Ruan Mingfu pinched her little finger and counted them one by one.
"After taking care of the son, now the grandson. If you are unlucky, you should get along with your son and his wife. The young couple who sleep on the same kang are closer to each other than the mother. If you stand by your daughter-in-law during a quarrel, you will vomit blood."
"When I get old, if my son has a conscience, he will take care of me. If he doesn't, he will just kick me out..."
Every time she said something, the sister-in-law's face turned ashen.
Especially after hearing the last sentence, the faces of all the sisters-in-law present did not look good.
A big village will always have a few unfilial sons. It's strange that they are in a good mood if they regard themselves as old people who have been kicked out.
Some military wives even had thoughtful expressions.
The military wife was speechless, "You...you are talking nonsense! It's not like what you said."
How come there isn't any?
The other sisters-in-law curled their lips.
There are so many unfilial sons, and no one can guarantee that they will not end up like this when they die.
Li Xiaoyue's eyes lit up, "Sister-in-law Ruan, is my daughter really as good as you say?"
When Ruan Mingfu heard this name, she didn't react for a moment that the other party was calling her.
When he finally reacted, his head was full of black lines.
She is only eighteen years old, how old does the title of Mrs. Ruan make her sound?
"Of course," she enumerated her daughter's strengths. "My daughter is so considerate, clean and hygienic. If she is well trained, she won't necessarily be worse than my son. Besides, a great man once said that women hold up half the sky."
In this era, even though we have been liberated, some concepts are still deeply rooted.
For example, boys are valued over voices.
Ruan Mingfu was very disdainful.
There is no throne in the family, but they are still so obsessed with having sons. The more they have, the poorer they become, and the poorer they become, the more they have.
"I read a report in a foreign newspaper that the gender of a child is determined by men and has nothing to do with women," she said with a look of sarcasm. "So, it's not women's fault if they can't have sons, it's men's fault."
"hiss--"
This was the first time that all the military wives heard this theory, and they all gasped.
"Sister-in-law, is this true or false?"
"Comrade Ruan is a man of culture, how can he deceive us?"
"Oh my God, this is too shocking, how could this be?"
"Bah! Bullshit, why haven't I heard of this news?"
Ruan Mingfu didn't even need to take action, as the military wife solved the problem with just a few words.
"Comrade Ruan is someone who communicates with foreigners, so it should be normal for him to know about this kind of thing."
"That's right, why did Comrade Ruan lie to us?"
"Foreign countries are much more developed than us. It's normal that they have studied things like determining whether a baby is a boy or a girl."
…
There were also several sisters-in-law who were suffering from the pressure of having a son and they cursed him out immediately.
"This damned old woman, it's obviously her son's fault, but she insists that I'm a hen that doesn't lay eggs. Just wait and see how I'll refute her when I get back!"
"That's right, the truth is this, we have been deceived so badly."
"If you ask me, girls and boys are all the same, there's no such thing as high or low..."
The ward was suddenly in an uproar, but Li Xiaoyue did not find it noisy. Since giving birth to her daughter, especially since she could no longer have children, she had endured too much malice.
Ruan Mingfu's words removed the huge rock that was weighing on her, allowing her to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law, thank you..."
Li Xiaoyue's tears couldn't stop flowing down, and her face was full of gratitude.
"If you want to live a good life, you need to have a strong temper and a strong back," Ruan Mingfu felt sorry for her and couldn't help but say a few more words, "Since it's already like this, why not try your best. You have hands and feet, maybe you can live a better life if you kick Captain Gu."
Captain Gu, who had just stepped into the ward, said: "..."
What happened? As soon as I came in, I heard someone instigating his wife to kick him.
Li Xiaoyue now worships Ruan Mingfu as a god.
She listened attentively and nodded: "Sister-in-law, what next?"
"Of course it's about sharing the money. You have his only daughter, so you should at least give her some child support every month, and you also have to give her nutrition money for your confinement." Ruan Mingfu simply sat down. "If you ask me, Captain Gu is also a waste. He can't even give birth to a son."
Ruan Mingfu put on a mean look, like a wicked mother-in-law saying bad things about her daughter-in-law to her son.
"Sister-in-law, what if he doesn't give it to me?"
"You can make a fuss. At worst, the army will demobilize him and let him go home to feed himself."
