Chapter 57

Lu Yu stared at Jiang Nian's eyes. Her eyes were beautiful, but sometimes he could see the emotions hidden in them. She was different from before. Before, she always looked at the ground, and all the emotions in her eyes were numbness and obedience to the status quo. But the sister-in-law in front of him, even when her eyes were looking at the ground, the eyes hidden under her pupils were full of agility that he had never seen before.

Lu Yu wanted to ask what secrets she was hiding.

But the words rolling in his throat could not be uttered. He was afraid that he would scare her away, and that the sister-in-law in front of him would become the same as before.

He slowly approached Jiang Nian, put his hands on her waist and pulled her into his arms. When he felt the warm body, Lu Yu felt more secure than ever before.

After a while, he said, "I have to go to the team. I will take you there when I come back at noon."

Jiang Nian nodded gently, "Okay."

Lu Yu kissed her nose, let her go, turned around, walked out of the house, put away the dishes and chopsticks before going to the team.

Jiang Nian swept the yard, and Feng Mei came just after she finished sweeping the yard, leading Song Xiangdong and Song Xianghong. The two children called her Aunt Jiang when they saw her.

Jiang Nian asked, "Did Xiangdong not go to school today?"

Feng Mei sat down on the bench and said, "I've asked for leave today. I'm going to take them to Captain Tang's house for dinner and to get wedding candies. Let's go. It's too early to go now. We can get more wedding candies."

As she was talking, Xu Yan also came, holding Liu Jianye and Liu Jianwu by her left and right hands, and said to Jiang Nian, "It's rare to have a wedding in the family compound. Let's go over to have some fun and see the bride."

Jiang Nian: ...

They're going to have a wedding to see the excitement. Jiang Nian felt that if she went, she might cause trouble for the bride.

Jiang Nian originally wanted to say that she didn't want to go, but she couldn't resist the pulling of Feng Mei and Xu Yan, so she had no choice but to follow them to the family compound of the Third Regiment. Passing by the door of Captain Lu's house, the old lady was also walking out with Lu Zhijun. When she saw Jiang Nian and the others, she smiled and greeted them, "Are you going to Captain Tang's house too?"

Feng Mei smiled and said, "Come on, come on."

After arriving at Captain Tang's house, Jiang Nian saw that many people had already come to Captain Tang's house. At this point, Lu Yu and the others had not returned from the army, so the people in the yard were all army wives and aunts. Tang Ze didn't invite many people this time, and they were all comrades with whom he had a good relationship, so he didn't invite anyone else.

The wedding took place at Captain Tang's house. The house Tang Ze applied for had not yet been approved, but Chen Fang had moved all the tables, chairs and benches from the surrounding neighbors early in the morning. The women and children were sitting at several tables.

Jiang Nian sat quietly on a bench near the door, listening to Feng Mei and Xu Yan chattering non-stop. She had a headache from listening to them. She noticed that many people were looking at her. One of the military wives asked, "Is this the wife of Deputy Colonel Lu? She's really pretty."

Jiang Nian smiled politely.

Feng Mei found another topic and started talking nonstop while holding Jiang Nian's hand. As they were chatting, they talked about Deputy Colonel Lu's matchmaking. One of the military wives started to make a fuss: "Is there any girl in our family compound who is as pretty as Deputy Colonel Lu's sister-in-law? If she is prettier than his sister-in-law, Deputy Colonel Lu will definitely marry her."

Jiang Nian: ...

This definitely makes Lu Yu look like a man who treats people based on their looks.

"Deputy Colonel Lu's sister-in-law, have you ever thought about remarrying? If you plan to remarry, I'll introduce you to my cousin. My cousin works in a factory, is paid by the government, and has two children."

"I have one too. My brother works in a state-owned hotel. He just lost his wife last year and has no children at home. Deputy Colonel Lu's sister-in-law, why don't you consider mine first."

Several people talked back and forth. It was clearly someone else's wedding day, but it turned into a place for Jiang Nian to find a partner.

Jiang Nian: ...

She shouldn't have come!

Feng Mei saw this and shouted, "All of you, stop it. No matter how good you brothers and sisters are, they can't be as good as Song Bai from our Song family. He became the deputy head of the regiment at such a young age and he's still an unmarried young man. Who of you can compare with him? Come and compete and see."

Several military wives: ...

