Chapter 23 You Must Fight
After Su Nanzhi came out of the hospital, she walked straight to the south, which was opposite to the guesthouse.
At the southernmost part of the county town is a place called Zhaojia Village. Because it is close to the county town, the people of Zhaojia Village tell others that they are from the county town.
In her previous life, when she first came to the army, before she saw Zhao Xue's true face, her relationship with Zhao Xue was relatively good.
I learned a little about Zhao Xue's family situation from her home.
Zhao Xue is the only daughter of the Zhao family. She has three older brothers. Although her family conditions are not good, her family members dote on her very much because she is the only girl and always think of her when something good happens.
When she heard it, she envied the harmonious relationships among Zhao Xue's family members, but also felt sorry for Zhao Xue who had gone from being the pampered darling of the family to a widow who had to work hard to raise a child.
But after seeing Zhao Xue's true face and having several chance contacts with the Zhao family, she realized that everything Zhao Xue told her was false.
Zhao Xue is indeed the only daughter of the Zhao family, but she has no status at all in the family. Her value is just to exchange for betrothal gifts for her three incompetent brothers.
When Zhao Xue married her ex-husband Zhou Qiang, the Zhao family took into consideration that Zhou Qiang was a soldier and did not dare to go too far.
After Zhou Qiang's death, the Zhao family no longer had any scruples.
However, Zhao Xue also knew the character of her family members, so she found a lot of fish for her own fish pond, which was enough to deal with the Zhao family.
Among them, Qin Lie was the big fish. A lot of the money Zhao Xue gave to her family came from Qin Lie.
In her previous life, after she realized that the relationship between Zhao Xue and Qin Lie was not simple, she went to the Zhao family like most women whose husbands had cheated on them, hoping that they could discipline Zhao Xue.
The result was naturally an unhappy one, and she was almost beaten by the Zhao family.
It is conceivable that a family that is proud of their daughter making money by being a mistress has no moral bottom line.
In his previous life, Qin Lie was rich and later became powerful, and the Zhao family and Qin Lie got along very happily.
In this life, the Zhao family knew that Zhao Xue got the money from somewhere, but they didn't know that this person was Qin Lie.
She acted as a kind person and helped her son-in-law and her family meet earlier.
While thinking, Su Nanzhi had already arrived at Zhaojia Village.
Maybe because Zhaojia Village is adjacent to the county town, the houses are built in the same way as in the county town, with alleys and courtyards in the alleys, and several families live in the courtyards.
Su Nanzhi walked towards the little boy who was squatting in the corner in the distance.
Five minutes later.
"Auntie, can you really give me five White Rabbit candies just by saying this?"
The little boy repeated it again with an uncertain look on his face.
After seeing Su Nanzhi nod, he patted his chest.
"I'm the best at talking. My mom says I'm a talker."
Seeing the little boy's proud look, Su Nanzhi couldn't help but smile.
"Do you know Aunt Bao from your village who has a black mole on the corner of her mouth?"
Zhao Xue's mother's surname is Bao, and she has a black mole at the corner of her mouth.
The little boy nodded and said, "I know. Aunt Bao lives at the end of the village."
"Tell Aunt Bao that your daughter has a new boyfriend, and that he's the deputy battalion commander in the army."
As Su Nanzhi spoke, she took out five pieces of White Rabbit candies from her pocket and stuffed them into the little boy's pockets, then she heard the little boy mumbling.
"But my mom clearly said that Aunt Zhao Xue's new boyfriend is a butcher, lots of meat."
When he said this, the little boy swallowed his saliva.
Meat is as good as sugar.
Su Nanzhi seemed to be thinking, did the Zhao family introduce a partner to Zhao Xue?
The little boy took the candy and ran towards Zhao Xue's house happily.
Su Nanzhi didn't stay long and turned around and left Zhaojia Village.
The little boy jumped and ran to Aunt Bao's house, but he didn't have the courage to knock on the door, so he just walked around outside.
Until the door opened from the inside and Aunt Bao and Boss Zhao walked out.
When the little boy saw the two people, the courage that had just been aroused in his heart disappeared instantly.
But thinking of the five lollipops in his pocket, he immediately plucked up the courage to rush up to the two of them.
"Auntie Bao, Aunt Zhao Xue has a new boyfriend. He's the deputy battalion commander in the army."
After perfectly repeating what Su Nanzhi said, the little boy turned around and was about to run.
However, after running a few steps, he was grabbed by the back of the collar by Boss Zhao.
Aunt Bao, who was standing by, slapped Heiwa on the head and said, "My Zhao Xue is going to be the factory director's wife in the future. Don't even think about ruining my Zhao Xue's reputation by saying she's the deputy battalion commander."
Heiwa was stunned at first, then burst into tears. Boss Zhao said sinisterly, "Heiwa, who told you that?"
"Someone gave me some candy and asked me to tell you guys." Heiwa said as he flapped his arms and legs hard.
Boss Zhao slapped Heiwa on the head again, "What does that guy look like?"
Heiwa's wet eyes rolled around, "It's a boy, and he looks very fierce, like a big black bear."
After thinking for a moment, Boss Zhao still couldn't figure out that he knew such a person. Hearing Heiwa crying louder and louder, he threw Heiwa aside and turned back into the house.
Aunt Bao also walked in cursing.
