After a two-day, one-night train journey, Wen Wanqing finally arrived at the county town closest to Lu Huai'an's troops.
As Wen Wanqing squeezed through the crowded throng and was adjusting her clothes, she was suddenly stopped by Yu Manfan.
"Wanqing?"
"Manfan?"
What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
The two smiled at each other and walked together.
"I've come to see Huai'an."
Yu Manfan was taken aback: "Look at my memory, how could I forget that Huai'an is in the troops here?"
"You're usually so busy, you don't have time to remember this brat's business."
"You can't say that. He's my nephew, after all. You say I'm busy? Are you more free than me?"
"I took a few days off to rest."
Yu Manfan thought of something and winked at Wen Wanqing: "Take a break? I think you're in a hurry to become a mother-in-law and are here to urge me to get married."
Wen Wanqing's faint smile vanished instantly.
"Push me to get married? I'd rather stay single than marry a useless wife."
"Wanqing, what do you mean? Could it be... that Huai'an is already married?"
Wen Wanqing knew perfectly well what she could and couldn't say, even though she and Yu Manfan were good friends.
She glanced at the group of people following Yu Manfan: "Let's not talk about him. What made you, the head of the hospital, decide to come to this remote place? And with so many people?"
Seeing that Wen Wanqing was avoiding the topic, Yu Manfan didn't tactlessly continue to inquire.
"The hospital sent me to select promising local talents."
"This is hard work. I'll treat you to a meal when we get back."
"Okay, I want to eat Western food."
What's so good about that stuff? The meat is undercooked and bloody.
Not wanting to offend her friend, Wen Wanqing frowned and hummed in agreement.
The two chatted for a few more minutes, then said goodbye and left.
Wen Wanqing went straight to the military base, only to find out that Lu Huai'an was on a mission and his capitalist wife was not at home either, but working at the hospital.
She scoffed to herself, "He's more ambitious than I expected!"
"But a mere nurse is not worthy to be my daughter-in-law!"
Wen Wanqing turned and went to the hospital. She was stopped by Liu Cuicui, who was waiting at the entrance, as soon as she got there.
Seeing Liu Cuicui's bruised and swollen face and her eyes gleaming, Wen Wanqing was startled.
"Where did this madman come from?"
The familiar, sarcastic tone made Liu Cuicui's clenched nails dig into her flesh.
The scene from her past life, where Wen Wanqing suddenly stormed into the family compound, came flooding back.
"So you're that capitalist villain who used the life-saving favor to coerce Huai'an into marrying your pampered young lady?"
At that time, Liu Cuicui was flustered by the sudden appearance of Su Yue and had a cold relationship with Lu Huai'an. Unaware that he was on a mission, she decided to cook a meal and go to Lu Huai'an's office to assert her dominance.
Unexpectedly, a woman who suddenly barged into the courtyard and was dressed even more fashionably than Su Yue pointed her finger at her and cursed her. Liu Cuicui naturally assumed that Wen Wanqing, like Su Yue, was also an admirer of Lu Huai'an.
"Can cook? At least you're not completely useless."
Wen Wanqing picked up a pair of chopsticks, took a bite of food, and the next second, she spat it out.
"You made it so bad? Are you feeding it to ghosts? Forget it, even those foreign devils would find it unpalatable."
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuicui snapped out of her daze, grabbed the spatula in her hand, and slapped Wen Wanqing across the face.
The spatula had just been taken out of the pot, and the heat hadn't dissipated yet. Instantly, terrifying blisters appeared on Wen Wanqing's face.
Wen Wanqing was stunned until she felt pain on her face, at which point she let out a short scream, "Ahhh!"
Seeing that half of her face was ruined, Liu Cuicui looked even more smug.
"You vixen! I'll teach you to seduce Lu Huai'an! I'll ruin your face, then let's see how you seduce him!"
"Who are you calling a vixen? I'm Lu Huai'an's mother!"
Wen Wanqing was no pushover either. She slapped Liu Cuicui twice, leaving behind the words, "You just wait! This divorce is for sure!" before hurriedly leaving the family compound and heading to the hospital.
Liu Cuicui was stunned by the words, "I am Lu Huai'an's mother!"
By the time she hurriedly chased after her, Wen Wanqing had already disappeared.
But Liu Cuicui wasn't stupid; she turned around and ran to the hospital.
They searched the hospital for most of the day but couldn't find Wen Wanqing.
Just as Liu Cuicui was about to give up, she saw Wen Wanqing smiling at Su Yue, and she immediately rushed over.
"Mother-in-law."
"I am not your mother-in-law! Nor am I the daughter-in-law who disfigured me with a spatula!"
Having learned Wen Wanqing's identity from Yu Manfan, Su Yue added fuel to the fire: "What? Sister-in-law, even if Huai'an doesn't like you, you can't take it out on Auntie! That's your reputation! It's the most important thing for a woman!"
"Get out of my way, you vixen who's eager to be a mistress! I'm talking to my mother-in-law, who gave you the right to interrupt?" Liu Cuicui shoved Su Yue away.
Seeing Su Yue stagger and almost fall, Wen Wanqing slapped Liu Cuicui, then quickly helped Su Yue up and started yelling at Liu Cuicui.
"What are you doing? Xiao Su only kindly said a few words for me, and you called her a vixen and pulled her around! How can you be so wicked?"
Liu Cuicui was so angry that her mouth twisted in disbelief.
Su Yue is always hanging out with Lu Huai'an, either bringing him food or going to his dorm to do laundry. What else could she be but a vixen?
Before Liu Cuicui could explain, Su Yue suddenly exclaimed.
"Sister-in-law, you wouldn't be... I've explained to you so many times, Comrade Huai'an and I are just pure revolutionary comrades, why won't you believe me? Now you even misunderstand Auntie as a vixen who came to steal Huai'an away like me, you're really confused!"
"Auntie is young, but her features are so similar to Huai'an's. How could you mistake her for someone else?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuicui's eyes widened in surprise.
Pure revolutionary comrades?
A young, unmarried woman washing clothes for her family in Huai'an?
Wen Wan understood what was going on. This capitalist's daughter was not only malicious but also jealous, which made her dislike Liu Cuicui even more.
"When you get back from your mission in Huai'an, you two go and get a divorce!"
Liu Cuicui instinctively retorted, "Impossible!"
"Then let me tell you! Unless I die, this divorce is final!"
......
"I'm not a crazy woman! I'm Su Wantang's cousin!"
"Su Wantang?"
The capitalist's daughter from the Su family?
"Yes, my cousin is Lu Huai'an's wife."
"You must be Battalion Commander Lu's mother? You look so alike, I recognized you immediately."
"Sigh... my cousin..."
Seeing that Wen Wanqing didn't respond and only gave a simple "Oh...", Liu Cuicui was a little confused and started to get anxious.
"I have something I want to tell you, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"Then let's not talk about it."
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