Chapter 135: Where Does the Money Come From?
Some of them had accompanied their husbands to the military, some had visited relatives, and some had attended gatherings like this several times, often being ridiced or having their speech, actions, eating, and even drinking criticized.
If their own men had the gumption to stand up for them, that would be one thing, but some, after coming home, even looked down on their wives. This really stifled their hearts, after so many years of hard work, not knowing what it was all for. But Shen Meng had spoken their minds.
These were the exact things that they wanted to say but didn’t know how to express.
"Girl, what you said is so right, I always wanted to say these things too, just didn’t know how to put them."
"Me too, me too. I’ve also come here with Old Chang for gatherings. The way they spoke about me, ah, they said I eat with a smacking sound, drink water like an old ox, can’t even handle my liquor, and they even talked about me burping and farting. Tell me, who doesn’t burp and fart, then she must be a goddess."
"Hahaha, oh my, alright, let’s stop the crude talk for now, lest we get talked about again later."
"Hehehe, I’m just expressing my opinion. Captain Lu has really good taste, I genuinely like you a lot, Xiao Meng."
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The crowd started to chatter away; the group of intellectuals next to Qin Hao’s wife blushed, because previously they did indeed have similar thoughts. Shen Meng’s words felt like a slap in their faces.
Having been soldiers for years, they’d forgotten about the wives who’d toiled so hard at home. If it weren’t for their diligent care at home, how could they serve at ease in the military?