My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn
Chapter 115 - 28 Thief?_2

Chapter 115: Chapter 28 Thief?_2

Lin Xiaoguai was somewhat speechless; her second aunt’s rice wine always had a strong kick. And she certainly didn’t believe it was a mere coincidence that Shen Chi had "just happened" to encounter Mr. Su; that man definitely had it all planned out!

She sighed. Poor Su Qianqian was really caught in the crossfire. Although Lin Xiaoguai didn’t feel guilty, she still felt somewhat uneasy about it. If it were twenty years later, such an incident would’ve been insignificant, but now it was a matter of life and death, and Su Qianqian could not afford to delay any longer.

"You don’t need to worry about this; I’ll handle it," Shen Chi said, noticing her thoughts and patting her head.

That was all she could do. Lin Xiaoguai thought helplessly.

At this moment, the Li Family’s home was filled with gloom. Li Kun, having sobered up, was chain-smoking one cigarette after another, filling the room with choking smoke. Liang Yuwei didn’t bother him, silently lying on the table, feigning death.

"Well, tell me what we should do!" Li Kun said frantically.

Thinking of the cold and ominous look Mr. Su had given him sent shivers down his spine. Although the incident didn’t really affect him personally—he would just be called in for some ideological work and write a couple of self-criticisms, with no changes to his military rank or position—the whole premise depended on Mr. Su not settling scores after autumn.

But it was clear that Mr. Su now hated him to the bone.

His wife might be chummy with many wives of higher-ups, but the Head’s wife was absolutely the most significant among them. Now that he had offended the Head and his wife, those who had been kind to him would be doing well not to kick him while he was down. Who would want to help him?

"What can I possibly do?" Liang Yuwei’s expression was cold as she looked at her husband with biting irony. "All the hard work I put in to get us into such a favorable position, and you just casually destroyed it. What can I possibly do?" She came from an intellectual family. Although she hadn’t grown up pampered, even in the toughest times, her parents had made sure she never suffered the slightest hardship. After getting married, to help her husband, she had no choice but to ingratiate herself with those wives, and to say she hadn’t suffered would be a lie. She always thought it was worth it, but now... thinking of her husband’s actions made her feel utterly disheartened.

Especially when...

An image of a beautiful woman surfaced in her mind. They were both women, but why did she have to make compromises for her husband while the other could live carefree under her husband’s protection?

"Do you think I did it on purpose?" Li Kun knew he was at fault, but having Liang Yuwei call him out made him unable to save face, and in a fit of pique, he retorted, "Do you think you’re the only one who worked hard, and that I just stay at home sleeping all day? Without me, where would your airs come from? Your cosmetics and clothes, aren’t they all bought with my money?"

Liang Yuwei’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Oh, Li Kun, so this is what you think. You’re saying I’m freeloading off you, and you’re the one supporting me?"

Leaving aside the bickering couple, Shen Chi had brought a bunch of gifts to the door of the Su Family.

The door was closed, and no one knew what Shen Chi had discussed with Mr. and Mrs. Su, but when Shen Chi came out, the couple’s previously grave expressions had turned into smiles, and their attitude towards Shen Chi became more cordial than ever.

Everyone in the Military Family Area was curious about what Shen Chi had said to the Head and his wife. Lin Xiaoguai wanted to know too, but no matter how she asked, Shen Chi just smiled and said nothing, finally kissing her cheek and saying, "Don’t worry about this; just wait for the results."

Seeing that he was determined not to talk, Lin Xiaoguai glared at him and pushed him away to play with their son.

Shen Chi shook his head with a smile. He was already used to and well-adapted to Wanwan’s "fickle" moods.

Although the scandal wasn’t minor, since it involved a leader, people at the lower levels didn’t dare say much, and the rumors settled down after a few days.

That morning, Yu Xiaomiao brought Yaya over and sighed, "Liang Yuwei should finally quiet down."

The military wives in the Military Family Area mostly sympathized with Su Qianqian; Yu Xiaomiao felt it even more, as her family’s difficulties were not unrelated to Liang Yuwei.

Lin Xiaoguai didn’t know how to respond, so she could only smile and take Yaya’s hand. "Alright, go to work. You don’t have to worry about Yaya with me."

"Yeah, Mom, you can go," Yaya nodded in agreement.

"Little brat, you’re rushing me out!" Yu Xiaomiao knocked on her daughter’s head and said to Lin Xiaoguai, "Well, then I’m off."

With that, she left in a hurry.

"Auntie, can we eat the custard buns now?" As soon as her mother left, Yaya immediately clung to Lin Xiaoguai and asked.

Those custard buns had been made with Aunt Lin the day before; Yaya had been looking forward to them all night.

"They’re ready." Lin Xiaoguai put two buns onto a plate and asked, "Can you eat them?"

"I can, I can. I purposely drank half a bowl less of sweet potato porridge," Yaya said, already stuffing a custard bun into her mouth.

"Yummy!" her eyes narrowed with delight. Although it was a pity they weren’t pork buns, she thought anything made by Aunt Lin was incredibly tasty.

"Take it slow, be careful not to choke," Lin Xiaoguai handed Yaya a cup of water, her mind still on the problem that had troubled her before Yu Xiaomiao had arrived.

She didn’t know what was going on. Normally, there were only two households residing in this apartment building, hers and Sister-in-law Er Mei’s, but recently she kept encountering strangers wandering in the building, often loitering near her door.

If it were in her hometown, she would’ve suspected a thief was targeting her home, but this was the Military Family Area; she figured it wouldn’t be so easy for a thief to get in, right?

Especially since they were all women.

Involuntarily, Lin Xiaoguai wondered if Shen Chi had attracted some romantic interest?

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