The 1970s: Military Family Beauty

Jiang Furong knew that there was only one or countless times that she would have to be patient and yield to unreasonable people.

If it is an outsider, she will choose to avoid him.

If she had a job now that allowed her to leave, she would also consider never seeing him again.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the capital to leave now, so she can only be tough and fight for the respect she deserves.

"Then let's fight to the death!" Jiang Furong said, raising her arm high and smashing it towards Hu Xiuqing's face.

The fierceness on her face frightened Hu Xiuqing.

As the saying goes, the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the tough, the tough are afraid of the stupid, and the stupid are afraid of the desperate.

Hu Xiuqing hid to the side with her head in her hands, and the bowl of rice fell to the ground and broke into pieces, spilling the rice and soup all over the floor.

While Hu Xiuqing was dodging, Jiang Furong quickly went to the kitchen, grabbed the rolling pin on the chopping board and returned to the living room: "See if I dare!"

Hu Xiuqing screamed, "You're crazy! You want to kill me!"

Jiang Furong was very calm and sneered: "Aren't you afraid that others will hear it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise outside the door: "Is this Section Chief Jiang's house? What happened?"

It was a neighbor who came to mediate.

The neighbors are all Jiang Dapeng's colleagues. They are at similar levels and know each other. They nod to each other when they meet and help each other if there is anything.

A quarrel like this is probably not a big deal, so everyone is willing to act as a peacemaker.

Jiang Furong stuffed the rolling pin into Jiang Zhaohui's hand and said, "Go back to your room and close the door. Don't scare little Baoying."

Jiang Chaohui felt very ashamed after being beaten, and didn't want to be seen by his neighbors, so he immediately took a step back and closed the door.

When Jiang Xiaocui saw someone coming, she didn't have to break up the fight herself, but instead breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly took a rag and a dustpan to clean up the residue on the ground.

The people who came were Grandma Lu from across the street and Xiao Hongmei, the family member of Section Chief Tang who lived on the left.

The two of them stood at the door and took in the situation in the living room, trying to determine what was going on.

"Xiao Hu, were you the one shouting just now?" Xiao Hongmei coughed lightly, looked at the broken bowl on the ground, and asked as casually as possible, "Did you fall?"

Hu Xiuqing had just been frightened by the force with which Jiang Furong smashed the bowl, and her heart was still pounding wildly.

If you don't dodge, your rice bowl will hit your head and it will definitely break into pieces.

The power of the honest man's resistance really intimidated Hu Xiuqing. She stood up with the help of the wall, feeling flustered and weak: "Sister Xiao, the boss is rebelling and throwing things at me."

Xiao Hongmei smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Look at what you said. Your elder is very well behaved. She is the most obedient in this courtyard. Oh, there are guests at home?"

Grandma Lu explained, "Section Chief Jiang's mother is here. This is Section Chief Jiang's sister. We went to the production team together this morning to haul cabbages. Aunt, is everything alright at home?"

The fight turned into a casual exchange and the atmosphere eased.

Jiang Xiaocui greeted Grandma Lu and squatted on the ground to clean up. She kept blaming Hu Xiuqing in her heart. The spicy soup cooked with cabbage cores was so delicious, but it was such a shame to throw it all over the ground. A good meal was wasted.

Jiang Furong greeted them politely and said to Xiao Hongmei, "Auntie Xiao, I saw what's written on the notice board: Where there's oppression, there's resistance. As long as no one calls me shameless, tells me to get out, and doesn't call me a loser in front of my grandma and aunt, then I'm definitely the most honest person in this compound."

Xiao Hongmei was completely baffled. Whose grown-up child would still tolerate being spanked and scolded? She smiled and said, "Xiao Hu, my husband and wife aren't home either. They're busy out in the front, so we have to give them some peace of mind here at home, right? My eldest son and the second son are always climbing up the roof and trees, and I can't control them. Unlike your eldest son, he can even cook and take care of his younger siblings."

Grandma Lu continued, "That's what I mean. Xiao Hu, you're busy at work, but when you get home, you'll have a hot meal. There's no overnight grudge between mother and daughter. Furong is getting married tomorrow, and you won't be able to see her even if you want to. Okay, okay, her aunt, make some more after you clean up, and after you finish eating, you can all go wash up and go to bed."

Hu Xiuqing was so angry that she wanted to curse. How could these two people try to stop the fight? They were just trying to make things worse!

To save face, Hu Xiuqing suppressed her displeasure and forced a smile that was uglier than crying: "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."

Xiao Hongmei smiled and said, "I'm glad you're alright. I'll be leaving now so I won't disturb your dinner."

As soon as he walked out of the door, his face darkened. He came to mediate with good intentions, but was driven out by Hu Xiuqing in a sarcastic tone.

Xiao Hongmei vowed never to associate with such ungrateful people again: "Grandma Lu, from now on, if anything happens to their family, let's not get involved and just take care of ourselves."

Grandma Lu sighed, "Oh, I get it. I just thought of trying to persuade Furong because she's quite likable. Chief Xiao, everything that happened today is my fault."

Xiao Hongmei waved her hand: "You are kind-hearted and likable. I'm going home. The eldest and second sons' clothes haven't been washed yet."

Their conversation was so quiet that it did not reach the Jiang family's closed door.

The neighbor who tried to stop the fight left, and the living room suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Guoqing didn't dare to breathe. He looked at his mother, then at his sister, and finally went into the kitchen: "Aunt, I still want to eat."

Jiang Xiaocui sighed: "Okay, it will be ready soon, you go wait outside."

Jiang Xiaocui thought that Hu Xiuqing would not scold Jiang Furong anymore for Jiang Guoqing's sake, so she sent Jiang Guoqing to divert Hu Xiuqing's attention.

In fact, there is no need to divert attention, because Jiang Furong's prestige has already been established.

"Give me the grain book, grain coupons, and money to buy grain!" Jiang Furong said bluntly, "There's no rice in the rice jar anymore, or I'll go to my dad's workplace and ask the finance department for an IOU."