Chapter 91 Wang Xiulan is mighty

During the break in the middle of work the next day, Shen Dahe sat silently under a tree, took out his towel and wiped his sweat. He took off his hat and fanned himself, looking at the rice in the field, lost in thought. He wanted to see his daughter and grandchildren, but there was a whole family at home, not to mention the work at the production team.

This year, their production team had achieved its production targets and became the advanced production team in the entire town. Shen Dahe had not only made a name for himself in front of the commune leaders, but he had also made a name for himself in the county. He was fifty this year. Maybe he could reach for something higher.

But Shen Dahe was also clear-headed. The commune leaders suddenly paid so much attention to him. It wasn’t just because he did a good job. There were advanced production teams every year, but this year, the commune leaders valued him so much. It was because Yuzo’s husband was an officer.

Shen Dahe felt conflicted about this. No man didn’t want to achieve something in his work. He did too. If he did a good job, maybe he could be promoted to the commune or even the county. His children would also be more confident. He thought about it and decided to mention this in his letter back home. He wanted Yuzo and Xiao Gu to know.

 As he was thinking, Aunt Qin came over anxiously. “Captain, you know what? Yu Yu’s mother-in-law came back from the army and is spreading rumors about Yuzo and Cuijuan everywhere!” Shen Dahe frowned and looked over. He saw a group of people gathered together, talking. Gu Ye’s mother and elder sister-in-law were sitting in the middle of the group. Gu’s mother seemed to be crying, and Gu Ye’s elder sister-in-law was speaking angrily. He couldn’t hear clearly, but he could guess what it was about. He took a drag of his cigarette. “What are they saying?”

 Aunt Qin told him the gist of it. It was basically that Chen Cuijuan and Shen Zhiyu, mother and daughter, had gone to win over Gu Ye. Shen Zhiyu was constantly whispering in Gu Ye’s ear, making him estranged from his own family. She even said things like wanting to split the house. In those days, everyone was burdened by the word “filial piety.”

 Women had an extra shackle around their necks! Now, Shen Zhiyu had both. The key was that Gu’s mother, unlike most village women, didn’t just curse. She just sat there and cried. When people asked her if she had gone to see her twin grandchildren, she wouldn’t say anything. She just lowered her head and cried. The more she remained silent, the more curious others became. When she was pressed, she reluctantly mumbled a few words. After she finished, seeing that everyone was angry, she quickly explained, “Yuzo is a good girl.

There must be some misunderstanding. I’m just so upset. My son doesn’t side with me.

 I was so anxious that I ran back.” Everyone already had a bad impression of Shen Zhiyu. She was just a young girl, and before she even got married, she was always following the male intellectuals around. When they got engaged, she turned around and fell in love with Gu Ye, who had come back to visit his family. Who knew if they had fallen for each other and gotten into bed right away. Everyone was feeling sorry for Gu’s mother. Aunt Qin had watched Shen Zhiyu grow up. Naturally, she was unhappy and said, “Yuzo isn’t like that,” but she was outnumbered and quickly came back to find reinforcements. After listening, Shen Dahe frowned.

He was about to get up and go over when he heard his eldest daughter-in-law running over angrily, yelling, “What nonsense! My younger sister-in-law is so delicate. She’s delicate and has a bad temper. It would be more likely for others to try to win her over, not the other way around!” Shen Dahe: “…” It sounded like she was defending his daughter. Why did it sound so strange? The aunts sneered. “Who knows? Your younger sister-in-law has such a big butt. She’s like a vixen. She knows how to win over men.

” Wang Xiulan: “You with your flat butt, I knew you were envious of my younger sister-in-law’s big butt. She can give birth to sons. What’s wrong? My younger sister-in-law gave birth to two sons at once!” Others: “…” “That’s hilarious. You were talking bad about your younger sister-in-law out there before. You forgot? Now you’re changing your tune so quickly. You’re just bribed by the things your younger sister-in-law got from Gu Ye.

 What are you pretending for?” Wang Xiulan’s eyes darted around for a moment, and she felt guilty! Her younger sister-in-law was annoying.

She was married but still occupied the best room in the house. Whenever she was home, any good things in the house would be given to her first. But that was their family business. And her younger sister-in-law had been gone for over a year.

Every time she wrote back, she sent things. This time, she even sent cloth. If her younger sister-in-law had been home before, where would they have gotten all those chili peppers and cloth? And when she wasn’t home, she spoke even louder than before! These people wanted to make her younger sister-in-law and Gu Ye divorce. They could forget about it! What if her younger sister-in-law came back if they really divorced? “Don’t talk nonsense.

You’re spreading rumors. That’s… what is it called? Sabotaging something?” Aunt Qin hadn’t expected Wang Xiulan, who usually couldn’t even squeak in front of Chen Cuijuan and Shen Zhiyu, to be so fierce. Her eyes almost popped out. But she quickly reacted and ran over to support Wang Xiulan. “Sabotaging a military marriage! That’s illegal!”

 “Right! Illegal!” When it came to this, Wang Xiulan’s confidence instantly soared. She stood with her hips akimbo and said in a loud voice, “They should be reported to the police! They should be sent to a labor camp!” As soon as she said this, everyone else immediately calmed down.

They weren’t that close to Gu’s mother anyway. They were just upset when they heard that Shen’s daughter had gone to join the army and given birth to two sons at once. She had also become a teacher. Chen Cuijuan even got a new set of clothes.

Actually, did it really matter to them whether Gu Ye was closer to the Gu family or the Shen family? It wasn’t their business! So, when Wang Xiulan said that, everyone got anxious. “Report to the police? You want to report everyone to the police? Is the police station your family’s? We just heard about it. Don’t scare us like that!”

Shen Dahe frowned and walked over. “What are you all gossiping about? You’ve finished your work. Don’t you want your work points? Go back to what you were doing. If I see you all gathered together gossiping again, you’ll be the ones who suffer the consequences.” The captain had spoken. Everyone grumbled and dispersed. After everyone left, Shen Dahe looked at his eldest daughter-in-law, who was beaming with pride after winning the argument.

 He twitched his lips. This eldest daughter-in-law, she wore her heart on her sleeve. But she was smart enough to keep it to herself in public, so he didn’t bother to manage her. “Alright, you go back to work too.” At home, Wang Xiulan was afraid of her father-in-law first, and then her husband. Hearing her father-in-law’s words, she immediately stopped smiling and nodded, quickly scurrying back to the field. But she was still happy.

 She knew her younger sister-in-law was a powerful woman. She knew how to sway her hips when she walked and speak in a sweet voice. Didn’t all men fall for that?

 Although she didn’t like her younger sister-in-law very much, she hoped that she and Gu Ye would have a good relationship. When Shen Zhiyu wasn’t home, any good things in the house would be given to her and her two sons first.

 And although her younger sister-in-law was spoiled, she was quite fond of her family. She would write letters back from time to time and send things. Every time, it would be a big bag of chili peppers, dried meat, and other things! If her younger sister-in-law and Gu Ye really broke up, would their family still be able to benefit from Gu Ye?

As for her mother-in-law, compared to Shen Dahe, who was always thinking about his wife, Wang Xiulan didn’t want Chen Cuijuan to come back at all. If Chen Cuijuan didn’t come back, she would be the mistress of the house! It didn’t matter if she didn’t come back until the children were a year old.

 It would be fine if she never came back!