Soon more than half of the family members from the west district came out. Since everyone had just moved in and were not familiar with each other, they did not stay together.
However, there was one exception. After looking at Su Ying, he came over and said hello, but not to Su Ying, but to Han Jingyuan.
"Captain Han, are you going to the dock?"
Su Ying recognized that this was a newlywed at the group wedding. She was very pretty. If it weren't for Su Ying, she would have been the focus of the whole event on the day of the group wedding.
With Su Ying around, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will be overshadowed by her.
This is also one of the reasons why Su Ying is not very popular in the family compound.
Han Jingyuan took a quick glance and recognized based on the features that this was Captain Guan’s lover, who had spoken a few words to him on the day of the social gathering.
Since they were all neighbors, Han Jingyuan nodded.
Sheng Hongsui smiled and said, "Captain Han, when you go to the dock, can you bring me some fish? I'm going up the mountain today too, so I don't have time to buy food."
Su Ying tilted her head and looked at Han Jingyuan, as if smiling, something was going on.
Han Jingyuan was extremely embarrassed because he was familiar with Guan Ming but not with his new wife.
Looking at Su Ying again, she crossed her arms and looked like she was enjoying the show, as if he was someone else's man and she was the outsider who was watching the fun.
He didn't look kindly at Sheng Hongsui, and said in a deep voice, "If you don't have time to buy food, you can eat in the cafeteria. My wife is here. Are you trying to deliberately cause discord between us?"
Su Ying couldn't help laughing out loud. This was not what she taught.
That’s good. She is more satisfied with Han Jingyuan.
Sheng Hongsui was even more embarrassed, her face turned red, and she ran away to find other family members.
Su Ying then asked Han Jingyuan, "Do you know her?"
Han Jingyuan explained: "At the social gathering, she introduced herself to me and took the initiative to approach me. We only spoke a few words in total, but we were not familiar with each other."
"She must have taken a fancy to you that day."
Han Jingyuan has good conditions, so it's not surprising that she likes him, and Su Ying doesn't feel surprised.
Han Jingyuan corrected: "No, she dislikes Xingxing and Jingchen. I can tell that."
She wants a man as outstanding as Han Jingyuan, but she doesn't want to accept the heavy burden that comes with his glamorous conditions. There is no such thing as perfection in the world.
Su Ying sighed, "So she chose Guan Ming between you and Captain Guan, right?"
"Yes." But even if Sheng Hongsui took the initiative to choose him, Han Jingyuan would refuse.
When he went to the social gathering that day, he was originally going to look for Su Ying. The reason he waited in the private room for a long time was that he wanted to talk to Director Qiao's niece face to face out of politeness.
But the fact that Qiao Lanlan stood him up that day was exactly what he wanted.
Han Jingyuan looked at Su Ying and saw that she was not angry. Instead, he felt a little disappointed. Jealousy seemed to not exist in her mind.
He asked, "If you were asked to choose between the children and me, what would you choose?"
Adults don't make choices. Su Ying said, "I want both."
Han Jingyuan took his four children to go fishing alone and was very happy when he left.
…
Su Ying doesn't have many friends in the family compound, and the only family members she knows are Qiao Jiuxiang and Qiao Lanlan.
Today, most of the family members chose to go up the mountain. Qiao Jiuxiang originally wanted to go, but when she saw Su Ying was also in the team, she didn't want to go anymore.
She also advised Qiao Lanlan not to go, but Qiao Lanlan refused. If she didn't go, others would think that she and Su Ying were not getting along.
Qiao Jiuxiang couldn't persuade him, so he could only remind her: "Then don't talk to Su Ying when you go up the mountain."
"Why?"
Qiao Lanlan wouldn't do that. Why would she move in as a neighbor if she doesn't say anything?
Qiao Jiuxiang was very disappointed. "Now everyone in the family compound is spreading gossip about your two families. You should stay away from them. Don't give them a chance to talk about you still thinking about Han Jingyuan."
Qiao Lanlan sneered in her heart, thinking that it must be Sheng Hongsui who was thinking about Han Jingyuan. She had just made an excuse to ask Han Jingyuan to bring fish, and Su Ying was not angry at all, which really surprised her.
