Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife-Chapter 1707: Beijing Sauce Shredded Pork 1

It’s been half a year since arriving at the South Sea Fleet. Often associating with Doctor Gu and Sister-in-law Gu, this is the first time Feng Qingxue has seen the legendary soft-spoken Gu Qing, and the third time seeing Shen Xiufen.

When was the last time she saw Shen Xiufen?

It seems it was last month at the grocery store buying seafood; Feng Qingxue saw Shen Xiufen buying fish, hens, fish maw, and top-quality sea cucumbers to make nourishing soups for her brother and pregnant sister-in-law.

Shen Xiufen’s parents and brothers are on the island. Her brother Shen Xiushan’s job was found by Captain Gu Qing himself.

At the beginning of January, on the eve of the naval battle, Shen Family’s parents and Shen Xiushan’s family of five, totaling seven people, fearing for their lives, thought the naval base’s family compound was safer, so they moved into Gu Qing’s house. Clothes were washed by Shen Xiufen, meals were cooked by her, and they paid nothing. So they stayed without leaving, treating Shen Xiufen like a servant, yet Shen Xiufen was only too happy to oblige.

These were things Feng Qingxue heard from others. At the grocery store, family compound, and hospital family quarters, many people knew about this and whispered that Shen Xiufen was out of her mind, ignoring her daughter while treating her brother, who had both parents, like a son.

Feng Qingxue understood the mentality of people like Shen Xiufen, generally brought up in families that favored sons over daughters, disregarded by parents from childhood, deeply indoctrinated with the belief of gender bias, her selfless dedication to her brother ingrained into her bones, along with a thought that by doing so she could earn her parents’ praise, willingly giving everything just to be seen by them.

Doctor Gu didn’t understand this obsession with helping brothers, but she could drive her son and daughter-in-law out!

"Guard!" Doctor Gu slammed the chopsticks on the table, her appetite gone instantly, and directly pointed at Gu Qing and Shen Xiufen saying to Commander Gu’s guard, "Drive them out, don’t disturb our meal!"

The guard listened, looked at Commander Gu, saw him nod, and immediately pushed Gu Qing and Shen Xiufen to the front door.

Ignoring Shen Xiufen’s furious shouting, the guard shut the door and locked it.

They originally thought that Commander Gu and his wife would return to their residence after dinner, and due to the hot weather, hadn’t locked the door, which gave Gu Qing and Shen Xiufen an opportunity. The guard felt quietly ashamed.

Shen Xiufen, angry, pounded on the door, "Let me in, let me in!"

"Alright, Xiufen." Worried she might hurt her hand, Gu Qing kept blowing on her palm.

Failing to complete the task assigned by her parents and brothers, Shen Xiufen, furious, slapped Gu Qing across the face, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, showing a few strands of ferocity, "It’s all because of your uselessness. If you were useful, would I have to come looking for your ancient mother? How will I explain to my mother when I go back? I promised my nephew an imported watch!"

Gu Qing could only apologize repeatedly, becoming utterly humble before Shen Xiufen.

"Xiufen, how much are we short? I’ll borrow it and repay them when the salary comes." Gu Qing thought long and hard, this was the only way to resolve their immediate difficulty.

Shen Xiufen cursed, "Borrow borrow borrow, all you know is to borrow. Don’t you have to repay borrowed money?"

Gu Qing grimaced, "Then what should we do? A Rolex costs about six or seven hundred."

"Of course ask your mother for it, you are her only son, why shouldn’t the money she earns be given to you?" Before Doctor Gu returned, she would send money to her son each month as living expenses, ranging from over a hundred to as little as fifty, never stopping for over a decade until this year she returned, not giving a penny anymore, Shen Xiufen immediately found herself in a bind and resented Doctor Gu.

Gu Qing said nothing.

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