Chapter 169: Li Xuan Remarries Again

She was indeed extremely shocked.

Although she had long anticipated that after Shen Lan died, given Li Xuan's temperament, she would surely remarry.

But she never expected that she would remarry someone of such an advanced age; he looked to be at least over sixty.

However, upon second thought, this old Commander could likely give Li Xuan what she wanted.

One only had to look at Li Xuan's current attire to know.

Ming Zi soon learned of this matter as well; when Si Rong moved into the Family Quarters on the sixth day of the lunar month, she came over too.

"I heard Li Xuan remarried some old geezer?"

Si Rong was drinking water and nearly choked on her "old geezer" metaphor.

"It's old Commander Kong."

"Isn't that still an old geezer?" Ming Zi didn't care; she wasn't a military dependent, so she said whatever she wanted.

"Tell me, she really isn't picky at all. An old man is good, an old man has a pension; she's finally living the good life now. The key is that her seniority just shot up all at once!"

Si Rong:...

"Now that everyone lives in the Family Quarters, if she doesn't provoke me, that's fine. But if she keeps acting out like before, I'm afraid her good days won't last long."

Since Li Xuan's second marriage had brought her right under her nose, Si Rong naturally had to be twelve times more vigilant.

She was no longer alone now; she was the mother of two children.

"A dog can't change its habit of eating dung," Ming Zi still understood Li Xuan very well. "It's hard to say if she married that old geezer just to target you. Huaiyang isn't that big, but it isn't small either."

"When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth covers it," Si Rong gripped the warm glass cup in her hand. "But if she dares to touch my children, I will make her die."

Seeing her like this, Ming Zi hurriedly wrapped her arm around her shoulder to soothe her. "It was my loose talk. Shen Lan is dead now, and Li Xuan can't find work and has no income. Maybe after remarrying, she will live a proper life with the old geezer."

"I hope so."

Si Rong looked at the two babies' peaceful sleeping faces and thought that no matter what kind of venomous snake lurked in the shadows, she would definitely ensure her children grew up safe and sound.

Li Xuan moving into the Family Quarters not only made Si Rong wary, but also made the couple next door, Political Commissar Tao and his wife, quiet down.

Fang Ting said that this couple used to have a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days, but ever since Li Xuan married old Commander Kong, Shen Qinghe had been much more settled.

Perhaps she felt that if even someone of Commander Kong's age was so easy to find a wife, if she really divorced Political Commissar Tao, he might soon remarry someone even younger and prettier.

Time seemed to be pushed along, and a month passed quickly.

Although there was no large-scale snowfall in Huaiyang this year, the winter seemed to have become exceptionally long.

Seeing that it was almost the Beginning of Spring, people were still wearing heavy cotton-padded clothes.

Si Rong's two little darlings were no exception.

They wore the cotton-padded clothes sewn by Hu Qian's own hands, looking like two soft, fluffy dumplings, exceptionally adorable.

In the evening, her second brother Si Han brought some new toys from the foreign trade company for his little nephew and niece: a toy cradle and a toy piano.

Si Rong laughed, "Second Brother, they aren't even two months old yet; they don't know how to play with them."

"They definitely will," Si Han kissed his niece's cheek. "My own niece and nephew are surely as smart as I am!"

"They won't be like their dad, who only knows how to keep a cold face, all ugly-looking, right?"

Si Han's words made Si Rong laugh again. She found that her second brother and Jiang Yu were truly something; every time they held the children, they would take digs at the children's father.

Speaking of his own niece, Si Han remembered the one he wasn't close to.

"On my way to your house just now, I ran into that Shen Yuan. Why is she living in the Family Quarters now too?"

She used to call him 'Second Uncle' this and 'Second Uncle' that, but now seeing him was like seeing an enemy.

It just made Si Han regret having been good to those two ingrates in the past.

Adults are adults' business; after her younger sister divorced Shen Lan, he felt the two children were quite pitiful.

Now he only felt that those who are pitiful must have something hateful about them.

