Chapter 18

Qianlin finally changed into a new set of clothes made by Ninghe.

The mother and son walked out of the house hand in hand and headed towards the cafeteria.

The military dependents they met along the way all pointed and talked behind Ning He when they saw him.

Ning He naturally heard their voices talking about her, but she turned a deaf ear to them.

A gossiper will die young. A gossiper will die young.

She was going to live a long life, she couldn’t afford to bother with a bunch of nagging old women.

Just because Ning He doesn’t care doesn’t mean Qian Lin doesn’t care either.

Although he is just a three-year-old kid.

But he could understand the disparaging comments about his mother made by the neighbors.

These unpleasant sounds continued to hit his ears, and Qianlin could no longer bear it.

He stopped.

Ning He’s little hand stopped moving. She looked back at Qian Lin in surprise: “Lin Bao, why don’t you move? Can’t you walk anymore?”

Qianlin shook his head, turned around and looked coldly at the gossiping women.

“Why are you talking bad about my mother behind her back!” Qianlin asked coldly.

Several women shut their mouths, their eyes wandering around, completely ignoring Qianlin’s questioning.

“Oh, the weather is nice today. I have to go home and wash and dry my clothes.”

“I have to go home and cook for my man, too.”

Seeing that the gossiping women were about to leave, He Qianlin continued, “I know you. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang came to my house for dinner. When my father comes back in the evening, I will ask him to invite the two uncles to my house for dinner. At that time, I will ask the two uncles why their wives say bad things about my mother behind her back!”

Ning He’s eyes widened in surprise. Hey, even though Qianlin is only three years old, his method of threatening people is quite powerful.

Being threatened by a three-year-old child, the two women’s faces changed, and one of them spoke to Qianlin in a panic.

“Qianlin, aren’t we aunts doing this for your and your father’s good? Do you think that she is taking you out to eat in the cafeteria now because she is doing you good? Before, your mother ate in the cafeteria alone every day. How could she have thought of you, her son?”

Another one also agreed, “That’s right, you are still young, it’s normal that you don’t know people well. We aunts know more than you. Your biological mother is not simple. She snatched your father away and broke up a good marriage. You followed this cruel woman. You might as well go back and persuade your father to divorce. Maybe your stepmother will love you more than your biological mother!”

Ning He didn’t want to care, but they insisted on bringing up the words stepmother and biological mother.

Ning He’s eyes gradually turned cold.

She remembered the contents of the book again. Indeed, in the original book, the biological mother was no match for the stepmother.

But now that she has traveled through time, she will never allow her Linbao to follow her stepmother, even if she is the heroine of the original book!

Ning He turned around with a smile and looked at the two gossiping women.

“Oh? You want to persuade Chuanzi to divorce me? So you two are the wives of the political commissar? Or are you the wives of the division commander?” Ning He asked with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked even more flustered.

What political commissar’s wife? What division commander’s wife?

Their men are not even battalion commanders!

“You, what nonsense are you talking about?” They quickly stopped Ning He from speaking.

There are people everywhere outside. If someone with ulterior motives hears what happens and reports it to their superiors, their men will be finished!

Ning He looked puzzled: “Isn’t it? But if you want to persuade Chuanzi to divorce me, your man’s military rank should be higher than that of the regiment commander, right?”

Qian Lin continued, “Mom, one of them is the wife of Uncle Li, the captain, and the other is the wife of Uncle Wang, the platoon leader. Since when did the rank of the captain and platoon leader become higher than that of the regiment commander?”

Seeing that the two women’s faces were becoming increasingly ugly, Ning He’s smile widened.

“Oh? Looks like I have to ask your dad tonight how dissatisfied he is with me that even his subordinates are trying to spur us to divorce.”

Now the two women could no longer hold back.

“No, we didn’t. Captain He’s wife, that’s not what we meant.” The woman looked at Ning He with an apologetic smile.

Ning He turned a deaf ear to them and glanced at them nonchalantly: “What do you mean? When my man comes back tonight, I’ll ask him and he’ll know everything.”

What would happen if she were asked to ask her husband?

It’s no big deal that He Shaochuan is making trouble for their men in the team, but if this is reported to the higher-ups, their good days will be over!

Gossiping, talking nonsense, and destroying the relationship between other people’s couples are all big taboos.

Moreover, it happened in a military compound, and all the people there were military dependents, which had an even worse impact.

This group of old women only dare to gossip behind people’s backs but dare not speak to the big shots.

Now to them, He Shaochuan is a big shot, or at least someone they dare not offend.

“Captain He’s wife, we were just talking. We won’t do it again next time. Can you just pretend you didn’t hear it?”

“Yes, we are all military dependents, and we live in the same compound. We see each other every day, so we must not make the relationship too awkward.”

Ning He naturally didn’t bother to argue with them. She held Qian Lin’s hand and looked at them again.

A smile flashed in those smart eyes: “Okay, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it this time. Next time I’ll prepare a sumptuous meal to entertain Captain Li and Platoon Leader Wang.”

After saying that, Ning He automatically ignored the ugly expressions of the two people and took Qian Lin into the cafeteria.

There weren’t many people in the canteen of the compound. After all, the military families were used to being frugal and would rather cook for themselves than spend money to eat out.

As for Ning He, she mainly wanted to take Qianlin to experience the feeling of eating in the cafeteria.

At the same time, she also wanted to know what kinds of food there were in this era and what they tasted like.

She took Qianlin and waited in line with their plates to get their food.

Standing in front of them were young soldiers who had not yet started a family. Without a family, they could only come to the canteen to eat, but eating in the canteen was free for them.

Military dependents like Ning He had to pay to eat in the canteen. Not only did they have to pay money, they also had to have food coupons.

Fortunately, Ninghe was well prepared.

Soon it was their turn. Ning He looked at the several iron basins filled with food in front of her, with a total of five dishes.

Stir-fried meat with green pepper, steamed egg, braised pork, cabbage and tofu stew, and pan-fried dried fish.

Although the dishes are a bit small, they still look quite rich.

Ning He asked Qian Lin softly: “What does Lin Bao want to eat?”

It was Qianlin’s first time to come to the cafeteria. Seeing so many delicious dishes, he was a little hesitant to order.

“Mom, will the food here be expensive?” Qianlin asked Ninghe in a low voice.

Ning He patted his trouser pockets: “Mom has brought enough money, don’t worry!”

Qianlin still didn’t dare to order, so he just ordered a serving of cabbage stewed with tofu.

Good god, Ning He was really helpless.

Ning He finally ordered a serving of braised pork and a steamed egg.

No matter who she is, she can’t let her big son starve!