Chapter 16

“How could she be short of money after marrying Zhou Tuan? She just worked hard in the fields and became a landlord overnight. Can’t she control herself? It would be fine if she could stop the car, but she can’t… Zhou Tuan is the unlucky one, as he married a spendthrift woman for his second marriage.” Someone said so.

Qiao Yu ignored the gossip outside.

She is packing her things.

There are three bedrooms. Apart from the one she and Zhou Tuan share, the other two are for Zhou Jun, Zhou Wen, and Zhou Wu, and one for Dawei and Xiaoyong.

Before, Zhou Jun lived alone in a small room, and now he vacated his things to give to Dawei and Xiaoyong.

I also brought gifts for Zhou Jun and his three brothers.

She handed over the clothes. “Here, a gift. I don’t know your sizes, and I don’t know how to make clothes. Zhou’s mother made it. I just spent some money.”

Zhou Jun was incredulous: “We, we have new clothes?”

“It’s a meeting gift, take it quickly.”

“Oh, okay, thank you, auntie.”

Zhou Wu: “Thank you, auntie.”

Zhou Wen still didn’t speak.

Zhou Jun and Zhou Wu tried the new clothes on themselves, and when they saw that they fit well, Zhou Wu tried them on his brother.

All good.

After Qiao Yu packed up his things, he closed the door of the master bedroom, rolled up his sleeves to boil some water, and drank it with the wild vegetable dumplings and rice flour as a perfunctory dinner.

Although it was perfunctory, every child ate with gusto.

Especially Zhou Wu, after licking the bottom of his own bowl, he saw that his brother did not lick the bottom of his bowl after eating, so he snatched his brother’s bowl and continued to lick it.

Qiao Yu: …

Turn a blind eye.

She just arrived, so it’s better not to give any suggestions, lest her adopted sons think she’s difficult to get along with. Wait until they have adjusted to each other.

The dishes and chopsticks are still washed by the three Zhou Jun brothers.

After resting for a while, he boiled some water and wiped his body.

Dawei can wipe it by himself, but Xiaoyong needs Dawei’s help.

Nightfall.

The mother and her two children finally had a good night’s sleep.

Zhou Jun tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Zhou Wu’s voice suddenly came: “Brother, can’t sleep?”

Zhou Jun was startled, but quickly calmed down: “You can’t sleep either?”

“Brother, are you thinking about Aunt?”

“Well… Auntie looks special.”

Zhou Wu hesitated for a moment and expressed his inner thoughts: “I feel that the person my father married back was not a stepmother, but a sister.”

Yes! That’s the feeling!

Zhou Jun turned his head and saw the quiet Zhou Wen staring at Zhou Wu.

Apparently, the three brothers were of the same mind.

The next day, early in the morning.

Qiao Yu took out a can of malted milk and milk powder and gave them to Zhou Jun. “You are the oldest in the family, you can do whatever you want. Make milk powder for Xiaoyong and give each brother a few spoonfuls of malted milk for breakfast. You can go to the cafeteria for lunch, and auntie will see if you can make it back in the evening.”

She ate a hard-boiled egg from space in her room early in the morning.

Qiao Yu was in a hurry. After talking to Zhou Jun, he picked up his backpack and went out.

I originally wanted to walk to the dock, but just as I left the military compound, I ran into Xiao Zhao’s car.

“Sister-in-law, get in the car!”

Qiao Yu opened the car door and got in without saying a word.

Before I could even sit down, I realized there was someone else in the car.

She smiled and nodded as a greeting to the stranger.

Xiao Zhao asked: “Sister-in-law, where are you going?”

“Isn’t it inconvenient to check the time in our compound now? I wanted to buy a watch at the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday. Zhou Jun said there are many styles of watches in the city mall, so I went to look. Comrade Xiao Zhao, are you on your way?”

Just as Xiao Zhao was about to say something, the woman next to Qiao Yu sneered.

Qiao Yu listened, that laughter contained a lot of condescending contempt?

Businesspeople are the best at judging people. Knowing that the other party was full of ill intentions, the smile on Qiao Yu’s face disappeared immediately.

“What are you laughing at?”

Zhang Cuihua looked old, with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes when she smiled, and her breasts sagging a little, probably because she had given birth to a child and didn’t have the push-up bras of later generations. But her skin was in good condition, so she should not be very old.

