Chapter 59: Go to the Military Base and Bring Xiao Jue Back!

“Are you Xiao Jue’s wife?”

The old woman’s eyes were like daggers, piercing into her.

“I am. May I ask who you are?”

Wen Yanyan felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze. Why did this person look at her like an enemy?

“I am Hu Suozhen, Nan Fangjue’s mother! Where did he go? Why hasn’t he come back to see me?”

Hu Suozhen’s question was filled with anger. Her originally stooped posture straightened like a pine tree.

What?

This fierce old woman is Nan Fangjue’s mother?

How did she get here?

Wen Yanyan’s eyes flickered. They say sons resemble their mothers, but they don’t look alike at all!

Sparse eyebrows, small eyes, a flat nose, a wide mouth, a face full of freckles, and a short, fat figure.

How could she give birth to Nan Fangjue, such an extremely handsome man?

Could it be… a genetic mutation?

She didn’t have time to think, quickly hugging Qiuqiu and walking to Hu Suozhen.

“So you’re my mother-in-law. Please come inside.”

Although Nan Fangjue’s mother was also her mother, she found it hard to call her that. Mother-in-law would do for now.

Moreover, she had a bad feeling about this. This visit seemed ominous.

“Where is my son?”

Hu Suozhen’s eyes, though small, shone with a sharp glint, like poisoned daggers.

“Fangjue is on a mission. I don’t know when he’ll be back.”

Wen Yanyan noticed that the old woman had no intention of entering the house, sitting as firm as a rock.

“On a mission? No, you tell him to come back immediately.”

The old woman poked the ground hard with a wooden stick, creating a deep hole in the sandy soil.

“I can’t do that. Please come inside first.”

Wen Yanyan continued to persuade her to enter the house. It wasn’t good to argue outside. They could talk inside.

Besides, Nan Fangjue was on a mission far away. Could he just come back whenever he wanted? He wouldn’t be able to return until his field training was over.

“What? Do you think my words don’t matter? Girl! Are you still not finished? Did you fall into the latrine?!”

Hu Suozhen suddenly shouted at the toilet, her eyes wide.

Ah?

Who is the girl?

Wen Yanyan was puzzled. Was the old woman not alone?

Just as she was thinking, suddenly, “Coming, coming, Auntie, what’s the hurry?”

A thin, yellow-haired girl wearing a blue floral jacket, pants still undone, rushed out from the backyard.

Before she could stand steady,

“Go to the military base and bring Xiao Jue back. Tell him his mother is here!”

The old woman probably didn’t understand what it meant for a soldier to be on a mission.

“Auntie, I dare not go.”

The girl clutched her clothes, fidgeting.

“You have to go, whether you dare or not. Do you still want to marry him?”

The old woman dropped another bombshell.

What?

Wen Yanyan was dumbfounded.

“I… I do.” The girl said, both shy and anxious.

“Then go quickly!”

Hu Suozhen shouted hoarsely.

Wen Yanyan was petrified. What was going on? Where did this yellow-haired girl come from?

She wants to marry… marry Nan Fangjue?

Don’t they know that Nan Fangjue is married?

“Mother-in-law, are you really Nan Fangjue’s mother?”

Wen Yanyan doubted the old woman’s identity. Is there such a mother who would undermine her son like this?

Unbelievable.

“What? Don’t I look like it?”

Hu Suozhen glared at her fiercely.

“You do, very much so. Since you’re his mother, don’t you know he’s already married?”

Wen Yanyan reminded her.

“I don’t recognize this marriage. It was a child betrothal arranged by his grandfather’s generation. I’m his mother, and he has to listen to me! Only this girl is my daughter-in-law!”

The old woman gave her no face at all.

Uh?

Wen Yanyan was speechless.

What kind of situation is this?

The old woman means she doesn’t recognize her as her daughter-in-law, only the yellow-haired girl named Nizi.

“Auntie, I just got married and don’t understand these family matters. Please come inside. I’ll cook you a meal, and we can talk after that.”

Wen Yanyan knew how to address her now.

Since she didn’t recognize her, she wouldn’t recognize her either. It’s perfectly normal.

“Alright.”

The old woman was hungry. Hearing that there was food, she stopped insisting on finding Nan Fangjue.

Finally, she got up, leaning on her fire stick and went inside, Nizi following with a canvas bag.

Whew!

Wen Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief. She finally managed to coax the old woman inside.

Although this situation was chaotic, she had to handle it well and not affect Nan Fangjue’s work.

She carried Qiuqiu inside, closing the door behind her and putting Qiuqiu on the ground.

“Qiuqiu, stay in your nest and don’t make trouble. I’m going to cook.”

But as soon as Qiuqiu entered the room, it started barking loudly, and the old woman started cursing it as a little beast.

Wen Yanyan was startled. Why did Qiuqiu’s barking sound so different?

Woof woof?

Did the old woman hit it again?

She hurried into the room and saw Qiuqiu jumping on the bed where two people were sitting, barking furiously.

Wen Yanyan frowned. They had traveled a long way, covered in mud, and sat directly on the bed?

Wasn’t there a chair?

Ugh, they were covered in dust and leaning against their luggage?

Finished, this bed is unusable.

Even Qiuqiu couldn’t stand their behavior.

“Qiuqiu, come here, get out.”

Wen Yanyan took out its little nest and placed it in the corner next to the dining table.

“Stay here for now. They are guests, don’t bark anymore, be good.”

Qiuqiu lay down quietly, letting out a long sigh.

Wen Yanyan smiled at it and turned to prepare lunch, only to realize that there were no vegetables left at home.

They had used up all the ingredients the previous day for a guest. She couldn’t give them yesterday’s leftovers, could she?

Wen Yanyan thought for a moment and decided to buy some ready-made food from the military canteen.

She went back to tell the old woman.

“Auntie, I’m going to the canteen to buy food. Wait here for a while, I’ll be back soon.”

“Wasteful woman, only knows how to spend money.”

Hu Suozhen scolded her, her face twisted in displeasure.

Uh?

Wen Yanyan’s heart sank.

Didn’t this old woman know gratitude?

She bought her food, and still got scolded.

She pretended not to hear and turned to leave, only to find that Qiuqiu followed her out.

“Fine, since you don’t want to stay at home, come with me.”

And so, they walked towards the military canteen, one person and one wolf.

This was Wen Yanyan’s first time at the military canteen. Unfamiliar with the environment, she looked around to see how others were buying food.

At that moment, she heard someone speak, “Are you Wen Yanyan?”

Huh?

Wen Yanyan looked up and saw Commander Liu, the old acquaintance and division commander.

He stood beside her. She felt a little embarrassed, touching her ear and saying hesitantly,

“Commander.”

After her marriage, Nan Fangjue went on missions, and the original owner had frequently caused trouble for him.

Now, using the original owner’s body, she naturally had to bear the consequences.

Commander Liu smiled.

“Hi, it’s really you, Wen Yanyan. You’ve really surprised me. You’re doing better and better. What brings you to the canteen today?”

Recently, he had heard a lot of good things about Wen Yanyan in the office.

And she hadn’t been causing trouble at the military base lately.

Seeing her today, he felt a sense of familiarity. It’s true that they say “the more you fight, the closer you become”.