Xu Ruantang smiled shyly, "Back to the army! Chen Ji is going back and asked me to go with him."
She pretended to be very happy and content, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the people peeking into the room.
"Oh, really?" Aunt Wang's feelings were a bit complicated. She liked Xiao Xu very much, and she was a little reluctant to see him leave so suddenly.
On second thought, she realized that the young couple had just gotten married, and Chen Ji's willingness to take her to the military base showed that he valued her. She was happy for Xu Ruantang and continued, "That's good. Chen is a good comrade. You two should live a good life together."
Aunt Wang's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.
Xu Ruantang quickly followed up on the topic, saying, "Yes, Auntie, don't worry, we'll live a good life. Chen Ji is a good man. He even said that when he returns to the army, he'll give me all the money in the house to keep for him!"
Xu Ruantang said this especially loudly, "Chen Ji looks cold, but he's actually soft-hearted. As long as I act cute and speak to him gently, he'll agree to anything."
Xu Ruantang got more and more excited as he bragged, and almost believed it himself.
But that's not important; what's important is that someone believed it.
Yao Yulan stood pressed tightly against the wall of the room, afraid of being discovered eavesdropping, her heart pounding faster and faster.
Brother Chen is going back to the army?!
This was a complete shock to her.
Yao Yulan took several deep breaths and paced anxiously around the room twice before she came up with an idea.
Xu Ruantang said that Chen Ji responds better to gentle persuasion than force, which means she hadn't used the right approach before.
Chen Ji is a man, and men have weaknesses.
After Xu Ruantang left, Yao Yulan saw that no one was in the courtyard. She excused herself to go to the toilet, left the room, opened the courtyard gate, and went straight to the Chen family's house.
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