Jiang Nian: ...

Xu Yan glanced at Jiang Nian's wrinkled eyebrows and said to the group of people, "If Jiang Nian wants to get married, she can get married. If she doesn't want to get married, she doesn't have to. She has good skills in embroidery and can make money. Even if she doesn't have money, Deputy Colonel Lu will take care of her. Deputy Colonel Lu didn't say anything. Why are you all anxious to find a partner for Jiang Nian? If Deputy Colonel Lu knew that you were urging his sister-in-law to remarry, you think he would be angry with you!"

All the people were silent immediately.

Yes, they are all urging her to remarry. After all, Jiang Nian is the sister-in-law of Deputy Colonel Lu. As long as Deputy Colonel Lu doesn't let her go, it's useless for anyone to propose marriage. After all, Jiang Nian is the wife of Deputy Colonel Lu's eldest brother.

Chen Fang and several other military wives are busy in the kitchen now, and they have no idea what is being said outside.

Tang Ze got married today, and she was exhausted.

Tang Ze's mother came two days ago. She was busy with farm work in the countryside, and Tang Ze's father didn't come. The two pots in the kitchen were not enough, so they used the pot and stove from the military wife next door.

The military wives in the yard are talking about other things now, and they are no longer around Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian whispered to Xu Yan, "Thank you."

Xu Yan smiled and said, "Of course, what's there to thank me for? I hate these people who keep telling others that they have seen the bride."

It was almost twelve o'clock, and the meal at the Tang family was ready.

"The bride is coming--"

There was a noisy voice outside. Xu Yan pulled Jiang Nian up and walked out. Jiang Nian looked up and saw Tang Ze wearing a military green uniform and riding a 28-bar bicycle. Sun Ying was sitting in the back, wearing a red shirt and pants, with a red flower on her chest and two braids with two small flowers on them.

"The bride is so beautiful!"

"She is so pretty."

"A beautiful young bride has come to our family compound."

Jiang Nian stood behind Feng Mei and leaned over to take a look. She was stunned for a moment. Sun Ying's outfit today was exactly the same as in her dream. If the groom was not Tang Ze, she would have thought she was dreaming again.

Sun Ying suddenly looked in her direction. The moment their eyes met, the smile on Sun Ying's face disappeared, replaced by a look of disgust, and then she looked away coldly and followed Tang Ze into the house.

Jiang Nian: ...

She said she came here to make trouble for the bride.

But Jiang Nian remembered something. That day in the private plot, Sun Ying came to Lu Yu and talked about their first encounter on the train. Was it a coincidence, or did Sun Ying really have memories of her past life? But if she had memories of her past life, how could she marry Tang Ze?

At noon, Captain Song and his men all arrived. When Captain Song saw Jiang Nian, he was stunned for a moment: "You are here?"

Jiang Nian: ???

"Yeah."

Captain Song said "Hey", "Lu Yu went home to pick you up."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I came here with Sister-in-law Feng and the others."

"Song Bai--"

Feng Mei saw Song Bai walking forward with his head down, and called him. Song Bai paused and didn't turn back: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to find Tang Ze."

"Wait a minute, come here and I have something to ask you."

Feng Mei walked in front of Song Bai, glanced at Jiang Nian, and asked in a low voice: "Who are you and Jiang Nian talking about?"

Song Bai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up at Jiang Nian. Jiang Nian also noticed Song Bai's gaze. When she turned her head, she saw the bruise on Song Bai's brow bone, which was similar to the bruise on the corner of Lu Yu's mouth. Her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the person who fought with Lu Yu was Song Bai?

Song Bai avoided Jiang Nian's gaze and asked Feng Mei: "Who told you that? If this gets out, it will ruin Jiang Nian's reputation."

Feng Mei said: "I heard from Chen Fang that you bought clothes for Jiang Nian. I thought you were 20%."

Song Bai: ...

"That's not true."

Song Bai explained. When he walked into the yard, he couldn't help but look at Jiang Nian again. She lowered her head, and I don't know what she was talking to Xu Yan. She smiled, and her hair in front of her forehead naturally hung down at her eyebrows. The sunlight fell on her body, making her temperament quiet and smart.

Song Bai's calm heart beat uncontrollably.

He retracted his gaze and frowned a few times. He felt that he was a shameless person who actually fell in love with his brother's wife.

