Li Shuhe earnestly advised, "Ruan Ruan, you can't do this. Chen Ji is an old bachelor. He must have saved up a lot of money over the years!"
Don't be stingy with the money. My dad said a real man should protect his country and his family. Protecting the family means spending money on his wife.
Besides, you look good, which makes him feel proud; he'll be secretly pleased!
Xu Ruantang laughed. Li Shuhe really was a father's daughter; she couldn't stop talking about her dad.
However, her ideas were quite ahead of their time. Even in later generations, many people still lack this awareness and only think about sacrifice and dedication.
"It's not that I don't want to buy, but the ready-made clothes outside aren't very nice, and it's getting hot in June. I'm planning to ask my godmother to make me a dress."
Xu Ruantang pointed towards the sofa, "Look, the fabric has been bought."
Li Shuhe walked over, unfolded it and looked at it, her eyes gradually becoming envious. "Wow, Ruan Ruan, you have good taste. This red is so vibrant, you can tell it's good fabric just by touching it."
She said the same thing as her godmother, but praised the wrong person: "I didn't buy it, Chen Ji bought it."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuhe curled her lip in disdain, "I took a closer look, it's just so-so, there's still room for improvement."
Her behavior reminded Xu Ruantang of a saying: "Your best friend will always find fault with your boyfriend no matter what."
I don't know why Li Shuhe has such a big opinion about Chen Ji.
She shook her head, smiled, and didn't reply.
I went to the kitchen to prepare baby food. My godmother used to make steamed egg custard or broken noodles, which my baby ate very well.
Yesterday, while the adults were eating, seeing how hungry Xiao Bao looked, she decided to make him something he had never tried before—egg pancakes.
Make some more later, Li Shuhe is here too, let her try some.
Li Shuhe pushed Xiaobao in and automatically carried a stool to sit next to her.
"Aren't you going to the performing arts troupe today?" Xu Ruantang was very curious. Why did Li Shuhe always seem to be slacking off?
Li Shuhe laughed and said, "I just heard a rumor and couldn't wait to share it with you."
"What?" Xu Ruantang asked casually.
Li Shuhe's eyes lit up when she said this, "You don't know, I heard you fighting with Wang Xiuxiu yesterday, so I rushed over, but you two had already broken up."
That Wang Xiuxiu is such a jerk! But I heard her husband has already filed for divorce, and they're just waiting for her family to come and take her back.
Li Shuhe talked on and on, from Wang Xiuxiu to Lu Shishen, and from Lu Shishen to Jia Shuling.
Suddenly, he slapped his forehead. "That's right! Before Jia Shuling married your second uncle, she seemed to have feelings for Lu Shishen. For a while, she went to see Wang Xiuxiu every day! The two of them were as close as one person. Wang Xiuxiu is stupid and has no idea what she was up to."
This news was so shocking that Xu Ruantang was somewhat surprised. "I didn't realize that. I thought the two of them didn't know each other."
“That’s because Jia Shuling has become successful now, so she’s intentionally distancing herself from her.” Li Shuhe looked down on Jia Shuling’s actions. “She’s distancing herself from Wang Xiuxiu, but behind her back she’s showing concern for Lu Shishen. If she weren’t afraid of it getting back to your second uncle, I think she would be clinging to Lu Shishen.”
"Oh no! Could it be..."
Li Shuhe had a bold conjecture in her mind, but then felt that her idea was too crazy.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing understanding in each other's eyes.
"No way, your second aunt's move was pretty clever! She doesn't like you, but she used Wang Xiuxiu to get rid of you and also removed Wang Xiuxiu as an obstacle."
Li Shuhe boldly stated, "But she's already married to your second uncle. Even if Company Commander Lu gets divorced, what business is it of hers?"
Xu Ruantang couldn't figure it out either, and felt that Jia Shuling was quite scheming.
This brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy is so ingenious that it would be a waste not to be a strategist.
Jia Shuling used Wang Xiuxiu to deliberately provoke Wang Xiuxiu into targeting Xu Ruantang when rumors about her were at their peak in the compound.
If the operation succeeds, Xu Ruantang, this thorn in their side, will be removed.
If it doesn't work out, the bigger the fight between the two, the better, because it will damage both of their reputations if word gets out.
If we could take this opportunity to get rid of Wang Xiuxiu, that would be an unexpected bonus.
At least without her in the way, she can figure out a way to deal with Lu Shishen.
Wang Xiuxiu probably didn't realize how ruthlessly she had been schemed against until she left the compound.
Xu Ruantang guessed that, following the usual pattern, Wang Xiuxiu's unreasonable behavior was very likely the result of Jia Shuling's instigation.
She must have said to Wang Xiuxiu: "If Company Commander Lu doesn't come home, you should make a scene and disturb everyone's peace. That way, he'll be scared and come home."
Otherwise, why would Li Shuhe say that Wang Xiuxiu wasn't like this when she first came to the compound?
It was only later, when her relationship with Jia Shuling improved, that Wang Xiuxiu changed and became increasingly unreasonable.
That is indeed the case.
Wang Xiuxiu was forced to sign the divorce papers, and she's crying at home right now!
Lu Shishen remained silent, not even bothering to look at her.
The house was filthy, and he was the one who cleaned it. All Wang Xiuxiu could do was cry and scream.
"Lu Shishen, you actually want to divorce me because of Commander Chen's wife?!"
"Was I wrong to hit her? You left me because of her! That vixen seduced you behind my back!"
No matter how much she shouted or made a fuss, Lu Shishen and his son acted as if they were deaf and completely ignored her.
"I knew it! Shuling was absolutely right, you've been bewitched by that little vixen! I'm going to beat her to a pulp!"
Wang Xiuxiu was furious and stood up to walk out.
With a series of crashes, Lu Shishen smashed the bowls in the kitchen onto the floor.
His face was cold and menacing. "Enough!"
This was the first time Lu Shishen had ever thrown something. Wang Xiuxiu was shocked and stood there, her hand still on the door.
"Wang Xiuxiu, we're getting a divorce, and you still haven't made enough of a scene? Even now, you still think it's someone else's fault?"
Is it someone else's fault that you abused Xiao Zhao? Is it someone else's fault that you bullied your neighbors? Is it someone else's fault that you are ungrateful and turn around and blame others?
Lu Shishen's expression was icy. "Our relationship started off wrong, but with a child, life goes on. I thought you would change."
I don't care if you don't respect me. But Lu Xiaozhao is your own son, your own flesh and blood, don't you care about that either?
"With a character like you, who do you think could tolerate you?"
Lu Shishen's words were like pearls of wisdom, sending a chill down Wang Xiuxiu's spine.
Lu Shishen had never said these words.
He used to refuse to say a single unnecessary word to her, and he never even looked at her directly.
Wang Xiuxiu thought Lu Shishen didn't care, so she desperately tried to make herself noticed.
Every time she made a scene, Lu Shishen would rush back.
He would give her money, talk to her more, and sometimes even stay overnight at her house.
Although we were assigned separate rooms, at least we were under the same roof.
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