Chapter 301: A Silver Tongue

After being spoken to, Heng Bao's playful heart reined in a little, and he set aside one hour every day to do his homework.

Once the brothers finished, they consciously went to find Gu Chenghuai, asking their father to check it for them.

The homework at this time was very basic, not as perverted as in later generations; the children were relaxed, and the parents were worry-free.

Gu Chenghuai only needed to spend a few minutes to finish looking over both sons' homework.

There was absolutely no need for Lin Zhao to intervene.

That evening, after dinner, Gu Chenghuai asked his wife to go for a walk, and Lin Zhao readily agreed.

The twins were not at home; they had gone to the Ning house again, saying they wanted to sleep with Mao Dan'er tonight.

Neither parent had any objections.

With the children not at home, the couple was much more relaxed; they didn't even have to coax them to sleep, and they could do whatever they wanted.

The setting sun sank, dyeing more than half the sky orange-red.

There weren't many people on the road, though occasionally one could see a few running children, very noisy.

"Children really have boundless energy," Lin Zhao sighed.

Gu Chenghuai glanced over. A big child met his eyes, his body visibly stiffened, and he called his little brothers to quickly change locations.

Seeing this scene, question marks popped up on Lin Zhao's forehead.

"Eh? Why did they all run away?"

Gu Chenghuai's tone was indifferent, "Don't know, maybe they have to go back to do homework."

Lin Zhao suddenly realized, "Oh, they do have to hurry and write; if they don't, they'll have to make up the work."

Feeling that the military base was really good in this regard, she remarked with emotion: "I find that the military base is quite good; the children all have discipline and plans, and there are many little friends, which is worry-free."

Seeing his wife like life at the military base, Gu Chenghuai's stern brows and eyes bloomed with a smile, his mood excellent.

Unfortunately, the good mood didn't last long; soon, his mood was affected by someone else.

"Battalion Commander Gu?" Bai Taohua appeared a few steps away. The two girls she gave birth to stayed obediently by her side and politely greeted him.

Transparent person Lin Zhao: "..."

Truly interesting.

Gu Chenghuai's brows knit, and he ignored her.

When he first arrived at the military region, he was a thorn in the eyes of the instructors; he did things and spoke as he pleased, giving no one face.

Bai Taohua losing face for his wife—him not mocking her for being blind was already considered him having good upbringing.

"Wife, shall we keep walking?" The cold-faced Battalion Commander Gu faced his wife, his gaze naturally indescribably soft.

"Walk, why not walk." Lin Zhao smiled, also not taking Bai Taohua to heart.

The couple ignored Bai Taohua, but Bai Taohua was not that self-aware, nor did she feel awkward. As if she had just seen Lin Zhao, she covered her mouth and giggled, pinching her voice: "This must be the younger sister-in-law, right? Blame me, I didn't even see her. I deserve a beating, truly deserve a beating!"

She patted her own face twice, and without any blame, she scolded her two daughters.

"You two as well, my eyes aren't good because of needlework, are your eyes not good either? Is this how I taught you?! Hurry up and greet her!"

Bai Taohua was not a good person with correct values; how could the children she taught be any better?

Only to see the two little girls looking at Lin Zhao with dissatisfaction and provocation, reluctantly calling out "Auntie Lin."

Lin Zhao was someone with a silver tongue; if she was unhappy, she had to say it, immediately stating: "No need to be so reluctant."

The two girls surnamed Bai immediately glared, their expressions indignant.

The smaller one pointed at Lin Zhao, "You vixen!"

When Bai Taohua stared at the promising Battalion Commander Gu, she often told her two daughters... that they would have a new father. The new father was tall and handsome, not to mention having a future, and his salary was high; he would protect the three of them...

Suddenly learning that Lin Zhao had come to visit, Bai Taohua smashed things at home that day, cursing many ugly words, all of which were heard by her two daughters.

This led to the scene of the little girl attacking Lin Zhao at this moment.

Before Lin Zhao could speak, Gu Chenghuai's eyes sank first. His cold, sharp gaze scraped over Bai Taohua and fixed on the two little girls. There was no warmth on his face, and his voice was frozen with frost, "Where did you learn those cursing words? Apologize to my wife!"

He had been on the battlefield; even when he reined in his aura, it made the children in the family compound avoid him like snakes and scorpions. At this moment, his aura was not restrained at all, scaring the two Bai sisters until they trembled.

The little girl who cursed didn't dare to move, tears gushed out wildly, her body pressed against her sister, her whole body shaking like chaff.

Bai Taohua looked at Gu Chenghuai's cold face and was also afraid, hurriedly blocking in front of her daughters, smiling stiffly, "The child is still young and doesn't understand things; I apologize on her behalf."

She looked at Lin Zhao, her expression apologetic, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. The child's father is gone, and there's no one to teach them..."

Before the "white lotus" could finish her weak words, Lin Zhao interrupted her with a smile, asking back lightly, "The child's father is gone, but is the mother half-dead too?"