Zhang Cuihua said sarcastically: “Captain Zhou’s family members are different. They have the power of an official. Why don’t they even allow Xiaoxiao to come?”

Qiao Yu said coldly, “Oh, you dare to laugh but you don’t deserve it. If you look down on my behavior, just say it directly. You put the hat of official authority on me… How long have I been in the military compound? In just one day, how can you have time to show off your authority? Are you bullying me because I am new here and don’t know how to behave? Or do you think I am young, thin-skinned, and don’t know how to deal with things?”

“Who are you calling Auntie?”

Qiao Yu was surprised: “My mother-in-law is the same age as you. I call my mother-in-law mother, so it’s right to call you auntie, right? Why are you angry?

Ah, or is it that this military compound has a first-come-first-served system, and whoever arrives first can work out a military rank like a soldier in the army, and can point fingers at the military families who come later and give them a hard time?

Auntie, how much do you earn a month? What level of clerk are you? Seeing your status, should I call you Director?

I am from the countryside, I have little knowledge, hello, Director, you can laugh at me, I don’t mind!! “

As he spoke, Qiao Yu held the other person’s hand and shook him up and down in excitement, making the people in the car dizzy and it took them a while to wake up.

Be good!

I thought he was an uneducated person, but who knew he was so eloquent!

Zhang Cuihua was just a dishwasher in the kitchen. Qiao Yu labeled her as the director. Not only that, but also the saying “Whoever comes first will be like a soldier in the army”

He can still get a military rank and point fingers at the future military dependents. Isn’t that just a blatant compliment?

This is a matter of work style!

The last military wife with problematic conduct was the one who took advantage of the army. Not only did she cause her husband to retire early and her uncle to be fired, she also got divorced and had nowhere to go.

If there is another one…

You might get caught as an example by the army leaders!

Zhang Cuihua quickly shook off Qiao Yu’s hand, and stopped yelling at her. She was a little flustered and said, “You, don’t talk nonsense! I didn’t do that!”

Qiao Yu: “Aren’t you the director?”

“I am not!”

“Oh, then what were you laughing at?”

“…”

Back to the original question, Zhang Cuihua finally realized how terrifying Zhou Tuan’s second wife was.

Zhang Cuihua gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and said, “It’s all spread in the military compound. You spent Zhou Tuan’s money. When you first arrived yesterday, you ate meat and bought clam oil and vanishing cream. Today you bought a watch! That’s a big item!

You are from the countryside, and your true nature is revealed once you marry Zhou Tuan. You are extravagant and don’t know how to manage your life. What will happen to your children in the future…”

“I didn’t spend Zhou Tuan’s money.” Qiao Yu blinked, “My family gave me money, so I spent it however I wanted. Did I do anything wrong? Did I break the law?”

Zhang Cuihua forgot the pain after the wound healed, and couldn’t help sneering: “Don’t be ridiculous, you are a country girl, where did you get so much money? Isn’t it all from Hua Zhoutuan?”

Qiao Yu: “Look at my memory. This matter has only spread among us. No one in the military compound knows about it yet. Then I will clear my name first, so that you won’t maliciously exclude me, Auntie.”

“Who maliciously excluded you?”

Qiao Yu pretended not to hear the other party’s rebuttal.

“As for me, I was supposed to grow up in a compound in Beijing. My grandfather was a high-ranking official, and my father was a university professor. But my adoptive parents maliciously switched us. Kidnapping is a serious crime, so I sent my adoptive parents to a fenced compound and followed the army.

This money note is the compensation my grandfather gave me. He said he owed me because he didn’t raise me for so many years.

If you don’t believe me, you can go ask about my side. It’s very popular, spread by word of mouth.”

“I, I didn’t say I didn’t believe it…”

“Now, is it wrong for me to spend my grandfather’s money?”

“No…”

“You laughed at me at first, was that wrong?”

“Wrong… I didn’t know at first either.”

Qiao Yu ignored the second half of the sentence and said, “Since you know you are wrong, please apologize to me, Auntie.

Don’t worry, Auntie. I won’t forgive you just because you are old! As the old saying goes, the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people! In our new era, the military and the people are one family, and everyone is equal! There is no distinction between noble and humble, and no distinction between age! If a person makes a mistake, he should apologize! Correct his attitude! “

After saying that, Qiao Yu waited obediently.