Chapter 31

The sun was very strong, and Qiao Yu’s little face was tanned red.

She wasn’t the only military wife on the beach. Almost half of the military compound were there.

There was not enough porridge for so many people, and in the end Qiao Yu only managed to get less than a quarter of it.

My face got tanned.

She was so angry that she went home and smashed the bucket to the ground!

“What a loss!”

After smashing it, I thought that these were things I had worked so hard to fish out, pick, and pry open, and it would be a pity to just throw them away.

Then he bent down silently and picked it up.

Ran to the kitchen to clean it.

We had seafood soup for lunch.

The rest? She was too lazy to do it.

When the children came home from school, they saw this pot of seafood soup and looked at each other.

Zhou Jun, the oldest one, hesitated for a moment and stepped forward to ask, “Aunt, what’s wrong with you? Are you unhappy?”

Qiao Yu was not like other adults. She was really unhappy. The children came forward tremblingly to ask her, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Did she have a bucket standing there, or did she come to me on her own initiative? The frustration in my heart could not be stopped from pouring out.

“It’s all about this broken wall sea. Half of the sisters-in-law in the military compound followed him. I didn’t get much, and my skins were so sunburned. It’s better to go to the production team to exchange some seafood. It’s only a few cents or a few yuan per pound. I can get a lot of good stuff and I won’t suffer…

What do the sisters-in-law on the island think? They don’t have much money at home, and they have to take care of their husbands and children, and their parents back home, and they have to put up with themselves… I just got here and had a few days of good life? They can just stare at me and envy me…”

Qiao Yu was indeed an outlier in the compound, so much so that after knowing how tough she was, no one dared to get close to her.

Now, only Wang Zhaodi is familiar with the director of the Women’s Federation.

Knowing that this seafood hunting was a semi-group activity, Qiao Yu came along, one reason being to hunt seafood, and the other being to chat with others.

Who knew that after a while, my skin was tanned and my heart was also hot. How could I have the mood to chat?

The sister-in-law had to work hard to earn food for her family and didn’t even have any money, so she naturally didn’t want to chat with her.

Finally, Qiao Yu concluded: “Whoever wants to have this relationship can do whatever they want! Let’s not commit this sin anymore! Let’s eat!”

Children: “…”

It’s no wonder that they have been eating staple foods for the past month, with the occasional pot of seafood porridge. Zhou Jun and the other two finally stopped changing color at the smell of seafood.

After eating, it was Zhou Wen’s turn to wash the dishes.

Zhou Jun carried the cow tendon basin to the faucet in the yard, filled it with water and put clothes in it. He wet the soap nuts to make bubbles and then stepped on the clothes with his feet.

The cow tendon basin has cracked several times and has been repaired several times, but it can still be used repeatedly.

People passing by greeted Zhou Jun: “Jun boy, are you washing clothes again?”

“The military kid is really capable!”

Zhou Jun smiled shyly.

After they walked away, the group’s faces changed and they started talking about Qiao Yu.

“A stepmother is a stepmother. The military kid is so pitiful. She has to take care of the little one and wash clothes for the whole family… There is no end to the work.”

Qiao Yu thought that everyone in the military compound kept their distance from her because of her tough personality, but she had no idea that her “abuse” of her stepson had become a hot topic in the compound.

In fact, it can’t be called “abuse”, after all, which family doesn’t make children do chores? But as a stepmother, her behavior is always malicious. It proves the saying: It’s hard to be a stepmother.

“I heard that person is coming?”

“Ah? Who is it?”

“It’s the one in front of Zhou Tuan.”

“She? Didn’t she go back to her hometown to teach?”

“But she was able to hook up with other officers in our army. They’ve been exchanging letters for a few months, right? The military marriage has been approved, and she’s coming to join the army.”

“No way… She can also join the army? Isn’t she slandering the soldiers?”

“They didn’t say it explicitly. When the army investigated, they just advised her to go back home. There’s no note in her file. Why can’t she marry a soldier?”

