Uncle and Aunt Visit

At dawn, Tang Ye had already dressed. He looked at Chen Lan, who was not sleeping soundly in the bed and couldn't help but blame himself for being unrestrained last night.

Bending down, he gently kissed her petite face before reluctantly leaving the house. He was overwhelmed with regret now, realizing he shouldn't have listened to Chen Lan and canceled his precious wedding leave.

It took Chen Lan quite a while to open her eyes after Tang Ye had left. When she tried to move, her body ached terribly.

She wanted to slap herself a couple of times for remembering how she used to think of Tang Ye as an innocent boy.

With her hand on her waist, she lay on the bed for a while longer before finally mustering the strength to get up.

As she walked out of the room, she saw a prepared meal on the dining table. She didn't have much of an appetite, but thinking that Tang Ye had prepared it early in the morning, she decided to heat it in the kitchen.

She had planned to go to the county today to check on how things were with Wen Jing. However, in her current condition, she probably couldn't even make it to the town, and another hour-long bus ride would likely break her back.

After finishing her meal, she couldn't sit still and began tidying up the house.

Since their wedding, there were still some things in the house that hadn't been properly organized. She couldn't move the larger items by herself and had to wait for Tang Ye to come back, but she could start with the smaller ones.

After tidying up outside, she went into the bedroom to organize the wardrobe. However, she found that there was hardly anything to organize.

Her clothes were neatly placed inside, and Tang Ye only had a few pieces of clothing, all of which were military uniforms. They were all the same color.

Looking at it, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. From the looks of it, it seemed that Tang Ye hadn't bought any clothes since he joined the military.

She thought about how she had seen Liang Chen wear all sorts of stylish jackets in the past and figured that with Tang Ye's great physique, he would undoubtedly look much better in them.

So, she began planning in her mind that when she had some free time or when Tang Ye was on leave, she should go to the county and buy him a few outfits.

With so many clothes herself, she didn't want to make it seem like she was neglecting her husband.

As she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard commotion downstairs.

The soundproofing in the family compound was decent, but Chen Lan had just opened the window for ventilation.

She faintly heard words like 'Tang Ye', 'married', and 'filial piety'. She usually had no interest in gossip, but hearing these words, she felt it was related to her family. So, she closed the wardrobe, left the room, and went downstairs.

When she went out, she noticed a crowd gathered not too far away, and she couldn't see clearly what was happening.

Chen Lan endured her back pain and gradually squeezed her way into the crowd. Fortunately, her slender and petite figure helped her navigate through the crowd. Otherwise, it would have been quite challenging to squeeze in.

Within the crowd, an elderly couple sat on the ground with rolled-up bedding, wearing expressions of anger and grievance. They were continuously crying and complaining to everyone.

"Tang Ye is unfilial. He didn't even tell me and his aunt about his marriage."

"His parents passed away early, and it was us who raised him. Since he became successful, he has never come back to visit us."

"Now, his aunt is seriously ill. The doctor says she doesn't have many days left, but when we called him to ask him to visit his aunt in the hospital, he refused to go. How can such an unfilial child be a good soldier protecting the people?"

"It's my fault, my shame to our Tang family's ancestors. How did we raise such a person who only cares about his interests?"

Both of them appeared heartbroken, but Chen Lan couldn't help but see through their intentions.

These two must be Tang Ye's ruthless uncle and aunt, Tang Fu and Xu Cui.

"How could Battalion Commander Tang be such a person?" A woman in the crowd was the first to speak up.

While Tang Ye might appear emotionless and wear a stern expression most of the time, everyone knew that whenever someone faced difficulties, he would enthusiastically lend a helping hand. Therefore, everyone was skeptical of Tang Fu and Xu Cui's words.

"Yes, could there be some misunderstanding here? Battalion Commander Tang doesn't seem like the person you described no matter how you look at it."

"Don't believe them. Who knows where they came from, claiming to be Battalion Commander Tang's uncle and aunt. I think they're just con artists."

"Well, we can't be sure. They do seem genuinely upset. Maybe we should call Battalion Commander Tang from the base and ask him."

"What they're saying is true." Chen Lan listened to the discussions among the crowd and realized that this matter needed to be resolved quickly.

She had no intention of bringing these two malicious people back home to be cared for, nor did she want Tang Ye to spend a single cent on them.