"I've heard so much that my ears are about to get calluses from hearing it."
Jiang Shufen felt very unhappy when she talked about this matter.
"So what do you think?"
"What do I think?" Jiang Shufen suddenly found it funny. "This matter has nothing to do with me, so what can I think?"
"Why don't you go to her factory and work like the other military wives and earn a salary?"
"I'm not going! I've said it before, I'd rather die than work with Ren Rongzheng. Zhang Laifu, what do you mean? I work so hard at home to take care of you, the children, the laundry, the cooking, and the cleaning. Do you still dislike me? For this family, I work so hard, I..."
"I didn't say I disliked you. I was doing this for your own good. Guoqiang is grown up now, and you don't have to take care of the child anymore. You're stuck at home facing four walls all day, with limited horizons and a depressed mood.
It's better to go out and find a job, get in touch with people and things in society. Once you are busy, you won't have time to take care of trivial matters at home."
"You still say you don't dislike me? You clearly dislike me, Zhang Laifu, have some conscience, I..."
"Jiang Shufen, you are such a short-sighted woman! You are stuck in a rut all day long, and you can't think of anything else except wishing others the best.
I asked you to go out to work for your own good and for the good of this family. You and Ren Rongzheng had a feud before, but Ren Rongzheng is not the kind of person who is mean and holds grudges.
You should go and apologize to her, let bygones be bygones, and then work hard for her. We're neighbors, and we'll see each other every day. It's not good to have a bad relationship."
"I'm not going to apologize to her. I'm so much older than her, and I have to sacrifice my reputation to apologize to her. I'm not going!"
"Can you please stop thinking about yourself and think about the child too! Guoqiang is just like you. He is not good at studying at all. Guo Chunlin always gets first place in every exam.
Look at your son again. He always performs at the bottom of the class. It's hard for him to fall back. You've spoiled him. He's not good at studying and can't endure hardship. What can he do when he grows up?"
"Who says my son can't endure hardship? Besides, even if you're demoted, you're still the head of a military region. How can our son not benefit from your influence? When the time comes, we can just let our son join the army too."
"The country is developing and policies are changing all the time. There are now educational requirements for conscription. Who can predict what the policies will be like when Guoqiang grows up?
Besides, you only rely on me for everything. What if I am no longer in the military area? What if this family is without me? How will you and your son survive? "
"Zhang Laifu, what are you talking about?" Although the two were arguing, Jiang Shufen's heart suddenly lifted when she heard Zhang Laifu suddenly say this. She asked worriedly:
"Why are you suddenly saying something so unlucky? What happened? Did your military district organize a physical examination? What did you find wrong? What's wrong?"
"I'm fine!"
"Then why are you saying all this suddenly? You scared me."
"You're a military wife. You don't do anything else in your head except gossip and meddle in other people's affairs, right? I'm a soldier. Do you know what a soldier's duty is?"
"Do you take me for an idiot? Even if I've never been educated, I know being a soldier is about defending our country. Do you even need me to tell you that?"
"It's good that you know, Jiang Shufen. I'm giving you a heads-up. There's a high probability of a war in the near future, and if there's a war, I'll be on the battlefield. Do you understand?"
"War? What kind of war?" Jiang Shufen became nervous upon hearing this. "What kind of war? Isn't the war over? Isn't this the beginning of reform and opening up?"
"I'm just saying it's a possibility, it's not certain. If there's a real war, I'll have to go, and if I go, you'll have to prepare for the worst.
Do you understand the phrase "prepare for a rainy day"? You've been staying at home for so many years, and it's hard to find a good job, let alone a job outside. Now you have this rare opportunity.
Ren Rongzheng built a factory, and he's mainly recruiting military wives. With such a good opportunity, why are you clinging to your pride? It's also a good opportunity to make peace with her, isn't it? "
"This... this is so embarrassing? I'm older than her, and she hated me because of Wang Yuxia's incident. Now I'm bowing to her, so I..."
"How much is your face worth? Besides, when she wanted to divorce Zhan Beiqin, didn't she come to me and ask for my help? It was just a little unpleasantness, not a deep hatred. If you really can't let go of your face, I will take you with me. I will risk my old face, okay?"
If Zhang Lai Fu hadn't said that, Jiang Shufen wouldn't have been so panicked. But after he said that, she was really panicked.
"Zhang Laifu, you're really acting strangely today. Are you sure you want to fight?"
"Not sure."
"Then don't even think about it if you're not sure. If...if it's really confirmed, I'll go and ask your leader not to let you go."
"Nonsense! Don't go out and embarrass me. As a soldier, I'm retreating in battle. Isn't that desertion? Don't defile my uniform. If you dare to go to the leader, I will really divorce you!"
Jiang Shufen also knew Zhang Lai Fu's temper, and she refused to listen.
"Did you hear what I said? Hurry up and apologize to Ren Rongzheng. Then, like the other military wives, go to work in her factory. It's also a good opportunity to get along well with the other military wives. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. We all live in the same compound. You've offended so many people. How can you expect a good life in the future?"
Jiang Shufen stopped talking.
"Did you hear that?"
"Let me think about it. I need to think about it again. Don't rush me." Jiang Shufen said perfunctorily and quickly changed the subject. "Even if all the wives of the soldiers in the military compound go, there's still Ren Rongxue. She will never go. Even if she wants to go, Ren Rongzheng will never agree. The relationship between the two sisters is very bad."
"After all this talk, I'm really talking to a cow!"
Zhang Lai Fu didn't want to talk anymore, so he said this and turned into the house.
"I just told you this, I didn't say anything else..."
Jiang Shufen was talking, but Zhang Lai Fu was no longer willing to listen.
"He got angry again. I just said Ren Rongxue wouldn't go. I didn't say anything else. Even if I wanted to go to Ren Rongzheng's factory, it couldn't be now. I have to wait and see if they really make money. If they really do make money, then... who can resist money?"
Jiang Shufen muttered to herself, then thought of something and called out to Zhang Laifu in the room, "I have to go out for something. I'll be back soon."
Zhang Lai Fu ignored her and Jiang Shufen went out by herself. She had to find out how many people had gone to Ren Rongzheng's factory, and then go look for Ren Rongxue. She should be able to be discharged from the hospital today.
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