Chapter 140 Xie Wanying was so frightened by Song Zhaodi that she lost her mind.

Shu Ying saw through her thoughts and held Song Zhaodi's hand: "Sister Song, Xie Zhiyan is actually a very easy person to get along with. Just treat this place as your own home. We are family who met halfway through life. You have helped us a lot these days. Xie Zhiyan will be discharged from the hospital soon. At present, his condition is not a big deal. In the future, we will need your help."

She paused for a moment, then said, "Qingqing and I will go over there first today. You can stay home and tidy up. We'll have a chance to meet sooner or later."

Shu Ying didn't suggest that Song Zhaodi go, because she knew that Song Zhaodi was a very polite person and would bring things for Xie Zhiyan if she went to the hospital.

She didn't have much money to begin with, and when she bought things for herself, she would stretch every penny to its limit.

Xie Zhiyan has everything she needs, and she didn't want her to spend any money.

Song Zhaodi understood Shu Ying's thoughtfulness and felt even more grateful.

"Okay, then I won't go with you guys to join in the fun. If you need any help, just let me know. I'll take care of things here at home. I'll make sure everything is in order, and I've raised the kids to be healthy and chubby."

Shu Ying never treated her as an outsider, which further solidified Song Zhaodi's resolve.

Finding such a good employer is something she earned through the good fortune of the past 20 years. Now that her hardships have finally come to an end, it's all worth it, no matter what she sacrificed.

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Xie Zhiyan's parents' house was also in the military compound. Xie Zhiyan had been on the front lines for so many years, and no one had lived in their house for a long time.

Xie Wanying was too lazy to go back and clean. If it weren't unavoidable, she wouldn't even open the door to the Xie family's house.

However, the events that had occurred during this period were beyond her control. Although the letter she had written had been sent, Xie Wanying was still heartbroken. Under the pretext of returning to her parents' home, she went to the compound to monitor Shu Ying.

She hadn't even reached the Xie family's house yet; she had just passed the basketball court when she saw Shu Ying and Li Qingqing coming out of the courtyard.

Li Qingqing was carrying two cans of food and some fruit that looked like she had just bought them. The two of them were chatting and laughing, perhaps on their way to visit a patient at the hospital.

She hid behind a tree nearby. Shu Ying, that madwoman, never played by the rules, so she dared not reveal her whereabouts.

"Sister Song, we'll head to the hospital now. You can take care of things at home. If there are any problems, just ask Xiao Wang to call us from the hospital."

Shu Ying waved towards the courtyard, and Xie Wanying saw Song Zhaodi escort the two of them to the door.

She covered her mouth in surprise with one hand, afraid that she would make a noise and attract other people's attention.

"Song, Song Zhaodi?!"

But how could that be?

She is clearly still deep in the mountains.

Xie Wanying suspected she was hallucinating, so she rubbed her eyes vigorously with both hands.

Shu Ying and Li Qingqing had already walked away. Song Zhaodi stood at the door watching them. The group seemed to have a very close relationship, like sisters.

Xie Wanying pressed one hand to her chest, trying to stop her wildly beating heart: "It's impossible, how could it be the person in the photo? It must be because too much time has passed and my memory is getting confused."

She quickly searched her body for the black and white photograph, only to realize that she never carried such things with her.

The terror she felt when she saw that photo as a teenager has continued to this day, and Xie Wanying's heart is about to jump out of her chest.

She shook her head, trying to appear calm: "You must have mistaken me for someone else. There are so many people in the world who look alike. It can't be Song Zhaodi. Besides, what kind of place is this? Song Zhaodi is just a country girl from the mountains. She has no right to live here."

Not everyone can come here.

Song Yongfu had said before that he would never let Song Zhaodi leave the mountains.

Perhaps she had been too nervous lately, she clasped her hands together and took a deep breath.

"It must be because of too much pressure lately. I need to find a way to relax."

Otherwise, before Xie Zhiyan and Shu Ying could discover anything, she might give herself away.

Xie Wanying was comforting herself when she saw Li Chunyan walking over with a fan in her hand.

"Wanying? It's been a while since I've seen you. I think your parents haven't come back yet. What brings you here today?"

Li Chunyan kept fanning herself with a fan. Zhao Lijuan had just picked up her child from school and happened to come face to face with the two of them. She gave the vegetables she was carrying to her child to take home and stayed behind to chat.

A flicker of panic crossed Xie Wanying's face, but she calmed down considerably after recognizing someone she knew.

"I think my parents should be back soon. The house has been empty for so long, someone has to come back and clean it up."

As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully in the direction of Shu Ying's courtyard and said, "You've probably seen my sister-in-law these past few days. She's a pampered young lady who never lifts a finger. She's not even good at cleaning, let alone cooking. You can't expect her to do anything."

Zhao Lijuan snorted coldly, and then she thought of how her husband had praised Shu Ying when he came home last night, which made her feel even more frustrated.

"Speaking of which, you, as the eldest sister-in-law, are quite dutiful. What woman doesn't respect her parents-in-law after marriage? It's just a pity that we don't have such good fortune. Speaking of Commander Xie, he was brave and resourceful on the battlefield, but how come he was completely controlled by a woman at home?"

Li Chunyan sat on the stone bench next to her, looking disgusted: "When I passed by this morning, I saw that they had turned up their yard. They did a good job, and the ground was turned up very clean. It looked like they were going to plant something. The yard was well-planned. There was also a woman I didn't recognize there. I heard she was a hired housekeeper."

Li Chunyan fanned herself rapidly with her fan: "That nanny is quite capable. She looks like she's from the countryside. She's already set up sheds for feeding chickens and rabbits. When I went there at noon, I even saw grapevines. I told her that Shuying couldn't have done this by herself."

Upon hearing that Song Zhaodi was a nanny that Shu Ying had found from the countryside, Xie Wanying's expression became slightly unnatural.

Since they are not relatives, why is Shu Ying so kind to her?

The two of them were completely oblivious to the strange look on Xie Wanying's face, and were still bickering back and forth.

"That's why capitalists know how to enjoy life. Look at us from the countryside, how many of us live such a luxurious life? Even those with several children still raise them on our own. But she's all set, with no worries about food or clothing, and she even hires a nanny to take care of her children. How is she any different from the old maids of the past?"

Zhao Lijuan spat on the ground: "The genes for enslaving people are ingrained and can't be changed. I don't know what kind of people these two children will be raised in her hands. I'll have to keep my children away from them from now on."

Li Chunyan nodded, glanced at the passersby, and simply returned a smile.

Xie Wanying deliberately turned away, not wanting to be recognized.