novellhall Chapter 176 Sun Mei Takes the Initiative to Show Warmth
Chapter 176 Sun Mei Takes the Initiative to Show Warmth
To Wenrou's surprise, the Zhu family actually agreed to Sun Mei's request.
The next day, a grand wedding was held in the courtyard, and Sun Mei was brought into the family.
At this time, Wu Li was still busy with training at the transportation team, but he also heard about Sun Mei marrying Zhu Chao.
Although he knew Sun Mei was not a law-abiding citizen, he did not expect her to remarry so quickly after their divorce.
Even more unexpectedly, the person she married was Zhu Chao?
Zhu Chao and Wang Guixiang have only been divorced for a short time, right? How come these two are already getting together so quickly?
Everyone says it's fate, but he doesn't believe it's such a coincidence.
Maybe they were already having an affair before the divorce.
He looked at Wang Guixiang and saw that she was still the same as usual, as if she had not been affected at all.
After hesitating for a moment, he walked over and asked, "Comrade Wang, are you aware of Sun Mei and Zhu Chao's affair? They must have been having an affair before their divorce."
After all, Sister-in-law Wang was also a victim, and Wu Li felt that she should also know the truth.
"Whether I know or not doesn't matter anymore. All I want to do now is take good care of my daughter and do the work in the fields and the kitchen well," Wang's wife sighed and said.
Even if she knew, what could she do? It wouldn't change anything.
Her marriage with Zhu Chao had long since come to an end, and he was a very calculating person.
Even if she had discovered his affair with Sun Mei, he could have easily absolved himself of all responsibility.
Furthermore, since Zhu Wenying insisted that Sun Mei was a distant relative of hers, and she had no evidence, she could only endure it.
After saying that, Sister Wang went about her business without saying anything more.
Seeing this, Wu Li couldn't help but sigh.
In his eyes, a wife should be a down-to-earth and hardworking woman like Wang Guixiang. I don't know what Zhu Chao was thinking, that he would divorce such a good woman.
After Sun Mei married Zhu Chao, people in the family compound who had been on good terms with her came to her door to offer their blessings.
"Xiaomei, you and Company Commander Zhu are such a perfect match! Now we can all sit together and chat again."
"Exactly, you're clearly a lucky person. This Mrs. Wang is so blessed that she doesn't know it. She was actually instigated to divorce him. She's so foolish."
"Sister-in-law Wang can't have a son. If you could give the Zhu family a son, wouldn't Aunt Zhu and Zhu Chao treat you like royalty?"
Hearing these words, Sun Mei felt smug and her face beamed with joy.
"What are you saying? Do you think you can just have a son like that? But Zhu Chao is really good to me, much gentler and more considerate than Wu Li." Sun Mei said, her face full of happiness.
When she was living with Wu Li, there was no affection or romance between them, and they barely spoke to each other.
Aside from handing over his monthly salary, he was dull and boring, and couldn't compare to Zhu Chao at all.
"I always said Company Commander Zhu was a good man. If you marry him, you can expect to enjoy a life of luxury."
The others praised Sun Mei and Zhu Chao for a while longer, and only left after Zhu Chao returned from training.
"Why are you back so early today?" Sun Mei asked as she saw Zhu Chao return. She reached out and took the clothes he handed her and hung them on the clothes rack on the wall.
Seeing that everyone else had left and that Aunt Zhu was not around, Zhu Chao turned around, closed the door, and picked up Sun Mei, carrying her into the house.
"That's because he was thinking about his wife, that's why he came back early," Zhu Chao said with a smile in Sun Mei's ear.
Although Sun Mei is a bit older than Wang Guixiang, she knows how to take care of herself and dress up. Even though she has been married three times, her figure has not been affected at all, and her skin looks much better than Wang Guixiang's dark and yellow skin.
Zhu Chao had long disliked Wang Guixiang for not knowing how to dress herself up, making herself look ugly and old.
He already had a tough time training every day, and when he came back and saw her face, he couldn't even eat, let alone touch her.
"Look at you, you're so annoying..." Sun Mei said coquettishly as Zhu Chao hugged her.
Zhu Chao threw the person onto the bed and couldn't wait to take off his clothes and press himself against her.
The two of them weren't ashamed at all, and they did it in the middle of the day at home.
