Wang Manman was furious.
She ignored Captain Qiao who was chasing after her and ran as fast as she could. When she entered the house, she glanced at Ruan Mingfu's yard, and the hatred in her eyes was unstoppable.
"Manman, what's going on?"
Seeing her daughter and son-in-law being called away, Mrs. Wang became very anxious.
She was already afraid.
She was afraid that her behavior would affect her son-in-law's future and cause discord between the couple.
Wang Manman had a gloomy face and went into the house without saying anything.
Mrs. Wang: “…”
It's over.
She slapped her thigh, she must have been scolded!
Old Mrs. Wang was feeling anxious when she saw her son-in-law walk in from outside.
"Xiao Qiao, how's it going?"
"Mom, it's okay," Captain Qiao leaned over to take a look, "Where's Manman?"
"Inside the house."
Old Mrs. Wang heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Captain Qiao looked normal.
"Xiao Qiao——"
"Mom, let me go in and see her first."
Old Mrs. Wang originally wanted to ask for details, but when she heard Captain Qiao say this, she swallowed her words back into her stomach.
"Go ahead," thinking of Wang Manman's gloomy face, Old Lady Wang grabbed Captain Qiao's clothes and said, "Manman is not in a good mood, talk to her nicely. She has a bad temper, don't quarrel with her."
"Hey! Don't worry, Mom."
When Captain Qiao opened the door and went in, Wang Manman was sitting in the room with a gloomy face.
Seeing him come in, she snorted coldly.
"Captain Qiao, are you here to teach me a lesson?"
"How can that be possible?" Captain Qiao turned around and closed the door. Facing Mrs. Wang's worried eyes, he waved at her and said, "Mom, I'm here."
I know my daughter's temper.
Old Mrs. Wang was still worried and said loudly, "Manman, if you have anything to say, just tell Xiaoqiao and don't be impatient!"
Inside the house, Captain Qiao walked over.
"Manman, don't be angry."
He stretched out his claws and grabbed Wang Manman's hand. She glanced at him sideways and pulled her hand back unhappily.
"Go and apologize, why are you staying here with me?"
Thinking of the previous scene, Wang Manman's face became even gloomier.
"Manman, this is our mother's fault. You should have tried to persuade her at the time. How could you escalate the conflict?" Captain Qiao frowned and looked at her. "You even threw stones at people. Those people are either pregnant women or children. If something really happens, I won't be able to keep this life anymore."
"What do you mean, are you here to teach me a lesson?"
Wang Manman's face became even gloomier.
Her voice suddenly rose, and she stood up and glared at Captain Qiao.
"Manman, that's not what I meant." Seeing Wang Manman's expression, Captain Qiao felt a headache. "I'm analyzing it for you and reasoning with you."
Wang Manman became even angrier.
"So! In your heart, I am an unreasonable person!"
"Manman... I, that's not what I meant."
Captain Qiao was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say.
"Qiao, I haven't said anything to you yet," Wang Manman's chest rose and fell, and she was obviously furious. "You apologized to them in front of so many people. How can I continue to live here with dignity in the future!"
Captain Qiao: “…”
"Manman," he said patiently, "Captain Xie just got into trouble, and my mother turned around and scolded him... This is kicking someone when they are down. Who will dare to associate with me in the future?"
"...My mother just said a few gossips. She is a petty person like Ruan."
Wang Manman felt a little guilty at the beginning, but towards the end, she became more and more confident as she spoke.
Captain Qiao: "...Wang Manman, you weren't like this before?"
He seemed to be meeting her for the first time, staring at the expression on her face with a complicated look.
Wang Manman came from a well-off family and was spoiled since childhood. She was beautiful and was praised by people around her. Although she looked innocent and arrogant, she was kind-hearted. I don't know when she became so confused about right and wrong.
"You wouldn't have blamed me like this before," Wang Manman looked at him stubbornly, her eyes slightly red, "Mr. Qiao, you've changed..."
Captain Qiao: “…”
He was tired, really.
Captain Qiao took a deep breath and said, "Manman, the army cannot tolerate people who take advantage of others' misfortunes. No one will stand on our side in this argument with my sister-in-law."
