It would take another half hour to walk back, and it was getting dark. Li Shuhe was worried, and after thinking for a while, she cautiously said, "Ruan Ruan, don't take what they said to heart. I think they're both brainless."
Xu Ruantang smiled indifferently, "I didn't take it to heart. I'll go first, you can go in."
The thought of no one at home made Xu Ruantang walk slowly. With peace and quiet around her, her mood wasn't so bad.
There are quite a few people living in the military compound. At this time, many people have already eaten dinner and are playing with their children in the square downstairs.
Xu Ruantang simply sat down on a bench in the square to rest, reflecting on her interactions with Chen Ji. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, and she wished she could pack her bags and leave immediately.
As far as I can remember, Chen Ji tested her more than once, when Yao Yulan and the others first drugged her, when they set fire to her the second time, and even when she later beat Yao Yulan.
It wasn't a coincidence; he simply saw through her.
So why hasn't he taken action? Is it because he hasn't found conclusive evidence, or is he playing the long game?
"Xiao Xu, why are you sitting here all alone?"
Xu Ruantang was forced to pull herself out of her thoughts and looked up to see Liu Xue, the military wife who had given her the goji berries.
"Sister Liu, I'd like to take a walk."
Liu Xue, carrying a shopping basket, sat down next to her. "Where are Chen Ji and the child?"
"Chen Ji went out, and his grandma took the child to stay with her for a few days." Xu Ruantang didn't want to talk about this, so she asked, "Sister Liu, are you going home to cook?"
Liu Xue waved her hand, "What are you doing? These are groceries for tomorrow morning."
"What's wrong? You seem unhappy. Is it because your husband has suddenly become very busy and you're not used to it?"
Liu Xue, with an air of "I've been there," comforted Xu Ruantang: "You'll get used to it slowly. Everyone goes through this. If you feel bored, come visit me."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Liu." Xu Ruantang forced a smile. She couldn't tell Liu Xue that she was thinking about how to run away!
Liu Xue then took a closer look at Xu Ruantang's dress, her eyes growing more and more amazed. She even touched it, saying, "Xiao Xu, this dress must be very expensive, right? It's so beautiful. I bet it's comfortable to wear."
Xu Ruantang looked down at her clothes and realized that she had been so busy since the afternoon that she had forgotten she was still wearing an unwashed dress.
The dress fabric was brand new, and it needed to be washed before it was finished. She tried on the dress and went out, so she didn't have time to worry about that.
"It's not expensive; it was made by my godmother and Aunt Liu next door."
Liu Xue was somewhat surprised. The styles made by older people were outdated, but the one Xu Ruantang was wearing was fashionable and beautiful, and more comfortable than those tight-fitting clothes on the market.
"Your godmother is amazing!" Liu Xue said enviously. "Xiao Xu, ask your godmother if she can make one for me too. Don't worry, I'll pay for it!"
A decent Dacron dress would cost at least 30 or 40 yuan in a department store. It's expensive and you can't even try it on. If you have someone make it for you, you can try it on and have it altered if it doesn't fit.
This is perfect for a woman like her who has given birth and whose figure has changed somewhat.
She had had tailors make her clothes before, but the styles were too old-fashioned and she didn't like them.
"Okay, I'll go back and ask. You can just give the old man a fee for the labor and the fabric."
Xu Ruantang didn't stand on ceremony; if her godmother knew, she would probably be happy too.
"Of course!" Liu Xue was overjoyed that her long-standing clothing dilemma had been resolved!
As the two talked, Liu Xue took out a handful of melon seeds and fruit candies from her pocket and stuffed them into Xu Ruantang's hand, saying, "Have some!"
Xu Ruantang wanted to put it back. Candy was precious in those days, and people usually kept it for themselves. She wasn't a child, and she didn't like eating these kinds of candy.
"Take it, trust me, you'll need it." Liu Xue looked up mysteriously, glanced into the distance, picked up the shopping basket, and said, "I still have kids at home, so I'll head back now."
"Okay, take care, Sister Liu." Xu Ruantang was confused. After seeing Sister Liu off, she turned around and saw Zhang Li holding her pregnant belly.
Xu Ruantang didn't know how long she had been sitting in the square, but Zhang Li kept talking, her mouth never stopping, complaining about her husband, then about her two daughters, then about her mother-in-law, and then about her sisters-in-law...
The eyes of the masses are discerning; she really is a replica of "Xianglin's Wife"!
She finally understood why Liu Xue insisted on giving her a handful of sunflower seeds and looked at her with that kind of gaze; it turned out she had already seen Zhang Li.
Zhang Li continued her tirade: "I told you Hao Jianjun is exactly like Chen Ji, and you still looked unconvinced. He just got back to the compound and went out on official business, he doesn't care about his family at all!"
With a "click," Zhang Li turned around, and Xu Ruantang nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law, please continue, I'm listening!"
Xu Ruantang held the melon seed shells in her hand and silently lit a candle for herself in her heart.
"Slow down! Look at you, you're all filthy!"
Two little girls ran over from a distance. Zhang Li grabbed one of them and took out a handkerchief to wipe her face.
The children were playing outside and somehow got their faces all dirty. After wiping the younger one, Zhang Li started wiping the older one, grumbling all the while: "I told you not to play over there, just stay here. None of them are easy to deal with. Come on, call me Auntie."
"Auntie."
"Auntie."
The two little girls looked at Xu Ruantang, their faces showing impatience after being nagged by their mother for so long.
Xu Ruantang took out the candy Liu Xue had given her, "Good girl, Auntie is giving you candy, take it."
The two children took the things one after the other and were about to leave when Zhang Li stopped them, asking, "Didn't your mother tell you what to say when your aunt gives you something?"
"Thank you, Auntie."
The little girl finally lost her patience, said this, broke free from Zhang Li, and ran away quickly.
"Sigh, none of my family members are easy to deal with. I wonder what this baby in my belly will look like when it's born?"
A worried look appeared on Zhang Li's face, and she turned to Xu Ruantang, "Don't you and Commander Chen plan to have a child?"
Zhang Li kept asking questions, and Xu Ruantang didn't know which one to answer. "But we have Xiaobao, don't you think little girls are cute? One is enough."
Besides, having too many children is exhausting to manage alone.
Zhang Li looked disapproving. "Xiao Xu, let me tell you, if you want to win a man's heart, you have to have his children!"
Look at my sister-in-law, she's already had her third child. Isn't it all to give the Hao family a son?
Other people's children are different from your own, especially when it's a girl.
"You don't know, my mother-in-law nags every day, complaining that there are only two girls in the family who are just freeloaders. If we had a son, she wouldn't say any of this."
Xu Ruantang turned to look at Zhang Li, whose face and body were somewhat swollen, probably because of her pregnancy.
"Sister-in-law, aren't boys and girls all your children? If your mother-in-law prefers boys, then let her have another one."
Why are you always thinking about what other people want? Sister-in-law, what do you want?
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