Chapter 608 Slap in the Face

Niu Feng is now in the Northeast Military Region, so he naturally knows Commander Ni. Therefore, Xiao Jiu was not surprised when they started chatting.

What puzzled her was how Zhou Yue knew Commander Ni, and how they seemed to be very familiar with each other.

So after the couple had carefully arranged things for their former boss, she pinched Zhou Yue's waist hard.

"What happened? How could you keep something this big from me?"

"Oh, it's not that I'm trying to hide this from you, I had no idea at all."

I know Commander Ni because he used to be in the Southern Military Region; my brother knows him!

He also knew his former boss, and he happened to be there when I submitted my marriage application.

Knowing the bride's name, I took another look and recognized you. Isn't that a coincidence?

Oh, I see. So you came to the wedding with your former boss?

What seemed like a casual, chance encounter was actually made with great sincerity.

Not only did it give them face, it also made those who were dissatisfied with Zhou Yue understand that he, Zhou Yue, also had someone protecting him.

This alone made Xiao Jiu feel very satisfied, because Hou Jiayu was the first to be abused.

"Haha, you didn't notice his face just now, did you? It was so dark, and so was his wife's."

Damn it, you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people. She's a teacher, and she's like a gossipy old woman, spreading rumors about me everywhere.

I know her. How can she talk such nonsense?

A bunch of idle old women actually said we got married in the mess hall to take advantage of the military?!

Zhou Yue had never heard of this before. "I was wondering why there were fewer military wives coming to make dumplings this year. Now I know the reason."

Xiao Jiu pouted, "Luckily I was prepared. This year, I prepared a small gift for every military wife who came to help."

In a little while, I'll have someone deliver the gifts to everyone on the list, not just military wives, but anyone who helped with our wedding.

Do you really think they've been doing nothing all these days?

She transported nearly 10,000 jin of mackerel, each weighing over ten jin.

Even if it's calculated at three cents per pound, her spending still amounted to three thousand yuan.

The purpose of bringing 10,000 jin of sea fish was simply to provide the soldiers with extra food on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Of course, in addition to mackerel, she also provided 3,000 catties of shrimp, 2,000 catties of kelp, and 1,000 catties of sea cucumber.

All of these, added together, would easily cost over ten thousand yuan.

But it's worthwhile to feed the soldiers, especially these precious little darlings of the Air Force.

Whether you are a pilot, or a maintenance worker, fuel depot worker, communications worker, airfield worker, or general service worker, you are all treated equally.

We're only just entering the 1980s now. Even if you're a pilot, you can't guarantee you'll eat meat every day, let alone other branches of the military.

Zhou Yue only knew that Xiao Jiu was preparing the dishes for the banquet, but he didn't know that she had provided so much.

It wasn't until after the ceremony and when they were about to serve the food that they realized how much his wife had done.

He immediately looked at her with a touched expression: "Father, Mother, you've prepared so much these past few days?"

"I didn't do anything special. I just contacted some people, put the things in one place, and then had the military send a vehicle to pick them up."

The people they're supposedly in contact with are, needless to say, from the black market.

After all, in a respectable place, getting a ticket anywhere is a hassle. "Have you run out of money?"

Xiao Jiu chuckled, "If you run out of yours, don't worry about mine. With our earning power, we're not going to starve."

She probably won't be able to spend all of it in her lifetime. If it weren't for the fact that she lives in Northeast China, where it's hard to expose anything in the dead of winter, she could donate even more.

She might do something like this every now and then.

Otherwise, what should we do with all the resources in the space? We definitely need to find a way to use them up!

Once she's used up her energy, she goes for a stroll and her energy is restored, especially since she's taking advantage of the Japanese profits.

As for the source of the money she claims to have in the future, she needs to figure out a way to make herself appear wealthier on the surface.

Those who were criticizing the couple for taking advantage of the military just an hour ago were proven wrong the next moment.

The military wives, especially those who hadn't spoken ill of Zhou Yue and his wife, were even more eager to seize the opportunity.

"Didn't your spouse talk to you when they got home? Didn't they know they came here today just to freeload?"

Commander Zhou didn't even ask for a gift, would he take advantage of the troops? Use your toes to think how stupid that is!

I heard that all this seafood was bought back from outside by Dr. Tao at a high price. He had to pull strings and ask around to get so much.

I was just thinking that everyone should enjoy the New Year and eat well, but you guys have been eating non-stop.

They're all talking badly about that couple, isn't that ridiculous?

Isn't it just because they think Commander Zhou is young, parachuted in, and doesn't have enough ability?

"Tch, let me tell you, just keep those thoughts to yourself. Time will prove them right."

This was clearly a military wife siding with Zhou Yue. Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, someone else chimed in.

"Also, Dr. Tao is no ordinary doctor; he is the vice president of the General Hospital of the Military Region."

Among the guests today are the president of the general hospital and a number of military doctors at the director level.

Don't judge a book by its cover; they're far more capable than you imagine.

That's an expert who wields a scalpel and performs brain surgery!

The military wives who had been gossiping were slapped in the face by these slow and deliberate words.

Instead of reflecting on their actions, they complained about those who told the truth.

"Fine, since you knew, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"They only started saying these things after we had finished speaking. What do you mean by that?"

"Exactly, I think you guys are doing this on purpose, trying to see us make a fool of ourselves, right?"

The group of military wives, led by Political Commissar Zheng's wife, all responded to this question with a sneer.

After that, she focused on taking care of her child and stopped participating in any casual conversations.

In fact, you can tell just by looking at where these people are seated at the banquet.

Most educated people have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and they are not idle at work, so they won't cause trouble.

My time in the military compound is limited, so I'm naturally not as childish and boring as those gossipy women.

It's likely that their husbands tried to communicate, but some people just like to get stuck on things.

They especially dislike people, and they'll say all sorts of unpleasant things about them. Only when someone is inferior to them can they feel at ease.

The frustration of not being able to describe it when someone who seems stronger than you is actually stronger than you imagined is indescribable.

Even if the wedding is simplified, the necessary procedures still need to be followed, such as toasting at each table.