Xiao Yichen had thought that since they hadn't seen each other for many days and now had a child, his wife should at least say something sweet to him.
She was wrong.
His wife is the type who only keeps her love for him in her heart.
A person who doesn't express their feelings verbally.
That's not quite right.
Or perhaps this can be considered a way of putting it.
His wife's wish was, after all, for the two of them to live a good life together.
It's not about giving their children a better environment.
Why do I say that?
Because his wife asked him when he was going to buy a large wardrobe.
Sigh, it's still his fault!
Everyone else gets married with this, but her wife doesn't.
No, I have to buy it, I absolutely must buy it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yichen grinned and smiled at Su Ruobai.
"Let's buy it! We might not have good ones in the county, so let's go to the city. I'll go to the brigade headquarters to get a certificate later. Honey, do you want to come with me?"
Su Ruobai shook her head.
"I won't go, you can buy whatever you want."
There's really nothing to see.
Those are the styles.
However, you need a ticket to buy a wardrobe, and these tickets are only issued when you get your marriage certificate.
And it's not cheap either; one costs almost a hundred.
And the price is basically the same nationwide.
There's no choice in the style, and no need to haggle over the price, so why would she go?
Even the black market she longed to visit, with Xiao Yichen by her side, meant she couldn't go anywhere.
I'd rather not go.
Enjoy life at home.
The next day, Xiao Yichen, who had just returned home, was reluctant to leave and kept looking back as he boarded the train!
Then, the village exploded!
Why did you leave so soon?
There must be some reason behind it!
When Aunt Luo heard about this, she trembled all over!
"Pah, I told you, this young wife isn't a decent person, but you didn't believe me. Now you do."
If it were really Xiao Yichen's own child, would he have taken the train back to the army before dawn the next day?
Now that he's gone, there's only one possibility: the child isn't his.
The Xiao family only accepted this bastard child for the sake of face. If he were really their child, wouldn't they know?
To clarify how the child came to be, one person said it was before the marriage, while another said it was on the wedding day.
Even if you're going to lie, shouldn't you at least try to get some information out of us first? Even our own people can't explain themselves clearly, yet they think they can fool us? Seriously, do they think we're idiots?!
A group of people sat around under the big locust tree. It was already afternoon, but the sun was still very strong!
It's close to the old well, and there's also this shady spot overhead.
It's just cooler than other places.
Some elderly people are cooling off here.
Some were quilting insoles, some were mending torn trousers, and others were weaving baskets.
Anyway, there aren't many people who are free.
Aunt Luo was sewing shoe soles; judging from the style, it should be a pair of women's shoes.
The needle was a bit dull, so Aunt Luo rubbed it up and down on her head a few times.
Then it's much easier to insert the needle.
While sewing shoe soles, he couldn't hold back his sharp tongue.
The woman sitting next to me was Aunt Xiao's neighbor, and they were on good terms.
I just can't stand Aunt Luo, she's such a troublemaker.
"Aunt Luo, what kind of talk is that? What does Lao San do? He comes and goes, and it's not up to him to decide."
"Oh, so once someone goes back to the army, they're no longer your own child? That's a really scary thing to say. If everyone thought like you, who would protect us? Who would fight those tough days?"
An auntie next to her, who was doing nothing but holding a palm-leaf fan and simply enjoying the cool air, chimed in, "That's right, the People's Liberation Army soldiers have it so tough, they can only come home a few times a year!"
"You finally have a child, and now you're being gossiped about like this! Aunt Luo, be careful they actually sue you, you'll be in big trouble!"
Aunt Xiao spat again.
"You think I'm afraid of him? They've already done it, and now they won't let us tell the truth! Just you wait, Xiao Yichen is just trying to keep us calm. Once we forget about this after a while, he'll be divorcing Su Ruobai! Just you wait!"
Everyone else shook their heads when they heard this.
Why can't Aunt Luo stand to see others doing well?
Before, he was at most just competitive and eager to excel, but now he's gone and starts making things up about other people!
Then, the rumors about Su Ruobai in the brigade changed from her being pregnant with a child of unknown father to her being a pitiful little thing who was about to be kicked out and have her reputation ruined.
Xu Mingzhao and Zhou Aiguo had moved away, so they were a little estranged from the people at the educated youth settlement.
I only found out about this on the afternoon of the second day after Xiao Yichen left!
Xu Mingzhao lowered his head and pondered for a long time.
Zhou Aiguo, however, rushed to Su Ruobai's house as soon as he heard the news.
Xu Mingzhao stopped him several times.
Zhou Aiguo got anxious: "Why are you stopping me? I'm just going to take a look. We're from the same batch of educated youth, after all. If there's any problem, we should help each other out!"
Xu Mingzhao looked at his impulsive brother-in-law.
Okay, don't admit that you schemed against him!
Let's just treat it as a lesson for him.
After that, they stopped stopping people.
Zhou Aiguo immediately darted out of his house like a monkey and headed straight for Su Ruobai's house.
Xu Mingzhao followed leisurely behind, hands in his pockets.
When he arrived, Zhou Aiguo had already knocked on Su Ruobai's door.
Su Ruobai opened the door.
Before she could speak.
Zhou Aiguo swallowed hard and mustered his courage to say, "I... I know this child must be Xiao Yichen's. I trust your character."
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