Si Rong then briefly told her second brother about Li Xuan remarrying old Commander Kong.

Si Han:...

He was someone who had experienced many ups and downs, but hearing that Li Xuan had remarried an old geezer, he still felt speechless.

This Li Xuan was like a cold, venomous snake, always hiding in the shadows, waiting to jump out and bite her younger sister the moment she found an opportunity.

"If she dares to do anything again, you tell Second Brother."

Si Han's eyes were deep; he was determined to make Li Xuan suffer a great hardship.

"I know, Second Brother."

The siblings soon began talking about the sharp rise in housing prices.

Si Han's expression was joyful, "My little sister has really grown up. Come work in investment at Second Brother's company!"

Having invested in real estate after listening to her before, he was now earning a fortune.

"Sure, how much salary will you pay me?"

Si Rong was naturally very happy about the sharp rise in housing prices, especially regarding that courtyard house in Jing Shi.

Its value had already multiplied several times over, and after she won the lottery, she had entrusted someone to buy another one.

Plus the five or six houses in Huaiyang and the city, she could be considered to have achieved financial freedom.

"Whatever you want, I'll pay."

Si Rong kissed her son's soft cheek, "No. I have my brother to support me, why would I need to work?"

Si Han:...

"Did you forget your childhood promise?"

Si Han hadn't forgotten; the seventeen-year-old boy carrying his sister, who had injured her head, "Brother will support you for a lifetime. When we get home, don't tell Mom that your head was accidentally smashed by Brother, okay?"

There were many, many more promises like that.

"Fine, Brother is here."

Si Rong's entire heart and mind were on the two children.

On this day, a guest came to the house.

Si Rong had just finished changing Juzi's diaper when she saw a middle-aged man walk in.

The man wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses and had a refined and gentle appearance.

Si Rong recognized him; he was the youngest son of the old Commander Kong.

"Mrs. Jiang," Kong Lingdong adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his hand, his smile warm, "My father is holding a banquet for his remarriage this Sunday; I invite you and Deputy Army Commander Jiang to come and drink the wedding wine together."

"I understand. I will tell Jiang Cheng when he returns."

Si Rong only then realized that the person in front of her was Li Xuan's newly acquired, convenient, grown-up son.

This spectacle seemed quite interesting.

After Kong Lingdong left, Si Rong sat under the flower trellis reading a book, but she hadn't turned a page in half a day, her mind filled with complex thoughts.

She was going to go.

Since Li Xuan had remarried right under her nose, it was clear that she was aiming for her.

She had avoided what she could during her pregnancy, and now it was time to take the initiative.

It would be just right to see how Li Xuan was doing as a Little Mother to someone.

This wedding banquet of an old man and a young wife had become the talk of the Family Quarters after meals.

On that Sunday, Si Rong went with Jiang Cheng; the two children were left at home to be watched by Wang Ma and Wu Ma, and Jiang Zhi was also at home.

As soon as the couple stepped out, they ran into Jiang Dacheng and Fang Ting, who was about to give birth, as well as Ming Zi, who had come specially to watch the spectacle after receiving a call from Si Rong.

Si Rong naturally walked over to join them.

"I heard that everyone in the Family Quarters went today, even those who weren't invited brought their own melon seeds."

Everyone treated this as a joke to watch.

But Li Xuan was completely unaware; no matter what, although Kong Yue was a bit old, he knew how to cherish her, and he had even worn her out for a long time last night.

His stamina was not at all inferior to a young man's; she was truly blessed.

Now that she had coaxed Kong Yue into holding a wedding banquet for her, she wanted to establish a firm footing in the Family Quarters.

She had even specially invited Si Rong.

Si Rong had arrived with several women; Li Xuan, wearing a wedding dress, specially took the arm of Kong Yue, who was leaning on a cane, and walked up to greet them, "Si Rong, welcome to my wedding banquet."

Ming Zi had also come, and like a badger in a melon field, she looked at the white-haired Kong Yue and asked Li Xuan, "This must be your uncle, right? Where is your husband?"