Someone asked curiously, "Whose cooking smells so good? It must be peanut oil, right? The smell makes me feel bad for spending money. Peanut oil is so expensive. We're even using lard sparingly, but this place is so good..."
Someone in the know responded, "Every family in this building has kids and lives a tight life. The only ones who dare to be so extravagant and generous are the ones without kids."
"So it's Captain Fu's family. No wonder. They're taking advantage of not having children to spend their money as a couple. They're just wasting their money. When they have children, they'll have to spend a lot more money. If they save now, they'll have an easier time later. This young wife really doesn't know how to live."
"We were young once, and it wasn't like this either. Whether you can live well or not has nothing to do with age, it has to do with the person."
"That's true."
"How much is the oil worth compared to pork? They also bought a lot of food, including meat and seafood. I saw Captain He washing them downstairs just now. A large basin couldn't hold them all. In our village, so many dishes could set up several tables. I thought they were going to invite everyone in the whole building."
"We're not familiar with them, and it's a bit of a festival, so how could they possibly invite us? I guess they'll just set up one table."
"Tsk tsk, a whole table for a big pot of food? The daughter of a capitalist is always concerned about face."
Hu Guifen said angrily, "If I were her mother-in-law, I would be furious. She is wasting my son's hard-earned money."
"Captain Fu has good conditions. The daughter of a capitalist should be well-fed and well-clothed. Who would dare to marry an ordinary family without any financial resources?"
When Du Juan heard that several military wives were full of hostility towards Li Jiyue, she felt that she had done nothing wrong. It was not a big banquet. If they were invited, they would have to give gifts. It would cost money, and they would feel bad about it. They would definitely not be happy about it and would say that she was greedy for gifts.
She couldn't help but say, "Captain Fu's family is well-off, so it's normal for him to let his wife eat better. Who would have enough money to eat coarse food?"
Hu Guifen turned around and glared at her. "Du Juan, how much did she pay you to speak for her?"
Du Juan replied, "They didn't give me any money. I was speaking fairly. Every family's situation is different. How they live is their business."
"Our superiors all advocate frugality, but she's indulged in extravagance and corrupting the social atmosphere. This is wrong thinking. I'm going to go to the office and file a complaint against her."
"Who is this sister-in-law going to sue?" At this time, a voice interrupted. It was Wu Jianshe.
Hu Guifen's eyes lit up when she saw him, and she immediately leaned over to complain, "Minister Wu? Minister Wu, you've come just in time. I'm reporting Captain Fu for his extravagant dinner. Can you smell the food? Does it smell delicious?"
Wu Jianshe took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "It smells really good. I'm going to Captain Fu's house now to see how good the food is."
"Yes, Minister, go check it out quickly. We must educate his capitalist wife and make her reflect on herself. If we allow her to corrupt the atmosphere, it will affect our family compound's evaluation as advanced."
"Everyone, go back and cook in the middle of the day. I'll take care of this." Wu Jianshe shouted and walked away with the lunch box in his arms.
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He Yuchuan and his wife came with their children.
Xiaoyao immediately called out, "Uncle Xie, Uncle Cheng."
Xie Mubai and Cheng Yang called out "sister-in-law" dryly, and were very familiar with the two children. "Come on, let uncle hold you."
Each person picked up a child and swung them up.
Xie Mubai pinched the child's face and said, "Xiao Yaoyao seems to have gained some weight. Eat more today and you will be plump and round."
The little girl in her arms shook her head and said, "Don't be fat, auntie said thin looks good."
Xie Mubai looked at the stunning Yu Tingwan, and said with a stern tone, "Sister-in-law, the children are so skinny, how can you tell them that being thin is good? The children can't eat much anyway."
Everyone looked at the two children with heartache.
It’s bad enough that Yu Tingwan was just making trouble, but she also abused the child and didn’t let the child eat, which was too much.
He Yuchuan didn't care and just let her abuse the child.
Yu Tingwan let everyone look at her. It was not her fault that the original owner had committed a sin, so she had a clear conscience.
Xie Mubai glared at her, and she glared back.
Li Jiyue stood firmly beside her best friend, "Everyone has misunderstood. Wanwan treats the child very well. She picks him up from school and helps him with his homework. She is just like his biological mother. There is no way she wouldn't feed him."
He Yuchuan immediately stepped forward to explain, "It was indeed a misunderstanding. Yesterday, I told my wife to eat more and said she was a little thinner. She said thinness looked better, and the child followed my advice. I didn't stop her from eating."
Xiaoyao also said, "Yes, it's just as Dad said. Auntie didn't stop us from eating. She even went to the street and bought us a lot of delicious food."
Xiaoxuan ran to Yu Tingwan and held her hand. "Auntie is very nice. Xiaoqiang's mother laughed at my poor grades. Auntie talked to me and said that my poor grades were due to the wrong questions, not the wrong people. She also said that it was wrong for Xiaoqiang to laugh at people."
Yu Tingwan didn't care what others thought of her. When she heard people around her speaking up for her, she felt warm in her heart, proving that her efforts were not in vain.
Children are playful and don't hold grudges. She gave the two children an admiring look and said, "Auntie really loves you two for a reason."
Xie Mubai realized that he had misunderstood and apologized immediately, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, because before... I misunderstood. I apologize to you."
As a regiment instructor, he had dealt with their family disputes. Yu Tingwan's previous character...
Yu Tingwan ignored him and snorted as she passed by him, "Hmph!"
Xie Mubai looked embarrassed when He Yuchuan passed by him.
He called out in a low voice, "Old He..."
He Yuchuan ignored him, took his daughter from his arms and put her on the stool.
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