Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 96: The Commander’s Fury! Collective Wife-Protecting Face-Slaps, Results Announced Early!
The twentieth day after childbirth.
Lin Wan Yi sat on the bed, holding a high school math textbook in her hand.
Her face was still somewhat pale, but her eyes were focused.
Gu Yanshen came in carrying a bowl of chicken soup.
"Wanyi, drink the soup first."
Lin Wan Yi didn’t even raise her head.
"Let me finish this Chapter first."
Gu Yanshen frowned.
"You’ve just had a baby twenty days ago!"
"I know." Lin Wan Yi turned a page. "But I can’t slack off."
Gu Yanshen was silent for a moment.
Finally, he sat down by the bed.
"Then I’ll keep you company."
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Midday.
Beside the well at the family quarters.
A few gossiping women were fetching water.
"Hey, have you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"That Lin Wan Yi girl, just twenty days after childbirth, has started studying again."
"Oh, she’s just putting on a show!"
"Exactly, I bet she won’t pass!"
"Answering questions in the delivery room?" Another woman sneered. "I think she’s just making a show of it!"
"Yes, who knows if those papers were prepared in advance."
The more they talked, the more animated they became.
Suddenly.
"Who are you accusing of showing off?"
A cold voice rang out.
The women jumped in fright.
They turned around and looked.
Wang Xiu’e stood behind them.
Her face was ashen.
"Mrs. Wang..."
Wang Xiu’e stepped forward.
Snatched a water bucket from one of them.
"Bang!"
Smashed it to the ground.
"Keep gossiping!"
Her voice was very cold.
"I’ll send you all to a study class!"
The women turned pale instantly.
"Mrs. Wang... we... we were just talking..."
"Just talking?"
Wang Xiu’e sneered.
"When Lin Wan Yi was answering questions in the delivery room, what were you doing?"
"At home, eating peanuts and watching the drama!"
"Now that it’s time to check results, you’re spreading rumors again?"
She pointed at one of them.
"Sister in law Zhang, when your son was taking exams, wasn’t it Wanyi who helped tutor him?"
The pointed-at Sister in law Zhang bowed her head.
"I..."
"And you, Li!" Wang Xiu’e turned to another. "Wasn’t it Wanyi who shared her cloth coupons with you?"
Li turned red in the face.
"Mrs. Wang... we were wrong..."
"Wrong?"
Wang Xiu’e snorted coldly.
"You realize you’re wrong now?"
She looked around.
"Let me put it this way!"
"If anyone dares to gossip about Lin Wan Yi again!"
"Don’t blame me for being harsh!"
With that.
She turned and walked away.
Leaving the gossiping women looking at each other.
Afternoon.
Gu Lan came to visit Lin Wan Yi with a basket of eggs.
Just as she reached the courtyard gate.
She overheard a few gossiping women whispering.
"I think she just got lucky..."
"Yeah, she must have guessed those answers in the delivery room..."
Gu Lan stopped in her tracks.
She turned around.
Coldly looked at those women.
"Who are you saying guessed?"
The women were stunned.
"Mr. Gu..."
Gu Lan walked over.
"When my sister-in-law was answering questions in the delivery room."
She spoke word by word.
"Could any of you achieve that in your lifetime?"
The gossiping women opened their mouths.
Unable to speak.
"Can’t, right?" Gu Lan sneered. "Then what right do you have to gossip about her?"
"We... we didn’t..."
"Didn’t?"
Gu Lan placed the basket on the ground.
"Then what did I just hear?"
She pointed at one of them.
"Your daughter didn’t even pass her high school exams last year, did she?"
That person’s face turned red.
"Mr. Gu..."
"And you!" Gu Lan turned to another. "Your son never made it to the top ten in exams, right?"
"I..."
Gu Lan looked around.
"You people."
Her voice was very cold.
"You can’t pass the exams yourself, so you can’t stand to see others succeed."
"My sister-in-law succeeded by her ability in exams."
"What right do you have to gossip about her?"
With that.
She picked up the basket.
Walked away without looking back.
Leaving the gossiping women standing there.
Their faces turning red and white.
Evening.
Chief’s office.
"Report!"
"Come in."
The guard Xiao Zhang walked in.
"Commander, there’s something I need to report to you."
The commander looked up.
"What is it?"
"Over at the military community..." Xiao Zhang hesitated. "Someone is gossiping about Lin Wan Yi."
The commander’s face instantly darkened.
"What are they saying?"
"They said... they said she was putting on a show taking the exam after childbirth, and that she definitely wouldn’t pass..."
"Bang!"
The commander slammed the table.
"Outrageous!"
He stood up.
"Go! Inform everyone in the military community!"
"Tomorrow afternoon, everyone will have a meeting!"
"Yes, sir!"
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The next afternoon.
Military community meeting room.
All the families were present.
The commander stood on the stage.
His face was livid.
"I’ve called you all here today."
His voice was very deep.
"To discuss something."
The people below looked at each other.
"Comrade Lin Wan Yi."
The commander looked around.
"Is the pride of our military district!"
"She finished her last exam in the delivery room!"
"This kind of spirit!"
He raised his voice.
"Is worth learning for everyone!"
"However!"
The commander’s voice suddenly turned cold.
"I’ve heard someone gossiping behind her back!"
"Saying she was putting on a show! Saying she wouldn’t pass!"
The room fell silent instantly.
A few gossiping women lowered their heads.
Not daring to look at the commander.
"Let me make this clear!"
The commander spoke word by word.
"If anyone dares to gossip about Comrade Lin Wan Yi again!"
"They will be treated as undermining military-civil unity!"
"Do you understand!"
"Understood!"
Everyone answered in unison.
The commander nodded.
"Meeting adjourned!"
In the evening.
Lin Wan Yi had just finished feeding the baby.
Suddenly.
"Dong dong dong—"
A rapid knocking sounded at the door.
Gu Yanshen went to open the door.
Outside.
Xiao Wang from the communication center stood there, panting.
"Captain Gu!"
He panted heavily.
"Something big has happened!"
Gu Yanshen frowned.
"What is it?"
"Comrade Lin... Comrade Lin!"
Xiao Wang swallowed hard.
"The examination center called!"
Lin Wan Yi heard this.
Stood up abruptly.
"What?"
Xiao Wang turned his head.
Looked at her.
His eyes were shining.
"The examination center said!"
His voice trembled with excitement.
"Your results have come out early!"
"You can check them tomorrow!"
The room fell silent.
Lin Wan Yi was stunned.
Gu Yanshen was also stunned.
Gu Lan rushed out from the kitchen.
"What?! The results are out?!"
Xiao Wang nodded vigorously.
"Yes! The people from the examination center said."
He paused.
"They said you are a special candidate!"
"And needed to be notified in advance!"
Lin Wan Yi’s hands started to tremble.
She braced herself on the doorframe.
"Tomorrow..."
Her voice was very soft.
"I can check it tomorrow?"
Xiao Wang nodded.
"Yes! The people from the examination center said to be at the city education bureau by nine in the morning!"
Gu Yanshen walked over.
Supported Lin Wan Yi.
"Wanyi..."
His voice was also trembling.
Lin Wan Yi turned her head.
Looked at him.
Her eyes turned red.
"Yanshen..."
She said chokingly.
"I’m going to check the results..."
Gu Yanshen held her hand tightly.
"Okay."
His voice was very soft.
"I’ll go with you."
Outside the window.
The sunset painted the whole room golden.
