Xu Xinning could sense Mu Jingheng's emotional changes. If it were the old Xu Xinning, she might have already been planning how to take revenge on this woman.
But things are different now.
Since becoming pregnant, Xu Xinning's heart has softened considerably, and she has lost her former stubbornness and vindictiveness.
Xu Xinning squeezed Mu Jingheng's hand, then smiled and said, "It seems this comrade is not suitable for this job! Is the Women's Federation now open to just anyone? Or has your Women's Federation never even considered going into people's lives to solve the difficulties faced by women?"
The people who hadn't been paying attention to this area all turned to look. One of them, who looked like a leader, frowned, but when he saw Mu Jingheng, he greeted him with a smile, "It's Second Master Mu! What's going on?"
Mu Jingheng knew this person; he was the son-in-law of a woman from the compound and worked in the district government.
Mu Jingheng: "It's nothing much, it's just that this comrade saw that my wife's belly was quite big and said that it would result in the death of both mother and child."
The son-in-law of the compound was startled and looked at the woman in disbelief.
Mu Jingheng continued, "Isn't the Women's Federation supposed to represent and protect women's rights, promote gender equality, organize, guide, serve women, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of women and children? I think this person is an idiot. How did someone so lacking in common sense get into the Women's Federation? Don't regret it when he causes trouble."
Mu Jingheng's bluntness made everyone present feel awkward, except for Xu Xinning.
Xu Xinning didn't want to cause any more trouble. She had already said what she needed to say, and she didn't want to know what happened next.
Xu Xinning smiled and pulled Mu Jingheng away, glancing back at the woman with a smile.
The woman was now filled with regret. Actually, she had only said those words because she saw that the other woman didn't seem to like Yu Mei very much, and she wanted to curry favor with Yu Mei.
Yu Mei is a member of the Yu family, and most people in the workplace know that she is just a stepdaughter, but this girl is new and naturally doesn't know this.
Yu Mei was always very high-profile at work. Being late or leaving early was commonplace for her, and sometimes she simply didn't come to work at all.
There's nothing important going on in these kinds of organizations, so the leaders usually turn a blind eye.
This new colleague had no connections, so he became Yu Mei's lapdog.
Today's visit to the compound broadened this new colleague's horizons.
When she learned that the Yu family lived in a two-story house, her admiration grew even stronger.
The detached houses in the compound weren't for ordinary military officers, which made the girl even more attentive to Yu Mei.
Blindly fawning over someone means losing yourself, and that's when trouble arises.
Mu Jingheng and Xu Xinning walked quite a distance. Seeing that Mu Jingheng was still very unhappy, Xu Xinning said, "Don't take it to heart. It's not worth getting angry at someone like that."
Mu Jingheng: "Although he's just a clown, he's the kind of person who doesn't hurt anyone but still annoys people."
Xu Xinning: "It's just a pity for that silly girl. She'll probably have to pack her bags and leave today."
Mu Jingheng snorted: "That's what she deserves. She's not short, but she's all height and no brains."
The two walked slowly. The weather was starting to get hot, and standing in the sun for a while would make them sweat. Especially for pregnant women like Xu Xinning, who were more sensitive to heat than others, they were already feeling a bit sweaty.
Mu Jingheng rolled up his shirt sleeves and opened his collar, revealing the jade pendant.
Mu Jingheng then remembered the jade pendant. He assumed Xu Xinning had taken it out of her spatial storage, so he smiled and said, "This jade is nice. Such good material is rare! Why did you think of bringing me this?"
Xu Xinning forgot to tell Mu Jingheng the origin of the jade pendant, so she said, "It's very good. A while ago, when I went to see the big boss, he was so happy to see that I was pregnant with twins that he gave me the jade pendant that he always carried with him. I couldn't refuse it. It might even be a family heirloom. I have a lot of good things in my space. I can pick one and return it when the time comes."
Mu Jingheng listened to Xu Xinning's casual remark, but he still felt that there was something strange about the jade pendant. He frowned as he stared at Xu Xinning's stomach.
Who is that big boss? Would he just give away his family heirloom jade pendant that he always carries with him for no reason?
The jade pendant that he had liked so much in the morning now felt like it was burning his hand.
But since she had already accepted the gift, she could only reciprocate according to Xu Xinning's wishes.
As he turned to walk back, he encountered Wu's second daughter-in-law and her adopted son.
The adopted son dutifully helped Wu's second daughter-in-law.
Xu Xinning hadn't seen Wu's second son's wife for a while.
She looked fine when Xu Xinning got married, and she herself said that her health had almost recovered after taking the medicine developed by Xu Xinning. But now she looks pale and doesn't seem to be in good spirits.
Her face was filled with joy when she saw Xu Xinning.
Wu's second son's wife: "You're out for a walk after your meal, right? Your belly is so big! I heard you were pregnant, but I haven't seen you since. You look great, it seems Mu is taking good care of you."
Xu Xinning: "Is Auntie feeling unwell?"
Wu's second son's wife gave a wry smile and said, "It's an old problem. I felt better after taking medicine for a while, but when I was happy, I couldn't control my legs. Now I've ruined myself again."
When Xu Xinning spoke to Wu's second daughter-in-law, they were already standing face to face. As a highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor, she had already sensed the unusual behavior of Wu's second daughter-in-law.
Wu's second daughter-in-law said that her old ailment had flared up again, but Xu Xinning thought that she was probably poisoned.
Xu Xinning: "Auntie, let's go sit over there for a while."
The adopted son tried to pull Wu's second daughter-in-law away, but she patted his hand and said with a smile, "Okay."
The adopted son was clearly unhappy.
Xu Xinning didn't look at him, but naturally pulled Wu's second daughter-in-law from her adopted son's hands.
Mu Jingheng stared at the adopted son for a few moments, and upon closer inspection, he felt that the adopted son looked somewhat familiar.
Xu Xinning had already secretly taken Wu's second daughter-in-law's pulse when she took her arm.
After taking her pulse, Xu Xinning was certain that Wu's second daughter-in-law had been poisoned. If Xu Xinning wasn't mistaken, it was a slow-acting poison, which would cause the internal organs to weaken over time.
The second daughter-in-law of the Wu family is not seriously poisoned; she just feels short of breath and weak.
Who would target her?
Why would someone target a housewife?
Xu Xinning couldn't understand it.
She remembered when she first met her. At that time, she had suspected that she was Wang Ying, but she claimed to be Wang Ying's sister and gave a reasonable explanation. Xu Xinning had no choice but to believe her.
In fact, Xu Xinning's intuition told her that she didn't truly believe what this person was saying.
But now that she's been poisoned, Xu Xinning is quite anxious.
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