Chapter 84 : They don’t have much time left

Being pulled away and unable to leave, Su Ranran had to swallow her inner anxiety and said to Wang Chunmei, “My man can’t do anything about this. You have to find the instructor or Commissioner Wang.”

But Wang Chunmei didn’t believe her at all. Everyone said her man had a high position, so how could he not do anything about Zhang Xinrong? Isn’t it just a matter of one sentence?

“I don’t know any instructor or commissioner, I only know you, please help me!” Wang Chunmei pleaded.

Hearing this, Su Ranran, who was already extremely anxious, lost her patience.

“If you don’t know, just ask someone. Please let go! I have something important to do right now!”

But Wang Chunmei was a stubborn person. In her mind, as long as Shen He spoke up, Zhang Xinrong would definitely not dare to send her back.

“Please, just pity me! I’ll be beaten to death if I go back!”

As she spoke, she bent her knees and tried to kneel.

Su Ranran’s face changed, and she reached out to stop her, shouting, “What are you doing?”

In this era, if someone with ulterior motives saw her kneeling, it would be a serious issue.

But Wang Chunmei was like a drowning person who had finally grabbed hold of a piece of driftwood. Even though Su Ranran looked unhappy, she didn’t let go and kept talking.

“What did I do wrong? Am I not good enough for him? I get up early and work late every day, taking care of everything at home and outside, just because I’m worried he’s concerned about me, but he doesn’t help me and wants to send me back!”

If this had been another time, Su Ranran might have sympathized with her, but now the situation was urgent. How could she care so much?

Just as she was about to think of a way to leave, a disapproving voice suddenly came from the side.

“Sister Su, they’re begging you like this. What’s the harm in helping?”

Wang Chunmei’s eyes instantly lit up, and she turned to the military wife standing next to her with a pleading look. “This sister-in-law is here, please help me persuade Sister Su!”

The woman who spoke was Lu Haiyan.

Su Ranran was naturally quite familiar with this person, who had tried to throw shade at her on the first day.

At this point, she wasn’t surprised to hear her speak.

“Why didn’t you help me when you’re so enthusiastic?” Su Ranran retorted. “Are you going to morally blackmail me now?”

“How can it be the same? My man doesn’t have a high enough rank, I can’t handle such matters,” Lu Haiyan replied.

Su Ranran sneered.

“Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to? But I see you’ve been with the army for so long, you can’t possibly be ignorant of the army’s rules and regulations, so are you pretending not to understand? I don’t know anything about the family members of officers and soldiers staying or leaving. Since when does it fall to me, as a military wife, to handle that?”

At these words, Lu Haiyan’s face froze.

They were all old-fashioned people who followed the army, and everyone knew who to go to for certain matters.

But she still held a grudge against Su Ranran for embarrassing her on the first day she followed the army. Seeing Su Ranran being pestered by someone, Lu Haiyan secretly wished it would go on longer.

“Everyone in the family compound says Sister Su has a good heart, but I think she’s just like this. She even refuses to do such a small favor.”

The soldier wives who heard the commotion nearby came out. When they heard what Lu Haiyan said, they couldn’t help but roll their eyes.

“Sister Su sent us vegetables and rapeseed when she came. She was also willing to help us with anything. Some people have been with the army for six or seven years, but I haven’t been able to borrow a single thread from her family.”

“You still want to borrow from her family? It’s good enough that she didn’t borrow all yours.”

There were also those who borrowed and never returned.

Lu Haiyan was notoriously stingy and liked to take advantage. People in the family compound didn’t have a good impression of her.

On the first day Su Ranran joined the army, the reason they were easily led by Lu Haiyan was because they were in a group, and Su Ranran was new.

By now, everyone was familiar with Su Ranran, so they knew exactly which side to stand on without thinking.

Ridiculed by everyone, Lu Haiyan’s face turned blue and red, making her look very ugly.

Wang Chunmei, who was still holding Su Ranran, saw their attention was diverted and grew anxious again.

“Who of you can help me persuade Sister Su to help me?” she begged.

Su Ranran was so anxious she was about to snap.

But before she could speak, Zhong Juhua hurried forward and grabbed Wang Chunmei. Her voice was a little anxious.

“Be careful, Ranran is pregnant, and she can’t stand you pulling her like this.”

As she said this, she tried to pull Wang Chunmei away.

Wang Chunmei was on guard against anyone pulling her away. Seeing Zhong Juhua reaching out, she dodged reflexively.

Zhong Juhua’s face suddenly changed. “Be careful!”

She stretched out her other hand to support Su Ranran. But before she could touch her, Wang Chunmei suddenly screamed in pain.

The hand that had been holding Su Ranran also loosened.

Su Ranran, now free, quickly dodged to the side.

“Wang Chunmei was stung by a bee!” someone said in surprise.

Everyone saw that Wang Chunmei’s wrist was red, and a small black spot in the center of the redness and swelling confirmed it wasn’t anything but a bee sting. How could a bee appear here? Everyone couldn’t help but be amazed.

It’s not that there weren’t bees on the island, but it was rare for them to fly into the crowd and sting people. It could only be said that Wang Chunmei’s luck was just too bad.

Seeing that everyone’s attention was focused on the bee, Su Ranran turned and left without a second of hesitation.

After Wang Chunmei recovered, she saw Su Ranran leaving and suddenly became anxious. But before she could chase, someone grabbed her.

“Chunmei, Ranran really can’t help you with this. Her man doesn’t handle ideological work. You might as well go directly to the guidance of your camp instead of going to him.”

Others also persuaded her.

Although they sympathized with Wang Chunmei’s situation, her behavior was really unsettling.

Who would dare to listen to her gossip now? Everyone wanted to stay away from her.

But since Su Ranran had been trapped by her earlier, those who usually got along well with her had to help? They endured the headache and continued to patiently try to convince Wang Chunmei.

On the other side, Su Ranran, who had finally escaped Wang Chunmei, walked quickly as if there were a ghost chasing her.

Fortunately, the military camp wasn’t far away, and they arrived soon.

As soon as she explained her purpose, the soldier said, “The deputy commander is out and not in the barracks.”

Hearing this, Su Ranran grew anxious.

“Did he say when he would be back?”

After all, she could only tell Shen He about this.

If she told others that an 18-level typhoon was about to hit, they would just think she was crazy.

Even the weather station couldn’t measure it, so how could she know?

“I don’t know.”

The soldier’s answer was brief, and Su Ranran couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

They didn’t have much time left!