Bai Taohua didn't expect her to say this; her mind went blank for a moment, and a fierce look flashed in the depths of her eyes.

Lin Zhao's gaze was indifferent, her voice unhurried, "Although I just arrived, I have heard the comments of the sisters-in-law about the two girls in your family: diligent, sensible, sweet-mouthed... I can't see any of these positive comments at all. Opening their mouths to curse a stranger as a vixen, where did she learn that?"

"Truly tarnishing the reputation of a hero..."

These words happened to be heard by Zhang Ping.

Zhang Ping: "!!"

Truly a silver tongue.

It was her first time seeing Bai Taohua speechless.

"That's right," Zhang Ping said loudly, walking over, approaching Lin Zhao, standing opposite the Bai mother and daughter, her tone raised, "Sister Lin only arrived less than a month ago, where did your daughter's malice come from?"

"Bai Taohua, isn't it because you said something unpleasant at home, and your daughter heard it, so she learned it and poked it at Sister Lin here!" Although it was a questioning tone, the words were said very firmly.

Zhang Ping and Bai Taohua were enemies; she might not know the man in her bed well enough, but as for her enemy... she truly knew her like the back of her hand.

—Bai Taohua appeared weak, but actually had a belly full of bad water; it wasn't impossible that she exposed her true colors at home.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ping's volume was even louder, "It must be like this! Bai Taohua, I know you too well; you have a dark heart and can't stand to see others do well. You are truly disgusting; I truly despise you!"

With Sister Lin on the side, she was too embarrassed to mention the news she heard before, about the Bai bitch eyeing Battalion Commander Gu.

Zhang Ping and Bai Taohua had clashed many times and knew that this person was glib-tongued; she spoke very fast when facing her, not letting Bai Taohua get a word in.

Bai Taohua covered her face, her body trembling, crying with a choked voice, "Child's father, why did you leave so early, letting your wife and daughter be insulted by others? Living is truly hard; I should have followed the child's father back then."

Her two girls cried along with her.

Seeing this person use this trick again, Zhang Ping's eyelids jumped, having a bad premonition.

Sure enough, her man walked over from near to far, looking at Zhang Ping unhappily, then looking at Bai Taohua, "Sister-in-law, what happened? Did Zhang Ping bully you again? Tell me, if she bullies you again, I will divorce this poisonous woman!"

Bai Taohua looked at Zhang Ping timidly, shaking her head while shedding tears, "No, sister-in-law didn't bully me; it's me... I shouldn't live in this world. Sister-in-law has a misunderstanding about me; I don't blame her..."

Zhang Ping's man said angrily, "Sister-in-law, don't speak for her! She is a poisonous woman; if it weren't for the children, I would have divorced her long ago!"

This pair of man and woman, one was a tea-bitch, the other was scum. Hearing the words of the two, Lin Zhao frowned straight away.

"I say..." The straightforward Comrade Lin couldn't help it, speaking up to interrupt the conversation between the two, "There are other people here; you two really don't treat us as outsiders."

Her gaze swept over the two, carrying a probing and measuring meaning, "I'm new here; if I didn't know in advance... I would have thought you two were a couple."

These words were almost a finishing blow.

Who dared not cherish their own reputation?

The two tacitly moved away from each other.

Bai Taohua shed tears on the spot, her voice desperate, "Sister Lin, how can you say that about me? You want to force me to death..."

"In such a short while, the word 'death' has circled your mouth several times. I am very curious, Comrade Bai, are you used to using death to manipulate people?" Lin Zhao interrupted her crying and complaining impatiently.

The people around thought about it carefully; it seemed so.

Because her man favored Bai Taohua, Zhang Ping was furious in her heart. Seeing Lin Zhao land a critical hit with every sentence, she excitedly grabbed her hand, "Sister Lin, I am clumsy with words and can't speak as well as you. That's just how it is; Bai Taohua is used to crying; she can cry until she's in the right even when she's in the wrong."

Thinking of past events, she felt a sourness in her nose, speaking of her own bitterness, "When I was about to give birth to Chou Ding, my man was called away by Bai Taohua. I fell in the snow, and blood kept flowing; I almost died. If it weren't for the sisters-in-law helping, the grass on my grave would be several feet high by now. It's pitiful that my Chou Ding was held in my belly for too long; he was sickly when he was born. Am I wrong to hate Bai Taohua?!"

Zhang Ping looked at the people watching the excitement around her and said loudly, "What right do you have to say I'm a shrew and don't have the capacity for tolerance? I don't tolerate a dog's fart! I don't believe that if your children became like that, you could smile and welcome Bai Taohua!"

She pointed at Bai Taohua, pouring out years of grievances, "Just because she knows how to cry, just because she lost her man, I have to swallow all the grievances? Why?!"

Speaking of what happened back then, Zhang Ping's body was shaking, because of anger, and even more because of guilt toward her child.

The enemy living so well tortured her heart every moment.

Zhang Ping's man was impatient, "Why talk about these things now? Isn't Chou Ding able to run and jump? Can you not be so petty?"