"I don't know which heartless person is jealous of our family's good marriage and is spreading rumors outside. If I find out who it is, I will definitely skin him alive..."
After thinking about it, Boss Zhao interrupted Aunt Bao excitedly.
"Mom, do you know who that deputy battalion commander is?"
Aunt Bao was stunned. "Zhao Xue didn't tell me, son, are you interested in the deputy battalion commander?"
Boss Zhao's face turned dark. His mother really doesn't know how to talk.
If you don't know, you might think he is interested in a grown man.
Aunt Bao didn't notice her son's expression and continued, "The director earns more than the deputy battalion commander, so Zhao Xue will be able to take home more money."
"And the matchmaker said the betrothal gift is 500."
Hearing 500 yuan, Boss Zhao looked a little reluctant, but said:
"This director is a ruthless person. He beat both of his wives to death. One died after two years of marriage, and the other died after five years of marriage."
"And if Zhao Xue marries him, it won't be easy to get money out of his pocket."
Zhao's mother immediately became anxious when she heard this. "No, 500 yuan is not enough to buy a daughter I raised with great difficulty."
"At least 1,000 yuan."
Boss Zhao chuckled and said, "Zhao Xue is a second-married woman. She can't be sold for 1,000 yuan."
"It's just 500 yuan and it lasts forever, don't you understand, Mom?"
"A deputy battalion commander should be able to come up with at least 500 yuan as a betrothal gift."
Mother Zhao suddenly realized something and slapped her thigh excitedly, "My eldest son is really smart. We can't do this kind of one-time deal."
"I'll go find someone to ask about this deputy battalion commander."
After saying that, Zhao's mother left home in a hurry.
Boss Zhao picked up the wine glass beside him and took a sip with satisfaction.
As soon as she walked out of Zhaojia Village, Su Nanzhi saw a tall figure standing under a big tree on the roadside.
Su Nanzhi paused, many guesses flashed through his mind, but he remained calm as he walked towards the big tree.
"Captain Gu, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that we could meet in the countryside."
"Why did you come to Zhaojia Village?"
Su Nanzhi's tone was filled with a hint of surprise, and she expressed the slight shock of meeting an acquaintance on the road in a sharp and vivid manner.
But Gu Xizhou didn't buy it.
"I followed you."
The polite smile on Su Nanzhi's face completely disappeared, and she looked at Gu Xizhou warily.
Gu Xizhou's usually cold eyes were now full of scrutiny. "You know it's illegal to slander a soldier's reputation."
The intimacy in Su Nanzhi's heart completely disappeared. It seemed that Gu Xizhou had just witnessed the whole process.
"So which soldier's reputation did I spread rumors about?"
At this moment, she couldn't help but realize that she hadn't mentioned anyone by name.
Gu Xizhou frowned, "You know who I'm talking about."
Su Nanzhi smiled and said, "I don't know."
"I just sent someone to bring good news to the Zhao family. Zhao Xue has a new boyfriend, who seems to be a deputy battalion commander. I also heard this."
"It could be true, it could be false."
"I'm just gossiping at best, that's not illegal, right?"
When Su Nanzhi said the last sentence, the smile on her face had completely disappeared.
"If Captain Gu doesn't like this, you can call the police."
Gu Xizhou looked at Su Nanzhi, his eyes filled with emotions that he himself did not understand.
"You know that doing this might affect Deputy Battalion Commander Qin's future, right?"
"Do you really like Deputy Battalion Commander Qin?"
Su Nanzhi curled the corners of her mouth, looked into Gu Xizhou's dark eyes, and suddenly didn't want to pretend anymore.
Although she could fool Gu Xizhou the same way she did yesterday.
But acting is tiring...
Or is it just a pretense for Qin Lie?
"A scumbag like Qin Lie is not worthy of my love."
"What does his future have to do with me?"
"I just want to get back from him what he owes me."
Gu Xizhou's eyes moved slightly, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes when he looked at Su Nanzhi.
What did Qin Lie do to make Su Nanzhi hate him so much?
Su Nanzhi caught the emotion in Gu Xizhou's eyes and laughed at herself.
To outsiders, she must be very ugly now.
The Qin family adopted her, an orphan, for so many years, and even if they couldn't count their contributions, they also had to work hard.
Apart from getting close to Zhao Xue, Qin Lie did not make any principled mistakes.
However, she turned against him and wanted to take revenge on her fiancé.
There was a hint of concern in Gu Xizhou's eyes that he himself didn't even notice.
"Qin Lie is a soldier. If he behaves in a manner inconsistent with his conduct, the army will take care of it for you."
Gu Xizhou was halfway through his words when he saw the helpless smile on Su Nanzhi's face and could no longer continue.
Su Nanzhi curled her lips and asked, "Can the army still take care of all the family affairs of soldiers?"
Su Nanzhi looked at Gu Xizhou steadily with a helpless smile.
"I don't trust others, I only trust myself."
Gu Xizhou wanted to refute, but a picture appeared in his mind.
The haggard-looking woman stroked a boy's cheek and whispered softly, "You are all I have left. You must do your best."
"You must make a difference in the future and make your father regret abandoning us."
But the woman's paranoid and crazy eyes became his lingering nightmare.
At this moment, those eyes were replaced by Su Nanzhi's determined and high-spirited eyes in a trance.
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