A plump woman opened the door. Behind her was a messy house, with flies even flying out of it.
"What's up?"
The woman's expression was unfriendly, and she frowned impatiently when she saw Xu Ruantang.
Despite her discomfort, Xu Ruantang took out a bag of pastries and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Chen Ji's wife from that courtyard! I just arrived at the compound and brought some homemade pastries for everyone."
The fat woman glanced at her, snatched the pastries from Xu Ruantang's hands, and slammed the door shut.
Xu Ruantang: "......"
She shook her head helplessly, picked up her suitcase, and was about to go next door when the door opened. A woman peeked in; it was the military wife who had given Xu Ruantang the goji berries yesterday.
Upon seeing her, he waved to her, "Xiao Xu, come here quickly."
He looked all mysterious.
Xu Ruantang was invited to her home and sat down on the sofa.
"My name is Liu Xue, Xiao Xu, you can just call me Sister Liu."
Liu Xue poured Xu Ruantang a glass of water, which she accepted and thanked her for. "Thank you, Sister Liu. I made these pastries myself. Please try them."
Liu Xue sat down next to her. "Oh, Xiao Xu, you have this skill too?!"
Xu Ruantang nodded. "I learned some skills from my master back in my hometown. To be honest, I plan to use this skill to set up a stall and earn some money."
Liu Xue opened the oil paper package, picked up a mung bean cake, took a bite, and her eyes immediately lit up: "Delicious! Sweet but not cloying, much better than the cloyingly sweet side dishes sold outside! Xiao Xu, your cooking skills are excellent!"
As Liu Xue spoke, her curiosity returned, "What, Commander Chen isn't giving you money? That shouldn't be the case, his family is..."
"Sister Liu, you've misunderstood. I was just bored." After what happened yesterday, Xu Ruantang didn't want anyone to misunderstand or talk about Chen Ji's private affairs again, so she quickly explained.
Xu Ruantang couldn't even imagine what would happen if she caused Chen Jitian any more trouble.
The image of that old man grabbing her waist yesterday is still vivid in my mind! This time it was his waist, maybe next time it'll be his neck! He's truly terrifying, I can't afford to mess with him.
Liu Xue looked at Xu Ruantang reproachfully, "Oh dear, you really don't know how lucky you are! Why can't you just stay at home peacefully? Why do you have to go out and suffer like that!"
I knew it! Commander Chen didn't seem like that kind of person!
Did you just give some pastries to Wang Xiuxiu next door?
Liu Xue changed topics very quickly; she was just talking about Xu Ruantang, but in the blink of an eye, she shifted the conversation to someone else.
Changing the subject was fine, it saved her from having to explain. Xu Ruantang nodded obediently, "Yes."
Xu Ruantang thought about what had just happened and felt a little strange. How could there be military dependents like that in the compound?
She always felt that a home with soldiers living there, even if not perfectly clean and tidy, wouldn't be such a mess! The smell as soon as she opened the door was unbearable for a normal person to live in.
Liu Xue slapped her thigh and reminded her, "Hey, don't mess with her, or she'll come after you."
Liu Xue spoke mysteriously, even in her own home, in a low voice: "That Wang Xiuxiu is lazy and greedy. Because she gave birth to a son for Company Commander Lu, she acts like a tyrant in the compound, always freeloading and stealing food. She even snatches things from the children! Company Commander Lu is always cleaning up her messes!"
I'm her neighbor, and I usually don't dare open my door, otherwise something will be stolen from me. She won't admit it, and I'm at my wit's end.
Sigh, in this compound, eight out of ten families are from the countryside, and I've never seen a wife like this before! Company Commander Lu is really unlucky; how did he end up with such a wife!
When Liu Xue got excited, she would slap the table a few times.
In a short while, Xu Ruantang learned a juicy piece of gossip. The plump woman from earlier was named Wang Xiuxiu, and she was the wife of Lu Shishen, the company commander next door.
The two got married when Company Commander Lu returned home to visit his family. He happened to save Wang Xiuxiu from jumping into the river, and she forced him to marry her, claiming that they had touched each other's bodies. He had no choice but to marry her.
Wang Xiuxiu drugged Lu Shishen on their wedding night before giving birth to a son who is now four and a half years old!
Lu Shishen tolerated Wang Xiuxiu for the sake of the child. Who knew that after Wang Xiuxiu gave birth, instead of restraining herself and focusing on taking care of the child, she became even more outrageous.
Lu Shishen gave her almost all of his monthly allowance, and she would make sure to take good care of the child in front of him, but as soon as he was away, she would immediately change her tune.
My son is so healthy, but he's always hungry and poorly dressed, and he's as thin as a stick.
Wang Xiuxiu only cared about herself. When she was happy, she would give her son a bite to eat; when she was unhappy, she would order her child to buy her food. The four- or five-year-old child would carry a lunchbox back and forth to the compound canteen to serve her all day long.
Lu Shishen was kept in the dark by her from both sides. No one in the compound dared to complain to him. When Lu Shishen was not around, Wang Xiuxiu would go to other people's homes and cause trouble.
Over time, everyone avoided her like the plague, and no one dared to get involved in her family affairs.
Xu Ruantang was shocked. Wasn't this the most classic trope in time-travel novels?
As is typically the script, Wang Xiuxiu, the original owner of this body, will soon court her own demise, and then be given a new body to inherit her husband and son's body...
Thinking this way, Xu Ruantang became a little curious about this Company Commander Lu Shishen. Perhaps he was the male protagonist of another book!
This world is truly a huge joke; everyone is an NPC!
Xu Ruantang didn't stay at Liu Xue's house for long; she left after only a short while.
As I was going down the stairs, I saw a four or five-year-old boy wearing blue clothes sitting on the stairs playing by himself.
Upon noticing Xu Ruantang looking at him, the little boy quickly looked away and timidly moved to the side.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