Hearing this, Gu Chenghuai couldn't help but scold, "You shut up!"

He looked at Zhang Ping's man, his calm voice hiding well-concealed sarcasm and coldness, "You are a husband and a father; can you not have some responsibility?"

Truly, even he, a passerby, couldn't stand it.

His wife was so aggrieved, and instead of comforting her, he actually despised her. How is that like a man?!

It's fortunate that he isn't a soldier under his command; otherwise, he would definitely train him to death to wake him up. Damn it, he's purely too full!

Lin Zhao's gaze was appreciative.

As expected of the man she took a fancy to; look, even if a righteous evil sword immortal came over, he would have to be wiped out.

Gu Chenghuai caught Zhao Zhao's gaze, his expression almost unable to hold.

Such a cute wife.

The people watching the excitement around them whispered.

"So that's how it is. If he doesn't protect his own wife and protects an outsider instead, what kind of behavior is that? People who don't know the truth might even think they have an affair."

"Zhang Saozi really has it hard. When Chou Ding was born, his cry was as weak as a kitten's; he almost didn't make it..."

"Bai Saozi is indeed a bit too prone to crying."

Someone who had long ago seen that Bai Taohua wasn't simple gave a cold snort, "It's also strange. When Bai Saozi has something to do, she doesn't call those young men, but insists on calling men with families. Is it that the young men can't be called? If they can't be called, we must report it upward. The leaders said we need to build a harmonious and loving unit environment; such coldness won't do..."

"They can be called!" A sister-in-law who had received help from young soldiers couldn't help but say, "Those young men are agile and diligent. Whenever we need help, which one of them doesn't take the initiative to help?"

"That's right, that's right. When I first came to follow the army, the children's father was away on a mission, and it was two young men who helped us."

The young soldiers are all enthusiastic, so where does the problem lie?

Consequently, the way everyone looked at Bai Taohua was no longer heavy.

How could Bai Taohua not know her reputation had been ruined? Her heart sank uncontrollably, and she stared at Lin Zhao with resentment in her eyes.

Gu Chenghuai was so sharp; he shot a cold gaze over, and Bai Taohua hurriedly lowered her head, all her thoughts vanishing.

This scene was also taken in by the people around them.

One of the sisters-in-law fiercely punched the man beside her and scolded, "Look! Only a man who knows how to protect his own wife is a real man! You even criticized me because of Bai Taohua before; you heartless man, you Chen Shimei!"

Her man gave a pleading smile, lowered his voice, and said, "How was I to know she was like that? Didn't I listen to you and stay far away from her? Give your man some face."

"Hmph, you'll be washing clothes for half a month from now on." The woman seized the opportunity to make a demand.

"Fine."

Bai Taohua had lost all face and dignity, so she left when no one was paying attention.

Zhang Ping glanced at her and just pretended not to see.

Today, tearing away Bai Taohua's disguise made the anger blocked in her chest feel a bit smoother.

Her red, swollen eyes looked at Lin Zhao, her words full of envy, "Lin Meizi, you are the one with good fortune. Battalion Commander Gu is a man who knows what's what; you didn't marry the wrong person."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Saozi's life will also get better and better."

Now that today has passed, the man with shit in his brain should be a bit more sober, right?

Zhang Ping, however, gave a bitter smile. She didn't mention her own man, only saying, "Yes, the eldest and the second are grown up; they know how to cherish me as their mother. With them here, my life has something to look forward to."

She almost completely denied the value of her own man.

The man who didn't know what was what was completely triggered, "Zhang Ping, what do you mean by that?"

He sneered, "So you're saying I have no contribution to this family, right?"

Zhang Ping ignored him.

The anger gathering in the man's chest rose higher and higher, and he let out a violent roar, "Speak! What do you mean by not speaking! If we can live together, we live; if we can't, then forget it!"

Gu Chenghuai turned sideways and covered his wife's ears, his expression displeased, "Keep your voice down, you're disturbing my wife! This is outside, not in your house."

Zhang Ping's man was choked, "..."

He turned and left in a rage.

Gu Chenghuai thought he didn't know what was what, and he also thought Gu Chenghuai was full of women and lacked any heroic spirit.

Lin Zhao pulled down Gu Chenghuai's hand, poked the man with her arm, and praised, "That was a beautiful retort!"

Gu Chenghuai thought to himself that he truly felt that person was noisy and also a bit brain-damaged. By the way, the term "brain-damaged" was learned from Zhaozhao; he understood it as having a brain disease.

It was very fitting.

The matter here also reached Qian Guiying's ears. She said to her man with a complaining tone, "I said we shouldn't have let her stay; it would cause trouble. Look, how many things has she stirred up already?"

The first time Qian Guiying saw Bai Taohua, she felt that this person's eyes were too restless and she wasn't a settled person; later, it indeed proved to be so.

But the person had already been kept, and without a proper reason, she couldn't be sent away. It was truly worrying. Today's matter... perhaps it's an opportunity?