Chapter 14: Confirmation of the affair
When the bowl of shiny, fragrant, trembling braised pork and the plump, fat and glutinous pork elbow were placed in front of Ruan Anan, she felt that her soul was about to be taken away by the aroma of the meat.
She swallowed hard, trying to suppress the restlessness in her throat, and looked at Li Jianguo with uneasy eyes: "Political Commissar...this...this is too expensive, right? I...I can't..."
"What's the expense?" Li Jianguo waved his hand with unquestionable military demeanor, "Eat! You must finish it! Your health is the capital of revolution!"
Ruan Anan was ecstatic: "Then... then I won't be polite!"
She never expected that the gossip of a few old women while picking vegetables would lead her to eat the extremely precious big pork elbow in that era!
This is real pure meat from the 1970s!
How many families would not be willing to make such a gift during the Chinese New Year! Meat coupons are rarer than gold!
In fact, the old women's exaggeration is not entirely without reason.
Ever since Xu Yanli, the second son of the Xu family, hooked up with Ruan Anan, Xu's mother Li Ying has been so proud of herself that she openly and secretly dislikes the old neighbors as "country bumpkins" and "inferior people".
When Luo Guifen built a pigpen over her house, it was somewhat like a revengeful act of "I'll stink you to death".
In Liu Pozi's words, the truth is clear: "Humph, we are all from the mud, but you think you are gods just because you put on a piece of Dacron? What a pretentious thing!"
What the neighbors hate most is people who "forget their roots" and show off every day, so Xu's mother naturally became the target of public criticism.
After a day of feasting and resting in the military district, Li Jianguo brought new news: Nansha Island had called back.
Ruan Anan ran over with great anticipation, and took a look—
Marriage application receipt???
She was sure that Xu Yancheng was still alive.
But when Ruan Anan received this thing, she was really confused.
Didn’t the original owner send a telegram to cancel the engagement?
Even if Xu Yancheng took their old relationship into consideration and didn't pursue the issue of her being a "fake military wife", he shouldn't have reacted like this, right?
Didn't receive the telegram?
Or... Su Qingyue was an accident, and the original owner was his true love?
That's not right! The book clearly states that ten years after the original owner's death, Xu Yancheng was shot while trying to save Su Qingyue!
If you can risk your life, how can you be without feelings?
But if they really have feelings for each other, what does it mean for him to send this marriage proposal?
Could it be... that he was mad at Su Qingyue for hooking up with Xu Yanli, and was deliberately using me to provoke her? Revenge?
If that was really the case... Ruan Anan's heart was beating fast. Then should she still go with the army? Wouldn't it be like walking into a trap if she went?
"Comrade Ruan Anan, congratulations! Now you're a proper military dependent!"
Li Jianguo's face was flushed, and he was happier than when he got married. "Pack up and come with me to seek justice!"
"Seeking justice?" Ruan Anan blinked her innocent big eyes, and her pretty face was filled with just the right amount of confusion.
“You’ll know when you get there!” Li Jianguo picked up a pen and quickly signed his name on a document. His handwriting was vigorous and flamboyant. Ruan Anan walked out obediently, his eyes quickly glancing at the document header - [Notice of Public Security and Militia Assisting in Arrest]!
She felt ecstatic and her steps became lighter.
Arrest them! Xu family mother and son, your retribution has come!
Ruan Anan didn't actually have much in the guesthouse. It was just the food coupons, cloth coupons, oil coupons that the kind-hearted military wives had given her, and...
Two big pork elbows wrapped in oil paper that she couldn't bear to finish!
Touching the oil-paper bag, Ruan Anan thought that before leaving Hai City, he would have to use the dozen or so jars of "Lingquan Pickles" in the space to repay those good neighbors.
I hope this kimchi with magical effects can help them get through these difficult times.
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Liu Pozi and Luo Guifen received the letter early in the morning. They put on their most respectable clothes and stood waiting on the street early in the morning. Their backs were straight, and their faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement and pride.
Especially Luo Guifen, her chin was raised so high that it could poke a hole in the sky.
The "big shot" sent someone to tell them the day before yesterday that they still have to "testify" today. Last time, each of them got ten dollars for testifying!
Ten dollars! An old widow like her can’t even save that much in a year!
But before the "big shot" arrived, he ran into the three members of the Xu family who had just been released from the investigation site.
But they looked worse than beggars at this moment!
The Dacron shirt that Xu's mother, Li Ying, was so proud of was wrinkled like dried pickles. Her hair was disheveled and gray, as if she had aged ten years overnight. The most eye-catching thing was her earlobes.
There was a small cut on one side, with a black blood clot, and the pair of gold earrings that she always showed off were gone.
She felt like all the bones had been pulled out of her body, and she had to rely on the people next to her to support her.
The one holding her was Su Qingyue.
The once tender face was now sallow and haggard, covered with traces of tears and fear, with sunken eye sockets.
She looks like she's twenty years older. How can she still have that alluring charm?
Following last was Xu Yanli.
One of the lenses of his pretentious gold-rimmed glasses was broken, and the frame was twisted and deformed, hanging awkwardly on the bridge of his nose.
The arrogance and pride of the "cultured people" of the past have disappeared, leaving only dejection and embarrassment.
The three of them moved forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, which was totally out of tune with the scenery of the spring street with villas!
Su Qingyue's face felt hot from the knife-like looks of the two old ladies.
She pinched her palms tightly, forcing out two tears. Her body softened and she leaned against Xu's mother, her voice trembling like a leaf falling in the wind: "Mom... I, my stomach hurts so badly..."
This feeling of grievance is as if one has suffered a great injustice.
When Xu's mother Li Ying heard her beloved daughter-in-law crying in pain, what could she do?
She rushed forward on her bound feet, her fingers almost poking the noses of Liu Pozi and Luo Guifen: "You two old, childless people, how dare you laugh at our Xu family behind our backs? No matter what we do, we are still a hundred times better than you, the ones without descendants!"
Her spit flew everywhere, stabbing at the heart of people's hearts: "Liu Pozi, your son has been married for half a year, right? His belly is as flat as a washboard! What's wrong? Is your son's thing just for decoration? What a waste!"
"I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Luo Guifen was so angry that her lungs ached. Before Granny Liu could recover, she thrust her hands forward and raised her voice, "Respond to the country's call to delay having children, understand? You have a high level of ideological awareness! Unlike your family, where the brother-in-law climbs on the kang of his sister-in-law - that's so shameful, the ancestral graves are smoking!"
These words were like a poisoned needle, piercing Su Qingyue's heart.
She didn't understand how things had turned out like this?
In her previous life, Ruan Anan was clearly ruined by Wang Quezi, who held her like dough in her hands, forcing her to go east but not west!
How did my life turn upside down?
Ruan Anan is innocent, but she has become a pariah.
What kind of magic did this bitch use?
The huge panic and gap made her body shake.
Seeing his beloved on the verge of collapse, Xu Yanli felt extremely distressed. He glared at Luo Guifen fiercely, then quickly reached out and put his arm around Su Qingyue's shoulders, coaxing her in a low voice: "Qingyue, don't be afraid, I'm here."
He was upset and angry.
It was all caused by this woman Ruan Anan!
How docile was he before? How dare he treat Qingyue like this now?
Isn't it because she still has feelings for him and is deliberately doing this to get his attention?
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