Chapter 194 Who can't act?
"What should I do? I went to town to buy something this morning. I walked all the way to town, bought a set of bowls and chopsticks, and carried them back. My hands are cramping."
Wang Ziru spread out her hands and deliberately showed them to Li Juan.
Li Juan didn't expect Wang Ziru to dare to disobey Su Hong and deliberately make excuses to refuse.
"What do you mean? Since the Wen family has invited you two, do you want to wait until the chief and the commander go to the Wen family in the evening so that you can go upstairs and eat the ready-made food?"
"Commander Duan is a very busy man. Is he really going to the Wen family for dinner tonight?" Wang Ziru deliberately changed the subject.
When we were having dinner at Zhai's house yesterday, Wenyuan's intentions were obvious. With Commander Duan and Han Suijing's intelligence, it was clear what Wenyuan was planning.
Being asked this question unexpectedly, Li Juan was stunned. She raised her shoulders out of habit and said, "I am only responsible for delivering the message. As for you, you can go or not. If you annoy Su Hong, you won't be able to defeat her even if you have ten guts. I kindly remind you that Su Hong is the most scheming woman in this compound."
"Thank you, but you won't see me off." Wang Ziru watched Li Juan leave angrily, feeling satisfied.
It seems that I will have to tear the mistress and her parents apart tonight.
Zhu Yan didn't expect that the Zhai family was now being targeted by the woman from the fifth floor's teacher Wen's family.
Based on the scenes she had seen in the village since she was a child, Teacher Wen’s wife Su Hong would definitely not let Wang Ziru have an easy time.
But she still couldn't understand. Zhai Ximo was handsome and there should be more than one good-looking unmarried officer in the army.
Why is Wen Yiting still targeting married men?
"Sister Ziru, since Li Juan came down to ask us to come, I think we should go up and help do something."
Wang Ziru lazily leaned against the rattan chair, with a bowl of egg noodles, which were so delicious that she even drank up all the soup.
She touched her full stomach and said, "If you want to go, go up by yourself. I don't plan to work like a slave for the Wen family! If you want me to contribute, I have to be nice. Besides, Wen Yiting has already challenged me. How can I be worthy of her kindness if I don't express my feelings?"
Zhu Yan couldn't persuade Wang Ziru, so she had to bite the bullet and go to the Wen family on the fifth floor.
Her husband Zhang Kang is only a battalion commander, and she may have to rely on the support of the commander Wen in the future.
So she couldn't offend Su Hong openly.
"Just you? Where's your fellow villager on the third floor?"
Su Hong was sitting on a chair, chatting and laughing with a few military wives. She was surprised to see Zhu Yan coming to the Wen family alone.
The military wives who were surrounding Su Hong, eating melon seeds and chatting happily, making Su Hong happy, also looked confused.
Someone glanced at Su Hong hastily and jokingly asked, "Could it be that her fellow villager looks down on Sister Hong?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Sister Hong is usually very friendly and kind to us. How could a country bumpkin look down on Sister Hong?"
"It seems that the new leader and Commander Duan went to her house for dinner yesterday, which brought out her temper."
Several women started talking at once, and deliberately said in front of Su Hong some words that Wang Ziru was self-righteous and did not take Su Hong seriously.
Zhu Yan didn't dare to accept the call. She stood in the Wen family's living room and just smiled and said: "Sister Ziru went to town today. She may be tired from walking to pick it up. She will come up later."
The smile on Su Hong's face gradually faded, and she glanced at Zhu Yan calmly, "It's okay, if she's tired, just take a good rest."
Zhu Yan was still grateful to Su Hong in her heart and did not talk about others behind their backs like other military wives.
After a pause, Su Hong turned to look at Zhu Yan, "Your name is Zhu Yan? Then help me watch the stove. They just steamed the spareribs. You can watch over the rest."
"Why."
Zhu Yan quickly put on her apron, ran out, and helped watch the steaming ribs on the stove in the corridor.
