Chapter 56: Nan Fangjue’s Three Sneezes

Her initial enthusiasm was abruptly doused with cold water, leaving her somewhat disoriented.

“I don’t know how she got so smart. She discovered I was taking pictures, snatched the camera, and took out the film.”

Liu Xiaoqiuqiu still couldn’t understand how Wen Yanyan had managed to grab the camera.

“What? Did I hear that right? You, a grown man, couldn’t beat a woman?”

Ma Guihua’s eyes widened.

“Sister, I’m a soldier. I can’t get into a tug-of-war with a woman in the street. What would that look like?”

Liu Xiaoqiuqiu had his reservations.

“Fine, if you care so much about your face, then forget about Meimei!”

Ma Guihua was angry.

“Sister, that’s not what I meant. Give me some time, and I’ll definitely think of other ways.”

Liu Xiaoqiuqiu was also unwilling to give up.

He hadn’t expected Wen Yanyan to actually have a man on the side. It was shameless.

To dare to cuckold a soldier!

Even if not for himself, for the sake of Tuan Nan (Nan Fangjue), he had to expose Wen Yanyan’s false mask.

This shameless woman!

“Fine, I’ll give you another chance. You must take this seriously.”

Ma Guihua left. Although she lacked evidence, she had already concluded that Wen Yanyan had a man on the side.

The man earlier, while not as handsome as Tuan Nan, was refined and cultured, and his eyes were constantly fixed on Wen Yanyan.

Wen Yanyan was also laughing and chatting with him. Who would believe they were just friends?

Cats develop a taste for stealing. This woman will come to town to meet her lover again.

Next time, she’ll catch them in the act!

Wen Yanyan never imagined…

Just because she ran into an acquaintance at the post office while sending money and bought a book at the bookstore, she was targeted by the suspicious Ma Guihua.

And labeled an adulteress.

…

Wen Yanyan, with a book tucked under her arm, hurried back to the military compound and ran into an unfamiliar military wife.

“Yanzi, you’re back.”

“Ah, yes, I’m back.”

She responded with a smile.

Wen Yanyan ran a short distance and encountered another military wife who greeted her proactively.

“Yanzi, where have you been?”

“Ah, I went to town.”

She responded with a smile again.

Before Wen Yanyan had gone far, she met another military wife, “Yanzi, what did you buy in town?”

“Oh, I bought a book.”

Although she was a little confused, she still responded with a smile.

And it didn’t end there. More followed.

“Yanzi…”

“Yanzi…”

Wen Yanyan hadn’t greeted anyone on her way from town to the military compound, but on this short stretch home, she encountered seven or eight military wives greeting her one after another.

Her face was stiff from smiling.

What was going on? Why were so many people greeting her?

Until she met this military wife.

“Yanzi, you sing so beautifully, like a nightingale. When will you have a formal performance? Remember to let me know!”

Wen Yanyan finally understood. They were greeting her because they knew she sang beautifully—a chain reaction stemming from her singing under the big locust tree.

She stopped, smiling brightly.

“Okay, sister-in-law, you must come and support me then!”

“Okay, it’s a deal.”

Wen Yanyan only realized today that there were many military wives in the military compound, many of whom she didn’t recognize.

“Sister-in-law, I’m going home.”

She started running again.

“Okay, take it easy.” The military wife watched her kindly.

“Mm, I will.”

Wen Yanyan looked back at her doorstep, just a short distance away, blinked, and exclaimed, wow, it feels amazing, she already has fans!

It seems that no matter the era, everyone needs a special skill, as it makes it easier to gain understanding and respect.

Hehe.

Battalion Commander  Nanfang Jue.

When you scolded me that day, did you ever imagine that ‘three days apart, one should look at each other with new eyes’?

I’ve already reached a level you can’t imagine.

As Wen Yanyan reveled in her success, she thought of Nanfang Jue during the field training exercise, and her confidence soared.

…

At that moment, Nanfang Jue, in the Minnan mountain range, sneezed three times in a row. He touched his sturdy nose, puzzled. He wasn’t even sick.

…

As soon as Wen Yanyan entered the courtyard, she found Wang Dahua next door climbing over the wall again.

“Yanzi, I heard you’re going to work for the art troupe?”

It was just that she didn’t go to the big locust tree at noon, and a major event shook the family compound.

“Sister-in-law Dahua, you heard about it too? I had an interview today, and they notified me last night.”

Wen Yanyan hadn’t had a chance to tell her about the art troupe.

“Oh, last night? I wonder why I didn’t know. The whole military compound is buzzing. They say you sing beautifully, but unfortunately, I didn’t hear it. I was making clothes for the kids at home. Yanzi, you’ve become a big star!”

Wang Dahua was quite regretful.

“I’m no star! I still have a long way to go. Sister-in-law Dahua, don’t worry, there will be more opportunities in the future. My singing isn’t perfect; I need to continue learning at the art troupe. You’ll be able to hear me when I improve and have a formal performance.”

Wen Yanyan was humble and cautious.

“Okay, Yanzi, I’ll wait for your formal performance. By the way, I also heard that Ma Guihua gave you trouble today?”

Wang Dahua had found out everything.

“Mm, yes. Because of the medicine incident, she’s always had a grudge against me. Zhang Meimei is her cousin. She resented me getting into the art troupe, so she slandered me for getting in through the back door. I couldn’t help but retort.”

“Mm, I heard about it. Yanzi, you did the right thing. She’s just a gossipy woman. But you should be careful of that woman in the future. She’s petty and vengeful.”

Wang Dahua warned her.

“Mm, I know. Sister-in-law Dahua, would you like to come in and sit for a while?”

Wen Yanyan felt sorry for her climbing over the wall.

“No, I should go back and cook. You go back too.” Wang Dahua climbed down.

“Okay, then I’ll go back.”

Wen Yanyan finally entered her house. As soon as she went inside, Xiaoqiuqiu ran excitedly, circling her.

“Xiaoqiuqiu, you must have missed me!”

She squatted down, picked him up, and played with him for a while.

It was nice to have this little guy at home. He was like a child, very clingy.

He was always around, easing her loneliness.

Wen Yanyan put down Xiaoqiuqiu, opened the outer door, “You must be stuffy, you can go to the yard for a walk.”

“Woof～Woof～”

Xiaoqiuqiu happily ran out.

She put down her book, opened the window to air the room, went back to the kitchen to boil a kettle of hot water, closed the door, and took a shower.

It was just sweat, so a simple wash was enough.

After showering and changing into clean clothes, she tidied the dining table. She had gone out after lunch and hadn’t had time to clean up.

Wen Yanyan saw the bottle of Fenjiu on the table; there was some left.

She hesitated for a moment, then put the bottle in the cupboard.

Thinking she would ask her sister if she still wanted it when she saw her, she put it there for now.

She washed the pots and pans and put them back in their places.

Everything was tidy. She checked the time; it was almost four o’clock.

Okay, the rest was rest time.

Wen Yanyan lay on the bed and picked up the Anna Karenina she had just bought.

In the new century, she liked online literature and reading online novels. In the 1970s, she liked reading foreign literature.