When the two went out, it was already late.

Sister Shen from across the street happened to be speaking to someone at the gate: "Xinyan, are you heading out?"

Xinyan smiled and nodded to the person sitting over there, then replied: "Yes."

As she spoke, He Jinxuan had already locked the door: "Honey, let’s go."

Xinyan waved to Sister Shen: "Ladies, we have something to do, we’re leaving first."

The motorcycle drove far away, and someone said: "Captain He really dotes on his wife, I went to see the roof that was repaired yesterday in the morning, and saw Captain He squatting in the yard doing laundry.

When I passed by his gate, I saw quite a few clothes drying in the yard, not just Captain He’s clothes, but also his wife’s."

Someone laughed and chimed in: "It’s normal for a newlywed couple to have a good relationship, haven’t we all been young? Right, Aunt Zhang?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The woman called Aunt Zhang nodded with a smile: "You’re right."

But some didn’t agree: "Letting the man wash all the clothes, isn’t that just being lazy on the wife’s part? If she were a bit more diligent, Captain He, a grown man, wouldn’t have to do it himself, would he?"

Sister Shen couldn’t stand it: "Whether they are lazy or not is none of your business, we all live in the same residential compound, you should keep quiet, Captain He is very protective, if you’re not afraid of him confronting you, then say all you want."

The woman’s face turned ugly after hearing this: "I was just speaking offhandedly."

Sister Shen usually couldn’t stand this woman, she often talked behind people’s backs, though a bit nosy herself, she never carelessly defamed others: "Captain He’s wife is always busy like a spinning top, it’s only natural she’d want to catch up on sleep on her day off, it has nothing to do with being lazy."

After listening to Sister Shen, someone said: "I heard that although Captain He’s wife is still studying, she makes quite a bit."

Sister Shen frowned: "Who did you hear it from?"

The woman patted an invisible speck of dust from her clothes: "Heard it from Song Yuan’s wife."

Sister Shen sneered: "No wonder there are rumors about Captain He and his wife being stingy and miserly in the residential complex, I guess the source of this talk is here.

It’s just because she once used the excuse of being classmates to visit and borrow money, which Xinyan didn’t lend her, so now she’s trying to ruin their reputation, she’s really wicked."

The woman speaking earlier quickly explained: "I didn’t mean anything by it, the conversation just led here."

Sister Shen laughed: "I know your character, but it seems that the daughter-in-law of the Zhai family isn’t a decent person either.

People often say: ’Those who do injustice will come to a bad end.’

Look, Song Bingjing wanted to use gossip to ruin Xinyan’s reputation, but she ended up damaging her own instead.

By noon, it spread throughout the compound that Zhai’s daughter-in-law, Song Bingjing, failed to borrow money from Captain He’s wife and then played tricks to ruin their reputation.

When this word reached Mrs. Zhai’s ears, she was almost pointing at Song Bingjing’s nose and cursing her.

Whatever happened in the residential compound, Xinyan didn’t know.

She had already arrived at Granny Zhang’s house and upon entering, saw someone helping Granny Zhang make a quilt: "Granny Zhang, we’ve come to see you."

Then, with purpose: "Are you preparing already?"

Granny Zhang saw them come in and quickly stood up: "Aren’t I in a rush while they aren’t?"

Xinyan laughed, thinking about Uncle Shanzi and Master Sister’s age, and Granny Zhang being anxious was normal: "I’ll cheer you on and help push them to settle down soon."

Granny Zhang was delighted: "That’s exactly my intention, these two are really dawdling, without a push, who knows when they’ll settle down."

Xinyan laughed: "Then I’ll drop by my master sister’s place in the afternoon to test the waters."

Granny Zhang was pleased: "Alright, Granny Zhang will be waiting."

Xinyan had high hopes for Uncle Shanzi and her master sister, though ultimately it depended on her master sister’s decision, she couldn’t just stir things up recklessly.

She hoped that this time her master sister was thoughtful and would find mutual affection with Uncle Shanzi, and that they would be truly happy together in the future.