Chapter 17: More Charming Each Day

Liao Fangyi looked at her with a cold sneer and continued to taunt, “For you, chores like washing clothes are all left for men to do, right?”

This was also something the original owner had said. She didn’t think it was wrong to not do chores at home.

Lin Yangyang knew she wouldn’t get any good out of it, so she just smiled at her and then put down the bucket and started to shake the water.

This action once again shocked and surprised the several military wives present, because they had never seen Lin Yangyang actually swallow her pride!

Liao Fangyi was also dumbfounded, almost thinking that the person in front of her was possessed by a ghost.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t she pay attention to her? Didn’t she always fight back?

Lin Yangyang quickly filled the well water.

Just when everyone thought she was going to ask someone for help, she took a deep breath and used all her strength to move the bucket of water.

“Is this still the same Lin Yangyang?”

“Could she be possessed by a ghost?”

“Should we find someone to perform a ritual…”

The military wives’ discussions were a bit loud, and those who didn’t know might think they were deliberately saying it to her.

Lin Yangyang still tried to maintain a smiling face. She looked up at the few who were talking and said softly, “Everyone, if I did anything wrong before, please forgive me. In the future, please give me more advice.”

After saying that, she continued to carry the bucket of water home.

“What’s going on with Lin Yangyang?”

Seeing her walk away, the military wives continued their discussion.

“She has a scar on her forehead, could she have hit her head?”

“How could she hit her head? In my opinion, something must have happened to make her change so much.”

Liao Fangyi snorted, washing vegetables while saying to the three military wives, “Lin Yangyang actually went to fetch water herself, either she hit her head or she did something wrong to Regiment Commander Lu!”

The three military wives thought Liao Fangyi made sense, and after looking at each other, they nodded in agreement.

“She must have done something wrong to Regiment Commander Lu! This woman Lin Yangyang, she only knows how to cause trouble, I can’t imagine her actually helping with chores!”

“Even a vase can do chores, it seems like Lin Yangyang’s mistake this time is serious and ridiculous!”

Lin Yangyang, who finally carried the bucket of water back to the door, couldn’t help but gasp a few times.

Although the house had running water, the water bill was quite expensive these days. For example, washing clothes and vegetables, it was better to fetch well water from outside.

Lin Yangyang was also thinking about saving some money for the family, so she worked so hard to fetch water.

The original owner had never done these things before, so it was no wonder that the military wives questioned her.

However, she believed that time would tell, and sooner or later she would become friends with these military wives.

Gathering her thoughts, Lin Yangyang washed all the clothes of the family and also cleaned the yard briefly.

It’s just that these chores really made her waist ache.

After finishing everything, she lay down on the sofa and fell asleep after a while.

Lu Shiyuan rushed home after finishing his work at the army.

The brothers in the army all knew that he was in such a hurry to go home to do chores, but Lu Shiyuan was usually too serious and didn’t smile much, so they didn’t dare to tease him.

Only Division Commander Gu Yanbo dared to joke with him.

“Shiyuan,” Gu Yanbo happened to be going out too, so he caught up with Lu Shiyuan and put his arm around his shoulder, joking, “Are you rushing home to do chores?”

Lu Shiyuan and Gu Yanbo were good brothers who had fought side by side, and although their positions were different now, their brotherhood remained the same.

“Yeah, my wife is a bit tired today, so I have to go back and wash clothes.”

As soon as Lu Shiyuan finished speaking, Gu Yanbo couldn’t help but laugh, “Even if your wife isn’t tired, aren’t the chores at home all done by you? I’m not saying this, Shiyuan, women are meant to live a good life, you’re working your butt off outside every day, and when you get home you still have to wash clothes and cook, don’t you think you’re a bit too pathetic?”

Hearing the word “pathetic,” Lu Shiyuan didn’t seem very happy. He frowned slightly, shrugged his shoulder, and shook Gu Yanbo’s hand off.

“Who’s pathetic?”

Gu Yanbo paused, quickly changing his words, “What I mean is, you need to be the head of the household! Look at me, I don’t need to do chores at home? These chores at home are meant to be done by women.”

“If she wants to do it, she does it, if she doesn’t, I do it, where does this ‘should’ or ‘shouldn’t’ come from? Didn’t you say it yourself? Women need to be pampered.”

Gu Yanbo was speechless again.

When Lu Shiyuan got married, he was worried that this rough man who couldn’t turn a corner would not know how to be gentle and considerate.

Who knew that after getting married, the chores at home gradually became his responsibility.

He tried a few times, when he was on a mission for a week or two, Lin Yangyang could throw all the dirty clothes in the yard and wait for him to come home before washing them!

Moreover, when he was on a mission, Lin Yangyang would either get food from the canteen every day or take the child out to eat at restaurants.

Most of Lu Shiyuan’s monthly allowance was spent by her, the rest barely supported the family expenses, and Lu Shiyuan often didn’t even have enough money to buy a bottle of wine.

Gu Yanbo couldn’t stand it, a warrior who bravely fought on the battlefield, but when he got home, he couldn’t even get a hot meal.

Who would have thought that he was now speaking up for Lin Yangyang.

“Alright, I can’t argue with you. But Shiyuan, if you keep going like this, you’ll always be the one who loses out.”

After saying that, Gu Yanbo patted him on the shoulder and walked in another direction.

Lu Shiyuan looked at his back and continued to walk quickly towards home.

Didn’t he say it himself when he got married, that he must pamper his wife after marriage?

His mother also said the same thing, saying that after marriage, men should accommodate their wives.

He thought it should be like this, especially since his wife was so beautiful?

The important thing was, he had asked for her so many times last night, and she was still able to get out of bed today, which was already amazing, how could he expect her to help with chores?

Reality slapped him hard.

When Lu Shiyuan returned home, he saw the clean and tidy yard, and the clothes hanging out to dry, he almost thought he had gone to the wrong house.

“Ouch… hiss…”

Suddenly, he heard a sound coming from the kitchen, Lu Shiyuan came back to his senses and quickly walked into the kitchen.

He saw Lin Yangyang standing in front of the stove, looking down at her hand.

Just now, she accidentally got her hand burned by the flames that shot out.

“Are you okay?” Lu Shiyuan quickly walked over and grabbed her delicate little hand. When he saw the three red burns on it, he suddenly felt a little heartache.

“What happened to you, you can’t even control a fire.”

Lin Yangyang lowered her head in embarrassment and bit her lower lip without speaking.

She didn’t expect this kind of stove to be so difficult to use, she got burned accidentally, and then accidentally again.

“You…” When he looked up and saw her biting her lower lip with a ‘grieving’ look, Lu Shiyuan’s voice immediately softened, “What are you cooking? Why don’t you use the kerosene stove?”

Why after what happened yesterday, did he feel that his wife was becoming more charming each day?