She paused, "Anyway, Captain Gu's own mother has caused such a mess, the higher-ups will have to talk to him sooner or later. If he doesn't handle it well, he will have to go home and eat himself."
Captain Gu was very angry when he heard what Ruan Mingfu said.
This will only make his wife a troublemaker.
But when he heard the following sentence, Captain Gu broke out in a cold sweat.
His family's affairs have caused a big stir in the family compound recently, and have had a very bad impact...
Ruan Mingfu's words did serve as a reminder to him.
Captain Gu didn't dare to go in, and ran downstairs to deal with his mother's affairs.
"Sister-in-law, you are right!"
Li Xiaoyue nodded in agreement.
The other sisters-in-law wanted to say something in rebuttal, but they didn't know how to say it. After thinking about it carefully, Ruan Mingfu's words actually made sense.
If Captain Gu really wanted to take care of his mother, he could have done so instead of creating the current situation.
Li Xiaoyue had this ending because her husband was unreliable and always obeyed the old woman.
Not long after arriving, all the monthly allowance in the passbook was given to him.
As a result, Li Xiaoyue was left with no money at all.
When it came time to buy milk powder for the first baby, the old lady couldn't pay unless she paid for it.
Tsk tsk tsk…
Ruan Mingfu shook her head.
According to her, behind every wicked mother-in-law, there is a son who aids and abets her in her evil deeds.
It's not a good thing.
Pooh!
Li Xianglan, standing in the crowd, also looked thoughtful.
The sisters-in-law helped her put away all the belongings that she brought with her.
A sister-in-law also carried a lunch box, "I cooked crucian carp soup, it's delicious. I'll put it here, you can ask the nurse to heat it up in the evening."
Li Xiaoyue was so moved that tears were about to fall again.
"Thank you, thank you sisters-in-law."
"Xiaoyue, you have to have a good talk with Captain Gu," Sister Lin has been with the army for so many years and is not a pedantic person. "Sister-in-law is right. Whether you can live a good life depends on whether you can stand on your own feet."
If she were to say, Li Xiaoyue had too soft a temper.
If it were someone with a more severe temper, the old woman wouldn't even dare to fart!
"I see. Thank you."
Ruan Mingfu didn't stay long, but just quietly put a red envelope into the child's clothes.
She was still feeling proud when she left the hospital.
She is really so kind.
After everyone had left, Li Xiaoyue couldn't help but shout loudly.
She had a hard life since she was young, having no parents and being passed around from one relative to another. Her parents had many brothers and sisters in their lifetime, and if there were fewer, she would not have been able to grow up so peacefully.
Later, they met Captain Gu, the boy and girl fell in love with each other, and got married.
Li Xiaoyue knew that Gu's mother had always been dissatisfied with her.
I feel that she is a burden because she has no parents.
No matter how badly she was treated, she endured it silently. It was not until she became pregnant that her mother began to change her attitude and treated her better.
Li Xiaoyue thought the other party accepted her.
Who knew that reality would give her a hard slap in the face.
A kind-looking middle-aged woman in her fifties sitting in the bed opposite saw her crying so miserably and couldn't help but come over to comfort her.
"Daughter, stop crying."
"There were so many people caring about you just now."
The aunt was kind-hearted. She had seen her alone before, with no one to accompany her. She would occasionally lend her a hand, and when she saw that no one was bringing her food, she brought her a bowl of chicken soup she had cooked herself.
Li Xiaoyue threw herself into the aunt's arms and cried even harder.
Just then, Gu's mother rushed over with disheveled hair and slapped Li Xiaoyue in the face.
The aunt was confused, and Li Xiaoyue was also stunned.
"What's wrong with you?" The auntie who had reacted stopped Gu's mother. "How could you hit a pregnant woman?"
The people in the ward heard the noise and looked over.
Gu's mother was about to take action, but the aunt stopped her and wouldn't let her go.
"You little bitch, did you say something to my son?"
Her eyes were bloodshot and she looked as if she was going to kill someone.
Li Xiaoyue covered her face and shook her head helplessly.
"I don't know, Mom. I haven't seen him today."
"Bullshit!" Mother Gu was so angry that her chest rose and fell rapidly. "You haven't seen my son. Would he come here and ask me to go back to my hometown for no reason?"
Li Xiaoyue had tears in her eyes. "I don't know. I really don't know."
What she said was true, why didn't Mother Gu believe it?