She grew up in the countryside, and the most difficult time for her was from the Chinese New Year to March and April. These months were the lean season for crops, and it was like having to eat one meal before the next.
The Wen family treated them to a meal and even steamed spare ribs. Zhu Yan couldn't help but praise the Wen family for their delicious food.
After a while, the other two military wives found some work for Zhu Yan from time to time, asking her to wash apples and pears, peel potatoes and pick green beans.
They gathered around Su Hong, eating melon seeds and chatting about some news outside.
In particular, they talked enthusiastically about some news and interesting things about big cities that they heard on the radio.
"Our troops are going to show a movie tonight. After the chief and the commander have finished their meal, we'll go down and watch the movie together." A military wife said, spitting out melon seed shells.
Su Hong smiled unhappily, "Commander Duan is such a high-ranking cadre, and this is his first time coming back to our Wen family for dinner. How could we be so ignorant as to want to go to the movies?"
"What Sister Hong said makes sense. When the chief and Commander Duan arrive, we should just stand by and listen to their conversations. Otherwise, how can we help men in the future?" This was said by Li Juan, the only husband present who did not receive an invitation from the Wen family. Instead, she, a military wife, called in.
Normally, Su Hong and Li Juan are just nodding acquaintances and their friendship is not deep.
Everyone knows that Liao Fengjiao is gone, and now Su Hong's man is the highest-ranking official in this family compound.
All women naturally had to give face to Su Hong, curry favor with her, and get Su Hong's care.
Everyone started talking about the name of the movie that the Ninth Division was going to show that night. Su Hong enthusiastically talked to everyone about the Swan Dance segment in the movie "1918".
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Wang Ziru had a very comfortable sleep in the afternoon.
I was half asleep when I heard someone push open the door and walk in. In a blink of an eye, I saw Zhai Ximo coming home from get off work, poking his head out of the bedroom door.
"You didn't go to the fifth floor to help?!"
Zhai Ximo pushed the door open and walked in, his face full of surprise.
"Are you talking about the Wen family?" Wang Ziru turned over, hugged the quilt, and rubbed her eyes. "The Wen family hired so many military wives to help cook, what should I do?"
It wasn't like anyone in the village was hosting a New Year party, so the women could go and help sweep the floors, wash sweet potatoes, or light the fire and cook.
"You, Teacher Wen came to our house yesterday and told us very clearly that you should go to their house early today to help cook, but you slept at home all afternoon." Zhai Ximo was a little speechless, so he sat down on the edge of the bed, pinching his wife's warm cheeks, thinking about how to explain when he went to the Wen family later.
Such words would have no effect on Wang Ziru at all before Wen Yiting came down to find her.
But the man seemed to be completely blind to her hard work. In order to help others, she had to sacrifice her own rest?
Is this something a man should say?!
Wang Ziru's face turned pale when she thought of Wen Yiting. "Wen Yiting came to our house at noon. Guess what she came for?"
"Wen Yiting?" Zhai Ximo slowly turned around and looked at his wife, "Does she want to meet you?"
Wang Ziru was stunned for a moment, then raised the corner of her mouth, "You guessed absolutely right."
"Then hurry up, tidy up your hair and go up to help. When I just got off work, other officers were already downstairs waiting for the chief and Commander Duan."
Wang Ziru lifted a corner of the quilt and said, "If you are in a hurry, go upstairs and accompany the new leader and Commander Duan. I will go to the Wen family for dinner later."
"They didn't just invite you for dinner, you are really..." Zhai Ximo wanted to say something but stopped himself. He didn't expect his wife to break her promise. He got up and went to the Wen family on the fifth floor.
At this time, Commander Wen had already led a group of cadres to the Wen family.
At this moment, Wang Ziru felt that her marriage did not seem to be very happy.
No wonder Commander Duan mocked her as an idiot.
She got up, washed her face, re-braided her hair, and put on a new dacron shirt that was made at a tailor shop in her hometown county. She didn't change her pants, however, and kept wearing her favorite navy blue elastic pants.
