Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder!-Chapter 329 - 17: Famine Years Without Famine (17)
When Zhao Donglai arrived before dawn, he sneaked into the backyard and secretly stuffed a few meatballs into the courtyard of Li Meng’s house.
Sure enough, the dog didn’t bark; it was solely focused on eating the meatballs.
Zhao Donglai and his son safely entered the Li Family premises.
Afterward, they quietly searched around the Li Family, unable to rummage too much for fear of being discovered.
At that time, the community was honest and simple; committing any wrongdoing could lead to severe consequences, not to mention a tarnished reputation.
Unfortunately, despite searching for a good part of the day, he found nothing.
Let alone treasures, there wasn’t even a penny to be found.
In the kitchen where Li Chunhua lived, there were some grains stored.
Yet those grains were too conspicuous to be taken secretly.
It’s safe to say that such a good opportunity was wasted; they didn’t find what they wanted at all.
Admittedly, Zhao Donglai was somewhat annoyed.
After pondering, he glanced at the grains and casually opened the rice jar a bit.
He lurked in the Li Family until nightfall.
Again repeating the same old trick, he threw meatballs out and quietly withdrew from Li Family Village at midnight.
Li Shuning and her family received a warm welcome when they arrived at the military camp.
After all, Li Shujie had shown outstanding performance in the military; the leadership there also valued Li Shujie’s family greatly.
Li Shujie was allocated a two-bedroom family house at the camp, which barely managed to accommodate so many people.
Upon arrival, Li Shuning brought out various prepared snacks and had Li Shujie take them out to share with his comrades.
Not long after, they also met the person Li Shujie was seeing.
In the plot, after Li Shujie’s accident, that person never remarried; Li Shuning had a good impression of her and felt somewhat sorry for her.
With the sister-in-law’s approval, Jin Jing was very happy.
However, Zhao Jing seemed somewhat unhappy; she hadn’t seen the man. Only after asking did she find out he was out on a mission, and further inquiries yielded nothing more since his rank was higher than Li Shujie’s, and some matters were confidential.
Seeing the good rapport between Jin Jing and Li Shuning, Zhao Jing felt disgruntled inside.
She tried to intervene, saying a few words, but Jin Jing responded indifferently, which made Zhao Jing furious.
She then began to incite trouble, saying things like that a wife from a good family background would be difficult to control as a future mother-in-law. Furthermore, it’s evident that Jin Jing was in the military and a military doctor, destined to follow the army wherever it went, making it impossible for her mother-in-law to control her. Seeing her close relationship with Li Shuning, it’s feared that she could hold sway over Li Shujie, causing a growing estrangement between Li Shujie and Li Chunhua.
Li Chunhua was anxious, completely forgetting how her mother-in-law treated her when she was newly married. She began to make things difficult for Jin Jing.
Jin Jing and Li Shujie had already been together for quite some time, and Jin Jing’s grandfather was regarded as the highest leader in the military, valuing Li Shujie and allowing his daughter to have contact with him.
Li Shujie had already discussed their family situation with them privately, mentioning that he would not speak ill of his mother despite her muddled ways; privately, he had also warned Jin Jing about Zhao Jing.
Li Chunhua was fine for the first few days, but later she even started to curse Jin Jing, which made Li Shujie a bit angry.
One day, Li Chunhua nearly poured scalding hot water on Jin Jing. Li Shujie pulled her away and then shielded Jin Jing.
Li Chunhua did it deliberately, as Zhao Jing had advised her to do so to scare Jin Jing away, or so she said.
"Mom, what exactly are you trying to do? Jin Jing is such a good girl, why are you dissatisfied with her?"
Seeing Li Shujie’s demeanor, Li Chunhua was displeased; her son wasn’t defending her but rather shielding his wife, so where would she fit in?
"Oh, so before the bride is even in the door, you’ve already forgotten your mother?"
"Mom, what exactly do you want?"
Li Chunhua was forthright: "I just don’t like her, so what?"
Li Shujie pressed his lips together, his eyes blazing with anger; for such a mother, don’t think he was unaware that she was fine a few days ago but suddenly made a scene now. Without Zhao Jing inciting her, he wouldn’t believe it. First, it was his sister’s turn, now it’s his.
Seeing Zhao Jing beside Li Chunhua, Li Shujie felt as if he could tear her apart.
Li Shuning spoke coldly: "Mom, you deliberately wanted to scald sister-in-law; sister-in-law is also a soldier. Do you know that’s illegal and constitutes intentional injury? When the military punishes you under military law, how could Brother continue to stay in the military? He might have to retire and return home."
Li Chunhua wasn’t familiar with these matters, nor was Zhao Jing.
Seeing Li Shuning speak so severely, they shrank back slightly.
Although Li Chunhua was causing trouble, she didn’t want her son’s downfall.
Yet she couldn’t help but mutter, "I didn’t mean to."
Li Shuning let out a cold laugh; Jin Jing’s grandfather was not one to be trifled with in the military, and if Li Chunhua’s wish was granted, Li Shujie’s situation might become awkward.
When Li Shujie and Jin Jing first met, he wasn’t aware of her background and naturally wasn’t interested in her familial influence.
However, after Li Shujie’s passing, the military’s involvement in the investigation was largely due to Jin Jing’s influence.
Li Shuning knew that her brother and Jin Jing had a very strong relationship.
At this moment, always amiably smiling and impeccably neat, Grandma suddenly spoke: "Chunhua, when you married into our family, did I ever trouble you? If you think your days are too easy, we can head back home tomorrow."
Li Rengui also expressed coldness: "The person our son chooses is the one he likes. Moreover, Jin Jing is dignified and courteous, liked by the whole family. If you don’t like her, it doesn’t matter; you can live with the Zhao Jing you favor. You can opt out of his wedding ceremonies."
Li Chunhua incurred the wrath of many, and, combined with Li Shuning’s intimidation, she didn’t dare speak further.
Subsequently, Li Chunhua and Zhao Jing were sent off by Li Shujie to a hostel in the city.
Meanwhile, the others went to propose marriage at Jin Jing’s home.
Jin Jing’s family was remarkable, but Li Haoge was eloquent, and Li Rengui had seen a lot of the world, not to mention Li Shuning.
Overall, the two families were very pleased with their talks and quickly settled the marriage arrangements.
The matter regarding Li Chunhua was also discussed by Jin Jing with her family, who initially worried, but were reassured after hearing Grandma’s words.
"Jing’er is a good child, and everyone in our family likes her. It’s rare that both the children are in the military; if they get married, it’s a good thing for them to be together. In our Li Family, we don’t differentiate between boys and girls, so there’s no preference for male over female. With Shuning at home, both Shujie and Jing’er don’t have to worry about family matters. If they get a holiday, they can visit home, but normally they would live on the military base."
"If they have children one day, we hope you could take more care of them. We’re aware of Chunhua’s temperament and won’t allow her to act inappropriately anymore."
Then Grandma took out a bracelet and placed it on Jin Jing’s wrist.
Since Li Family members can’t stay here permanently, and Li Shujie isn’t likely to remain in the military forever.
The marriage was quickly settled.