"After all, it's because you're useless," Captain Qiao said. Wang Manman didn't hear a word of what he said. "If you were the regiment commander, the commander, who would dare to talk behind your back? Then today, Commander Gu would also be biased towards me like he was biased towards Ruan."
"Wang Manman!"
Captain Qiao frowned, as if it was the first day he met her.
"So, that's what you think?"
"Yes!" Wang Manman's eyes were red and her expression was crazy, "If you were not useless, I wouldn't have to suffer such a great injustice today!"
Captain Qiao felt a little powerless.
Facing Wang Manman like this, he didn't know what to say.
He was silent for a while before he found his voice again.
"Manman, calm down. I'm leaving first."
As soon as he turned around, a thick book fell on him.
Wang Manman's chest rose and fell violently, and she looked at him fiercely with anger on her face, "Go, if you step out of this door today, we won't have to live like this anymore."
"Manman, don't talk nonsense."
Old Mrs. Wang was very worried and had been leaning against the door to listen. After hearing this, she could no longer sit still.
"Mom, don't worry about it," Wang Manman was so angry that smoke came out of her head, staring at him closely, "If he dares to leave today, don't enter this door again!"
Captain Qiao held her on his back without moving, and only spoke after a long while.
"...Calm down. I'm leaving first."
After saying this, he strode away.
Wang Manman looked at Captain Qiao's tall back in disbelief. Then a surge of anger rose in her heart, and she overturned everything on the table.
"Go away, and don't come back again!"
Captain Qiao didn't even turn his head.
“Don’t, don’t…”
Old Mrs. Wang looked at her daughter, so anxious that she didn't know what to say.
Seeing Captain Qiao approaching the door, Mrs. Wang ran after him with a bitter face.
"Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao."
Captain Qiao turned around.
"Xiao Qiao, Manman said those words in anger... You must not take them to heart."
Captain Qiao was of course resentful of this troublesome mother-in-law. He had also wanted to intervene, but every time he talked to Wang Manman about it, she would block him by saying that she was not easy to raise because of Mrs. Wang.
As a grown man, it's not appropriate for him to tell his mother-in-law about such things.
And so...this is how things turned out.
"I understand." Captain Qiao was really tired after finishing his work in the team and taking care of the house. "Manman is angry now, and I can't make her angry again. Mom, take good care of him."
"Hey," Old Lady Wang dared not to express any objection, "Where are you going then?"
Captain Qiao sighed in his heart and said, "I'm going to find my comrades."
After saying that, he left.
Looking at his back, Mrs. Wang frowned even deeper.
If she had known this would be the result, why would she bother Ruan Mingfu when she had nothing to do after eating?
The images of those middle-aged ladies emerged in Old Lady Wang's mind, and her expression became even uglier.
It's all their fault!
Ruan Mingfu didn't know that the couple next door had a quarrel. She and Xie Yanzhao were already on the train heading north. Looking at the scenery rapidly receding outside the window, Ruan Mingfu's mood also improved a lot.
This was her first time traveling far away since she came to the military region.
Thanks to Lin Xiao, I took a soft sleeper on this trip. There was a private room, so I wasn't afraid of the noise.
Lin Xiao was called away as soon as he got on the bus. Now there were only the couple in the car.
"Mr. Xie, how long are we going to sit this time?"
"Two days and one night," Xie Yanzhao handed over the warm water, "I'll be with you, don't worry."
Ruan Mingfu rolled her eyes at him.
She would be even more bored when she had a dog man with her.
Unlike the boredom she felt the last time she took the train, she was curious about the capital of this era. More importantly... Ruan Mingfu pinched the key in her palm. She had to go and see the house.
This was given to her by Qi Yangyan before she left.
It's called dowry.
Ruan Mingfu looked at the brass key in her hand.
Wouldn't his brother be generous enough to give her a courtyard house? Wouldn't she be a truly rich woman?
"Old Xie——"
Ruan Mingfu was about to speak when she was interrupted by Lin Xiao who came over.
"Mingfu, I'm in trouble. Come with me and help me."
"What's the matter?"
