An Accidental Military Marriage

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Third Aunt’s Prestige

Zeng Xiulan couldn’t stand Jiang Moli’s audacity.

Seeing Jiang Moli talk back to Zhu Huanghua, she immediately pulled rank as an elder and criticized her. "Is that any way to speak to your grandmother? Sixth Brother, Mom went through so much to raise you. Are you just going to let a junior disrespect her like this?"

"Don’t drag my dad into this. He’s old and useless; he can’t control me."

Lu Deyao: "..."

’Thanks a lot.’

Jiang Moli waved everyone out. "Let’s go, let’s go. We’ll talk outside so we don’t disturb Grandpa’s rest."

Once everyone was in the courtyard, Jiang Moli shut the door and turned her fire on Zeng Xiulan.

"Aunt, are you curious about how I talk? I talk with my mouth. What, didn’t your mother teach you? That’s fine. You can learn in your next life."

Zeng Xiulan was half-dead with anger.

Zeng Xiulan’s eldest daughter-in-law chimed in to support her mother-in-law. "Are you on the warpath or something, picking a fight with everyone you see? Is this how your parents taught you to treat your elders?"

Jiang Moli looked at her. "My parents taught me to talk back when I’m cursed at, fight back when I’m hit, and never let myself be taken advantage of."

The woman was left speechless with rage.

Jiang Moli smiled sweetly at the members of Lu Deping’s family. "I’m actually very easy to get along with. If you can’t, you should look for the reason within yourselves. If you have any complaints or opinions about me, please keep them to yourselves. And if you really can’t stand me, you can go die."

In the eyes of Lu Deping’s family, these words were outrageously arrogant and utterly disrespectful!

『Disdain Value +5. Credited: 50,000 yuan.』

Having earned enough Disdain Value, Jiang Moli didn’t spare Zhu Huanghua either. "Grandma, my mother taught me from a young age not to speak ill of others. But after meeting you today, I’ve realized that not everyone has a mother."

"I figure you’re probably full of anger, so you can skip lunch. Just rest at home. Dad, Mom, Uncle, Aunt, let’s go. I’ll treat you all to a meal at a restaurant. I’m a straightforward person and I speak my mind, so please forgive me if I’ve caused any offense."

Lu Deping’s entire family was stunned.

One second she was like a loaded gun, and the next she was inviting them to a meal to apologize.

She changed her tune faster than you could flip a page.

Jiang Moli had come to Fucheng with two goals: earn Disdain Value and get some payback on behalf of her mother-in-law.

Now that her goals were accomplished, treating them to a meal was a small price to pay.

It was clear that the brotherly bond between Lu Deyao and Lu Deping was still strong. There was no need for her to create a lifelong feud between them where they would never speak again.

She chose the most famous state-run restaurant in Fulton City for the meal. Jiang Moli went all out, booking the largest private room and setting up three tables.

"Grandma, you take the seat of honor."

Zhu Huanghua, with a long face, sat down in the seat of honor.

She hadn’t wanted to come at first, and it took the two brothers, Lu Deyao and Lu Deping, a long time to coax her.

If the whole family went out to eat and left their mother of over eighty at home to starve, their reputations would be ruined.

Perhaps having witnessed Jiang Moli’s aggressive nature, Zhu Huanghua didn’t throw her weight around for the rest of the meal.

After the meal, they took Zhu Huanghua back to the retired cadres’ sanitarium. After spending some time with Mr. Lu while he sunbathed, Lu Deyao led his family home.

Watching the minibus drive away, Zeng Xiulan couldn’t help but complain about Jiang Moli to her husband. "That third daughter-in-law of Sixth Brother’s family is just so detestable."

But Lu Deping said, "Xiao Cheng’s taste in women is just like Sixth Brother’s."

Jiang Moli’s fiery demeanor when arguing with the old lady was so similar to his sixth sister-in-law when she had first married into the family.

Zeng Xiulan retorted irritably, "It’s a good thing Mom didn’t get sick from anger. Otherwise, I’d like to see how they would have handled that."

Hearing this, Lu Deping couldn’t help but sigh.

After all these years, his old mother was still prejudiced against his sixth sister-in-law.

