"The wife of Captain Zhou is not a virtuous woman. Fortunately, you are not her relative." He Lai Di was used to observing people's words and expressions. Seeing Li Hongmei's expression, how could she not guess that Li Hongmei had a problem with Zhao Yunxiang?
Strike while the iron is hot, He Lai Di starts to slander others.
Sure enough, when Li Hongmei heard He Lai Di say bad things about Zhao Yunxiang, her expression became much better. She pretended to be indifferent and asked, "What's wrong? I think Zhao Yunxiang is quite virtuous. She's not bad looking either."
Seeing Li Hongmei's interest in Zhao Yunxiang's affairs, He Lai Di quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Captain Zhou's wife is such a spendthrift! She goes to the market every day to buy vegetables, and every now and then she stews meat or chicken. I see! Captain Zhou's salary isn't even enough for her to squander."
He Lai-di's biggest complaint about Zhao Yunxiang was that she always prepared excellent meals. Every now and then, the aroma of stir-fried meat or stewed chicken drifted into their room. He Lai-di believed Zhao Yunxiang was showing off in front of the other military wives in their building. Was she showing off her family's generosity? Was she showing off her love for the men and children? How much money would it cost to eat such a lavish meal every month?
A few days ago, Zhang Changsheng got mad at He Lai Di, complaining that he'd been eating either vegetables or cucumbers every day, and that his face was almost as smudged as a cucumber. Zhang Xiaoshan also cried and clamored for meat during meals. Meat? Zhang Changsheng only had a monthly allowance of twenty-three yuan, and he had to send five yuan back home. If it weren't for He Lai Di's good housekeeping, the family wouldn't have been able to afford to eat after just the first half of the month.
Zhang Changsheng got angry after being criticized by He Lai Di. He asked, "Captain Zhou only makes 28 yuan a month. He has five people eating out at home, and they eat delicious meals every day, and they never run out of food. How can I eat out at home with only three people, and I still make less than him on 23 yuan a month?"
After being scolded by Zhang Changsheng, He Lai Di didn't dare to talk back, but she secretly resented Zhao Yunxiang. Her family had been eating like this before Zhao Yunxiang came, so why didn't Zhang Changsheng scold her then? To put it bluntly, she was just envious of Captain Zhou's wife's beauty and her willingness to spend money on her husband. Virtuous or not, men didn't really care. Hadn't he met Captain Zhou? Zhao Yunxiang was so lavish every day, and even if Captain Zhou looked grumpy going upstairs, he'd immediately put on a smile when he stood at the door.
He Lai Di was also misguided. She didn't consider that how much money Zhao Yunxiang spent each month and how she spent it was her own business. Zhou Zhixin hadn't said anything, so was He Lai Di really that intrusive?
In the corridor outside, two women were talking to each other, badmouthing Zhao Yunxiang, talking heatedly. In the room inside, Zhou Zhixin was being careful with Zhao Yunxiang.
Zhao Yunxiang lay on the bed, glanced at Zhou Zhixin who walked into the room, and said nothing.
"Yunxiang, are you taking a nap?" Zhou Zhixin came over with a smile on his face and tried to make small talk.
Zhao Yunxiang rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhixin, not wanting to answer his idiotic question. Still sleeping? Has he ever seen anyone sleep with their eyes open?
"Yunxiang, that's my comrade Li Hongmei, who used to be a military doctor at the N City Military District Hospital." Zhou Zhixin saw Zhao Yunxiang's attitude and knew he wouldn't get away with it if he didn't tell the truth, so he had to tell the truth. He had just started when he was interrupted by Zhao Yunxiang.
"Wow! I didn't realize that Red Plum Blossom was a doctor? Did you go to the hospital for treatment and then fall in love with her?" Zhao Yunxiang heard Zhou Zhixin's slightly guilty tone, and her anger rose in her heart. She was saying why this female doctor was so strange, and she disliked her right away. It turned out that the root of the problem was Zhou Zhixin! What was this? A mistress came to the original wife's house to humiliate her?
"Cough cough cough... Yunxiang, it's not what you think. Nothing happened between me and Li Hongmei." Zhou Zhixin was so scared when he saw that Zhao Yunxiang had hit his trachea as soon as she opened her mouth that he almost lost his breath. He coughed for a while before he could breathe smoothly. Zhou Zhixin didn't bother to say anything else and quickly followed Zhao Yunxiang's words to defend himself.
"Zhou Zhixin, what else do you want to happen? Oh, I see. Did this Red Plum Blossom come to our house today to protest? Or to kick us out?" Zhao Yunxiang's rage intensified. What did she mean by "nothing happened"? From what Zhou Zhixin said, was he really sorry that nothing happened between him and Red Plum Blossom? It was no wonder. Red Plum Blossom was so beautiful that Zhao Yunxiang, a woman, found it pleasing to the eye. Zhou Zhixin was a man, a normal man at that. Seeing a beautiful woman chasing after him, he was probably feeling quite happy!
"Yunxiang, look at what you're saying. A demonstration? What kind of show of power? Li Hongmei only came to our house because she had something urgent to ask me. That's nothing, right?" Zhou Zhixin saw Zhao Yunxiang starting to act unreasonably, and he unconsciously defended Li Hongmei. It was true that Li Hongmei was wrong to pester him before, but she had done nothing wrong today either!
"Zhou Zhixin, I'm telling you, I don't care what you do. But if you invite any of these idiots into your home again, don't blame me for being rude." Zhao Yunxiang's anger intensified as she listened to Zhou Zhixin's implicit defense of Li Hongmei. Her womanly intuition told her that something must have happened between Li Hongmei and Zhou Zhixin. Zhou Zhixin had never told her about his life in the army in all those years. Could he have harbored any feelings for Li Hongmei?
Whenever she thought about this, Zhao Yunxiang couldn't control herself. For so many years, she had worked tirelessly at home to take care of Zhou Zhixin's parents, and yet he was having affairs with other women in the army? What was she, Zhao Yunxiang, then? Was she a fool?
"Comrade Zhao Yunxiang, what you said is wrong." Zhou Zhixin was furious after being insulted by Zhao Yunxiang. He sat up on the bench in front of the bed and said seriously, "Comrade Li Hongmei came to talk to me about work today. It's not as dirty as you think."
"Huh? I'm dirty? How am I dirty? Why don't you come to the office to discuss business, but you chase me home?" Zhao Yunxiang became more and more angry as the argument went on. She jumped up from the bed, stood in front of Zhou Zhixin, and said, "Zhou Zhixin, don't treat me like a fool. I don't know about your past with Hongmeihua, and I don't want to know. But I can tell you, if you have any unclear things with this Hongmeihua in the future, don't blame me..."
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