Since Sun Mei married Zhu Chao, she has been waited on hand and foot every day, and Zhu's aunt has done all the housework. She couldn't have lived a more comfortable life.
The people in the compound who saw this all envied her for marrying a good man.
Before, when she married Wu Li, she had to do housework every day, but now she lives a life of being waited on, so of course she is happy.
Wenrou had just returned from outside and was passing by Zhu Chao's house when she saw Sun Mei sitting at the doorway eating sunflower seeds.
Seeing Wenrou, she took the initiative to greet her, "Hey girl, I heard you've started growing mushrooms again? You're not exactly poor, so why are you making yourself so tired all the time?"
In this compound, only Wenrou's family was doing relatively well, which Sun Mei naturally envied.
There were indeed some conflicts between her and Wenrou before, but those are all in the past.
Now everyone is in the same residential compound again. Besides, Wenrou used to have such a good relationship with Sister-in-law Wang because their families lived close by. Now that I'm married to Zhu Chao, I'll have to maintain a good relationship with Wenrou in the future.
Sun Mei's past targeting of Wen Rou was indeed largely due to jealousy.
Now she's come to terms with it; as long as she's living a good life, that's all that matters.
She took the initiative to talk to Wenrou, which was also a way of showing her goodwill.
During the few days she was at her family home, she heard them say that Wenrou had started growing mushrooms again and had even leased a lot of land.
Sun Mei really couldn't understand it. Huo Tuan's family was from Beijing, and they weren't short of money.
Wenrou married such a good person, why does she still have to make such a fuss?
Why not just enjoy a good life instead of living it up?
Besides, mushroom cultivation isn't worth much anymore. Is she just thinking she has too much money at home?
"What's it to you?" Wenrou looked at Sun Mei with a blank expression, feeling utterly bewildered.
He's only just married into the family compound, and he's already meddling in her affairs?
Besides, whether she's living a good life or not, whether she's tired or not, has absolutely nothing to do with Sun Mei.
Wenrou didn't give Sun Mei a good look because of what happened to Sister Wang. Besides, how could Sun Mei have the nerve to show her her face after doing such disgusting things with Zhu Chao?
She was already being very kind by refraining from hitting Sun Mei, but she didn't expect Sun Mei to show no respect at all and even move closer to her.
Hearing the gunpowder in her gentle tone, Sun Mei had no choice but to explain, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to say that mushrooms aren't worth much anymore. You've leased so many plots of land and hired so many people to keep growing mushrooms, aren't you afraid that you'll end up losing money when they're all gone?"
Sun Mei felt she had already kindly reminded her, and Wenrou should be able to sense that she genuinely wanted to befriend her.
"Whether it sells or not, whether you make money or lose money, is none of your business. You should mind your own business." The gentle tone remained indifferent.
Sun Mei's expression changed when she saw that her kindness and gentleness were not appreciated.
"I'm just trying to be helpful, but you don't accept it. What's with the sarcastic remarks? You're really ungrateful. Don't blame me for not warning you when you end up losing money." Sun Mei's face fell. She hadn't expected this gentle woman to be so ungrateful.
A mocking smile appeared on Wenrou's face. "Kindly reminding me? Well, I should thank you properly then. In that case, let me remind you too: since it's the life you chose, don't regret it later."
After saying that, she ignored Sun Mei and pushed her bicycle home.
Hearing Wenrou's words, Sun Mei felt confused. What did she have to regret?
She's so much better off now that she's married to Zhu Chao than before, how could she possibly regret it?
Seeing that even after she had been so proactive and gentle in trying to please her, the other woman still remained indifferent, Sun Mei spat at her back.
"Stop pretending! You just have a little money. Let's see if you can still keep up the act when you lose it all!"
Not long after Wenrou returned, Huo Yanchuan came back.
"Why are you back at this time?" she asked, glancing at the time.
Huo Yanchuan is usually still training troops at this time, so why is he back so early today?
Huo Yanchuan's expression was somewhat serious as he spoke to Wenrou, "The troops have an urgent mission, so I'm only here to see you and our daughter for a moment before I have to leave."
"So eager?" Wenrou put the thing in her hand and walked towards Huo Yanchuan.
Huo Yanchuan reached out and hugged her, explaining, "There have been torrential rains in Chongqing for a month, and the flood situation is severe throughout the province. The army is short-handed, so I need to lead a team there for disaster relief."
Wenrou had also heard the news on TV, but she didn't expect the situation to be so serious.
