The "Red Rose" outside the door ignored Zhao Yunxiang's question and looked her up and down, as if trying to find a flower on her body. If Zhao Yunxiang hadn't just finished cleaning the kitchen and re-tied her loose hair in the mirror, she would have thought there was something on her face.
Today, Zhao Yunxiang, dressed for cooking, was wearing a half-worn floral short-sleeved shirt, which looked rather rustic. However, in the eyes of "Red Rose," the tattered floral short-sleeved shirt clearly didn't detract from Zhao Yunxiang's beauty. With her willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, lips that were slightly upturned even when she wasn't smiling, and skin as smooth as a freshly peeled egg, Zhao Yunxiang's beauty was almost impossible to look away from.
Zhao Yunxiang's skin was meticulously maintained by Zhou Yuanyuan. Xiaoyu had said that Zhou Yuanyuan's aura had a nourishing effect on women's skin. Zhao Yunxiang had worked so hard in the Zhou family in the past few years that her once delicate skin had become somewhat dull and dry. A few fine crow's feet had even appeared around the corners of her eyes. At Xiaoyu's suggestion, Zhou Yuanyuan would wash Zhao Yunxiang's face every night with a basin of "aura water" infused with a hint of aura. The "aura water" was indeed effective; after more than a month, Zhao Yunxiang's skin had returned to the smoothness it had been eight years ago.
However, Zhao Yunxiang herself didn’t know that it was Zhou Yuanyuan’s “credit”. She thought that her skin had recovered because she hadn’t done farm work in the past six months.
Staring at Zhao Yunxiang like that was clearly a bit rude, but Red Rose didn't seem to realize it. She was shocked and angry. Could everything Zhou Zhixin had said to her be true? Did he really have a wife? Could this beautiful country woman, who looked only in her twenties, be the wife Zhou Zhixin had mentioned, with two children?
The door of the next room opened and He Lai Di came out carrying a small bag of garbage.
Zhao Yunxiang was relatively familiar with the neighbors living on both sides of her house. Lin Weixiang had to go to work in the morning and was used to taking out the trash in the morning.
As for He Lai Di, she likes to go downstairs and walk around the vegetable garden after dinner, so He Lai Di is used to going downstairs to throw away the garbage after dinner.
It was obvious that He Lai Di's going out to take out the trash in the middle of the day was just an excuse. In fact, He Lai Di might have seen a female soldier coming to Zhao Yunxiang's house, and she was a beautiful female soldier, so she went out to inquire about what was going on in Zhao Yunxiang's house.
"Sister, are there guests coming to your house?" Sure enough, Zhao Yunxiang ignored He Lai Di, and He Lai Di came over by herself.
He Lai Di got too close, and the garbage bag in her hand accidentally brushed against the female soldier's trouser leg.
The female soldier was startled and quickly moved away. The outside of the garbage bag was not dirty, but she still felt a little disgusted. A look of disgust appeared on her face, and she stretched out one hand and slapped her trouser leg a few times.
Seeing this, He Lai Di awkwardly carried the garbage bag downstairs, saving Zhao Yunxiang the trouble of explaining herself. However, even if He Lai Di had stayed at the door, Zhao Yunxiang didn't know what she would have explained to her. Zhao Yunxiang herself was still confused, not knowing who the visitor was and what explanation she had.
"Yunxiang, who's here?" Zhou Zhixin saw that after Zhao Yunxiang opened the door, the person did not walk into the room, which seemed a bit strange, so he couldn't help but ask loudly.
"Comrade Zhou Zhixin, it's me, Li Hongmei." The "Red Rose" at the door seemed a little happy when she heard Zhou Zhixin's voice, and spoke to him through Zhao Yunxiang.
"Comrade Li Hongmei, would you like to come in? The neighbors around here are probably having lunch. Are you sure you want to talk to Zhou Zhixin at the top of your voice here? Or... do you want to ask Zhixin to go out for a while?" Zhao Yunxiang saw this, and her pretty face turned cold. This Li Hongmei is obviously a troublesome person. She doesn't act like a guest when visiting someone's home. She doesn't answer the questions asked by herself, but talks to Zhou Zhixin through the door. What does this mean? Does he look down on her? Or does he think too highly of Zhou Zhixin?
Zhao Yunxiang was unhappy, and her words were not very pleasant. Li Hongmei was stunned, but she saw Zhou Zhixin out of the corner of her eye.
"I...I want to come in." Li Hongmei answered hurriedly when she saw Zhou Zhixin walking to the door. After she finished speaking, Li Hongmei bit her lower lip with her white teeth, and her whole body showed her pitiful look after being bullied by Zhao Yunxiang.
"Comrade Zhou Zhixin, I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want to report something to you. Xiao Jiang said you went back to the dormitory, so I came here..." Li Hongmei raised her face and explained to Zhou Zhixin somewhat embarrassedly.
"Comrade Li Hongmei, it's you!" Zhou Zhixin was a little surprised by Li Hongmei's arrival. He quickly glanced at Zhao Yunxiang, who looked unhappy, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Comrade Li Hongmei, it's lunch time now. If you have anything to say, please come to my office this afternoon to report it!"
Zhou Zhixin's glance chilled Li Hongmei, who had been watching him the entire time. Could it be that Zhou Zhixin, a tough guy who always had his way in the army, was actually a henpecked husband at home?
Somehow, Zhao Yunxiang felt a little queasy at the sight of this scene. Did this woman think she was dead? She was seducing her husband right in front of her? Reporting work? What kind of work did she need to report to her family? Couldn't she just report it at the office?
What was so good about this country girl? Besides being a little prettier and younger, what else was there that made Zhou Zhixin pamper her so much? Unconsciously, a hint of jealousy flashed across Li Hongmei's face.
"It's okay, just talk about it at home if you have anything to say! I'll step aside." Zhao Yunxiang saw the two of them "flirting" in front of her, and she felt indescribable irritation in her heart. After just a few minutes of meeting, Zhao Yunxiang could tell from Li Hongmei's words and actions that Li Hongmei didn't like her. Not only that, Li Hongmei's attitude towards Zhao Yunxiang was also a little hostile. Although Zhao Yunxiang felt a little puzzled, she was too lazy to guess Li Hongmei's thoughts, and even more didn't want to watch Li Hongmei's performance in front of her.
Besides, the work had already been discussed at home. Zhao Yunxiang could stop her the first time, but could she stop Li Hongmei from going to the office to find Zhou Zhixin?
After saying this, Zhao Yunxiang turned around and went back to the bedroom without waiting for Zhou Zhixin to answer, leaving the living room to Zhou Zhixin and Li Hongmei.
Zhou Zhixin looked at Zhao Yunxiang's back, a flicker of embarrassment crossing his face. It was no wonder Yunxiang was upset; Li Hongmei was wrong in this matter. This morning, Zhou Zhixin received a call from Li Hongmei, having clearly told her to discuss any issues during work this afternoon. But Li Hongmei, having chased him home, clearly made Yunxiang misunderstand him.
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