Mother Gu was blocked and couldn't do anything. She was angry and anxious, and she pushed all the things on the cabinet down, making a noisy sound when they fell to the ground.
The people in the ward were shuddered with fear.
The three children also started crying.
Li Xiaoyue held the child in her arms with heartache and started to coax him.
When Mother Gu saw this, she became even angry.
"You eat my food and drink my drinks, but in the end you gave birth to a money-losing thing, you loser! You can't even give birth, so what do I need you for?"
Li Xiaoyue heard these heart-breaking words.
I couldn't help but let the tears flow.
"Nannan is also your granddaughter."
"I don't want it!"
Gu's mother gets annoyed when she sees Li Xiaoyue.
At first, he relied on her ability to cry to seduce her son into marrying her. But in the end... this loser couldn't even give birth to a son, let alone help her son.
She would die if she couldn't hold her grandson!
Li Xiaoyue cried even harder.
"Sister, you can't say that," the aunt said, feeling a little embarrassed. "We are all family, why make such a fuss? It's just that I gave birth to a girl, and next time I will definitely give you a boy."
"As the saying goes, flowers bloom before fruits, and this is a good thing."
Every word the aunt said seemed to be stabbing Gu's mother in the heart.
Her eyes became even redder.
"Why give birth? This bitch can't give birth anymore!"
Feeling that everyone's eyes were on her, Li Xiaoyue lowered her head in embarrassment.
For a moment, the aunt didn't know what to say.
"Big sister, calm down first. Let's sit down and talk it over."
Sit down!
Thinking of the way Captain Gu said he would send him away, Gu's mother's heart was filled with hatred. A slap in the face was not enough, she wanted to hit him again.
The aunt was really afraid that something bad might happen, so she held her tightly.
Li Xiaoyue watched this scene, and the expression in her eyes gradually became dull.
She looked straight at Gu's mother.
“Okay, you little bitch gave birth to a money-losing thing and you still dare to look at me like that?” Mother Gu felt that she was provoked and wanted to rush over to hit her.
Angry people always bring out their inner potential.
This is what Mother Gu is like.
The aunt was heavier than her, so she managed to break free.
She took the opportunity to walk to Li Xiaoyue's bedside and started beating her. She hit her with great force and showed no mercy. The sound of her beating echoed in the empty ward, making everyone's teeth ache.
This old woman is so cruel.
Beating your daughter-in-law is like beating your enemy, it's too cruel.
A grown man in the ward couldn't stand it anymore and was about to stand up to stop it, but he saw someone rushing in at the door. Seeing this scene, he was even more shocked and pulled Gu's mother away with the aunt.
"Mom, what do you want? Do you want me to die?!"
Li Xiaoyue was a patient, holding a child, so how could she resist Gu's mother? She could only protect her daughter, leaving the back of her head and back exposed.
Gu's mother's poison is also poison.
She didn't hit her back, but directly hit Li Xiaoyue's head.
The auntie next to her couldn't help but gasp when she saw it.
"I worked so hard to raise you, and now you say something like this to hurt my feelings?"
Mother Gu's eyes turned red and tears fell.
Sure enough, Captain Gu was at a loss as to what to do after hearing what his mother said. His original anger was gone, and he was left with a look of helplessness.
"Mom, that's not what I meant."
Having been mother and son for more than 20 years, Mother Gu knows very well how to control her son.
Li Xiaoyue, who was holding her daughter, had an increasingly dull look in her eyes.
It was like this every time, whenever she had a conflict with Gu's mother, she only needed to cry and Captain Gu would forgive her no matter how big the matter was.
After all, she is his biological mother. What can Captain Gu, a filial son, do?
Of course I forgave her.
A mocking arc appeared on Li Xiaoyue's lips.
"What's going on? I can hear you guys making so much noise in the lobby on the first floor," a nurse said as she stood at the door. "We have to keep quiet here. How can the people in the same ward rest?"
There was a flash of embarrassment in Captain Gu's eyes.
But he was indeed wrong, and Captain Gu could only say good things.
"We were wrong. Don't worry, we will be quiet."
The nurse didn't look happy, and snorted coldly as she was about to leave. But Li Xiaoyue picked up the teacup on the cabinet and threw it at Gu's mother.
A cruel expression appeared on her face. She gently put the child down and pressed Gu's mother to the ground and beat her.