She remembered that in her previous life, Yuzhou did indeed suffer a once-in-a-century flood disaster, resulting in heavy losses, and even many soldiers who participated in the flood relief efforts sacrificed their lives.
As a soldier, Huo Yanchuan felt it was his responsibility to participate in flood relief efforts.
Wenrou didn't know what to say at this moment, so she could only whisper, "Come back safely."
Huo Yanchuan hummed in agreement and gently kissed her head.
After speaking with Wenrou, he went to check on his two daughters in the house, but before he could even pack his things, he was called away.
Upon hearing that Huo Yanchuan was going on a mission, Jiang Yan hurriedly came out of the house.
"Uncle Huo."
Huo Yanchuan looked at him and said, "While I'm away, Xiao Yan, could you please take good care of Aunt Xiao Rou and my two younger sisters?"
Jiang Yan nodded solemnly, "Yes."
Hearing this, Huo Yanchuan felt relieved.
He glanced at Wenrou, turned around, and strode out. When he arrived at the entrance of the family compound, the car was already waiting outside.
This time they were driving a big truck. Huo Yanchuan grabbed the handrail and stepped onto it in a few steps.
Wenrou and Jiang Yan stood at the door watching them leave before turning around and going inside.
Every time Huo Yanchuan went on a mission, Wenrou felt a void in her heart as soon as he left.
Even though I know this is a responsibility he carries, I still can't help but worry.
Jiang Yan noticed Wenrou's disappointment and gently tugged at her sleeve.
"Uncle Huo will definitely come back safely."
Wenrou nodded gently. "Yes, we'll wait for him to come home."
At noon, she simply made herself some food.
After having dinner with Jiang Yan, she coaxed the two children to sleep and then took a nap herself.
Three days after she wrote home, Wenrou received a letter from Wen Jiguang saying that they were on their way to the family compound.
Judging by the time, they should arrive today.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Wen Jiguang and Liu Xiaoyu arrived at the entrance of the family compound with the child in their arms, accompanied by Li Xiuying.
Wenrou didn't see Wen Jinian, so she asked, "Didn't Second Brother come?"
Speaking of him, Wen Jiguang couldn't help but sigh, "He didn't want to come, saying he was afraid of causing you trouble."
His younger brother used to be so cheerful, but since this incident, he has become increasingly sullen, sometimes not saying a word all day.
He was worried, but there was really nothing he could do.
The villagers all know about his situation now, and every time he goes out, he inevitably gets talked about, which makes him even less willing to go out.
Wenrou recalled that when she was little, her second brother was the wildest and most unruly in the family. He would climb trees and roofs, go down to the river to catch fish, and fighting was a common occurrence. There was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
But hearing that he has become like this, she feels very sad.
"Let's not talk about that now, I'll take you inside," Wenrou said, taking the luggage from their hands.
It's so hot here, it would be nice to have a fan at home to cool things down.
Li Xiuying had been persuaded by Liu Yan to come here before, but was later sent back by Wenrou.
This wasn't Wen Jiguang's first time here, but this time was different. If possible, they would probably stay here from now on.
This was Liu Xiaoyu's and her child's first time here. Along the way, she looked at the environment of the Gobi Desert and was really worried about Wenrou's life here.
She originally thought life here would be tough, but after moving into the family compound, she found it to be much better.
Moreover, the houses in the family compound look much better than those in their rural hometown; they have almost everything they need, and even a well is right at the door.
Aside from the extreme heat, everything else is fine.
Liu Xiaoyu is not someone who cannot endure hardship. In the countryside, they are destined to farm, and they don't earn much money.
If you come here with Wenrou, you might still have a chance.
"Oh my, my dear grandson, I've missed you so much!" As soon as Li Xiuying entered the house, she saw Jiang Yan and hugged him excitedly.
"Grandma, Uncle, Aunt." Jiang Yan was also very happy to see them.
He was used to being addressed as he was at home, so he didn't change it.
"Xiao Bao, are you doing well here? Have you been wronged? If you're not doing well, Grandma will take you back home in a little while," Li Xiuying asked Jiang Yan with heartache.
On her way here, she couldn't help but worry when she thought about how Jiang Yan lived in such an environment.
She shouldn't have agreed to let Wenrou take Jiang Yan away in the first place; this place is nowhere near as good as their countryside.