The yard was bustling with noises from men and children asking for candy.

Jiang Nian stood outside the yard, and Xu Yan accompanied her: "Are you not used to such a noisy place?"

Jiang Nian smiled: "A little bit."

A man walked over on the road. The man was wearing a military uniform, with two buttons of his collar undone, and his sleeves rolled up, revealing his arms with blue veins. There were some fine beads of sweat on his cold and handsome face. Xu Yan took a look: "Deputy Regiment Lu is here."

Jiang Nian raised her head, and Lu Yu just walked up to her, looking at her with dark eyes, and called out in a low and magnetic voice: "Sister-in-law."

Jiang Nian's face was inexplicably a little red.

She smiled a little unnaturally: "I came here with Sister Feng and the others."

Lu Yu hid a smile in his eyes: "Well, go in, I'll take you home after dinner."

Xu Yan smiled and said, "No need, Deputy Regiment Lu will take you home. Sister Feng and I will take your sister-in-law back later."

Jiang Nian nodded lightly: "I'll go back with Xu Yan and the others later."

"Okay."

There were ten tables in the yard, basically one table for men, one table for women, and one table for children. Jiang Nian sat facing the window of Sun Ying's room. Sun Ying was sitting on the edge of the bed in a red shirt, talking to Tang Ze. After a while, Tang Ze came out and was dragged away by his comrades to attend the wedding banquet. Jiang Nian originally wanted to lower her head, but the moment she lowered her head, she saw Sun Ying looking at her with disgust.

Then, Sun Ying's eyes passed over her and looked at Lu Yu who was sitting not far away.

Jiang Nian felt uncomfortable.

It was Sun Ying's own business if she disliked her, but when she looked at Lu Yu, Jiang Nian felt a little sour in her heart.

"Deputy Regiment Lu, if your sister-in-law wants to remarry one day, please tell me. As long as Deputy Regiment Lu can make a request, I will do it for you even if I risk my life." The one

who spoke was the battalion commander of the Second Regiment. The soldiers of the Second Regiment knew better than the soldiers of the Third Regiment that Deputy Regiment Lu's sister-in-law was very beautiful. Not only was she a good cook, but her embroidery skills were also top-notch. Although Deputy Regiment Lu's sister-in-law was a widow, no one cared about this. Everyone wanted to break their heads and test the waters in front of Deputy Regiment Lu.

"Yes!"

A group of people started to make a noise, including the wives of the soldiers.

Jiang Nian's eyelids twitched a few times, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Lu Yu who was sitting diagonally opposite. Lu Yu also looked at her, pursing his thin lips, and his expression could not be seen.

Tang Ze went over and patted Lu Yu on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Deputy Colonel Lu, it seems that many people want to meet your sister-in-law."

Lu Yu's face was calm, but there was a dark and cold color in his eyes. He closed his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes, and in the midst of the noisy laughter, he said: "My sister-in-law has someone she likes, you all should give up your thoughts to me!"

The voice was not loud, but deep and powerful.

For a moment, the noisy laughter stopped, and everyone looked at Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian:...

"Jiang Nian, do you have someone you like?"

Feng Mei was stunned for a moment before asking. After all, Jiang Nian stayed with them every day, and everyone was curious about who she liked.

Xu Yan also looked at Jiang Nian with some curiosity.

Sun Ying sat on the bed, looking at Jiang Nian with jealous disgust. Obviously, she was the bride today, and everyone's eyes should be on her, but in the end, they all fell on the widow. What's there to see in a remarried woman whose husband died? !

Sun Ying has never disliked a person so much since she was a child.

No matter where she went, she was the bright spot in everyone's eyes, but when such an ordinary widow appeared, she stole all her limelight.

She even thought maliciously that Jiang Nian should have the same fate as in her dream, banging her head against a wall and dying. But in reality, Jiang Nian was alive and well. She was taken to the army by Deputy Colonel Lu and settled in the family compound, which was completely contrary to the scenes in her dream.

The only thing that was the same was that Deputy Colonel Lu's attitude towards her was the same whether in dreams or in reality.

Sun Ying always felt that it shouldn't be like this.

"Deputy Colonel Lu's sister-in-law, who is your target? Tell me, and Deputy Colonel Lu can even be a matchmaker for you."

The military wives started to make a fuss again.

