Chapter 321
The guard was dumbfounded. Life was tough for everyone here, and even the wives in the family quarters were known for their simplicity and gentle temperaments. No one had ever been as arrogant as Zhang Cuimei.
Snapping back to reality, his face immediately darkened. "I don't give a damn if you're Commander Fu's mother-in-law or whatever. Our commander's wife wants to come in, who are you to decide?"
"What?" Zhang Cuimei thought she had misheard, digging at her ear in disbelief. "Do you know who you're talking to? And besides, how could Si Nian possibly be the commander's wife? She's lying! She's already married. She married some country butcher, chose to be a stepmother to three kids, and has nothing to do with Commander Fu! That shameless brat! My daughter is the commander's wife!"
She thought Si Nian was lying and claiming to be Fu Yang's wife, and she cursed furiously.
There were quite a few people coming and going at the moment, and they all turned to look at her.
The guard's face was as dark as storm clouds. He spat on the ground. "Where did this madwoman come from, insulting our commander's wife? Get the hell out of here!"
The guard was extremely rude, grabbing Zhang Cuimei and shoving her out.
Zhang Cuimei stumbled and landed hard on her backside with a thud, crying out in pain.
A military wife returning from shopping asked curiously, "What's going on here?"
"Some crazy woman from who-knows-where keeps causing trouble for Commander Zhou's wife. Now she even tried to stop us from letting the wife in. She's insane!"
Everyone knew Commander Zhou was a hero of the military district. Bullying Si Nian was like picking a fight with the entire district!
"What? Commander Zhou's wife? How dare she! I heard Commander Zhou dotes on his wife. If he hears about this, he'll be furious."
Everyone stared at Zhang Cuimei in disbelief.
Others might not know, but they were well aware.
Many of their husbands and sons had served under Zhou Yueshen before.
Plenty had been put through the wringer by him.
Just hearing his name was enough to make them shudder.
That was precisely why the higher-ups had called him back from afar for this training exercise.
And now someone actually dared to challenge Commander Zhou?
"You... you people..." Zhang Cuimei stammered, not finishing her sentence before suddenly realizing something, her eyes nearly popping out of her head. "Wait, what Commander Zhou? I'm talking about Commander Fu! What on earth is going on here?"
The crowd looked at her as if she were an idiot. "Lady, where are you from? You don't even know our Commander Zhou? Our Commander Zhou is one of the Three Elite Officers of the Northwest Military District, a great hero now. The Commander Fu you're talking about is the one from the South China Military District, right? I heard our Commander Zhou even went to rescue him. What kind of authority are you trying to throw around here?"
"Com... Commander Zhou?" Zhang Cuimei's face went slack with shock, stuttering as an impossible thought flashed through her mind.
No, it couldn't be. Zhou Yueshen had been discharged long ago, hadn't he?
Besides, with his poor background, how could he possibly be a commander?
The next moment:
"She dared to bully Yueshen's wife? Has she lost her mind?"
"I heard she's Commander Fu's mother-in-law, putting on airs as soon as she arrived."
"Commander Fu seems like a decent man. How did he end up with a mother-in-law like this? Does she think this military district is her family's?"
"Xiao Wang, how did someone like this even get in? We're putting our foot down today—anyone who lets her in is going against us! Let's see how much official clout Commander Fu has to get her back in here!"
The ones speaking were all wives from the family quarters. Their husbands and sons had all participated in the recent mission. If it weren't for Zhou Yueshen, they might not have come back at all.
They held him in the highest respect. While they might not know Si Nian well, she was one of their own. How could an outsider bully her?
Xiao Wang was more than happy to comply, saying fiercely, "Don't worry, sisters. I'll definitely keep an eye on this lunatic. If she dares to insult the commander's wife again, I'll treat her as an unlawful element."
Zhang Cuimei stood there as if struck by lightning.