Chapter 22

Ning He responded and took Qian Lin to stand behind Zhao Lan.

Zhao Lan’s family of five, plus Ning He’s family, had already lined up in a long queue.

Seeing this, the faces of those gossipers became more dissatisfied.

He said to Zhao Lan in a sarcastic tone: “Zhao Lan, why are you pretending to be a good person now? Didn’t you say before that Captain He’s wife was a spendthrift? You didn’t even want to get along with her, so what happened today? You’re speaking for her and trying to save a seat for her, but in the end you’re the fence-sitter!”

“That’s right, Zhao Lan, you’ve been saying a lot about Captain He’s wife behind her back. Why are you pretending to be a good person now?”

They kept talking to each other, and Zhao Lan became so angry that her face turned purple.

Zhao Lan turned around and wanted to retort, but was pulled back by Ning He.

She looked at Ning He in confusion. Ning He shook her head and whispered to Zhao Lan, “Sister Zhao Lan, don’t I know what kind of person you are?”

Even if Zhao Lan was dissatisfied with her, it was only with the previous Ning He, and Ning He was still able to distinguish right from wrong.

Zhao Lan lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly. She had indeed looked down on Xiao Ning before.

Ning He turned her head to look at the arrogant women, and she immediately spotted the two women who had been gossiping in the morning among the crowd.

When the two women met Ning He’s smiling eyes, their faces froze and they quickly lowered their heads to hide themselves, but it was too late.

Ning He’s eyebrows curved, and a smile spread across the corners of her lips: “Oh, isn’t this Captain Li’s wife and Captain Wang’s wife? What a coincidence, you’re also here to take a bath?”

The two women whom Ning He called Madam looked tense. They looked around and found that the soldiers and their families were all looking at them.

The two of them quickly stopped him and said, “You, you, what nonsense are you talking about!”

Ning He ignored him and said, “What nonsense? Aren’t Captain Li and Platoon Leader Wang your men?”

The two women’s faces turned blue and red.

They are their own men, of course!

But the problem is not this, the problem is how can Ning He call them Madam in front of so many people? !

If someone with ulterior motives heard this and reported it to the higher authorities, the men’s future would be over!

The two women were so angry at Ning He that they couldn’t utter a complete sentence.

“Ning He, what happened?” A sharp voice called Ning He from behind.

Qianlin tugged at Ning He’s hand and reminded her softly, “Mom, it’s Dad!”

Ning He looked back and saw He Shaochuan walking towards them carrying two big red plastic buckets.

The man was tall and had long legs. He was wearing a long-sleeved green military uniform. His muscular body was hidden under the uniform, ready to go.

He Shaochuan walked to Ning He’s side, and his slightly gloomy eyes fell on the two women opposite.

Ning He could see the two women trembling all over, obviously afraid of He Shaochuan, and trying to hide in the crowd.

Ning He won’t let them go so easily!

She had already let them off once in the morning. If they dared to provoke her again this time, no one would be able to get away!

“Chuanzi, in front of so many people, let’s just speak frankly and clearly as husband and wife!” Ning He looked coldly at He Shaochuan’s tough and handsome face.

The man frowned slightly, and his displeasure was clearly visible on his face.

Explain clearly? What do you want to tell him?

Aren’t things between them pretty good these past two days?

“Let’s talk about it when we get home!” He Shaochuan didn’t want to talk about what happened between him and his wife in front of so many people.

When the military dependents around heard Ning He’s question, they all pricked up their ears as if they were watching a good show.

“That won’t do!” Ning He’s eyes slowly fell on the two women again.

When the woman saw Ning He’s smiling eyes, she obviously sensed something was wrong.

As they turned to leave, Ning He moistened her throat and spoke in a clear voice: “Captain Li and Platoon Leader Wang’s wife want to instigate a divorce between us. Today I want to give you a choice in front of everyone. If you want a divorce, I will go with you now, so that no one will say behind your back that I broke up a pair of mandarin ducks.”

The two women stopped abruptly and felt a chill on their backs.

Qianlin raised his childish voice and added: “These two aunts encouraged me to go back and ask my father to divorce my mother this morning!”

As soon as Qianlin’s voice came out, there was an uproar all around.

It is really inhuman to encourage a child to do such a wicked thing!

He Shaochuan’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and he finally understood.

It’s not that Ning He wants to make trouble with him, it’s that someone can’t stand their good relationship!

With a loud ‘bang’, two big red plastic buckets fell to the ground, shocking everyone so much that their shoulders trembled.

He Shaochuan raised his eyelids coldly, and looked at the two gossiping women with his eyes as sharp as blades.

“I have never told anyone about Li Da’s wife, Wang Zhi’s wife, and our family affairs. I don’t care what Li Da and Wang Zhi said to you after they returned home, but I won’t let you make up stories about me and my wife behind my back. Tomorrow I will report to the political commissar, have Li Da and Wang Zhi dismissed and investigated, and catch the rumormongers one by one!”

As soon as He Shaochuan finished speaking, the two women’s legs went limp and they collapsed to the ground.

“Li Da and Wang Zhi, these two bastards are really asking for their lives! How dare they slander the leader behind his back!” Upon hearing this, Yang Guoqiang also started to curse: “Bah! It’s ok for them to flirt with female comrades in the team, but they even dare to slander others. I will report him to the political commissar tomorrow!”

The two women now seemed to have their souls sucked out of them. They fell to the ground like two lumps of mud, unable to even cry.

The people around the bathhouse didn’t dare to breathe or listen anymore, and they just went into the bathhouse with their buckets.

Ning He raised a slight arc at the corner of her lips, but before she could show the pride on her face, a big red plastic bucket was placed in front of her.

“Go take a shower. I’ll take Qianlin to the men’s bathhouse.” He Shaochuan glanced at Ning He indifferently.

He reached out and led Qianlin to his side. When Qianlin went in, he waved to Ninghe.

Ning He picked up the bucket with a smile and followed Zhao Lan into the women’s bathhouse.

Just as I was about to enter the bathhouse, I heard two rough men’s voices outside the bathhouse.

“Bitch! I brought you to the compound to serve me, not to cause trouble for me!” The man’s voice was very unpleasant.

As soon as the shouting and cursing stopped, another slap was heard.

“Bah! Beat you to death, you loser woman! Marrying you is really unlucky for me!”

No one dared to watch the fun, and no one dared to help.

This must be the retribution for those two women.

Zhao Lan pulled Ning He and said, “Don’t look at them. They deserve it! Who knows, even their men will be kicked out of the army tomorrow!”

“Is it so serious?” Ning He asked.

“Didn’t you listen to what my man said just now? Those two men are not good people either. They already have wives and children, but they are still flirting with female soldiers in the team!”