Lin Wanning sneered disdainfully. It seemed that this person really wouldn't shed a tear until faced with the coffin. If it hadn't been for Liu Xiaohui's job back then, the trigger for all this.
It wouldn't have been discovered that Lin Guoan's biological parents were capitalists. Eventually, the whole family was sent to this place to suffer.
In Lin Wanning's eyes, all these things were in the past. As long as Liu Xiaohui behaved herself and was filial to her parents, that would be enough. After all, no one could change the past.
But over the years, instead of changing for the better, Liu Xiaohui had become even more unscrupulous. She was like a different person compared to before the Lin family's downfall.
The Lin family could endure this kind of anger, but Lin Wanning couldn't. It was just too hateful.
Early the next morning, Lin Wanning took some money and went to the brigade leader's house to buy an old hen. Later, she would go to the mountain to pick some mushrooms and cook them together in a soup to nourish her family.
When the brigade leader saw Lin Wanning coming, he beamed with joy. As soon as he heard that she wanted to buy a chicken, without hesitation, he took her to the chicken coop and caught the fattest old hen.
"Come to me anytime if you need anything in the future."
Lin Wanning thanked him with a smile. She felt that the meal she had treated him to last time was not in vain. Moreover, she could sense that these local people were quite simple and straightforward in character.
Unlike those neighbors next door, who would always sit in a circle at the door, their eyes darting towards her family from time to time.
Even though there was a distance of more than ten meters, Lin Wanning could still feel those malicious whispers.
On the way home, though, she unexpectedly thought of Zhou Huaian. Didn't he say he would come the next day? It had been five days already, but why hadn't he shown up yet?
Little did she know that Zhou Huaian was currently being held back by the Song family. After he sent Lin Wanning back that day.
When he went to the training ground with Zhao Yongsheng, unfortunately, he saw someone fall into the big river beside the training ground.
He was an excellent swimmer, and with a life at stake, he didn't even think twice before diving into the river to rescue the person.
Both Zhao Yongsheng and he thought it was a local villager who had fallen into the river while doing laundry. But to their great surprise, the person they fished out was Song Shuyao.
Instantly, Zhou Huaian realized that something was terribly wrong.
Not only was Song Shuyao wearing thin clothes, but her chest was also half-exposed. Zhao Yongsheng, Zhou Huaian, and even the soldiers training nearby could see everything clearly.
Zhou Huaian's face immediately turned cold. He knew that if he continued to entangle with Song Shuyao by the river, it would never end.
After seeing the professional medical staff arrive, Zhou Huaian left the scene directly.
However, this accident was deliberately staged by Song Shuyao. Even though Zhou Huaian left on the spot, she was determined to marry him. Now that Lin Wanning wasn't around.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How cold the river water was probably only Song Shuyao herself knew.
After returning home, Zhou Huaian saw that everything was more or less arranged. Then he took some money and coupons and was about to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some pork and beef to send to Lin Wanning's parents.
They used to live in the same compound. He never thought that the Lin family, a family of intellectuals, would end up in such a desolate state one day.
Thinking of this, Zhou Huaian quickened his pace towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
But as soon as he stepped out of the compound, he was blocked at the gate of the family courtyard. "Colonel Zhou, Battalion Commander Song has something to talk to you."
When Zhou Huaian heard it was that old fox, his brows instantly furrowed. "If it's to express gratitude for saving a life, I appreciate the thought. If there's something else, we can talk about it another day. I'm a bit busy."
"Colonel, I'm just following orders. The battalion commander said he must invite you over."
"As far as I know, it's not about gratitude for saving a life. It seems to be something about the border."
When Zhou Huaian heard it was about the border, he didn't have time to think much. Although the old fox was cunning, at least he wouldn't joke about such things.
He rushed to the command room in three steps. Fortunately, Song Xuejun didn't mention anything else. Instead, he gave Zhou Huaian a detailed analysis of the issues of people sneaking across the border, stealing timber and black soil.
Although the old fox didn't say a word about his daughter, by the time their meeting ended, it was already pitch black outside.
The salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative had already left work. Zhou Huaian thus missed the opportunity to visit Lin Wanning. But he thought it would be the same if he went the next day.
He even stayed up late to arrange all the tasks at hand so that he wouldn't have any worries the next day.
But the next day, when he just got up, due to staying up late, his deep-set eyes were a bit bloodshot. The redness at the corners of his eyes added a touch of charm to his almost demonic face.
Holding a washbasin and wearing a thin white undershirt, although it was a bit cold in the morning, for Zhou Huaian, who had excellent physical fitness and was full of strength, he didn't feel cold at all.
He casually opened the door with a sleepy look, only to bump into Song Shuyao head-on.
Song Shuyao suddenly saw such a pure and thinly dressed Zhou Huaian. Her heart skipped a beat instantly.
Before she even said a word, her face turned completely red. She even regretted that before her rebirth, when her grandfather arranged a blind date with Zhou Huaian for her, why didn't she go?
Why was she so greedy for money and blinded by the luxurious life of her ex-husband's family?
Her ex-husband wasn't even good-looking, and now they had no money. But if she had chosen Zhou Huaian back then, regardless of money, just hugging such a perfect man to sleep at night would be so enjoyable.
Zhou Huaian, who was a former scout, didn't hesitate to close the door directly when faced with this uncomfortable look in her eyes. He immediately changed into his military uniform.
Standing outside the door, Song Shuyao, who had just been lost in her daydream, almost had her nose hit by the door. Coming to her senses, she was so angry that her whole body trembled.
However, in order to force Zhou Huaian to take responsibility because of this incident, she forced herself to swallow this bad breath.
"Brother Huaian, I'm here to thank you. I made some chicken soup this morning. I thought that diving into the cold water yesterday must have had some impact on your body. I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried that you might catch a cold."
"It's cold in the morning. Drink some chicken soup to warm yourself up and drive away the cold from yesterday's dive."
Zhou Huaian's brows were knitted so tightly that they could form a knot. "Take it back. In that situation yesterday, even if it was a cat or a dog that fell into the water, out of instinct, I would have saved it."
After putting on his military uniform, he opened the door again, holding the washbasin and preparing to go out to wash up. He didn't even give Song Shuyao a cold look.
This really infuriated Song Shuyao. She angrily took the chicken soup and went back home.
Originally, the whole family was curious why the little sister-in-law had made chicken soup so early in the morning. It turned out that it was for Colonel Zhou, and they were just taking advantage.
"Dad, I don't care. Zhou Huaian saw my whole body when he saved me yesterday, and all the people on the training ground saw it too. If he doesn't take responsibility, I won't have the face to live in this world anymore."