...

Once in the car, Jiang Moli leaned against Lu Cheng’s shoulder and fell asleep.

She had no idea that the entire family was glancing at her from time to time.

Their eyes held the reverence and envy one would have for a hero.

Because Jiang Moli had done what they had always wanted to do but never dared.

As for the younger generation, like Lu Haoyu and Lu Nana, they were now thoroughly afraid of their Third Aunt, Jiang Moli. From then on, they wouldn’t dare act out of line in front of her.

’She even dared to scold Great-Grandma and Grandma! She’s terrifying.’

...

「After the National Day holiday」

Lu Deyao was heading to work when the clerk at the mailroom called out to him.

"Political Commissar Lu, there’s a letter for your family."

Lu Deyao took the letter and saw it had the stamp of the Song and Dance Troupe. He immediately had Jiang Xiaoguang turn the car around and head back.

An Hui was having breakfast with Lu Cheng and Ma Hongmei and was puzzled to see him return.

"What’s wrong? Did you forget something?"

Lu Deyao ordered Lu Cheng, "Go wake your wife up."

Lu Cheng remained perfectly still. "If there’s something, tell me. Moli likes to sleep in, let her get some more rest."

’Look at you, doting on your wife!’

Lu Deyao shot him a glare and tossed the letter in front of him. "The notification from the Song and Dance Troupe is here."

An Hui immediately opened the letter, and her face lit up with joy.

"Moli has been accepted into the Song and Dance Troupe!"

Ma Hongmei was delighted. "That’s wonderful! I’ll go to the market later and buy some dishes Xiao Jiang likes. We’ll have a big celebration for her tonight."

Lu Cheng took the letter from An Hui. When he saw the words "has been accepted," a hint of a proud smile touched his eyes.

’My wife is amazing!’

After breakfast, Lu Cheng went out with Ma Hongmei to buy groceries.

An Hui went back to her room to find her cloth ration coupons, planning to take Jiang Moli to have a couple of nice outfits made when she had time.

After all, she was a person with a formal job now; she couldn’t keep dressing as casually as she did at home.

Just as she found the coupons, Wu Miaoyun dropped by for a visit, bringing half a basket of pears and dates.

"You should have just come yourself, you didn’t need to bring anything. You’re too kind."

Wu Miaoyun placed the basket on the coffee table, beaming. "The Liang family sent them over. They gave us two big crates, and we can’t finish them all, so I brought some for you to try."

Hearing her mention the Liang family, An Hui couldn’t help but ask a couple of questions.

"Liang Fei’s offense wasn’t serious. He’ll be out next month. We’ll see about getting him a job as a driver for a leader or something. Xiao Xue’s job has been secured too; she’s going to be a salesclerk at the department store."

An Hui nodded. "That’s quite good."

Wu Miaoyun was very satisfied with this marriage arrangement.

Although Liang Fei had his flaws, if he hadn’t made that mistake, he would have been out of her daughter’s league.

The Liang family’s roots in the Jiangcheng Military District were every bit as deep as the Lu Family’s.

"Oh, right, didn’t your third son’s wife interview for the Song and Dance Troupe a while ago? How did it go? Did they want her?"

At the mention of Jiang Moli, a smile bloomed on An Hui’s face uncontrollably.

She made a point of showing the acceptance letter to Wu Miaoyun. "We just got the notice this morning. She reports to the Song and Dance Troupe on the 7th."

After leaving the Lu Family’s home, Wu Miaoyun’s good mood had completely vanished.

’That troublemaker really got into the Song and Dance Troupe?’ ree

’Are the leaders of the troupe blind?’

’How could they recruit someone like Jiang Moli!’

Originally, her daughter getting a job as a salesclerk at the department store was a happy occasion.

After all, a salesclerk position at the department store was a real hot commodity.

But compared to Jiang Moli’s job at the Song and Dance Troupe, it was a huge step down.

She considered her second daughter to be more outstanding and capable than Jiang Moli, but in the end, the man her daughter found couldn’t compare to Jiang Moli’s husband, and now even her job had been outdone by Jiang Moli.

It was all so frustrating.