"Deputy Colonel Lu's sister-in-law is talking to Deputy Colonel Song of our Third Regiment about a target. Last month, I saw Deputy Colonel Song buying clothes for Jiang Nian."

Chen Fang stuffed a mouthful of food into her mouth and continued, "Who among you can compare to our Deputy Commander Song?"

Jiang Nian's breathing tightened, and she looked at Lu Yu almost instantly, fearing that Lu Yu would expose their relationship. In this situation today, if these people knew that she and Lu Yu had another shameful relationship, I'm afraid it would spread throughout the entire army in half a day. Lu Yu

will also become the topic of the entire military region!

Song Bai frowned, subconsciously looking at Jiang Nian who was sitting diagonally opposite him, thinking of what his sister-in-law had just asked him, he turned his head to look at Chen Fang who was still eating.

Lu Yu and Song Bai were sitting next to each other. Everyone thought that Jiang Nian was looking at Song Bai, and they immediately started to make a noise. In the noisy atmosphere, Jiang Nian felt that her eyes had never been so clear before. She clearly saw that Lu Yu's angular profile was tense, the curve of his jawline was bitten a few times, and the cold corners of his eyes began to ooze out coldness.

She was afraid that Lu Yu would not be able to hold back -

almost when Lu Yu was about to stand up, Jiang Nian stood up first, and in the midst of the noisy laughter, for the first time, she said loudly without caring about her dignity: "I don't like Song Bai!"

The noisy laughter suddenly quieted down.

Song Bai looked at Chen Fang and said in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law Chen, there are some things you can't say casually, which will damage the reputation of Lu Yu's sister-in-law. I don't know where you heard the rumor from, but today Lu Yu's sister-in-law and I are here to clarify for everyone that we are not talking about anyone. As a soldier, I dare to do and dare to take responsibility. If I have it, I have it, and if I don't, I don't!"

Jiang Nian also looked at Chen Fang: "Sister-in-law Chen, who did you hear that I was talking about someone with Deputy Commander Song? I am a widow myself, and widows are prone to gossip. Are you deliberately damaging my reputation?"

Chen Fang didn't even swallow the food in her mouth. She was stunned for a long time.

Captain Song and Captain Tang looked at Lu Yu's gloomy face. Jiang Nian is Lu Yu's sister-in-law. If someone destroys Jiang Nian's reputation, it is equivalent to slapping the face of Lu Yu, the brother-in-law. Who can tolerate others slandering their own family?

Captain Tang didn’t want his brother’s happy event to be ruined, so he frowned and looked at Chen Fang, scolding: "You tiger woman, why are you talking nonsense without any basis? Now there is a misunderstanding. If Song Bai hadn’t clarified it today, how would you let Lu Yu and his sister-in-law live in the future?!"

Chen Fang: ...

She swallowed the food in her mouth: "I didn’t say that, it was Feng Mei who said that Song Bai was talking about someone."

Captain Song turned his head and glared at Feng Mei: "Who told you that Song Bai was talking about someone?"

Song Bai frowned and looked at Feng Mei.

Feng Mei: ...

She looked at Chen Fang blankly, not knowing why the spearhead was pointed at her: "When did I say that?"

Why didn’t she remember?

Chen Fang said: "When we were picking reed leaves by the river that day, I asked you, you said Song Bai was dating someone."

Feng Mei remembered it immediately, and she was not polite this time. She pointed at Chen Fang and said: "It's because of you that you brought Hou Lian and Hou Meng to me and wanted to introduce Hou Meng to Song Baixiang. I didn't like Hou Meng, so I said that Song Bai was dating someone. "He has a partner. When did he say that the person he is dating is Jiang Nian? Chen Fang, what are you thinking? You almost drowned my son in the river, and now you are causing me to be scolded by Old Song. Are you doing this on purpose?!"

Everyone knows what Hou Meng did. That woman is too vicious. Not to mention Feng Mei, no other military wife would be willing to look for Hou Meng to look for a partner.

Deputy Regiment Commander You and Hou Lian were sitting on the bench. They were blushing and felt like sitting on pins and needles. They both wanted to lower their heads and run away.

When Chen Fang was reminded of the incident during the Dragon Boat Festival, she breathed a sigh of relief. Old Tang quickly came out to smooth things over, pointing at Chen Fang and saying, "Look at what you have done. You have ruined Tang Ze's happy days!" He then told everyone, "This is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."