Lin Xiao seemed to be in a hurry, grabbing Ruan Mingfu and pulling her away. Xie Yanzhao quickly stood up and stopped Lin Xiao's action.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"There's something wrong with the foreign guest who came with us to the north. The translation is not working," Lin Xiao was always calm and measured, and he had never seen him so anxious before. "You go over and take a look. I'm here, so it doesn't matter if it doesn't work."
Xie Yanzhao looked at Ruan Mingfu and saw her nod.
"I'll go too."
Lin Xiao glanced at the couple and quickly agreed.
When she got there, Ruan Mingfu saw an acquaintance.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ruan Mingfu, and a look of relief appeared on his face.
"If I had known Comrade Ruan was coming, I would have come to see you earlier."
"Gu Qingsong?"
Ruan Mingfu looked at him strangely.
As if he knew what she was going to ask, Gu Qingsong scratched his hair embarrassingly.
"After the Shanghai International Studies University Fair, I was going to leave with my teacher. But my teacher thought I hadn't been home for a long time, so he gave me a vacation..."
It was for this reason that he was sent over to take over this matter.
"We'll continue the conversation later. Let's go in quickly."
Lin Xiao interrupted them.
When Gu Qingsong saw his savior, his anxiety subsided.
"Let's go."
Ruan Mingfu didn't even have time to ask what happened before she was pushed into the room. If Xie Yanzhao and Lin Xiao hadn't been there with her, she would have wanted to run away.
"Oh, look who I looked at?"
As soon as Ruan Mingfu entered the room, Andre noticed her. He stood up with difficulty, his eyes shining. Even though he was still sick, he still walked to Ruan Mingfu tenaciously.
Just as he was about to take Ruan Mingfu's hand, he was stopped by Xie Yanzhao.
"What a bummer, it's this old man again."
This sentence was spoken in F language, and no one present could understand it except Ruan Mingfu.
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
"We meet again, my beautiful lady," Andre wanted to repeat his old trick, but saw Xie Yanzhao staring at him. He shrugged and said, "My beautiful lady, how do you tolerate this boring and dull guy?"
Ruan Mingfu: "...Mr. Andre, you are so humorous."
"Do you know each other?"
Seeing the two people's reactions, Lin Xiao couldn't help but interject.
"I met him once at the Shanghai Jiaotong-Shanghai International Expo."
Having said that, Lin Xiao understood.
"Andre, is this the beautiful lady you mentioned?"
A female voice came from behind Andre, followed by a fiery red figure walking over.
She had European features, big eyes, a high nose bridge, fair skin, and golden curly hair. But she looked arrogant, and her eyes made people feel uncomfortable.
When he saw Xie Yanzhao standing beside him, his eyes lit up.
"This gentleman is different from any man I've ever met," she turned and looked at Andre excitedly, "Brother, I want him!"
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
Steal her man in front of her?
"This lady..."
"Call me Princess," she covered her mouth, and looked at Ruan Mingfu in surprise after she realized what was going on. "You can speak our language? That's great! Please help me ask him if he's willing to be my man."
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
"He doesn't want to."
"You didn't even ask, how do you know he doesn't want to?"
Her Royal Highness the Princess was a little angry.
She pouted and glared at her unhappily.
"Because...he is my husband."
Ruan Mingfu couldn't help but turned around and glanced at Xie Yanzhao.
The scar on the man's face was still there, and his viciousness was still there. Unexpectedly, his charm was still there, which was exactly what the princess liked.
This bastard is really good at attracting bees and butterflies!
"I don't believe it!"
She was silent for a while, then shook her head and retorted: "I don't believe it, you must be lying to me."
The little princess's face was still pale and she looked particularly pitiful.
"If you don't believe me, ask your brother?"
She looked over at Andre with her big eyes, and he shrugged.
"Although I don't want to admit it, this guy with a sullen face is indeed her husband," Andre pulled the little princess aside, "Finny, stop making trouble."
Finny pouted, standing aside in disappointment, as if he had not gotten his favorite doll.
"Beautiful lady, what have you thought about?" Andre cast a loving gaze on her, "Get rid of this boring guy and run into my arms..."
He opened his arms towards Ruan Mingfu and looked at her affectionately.
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
Good boy, you haven’t given up yet?
Xie Yanzhao took a small step forward, stood beside Ruan Mingfu, and looked at him warily.
