The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

If Xia Qiuran dares to break a plate after we get married, he'll beat her up, just like Ma Daguang beat Sun Xiaocao.

But now was not the right time. He tried to suppress his displeasure and put on a gentle and magnanimous demeanor.

"It's okay, as long as you're not hurt."

"What do you mean it's okay, Xiaofeng? You have to make her pay for the plate money, otherwise your brother-in-law will have a huge fight with me when he gets back." Zhao Juhua persisted.

This time, Zhao Feng didn't speak up for her, which clearly meant that he also agreed with Zhao Juhua's suggestion.

"Zhao Juhua, my aunt asked me to cook this meal. Even if you need money, you shouldn't ask me for it."

Xia Qiuran chuckled. Even if she threw away her money, she would never give them a single penny.

"What did you say? I asked you to cook, not to break the plates," Fan Chunfen shouted.

"Auntie, I'm here to be a guest and have a meal, not to cook. I'm just trying to help you out. Otherwise, we can ask the neighbors to come and judge who should pay for this plate," Xia Qiuran continued, her voice gradually rising.

Hearing this, Zhao Juhua became even more agitated. Today, she was the victim, and she thought she was in the right for breaking other people's things. She was determined to get the money back for the plate.

"Fine, let's go by reason then. Even if it takes us to the police station, I'm not afraid."

"alright."

Just as the group was about to leave, Zhao Feng, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly shouted and then said to Zhao Juhua.

"It's just the cost of a few plates, I'll pay you back in a bit."

He's the workshop foreman now. If people find out that his family made such a scene over a few plates, they'll talk about him behind his back every day. What prestige will he have left in the neighborhood? It's just a matter of a few dollars; he can't afford to lose face like that.

Seeing that her younger brother was angry, Zhao Juhua gritted her teeth and could only admit it. She pointed at Xia Qiuran with a fierce look in her eyes.

"Hurry up and cook. If you break it again, I'll definitely come to your house to pay me back."

"it is good."

Xia Qiuran was polite, and then turned around and knocked the other stack of rice bowls to the ground.

"Bang!"

A whole stack of rice bowls crashed to the ground with a loud thud, the crisp sounds echoing one after another. Zhao Juhua's eyes widened, and for a moment, she was completely stunned.

This is all the tableware in their house, worth more than ten yuan. Her husband was already very unhappy about Fan Chunfen staying here and Zhao Feng coming to their house all the time. Now that Zhao Feng invited them to dinner and they smashed all the bowls and plates, he will probably get a beating.

"I'm sorry, I was too nervous, that's why I bumped into those bowls," Xia Qiuran said lightly again.

This time, Zhao Juhua was completely enraged and picked up a rolling pin to hit Xia Qiuran.

"Xia Qiuran, I think you're doing this on purpose. I'm going to fight you."

Xia Qiuran dodged left and right; her long time in the army hadn't been for nothing.

"Zhao Juhua, I've already apologized to you, what more do you want?"

Within minutes, the pots, pans, and dishes in the kitchen were smashed to pieces by Zhao Juhua.

Xia Qiuran, however, stood unharmed not far away.

Unable to hit her, Zhao Juhua gripped the rolling pin tightly, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and simply sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

Xia Qiuran smiled and looked at Zhao Feng.

"Zhao Feng, it seems your family isn't very welcoming of me. I'll be going now."

Then he went back and picked up the hickory nuts he had brought with him.

"Auntie, since your teeth aren't good, I'll take these walnuts with me."

Fan Chunfen gritted her teeth in anger, but there was nothing she could do. She could only keep giving Zhao Feng meaningful glances, signaling him to go and beat up Xia Qiuran.

Looking at his home, which had been smashed to pieces, Zhao Feng was furious, but the prey had not yet taken the bait, so how could he close the net first?

"Qiu Ran, wait for me, I'll take you to a state-run restaurant for dinner." Zhao Feng quickly chased after her.

"What a terrible thing I've done! How did I raise such a coward?"

Fan Chunfen watched helplessly as her son followed behind her, and in her anger, she shouted loudly.

After leaving Zhao Juhua's house, Xia Qiuran turned to Zhao Feng, who was following behind her, and said...

"Zhao Feng, you'd better go back quickly, your aunt will be unhappy if you chase after her."

Zhao Feng spoke softly and gently, appearing completely like a nice guy, "That's just how my mom is, Qiu Ran, please don't take it to heart. Come on, let me take you to a state-run restaurant for dinner."

"Forget about the state-run restaurant. I came here just to thank you, not to eat that meal." Xia Qiuran stopped in her tracks.

Seeing that Xia Qiuran didn't seem angry at all and was even very friendly towards him, he assumed that Xia Qiuran wanted to reconcile with him.

Slightly excited, he reached out to grab Xia Qiuran's hand, but Xia Qiuran immediately dodged away.

Zhao Feng withdrew his hand somewhat awkwardly, but his eyes still held a confident look.

"Qiu Ran, I knew you still cared about me. Let's make up. I'm willing to do anything for you."

Xia Qiuran seized the opportunity, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but instead changed the subject.

"Ma Daguang is such a bad person. Xiaocao is my childhood friend, and I really can't bear to see her suffer."

Zhao Feng didn't think much of it, assuming that he was asked to persuade Ma Daguang again.

But he knew Ma Daguang well; he was a violent person by nature, how could he possibly change? So he began to defend Ma Daguang.

"Actually, Ma Daguang wasn't born that way. When he was little, his parents were busy with work, so they sent him to live with relatives. It turned out that his relative had psychological problems and was..."

"Qiu Ran, Ma Daguang has learned his lesson this time. He will not lay a hand on Sun Xiaocao again."

"It really is a psychological trauma from childhood," Xia Qiuran continued to ask.

"I heard he used to have four wives. How did he manage to marry them? Now we can't see any of them."

Zhao Feng: "I heard that his first wife was arranged for him by his family, but she got involved with his boss at work after only a year of marriage. They divorced soon after. That woman became his mistress. His second wife was introduced by someone else. I heard that her mother worked as a cleaner at some medical vocational school. But she also ran off with someone else after less than a year of marriage. Ma Daguang even went to that woman's house and made a scene because of this."

"As for the third, all four wives were from the countryside. Their situations were similar to Sun Xiaocao's. One of them escaped to the train station and hid on a train. I heard from people who went to other places that they saw her there. Another one hooked up with a 60-year-old widower. The widower gave Ma Daguang a sum of money, and that was the end of it."

After hearing Zhao Feng's words, a hint of doubt flashed in Xia Qiuran's eyes.

"So you can find all the other wives now, only the second wife has completely disappeared."

Upon hearing Xia Qiuran's question, Zhao Feng's gaze flickered.

"It's not exactly a disappearance. After all, this isn't something to be proud of, so it's normal for them to sneak away."

Xia Qiuran: "You just said where her mother works?"

Zhao Feng: "It's that medical vocational school on Third Street, what's wrong, Qiu Ran?"

Zhao Feng frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing across his face. Xia Qiuran seemed particularly concerned about Ma Daguang's matter today.