Finally we can go up the mountain. The families of the east district and the west district are separated quite well.
Neighbors in the East District have lived there for several years and are familiar with each other. There are only a dozen or so households scattered around the West District, and Su Ying, Qiao Lanlan, Sheng Hongsui and others are considered the first group of family members in the West District.
The road up the mountain was very narrow. Family members from the East District and the West District came together. Su Ying heard a family member in his forties from the East District talking about her.
"Just wait and see. Qiao Lanlan and Su Ying will definitely fight as soon as they get up the mountain."
Some family members were puzzled, “Why?”
"Oh, it's for the man. Captain Han was originally introduced to Qiao Lanlan by Director Qiao, and Lao Ding was the one who had a blind date with Su Ying. In the end, Captain Han was snatched away by Su Ying. Qiao Lanlan couldn't swallow this breath, so she moved next door to Han Jingyuan's house to disgust Su Ying. Oh, you see, Qiao Lanlan walked towards Su Ying. I'm afraid they're going to quarrel on the way."
"Why don't you go over and give them some advice?" Most of the family members were pretty nice.
"Why would you persuade her? If Su Ying had snatched your man away, do you think it would be useful for others to persuade her?"
The sisters-in-law who originally wanted to mediate the fight hesitated.
The woman said proudly, "You'd better keep an eye on your men and don't let them be seduced by this vixen."
Qiao Lanlan was annoyed with the gossiping woman, so she walked over to Su Ying and hugged Su Ying's arm under the gaze of the woman who was watching the fun.
She said affectionately, "Su Ying, why are you walking so fast? I almost couldn't catch up with you."
Su Ying looked back at the woman who had just spoken, and asked, "Do you know the woman who was gossiping just now?"
Qiao Lanlan didn't even turn around, and deliberately said loudly: "She is not a real family member, but just a nanny of a family member. She is not afraid of danger when she brings the employer's child up the mountain. I really don't know what her employer is thinking to hire such an unreliable nanny."
Xu Fenyue was so angry that she was about to die. She was not a nanny. She wanted to go up and argue with Qiao Lanlan, but was persuaded by other family members.
The little boy next to Xu Fenyue looked up and said, "Aunt, please don't say bad things about others in the future, okay?"
Xu Fenyue blushed and tried to save face for herself.
"Young people nowadays are quite proud. They are too embarrassed to quarrel in public. Just wait and see. The two of them must be fighting like black-eyed chickens in private."
…
While picking litchi, Qiao Lanlan told Su Ying that the gossipy woman was called Xu Fenyue, the aunt of Deputy Battalion Commander Su's wife.
"She didn't let her mother-in-law or her biological mother take care of the child. Instead, she asked her aunt to help her take care of the child. This is the first time in the family compound."
Qiao Lanlan didn't know the details either, she only knew that Deputy Battalion Commander Su's wife, Shen Meijing, had a bad relationship with both her natal family and her husband's family.
On the contrary, I have a very good relationship with my aunt.
Because of Xu Fenyue's targeting, Su Ying paid attention to Xu Fenyue and the children she brought to the mountain.
Qiao Lanlan said that the child is six years old and may be malnourished. Judging from his height, he is only four or five years old at most.
Logically speaking, his father’s allowance is not low, and he is the only son in the family, so the child should not go hungry. How could he be malnourished?
The little boy also saw a White Rabbit milk candy on the ground, ran over to pick it up, and asked his aunt if he could eat it.
Su Ying had seen this kind of candy in the supply and marketing cooperative. It was not cheap. Who wouldn't throw candy on the ground to entertain children?
She found it strange because she had also used the trick of throwing food when she was catching mutant beast cubs in another world.
She reminded: "Children, don't eat anything you pick up on the ground, or you may get diarrhea."
Xu Fenyue said unhappily, "I didn't steal it when I picked it up from the ground. Why can't I eat it?"
She told the child not to run too far, and she ran to a place with fewer people and secretly put lychees into her pocket.
Su Ying looked back again and saw the child ran forward another ten meters and picked up the second candy, then the third. At this time, the child was already dozens of meters away from the adults.
Moreover, a small white rabbit jumped out in front of them. The children thought the snow-white rabbit cub was so cute that even Su Ying couldn't help wanting to pet the rabbit.