"Mr. Andre, I'm married."
"Well," Andre said with some regret, but he didn't take it to heart, "Beautiful lady...he is not worthy of you."
Although... Ruan Mingfu was indeed very happy to hear this.
"Don't bother with that," Xie Yanzhao uttered a series of fluent slang, shocking everyone present, "My wife and I have a good relationship."
Ruan Mingfu couldn't help but look up at the bad man.
However, he had deep eyes, but when he looked at Andre, there was hostility in his eyes. His face was as gloomy as water, and he looked no different from before.
Andre was very surprised, "Oh my God, you can speak my language, I..."
He looked at Xie Yanzhao in disbelief.
Finney's eyes lit up, and he ran to Xie Yanzhao, looking at him expectantly: "Then this gentleman, can you be my husband?"
The look of anticipation on her face was very much like the Barbie doll that Ruan Mingfu played with as a child in her previous life.
Those beautiful eyes make the outstanding face more lively.
Finney looked at him, but Xie Yanzhao didn't move.
She had a sad face.
Even though her face was pale, she still stood in front of him stubbornly, unwilling to leave.
"Hey! What do you mean?"
Seeing that the little princess was about to cry, Ruan Mingfu couldn't help but look towards him.
Xie Yanzhao didn't even look at her and said lightly.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand F language."
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
It turns out that whether a man understands F language depends on the person?
The little princess' heart was broken.
She looked at Xie Yanzhao sadly and walked away in silence.
Andre couldn't stand it either.
His stomach was still aching, and if Ruan Mingfu hadn't been by his side, Andre would have run away long ago because he didn't want to be disrespectful in front of a beautiful lady.
Lin Xiao came over at the right time and said, "These two must have eaten the wrong food..."
Speaking of this, Lin Xiao also found it difficult to talk about it.
The translator that Andre brought with him also fell down because of this. His condition was more serious than these two people, so he was taken away for treatment at the previous station.
The two of them didn't leave because they had so much fun in Wancheng. When the time for their appointment with the queen came, they decided to leave. Who knew that at this critical moment, something like this would happen.
Andre didn't want to miss the meeting with the queen, so he had to hurry on despite being sick. Fortunately, the two were not in a serious condition, and there was a doctor among the people Lin Xiao brought.
But without the familiar translator, Andre refused to take the medicine. He was very wary and always felt that Lin Xiao wanted to poison him.
Lin Xiao wanted to explain, but the people he was traveling with were not proficient in F language, so he thought of Ruan Mingfu in desperation.
"...That's it, Mingfu, your task is to persuade Andre and the other man to take the medicine."
Lin Xiao sighed.
If it weren't for the extraordinary identities of these two people and the fact that the queen was still staying in the capital, he wouldn't care whether Andre ate or not if he really died and it would cause disputes between the two countries.
After hearing the whole story, Ruan Mingfu was speechless.
So what is this... coaxing older kids into taking medicine?
"Mr. Andre..."
"Oh, my beautiful lady, no need to say more," Andre took the pills from Lin Xiao's hand and stuffed them all into his mouth and swallowed them. He looked at Ruan Mingfu affectionately, "As long as it's you, even if you feed me poison, I will eat it without hesitation."
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
After hearing this, two strong murderous intents burst out of Xie Yanzhao's eyes.
Lin Xiao: “…”
Grass!
This is a fucking portion for two people. You won't be afraid of being killed if you eat it. What should I do now? Should I pinch Andre's neck and make him vomit it out?
Lin Xiao was a little flustered.
He had been working for nearly twenty years when he suffered his first career setback.
After taking two doses of medicine, Andre did not feel anything unusual. He looked at Ruan Mingfu affectionately and was about to grab her hand and kiss her, but was stopped by Xie Yanzhao.
His face was dark. "Comrade Lin, since the other party is willing to take the medicine, we will leave first."
After saying this, he left with his men without caring about Lin Xiao's reaction.
Lin Xiao: “…”
Ah this...he still needs his nephew's wife to translate!
Looking at the backs of the two people, Lin Xiao opened his mouth but said nothing.
Forget it, at worst he could go to Ruan Mingfu for help later.