Tang Ze pursed his lips slightly, his face looking extremely ugly.

It was his big day today, but his sister-in-law had caused such a thing. He glanced at Sun Ying who was sitting in the window. Sun Ying was sitting on the bed with a cold face, and she didn't look happy either.

Tang Ze's mother also glared at Chen Fang in reproach. Chen Fang glanced at Jiang Nian, whose face was a little cold, and then at Song Bai, whose face was gloomy, and said, "Don't take it to heart."

Jiang Nian looked at Chen Fang, but his words were for everyone to hear: "Sister-in-law Chen, the clothes you saw me bring last time were bought for me by Sister Ge, the owner of the state-owned embroidery shop. Sister Ge was transferred to Yuan City last month, and she gave me these things before she left."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Tang Ze and Captain Tang: "Captain Tang, Captain Tang, I'm full, so I'll go back first."

She ran around several tables and ran out of the yard. She really couldn't stay any longer.

Xu Yan and Feng Mei also stood up and said, "We are full too."

After that, they both left. Song Xiangdong and Song Xianghong, Liu Jianye and Liu Jianwu followed them out. The lively wedding banquet suddenly became quiet.

Captain Tang hurried to liven up the atmosphere, and Captain Song followed suit, and everyone began to continue the lively and noisy atmosphere.

Tang Ze walked up to Lu Yu and Song Bai, and patted Lu Yu on the shoulder first: "Deputy Captain Lu, my sister-in-law is a person who doesn't mean what she says. Don't take it to heart."

Then he patted Song Bai on the shoulder again: "Don't take it to heart either."

Song Bai had a cold face and didn't say anything, just glanced at Jiang Nian's figure who just ran out.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Lu..."

Tang Ze called out when he saw Lu Yu standing up.

Lu Yu's sharp eyes swept over the people sitting in the yard: "Everyone is sitting here today, and I'll make it clear that you don't have to worry about my sister-in-law's marriage. Even if she doesn't get married, I can support her for the rest of her life. In the future, you should stop thinking about finding a partner for my sister-in-law."

Then, his cold eyes swept over the group of soldiers who had just started to make a fuss and wanted to meet Jiang Nian: "And you, all of you, give up your thoughts and focus on the business!"

"Yes!"

A group of soldiers stood up and stood straight, and their playful smiles were gone.

In the Second Regiment, they were not afraid of Regiment Commander Song, but they were afraid of Deputy Regiment Commander Lu. When he trained people, they were like risking their lives, and they couldn't stand it.

"You guys eat, I'm going back first."

Lu Yu walked straight away, and Tang Ze was too embarrassed to stop him.

Sun Ying tilted her head to look out the window, her eyes following Lu Yu until he walked out of the yard. She snorted and turned her head to look at the red leather shoes on her feet

.

On the tree-lined path, Feng Mei and Xu Yan followed Jiang Nian with their children. Feng Mei said, "Jiang Nian, don't be angry. It's my fault for not explaining this to Chen Fang clearly, causing her to misunderstand you and Song Bai."

Jiang Nian pursed her lips and said, "This has nothing to do with you."

It was Chen Fang who brought Hou Lian to show Hou Meng to Song Bai. As Song Bai's sister-in-law, it was normal for her to find an excuse to refuse because she didn't like Hou Meng. In the final analysis, it was Chen Fang's misunderstanding that caused such a big oolong.

Jiang Nian went to the kitchen as soon as she got home.

In fact, she didn't eat at all. Now she calmed down and her stomach was growling with hunger.

Jiang Nian went to the vegetable garden and picked two cucumbers and some beans, planning to stir-fry two dishes. She went into the kitchen and had just washed the vegetables when she heard footsteps behind her. She thought it was Feng Mei or Xu Yan, but when she listened carefully, the footsteps were steady and powerful, obviously Lu Yu's.

Lu Yu is back?

Jiang Nian blinked, turned around and saw Lu Yu walking into the kitchen. The man's face showed no emotion, only his dark eyes still showed some unmelted coldness. But when he saw Jiang Nian, the coldness in his eyes faded away. Seeing her cutting vegetables, he took the kitchen knife from her hand and said, "I'll do it." The kitchen

knife was taken away from her hand, and Jiang Nian came to her senses and said, "I'll light the fire."