Chu Wei turned a deaf ear and walked home expressionlessly. Peach Blossom Town was not big and only had less than 300 families. She happened to live in the center of the town and was next to the experimental primary school.
Without waiting for Chu Wei to put down the bamboo basket, Zhao Jinli walked over and reached out to rummage through the bamboo basket. She drooled and said, "This stuff from the mountain is really fat and tender. These few crucian carp look pretty good too. I'll take them to cook for our mother."
Zhao Jinli was her sister-in-law. Chu Wei disliked her very much and questioned, "Sister-in-law, did you tell Chen Yan that her father is a monster and likes to eat people? That he even wanted to beat us to death?"
Zhao Jinli pursed her lips and argued, "Oh, my good sister-in-law, are you trying to criticize me? Did I say something wrong? Your Chen Ji has a fiery temper. He beats people up without saying a word. The nearby towns all know of his bad reputation. You are his wife and have him in your heart. You can tolerate him beating you up, but your two daughters are still young. Can you tolerate Chen Ji beating them up?"
Chu Wei raised her eyebrows and snatched the bamboo basket back. She said coldly, "You can't just spout nonsense. Why did Chen Ji hit someone on the day of your family's one-month celebration? Did he really drink too much?"
Zhao Jinli's face turned red. Chu Wei was right. On the day of the full moon celebration, a few hooligans wanted to touch her while they were drunk. It was Chen Ji who fought them.
"Chu Wei… I…" Zhao Jinli hesitated.
"Sister-in-law, please leave. I don't have time to chat with you!" Chu Wei frowned and asked her to leave.
Before Zhao Jinli could come back to her senses, she placed the bamboo basket on the other end of the stove. It was too far away, so Zhao Jinli could only stare at it, unable to take anything away.
Seeing that she was ignoring her, Zhao Jinli went out the door and said angrily, "Fine, I'll leave. What's so great about that? You're so stubborn. When Chen Ji comes back, he'll beat you eight times a day."
"Mom, is my dad really as they say?" Chen Yan appeared at the door and asked nervously.
Chu Wei added a few sticks of firewood, and her mind was filled with her past with Chen Ji. When she was very young, her father went to the city to earn money, but he never came back. She and her mother relied on each other and led hard lives. Chen Ji's mother saw that they had it tough and helped them both openly and covertly. Coincidentally, she was about the same age as Chen Ji, so she naturally arranged a marriage for them.
Chen Ji was mischievous by nature. He loved to wield knives and guns since he was young. He learned wrestling skills from someone and never lost in a fight. No matter who the opponent was or how many people there were, he dared to go forth and fight with his life. He once defeated more than 30 people by himself. From then on, he became famous and earned the title of 'Little Tyrant'.
After Father Chen passed away, it happened that the war at the borders was tight. Chen Ji finally found a way out through the military. After entering the army, he quickly matured. A few years later, the war slowed down a little. Chen Ji took the chance to go home to visit his relatives and married her. He stayed at home for only two days before leaving her to return to the battlefield.
There were five major war zones in the Xia Kingdom. According to the normal rules, every three years, the major war zones would take turns to fight at the front line. However, Chen Ji was an exception. Due to some special reasons, he was always left at the front line and became a true "veteran on the battlefield".
It wasn't until the beginning of this year that the front line achieved a great victory. Their army recovered the lost territory and defeated the enemy troops. After the war ended, other than the border defense troops who stayed behind, the entire front line withdrew their troops. Chen Ji finally left the battlefield.
Looking at the flames on the stove, Chu Wei's eyes were filled with anticipation. She only slept with Chen Ji for two days and one night, but she got pregnant with her twin daughters. Now that the war was over and Chen Ji was back, it was time for her daughters to go to primary school.
After searching for a long time, Chu Wei took out a piece of paper from her pocket. It was a telegram sent by Chen Ji from the army. The content was short. "Wei, get ready to follow me to the army at any time."
She had read this telegram more than a hundred times. When she saw this line of words, it was as if she had seen Chen Ji. She looked forward to reuniting with him. Although they had only interacted for a short period of time, they were still husband and wife. It was time for her two daughters to meet their father. With their father, their lives would be complete.
After knowing that Chen Ji was returning and even asked Chu Wei to follow him to the army, the people in Peach Blossom Town started to come up with ideas. Some were worried for her, some advised her to get a divorce, and some even asked her to take her child away.
They didn't mean to lead Chu Wei astray. Instead, they had hoped that she and the two children could live a good life, away from Chen Ji's clutches. After all, Chen Ji had left a deep impression on the people of Peach Blossom Town.
Before joining the military, Chen Ji was a bully. Now, he had not only won the war but also overcame the people from Yue Country. One must know that Yue Country had defeated the people from Miao Country, known to be the strongest in the world. It was obvious that Chen Ji was no longer a bully. He was a demon king of chaos!