“I say, Yang Hongxia, who is Bai Yu to you? Is it worth it for you to speak for such a woman with a bad record? Aren’t you afraid of dragging down the one in your family?”

Yang Hongxia immediately exploded: “What nonsense are you talking about! Bai Yu is a good person! He is not what you think at all! If you want to blame someone, blame others for misunderstanding you!”

“Yes, yes, we misunderstood. If you have the guts, go to Zhou Tuan’s house and make a scene. See if Qiao Yu will punish you! Oh, or do you think that Bai Yu’s arrival means that someone will join your camp? Can you trip up Qiao Yu?

Although I don’t like Qiao Yu ordering her stepsons to do housework, I’m not without their stuttering. Look at Zhou Jun’s children, not only have they grown taller, but they’ve also gained weight on their faces! I’m pretty good at being a stepmother, right?

Compared to Bai Yu, I really like Qiao Yu!”

Yang Hongxia was so angry that her face turned blue and red. Seeing that no one around her spoke up for her, Zhang Cuihua also shrank her neck, stamped her feet, and left quickly.

The aunt spat at Yang Hongxia’s back: “What a piece of shit, your brain is not clear, be careful or you will be used as a gun by Bai Yu in the future!”

The other side.

The director of the Women’s Federation was unaware of Qiao Yu’s reputation in the compound, and Wang Zhaodi seldom took the initiative to provoke others, until today, when she vaguely heard the rumors.

She wanted to remind Qiao Yu, but felt that she couldn’t explain it too clearly, so she just pulled two radishes from her own field and left.

Qiao Yu was a little surprised to see Wang Zhaodi, “Sister-in-law? Why are you here?”

“Sister Qiao, there is something I want to remind you of…”

“What wake up? “

“Yes, the one in front of Zhou Tuan has come to join the army.”

Qiao Yu was stunned for a few seconds and suddenly remembered.

Oh, Lao Zhou is also getting married for the second time!

She was so busy thinking about food, tidying up the space, and copying food every day that she forgot that she still had a man in name.

Before coming, she was worried that the man before Lao Zhou was a difficult character and there was a lot of gossip in the compound.

After coming…

I was really busy with literacy classes, food and children, and I didn’t have any extra thoughts at all.

Qiao Yu blinked and smiled, “Are you tired, sister-in-law? Come in and sit down. I’ll make you some sugar water.”

Wang Zhaodi couldn’t figure out what she was thinking, so she refused: “No, no, I’ll go first…”

Qiao Yu forcibly pulled the man into the main room, soaked a few unwrapped fruit candies in hot water, and finally handed the enamel pot to the other person.

“Sister-in-law, try it! Isn’t it sweet?”

Wang Zhaodi wanted to refuse, but she estimated that there were at least five candies thrown in! Sister Qiao didn’t even blink…

She swallowed her saliva, couldn’t resist the temptation, drank two sips, and replied happily: “Sweet!”

“It’s sweet, it’s sweet, just drink a few more sips.”

After Wang Zhaodi had a few more sips, Qiao Yu asked, “Sister-in-law, what was the name of the one before Lao Zhou? What was the feud between her and Lao Zhou? How did they get divorced? What is her attitude towards Lao Zhou now?”

Wang Zhaodi: …

Suddenly I felt that the water in the enamel jar was no longer sweet.

She really didn’t want to get involved in other people’s family affairs, so she said in embarrassment: “How about I bring you some steamed buns later?”

Consider it all as compensation for these candies.

Qiao Yu: “Sister-in-law, the people on this island know me thoroughly, but I know nothing about the one in front of Lao Zhou. If he stands in front of me, what is he saying to me, what is he plotting, I might even laugh at him.

There is a good saying in the army: Never fight a battle without preparation.

I didn’t have any preparation at all, but they were well prepared, so I lost from the beginning, didn’t I? This was not only a failure for me, but also a disgrace to us, Old Zhou.

If I lose face, I will never be able to hold my head up in front of him again.

Sister-in-law, do you understand my situation?”