The Cultivator's Reborn to 1970s-Chapter 221 - 185

"Pff!"

Just as he took a sip of tea, it unintentionally splashed all over Mo Junhua, who was pushing his wheelchair. Despite his attempt to dodge, his clothes still got partially soaked with tea.

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry!" The regiment commander, while wiping the tea from his mouth, apologetically looked at Mo Junhua and took the village document he handed over.

It wasn’t that he was intentionally making a fuss, but what Mo Junhua had done was indeed shocking and outrageous. Through the ages, no one ever heard of a soldier reporting another to sabotage their own military marriage.

What’s crucial was the woman he reported, who broke up his military marriage, was his own wife. Under normal circumstances, the involved man usually plays dumb, trying to minimize his presence and dissociate himself to avoid complications.

Yet, here he was, doing the opposite; not only did he come forward, but he also reported the issue himself, fearing not the trouble it could bring, but rather that it would not cause enough uproar.

The regiment commander quickly skimmed through the documents, glancing back and forth between them and Mo Junhua. The documents were clearly written, detailing when and where Nurse Zhou started her entanglement, his reactions at the time, and who were the witnesses, listing everything in great detail.

The regiment commander’s mouth twitched as he read; the evidence was meticulously collected, suggesting premeditation—who would believe otherwise.

The regiment commander had a splitting headache, what should he explain?

Explain what? He himself hoped for someone to explain to him. He had long been dissatisfied with Nurse Zhou and wanted to kick her out of his regiment, but there were higher-ups protecting Zhou Yuwei, preventing him from acting against her. What could he do?

Was his position as a regiment commander easy to uphold?

"You go back first, take good care of yourself. I’m aware of the situation and will keep the documents. Your main task now is to recover and attend the military meeting. That’s an order." He tucked the reporting materials into a drawer—it was painful even to glance at them—then motioned for Mo Junhua to leave after instructing him to recuperate.

"I understand." Mo Junhua lowered his eyelids, concealing the coldness in his eyes, and wheeled himself out.

...

Lan Tian didn’t know that Mo Junhua had returned to the military base and filed charges against Zhou Yuwei for breaking the sanctity of their military marriage. At this moment, she was casually chatting with Chun Mei in the yard.

Grandma Sun had accompanied Zhao Li and Chun Mei for a while, and then Zhao Li went off to tidy up the house, taking things from the yard along with her, while Grandma Sun went to buy meat in the village.

"...Does Mom know you’ve come to Shanghai?" Lan Tian asked calmly.

Chun Mei stiffened and looked up at Lan Tian, slowly chewing on her watermelon. Of course, Mom didn’t know; over the years, Mom had increasingly treated her as an outsider, keeping her in the dark about family matters. Knowing she was coming to Shanghai to find Lan Tian, Mom would definitely disapprove.

Chun Mei felt somewhat bitter. Who really was her biological daughter then?

What did Lan Tian mean by asking this? Did she know she had come here behind Mom’s back? No way, she wasn’t an immortal who could predict everything.

"You know, our family moved to Shanghai and hasn’t been back for years. Mom has been worried and has always wanted to visit," Chun Mei pondered and continued, Lan Tian listened silently, her expression unchanged.

Chun Mei went on, "You also know, with so many people and things back home, and Mom having to manage everything there by herself, she can’t just leave. Me coming here also gives Mom peace of mind."

So, Mom doesn’t know!

Lan Tian narrowed her eyes slightly. She could hear Chun Mei’s accusatory tone, blaming her for forgetting her roots and not caring for her in-laws after becoming successful.

"Are dad and mom in good health?"

"They’re fine, eating and sleeping well," Lan Tian dropped further inquiries, letting Chun Mei sigh in relief and become more talkative.

"Our village has that pond on the west side, right? Last year, the village implemented a lottery system for its contract, and our family won it, haha," Chun Mei thought of many villagers’ annoyed faces as she laughed heartily, "Mom smiled all year round. During the New Year, the pond yielded a lot of fish. Guess how much money it brought in? This much money."

Chun Mei gestured before Lan Tian could speak.

Following her cue, Lan Tian asked, "Can’t guess, how much?"

"Over a thousand yuan." Chun Mei boasted gleefully.

Back in the eighties, the town’s salary was only fifty or sixty yuan a month, amounting to six or seven hundred per year. Earning over a thousand yuan from a pond in a year was indeed a large sum. A few years of that could make one a ten-thousand-yuan household, a real wealthy family; no wonder Chun Mei was so joyful.

"Wasn’t the pond previously contracted by the village chief’s brother? When did it change to a lottery system?" Such a thing never happened in her past life. The pond was always contracted either by relatives of the village chief’s family or by well-to-do families in the village, others merely watched from the sides and gossiped.

"That was actually a good deed by the village chief," Lan Tian commented.

"Indeed, everyone in the village says he’s a good village chief. Each family contracts it for three years, and the lottery is redrawn once that period is up. This way, everyone gets a chance."

Such fair and just management, no wonder the villagers spoke well of the village chief. But knowing him, there could be ulterior motives unknown to others; he wasn’t the kind to do things without reason.

Lan Tian pondered for a while, then decided not to dwell on his intentions.

Zhao Li was busy cleaning the house and cooking, Grandma Sun had bought meat and gathered a variety of vegetables including long beans and spinach, filling a large basket, while choosing vegetables she listened to the casual chat between the two. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Do you know about Yanhua from our village?" Chun Mei said non-stop once she started talking.

Lan Tian glanced at Grandma Sun and naturally replied, "What about her?"

Yanhua had swindled money. She’d been worried about how to alert Grandma Sun and others to be cautious. It was like a godsend that Chun Mei brought it up.

Lan Tian gave Chun Mei a smile, radiant like the March sunshine, which briefly dazed Chun Mei and then flattered her. She thought to herself, what a sorceress! Lan Tian, usually so aloof like a fairy in the Moon Palace, becomes devastatingly beautiful when she smiles; no wonder ancient emperors would rage for a beauty, and why her elder brother insisted on marrying her despite everything.

"She took over my uncle’s role, isn’t she working as the Red Doctor in our village?" Lan Tian walked over to help Grandma Sun pick vegetables.

Chun Mei rolled her eyes at Lan Tian with newfound enthusiasm, "What you’re talking about is ancient history now."

Lan Tian looked up, "Is that so? Then what’s up with her? She seems to be eating well and dressing well, living a better life than many."

Recently, Yanhua had come over dressed flamboyantly, even wearing lipstick and a ponytail hairstyle which Grandma Sun and others hadn’t noticed, but Lan Tian spotted the change right away.

Grandma Sun thought back to that day, lost in thought.

"Yanhua hasn’t always stayed in the village. As she’s getting older, her mother became anxious and arranged a matchmaker to find her a husband. Believe it or not, she actually found someone who didn’t mind her past and she could instantly become a mother, oh wow! What a fortunate turn, she wouldn’t even have to give birth herself." She gleefully relished the news.