Liu Miao talked about having a relationship with a soldier, and under Zhang Cuilanās big mouth, the news quickly spread throughout the transformer factory.
Naturally, someone mentioned this matter in front of Wang Meili, "You wouldnāt think Liu Miao, who doesnāt show off, actually found a soldier partner."
"Whatās so great about being a soldier? If itās just a regular soldier, thereās really nothing special about it," Wang Meili said with a casual smile.
Not everyone can be as outstanding as her son, who became a company commander at such a young age.
Though he was just a deputy, it was still impressive.
"Thatās right, your son is a soldier too," the person said enviously, "What kind of bride do you want for him? But with a son like yours, you donāt need to worry. He could find himself a female soldier from the army, and youāll just enjoy your life then."
"Thatās true," Wang Meili said, smiling happily, "My son even told me not to work anymore, and once I can join him in the army, I should go tidy up his place and cook for him."
"Oh wow, we are really envious of you," the person said with a smile, patting Wang Meiliās shoulder in envy.
But inside, he felt contempt, thinking, āItās just another poor soldier, whatās there to be proud of? Marrying a female soldier? If itās marrying a high-ranking officerās daughter, your son might end up being owned by another family.ā
Donāt think sheās ignorant; she knows thereās a military camp nearby. Female soldiers in the army arenāt easy to marry.
Besides, with a mother-in-law like Wang Meili, whoever becomes her sonās wife would definitely suffer.
Liu Miao, however, wasnāt considering these things.
Being someoneās daughter-in-law without the mother-in-law relationship, which mother-in-law wouldnāt cause trouble?
If she marries Gu Haojun, she can join him as he moves around, and only visit home during those few days each year, tolerating it for just a while.
Liu Miao understood this situation clearly.
Moreover, Gu Haojun isnāt the type who blindly follows his motherās wishes; he has a firm mind.
If she tries hard for a few more days to change Gu Haojunās bias against her, she believes heāll see her good side. Then, she could cry and tell him how sheās bullied at the factory.
Men are all passionate, especially soldiers like Gu Haojun, who take protecting the country as their duty. He certainly will stand up for her.
By that time, who would believe that Gu Haojun and she have nothing to do with each other?
Moreover, if sheās right, there will soon be some movements in the village, and those rumors will start surfacing.
Sheās already heard that Gu Haojun will stay at home for over ten days this time.
And within these ten days, itās enough for her to get everything done, and sheās even considering giving up her job here to follow Gu Haojun in the army.
As for what to do in the army, anythingās fine.
She was blissfully dreaming when suddenly someone called her.
Zhang Qiang, having been called over by Zhang Cuilan at some point, asked, "What... what do you mean?"
"What do you mean āwhat do I meanā?" Liu Miao glanced at Zhang Qiang with disgust.
This time heās even more disheveled than before, just woke up? Just the sight of the eye crust at his eyes is nauseating, and the smell of his breath could be sensed from two meters away.
"You said you got yourself a soldier partner?" Zhang Qiang said with his hands in his pockets, "Then what does that make me?"
"Thereās nothing between you and me," Liu Miao said, crying, "Stop falsely accusing me here."
"Falsely accuse? You accepted my stuff, which means weāre already engaged," Zhang Qiang said, "You, Liu Miao, will be mine for life."
"Youāre lying, I didnāt accept your stuff," Liu Miao shook her head crying, "I really didnāt take his stuff, heās just a scoundrel, a thug."
The last words were said to those factory workers who were watching.
"The pendant on your neck is the one I gave you," Zhang Qiang said calmly, "Thatās a heirloom passed to daughters-in-law by our Zhang Family."