No one knew how Li Xiaoyue did it, her movements were so smooth that it was hard to tell that she was in confinement. She rode on Gu's mother, slapping her left and right before she could react 20 or 30 times.
Until Gu's mother's face was swollen and there was blood at the corners of her mouth due to cracks.
Mother Gu didn't react.
After realizing what was happening, Mother Gu suddenly became angry. But before she could do anything, Li Xiaoyue quickly picked up the teacup beside her and hit her again.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
The two sick wives looked at this scene with satisfaction in their eyes.
They have long disliked this damn old woman.
The other party obviously didn't treat the daughter-in-law as a human being, which made the two daughters-in-law feel the same way. But they were luckier than Li Xiaoyue, as the mother-in-law was not a big villain. There were occasional minor frictions, but it was the first time they had encountered such a life-and-death struggle.
"Xiaoyue, you..."
Captain Gu lowered his head and met Li Xiaoyue's eyes full of hatred. The second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it.
"Don't come over here," Li Xiaoyue said with a fierce look on her face. She grabbed Gu's mother's loose hair and held a teacup in one hand. "If you dare to come over here, I will beat her to death."
Her words stopped the nurse who was about to come over to separate the two of them.
"You are very impressive, old man? Show me how impressive you are."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiaoyue slapped him again.
Gu's mother's face was twisted by the blow and she looked at her angrily.
There was a hole on Gu's mother's forehead, but no blood came out. Her face was swollen on both sides, and with her messy hair mixed with silver threads, she looked particularly miserable.
Captain Gu felt a little bit reluctant and couldn't help but persuade him.
"Xiaoyue, don't be impulsive..."
"Just shut up!"
Li Xiaoyue had slap marks all over her body and looked equally miserable.
"You're a loser!" She glared at Captain Gu, and suddenly gained infinite courage when she thought of what Ruan Mingfu said. "Your mother has the nerve to blame me for not giving birth to a son, when it's obviously the useless son she gave birth to!"
Captain Gu's eyes flashed with embarrassment, "Xiaoyue, calm down..."
Li Xiaoyue didn't bother to pay attention to him, her target was Gu's mother.
Thinking of what Gu's mother had done to her, she gritted her teeth in hatred.
"You said I was a little bitch, what are you, an old bitch?"
Li Xiaoyue slapped him again, "What's wrong with me giving birth to a daughter? Aren't you a daughter?"
"Oh no, you dislike women so much, you must be a hermaphrodite."
"Try looking at me like that again?!"
…
Li Xiaoyue slapped her mother one after another until her hands were hurt and she also beat her mother until she completely lost her temper.
She felt that if the fight continued, she might be beaten to death.
Mother Gu opened her mouth but couldn't say a word. She only felt her face hurting badly.
She wanted to resist, but she didn't know where Li Xiaoyue got the strength to press her down so hard that Mother Gu couldn't move at all.
She wanted someone to rescue her.
Captain Gu was just stunned by Li Xiaoyue's ferocious appearance. The others in the ward had long been fed up with Gu's mother and wished Li Xiaoyue would hit her a few more times, so why would they stop her?
The nurse was so frightened by Li Xiaoyue's cruel look that she didn't dare to do anything.
"Hey, you're bleeding," the nurse was horrified when she saw the blood on Li Xiaoyue's trouser legs, "Stop, stop quickly. Doctor, doctor..."
The nurse ran out in a hurry.
The entire ward was in chaos.
The old lady came over and was startled when she saw the blood on the ground.
"Girl, stop fighting, you have to take care of your body..."
By the time Captain Gu reacted, Li Xiaoyue had already been carried onto a stretcher.
Her face was pale and beads of sweat were beading on her forehead.
It hurts.
Battalion Commander Gu, not caring about his own mother on the ground, quickly followed and grabbed Li Xiaoyue's hand, his face pale, "Xiaoyue, where does it hurt? Tell me..."
Her lips paled and her face grew paler.
Li Xiaoyue stared at him closely, and after a while she spoke tremblingly, "Mr. Gu, let's get a divorce."
Two crystal tears fell and slid into her hair.
Captain Gu couldn't believe it.
"Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue!"
He had a lot to say, but the patient had already entered the operating room. Captain Gu let out all his anger and sat on the stool at the back, covering his face tightly with his hands.
In the ward, Mother Gu seemed to be forgotten, lying on the cold ground, unable to get up.
