on behalf of the party, saying that Su Junyan was safe in the logistics department and would not have to go to the battlefield, and she would not become a widow.

But when I actually came to Hailang Island, I realized that although the troops had to go out to sea from time to time, it was difficult to fight a war, and it was relatively difficult for officers in the rear to be promoted.

By this comparison, she is one level inferior to Ning Tang.

After all, one is the lover of the team leader and the other is the lover of the section chief.

This is Ning Xue’s biggest concern.

Now that Ning Xue heard Su Junyan say that he would be promoted, how could she not be happy.

If a deputy battalion-level section chief moves up one level, he will become a deputy section chief at the regimental level. Even if there is a "deputy" in the title, he is still a regimental-level cadre.

Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu looked up and said, "Dad, you are so awesome."

Ning Xue smiled softly, "You should strive to take another step up. Guangzong, Yaozu and I will all rely on you in the future."

Su Junyan was full of confidence and said proudly, "Don't worry, the leader has talked to me, and it's basically a sure thing. In terms of qualifications and ability, who else can win but me?"

He also wanted to brag to Ning Xue and the twins about the salary increase and benefits of being promoted to deputy section chief. "When I become deputy section chief, my salary will increase. I will get one less than Shen Lie..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a sudden shout from outside the house, "Ning Xue, get out of here!"

This shout made Su Junyan's pride and joy stuck in his throat.

He was confused and asked, "Who called you?"

Ning Xue didn't know. She didn't make any enemies. Her first reaction was that she called the wrong person. "I don't know. It wasn't me. Maybe it was someone else. Or maybe it was the wrong person."

There was another shout from outside, each one louder than the last, "Ning Xue, you? Get out right now! How can you teach your children like this?"

Su Junyan looked at Ning Xue suddenly, "Isn't this calling you? He called you right at the door of our house. In this area, besides you, who else calls Ning Xue?"

And the wording is so impolite? It keeps rolling back and forth.

He muttered, "You? What on earth did you offend?"

Ning Xue's face turned pale and she clenched her fists. "I'll go out and take a look."

She walked out of the house quickly, and as soon as she left the house, she saw four military wives blocking the door of their house, coming in force.

Leading the group was a broad-shouldered and thick-bellied woman wearing a white floral shirt, blue wide-legged pants, and a big waist.

She saw a fair-skinned and beautiful woman walking out of the Su family. She raised her eyebrows and glanced at Ning Xue. "You? Are you Ning Xue?"

Chief Nurse Huang had only heard of Section Chief Su's new second wife, but had not met her yet.

But the Military Academy is so small that even if we don’t know each other, we will see each other from time to time.

Nurse Huang only glanced at Ning Xue a few times and then she remembered.

She had met Ning Xue before, at the vegetable market, and she had thought at the time that this woman looked seductive and it was obvious that she was not a good person.

There are many people who share the same idea as Head Nurse Huang.

The four military wives gathered at the door included Ma Dongdong's mother, Nurse Huang, Ding Ronghua, and two military wives named Lei Sufen and Pan Tong.

Lei Sufen is very short and plain-looking, so naturally she doesn't like women who are too pretty.

No matter what Ning Xue is like, her appearance is absolutely acceptable.

With black eyes, red lips and willow-shaped eyebrows, she is a real beauty.

Lei Sufen's eyes swept across Ning Xue's face carefully, like a knife, the more she looked, the more jealous she became.

Among the four people, Pan Tong was the most taciturn one. She stood aside silently without saying a word, but her eyes rolled around, looking at the expressions of everyone on the field.

Was there Ning Xue? She didn't expect that besides the three unfamiliar military wives blocking the door, Ding Ronghua was also there.

Ding Ronghua was her boss in the Women's Committee. She forced a smile and stepped forward to touch Ding Ronghua's hand. "Sister-in-law, why are you here? You didn't tell me in advance. I'll prepare delicious food and drinks to entertain you."

Ding Ronghua dodged Ning Xue's hand and snorted, "No, I can't afford it. If you eat something, you have to give something in return. My family is not as rich as yours to give the children 20 or 30 cents a day as pocket money. I can't afford it."

Ning Xue was stunned and smiled awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, why are you being so polite to me? You don't have to reply. I'll treat you."

