Chapter 88 : Are you happy now?

And this was not the worst.

The worst part was that the bag she was holding was actually filled with clothes, not money or tickets.

When she realized that she had not only lost so many things but also money, Lu Haiyan’s head began to throb, and it felt like it would explode!

“It’s all your fault! You ran so fast that all my things fell!”

She glared at Chen Weidong and cursed, her expression filled with fury as if she wanted to eat him alive.

Chen Weidong, however, was filled with grievances.

He had told her multiple times to only bring valuables and food, but she didn’t listen. And in the end, when the typhoon arrived, she still walked slowly.

He had been taking care of her and the children by himself, so how could he also take care of all her bags?

Now, as she pointed fingers and scolded him, he couldn’t say a word and just lowered his head to let her vent her anger!

But his silence did not earn him Lu Haiyan’s forgiveness.

“Go and find it for me! Go and find it for me! Don’t lose a single thing!”

As she spoke, she shoved Chen Weidong, wanting him to go outside and search for the bag.

But outside, not only was the wind getting stronger, but it was also pouring rain. The strong winds could come at any moment. Who would dare go out at this time?

The military wives who had just finished gathering their things all looked at Lu Haiyan with disapproval.

“If you want to pick it up, go pick it up yourself. Don’t embarrass yourself here!”

Hadn’t they noticed the people nearby already watching them? If they knew that Lu Haiyan was also one of the military wives, what would they think of their husbands?

After being military wives for a long time, they instinctively tried to protect the image of their men. How could they let Lu Haiyan tarnish everyone’s reputation?

But Lu Haiyan was notorious for being stingy. Losing money felt like losing her life. How could she listen to them?

Seeing no one helping her, she opened the door and tried to go out.

As soon as the door opened, a gust of wind mixed with heavy rain blew in with a “whoosh,” and Lu Haiyan nearly lost her balance.

After barely steadying herself, the cold raindrops hit her face, and she almost couldn’t open her eyes!

“Sister-in-law! Come back! I’ll pick it up for you!”

In the end, Chen Weidong stopped Lu Haiyan. Without paying attention to the objections of the other wives, he plunged into the heavy rain!

The other wives in the room were anxious and angry.

“Lu Haiyan, you’re such a troublemaker! If something happens to Xiao Zhang, won’t you regret it?”

Zhong Juhua was so angry that she nearly slapped her across the face!

“Is it that in your heart, other people’s lives are less important than your pile of junk?”

“How could there be someone like you in our family compound?”

Although Lu Haiyan was usually unlikable, she had never been surrounded and scolded like this before.

In this moment, facing those angry faces, she couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

At that moment, Guo Datong, who had heard the commotion and rushed over, realized what his wife had done.

“Lu Haiyan! He is my comrade-in-arms! Is this how you treat my comrade-in-arms?”

Guo Datong’s voice was filled with extreme disappointment! Lu Haiyan, who already felt a little guilty, now panicked.

“Old Guo, listen to me…”

She wanted to explain that all their money had fallen on the road.

But Guo Datong didn’t seem to want to hear her voice at all. He didn’t even look at her and dashed straight into the storm!

“Old Guo!”

Lu Haiyan was truly panicking now, and even her voice had changed!

It was stormy outside, and she couldn’t see anything clearly. What if he got hurt? What if he couldn’t come back?

The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. Her face turned as pale as a ghost.

“You know how to be scared now?” Su Ranran’s voice was cold and filled with disgust. “Your old Guo’s life is important, but Xiao Zhang’s life isn’t? You didn’t want to evacuate properly, but you insisted on it. Now are you happy?”

This was the first time she had encountered such a vicious and selfish person since joining the army. Her hatred for her was beyond words.

“Then… how can they be the same?” Lu Haiyan retorted instinctively.

This was like poking a hornet’s nest.

“What’s the difference? I think what Ranran said is absolutely right. Do you really think of yourself as some superior lady from the old society? Do you think other people’s lives are not as precious as your husband Guo’s?”

“I really didn’t expect that, in our new society, there are still people like you!”

Lu Haiyan, who was being scolded, had collapsed onto the ground, staring blankly at the door that had been closed again.

The wind outside howled and the rain crackled. Just listening to the noise was enough to make people feel scared.

After scolding her a few more times, the others didn’t want to deal with this selfish woman anymore.

One by one, they turned their attention back to the door, nervous.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Ranran felt the hem of her clothes being pulled.

Looking down, she saw Zhang Xiaohua’s somewhat pale face.

“Auntie, my mother hasn’t come yet.”

At this, several military wives immediately turned their attention to her.

“What did you say? Didn’t your mother come to the gathering point just now?”

As they spoke, they scanned the crowd in the family compound and noticed that Wang Chunmei was indeed missing.

Zhang Xiaohua shook her head, her voice full of panic and fear.

“I… My mother said that my father didn’t take his military uniform…”

Actually, they had come to the gathering point with the main group, but halfway through, her mother had run back.

Zhang Xiaohua didn’t know who to tell.

This was her first time at the coast and her first time encountering typhoon weather. Hearing the wind roaring outside like a giant beast terrified her.

When they heard that Wang Chunmei had gone back to get the military uniform for Zhang Xinrong, the military wives present were speechless!

Do these people not have any brains?

In the face of disaster, everything else is secondary, and saving lives is the most important thing.

One person is unwilling to leave her things at home, and another one actually went back for a man’s military uniform!

The military wives were all extremely angry.

Although everyone sympathized with Zhang Xiaohua, they didn’t want to get involved in this nonsense.

If she was trapped for some unavoidable reason, they would still risk their lives to help her.

But she ran back for a military uniform. Sorry, their lives are important too.

They were all adults, and they should bear the consequences of their choices.

They all felt sorry for Chen Weidong when he went out to search for the bag just now.

What’s more, none of the military wives there weighed more than 100 pounds. To put it bluntly, a gust of wind could blow them away outside.

Not only could they not save anyone, but they would also put others in danger by making them come to rescue them.

As everyone remained silent, Zhang Aizhen stood up.

“I’ll go to the family compound to check.”