When Jiang Rumeng walked into Li Qiang's house dejectedly, she heard the conversation between Li Qiang and Jiang Ruyan from the kitchen.
Li Qiang said: "Old Lu is back, wait for Rumeng to come back and talk to her. She is married and she is not young anymore. She should find a partner.
There are many excellent teachers in their school. If she doesn't want to find a teacher, I can introduce one to her."
It would be fine if we didn't talk about this, but Jiang Ruyan becomes worried when she does.
"Ah, do you think I don't want to? She's already 22 years old this year, and my parents are worried about her. You know what she's thinking."
"I know, but Old Lu has brought back a young wife. I think it's better not to break the window paper in Rumeng's heart. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for her reputation. What if she is criticized when she finds a partner in the future?"
Jiang Ruyan sighed again: "You are right, I will talk to her in the evening."
Jiang Rumeng was worried. If she had known things would turn out like this, she should have told Lu Dongsheng earlier and would not have let that woman Su Ying take advantage of her.
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When Su Ying went to wash the dishes after dinner, Lu Dongsheng reached out and took them. He took the two dishes to the faucet in the yard and washed them in a few strokes.
The women were stunned. They knew that Captain Lu was a capable man, but they didn't expect that he also loved his wife.
Su Ying walked around the room. It would take some time to decorate the room.
As soon as Lu Dongsheng came in, he had a measuring tape in his hand.
"Wife, come here and help me pull the ruler. Let's measure the size of the wardrobe."
Su Ying said, "Can we make the wardrobe simpler? Just make it with four doors. Use the two doors on one side to hang clothes, and make a few more grids on the other side. Then we can separate winter and summer clothes, sweaters, trousers, underwear and socks."
Su Ying muttered to herself, and Lu Dongsheng turned his head to see that she was counting on her fingers seriously. The setting sun outside the window shone through the window onto her face, and her whole body seemed to be covered in a layer of light from head to toe.
"Okay, follow your idea."
After the couple took the measurements, it was already dark before they knew it.
When Lu Dongsheng reached out to turn on the light, the bulb lit up for a moment. Perhaps because no one had lived there for a long time, or because the voltage was low, it burned out with a crackling sound.
The couple was silent for a while, and soon he went to Chen Qi's house to borrow a kerosene lamp.
After washing up, the two of them got into bed, hugged the pillow with their arms, rested their chins on the backs of their hands, and lay on the head of the bed in unison, staring at the flickering kerosene lamp in front of them.
Su Ying never imagined that one day her life would end up like this.
In the next room, Li Xiumei was sitting on the edge of the bed, grinning foolishly.
Seeing that she was in a good mood today, Chen Qi couldn't help but ask, "What good news is going on today? You are smiling so happily."
"I just think Captain Lu's wife is funny to look at. She's just as pitiful as my sister."
Chen Qi was helpless, in fact she was thinking about her sister.
"Okay, be more polite to others next time. You have offended all the women in the compound."
Li Xiumei didn't like what she heard. She sat up straight with her eyes widened.
"What's wrong? Some of them like to gossip, some are dishonest, and some look down on others. They all look decent, but in fact, none of them is a good person. Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that their men are comrades-in-arms with you, I would not have scolded them lightly. What I, Li Xiumei, can't stand the most is those people who look down on others even though they have no ability.
Look, this yard is not big to begin with, but they made it so smoky and foul. People who know it is a military compound, but those who don’t know it would think it is a pig farm in the brigade’s compound.”
When talking about Li Xiumei, she looks disgusted.
Chen Qi knew that his wife had no bad intentions, and he also knew that she was a warm-hearted person. People like her did not hide things in their hearts, but they were likely to offend others easily.
Chen Qi said: "My wife is right, they just don't have good vision. My wife is so good, they don't understand."
Li Xiumei knew that Chen Qi was on her side, and a hint of smile flashed in her eyes: "You are still good to me, I have good taste."
As she spoke, Li Xiumei snuggled into Chen Qi's arms. The two children in the next room were already fast asleep.
On Jiang Ruyan's side, when she knocked on Jiang Rumeng's door, she was leaning against the head of the bed, crying silently.
Jiang Ruyan saw it all. She sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and grabbed Jiang Rumeng's hand, and sighed.
"Rumeng, listen to my advice. Find someone who is similar and get married. I know you have someone in your heart, but it's still too late. It may also be that you two are not destined to be together. The other person is already married. I know you feel sad, but it's too late."
It would have been fine if Jiang Ruyan didn't mention it, but as soon as she did, Jiang Rumeng cried even harder.
"Sister, how can he be so heartless? He has only been gone for over a month and he has brought back a woman. And I have seen that woman. She is very ordinary and not worthy of him at all. She doesn't even have a job."
Jiang Ruyan choked up and cried out of breath.
Li Qiang at the door felt that this was inappropriate, but as a brother-in-law, he couldn't step forward to persuade his sister-in-law.
Jiang Rumeng added, "Sister, I've thought about it, but teachers don't have much ability these days. What can they do with a salary of more than 20 yuan a month? As for the other people in the army, most of them come from rural areas. After I marry them, I will have to go back to the countryside. Only Lu Dongsheng is the most suitable for me. He is a company commander, and his parents are workers. He is a good person, too. I have known him for so long, why should he be robbed by someone who showed up later?"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became. She had never said these words to her elder sister. Jiang Ruyan thought that she simply liked Lu Dongsheng. After hearing what she said, she felt that her younger sister was also smart and had plans for her future, which were just disrupted now.
"Rumeng, give up. If you keep this to yourself, maybe you can still be friends in the future. But if you break this window paper, people will gossip about you two behind your backs in the future."
"Let it spread, I'm not afraid.
Sister, I am unwilling to give up so easily. "
Jiang Ruyan got anxious when she heard this: "Then what do you want to do? Captain Lu knows his limits and he won't mess around with you.
Rumeng, don't belittle yourself. If you do something wrong, I, as your sister, will look down on you. I have told you everything I should say. Think about it carefully. "
Jiang Ruyan came out of her room and felt that having this sister around was a burden. When she saw Li Qiang, she shook her head slightly at him.
After the couple lay down, Jiang Ruyan said, "I thought about it, I will go to the city with her tomorrow, and I will go back and tell my parents not to come to see me next week.
You know, this girl is too stubborn and persistent. I'm really afraid that she will make a fool of herself and be looked down upon by others.
If her reputation is ruined, it will be hard for her to find someone she likes in the future."
Li Qiang felt that his wife was right and nodded.
As the night deepens, the yard that was bustling during the day becomes quiet.
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