She nodded and smiled at the other three military wives. "Sisters-in-law, come in and sit down. I'll get you some delicious tea. Let's sit down and chat to see if there are any misunderstandings. It doesn't matter if there are misunderstandings. Just talk it out."

Ning Xue thought that one should not hit someone who smiles at her. She had already given them such a platform, so these four women in front of her couldn't just not give her any face at all, right?

Besides, there were more and more people watching the fun, and she didn't want to be laughed at.

She looked around and actually saw Ning Tang, Shen Lie and the three children of the Shen family standing in the yard, looking at this side.

No matter who else was making fun of her, she didn't want to be made fun of by Ning Tang.

Ning Xue had a good idea, but unfortunately none of the four military wives gave her face.

Nurse Huang snorted coldly, her eyelids almost rolled up to the sky.

Pan Tong remained silent and refused to respond.

Ding Ronghua pursed her lips and said nothing.

Lei Sufen, who has a hot temper, sneered after hearing this, "Hey, what are you going to treat us with? A candy that is equivalent to three cups of milk, or a popsicle that costs one cent, or glutinous rice sticks or rice flower candy?"

Things have come to this point, how could Ning Xue not understand?

Something must have gone wrong with that afternoon's showing off.

Her face turned pale, and she suddenly remembered that although Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu were showing off to Da Wa and his three children, there were still several other children playing with Da Wa and his children...

After hearing the twins say, "We have two or three cents of pocket money a day, and we can't spend it all, so we can eat as much candy and popsicles as we want," how could these kids not go home and make a scene with their parents? !

Ning Tang was in the yard, slapping his thighs as he tried to hold back his laughter.

Oh my god, Ning Xue really deserves it.

As several sisters-in-law said, she is simply a substitute for her!

Ning Tang said to Shen Lie excitedly, "Quick, move the rocking chair out of the room, and move a table for me. Cut some watermelon slices and bring out some peanuts. Oh, and bring me a handful of the longans I bought a few days ago."

Shen Lie was speechless. "You? You're asking for too much."

But I still did as she said.

Soon, the rocking chair, table, and snacks were all ready.

Ning Tang lay down on the rocking chair and stretched out her hand. Shen Lie handed her a handful of peeled peanuts and carefully blew off the red peanut skins.

She chewed it with her mouth full of fragrance and felt very comfortable.

Across the street, the drama between Ning Xue and the four military wives also reached its climax.

Ding Ronghua stood up and said something fair, "Ning Xue, please explain why you let your Su Guangzong Su Yaozu show off this and that in front of our children."

She has to show up both in public and in private.

Personally, she is Wang Zhuangzhuang's mother, and Wang Zhuangzhuang was one of the children who was 'showed off' and then went home to make a fuss, so of course she had to come and ask.

Ms. Yu, she is the director of the Women's Committee. Things have gotten so serious that she must come forward.

Moreover, before Nurse Huang and the other three military wives came to the Su family to cause trouble, they first went to the Wang family to find Ding Ronghua and asked her to judge for justice. Their words were full of hints that she should not let Ning Xue off just because she was a member of the Women's Committee.

Ding Ronghua came along.

As I walked on the road, I became angrier and angrier, because Wang Zhuangzhuang had also made a big fuss at home when he returned. He asked, "Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu have lots of pocket money, lots of food, and lots of fun things, but why don't we have any?" "Other mothers are so clever and skillful, they can sew clothes with wolf and tiger patterns." "Ning Xue is a stepmother, she can do it, but you, the biological mother, can't." "You, a biological mother, are not as good as other stepmothers."

These words simply hurt a mother's heart.

At this time, Ding Ronghua looked very ugly.

"They are showing off their family's wealth." Lei Sufen rolled her eyes after hearing what Ning Xue said, and said in a strange voice, "Your husband is Section Chief Su of the Logistics Department, right? Tsk tsk, the Logistics Department, and a Section Chief, there is a lot of money. I wonder if the pocket money given to your twins and the money for snacks is used up cleanly."

Ning Xue's eyes widened like bells, and she suddenly scolded, "Sister Lei, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

Lei Sufen just wanted to say a few words to Ning Xue, but when Ning Xue shouted, she shut up.

After all, corruption is a taboo in the military.

Even if Su Junyan really did it, she cannot expose it. She cannot think about these things too carefully. If she thinks too much about them, she will be in trouble.

