Back To The 80s-Chapter 338 - 348: You are _1

As soon as Bai Xiaolan heard it, her short temper flared up again, saying, "Then why didn’t you punch her?"

Gu Xiaobei frowned in exasperation, explaining, "I just suspect, I don’t have any proof."

Bai Xiaolan didn’t care, she replied, "But she’s like a toad squatting on the foot, she doesn’t bite, but she annoys people."

Gu Xiaobei nodded, "It is really irritating, but with this kind of person, ignoring her is enough."

Bai Xiaolan disagreed, "Anyone that annoys me, I will find an excuse to beat them up."

Gu Xiaobei said with a smile, "Don’t forget, your mom told you to control your temper."

Bai Xiaolan sighed, "I know my temper is explosive, but I can’t control myself when I get angry. It’s like I have to vent it out, otherwise I can’t breathe. We only live once, why should we constrain ourselves? I have always been very clear about my feelings."

Gu Xiaobei also admired Bai Xiaolan’s personality, and who doesn’t want to live without self-pity, but that requires some courage.

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Li Fengmei and Ge Chunling came to visit. Li Fengmei grinned and said, "I haven’t had time to tell you, Chunling is pregnant. She is two months in."

"That’s wonderful news, please sit down. When the baby is due, you will be in the provincial city, in a much better environment." Gu Xiaobei happily replied.

Ge Chunling couldn’t hide the joy on her face, she said with a smile, "I was so scared that I thought I couldn’t conceive."

Li Fengmei resumed gossiping about the community, "Instructor Guo is transferring to their local police station, he’s been down lately. I heard he might quit, take a severance pay, and not go back home to work."

"And your neighbors might divorce soon, Xiangyang is planning to leave the military. If he does, I’m not sure he will still want Qu Yan."

Gu Xiaobei was a bit curious, Xiangyang was always keen on being an officer, why would he quit now?

Xiaopang and Mo Wang could crawl quickly on the kang (raised heated bed), Wen Xiuqing let them watch the children as she prepared lunch.

Bai Xiaolan found the gossip annoying, especially about people she didn’t know, so she decided to go out for a walk.

She strolled along the path outside the barracks, by this time, the snow on the road had just melted, filling the potholes with water.

Qu Yan was returning on her bicycle. With no outlet for her frustration towards Xiangyang’s intention to quit and the imminent divorce, she intensified her pedaling speed as she passed Bai Xiaolan, splashing mud on her pants.

Bai Xiaolan thought if she could endure this, she might as well change her name to ’Bai Coward’, and she chased after Qu Yan and gave her a kick, knocking both her and the bicycle into the puddle.

Qu Yan was stunned. Why hadn’t there been an argument before the fight? She struggled out of the puddle and rushed towards Bai Xiaolan, cursing, "Why are you so mean! I was just riding my bike, and you attacked me. Have you no manners?"

Bai Xiaolan hated being accused of having no manners. She raised her leg and kicked Qu Yan down again.

Though Qu Yan had been a soldier, she was just physically stronger than average women. In terms of fighting, she was weak compared to Bai Xiaolan.

After being knocked down again, Qu Yan decided to stay on the ground, crying, "Why are you so unreasonable?"

Bai Xiaolan didn’t bother arguing anymore, "That’s the way I am. In the future, if you see me, you’d better walk the other way. If not, I’ll beat you every time I see you." Then, she turned and went home.

Some other military wives watched from a distance, but nobody intervened. Lately, everyone in the compound had been annoyed with Qu Yan.

Gu Xiaobei was somewhat surprised to see a disgruntled Bai Xiaolan. She had been fine when she left. He asked, "What happened?"

Bai Xiaolan glanced at Li Fengmei and Ge Chunling and simply said, "I just stepped on a bug."

Looking at her, Gu Xiaobei knew something had occurred. He decided not to ask now, figuring she would tell him when Li Fengmei and Ge Chunling left.

Sure enough, by the time Li Fengmei and Ge Chunling had left, Bai Xiaolan told him how she had beaten up Qu Yan.

Gu Xiaobei was very intrigued by the detailed account, and praised, "Well done, but I dare not fight easily. I’m afraid I might lose."

Bai Xiaolan patted her shoulder confidently, "Don’t worry, I’ll protect you. If anyone dares to bully you, they’ll answer to me."

In his spare time, Gu Xiaobei called the Jin family. Zhuang Shuxian told him that Qin Li had gone to her uncle’s house in the provincial city and gave her the address to find Qin Li.

Gu Xiaobei was curious, what was Qin Li doing in the provincial city?

By the end of March, Lu Zhanguo called, and asked them to start packing. He would pick them up in a few days.

Bai Xiaolan suggested that they stay a few more days and return to the provincial city with Gu Xiaobei’s family.

Li Fengmei came over to help them pack. Ge Chunling’s family was also moving this time.

Even though they didn’t have much stuff, it still turned out to be a pile when they started packing. After Li Fengmei had finished helping them pack, she helped Ge Chunling. This time, there were no feelings of parting sadness. After all, they would be meeting again soon.

On April 1st, Lu Zhanguo had requested two trucks from the military and moved to the provincial city with Wu Guanghan’s family.

They officially started their happy life in the provincial city.

The house that Lu Zhanguo got this time was still a two-bedroom. The living room was large, the two bedrooms were slightly smaller, and before picking up others, he built a raised bedding area in one of the rooms. This way, if the children crawled and fell off the bed, it wouldn’t hurt too much.

Upon arriving in the provincial city, Bai Xiaolan went to visit the Cheng Qijia family, and prepared to report to work at the cultural center, planning to temporarily live in the cultural center dormitory.

Bai Xiaolan, who was excited to start her new job, was deflated after half a month. During her time working in Capital City, her colleagues had shown her some respect because of her family background.

But here, everyone took advantage of her being new and kept assigning her random tasks while excluding her from their circle. And she couldn’t solve this problem with a fight.

Bai Xiaolan left the Cultural Center feeling wronged. Having held in her anger without being able to vent, making efforts to please her colleagues and leaders was absolutely impossible.

Kicking a stone down the road, Bai Xiaolan ended up near the Yellow River. She saw two people sneaking down a small path with a package in their arms.

Bai Xiaolan couldn’t resist following them, thinking if they were like thieves or something, she could release her anger on them.

The two people hurried to the end of the path to a low hovel. After looking around, they quickly crawled into the hideout.

Bai Xiaolan hid behind a big tree, watching the two people go in, she couldn’t help but want to follow them and see what was happening.

But she didn’t expect to be grabbed from behind. Someone held her arm and covered her mouth.

Bai Xiaolan was shocked; when did someone start following so closely without her noticing?

Struggling to turn her head to look, she was frozen: Brother Zhanguo? No, it’s not Lu Zhanguo, Lu Zhanguo would never have such a warm expression.