novellhall Chapter 45 Huo Yanchuan's Sister
Chapter 45 Huo Yanchuan's Sister
The news of Zhou Chunmei's affair quickly spread throughout the residential compound, and Zhou Dayong and He Cuihua were ashamed to face their families because of it.
Although Zhou Chunmei kept saying that Wenrou had schemed against her, they had no evidence and couldn't do anything to Wenrou.
The Zhou family used to say that Zhou Chunmei was gentle but immoral, but now that she has done such a thing, they finally understand what it feels like to be talked about behind their backs.
Zhou Dayong originally thought that Wenrou would take advantage of the situation and mock them, just like her family had done to her before.
Unfortunately, even though the two met briefly, Wenrou acted as if she didn't see him and walked straight past him.
"Gentle," Zhou Dayong couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing this.
Wenrou was on her way to find the dowry for setting up the tent and didn't have time to pay attention to Zhou Dayong. When she heard him call her, she turned around and looked at him expressionlessly: "What is it?"
Seeing her impatient expression, Zhou Dayong was taken aback. He didn't even know why he had called her, and finally could only ask, "Did you do what happened to Chunmei?"
"If you think I did it, then I did it. If you want to sue me, then please provide evidence."
Wenrou was already used to the Zhou family's behavior. In the past, when the Zhou family spread rumors about her in the village, Zhou Dayong believed them all.
In his heart, he never intended to believe her, not even once.
She had already let go of these things, so there was no need to explain them to him anymore.
"Do you...do you really have to talk to me like that? We've been friends since we were little..." Zhou Dayong said, even feeling guilty himself.
"Friends?" Wenrou gave a sarcastic sneer. "I don't have friends like you."
"You must be very proud of Chunmei for doing something like this. Now Mom and I can't even hold our heads up in the family compound. Are you satisfied now?" Zhou Dayong looked at Wenrou and continued to ask with a frown.
In Zhou Chunmei's case, she was originally a victim as well, but she tried some methods to make the perpetrators suffer the consequences.
She didn't know what the powder Zhou Chunmei had prepared for her was, and she certainly didn't expect what would happen next.
As for what happens to Zhou Chunmei, it has nothing to do with her.
"I'm not as free as you Zhou family members. If you think I'm smug, then so be it." After saying that, she ignored Zhou Dayong and turned to leave.
She never intended to harm anyone, but if anyone dared to harm her, she wouldn't hesitate to retaliate.
Whether Zhou Dayong believed it or not, she felt nothing but indifference and no other feelings about Zhou Chunmei's situation, let alone pride.
She didn't want to have any further involvement with the Zhou family; she just wanted to live her own life.
She'll be thankful if they just stop bothering her.
Zhou Dayong watched Wenrou's departing figure, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.
He didn't know when, but the gentleness of the past slowly became blurred in his memory.
His current impression of her is largely based on what his family members described in their letters.
Zhou Dayong sighed. He had already accepted a mission that required him to leave for a while, which would also allow him to temporarily escape the rumors circulating in the compound.
Shen Qingshuang naturally supported Zhou Dayong's decision to go out on a mission.
"You said if we do well on this mission, we'll have a chance to be promoted to deputy battalion commander?"
Zhou Dayong nodded, and said with some concern, "While I'm not home, you and Mom need to get along well."
"Don't worry, go ahead and do your thing, leave the household to me," Shen Qingshuang happily agreed.
Because what's coming next will be tough for Gentle.
She'll be too busy watching the show to have any time to have a conflict with He Cuihua.
Hearing her say that, Zhou Dayong felt relieved.
He went back inside, tidied up briefly, and then left.
"Where did you find these things?" Wenrou was worried about where to find the materials for building the shed, but when she arrived at the field, she found that Huo Yanchuan had already had everything moved over.
She only mentioned it to Huo Yanchuan briefly, she didn't expect him to take it so seriously.
Last night, Huo Yanchuan had someone go out and find materials for setting up the shed. When he saw her arrive, he asked, "Is there anything else you need? I'll have someone go find it."
Some of the steel pipes were discarded materials from the military. Using these to build planting sheds can block wind and sand and make them more sturdy.
"That's enough, that's enough." Wenrou looked at the materials, her eyes wide with excitement.
I have to say, Huo Yanchuan is really reliable; he's much better than a blockhead.
"Just tell me briefly how you want it set up." Seeing Wenrou so happy, Huo Yanchuan felt much better.
Wenrou showed them the simple diagram she had prepared beforehand, and Huo Yanchuan understood it at a glance. He then led his men to get busy.
The soldiers were very efficient at their work, and she couldn't get involved, so she could only direct from the sidelines.
Soon, Huo Yanchuan and his men worked hard all morning and finally got the shed set up.
"Thank you so much, you've worked so hard." Wenrou looked at the sturdy and well-built shed and said with great gratitude.
"This is what we should do."
"Yes, sister-in-law, you're the one who's worked the hardest. We're all waiting for your good news."
"If there's nothing else, then we brothers will head out."
Seeing this, Wenrou quickly said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll cook for you when we get home."
They helped her all morning; if she's not good at anything else, she should at least provide meals.
"Don't worry about them. There's a canteen in the army. They can eat there." Before they could even speak, Huo Yanchuan said gently to Wen Wen.
The group had originally planned to have a meal at Wenrou's place, as Hao Gang had mentioned more than once that Huo Tuan's wife was a great cook, and they had been craving it for a long time.
But due to the pressure from their commander, they had no choice but to nod.
"Yes, yes, we can just eat at the army canteen."
As they talked, they hurriedly ran away, afraid that if they were a step too late, the regimental commander would take them on a field training exercise that night.
"Hey...you guys..." Wenrou called out to them.
Seeing how fast they were running, she finally looked at Huo Yanchuan.
Are you going back to your unit too?
"I won't go back for now. I'll go back with you first," Huo Yanchuan said, taking the hoe from Wenrou's hand and walking towards home.
He was also worried about Wenrou's health. She usually only needed to cook for one or two people, but how could her body handle cooking for so many people all at once?
She was pregnant, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer so much.
Just as the two were about to return, a guard rushed over, saluted Huo Yanchuan, and said, "Reporting to Commander Huo, someone says it's your sister, and she's at the entrance of the family compound right now."