In the room, Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu were two children after all, and the military wives came again, speaking loudly and fiercely, and everything they said was related to them. The two of them were so scared that they huddled together.

Is Su Guangzong more courageous than Su Yaozu? He asked Su Junyan weakly, "Dad, should we go out and help Mom?"

As a woman, she would definitely not end up well facing four aggressive military wives.

Even though this was her own fault, they are still a family after all.

We share happiness and we share difficulties.

That’s what Su Guangzong thought anyway.

But unexpectedly, Su Junyan immediately shook his head and rejected it, "No, why should we go out?" He glanced out the window and muttered, "Let them solve their own women's affairs."

Su Yaozu pointed his finger at me and said, "But, but, this was caused by my brother and I."

He said this not to take responsibility, but to put all the blame on Ning Xue so as to avoid being beaten and scolded by Su Junyan.

Su Junyan was stunned. "What did you say? Was this caused by you two?"

Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu looked at each other and whispered, "Yes."

Su Junyan's brows were almost knotted. Seeing that the situation outside was getting worse and worse, he was anxious, "You guys quickly tell me everything."

Twins, you? I repeated to Su Junyan what happened in the afternoon, one sentence at a time.

After hearing this, Su Junyan didn't know what to say.

Should we say that Ning Xue had a bad idea, or should we say that she should just suffer the consequences of her own actions?

Su Junyan pursed his lips, his face solemn, "...So, you wore new clothes and took your pocket money to show off in front of Da Wa and the other two. You said that the pocket money was only two or three cents a day, and then you said it was too much to spend. Then you said that there were a lot of snacks at home. You also told Da Wa and the other two that your clothes were made by your mother and you couldn't buy them outside, so you asked them to go home and bother their mothers to make them for them. Is that right?"

Su Yaozu nodded, "That's right."

He curled his lips, "I didn't expect it to be such a big fuss. Mom told us that if we showed off in front of the eldest, the second, third and fourth daughters would go back and fuss about their mom. Their mom definitely wouldn't sew clothes with wolf and tiger patterns on them, but we do. They don't? If they do, they will definitely fuss, and if they fuss, their mom will definitely beat them, and then their family will..."

He thought for a moment and added an idiom that Ning Xue had taught them, "Chickens and dogs are restless."

Su Junyan was so confused that he almost fainted. He angrily cursed, "Is there chaos in their family? I think it's our family that is in chaos now!"

Su Guangzong glanced at Su Junyan's face and said cautiously, "It's not just showing off to the three of them, Da Wa."

"Nonsense." Su Junyan swore for the first time, and his gentle and handsome face was distorted. "If it was just Da Wa and the other three who were provoked, it must be Shen Lie and Ning Tang who came to cause trouble now."

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Tell me, which kids did you show off to?"

Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu thought carefully about the group of children playing together. “There were Wang Zhuangzhuang, Ma Dongdong, Zhang Jianshe, Su Guiying…”

Every time they said a name, Su Junyan's face turned paler.

Wang Zhuangzhuang is the son of Teacher Wang and Director of the Women's Committee Ding Ronghua.

Ma Dongdong is the son of Deputy Chief of Staff Ma and Head Nurse Huang from the Health Institute.

Zhang Jianshe, son of the deputy commander of the Third Regiment.

Su Guiying, granddaughter of Commander Su.

…

What a huge mess Ning Xue has made! !

Even though there were only four military wives, including Head Nurse Huang and Lei Sufen, who came to the door, there were definitely more than just them who were resentful.

It's just that he didn't show up for the sake of face. Maybe he and Ning Xue have already been plotting against each other at home.

Su Junyan paced around the house for a while, sometimes wanting to go out, sometimes not wanting to go out.

I don't go out because I'm afraid things will get out of hand.

Once out, I had to face the storm of four military wives.

These four military wives who were able to come to my house were definitely not good-tempered.

Although Head Nurse Huang is a head nurse, she is an angel in white and is very good at scolding people. There was a record that she quarreled with someone for an entire afternoon.

Ding Ronghua doesn't have a bad temper, but she has great official authority. She is the director of the Women's Committee and her husband is Teacher Wang. When she glances at her, not to mention Ning Xue, even Su Junyan would feel a little intimidated.

