Chapter 154: Her Third Uncle Is Also a Lecher

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Her Third Uncle Is Also a Lecher

That afternoon, Lu Tingting woke up from her nap.

She was quite satisfied to see the clean clothes drying all over the courtyard.

She brought all the clothes back to their dorm. After sorting through them for a while, she picked out two outfits and turned to ask Jiang Qing.

"Which one do you think looks better on me?"

Jiang Qing hadn’t expected Lu Tingting to ask for her opinion.

They were at each other’s throats, after all—hardly the kind of friends who would discuss outfits.

Still, she pointed to the one on the left.

Lu Tingting glanced at the outfit Jiang Qing had picked, casually tossed it back onto the bed, and grabbed the other one.

"You have terrible taste. The one you picked must be the wrong choice, so I’ll wear this one."

Jiang Qing was so angry she could have spat blood.

After changing, Lu Tingting started to do her hair.

"Do you think I look better with one braid or two?"

Given what had just happened, Jiang Qing simply pretended not to hear, focusing on her sewing.

Thanks to Li Hongying’s patient instruction, besides making hats, she also knew how to make vests and cloth menstrual pads.

She had asked at the town’s supply and marketing co-op earlier today, and they would buy both items.

The pay was low, but every little bit helped. After all, she and Zhang Jia Ming were still over 300 yuan in debt.

"I’m talking to you! Are you deaf?"

As Lu Tingting yelled at her, Jiang Qing snapped, "You won’t listen even if I tell you, so what’s the point in me saying anything?"

"Whether I listen or not is my business. When someone asks you something, answering is basic human decency. Didn’t your mother teach you that?"

Furious, Jiang Qing retorted with a cold sneer, "You have the nerve to say I have no taste? I think you’re the one who’s got a screw loose! Shen Yanzhi is only here because of his family’s bad political standing. Everyone else thinks he’s bad news and keeps their distance, but you’re the only one trying to get close. Aren’t you afraid you’ll be dragged down with him?!"

Lu Tingting didn’t actually know the details of Shen Yanzhi’s situation.

In fact, very few people in the entire military compound and its residential area knew the truth about Shen Yanzhi.

Shen Yanzhi’s father was a highly respected scientist, and he himself was a profoundly knowledgeable intellectual. His assignment here was purely an unfortunate mistake.

To protect him, the military leadership had issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from leaking his personal information.

At the school, only Feng Meihua knew Shen Yanzhi’s background, so that she could be entrusted with looking after him.

The moment the words left her mouth, however, Jiang Qing regretted them.

’The leadership was deliberately keeping Shen Yanzhi’s identity a secret, and she had just blabbed it. Wasn’t that openly defying them?’

’Besides, Shen Yanzhi’s current predicament is only temporary.’

’Based on the course of my previous life, the Shen Family’s troubles will be resolved in six months.’

’Shen Yanzhi will be quickly recalled and, according to rumors, hired as a professor at Capital University.’

She had learned all of this by following Jiang Moli around after her death in her past life.

That was why she had wanted to build a connection with him from the moment she first saw him.

But since she was a married woman, it wouldn’t do to get too close to another man, so she had been biding her time, waiting for the right opportunity.

She hadn’t expected Jiang Moli to use the performance to get acquainted with Shen Yanzhi first.

’Without a doubt, Lu Cheng must have intentionally paved the way for Jiang Moli, helping her expand her connections.’

"Is that true? What proof do you have?"

Faced with Lu Tingting’s questioning, an idea sparked in Jiang Qing’s mind. "If you don’t believe me, go ask Jiang Moli."

"You’d better be telling the truth. If you dare to sling mud at Shen Yanzhi the way you did with Jiang Moli, I’ll rip you to shreds!"

As she watched Lu Tingting hurry off toward the guest house, a flicker of hatred crossed Jiang Qing’s eyes.

’No matter how much of a master strategist Lu Cheng is, he can’t possibly watch Jiang Moli around the clock.’

