Thinking of Ninth Master Xue’s chronic cough, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but feel a tightness in her chest.
She quickly picked up pen and paper to write a reply, then asked Zhang Hu and Zhao Long to help pack up the prepared medicinal wines.
“Ninth Master’s health isn’t good. I need to find a way to send these medicinal wines to him as soon as possible.”
Jiang Ning knew that mailing things in this era was not easy, so she planned to wait for He Linzhou to return and ask if there was a proper way to send the medicinal wine to Nan Island through official channels.
The reply was written quickly. Before the post office closed, Jiang Ning took He Linyue out to mail the letter.
“Sister-in-law, I think Ninth Grandpa treats you even better than your own father and grandfather!” He Linyue blinked her big eyes and spoke the truth bluntly.
Jiang Ning paused, then nodded in agreement.
“The Zhou family are just parasites who cling to the Jiang family and suck their blood. They don’t deserve to be my family.”
“Even though Ninth Grandpa and I aren’t related by blood, he watched me grow up. He’s like my maternal grandfather—someone who truly cares about me. I will take care of him in his old age.”
The two of them chatting, they walked into the post office.
Just as they finished mailing the letter, a hateful voice sounded behind them.
“Well, well—if it isn’t the capitalist young lady Jiang Ning. Still not arrested by Hong Huihui yet?”
Yang Sumei looked at Jiang Ning and He Linyue with a sideways glare. Beside her stood Ding Yuanyuan, dressed flamboyantly.
Enemies meeting—jealousy flaring instantly.
The two women who had clashed with He Linyue since childhood immediately started exchanging sharp insults.
Before Jiang Ning could even speak, He Linyue had already gone off.
“Aren’t these the two brainless barking sisters from the military compound?”
“Seeing a real beauty and getting jealous so you start barking?”
Yang Sumei’s eyes widened in anger.
“He Linyue! Don’t think just because your father is the commander you’re superior! What does Jiang Ning have to do with you?”
“Stop sticking your nose in!”
He Linyue rolled her eyes hard.
“Is your brain filled with poop or something?”
“She’s my sister-in-law! If I don’t defend her, should I defend you, you ugly disaster?”
Ding Yuanyuan snapped back angrily.
“He Linyue! Watch your mouth! People like Jiang Ning with questionable background shouldn’t even be allowed into the military compound—it’s an insult to soldiers!”
Ever since seeing the front-page newspaper apology from the military hospital, Ding Yuanyuan had become even more determined to take He Linzhou for herself—so much so that she had already forgotten the beating from yesterday.
“Say that again if you dare!” He Linyue’s temper flared. She stepped forward and slapped Ding Yuanyuan hard.
“Who do you think you are? Talking about my sister-in-law like that—you’re asking for trouble!”
Ding Yuanyuan clutched her face, tears falling instantly.
“He Linyue! I’ll be your future sister-in-law! You’ll regret this!”
He Linyue sneered.
“My future sister-in-law? Go look in a mirror! All dolled up like a peacock flirting everywhere—it’s disgusting!”
“I warn you, take back what you said. Thirty years east, thirty years west—who knows, maybe I’ll really become your sister-in-law one day!”
Ding Yuanyuan raised her chin proudly.
“My brother said it himself—when your He family comes begging my Ding family one day, you’ll regret this! And you still think you’re pretty? In thirty years you’ll be even uglier!”
“Know your place! Spend more time learning makeup!”
He Linyue glanced at her thickly powdered face with disdain.
“Did you smear flour all over your face? Trying to scare people in broad daylight? You’re terrifying!”
Jiang Ning couldn’t help laughing at that.
“That face of hers… it could match a ghost from the underworld.”
Ding Yuanyuan turned to Jiang Ning furiously.
“Jiang Ning! Who do you think you are!”
“I saw the newspaper—He Linzhou is not infertile at all! It was a misdiagnosis from the military hospital!”
“If you’re not worthy of him, you’d better step aside. I am the best match for Linzhou brother!”
At that moment, even Yang Sumei was stunned.
“You’re talking about He Linzhou?”
Ding Yuanyuan sneered.
“Whether he’s infertile or not has nothing to do with you!”
“He has always belonged to my sister-in-law alone!”
“Shut up and stop with your filthy thoughts!”
He Linyue shouted coldly.
At that moment, Jiang Ning stretched her neck slightly.
“Give me the bag. I’m going to hit someone.”
He Linyue widened her eyes.
“Huh? My hands are itchy too!”
Jiang Ning smiled.
“You’re a soldier. Hold back. I’ll do it for you.”
“Then sister-in-law, hit harder for me!”
The two of them sang in perfect harmony.
Yang Sumei and Ding Yuanyuan turned pale—and turned to run.
But Jiang Ning didn’t plan to let them go.
She sprinted forward, leapt up—
and delivered a clean, powerful strike that sent both of them sprawling.
“My knee hurts!”
“My new dress is ruined!”
“Don’t hit me—I’m innocent!”
“My hair!”
“I’m from the Ding family!”
But Jiang Ning didn’t stop. She grabbed both of their hair and smashed their heads together.
The two women’s vision spun—stars flashing everywhere.
“I am from the Ding family!” Ding Yuanyuan still stubbornly shouted.
“I will definitely take Linzhou brother away!”
That sentence completely triggered Jiang Ning again.
She sneered.
“No self-awareness? Then I’ll help you recognize reality.”
Bang!
Ding Yuanyuan’s head slammed into the ground again.
“My nose! I’m disfigured! My nose is gone!”
Blood gushed out, splattering Yang Sumei’s face. Terrified, she scrambled up and ran.
“I—I’ll go get help! Just wait!”
And she disappeared without a trace.
He Linyue was cheering wildly.
“Good job, sister-in-law! Hit her face! Kick her! Yes—kick her feet too! Hahaha, so satisfying!”
Finally, Jiang Ning stood up, exhaled, and smiled.
“Life is meant to be enjoyed.”
A badly beaten Ding Yuanyuan struggled to lift her head.
“I… I am from the Ding family…”
Not far away, Wang Mian—who had been watching the entire scene—glanced secretly at the cold-faced He Linzhou.
He silently swallowed.
“Sister-in-law’s combat power… is really something else.”