After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 261, Episode 0275: A family of three sits in a row eating melon seeds (Part 1)

Lin Yuexi smiled ingratiatingly, not arguing with him about it. "Dad, I didn't see Mom at home when I got back. Do you know where she went today?"

Leng Zhi pinched a piece of fried pork rib into his mouth and shook his head.

My daughter made some great ribs. They're crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant but not greasy, crumbly but not burnt, and perfectly balanced between sweet and spicy. They're suitable for all ages.

Just as I was about to knead another piece, Zhang Hongying rushed in in a flurry of activity.

He didn't even glance into the living room; he went straight to the kitchen as soon as he entered. "Old Leng, wait a minute. I'll make two bowls of noodles. We'll make do for dinner tonight."

After running a few meters, her nose suddenly reacted, and she sniffed left and right. "Hmm~? Why does our house smell so good? Daughter, you're back! Oh my god, did you prepare this whole table of food?"

Zhang Hongying wasn't surprised by Lin Yuexi's cooking skills. Lin Yuexi had cooked a few meals since arriving in the Northwest, but it was a pity that Leng Zhi had never tasted them.

Zhang Hongying accepted it well; after a few moments of initial shock and heartache, she had already turned to pride.

Look, look, this is her daughter. She doesn't even need to be taught; she can cook delicious meals just by reading books.

When Leng Zhi saw her reaction, he knew exactly what was going on. He felt a pang of jealousy. So, this is the first time he's ever eaten his daughter's cooking, right?

Leng Xingran, who was eating a steamed bun at the educated youth settlement, said: "He's never eaten it before either."

The family sat down to eat.

With such a sumptuous and delicious meal on the table, no one had any time for idle chatter; everyone had to fill their stomachs first.

After dinner, even Leng Zhi collapsed onto the sofa, and the three of them sat in a triangle to catch up.

"Why are you back so late today? Did someone in the residential area cause a disturbance again?" Leng Zhi was also curious about the reason for Zhang Hongying's late return.

He wasn't afraid of Zhang Hongying because of personal reasons, but he was afraid because of the military families in the family quarters.

Zhang Hongying had long since stopped caring about the fact that a bunch of women would fight like enemies over trivial matters, so after arriving in the Northwest, she took advantage of the fact that the Production and Construction Corps already had a Women's Federation and that she didn't want to seize power to shirk her responsibilities.

But she was the wife of Commander S, which meant that she couldn't avoid social interactions and conflicts among wives at a certain level. So, when it came to military families whose husbands held higher positions, the Women's Federation would bother her. And for the sake of the stability of the military's rear, she could no longer refuse to get involved.

Zhang Hongying's face instantly turned ugly. She snorted and cursed, "It's all my fault. It's all about Lao Zheng and Yang Limei. If they want a divorce, they should just do it. If they want a divorce, then they should just get it over with. If they don't want a divorce, then they shouldn't. Why are they getting in the way and causing us trouble?"

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Leng Zhi's eyes lit up as he looked at his wife as if he had rediscovered a precious treasure.

My wife hasn't used polite language in decades, and it seems this has really annoyed her today!

Zhang Hongying had been on the battlefield before, and she wasn't a medic or any of the soldiers stationed in the rear. She was always at the forefront, and her verbal battles were just as fierce as those of the male soldiers. Back then, she even managed to force the opposing side's spies to reveal their true intentions by verbally abusing them in their own language.

Later, after retiring due to injury and returning to Beijing, his position was promoted. He lived in a family compound surrounded by people who spoke softly but hid daggers in their smiles. His wife also became quieter, but she seemed listless.

Zhang Hongying didn't notice the burning passion in Leng Zhi's eyes. She turned to her daughter and started telling her about what had happened that day. She knew her daughter loved hearing these kinds of stories and was used to sharing every little gossip with her. "Old Zheng has always wanted a divorce, but Yang Limei isn't willing, and the Yang family won't allow it either. None of the younger generation in the Yang family are successful. The only reason they have their current status in Beijing is because of their marriage ties with the Zheng family."

"Old Zheng is very determined to leave this time. He didn't regret it even after Yang Limei committed suicide. He's just not decisive enough. He was still scared by Yang Limei's recklessness. He said he was determined to leave, but he just kept hiding."

As she spoke, she glared at Leng Zhi.

Leng Zhi: "..."

Is he wronged or not? What does this have to do with him?

Did Yang Limei really commit suicide?

He had heard about it. It was said that Yang Limei first tried to hang herself at home to coerce Lao Zheng, but Lao Zheng ignored her and slammed the door and left. Then, the next day, Yang Limei went to the hospital, saying that she had cut her wrist.

It wasn't that he was backstabbing a woman behind her back. This whole thing doesn't seem like Yang Limei really didn't want to live. It was just a threatening tactic. Otherwise, how could she be hospitalized the day after cutting her wrist? She would have been dead long ago.

Having been married for decades, neither of them were the type to keep secrets from each other. Zhang Hongying knew exactly what Leng Zhi was thinking, and glared at him again, annoyed.

“At first, she might have just threatened to kill herself, but later she became serious. Yang Limei is a very proud person; she will be upset for a long time if someone says anything bad about her.”

"Their divorce this time was messy. No matter how carefully they tried to hide it, the news still got out. People didn't say anything openly, but there were a lot of people gossiping behind their backs. Yang Limei has offended a lot of people over the years. You have no idea how good she is at playing both sides. She's only been in Northwest China for a short time, but many military families have already suffered at her hands."

"In the past, everyone was afraid of Lao Zheng and could only endure it when they suffered losses. Now that the couple is getting to know each other, how can those people not come out and vent their anger?"

Leng Zhi raised an eyebrow, listening to his wife's words, "You seem to be biased towards those military families."

"It's not just a feeling, I'm biased towards them. What kind of nonsense is this? If a newly moved-in military family doesn't immediately give them a gift, they'll spread rumors about them everywhere. This is simply ruining the image of all military families."

Lin Yuexi paused in her teacup, and Leng Zhi's face darkened.

However, in an instant, both father and daughter adopted an attitude of "it should be this way." It seemed normal that someone who could threaten Old Zheng's old comrade-in-arms in Old Zheng's name would do such a thing.

Lin Yuexi asked, "Did Mom go to support those military families today?"

"That's not true at all. The military families didn't do anything wrong. They just reported those things to the Women's Federation. They didn't cause any trouble outside. At most, when there were rumors about Yang Limei, they would go and say a few words about it."

“Didn’t I just say that the Yang family didn’t want them to get a divorce? After Yang Limei was hospitalized, Lao Zheng didn’t really care about her. He only went to the hospital once. I don’t know what Lao Zheng and Yang Limei talked about at that time. After Lao Zheng left, Yang Limei called the Yang family. A few days later, the Yang family arranged for two nieces to come over, saying that they were there to take care of their aunt.”

Leng Zhi and Lin Yuexi exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief and amusement.

isn't it?
Could it be what they're thinking?

Zhang Hongying muttered curses under her breath for a while before continuing, "Of these two nieces, the older one is Yang Limei's eldest brother's daughter, named Yang Lanlan. She is only six years younger than Yang Limei. She used to be the wife of Xu's third son, but they divorced seven years ago. She still has a daughter with her."

"This Yang Lanlan is so alluring. When she was with the third son of the Xu family, he was so bewitched by her that he almost became an enemy of the whole family. Xu Zhichuan, who was by the side of our third son, was taken in and raised by the old master of the Xu family back then, which was related to this Yang Lanlan."