His skin was already rough enough, but he also had some bluish stubble, which added to his ruggedness.

Su Lang was exasperated. "Look at my wife, and then look at yourself. Li Tuan, you should at least tidy yourself up a bit."

Li Jiang was completely stunned by his words.

He paused for half a second, then asked, "Commander Su, so what should I do?"

Su Lang: "First, shave your beard clean. Later, I'll get some whitening ointment from my wife for you to apply."

You're a grown man, you need to be flexible. Your wife likes to look good, so you should dress up more.

It would be best to charm Wang Rou and stop bothering his wife.

Upon hearing this, Li Jiang exclaimed, "What a profound truth!"

"Commander Su, I understand. I'll shave when I get back. I'll leave the ointment to you and Doctor Lin."

After washing up in the evening, Lin Zhilan wrote a letter of complaint under the lamp.

Jiang Rou was playing with Linlin on the bed.

After the letter of complaint was written, Linlin fell asleep.

Wang Rou lay down next to Lin Zhilan and asked softly, "Sister, let me tell you about my situation."

Lin Zhilan's heart tightened, then relaxed. She had been holding back from asking, wanting to wait for Wang Rou to reveal her inner conflict.

Unexpectedly, Song Fang's outburst seemed to have released something that Wang Rou had released.

Lin Zhilan gave a soft "Mmm" and said gently, "Go ahead and speak, I'm listening."

"Actually... I had a boyfriend when I was in school..."

Once she opened her mouth, Wang Rou realized that these things weren't so difficult to talk about after all.

The Wang family is wealthy, and she is their only daughter.

She received the best education and material conditions from a young age.

The man was her classmate, and his family was also wealthy merchants. Before the liberation, the whole family secretly took a boat to the port city.

When Wang's father found out, he quickly donated all his family property and married her off to Li Jiang, who was then just a company commander.

Wang Rou was just eighteen years old at the time, still an innocent and carefree girl.

Suddenly her boyfriend disappeared, her family's entire fortune was donated, and she was forced by her father to marry a complete stranger.

Wang Rou couldn't accept it at all.

She cried, made a scene, and even went on a hunger strike.

But her father, who had always doted on her, remained unmoved and was determined to marry her off.

Because her father threatened suicide, Wang Rou eventually gave in.

After marriage, Li Jiang treated her very well and respected her.

She once thought that she should just live a good life with him.

However, many more problems arose.

She doesn't know how to do housework, and Li Jiang doesn't blame her, but the aunties and sisters-in-law in the neighborhood always come to teach her. Even when she goes back to her parents' home, her father only urges her to have a child for Li Jiang as soon as possible.

Wang Rou felt guilty for keeping the matter from Li Jiang's ex-boyfriend, and she also had nowhere to vent her frustrations over trivial matters and no friends to listen to. As a result, she became more and more taciturn.

After she gave birth to Li Xuan, Wang's father felt relieved and passed away not long after.

Wang Rou's feelings for Li Xuan are complicated.

Wang's father often said that with Li Xuan by her side, no matter what happens in the future, Li Jiang will never abandon her.

Wang Rou wanted to ask, "What about me? What about me?"

Am I only valuable as Li Xuan's mother?

After Wang's father passed away, Wang Rou thought: Well then, if my value is just to give birth to a child for the Li family, then I will raise this child well, as if I owe the Li family something, and thank them for protecting her.

At this point, Wang Rou was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Lin Zhilan had long thought that she was a sensitive and thoughtful person, but she never expected that she had so many things hidden in her heart.

Lin Zhilan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Wang Rou shook her head.

She was already very content to have someone listen to her say these things.

Lin Zhilan said softly, "Then do you want to change?"

"Hmm?" Wang Rou looked at her with red eyes, her voice still nasal.

Lin Zhilan: "When you feel uncomfortable, you should make changes."

Wang Rou was stunned; she had never thought about this question before.

She asked blankly, "How do I change it?"

"Change what makes you most uncomfortable," Lin Zhilan told her.

"What's the most uncomfortable?"

Wang Rou pondered for a moment. What bothered her most was the guilt she felt towards Li Jiang.

She kept it a secret from her boyfriend.

Her family background is problematic, which will affect Li Jiang's career.

She wouldn't do the laundry and cooking for her husband like other wives.

After giving birth to Li Xuan, she barely let Li Jiang touch her.

……

This sense of guilt made her unable to love Li Jiang anymore.

How can a person fall in love with their "creditor"?

Wang Rou gripped Lin Zhilan's hand tightly, so tightly it hurt, but Lin Zhilan didn't utter a sound and listened quietly as she continued.

"Sister, can I be honest with Li Jiang?"

Lin Zhilan answered without hesitation: "Yes."

She tapped Wang Rou's nose and laughed, "Don't worry, I can back you up. If all else fails, you can go help out in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, and I'll take care of you."

Lin Zhilan whispered, "Dean Liu told me that next year I'll be able to earn a salary of technical level 8 or above. Do you know how much that is?"

Wang Rou's eyes sparkled. "I don't know."

"One hundred and fifteen. If you add the salaries of the technical staff at the pharmaceutical factory, my salary is higher than that of Su Lang and Li Jiang."

"I could afford to raise two more like you."

Wang Rou hugged her arm and laughed, "Sister, you only need to take care of one of my younger sisters. I'm afraid you'll get tired."

"You little rascal," Lin Zhilan flicked her nose with her finger and tucked the blanket around her, "Go to sleep. I'll fry you some dough sticks tomorrow."

"Um."

……

Lin Zhilan never lies to children; when she says she's frying dough sticks, she means she's frying dough sticks.

The next morning, Lin Zhilan was frying dough sticks in the kitchen, while Wang Rou was washing up outside with the children, looking every bit the happy family.

Su Lang's vacation is over, and she has to go to work early this morning.

Taking advantage of the others' inattention, he slipped into the kitchen, kissed his wife until she was breathless, and then let go. "Zhilan, let Wang Rou go back to her own home tonight."

Lin Zhilan really wanted to hit someone with the fried dough stick in her hand. She glared at Su Lang and shoved the fried dough stick into his hand. "You should train hard and try to release all your energy."

Su Lang kissed her on the cheek again and whispered, "Don't worry, I definitely have the strength to take care of you."

This man is insane!

Lin Zhilan's ears turned bright red instantly, and she pushed him away forcefully.

Su Lang put on her hat and went out, bumping into Wang Rou who was leading her child in.

When rivals meet, they can't stand each other.

Su Lang patted her daughter's head and called out loudly towards the kitchen, "Zhilan, it's been so long since we've had garlic oysters. Can we have them for dinner?"

"sure."

Su Lang raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a smug expression, "Then I'll help you open the oyster shells when I get back."

"Okay, okay, why aren't you leaving yet? We're going to be late!"

"Let's go now."

Su Lang put on his military cap and strode out.

Wang Rou scoffed inwardly. What's so special about a garlic oyster?

My sister said last night that she could take care of her.

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