That day, Liu Yun came to visit Cheng Ke, and coincidentally, Liu Jing also came.
Liu Yun hadn't seen Liu Jing for a long time. "It's been so long! Didn't your business stop for a while? Why are you still so busy?"
Speaking of this, Liu Jing had a lot to say. "It's all because of my sister-in-law. My mother-in-law introduced her to so many young men, but she didn't want any of them. During the Spring Festival, she took a fancy to a soldier who came home to visit his family and insisted on marrying him. My mother-in-law was arguing with her at home! But I think my mother-in-law is about to give in."
Upon hearing that it was another piece of gossip about a female lead, Liu Yun got excited. Although she knew about it, there wasn't much of the plot related to her, and after so much time, she had almost forgotten about it.
Cheng Ke became interested upon hearing this. She knew her friend's sister-in-law; she was quite capable, and Cheng Ke had helped them a lot with their business.
"Hey! That guy is really good, he graduated from military academy and is already a company commander at the age of 24. His hometown is a village in our county, but he is serving in the north. His rank is so high that he will follow his wife to the military. My sister-in-law will definitely have to follow him. My mother-in-law only has one daughter and doesn't want her to marry so far away, but my sister-in-law is determined."
She thought highly of her brother-in-law. He was a 24-year-old company commander, a graduate of military academy, and his future was bright. Moreover, they approved of him having a brother-in-law who was an officer, since who knew they might need his help in the future! Especially with the current rural resettlement policy, and she had three children to support! But as a daughter-in-law who had married into the family, she couldn't really say anything.
Liu Yun and Cheng Ke didn't say much. After all, it was someone else's family matter; Liu Jing could complain, but it wasn't their place to comment. However, Liu Yun knew Xiao Hongmei would succeed. After all, loving parents can never win against their children, and wasn't Liu Aiguo the same?
Hearing Liu Jing's words, Liu Yun also recalled some plot details. In her previous life, Xiao Hongmei's rural post was very close to the military region where the male lead, Yan Lei, was stationed. He had saved Xiao Hongmei, and she had also heard that Yan Lei later became a regimental commander before the age of thirty, with a promising future ahead of him. Unexpectedly, after being reborn, she had crossed paths with Yan Lei again—it was a godsend, and she seized the opportunity. With memories of her past life holding her back, Xiao Hongmei was determined not to let go.
However, Xiao Zhihua and his mother have been quite kind to her, so it seems she needs to prepare a congratulatory gift. But knowing that some social interactions are necessary, she has stocked up on quite a few things and will look for them when she gets back.
On the sixth day of the fourth lunar month, Xiao Hongmei got married. Because she had to work, Liu Yun didn't go, but she still gave her a dollar, a pair of mandarin duck pillowcases, and a red silk scarf.
Another big event happened this month: the three Wang brothers returned. This was a huge deal for the compound, since not only the compound, but the entire machinery factory had only one person from their compound go to a juvenile detention center, and three of them at once. What's more, these three were brothers.
Liu Yun was also on guard. Although she had almost forgotten the plot, they had caused a big incident later, so they must not have changed properly. Liu Yun was not afraid at all before, but now that the triplets can walk on their own and run around outside every day, she had to be careful.
Everyone in the compound knew that their family was the richest, but the three brothers had never come to their house to steal or cause trouble before, mainly because everyone knew that their father was the director of the Public Security Bureau. Although he wasn't from the local branch, he still had the authority to arrest people from this area, so they didn't dare to cause trouble here. But precautions still had to be taken.
The person who is most worried is Aunt Yuan. She has been scolded countless times because of the three brothers' situation. In order to keep her job, she has also lost a lot of things. Now, nothing good comes her way. She feels that the three brothers are a plague.
The happiest people were Old Mrs. Wang and Wang Meifen. These two women had been the talk of the town in the past six months.
Wang Meifen no longer needs to take care of her child or support her mother-in-law. Ever since she found out that her mother-in-law had ill intentions, she has been wary of her and could no longer take care of her as before. Qin Fen, on the other hand, listens to Wang Meifen's every word. So now the young couple basically live their lives behind closed doors and don't care about the old couple anymore.
After realizing she couldn't catch her daughter-in-law, Old Lady Wang grabbed Old Man Qin with all her might.
Old Qin's life has plummeted since his marriage. My wife eats fine food, while he eats coarse food. Before, when both father and son were bachelors, aside from being taken advantage of by this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they could buy whatever they wanted to eat, after all, they were both paid regular employees, and Old Qin had been working for so long, while Qin Fen often went to the black market to buy things. Their life now is completely different from before, but what can you do when you're so love-struck? Love can make even water taste sweet; everyone has their own way of living.
Old Qin was paid a salary every day but didn't eat well. When he came back, he had to take care of Old Lady Wang. He quickly lost weight, while Old Lady Wang was well taken care of and had a rosy complexion.
Qin Fen's life was far more carefree than his father's. Although he agreed to hand over all his salary, Wang Meifen knew that killing the goose that lays the golden eggs was not a long-term solution. Compared to his previous life in the Wang family, his current life was already very good. He ate fine food every few days, and Qin Fen would occasionally go to the black market to get some things. Wang Meifen kept the house in perfect order.
Naturally, rumors began to circulate in the compound, especially about the two couples who were so obvious. Old Mrs. Wang would often go out and say, openly or secretly, that Wang Meifen and Qin Fen were unfilial and only cared about themselves. But people weren't blind enough to see what was going on just by looking at her and Old Man Qin.
However, some people who enjoyed watching the drama joined in her agreement. But Wang Meifen was no pushover either. She openly and subtly said that Old Lady Wang only cared about herself and didn't care about Old Man Qin. She was also always eyeing their money. Anyway, Old Lady Wang's reputation was ruined now.
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