Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 825 - 815 Letter from Hometown

Time flew by and, in the blink of an eye, it was mid-summer. The kids from the families back home had started their summer vacation and swarmed into Shen Yunfang’s place in Z Province.

Three children from Elder Sister Li’s family, two from Li Hongxing’s family, and two from Dashuan’s family, plus her own two children, made it nine in total.

Just two days after these kids had arrived, Li Hongjun was so annoyed by the noise that he had simply rounded up all nine children and sent them off to the military base to start military training.

Due to the high number of families and children in the military area, it got extremely noisy every summer vacation, which was quite annoying. Therefore, the military leaders had specially approved that children could receive training in the military during the summer and winter vacations as a way of grooming the next generation early.

Stashing nine children into training was indeed a bit much, but Shen Yunfang knew how to handle things and was aware that this was taking advantage of the military, so she took the initiative to cover all the food expenses for the kids during their training period in the military area.

She considered it as if the children were attending a summer camp, and as a parent, she was sponsoring it, which left no room for criticism.

To be honest, these things were not just given away. After sending the children to the military camp, Shen Yunfang and Li Hongjun finally got to enjoy their world of two. They were inseparable every day when they got home. If it weren’t for the family planning policy, Shen Yunfang might have been pregnant again by now.

However, the arrival of the children did bring some trouble to the couple.

That day, Li Hongjun came home with a frown on his face.

"What’s the matter? Who stepped on your tail?" Shen Yunfang saw the constipated expression on his face as he walked in and couldn’t help but joke.

Normally, Li Hongjun would have immediately played along, but today he acted as if he hadn’t heard her, changed into his slippers, and sat on the sofa, radiating cold air.

Seeing this, Shen Yunfang knew something serious had happened. She quickly turned down the stove in the kitchen and then went to sit next to him, asking with concern, "What happened? Who upset you, or did something happen?" Her first thought was whether the children had caused some trouble in the military camp.

Li Hongjun said nothing and pulled out a letter from his pocket, slapping it down on the coffee table.

Shen Yunfang gave him a suspicious look, then picked up the letter from the coffee table. As soon as she saw the return address, she understood what was going on. It was a letter from back home.

"Am I allowed to see it?" Shen Yunfang asked while opening the letter, considering it might be a personal letter from the in-laws to her husband. There could be secrets not meant for outsiders, and being an outsider herself, she wanted to be careful not to stumble upon any Li Family secrets.

Li Hongjun stayed silent, which meant it was for his wife to see, otherwise he wouldn’t have brought it home.

Shen Yunfang pulled out the letter and swiftly read through the short page. Then, pursing her lips, she understood why Comrade Li Hongjun was so angry. If her parents were this troublesome, she would also be terribly upset.

The letter only mentioned one thing, which was that Qiu Shuping had been taken into the police station again. This time, it was because she was caught red-handed attempting to set fire to someone else’s home.

Specifically, Qiu Shuping had finally figured out, after spending a few months at home, that the money Old Li talked about using to pay debts had not gone to debts at all, but had been swindled by that vixen, Mother Xue. Upon hearing this, how could Shuping remain calm? She immediately went to negotiate with Mother Xue’s family. Shuping threatened them, claiming if they did not spit out the money they had swallowed, she would make their lives miserable and force them out of Taoshu Village. "You have no shame, do you? Well, I’ll mess with your son then; your son is still in school. If others find out what kind of mother you are, do you think he will still be able to face going to school?"

It was unclear where Shuping learned such tactics, but she brazenly used them. As a result, Mother Xue, not one to be easily bullied, fainted from crying at home, witnessed by outsiders. This incident caused Shuping to fail in her threats, and instead, she gained a reputation for bullying a widow and her orphan.

Shuping’s reputation was already not good, having spent two years in prison, so after this incident occurred, everyone forgot about Old Li’s affair with Mother Xue and started pointing fingers at Shuping instead.

Unable to bear this, Shuping cursed for three days and three nights at home. But mere words could not extinguish the flames in her heart, so one dark and windy night, Shuping secretly went to Mother Xue’s house, intending to set fire to her firewood stack. Just as she had lit the firewood, she was caught red-handed by the household.

Mother Xue immediately made such a fuss that everyone in the village came out to watch the commotion. Shuping was not one to beg for mercy verbally, and as a result, she was taken into the police station once again.

"What is your dad trying to say with this letter?" Shen Yunfang shook the letter in her hand, puzzled. Given the magnitude of the situation described, the letter must not have been about a recent incident; why hadn’t Wang Dan called her to gossip about it?

"No matter his reasons, with such things happening, I’ve got to go back and see for myself," said Li Hongjun, also frustrated. "Everyone else’s parents do whatever they can for their children’s future, but why can’t mine just save me some worry for once?"

Shen Yunfang sighed, having anticipated such a conclusion. "Alright, if you want to go back, then go. I think money can solve this, so you don’t need to get so worked up."

"Yeah, I’m not worked up, I just feel like our peaceful days are coming to an end, which is troublesome," Li Hongjun embraced his wife, his head buried in her chest as he spoke somberly.

"Ha, if your parents heard you now, they would probably scold me again, saying it’s all because of your wife’s instigations." Her last sentence mimicked the tone of an old mother-in-law, eliciting laughter from them both. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Yeah, I’ll request leave tomorrow morning and probably take the afternoon train. You’ll be left here alone..."

Li Hongjun’s farewell words were not yet complete when the main door was knocked on. Then Li Xianghe’s loud voice came from outside, "Big Brother, Big Brother, are you home? It’s bad, our mom has been taken away again..."

Shen Yunfang, pulled Li Hongjun out of her embrace, annoyed, "Is your sister a tiger? Everyone else hides their family’s dirty laundry, yet why can’t she help but shamelessly shout about it?"

Li Hongjun, his mood now icy again, dressed and prepared to open the door, "Be quiet! Do you think our family hasn’t lost enough face? Do you want everyone in the army district to know our business?"

Li Xianghe hadn’t expected her brother to lose his temper. She was quite distressed herself, having been scared by the letter and not knowing what to do. Now that Sun Chengbin was unwilling to deal with her, she had no choice but to turn to her brother for help, but before she could say anything, she was scolded, filling her with grievance.

Li Hongjun was unwilling to deal with her and after letting the couple in, he explained his decision. After all, married daughters are like poured-out water; the Li Family’s matters still had to be managed by him, the son.

Hearing that her big brother was going back relieved Li Xianghe, knowing his presence meant there was nothing to worry about.