Who is spreading nonsense isn’t quite clear, but someone is definitely fanning the flames, and I do know who that is.
This person is right in the military district hospital.
They are on the phone right now.
A young girl in a white nurse’s uniform is holding the phone; on the other end is Fang Manping from Beijing.
"Manping, you have no idea how ugly that woman is. She goes out all wrapped up, afraid of being seen."
"I can’t believe Battalion Commander Sheng is compromising because that horrible woman has some leverage over him, it’s just terrible!" Peng Wenjing’s tone was full of disdain for Gu Jia Ning.
"I think that before long, Battalion Commander Sheng might just divorce that woman. Don’t worry, I’ll have my brother help out too."
"Hmm, Wenjing, thank you. I think you and my brother are the perfect match."
"Oh my, Manping, what are you saying, you’re making me blush." Peng Wenjing said, but her cheeks flushed red involuntarily.
In Beijing, after hanging up the phone, Fang Manping pondered over Peng Wenjing’s words.
She knew that not only Li Shuyao liked Sheng Zexi, but Peng Wenjing also did.
However, Sheng Zexi didn’t like either of them.
Fang Manping wanted to set up Li Shuyao with Sheng Zexi, but she thought she could make use of Peng Wenjing, who also liked Sheng Zexi.
There’s some time before the cultural troupe goes to the Northwest Military Region for the New Year’s Eve show, and she can’t go for now. She can only use Peng Wenjing to get some news about Sheng Zexi to tell Li Shuyao.
She received a call from Peng Wenjing a couple of days ago and found out that Sheng Zexi actually brought that rural woman into the army.
When she heard Peng Wenjing say that woman is an ugly freak, Fang Manping felt relieved but not surprised.
A country woman is definitely an ugly country bumpkin.
She just couldn’t figure out why Sheng Zexi would marry this woman. Saying Sheng Zexi married her out of love is something Fang Manping would never believe.
Now she just has to wait for Peng Wenjing to lead the way for Li Shuyao, and once she and Li Shuyao get to the Northwest Military Region, they’ll see how that woman really is.
On the other hand, after hanging up the phone, Peng Wenjing was still immersed in Fang Manping’s words about her and Sheng Zexi being the perfect match, her cheeks rosy red.
Peng Wenjing had liked Sheng Zexi since more than two years ago when Sheng Zexi was hospitalized for an injury, and Peng Wenjing happened to be the nurse taking care of him.
She fell in love with Sheng Zexi at first sight.
When it comes to the person she likes, Peng Wenjing is actively proactive.
So, she began to pursue Sheng Zexi, even asking her brother to act as a matchmaker.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Zexi refused, saying he had no plans to marry.
He even verbally lashed out at her when she approached him once.
At that time, Peng Wenjing cried very sorrowfully. After that, she didn’t intentionally appear in front of Sheng Zexi anymore, but she still liked him, always keeping an eye on him.
She just didn’t expect that so suddenly, Sheng Zexi submitted a marriage report, got married, and even brought that countryside woman into the army.
On their first day at the military district, Peng Wenjing found out and always wanted to see it for herself.
But she was too busy and couldn’t find the time.
However, she did hear rumors about the countryside woman being an ugly freak, and feeling slightly assured, Peng Wenjing added some fuel to the fire. Now, most of the people in the military district should know that the handsome Battalion Commander Sheng Zexi married an ugly country bumpkin.
She just wanted to see how that ugly freak would react to these rumors, what other people thought of her, and how she could continue to stay by Sheng’s side.
It would be best if she would propose a divorce on her own, so as not to cause Battalion Commander Sheng any embarrassment.
Just as she was thinking, a hand suddenly patted her shoulder, "Wenjing, what are you thinking about?"
Peng Wenjing was startled and turned around to see her brother, Peng Yude.
The man, in his forties, had a square, robust face and looked very authoritative in his military uniform, with a twenty-year age gap with his younger sister, Peng Wenjing.
Peng Wenjing glared at him, "Brother, you startled me by speaking suddenly."
"It’s you who was lost in thought. What were you thinking about so deeply?"
"Nothing much, I was just thinking about transferring to be a doctor." Peng Wenjing knew her brother didn’t approve of her liking Sheng Zexi, especially since he kept trying to set her up on blind dates recently.
If her brother found out that even after Sheng Zexi got married, she was still thinking about him, he would likely be furious.
"Hmm, the hospital will have an opening for a doctor this time. Over the years, you’ve been a nurse for a long time and have been continuously learning medical knowledge. Once the training starts, you can attend, and if you pass the assessment, you’ll successfully become a doctor, but you still need to prepare well and not slack off."
"Brother, I know."
"By the way, the nephew of Director Chen whom you met last time..."
"Oh no, brother, I just remembered I have a patient to check in on, I’ve got to go now, see you later." Not waiting for Peng Yude to respond, Peng Wenjing laughed it off and quickly walked away.
Soon, her silhouette disappeared from Peng Yude’s sight.
Peng Yude sighed.
How could he not know what his little sister was thinking? Previously, she had her heart set entirely on Sheng Zexi.
Yet Sheng Zexi just wasn’t interested.
Speaking of which, Peng Yude was a bit angry about it.
He thought his little sister was perfect, aside from being a bit spoiled. She had both talent and looks.
Why couldn’t Sheng Zexi see that?
Look at that; he didn’t marry his little sister, and in the end, he was tricked into marrying a country woman, supposedly an ugly one, as the rumors say.
Peng Yude had heard those rumors too.
He wondered if Sheng Zexi learned a lesson from this.
Although Peng Yude felt some anger at Sheng Zexi for not liking his sister, he wasn’t someone to force others.
Without any way through Sheng Zexi, Peng Yude could only advise his sister to let go and arranged for her to meet other good young men.
In the army, although it’s hard to find someone better looking and with a brighter future than Sheng Zexi, there are still quite a few who are only slightly less so.
Yet, his sister had little interest in them.
This delay lasted more than two years. His sister was now 21, almost an old maid by their standards, and it worried Peng Yude a lot.
Peng Yude only had this one sister, and they were twenty years apart. She was their parents’ unexpected late-life blessing.
Their parents passed away when she was only a few years old, leaving her in his and his wife’s care.
They truly doted on her like their own daughter.
He, of course, wished for his sister to be happy.
"Sheng Zexi is married, so why won’t my sister agree to meet anyone else?" Peng Yude muttered to himself.
Could it be she’s still thinking about Sheng Zexi? She couldn’t be.
If it turns out that even after Sheng Zexi’s marriage, she’s still dwelling on him, maybe even hoping to be with him, Peng Yude wouldn’t tolerate it.
His sister absolutely couldn’t do anything that would ruin a military marriage.