After leaving the door, Ruan Mingfu felt Xie Yanzhao's body relax. Back in the box, she stared at him without blinking, which made Xie Yanzhao feel a little embarrassed.
He took a deep breath: "...If you have any questions, just ask."
"How do you know F language?"
This is what Ruan Mingfu is most curious about.
Given the current national conditions, even if Xie Yanzhao were to learn a foreign language, he would only learn language E. Language F is considered a niche language, and the number of people who can speak it can be counted on one hand.
"My mother taught me," Xie Yanzhao explained, "She went to study in Country F."
Ruan Mingfu counted on her fingers.
International students in the 1950s and 1960s...
Damn! This mother-in-law whom she had never met was so strong.
It's just that I didn't have a good vision and met a scumbag like Commander Xie.
Ruan Mingfu's eyes sparkled. She grabbed Xie Yanzhao's hand and asked curiously, "Do you have a photo of my mother?"
He was stunned for a moment before he realized who she was talking about.
Xie Yanzhao picked up a book he carried with him and handed over the photo inside.
Ruan Mingfu watched his movements.
She had seen this book before, and Xie Yanzhao would often flip through it. Ruan Mingfu took it and read it out of curiosity, but she didn't know that there was a photo inside.
She was a little sad.
The dog man may have never let go of Bai Qingzhu's death. Even now, he still remembers it in his heart.
Ruan Mingfu pursed her lips, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start. After thinking for a long time, she finally gave up.
Forget it, let him come out on his own.
The photo is very old and has a yellow tint in some places.
But it was well preserved, and the content of the photo was still clear. Ruan Mingfu's eyes fell on the person in the photo and she was shocked.
Bai Qingzhu has an oval face and a gentle and pleasant temperament. If Ruan Mingfu is bright and beautiful, then she is as graceful as a fairy. She stood in front of a building, smiling sweetly. It was as if she was looking through the lens and seeing the person outside the photo.
"Mom is so beautiful."
Ruan Mingfu praised it.
It's a pity that Xie Yanzhao didn't inherit 100% of his mother-in-law's looks. He still has a very fierce aura, otherwise the female comrades chasing after him would line up for two miles.
"In my eyes, you are beautiful too."
Ruan Mingfu was proud.
The man who counts dogs has good vision!
Ever since he was released, he had somehow become smart and would praise her from time to time, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
She handed the photo over and said, "Mom is so beautiful, there must be a lot of people chasing after her, right?"
Why did they choose Commander Xie, who is plain-looking?
"My mother had a fiancé," Xie Yanzhao said in a steady voice, "but his family moved overseas, and their engagement was annulled."
Ruan Mingfu was speechless.
Mentioning her fiancé reminded her of those bastards in the Lu family.
Sure enough, it is better not to arrange marriages for people. She and her mother-in-law have both proved that such things are unreliable.
"Because of this, my grandfather was almost implicated during the movement," Xie Yanzhao sighed, "Fortunately, my mother had foresight and chose Commander Xie, a poor boy, to marry, so he was saved."
Ah this...
Ruan Mingfu really didn't expect such a turn of events.
"My mother's relationship with Commander Xie was not good."
Ruan Mingfu nodded in agreement.
A young lady who had studied abroad would still be arrogant even if she was well-educated and well-mannered. A peasant from the countryside, how could these two people get along?
In fact, Ruan Mingfu could understand Commander Xie's thoughts a little bit.
He probably loves and hates Bai Qingzhu, and the reason he treats her like this is probably because of his self-esteem.
In the days before Xie Yanzhao was twelve years old, he had a happy childhood with Bai Qingzhu's participation. Although in his memory, Bai Qingzhu rarely shared a room with Commander Xie, and the two had always lived separately... but it was also his happiest time.
Seeing that Xie Yanzhao looked a little depressed, Ruan Mingfu touched his face and changed the subject.
"I find you quite charming. Even the little princess from Country F is fascinated by you."
Hearing this, Xie Yanzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Ruan Mingfu: "..."
I understood what he meant almost immediately.
She snorted coldly, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Xie Yanzhao had a strong desire to survive.
"I'm not interested in the little princess of Country F. I didn't even see what she looked like."
Ruan Mingfu: ...
Wait, the previous sentence is damn familiar!
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