Chapter 117 Xie Zhiyan's military rank will be affected by Shu Ying

Li Chunyan sat on the stone bench and cleared her throat: "The men in our family have all been honest and dutiful in getting to this point, so we must not make any mistakes at this time."

Zhao Lijuan sneered: "I told you long ago that none of the people from the city are any good. Her two children are so well-fed and healthy, but who knows how many ordinary people's children they were raised in exchange for them?"

She remembered that she and her husband hadn't even registered their marriage yet.

At that time, the two of them didn't have any feelings for each other. She and her husband were introduced by a matchmaker in the village.

His family valued his good living conditions; he lived in a spacious, bright house with six rooms facing north in the village.

In the countryside, this is considered one in a million good families.

She was originally content; the two of them held a banquet in the countryside, and the next morning her husband went back to work.

She had originally planned to go back to get their marriage certificate during his second year's vacation, but he couldn't go back for two years in a row.

Fortunately, in the third year she finally qualified to accompany the army. However, upon arriving at the unit, she fell in love with Xie Zhiyan at first sight.

Although she had been living a relatively comfortable life in the countryside for the past two years, there wasn't even a single photo of the man in her house. If it weren't for this meeting, she would have completely forgotten what the man looked like.

She tried her best to find an opportunity to talk to Xie Zhiyan, but he seemed to read her mind.

When she pretended to bump into Xie Zhiyan for the second time, the cold look in his eyes made her hesitate.

“My family already has an arranged marriage. Once you’re married, you should abide by a woman’s duties. I know you understand what I mean. I won’t say anything more. Let’s save face for each other.”

Xie Zhiyan's words made her feel utterly ashamed.

Everyone in the village praised her for her beauty. She originally thought that with her looks, it wouldn't be a problem to get close to Xie Zhiyan, but she didn't expect that he would show her no mercy at all.

From then on, Zhao Lijuan would always keep her distance whenever she saw Xie Zhiyan.

His cold, stern gaze was like a sharp sword; every time she saw him, she would be reminded of that embarrassing past.

She still remembers the humiliation she suffered at that time.

But all that is in the past now. Xie Zhiyan has now married a capitalist and ended up in this situation.

All we can say is that he brought this upon himself!

Fate is indeed fair.

Xie Zhiyan used to be full of vigor, but now that Shu Ying is holding him back, no matter how many military achievements he has, it's all in vain.

As long as Shu Ying's identity is firmly etched into her mind, Xie Zhiyan will never be able to break free from it in his lifetime.

Even though he returned from the front lines and saved so many people, in the end he still accomplished nothing.

Zhao Lijuan just needs to wait patiently. With more time, her man will have a chance and gradually climb up the ladder. Sooner or later, she will be able to step on Xie Zhiyan's head.

Zhao Lijuan felt fortunate; fortunes change every thirty years.

People really shouldn't be driven by momentary anger.

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Yueyue and Yangyang walked for an unknown amount of time before finally arriving at the hospital.

It wasn't supposed to be a very long journey, but because the two children had mixed memories, they ended up taking a lot of detours before finally arriving at the hospital, panting heavily.

Yueyue's little face was flushed red from the sun: "Brother, you have a lot of sweat on your forehead, let me wipe it for you."

Yangyang usually eats a lot and is a little taller. Yueyue tiptoed slightly to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Lin Dongliang felt his affection was overflowing; he had followed them all the way here and found the two little ones to be very clever.

Finally, they arrived at the hospital lobby, where there was some cool air, but the two little ones were frightened by the long staircase in front of them.

Yueyue turned to look at Yangyang: "Brother, this staircase is so long. Do you think the two of us can make it up?"

Yangyang was also a little uncertain. His eyes kept flickering, but finally he nodded firmly.

"Of course there's no problem. If Mom can go up there, we can go up there too. If we get tired, we can just rest. Let's go."

Yangyang took Yueyue's hand and took on the responsibility of carrying the rice bucket.

The two little ones climbed the stairs shakily, taking a break after every two steps. Before they had even climbed halfway up the stairs, their legs were already trembling.

Yueyue let go of Yangyang's hand: "Brother, let's carry the lunchbox together. You'll get tired by yourself. I'll walk ahead and hold onto the railing, and you follow behind me. We'll get there soon."

Yangyang nodded. Even though they were sweating profusely, the two little ones didn't give up. Thinking of their mother's surprised and delighted expression, they didn't even care about their own legs and insisted on carrying the insulated bucket uphill.

Wang Zhande, who had just come downstairs, saw the two little ones and was so captivated by them that he couldn't move.

"Yueyue and Yangyang, did you two come here by yourselves?"

He squatted down, wanting to lend a hand, but Yangyang waved his hand, panting.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang. My sister and I can manage on our own. You told us how to get here yesterday, and we remembered the way, so we came here by ourselves today."

Seeing the two little ones climbing up using both their hands and feet, Wang Zhande's heart felt as if it had melted into a bowl of water.

"You two are so great! Do you need any help from your uncle?"

Yueyue stopped, holding onto the railing with one hand. Although her little face was flushed from exhaustion, she still shook her head.

"Uncle Wang, no need. Mom said that we should do things ourselves. My brother and I want to see Dad as soon as possible. This is our surprise for Mom."

When Ye Zhanying saw the two little ones, she couldn't resist going up to pinch them, but Qi Zecheng grabbed her from behind with one hand.

"These are two little children, not your toys. You might accidentally break them."

Ye Zhanying stopped in her tracks, her eyes filled with longing, and kept pounding the wall with one hand.

Her voice unconsciously rose in pitch: "How can there be such an adorable child in this world? I wish Xie Zhiyan had been half as cute as this when he was little!"

Her eyes sparkled with excitement; although she didn't have children yet, her maternal instincts had already been awakened.

"Luckily, Shu Ying is amazing, she's so good at having children. When will I be able to have a child like that with Lin Xiuyuan?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Qi Zecheng next to her and said, "Hey, should I have a boy or a girl? I prefer a son, so I can hit him whenever I'm unhappy. But I think Lin Xiuyuan might prefer a daughter. I always see him carrying his niece on his shoulders."

But she quickly added, "However, Lin Xiuyuan is very quiet and gentle. It would be nice if he had a daughter who looks like her father."

Her voice wasn't very loud; it was barely audible to Qi Zecheng.

Qi Zecheng glanced at her with some disdain and subtly moved further away from her.

"How could you have accidentally blurted out your true feelings? How presumptuous is that for Lin Xiuyuan?"