Sixty years old with the army, the heirless boss loves his fertile wife

Chapter 300 The Power of Menopause
Tang Xiuyuan and Zheng Hongjuan didn't want to go to Tang's mother, so they stayed and pestered Tang Qiyue.

Fortunately, the two of them were very sensible. When the children came home from school, Tang Xiuyuan, as their uncle, naturally went out to play with them.

Zheng Hongjuan was busy in the kitchen with Tang Qiyue.

In recent years, Tang Qiyue has rarely cooked in the kitchen, only cooking when she is not busy.

This was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It was rare that Zheng Hongjuan and Tang Xiuyuan both had time to come over, and Zhan Chunying, who is married, was busy at her new home and couldn't come today.

Every time Zheng Hongjuan watched Tang Qiyue cook, she would feel a deep sense of emotion.

"Sis, how do you manage to be so beautiful and cook such delicious food?"

In Zheng Hongjuan's mind, beautiful women are generally arrogant and rarely cook.

Little did they expect that Tang Qiyue was not spoiled by Zhan Zeye. Although she rarely cooked, it was not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't have time.

Tang Qiyue knew that Zheng Hongjuan wasn't just flattering her, but genuinely thought so, but she still reminded her anyway.

"Uncle Wang's cooking is even better. You should go over and eat there more often if you have time!"

Zheng Hongjuan shook her head: "No way, I'm afraid of my mother-in-law. Although she doesn't yell at me, I always feel like I'm going to get caught in her crossfire when I get close to her lately. She's even scarier than my sister!"

Mentioning this, Zheng Hongjuan sighed: "Speaking of which, my sister's emotions have been very unstable lately. Is she like her mother-in-law?"

Zheng Hongxia is indeed getting on in years, and with the added pressure of work and the children's affairs, it's truly a stressful situation.

It's probably not menopause yet, but it's hard to say.

Tang Qiyue has been very busy lately and hasn't had time to keep an eye on them.

"Then you should keep an eye on them, lest they really are going through menopause!"

Tang Qiyue offered a reminder but didn't take it seriously. That day, after Zhan Zeye returned, everyone finished eating and chatted for a while before Tang Xiuyuan and his wife left.

Tang Qiyue also mentioned to Zhan Zeye that her mother was going through menopause, reminding him to be careful when he encountered her speaking, so as not to get caught up in it.

I just forgot to mention Zheng Hongxia's matter, and little did I expect that something bad would happen the next day.

Tang Qiyue, who already had a lot to do, took a rare two-day break and spent her time pruning the grapevines in her yard. She was worried that the grapes wouldn't grow big because they were laden with too many fruits, so she started pruning them.

Just as I was busy, I saw Zheng Hongjuan running over.

"Sis, stop what you're doing and lend a hand!"

Zheng Hongjuan tried to pull Tang Qiyue outside, but Tang Qiyue stopped her.

"Explain what happened clearly, and I'll wash my hands!"

Her hands were dirty and not suitable for going out, so she went to the well to wash them.

Zheng Hongjuan knew she had overreacted, so she calmed herself down before speaking.

"My sister and brother-in-law had a fight, and she's crying at home now. I can't comfort her at all, and I don't dare to call anyone else over. I can only ask you for help!"

Tang Qiyue was somewhat surprised to hear that it was Zheng Hongxia and Political Commissar Wu who were fighting.

You should know that both of them are good-tempered people. In addition, Zheng Hongxia works in family logistics and is good at comforting people. How could she fight with a soft-hearted person like Political Commissar Wu?

Do you know the reason?

Tang Qiyue dried her hands, straightened her clothes, and then continued to ask.

Zheng Hongjuan shook her head: "My sister just cries, and her husband went straight to the military camp. None of her nephews are here. I really don't know what happened!"

Because of Tang Qiyue's reminder yesterday, she thought of visiting her sister after get off work today since she had nothing else to do. Little did she expect to stumble upon her sister and brother-in-law fighting. Her appearance prevented the two from continuing their argument. No matter how she questioned her, Zheng Hongxia just covered her head and remained silent.

Fearing something might happen, she thought of Tang Qiyue and came here to ask for her help.

Tang Qiyue closed the door and went with Zheng Hongjuan to see Zheng Hongxia.

Once home, since the children were either at work or school, there was no worry about them finding out and causing an embarrassing situation.

It's because the school moved to another island; otherwise, the children would definitely be at home at this time.

Tang Qiyue and Zheng Hongjuan entered the room, where Zheng Hongxia was still lying on the bed.

Zheng Hongjuan looked at Tang Qiyue for help.

Tang Qiyue had no choice but to walk to the bedside and call out, "Sister Xia."

When Zheng Hongxia heard Tang Qiyue's voice, she knew that her sister had gone to call the person. She was too embarrassed to pretend that she hadn't heard, so she sat up from the bed somewhat awkwardly.

"You've become a laughingstock because of me!"

Zheng Hongxia wiped her slightly red and swollen eyes and forced a smile.

"Sister Xia, don't say that. Everyone has their upsetting moments. Hongjuan is very worried about you. If you don't mind me being nosy, just tell us what happened. It's better than you keeping it to yourself!"

Zheng Hongjuan, standing beside her, nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, sister, we're all family here, what are you afraid of? Did your husband bully you? If you say yes, I'll go and fight him to the death!"

Zheng Hongjuan is very dependent on this older sister.

She was afraid that the fight might be because of her sister, because she knew her brother-in-law's temper too well. She was afraid that if she rashly went to cause trouble for her brother-in-law, she might wrongly accuse him.

Zheng Hongxia shook her head: "Don't do anything reckless!"

Zheng Hongjuan became anxious.

Why should we fight over something that isn't my brother-in-law's business?

Tang Qiyue could also tell that the atmosphere between the two was not right.

"Sister Xia, if it's not about your husband, is it because of the child?"

Zheng Hongxia has several sons, who are now of graduation age. The eldest son has already been assigned a job, while the second and third sons have graduated from high school.

Nowadays, universities have stopped enrolling students, and only worker-peasant-soldier universities are available, but those all require a recommendation quota.

The island is relatively isolated, so finding jobs for the children will definitely be a big challenge.

Because there are relatively few children of childbearing age, and they all attend the military-affiliated schools near the dock, it would be difficult to coordinate any arrangements.

Tang Qiyue's words had clearly come true, and Zheng Hongxia's eyes began to redden again.

"My second and third sons are about to graduate, and I was thinking of having them become teachers like the eldest, but Lao Wu disagreed, saying that they both want to join the army!"

Because they were all sons, and their physical condition was also good, Political Commissar Wu did not want his sons to be weak and bookish.

Zheng Hongxia knew all too well the hardships of being a soldier, so she couldn't bear to leave. She argued with Political Commissar Wu, and since she was going through menopause and her emotions were unstable, she resorted to violence.

Tang Qiyue knew that due to the special nature of the island, these family members could not be sent out to become educated youth; joining the army was the best option, although the training was indeed very tough.

As a military wife, Zheng Hongxia knows all too well this kind of hardship, and she feels sorry for the children.

Zheng Hongjuan was speechless: "Sister, what are you afraid of? With your husband around, even if they join the army, they won't suffer too much. Besides, are you willing to let them go to the countryside? Knowing your husband's personality, wouldn't you send them to the most difficult places to settle down?"

Tang Qiyue nodded in agreement.