The aunt selectively ignored her and picked up Li Xiaoyue's child.
The children were very well behaved and looked around with their big round eyes.
The aunt glanced at Gu's mother lying on the ground and said, "What a sin..."
She took the child back and placed it in front of her daughter-in-law who had just given birth, "Look, how beautiful this child is."
Some people have lost their conscience.
It can't even accommodate such a young child.
…
Ruan Mingfu and the others had no idea what happened next. After leaving the hospital, they went back to their homes.
At night, darkness is about to fall.
Ruan Mingfu and Gu Yilin were in the radish field, pulling out radish leaves. With just a light touch, they could hear a very crisp snapping sound. The radishes at this time were so tender that they seemed to be able to squeeze out water.
"Big or small?"
Gu Yilin looked at the large radish field in front of him, and was rarely stunned.
"Pull it out...pull it out big..."
Ruan Mingfu wasn't sure either.
In her previous life, she had never eaten this kind of food. In this life, she ate it, but she didn't know how to pick the big ones and the small ones.
I'm at a loss.
The two looked at each other and said, "You are big and I am small. Let's play rock-paper-scissors. Whoever loses gets to draw something."
"Yes, that's a good idea."
Gu Yilin's desire to win came up.
This time, she must beat this bitch.
"Come!"
In the first round, both players played stones.
"No, next time."
Next, Ruan Mingfu played rock, while Gu Yilin played scissors.
Gu Yilin: “…”
Oh shit!
It’s fine that I can’t beat this bitch in other aspects, but I also lost to her in rock-paper-scissors?
So angry.
Ruan Mingfu clenched her fists and looked at Gu Yilin triumphantly, "I'm willing to accept the loss. Let's go for the big one."
Damn it, I’m even angrier!
Gu Yilin is not the kind of person who goes against his words.
She said she could afford to lose, so she rolled up her sleeves and started pulling the vegetables. Gu Yilin had a good eye, and he pulled out the biggest ones in the field. The radishes underneath were like white jade, almost as fat as her palm.
Still long.
Ruan Mingfu washed the mud off the vegetables before sending them to the kitchen.
"Here's the radish dish you asked for."
She had a smug expression on her face, as if she was waiting for Xie Yanzhao to praise her.
Xie Yanzhao looked at the half-grown radish in the basin with some helplessness.
These radishes will take another half month to grow, but once they grow to the size of a person's forearm, they are ripe. But now, they have been pulled out...
“Great!”
Ruan Mingfu became even more proud.
That's what she said.
How could pulling a radish be difficult for her?
There was indulgence in Xie Yanzhao's eyes.
The radish at the bottom was so big, and the leaves on top were still tender. Xie Yanzhao cut the two in half, and fried the leaves as usual, and used the radish at the bottom to stir-fry the meat.
Xu Shi ate seasonal popular dishes, which tasted especially good.
Even someone with a small appetite like Ruan Mingfu ate half a bowl of rice more.
Needless to say, Gu Yilin had already had two more bowls and was still eating.
I don't know what's going on, but Wangcai has been appearing like a ghost recently.
Don't even think about seeing it before mealtime.
Wangcai: It won't run... If it doesn't run, I don't know how that crazy woman named Gu will torture it.
After dinner, the sky got darker and a cool breeze blew.
Xie Yanzhao glanced at the drooping grass in the yard and said, "It should rain soon, let's go wash up."
"good......"
Ruan Mingfu was about to stand up when Xie Yanzhao grabbed her.
"Let the guests go first."
Gu Yilin nodded modestly.
"Yes, I am a guest. I will go first."
Look at them, they know how to behave. Then look at the fake bestie... Gu Yilin shook his head in disdain.
You have to compare the goods before you throw them away.
Just as Xie Yanzhao said, as soon as Ruan Mingfu came out of the bathroom, it started to rain heavily. The big raindrops hit the ground and quickly gathered into vortices.
A cool breeze blew and Ruan Mingfu shivered.
The lights in the room were almost turned off, and Gu Yilin had already entered the guest room.
Ruan Mingfu was about to go in, but was blocked by Xie Yanzhao.
He had already taken a shower, and his body was still damp. His eyes were as dark as ink, and if you looked closely, there seemed to be a small flame burning in them. When his eyes fell on Ruan Mingfu, the flame grew bigger and bigger.
"Where do you want to go?"
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