She was stunned. So this was the original owner's military officer husband. Just like the description in the book, he was exactly her type!
The man was tall and imposing, with a powerful aura. He wore a military uniform, which appeared almost black in the backlight. His handsome face was almost demonic, and above his straight nose were a pair of deep, beautiful eyes that concealed endless danger. The light in his eyes was sharp, and his presence was overwhelming.
The man's powerful aura made everything around him pale in comparison.
Su Jingjing swallowed hard. Would such a handsome man be hers in the future?
"Su Jingjing, are you planning to sell your two children today?"
Li Hanting said in a deep voice, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes. This woman is being infatuated again.
Su Jingjing's mind went blank for a moment, and she immediately came to her senses and retorted, "No, where did you hear that? The two children are perfectly fine."
She finally witnessed firsthand that this residential compound was comparable to the entertainment industry of later generations—the information network was incredibly efficient!
The man was quite handsome, but his eyes were also sharp, and his gaze, once sweeping over her, subtly suppressed her.
At this moment, a dark-skinned woman stood up and accused, "I saw you dragging two children onto the bus today, and you were saying that you were going to sell the two children."
When Su Jingjing saw the woman's face, she recalled the contents of the book in her mind. Wasn't this Wu Xiuying, who was at odds with the original owner of the body?
To be honest, the original owner didn't get along with many people in the compound.
"Do you believe what you're saying? Everyone knows that you, Wu Xiuying, and I don't get along. Maybe you're getting revenge on me."
No matter what, she can't admit to selling the child, otherwise she won't be able to stay here.
She had a terrible reputation in the compound, but Wu Xiuying wasn't much better off. She often loitered around during mealtimes, just to mooch a few bites of food from other people.
Everyone's gazes began to waver. Wu Xiuying looked left and right, and started to get anxious. She pointed at Su Jingjing and said, "You...you're spouting nonsense."
She suddenly remembered that there were two other children who could testify.
“Everything I said is true. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the two children.”
In that instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the two children. Li Yuanyuan had never experienced such a scene before, and she was so frightened that she burst into tears.
Su Jingjing felt a surge of anxiety. She had barely taken a step when she saw the man pick up Yuanyuan and gently coax her.
Li Hanting's voice was slightly hoarse, "I'm sorry everyone, Yuanyuan is a little timid. I will find out what happened. Please leave now."
Since Commander Li has said so, even if everyone wanted to know the truth, they had no choice but to keep it to themselves.
Soon, everyone went outside one by one, and the air in the room became fresh.
After wiping away his daughter's tears, Li Hanting carried her in one arm and held his son's hand with the other, walking out without giving Su Jingjing even a glance.
When the door slammed shut, Su Jingjing was so startled that her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.
Ugh... Why are you getting so angry?
She felt wronged. It wasn't her fault, but she was made the scapegoat right away. She didn't know who to confide in about her grievances.
Hmph... Li Hanting, you have such a bad temper, no matter how handsome you are, I'm not interested in you.
"Glug, glug..."
Su Jingjing looked down helplessly at her uncooperative belly, reached out and touched it. Oh, it's still protesting.
The screaming sounds from inside my stomach made me panic.
She was a complete stranger in this place, and her only support, her officer husband, was nowhere to be found.
"Fine, I'll just have to rely on myself," Su Jingjing resignedly walked to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.
I didn't look closely when I was cleaning, but now that I'm back in and taking a closer look, there are only two pots inside, one for stir-frying and the other for cooking rice, along with other miscellaneous items like bowls, chopsticks, and plates...
The kitchen clearly wasn't used often. Su Jingjing then recalled the contents of the book: the original owner was lazy by nature, leaving her own dishes and chopsticks piled up there, waiting for Li Hanting to come back and clean them up, let alone cooking.
The kitchen in the house is just for show, forcing the two children to eat in the cafeteria every day.
When Li Hanting was resting, he would cook for himself. The women in the family compound both hated and envied the original owner of the body, envying that Commander Li had to serve her when he returned home.
In every household, the woman does the cooking, and when the man comes home, he acts like a big shot, lying there waiting for his meal, not to mention Li Hanting's high status.
However, most of them were packed up from the cafeteria, since Li Hanting was very busy.
Su Jingjing suddenly stopped complaining about the man's bad temper. The original owner was so awful that she wanted to punch him.
Since the man cooks occasionally, there should be food stored at home.
She searched and searched, turning the place upside down, and finally found a bag of flour in the corner of the cupboard, wrapped in an inconspicuous bag, which was obviously to protect it from its original owner.
By the way, the original owner also had a strange habit of wasting food.
Su Jingjing looked at the bag of flour and chuckled to herself. She could use it to make some noodles; at least she wouldn't starve.
In the following time, she kneaded and rolled the dough by herself at a very fast pace. During this time, she also ran downstairs and picked a few bok choy, scallions, and cilantro from her own vegetable garden.
Of course, these vegetables were all grown by Li Hanting, but he didn't have much time to manage them, so they weren't as lush and vibrant as the vegetables grown by others.
"Pfft..."
Su Jingjing suddenly thought of a high-ranking military officer bending over to plant vegetables in the garden, and found it unbelievable.
She rolled out quite a lot of noodles, thinking that when the father and sons came back, they would be able to eat the hot noodles she made.
She's now glad she's using a gas stove instead of the firewood used in the countryside, although the gas stove is a bit old and needs to be turned on a few more times to start the fire.
Regiment Commander's Office
Li Hanting brought the two children to the office. Yuanyuan had stopped crying and was still sobbing, looking pitiful.
He looked at his stubborn eldest son and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Where are you injured? Who applied the liniment to your body?
This kid has a strong smell of liniment on him; you can fool others, but you can't fool him.
Li Cheng'an looked up and stared directly at his father. Nothing could escape his father's sharp eyes. He wanted to be as capable as his father in the future so that he could protect his younger sister.
Seeing his eldest son's silent expression, Li Hanting knew things were definitely not simple, so he voiced his suspicions, "Is she really planning to sell you all today?"
Li Cheng'an nodded silently, "Well... but in the end, I don't know why, she suddenly didn't want to sell us anymore."
Although he hated that old hag, he didn't really care about lying.
He continued indignantly, "Dad, the old hag came back and pretended to apply medicine to me, she must be trying to cover up her crimes."
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