When I went out, I saw many children in the compound bringing pony ponies from their homes, laughing and rushing to the playground in front to watch the open-air movie that night.
"I don't know if Baoer had dinner at Cheng's house before going home." Wang Ziru looked at the bustle downstairs. It was a hypocritical laughter that was different from the worldly affairs on the fifth floor.
When I went up to the fifth floor, I saw several military wives busy coming in and out of the door of the Wen family.
The wives of the military men who were nervously preparing dinner saw Wang Ziru coming up so late. One of them deliberately nudged the woman next to her with her elbow and whispered, "Look at that country bumpkin! He's finally here!"
"She should come up later to wait for dishwater."
"puff……"
Several women put their heads together and burst into laughter.
Wang Ziru didn't take it to heart at all. She walked to the door of the Wen family and was about to say hello to the military wives when Su Hong came out of the house smiling, holding a fruit plate in her hand.
Seeing Wang Ziru coming late, the smile on Su Hong's face faded.
Wen Yiting was dressed up beautifully and just came out of the house. She was about to say something to her mother when she saw Wang Ziru really coming to the Wen family.
The girl smiled with a profound smile on her proud face and introduced her to her mother: "Mom, you don't know her yet, right? She is the wife that Deputy Commander Zhai just brought from the countryside. Her name is Wang Ziru, right?"
Wang Ziru nodded slightly and glanced at the mother and daughter standing at the door. "Ms. Wen Yiting has a good memory. My name is Wang Ziru. Is this your mother, Sister Su Hong?"
"Well, I'm glad you're here. Come in and sit down and have some tea. The chief and the others have just arrived." Su Hong then walked out from in front of Wang Ziru to pack the lychees that had been washed outside.
Wen Yiting led Wang Ziru into the living room.
Sure enough, the Wen family's living room was already full.
However, the Wen family’s house was slightly larger than the Zhai family’s, so the men sat around the bench in the living room.
The women were constantly arranging the prepared dishes on the table on the other side of the living room.
When the men saw Wang Ziru, they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at her.
Especially Han Suijing, who was sitting in the middle facing the door like a moon surrounded by stars, glanced at the figure walking in with a faint look in his eyes.
Wang Ziru also took a special look, but did not see Commander Duan.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since Commander Duan was not there, everything else would be a piece of cake.
Zhu Yan came in with a plate of cold dishes and said with a smile, "Sister Ziru, see if you can help me with anything..."
Just when the men thought Wang Ziru would go over to greet the new leader, in the blink of an eye, Wang Ziru did not do as the men had predicted, and withdrew with a very calm expression!!
He turned and looked at the dishes on the two tables. "As expected of you, Mr. Wen. You invited us up here as guests and cooked so many delicious dishes."
Zhai Ximo sat among a group of cadres with an unpleasant look on his face.
I'm afraid that after today, word will spread in the family compound that Zhai Ximo's wife doesn't understand the ways of the world and is lazy.
Su Hong came in with a plate of washed lychees, and seeing Wang Ziru standing beside the table, she smiled and said, "Sister Ziru, don't be polite. Let's just have a casual dinner today and sit down to rest. I heard that you were tired after going to the town today. Your children are still young at home, so it must be very hard."
"Sister-in-law, you're right. I won't be polite either. This table is prepared for the leaders and others, right?" Wang Ziru deliberately pointed at the table in front of her and said with a smile.
"Yes, this table is for the men like the chief, and the table next to it is for us women."
Wang Ziru nodded and walked straight to a square table near a door. She pulled out a bench and sat down. She grabbed a handful of melon seeds on the table and ate them as if no one was around.
"..." Zhai Ximo wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
Several times, he wanted to give the woman a look, but the woman didn't even look at him.
She seemed to be deliberately avoiding the sight of her ex-fiance Han Suijing.
Dean Wen stood up and walked over to take a look at the dozen or so plates on the table, then said with a smile, "Commander, let's sit down here and have a drink while we chat."
"Do we have any wine on our table?" Wang Ziru interrupted Teacher Wen and asked.
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