The children were no exception. They didn't even want the candy and just ran after the little rabbit.
Su Ying frowned. This was similar to the method she used to catch mutant beast cubs.
The children in this world have no vigilance at all. It seems that this world is too comfortable and both adults and children have no vigilance.
If the mutant beast cubs were so easy to deceive, she wouldn't have to work so hard in the other world.
Protecting the young and allowing the human race to continue is engraved in everyone's genes in the other world, and Su Ying is no exception.
She hurried after him.
…
Soon Xu Fenyue discovered that Su Zhenyou was missing, and shouted anxiously, "Youyou, Youyou, has anyone seen Youyou?"
Some family members said they saw the child going west, while others said Su Ying chased after him and that it should be okay, and told her not to worry, as Su Ying would bring the child back.
Xu Fenyue had long been fed up with Su Ying, and she was so anxious that she said without restraint, "That's bad, Su Ying must have bad intentions and wants to harm my Youyou."
No one understood what was said.
Qiao Lanlan cursed back, "What right do you have to say that?"
"She must have held a grudge against me for hearing me say bad things about her behind her back. I don't care. If my Youyou gets any scratches, I'll ask her to compensate me."
Even Rao Huijuan, the district women's director who organized the lychee picking, couldn't stand it anymore.
She scolded, "Don't say anything without basis. The families in the family compound are all well-educated military families. Who would go against a child? Stop arguing and find the child quickly."
Qiao Lanlan muttered, "The one with the least quality is Xu Fenyue."
Although she was dissatisfied with Xu Fenyue, she still joined the team looking for the child.
Soon everyone heard the howling of wild boars in the forest and the screams of children. Su Shenyou's screams stopped abruptly as soon as they started.
The family members' faces turned pale. From the sound they heard, the child had encountered a wild boar.
Especially Rao Huijuan, it was she who organized the litchi picking, and she would not be able to escape accountability if something went wrong.
It had been told long ago that children could not be brought up the mountain, but Xu Fenyue refused to listen. Rao Huijuan was so angry that her face turned blue.
Xu Fenyue was so frightened that her legs went limp. She fell to the ground and wailed, asking her family members to rescue her. "This is terrible. Youyou must have been bitten by a wild boar. How am I going to explain this to his parents?"
Rao Huijuan was about to go there with a group of family members.
Qiao Lanlan hurriedly stopped him and said, "From the sound, it's in the east. There's a minefield over there. Let's go back and let the troops look for it."
The child ran to the west at first, so why did he get into danger in the east? Xu Fenyue was even more certain, "It was Su Ying. She was the one who wanted to harm Youyou."
Qiao Lanlan angrily scolded, "You were the one who insisted on bringing the child up the mountain. Don't think of taking the blame if something happens."
Qiao Lanlan's obstruction was rational. To the east was a minefield left over from before the liberation. If such a large group of people ran into the minefield to look for someone, there would be countless casualties if one of them was blown up.
Seeing that everyone was persuaded by Qiao Lanlan and did not dare to go over to look for the child, Xu Fenyue jumped up and started cursing.
"Qiao Lanlan, are you crazy? Su Ying stole your man, why are you taking your anger out on my child?"
Qiao Lanlan was not a pushover and cursed back, "Our lives are not our lives, are they? Your child has run into a minefield, and I can find you if I want to."
Xu Fenyue didn't dare to go. She was also afraid. "Then let the troops come to find it."
All those present were family members of soldiers. Thinking that the person who would go in to clear the mines and look for someone might be one of their own men, their faces turned pale and they stared at Xu Fenyue with resentment.
She insisted on taking the child up the mountain, but she was not optimistic about the outcome, as it would bring trouble to everyone and the soldiers in the army.
Just like Qiao Lanlan said, everyone’s life is a life, so no one takes a step forward.
Rao Huijuan stamped her feet anxiously. If she delayed for another minute, the child and Su Ying would be in greater danger.
She told Qiao Lanlan to go down the mountain, "Hurry up and tell Political Commissar Ji to arrange for someone to go up the mountain to look for him. If Su Ying's man comes back, it's best to ask him to come too."
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