’Add the crazy, brainless Lu Tingting to the mix, and the two of them might just expose Shen Yanzhi’s secret. When that happens, Lu Cheng will really be in for it.’

Jiang Moli had just woken up and hadn’t even changed yet when Lu Tingting arrived.

"Give me two minutes."

"I have something to ask you."

"Go on."

"Let’s talk inside."

Jiang Moli opened the door and let Lu Tingting in.

After closing the door, she saw Lu Tingting following her toward the inner room. "I’m getting changed," she said. "You can just talk from the main room. I can hear you."

Lu Tingting said, "You do your changing, I’ll do my talking. It’s not like I want to watch you."

Jiang Moli smiled. "I don’t mind, since I have a good figure. I’m just worried you’ll feel insecure."

Lu Tingting puffed out her chest. "It’s not like I’m lacking anything you’ve got!"

Fair enough.

Jiang Moli opened her wardrobe, picked out an outfit, then lifted her nightgown off over her head and started pulling on a blouse.

Lu Tingting’s eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Even though she was also a woman, she had to admit Jiang Moli’s figure was absolutely incredible.

Her waist was impossibly slender, her limbs long and delicate. Her skin was so fair and smooth all over that even Lu Tingting wanted to reach out and touch it.

The only minor flaw was that her chest was a little small.

But encased in a floral-print bra, her breasts looked delicate and perfectly rounded, possessing a unique charm of their own.

’No wonder her third uncle is so utterly captivated.’

’Sigh. Looks like my third uncle is just another man ruled by his desires.’

"Still staring? Should I just take everything off and let you get a good look?"

Flustered by Jiang Moli’s teasing, Lu Tingting blushed and snapped, "Who’s looking at you? You’re all skin and bones! I have something to ask you."

With that, she recounted what Jiang Qing had told her.

Jiang Moli wasn’t surprised that Jiang Qing knew about Shen Yanzhi’s background. After all, Jiang Qing had the advantage of being reborn.

’But for Jiang Qing to send Lu Tingting running to me with this question... that was clearly done with ill intent.’

"My dear niece, is that big head of yours just for decoration? You know what kind of person Jiang Qing is, yet you still believe her? She tells you to come find me, and you actually do it. If she dug a hole and told you to jump in, would you do that too?"

"So you’re saying Jiang Qing was lying to me?"

"I don’t know the specifics of Shen Yanzhi’s situation. But let me ask you this: if what Jiang Qing said is true, what would you do? Would you still like him?"

Lu Tingting said angrily, "Even if he really was purged and sent here, it definitely wasn’t his fault!"

Jiang Moli scoffed, "Do you even know anything about his background or where he came from? How can you so confidently swear it’s not his fault?"

"He just doesn’t look like a bad person! Unlike you. One look at you and it’s obvious you’re no good."

"I’m a person, so of course I’m not a ’thing.’ You, on the other hand, look like a real piece of work. The man saved your life, and what do you do? You start lusting after his handsome face and try to latch onto him. Isn’t that repaying kindness with malice?"

Lu Tingting fumed. "I’m young, beautiful, talented, and I come from a good family! You think I’m not good enough for him?"

"A match? Sure. Like a match in a matchbox? They’re cheap. Have as many as you want."

Lu Tingting was absolutely furious.

Once she was ready, Jiang Moli grabbed half a bag of peanuts and went with Lu Tingting to Shen Yanzhi’s dorm.

Perhaps to make it easier for Feng Meihua to look after him, Shen Yanzhi’s dorm was located right next to her home.

It had originally been a woodshed used for storage.

The army had sent people to clear it out, repair it, install a door and windows, and furnish it with a simple table, chairs, and a bench to serve as Shen Yanzhi’s dorm.

When they arrived, Shen Yanzhi was washing clothes.

A man so handsome, elegant, and exuding a scholarly aura was doing menial chores like laundry.

The starkly contrasting scene was enough to send Lu Tingting’s hormones into overdrive, and she blurted out, "Teacher Shen, let me help you with that!"