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

Chapter 397, Episode 0430: Even Hua Errong is afraid.

But this is from the perspective of a normal person.

From Yang Chunhua's perspective, Hua Errong was the only person in her world who was kind to her and gave her warmth.

"After joining the army, Yang Chunhua was ostracized because she was too beautiful. But in fact, no one disliked Yang Chunhua at first. At most, people were just jealous of her because she was beautiful."

"The reason why people dislike Yang Chunhua and isolate her is all caused by the Hua family."

Or to be more precise, the culprit is Hua Errong.

Zhang Hongying looked disdainful and spoke in a bad tone, "Hua Errong is of average appearance and his ability is only so-so. He was lucky to come to Chongyang Island and had more opportunities to make merits. He was able to join the army at the company level."

The reason why troops were stationed on Chongyang Island was twofold: firstly, due to its terrain, and secondly, because the area around Chongyang Island was particularly chaotic at that time. Not only did ships from other countries frequently appear near Chongyang Island, but there were also pirates on islands not far from Chongyang Island.

In addition, the number of troops stationed on the island was not large when they first arrived, initially less than 700.

Therefore, the garrison troops on the island at that time had a very heavy task. They not only had to fight against other countries, but also suppress bandits, ensure that the island's construction kept up, build up maritime defenses, and so on.

The missions came one after another, and the soldiers had almost no time to rest.

That's how military merit came about.

Of the original batch of soldiers stationed on the island, aside from those who were killed or wounded and some who were transferred, almost all of them hold high-ranking positions.

But Hua Errong, not that Zhang Hongying looked down on him, was still a deputy battalion commander when he sacrificed his life.

Yang Chunhua is really beautiful. I haven't seen Hua Errong and Zhang Hongying, but according to Leng Xingmao's description, they can't be called ugly, they just have average faces.

At least in terms of appearance, Hua Errong felt inferior to Yang Chunhua, especially since there were many other excellent and good-looking soldiers in the army.

Furthermore, Hua Errong always knew that Yang Chunhua from the Hua family was not a good person.

Therefore, Hua Errong was afraid that Yang Chunhua would become more ambitious after spending more time with the military wives, and that she would abandon him for other outstanding men.

Therefore, Hua Errong encouraged the Hua family to keep Yang Chunhua at home while simultaneously ruining her reputation outside.

The Hua family elders said Yang Chunhua was unfilial; the Hua aunt said Yang Chunhua was promiscuous; the Hua uncle said Yang Chunhua was mentally ill…

The Hua family members all put on a respectable facade in public, while Yang Chunhua, who was bullied by the whole family, never had a presentable appearance when she went out.

In comparison, and given that Yang Chunhua's good looks naturally made people wary of her, it seemed natural that people were more willing to believe what the Hua family said.

Thus, Yang Chunhua's world still consisted of only the small Hua family.

Zhang Hongying was angry, but even more so, she felt helpless.

"That child was so trapped that she lost all her temper. Fortunately, she wasn't completely destroyed and still knew how to save herself. Several times she made contributions that benefited the Hua family. This was her only act of resistance against the Hua family." Speaking of which, Yang Chunhua only truly broke away from the Hua family after Hua Errong passed away.

“Xingmao told me that when he first met Yang Chunhua, he felt that she lived in a completely black world, with no light in her eyes, and her whole being was lifeless and devoid of any vitality. If she weren’t still breathing, the ghost might look more like a living person than her.”

“When Xingmao was little, he had a hard time. Your aunt was all sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside. When there were other people around, she was still somewhat kind to Xingmao, but when no one was around, she would often beat him. Do you remember the first time your mother brought your older brother to stay at our house when you were little?”

Lin Yuexi nodded. She was four years old that year. She fell ill and was hospitalized for two months. After returning home, her mother settled her in and then hurriedly went out to pick up her older brother.

“I remember my older brother stayed at home for about half a year that time, and then my uncle came and took him back.”

For several years afterward, she didn't see her older brother, nor did she hear anything about him from her parents.

"Yes, I received a call from your uncle's neighbor while I was at the hospital. They said that for almost half a month, they had been hearing suppressed crying sounds coming from your uncle's house in the middle of the night. She observed it closely and found that Xingmao's condition was getting worse day by day, as if he had a serious illness."

At that time, Leng Zhan's family lived in a tenement building because of Kong Liping. The tenement building had poor sound insulation. The Qiu family next door had a large number of people, so their 60-square-meter house was divided into four rooms. The smallest room was where the Qiu couple lived, and the others were several people crammed into one room.

The Qiu family's house and Leng Zhan's storage room were separated only by a wall that could be heard if you spoke a little louder.

The elderly couple were light sleepers at night, and the suppressed crying of a boy coming from next door in the middle of the night often woke them up.

The Qiu family members are all quite upright. They know that Kong Liping is a stepmother, but they don't know that Leng Xingmao is not Leng Zhan's biological son. However, that doesn't matter. If there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather. Hearing the crying coming from next door in the middle of the night every day, it is easy to wonder if the child has been bullied by his stepmother.

The elderly couple lived with their eldest son. Their eldest daughter-in-law, Wu Qiu, and Zhang Hongying were once colleagues. Wu Qiu was mentored by Zhang Hongying. After Zhang Hongying resigned to take care of Lin Yuexi, Wu Qiu took over her position. Therefore, Wu Qiu was very grateful to Zhang Hongying, and the two have kept in touch to this day.

Wu Qiu naturally recognized Leng Zhan and his wife. After hearing about the crying from her in-laws, she not only started paying attention to the neighbors herself, but also asked the unemployed elderly couple to keep an eye on them.

Wu Qiu didn't speak too bluntly because Leng Zhan and Leng Zhi were brothers. She was certain that Leng Xingmao was being abused by Kong Liping at home, and that she had reminded Leng Zhan several times without any change. Leng Xingmao even fainted at the Qiu family's door that day. After the Qiu family took him home, they found many new and old wounds on his body. Only then did Wu Qiu find Zhang Hongying.

The child is so pitiful, even a stranger like me can't bear to see him like this.

"I didn't tell you the truth back then because I was afraid of scaring you. Your older brother was covered in injuries. You could say that apart from the exposed skin, there wasn't a single piece of good flesh on his body. What's worse, there were many needle marks on his waist. I asked your older brother, and he said that Kong Liping had pricked him with big needles."

Leng Xingmao's own past experiences were not pleasant; in fact, they could be described as bleak. Therefore, when he saw Yang Chunhua, he felt as if he were seeing another version of himself.

Perhaps because Leng Xingmao had already moved on, he wanted to bring out his other self as well. So he began to secretly take care of Yang Chunhua, teaching her many life lessons, teaching her to be independent and self-reliant, and teaching her how to resist.

Zhang Hongying whispered in Lin Yuexi's ear, "Hua Errong was already planning to divorce Yang Chunhua before the incident."

Lin Yuexi:? ? ?

"Oh dear, the stupid trick your older brother taught Yang Chunhua to carry two knives with her at all times, a kitchen knife and a small dagger. Even when she sleeps at night, she hides the kitchen knife under her pillow, and no one knows where she hides the dagger."

“When there was a conflict with the Hua family, Yang Chunhua would brandish a kitchen knife. If the kitchen knife was taken away, she would stab people with a dagger. Although she never hurt anyone, her reckless and desperate attitude was very frightening. Even Hua Errong was afraid of her.”