Chapter 2 : True and False Fiancé

“Comrade Zhu Haimei, please respect yourself!!!”

Lu Fangfang felt a sense of unease in her heart. Could it be that the person she was engaged to as a child already had a new partner?

But the “original owner’s” grandfather clearly said he was still single. Had she been deceived?

Not overthinking it, Lu Fangfang reached out and grabbed the photo.

“Wrong…”

Upon closer inspection, she realized that what she was holding was a half-length photo of a man.

Lu Fangfang was momentarily stunned.

Frowning, she handed the photo back to Zhu Haimei and grabbed another one.

She examined it for a while, sighed, and then put the photo back in her pocket. It couldn’t be thrown away. Maybe she could use this photo when she went back.

Closing her eyes, Lu Fangfang leaned against the military vehicle, feeling heavy-hearted. Was this trip all in vain?

“Lu! Fang! Fang!”

Zhu Haimei gritted her teeth and said angrily, “Explain this clearly to me!”

“He and I were childhood sweethearts, so I don’t know the details. I’ll ask him when we get to the group,” Lu Fangfang replied.

After saying that, she opened her eyes and glanced at Zhu Haimei across from her.

With her wavy hair, wool coat, small leather shoes, and two suitcases, she looked like a typical capitalist lady.

It seemed that the man had poor taste. The “movement” had just started, and if he married her, there would be trouble in the future.

Shaking her head, Lu Fangfang closed her eyes again.

“What? You and he were engaged as children? You…you…”

Zhu Haimei pointed at Lu Fangfang, her hands trembling with anger.

The person she was introduced to actually had a childhood sweetheart? This…this…

What a disgrace!!!

After glancing at the photo in her hand, her teeth almost ground to dust. Suppressing her fury, she slowly clenched her fists.

Bah, it was too late to say anything now.

But she just couldn’t believe that Li Dajun would choose Lu Fangfang, that skinny girl!

Wang Shufen beside them gasped in shock.

After looking at it for a while, she finally understood that the fiancé of both of them was the same person.

This…this…

She looked between Zhu Haimei and Lu Fangfang and felt a bit worried for her sister.

Wang Shufen opened her mouth but didn’t know how to console her.

For a moment, the three of them fell silent, and only the sound of the car moving forward could be heard.

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Starting from Minle County, the Jiefang bus drove for less than half an hour before arriving at the troops’ base on the grassland.

There were two groups here, and the place was quite large.

The driver slowly stopped the car, then opened the door and jumped out.

Patting the car’s fence, he said loudly, “Sisters-in-law, we’ve arrived. Let’s get off the car. Sister Wang, you and the two sisters-in-law wait here for a while. I’ll go and call the political commissar.”

After saying that, the driver quickly ran toward the regiment headquarters.

“We’re here…”

Lu Fangfang stood up, rubbed her backside, and then got off the car, carrying her small bag.

She looked around curiously.

The military base was a bit different from what she had imagined. Except for the people all wearing military uniforms, it didn’t feel much different from the outside world.

Oh, and there was one thing that stood out , there were a lot of horses here.

Just as she got off, she saw several soldiers passing by on horseback.

Cavalry troops were rare. She guessed this branch of the army would be disbanded in a few years.

Lu Fangfang frowned, feeling a little unsure. But then she relaxed her brows again. She didn’t know what had happened to her fiancé yet, and it had nothing to do with her.

“Girl, help me pick up Tiedan.”

Lu Fangfang came to her senses and turned around, only to see Wang Shufen standing by the car, holding a two- or three-year-old child and passing the child down. She quickly reached out and took the child in her arms.

“Kid, your name is Tiedan?”

Lu Fangfang couldn’t help but glance down.

The little brat was wearing open-crotch pants, and she could see his little bird, which was quite cute.

Tiedan looked at Lu Fangfang timidly and didn’t dare to speak.

When Wang Shufen came down, he quickly opened his arms and cried out for his mother to hold him.

“Child, didn’t you hear your aunt talking to you?”

Wang Shufen took the child and slapped her son on the butt.

Turning her head to look at her daughter, she smiled and said, “Daya, you will see your father soon. We will live here from now on.”

Daya opened her eyes wide and looked into the distance curiously. “Mom, there are so many big horses. Can I ride a big horse in the future?”

“You’ll have to ask your father.”

Lu Fangfang looked at the mother and her two daughters with envy, not knowing how long she could stay here.

The “original owner’s” team had been hit by a drought and had no food to eat. She really didn’t want to go back and starve.

This era is not like later generations where one can go to the city to work at will. If she goes back, she will have to endure ten years in the countryside. By then, she’ll be 28 years old, and it will be too late to work.

“It would be nice to work in a team.”

Turning her head to look at Wang Shufen, Lu Fangfang thought about it, then shook her head again.

She took off her coat and returned it.

After a while, Zhu Haimei also got out of the car.

Seeing someone walking toward them from the distance, Zhu Haimei snorted lightly. She carried two suitcases, took a few steps forward, and blocked Lu Fangfang behind her.

“How boring.”

Lu Fangfang rolled her eyes, took a few steps to the side, then stretched her head and looked curiously.

Not far away, a middle-aged man was striding toward them.

Seeing Wang Shufen and the others, he shouted excitedly, “Tiedan! Daya!”

“Father!”

Daya suddenly broke free from Wang Shufen’s hand and ran toward the man.

Wang Shufen was also a little excited. She held her son and walked over to greet him. “Boss, I… I brought my son and daughter to you.”

Aiguo took his son and then picked up Daya.

After kissing each of them, he looked at his lover again, “Shufen, you’ve worked hard on the way. I’ve packed up the house. Let’s go to the family compound now.”

Wang Shufen was about to agree when she remembered the girl behind her.

After looking back, she quickly moved closer to Aiguo and whispered something.

“What? Is there such a thing?”

Aiguo’s face darkened.

A man has two wives, and you still think this is the old society?

After taking a deep breath, Aiguo said, “Okay, I’ll take care of this. You guys go to the family compound first. Xiao Zhang, lead the way for your sister-in-law.”

After settling his family, he looked at Lu Fangfang and Zhu Haimei.

Well, one is dressed like a young lady, and the other looks like a migrant worker fleeing famine.

The huge difference between the two scared Aiguo.

After thinking for a while, he realized this was not the place to handle things, so he turned around and said to the soldier, “Xiao Liu, go call the first battalion commander to the reception room and tell him that I’m looking for him and ask him to hurry up.”

After the soldiers left, Aiguo couldn’t help but curse again, “You bastard, wait and see how I deal with you!”

“Okay, both of you come with me. I’ll take care of this for you!”