Chapter 1226: Better to Offend Comrade Fu Than to Offend Comrade Fu's Wife

Fu Yan Cheng and Liu Chuxue set up six tables in the canteen, inviting only Fu Yan Cheng's comrades and their families with whom he usually got along well.

To shut up those who loved to gossip, Fu Yan Cheng casually let slip that Liu Chuxue was pregnant; after all, he knew the women in the family compound too well, fearing they would say behind his back that his wife was lazy, needing to hold a banquet in the canteen.

Yet even so, as Fu Yan Cheng led Liu Chuxue toward the canteen, they still heard discordant voices: "She's so precious, as if no one else has ever been pregnant."

Someone who couldn't stand it spoke up: "Comrade Fu Yan Cheng is willing to spoil his wife; why do you need to meddle in what doesn't concern you? You're clearly jealous and envious of them, yet you insist on saying such unpleasant things. Don't you fear these words will reach the principals and find their way to your husband?"

"Can you manage the sky and the earth, yet still manage what I say?"

Liu Chuxue raised her foot to go over, but Fu Yan Cheng held her back: "Wait here for me; I'll be right back."

The place where the two stood was separated from the spot where those women were chatting loudly by a strip of greenery.

Matters between women were not something for a man to mix into, yet she also knew Fu Yan Cheng was being extremely cautious now because of her pregnancy; since people had bullied them right to their doorstep, they naturally could not pretend it never happened, and she also wanted to see how this man would handle it.

They saw Fu Yan Cheng walk straight over: "Sisters, you seem to be chatting quite happily?"

The woman who had previously called Liu Chuxue precious was startled: "Comrade Fu, um, I, no, we were just saying things casually; please don't take it seriously."

Actually, the several of them felt somewhat embarrassed; regardless of whether they had said anything, speaking ill of others behind their backs was never good, especially since the principals had caught them red-handed on the spot.

All of them hurriedly stood up, but as soon as they stood, they saw Liu Chuxue standing on the tree-lined path behind them, making the situation even more awkward.

Fu Yan Cheng stared at the woman who had spoken about his wife: "Sister, do you have some dissatisfaction with my wife, or with me? I wholeheartedly hoped for my wife to join the army; after great difficulty I persuaded her enough, yet I never expected that just a few days after her arrival, you would want to make things so difficult for her. I cannot help but suspect what your true intentions are."

These words were serious, frightening the woman into waving her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, Comrade Fu, it's all my fault for having such a mouth; please don't misunderstand; I was just speaking casually."

Fu Yan Cheng, however, did not intend to let it end there: "Is Sister so casual? I wonder if Director Hu knows about this?"

Hearing Fu Yan Cheng mention Director Hu, Liu Chuxue was wondering who that was when she saw that woman turn her face around with a look of terror.

Upon seeing this, she immediately recognized the person: "I was wondering who was so idle; it turns out to be Director Hu's wife."

Liu Chuxue had naturally heard from Fu Yan Cheng beforehand that Director Hu had been demoted and was now merely an ordinary clerk in the Personnel Section; their couple had done this on purpose.

Liu Chuxue now understood; no wonder Ma Lanhua had spared no effort to smear her here; there was a cause-and-effect relationship at play: "Yan Cheng, since they refuse to learn their lesson, then we certainly must not hold back. Since they knowingly commit offenses, we absolutely cannot tolerate them."

Fu Yan Cheng looked into the distance and called out to a young soldier passing by: "Please ask a few soldiers to come escort Director Hu's wife to the Political Department."

Ma Lanhua panicked now: "Comrade Fu, I am a pregnant woman; you cannot treat me like this!"

Fu Yan Cheng shrugged: "My wife is also a pregnant woman; didn't you spare her?"

The several sisters present never expected Comrade Fu to be so unyielding regarding face; after exchanging glances, they all made a decision in their hearts: Better to offend Comrade Fu than to offend Comrade Fu's wife.