It was already very late when we left the Zhu family.
Lin Xiaoxiao could only return to her family compound first. She didn't take anything from the tree hole, as she didn't intend to alert the enemy for the time being.
Squirrel: "......" Didn't you promise to help me?!
Deceiving this mouse, humph~
As soon as I got home, I saw Sister Wang storm out, slamming the door behind her.
"What's wrong?" she asked. "Who upset you?"
Sister Wang wiped away her tears, "What sins have I committed to raise such an idiot? I'm so angry!"
Since I met Sister Wang, I have always seen her cheerful and straightforward side.
Lin Xiaoxiao was a little unaccustomed to suddenly starting to cry.
But I also know that she must have suffered a great injustice.
He quickly said, "Come in quickly and tell me what happened?"
"You know my son Manjin is in junior high school. His father and I are hoping he can study hard so he can get a job as a factory worker in the future." As soon as she entered the door, Sister Wang started to chatter on and on.
“My husband only has a little money each month, and he has to send some back home. The family’s food rations are limited each month. I’m afraid that Manjin won’t have enough to eat, so I cut back on my own food to make sure he’s well-fed, warmly clothed, and can study hard.”
Who knows...
Changing the subject, Sister Wang choked up a little, "At school, he would rather go hungry than not share half of his food rations with that wretched girl, Cao Zhaodi."
“I noticed he was getting thinner and thinner lately, so I went to the school to check on him and that’s when I found out about this.”
"His own mother isn't even full, yet he's showing concern for other girls at school. My heart is ice-cold."
Lin Xiaoxiao had met Wang's three sons. Qian Manjin was fourteen years old this year and was already old enough to understand right and wrong.
It's understandable to feel sympathy when you see a pitiful female classmate at school.
But his own mother would even save her own food rations so that he could be fed and study properly.
His act of helping outsiders at school is putting the cart before the horse.
Everyone's food is precious; let alone giving it to others, there's not even enough for ourselves.
"Is Cao Zhaodi from Battalion Commander Cao's family?" There aren't many people with the surname Cao in the army. Lin Xiaoxiao could only think of Cao Yan, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment.
Cao Yan and Ge Hong's husband, Xu Chaoying, were in a superior-subordinate relationship, one being a battalion commander and the other a deputy battalion commander. Both families lived in apartment buildings, and Cao Yan's wife and Ge Hong were close.
Sister-in-law Wang said angrily, "Well, they're both battalion commanders. My family struggles to raise three sons, what? We're expected to help raise their daughters too?"
Lin Xiaoxiao asked, "Sister-in-law, you can go and talk to Battalion Commander Cao's family and ask them what's going on. Does the child not have a father or a mother? If not, then he can just eat the rations."
That's the way it is.
Parents with children can't let their kids go hungry at school.
The fact that they could send their daughter to school didn't seem like someone who couldn't afford to eat, so she was more inclined to believe that the adults were doing it on purpose.
It's quite similar to how Ge Hong deliberately tormented the two children, making them beg for food in the family compound.
Sister-in-law Wang: "Why didn't I go? Battalion Commander Ge's family has no say at all. The one in charge is Battalion Commander Ge's old mother, that old hag. When I went to talk about this, she blamed me for not raising my son well."
They said my son was giving food rations to Cao Zhaodi because he had his eye on her, and that my son, at such a young age, was not learning anything good and was only eyeing girls.
"I'm so angry..."
The more she talked, the angrier she became. She pounded her chest, her face turning red with anger.
Why!
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say.
Qian Manjin and Cao Zhaodi were both willing to give and receive; one willingly gave up her food rations, and the other accepted them with a clear conscience.
Who can say anything about it?
"Mom, come back quickly, my brother has been beaten!" Qian Manyin knocked on the door from outside, her voice anxious.
Meanwhile, a commotion could be heard from next door.
Upon hearing the voice, what else could Sister Wang not understand?
She jumped up and said, "You old hag, you came to my door to beat up my son, I gave you face."
Then, he rushed out.
Lin Xiaoxiao quickly followed.
The gate to the Qian family's house next door was open, and a short, plump old woman was standing in the small courtyard.
Qian Manjin, who was already taller than Sister-in-law Wang, clenched his fist.
His angry expression made it seem as if he was about to punch the old woman at any moment.
Seven-year-old Qian Mantong was crying loudly beside him.
"You old hag, I'll teach you to hit my son! I'll tear your mouth apart!"
The slap mark on Qian Manjin's face was so obvious that when Sister Wang saw it, she couldn't stand it anymore and went up to pull Cao Pozi's hair.
Granny Cao, who works in the countryside year-round, is no less capable than Sister Wang.
The two were evenly matched, and neither gained the upper hand.
People in the courtyard rushed to stop them, creating chaos.
With such a lively scene, the women from the family compound were naturally also present. It was mealtime, and each of them was holding a large bowl.
They looked at the food in each other's bowls.
I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that everyone had eaten about the same amount.
Even if there is meat, it is hidden at the bottom, and you just dig it into your mouth along with the sweet potato.
Seeing that Sister Wang was gradually losing ground, Lin Xiaoxiao was about to go and help when Qian Youwang and Cao Yan, who had heard the commotion, rushed over.
Both of them had just gotten off work and bumped into each other in the residential compound, where they greeted one another.
The next second, they heard that Granny Cao had led a group of people to cause trouble at the Qian family's house.
Qian Youwang looked extremely unpleasant.
Seeing that Sister Wang's hair was disheveled and her eldest son had a handprint on his face, he shouted angrily, "Commander Cao, you think I'm easy to bully? You think you can take advantage of me?"
Seeing this scene, Cao Yan had a terrible headache. "Battalion Commander Qian, don't panic. Let's find out what happened first."
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