Pan Tong doesn't talk much. She is tall and thin with dark skin, but from her eyes that keep rolling around, you can tell that she is not an easy person to deal with.

Not to mention Lei Sufen, who has a hot temper and gets angry easily. She is the one who blocks the door and scolds Ning Xue the most.

Su Junyan hesitated for a long time, and then heard Lei Sufen outside shouting "The logistics department has a lot of money", he was so scared that he dared not go out.

Outdoor

Ding Ronghua coughed, "Ningxue, let's not talk about bragging. Can you explain to us why you let your Su Guangzong Su Yaozu say something like 'My mother is a stepmother, but she can treat me and my brother so well. There is no way your mother can't do the same' in front of our children."

Her eyes were sharp, like a sword, "I don't believe these are words that two children can say."

Nurse Huang said quickly, "She must have taught them. Even if she didn't, she must have talked about it every day at home, so the children learned it."

To be honest, the four military wives did not blame Su Guangzong and Su Yaozu.

No one would argue with a child.

Each family has different economic conditions, and we don’t have to compare ourselves with others in every aspect.

There is no end to the comparisons, there will always be someone with better conditions than you.

In addition, people are simple-minded these days. Even if the family is well-off and has many delicious and fun things, parents will remind their children not to show off their wealth outside.

——After eating meat, you have to wipe the oil off your mouth before going out to play.

Firstly, they are afraid that other children will feel left behind. Secondly, they are afraid that if they show off their wealth, others will target their family. There are always people who can't stand others doing well.

In comparison, what Ning Xue did was extremely dishonest and unwise.

In terms of family conditions, the Su family is good.

But there are so many families with two working parents like theirs, or even better off than theirs, that it’s hard to count them all.

Don’t they love their children?

no.

I'm just being simple, I want to spend my money wisely, and I don't want to spoil my child.

Now that Ning Xue showed off like that, all the kids went back home to make a fuss, and all they talked about was that they, the biological parents, were no match for Ning Xue, the stepmother.

Is it heart-wrenching?

Rich families would just get angry for a moment, spit and curse Ning Xue, give their children a scolding, and then let the matter go.

But for poorer families, what Ning Xue did was like rubbing salt into someone's wound.

Don’t they want to be like Ning Xue, who sews wolf and tiger pattern clothes on her children, buys them milk candies, and gives them two or three cents pocket money every day?

No, it's just that I have the will but not the means. I have elderly parents and young children to support, and I have to spend money on everything. I can't afford it.

At this time, when the children come home and make a fuss, the parents will only think of their own powerlessness, that they cannot earn or save money, and cannot let their own children eat candy. They can only watch other children eat candy, swallow their saliva, and wait until the other children leave before they can pick up the discarded candy wrappers and lick them to taste the candy.

So sad.

Ning Xue created several enemies for herself in the military compound without anyone noticing.

Unfortunately, she didn't notice anything at all and thought that the "enemies" were only the four military wives who came to "make trouble".

She laughed awkwardly and said, "Sisters-in-law, I, I..." She hesitated for a while and couldn't think of how to explain.

After all, it was she who instigated the twins to do this. It was an irrefutable fact and she could not make excuses no matter how hard she tried.

"What do you mean by 'I'? Speak now." Nurse Huang sneered and said in a sinister tone, "Your stepmother is really good. She loves the children more than we biological mothers. She is really the greatest stepmother of this century. None of us can compare to you."

Lei Sufen laughed strangely, "Huang Chunhua, how can you compare with others? Can you sew clothes with wolf and tiger heads? I heard from my family that the wolf and tiger heads were sewn to look like the real thing, which was very impressive. Do you have the skills?"

Nurse Huang stretched out her big, bony hands and compared them. "My hands can only help people insert IV needles, but I can't hold an embroidery needle."

The two of them spoke back and forth, openly and covertly belittling Ning Xue.

Ning Xue's face changed from red to pale, and then to blue in a series of colors.

After watching the big show, Ningtang ate most of the peanuts and longans, and drank half of the enamel jar of boiled water.

She clapped her hands and stood up. "Okay, it's my turn now."

Now that things are getting worse, how can she not add some firewood to make the fire burn even more fiercely?

Ning Xue had caused her so much trouble and had instigated Da Wa and the other two, so she had to give back. It was only courtesy that mattered.