1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 792 I believe you

Seeing that he could handle it himself, Chu Xue didn't say anything. She lowered her head and ate the fish he had picked up for her, and even gave a comment: "This fish is really well cooked."

A chef who happened to be passing by overheard this and remarked, "This young lady is clearly an expert."

Chu Xue looked up and saw that the person was wearing a chef's uniform. She smiled and gave him a thumbs up: "It really suits my taste."

The chef was even happier to see her doing that: "Come back another day and try my braised lion's head meatballs, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Chu Xue readily agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll definitely order one to try next time I come back."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the woman who came over to greet Fu Yancheng said, "Sycophant."

Although the sound was very soft, Chu Xue, Fu Yancheng, and even the chefs who passed by her all heard it.

The chef's face immediately darkened, but instead of confronting her directly, he went straight into the kitchen.

Seeing that Fu Yancheng wouldn't say another word to her, the woman had no choice but to turn around and leave to order food.

But when she went to the window to order, there were only vegetarian dishes, no meat dishes: "It's only this late, and they're already out of food?"

"If it's gone, it's gone." The waiter's tone was very firm.

The woman was furious, probably unable to swallow her anger: "You just wait and see."

After saying that, she didn't order any food, tossed her braid, turned around, and left.

As soon as she left, the chef poked his head out from the kitchen and said, "Want to eat meat? Dream on."

After saying that, he whispered to the waiter, "I'll bring you some broth to take home after get off work so your kids can mix it with rice."

The waiter was overjoyed to hear this: "Thank you, Chef Tong!"

Chu Xue naturally overheard their conversation and looked over there, just in time to meet the chef's gaze. Chu Xue immediately gave him a thumbs up again. The chef smiled at her and looked away.

Chu Xue then looked away and picked up the fish that Fu Yancheng had put in her bowl again: "Aren't you going to explain?"

Fu Yancheng laughed: "I was wondering how long you were going to hold back before asking."

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of shredded pork with sweet bean sauce and put it into his bowl before stirring the noodles in his own bowl: "That person's name is Ding Runlan. She used to live in the same compound as my grandfather. When we were little, she always followed behind a group of us boys."

As she grew older, she preferred to follow me around. Later, I don't know who spread the rumor that we were dating. I even looked into it myself and found out that she was the one who spread it. After that, I avoided her whenever I saw her.

Later, my family moved out of the compound with my father. Not long after, she married a man from the compound, and I haven't seen her much since.

However, her husband recently passed away, and I heard she went back to her parents' home. This is the first time I've seen her since she returned.

What he didn't say was that he hadn't found a partner, and everyone assumed it was because he couldn't accept Ding Runlan's sudden marriage and couldn't move on from it.

Although he explained it many times, they seemed to be under a spell and no one believed him, so he eventually stopped explaining.

Unexpectedly, this person returned after only a few years, and many people brought up the old story again.

The reason her mother arranged the marriage so quickly was partly due to Ding Runlan's return to the compound. Her mother was afraid that her son would get involved with Ding Runlan, who had become a widow.

Chu Xue looked up at Fu Yancheng: "You really didn't have any romantic feelings for her before?"

Seeing the seriousness in Chu Xue's question, Fu Yancheng, fearing she might misunderstand, sat up straight and said with a serious expression, "I have never liked her. Those rumors were all fabricated by her. If I were to tell even one lie, I would be in deep trouble."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Xue stopped him with a look: "I believe you."

(End of this chapter)