Chapter 363 - "I am on you and Rugui's side." (4)
When Sun Manrou returned to the Wen’s with a box of snacks, she was told that Old Mr. Wen was not yet home.
She handed the snacks over to Uncle Zong and asked tentatively, “Grandpa Wen is not home yet? He doesn’t have lunch at home?”
Uncle Zong placed the snacks on top of the table and nodded. “That’s right. Commander usually has lunch at the government-operated restaurant.”
Sun Manrou was very surprised at the answer. “Government-operated restaurant? That’s surprising. If the Commander eats there every day, their food must be exceptional. Which one of the government-operated restaurants is it?”
Uncle Zong, “The one in City Nan that offers malatang. Their food is very good there. But Commander is mainly there to visit Rugui’s girlfriend, not so much for the food.”
Rugui’s girlfriend? ? ?
Uncle Zong’s words stunned Sun Manrou.
Seeing that she did not look well, Uncle Zong asked caringly, “Are you feeling alright, Comrade Sun?”
Sun Manrou shook her head. “Oh, I am fine. This is the first time I learned that Comrade Wan has a girlfriend?”
Uncle Zong looked prideful. “The two of them have just recently become a couple. Rugui’s girlfriend is a very good cook and very sweet to Commander. She’s a very nice comrade.”
Much like the Commander, the more he got to know Miss Young Grass, the more Uncle Zong liked her. He felt that Tong Xuelu and Wen Rugui were match made in heaven.
Sun Manrou turned paler. “Oh, I see. Uncle Zong, I just remembered that there’s something else that needs my attention at the office. I will be back tomorrow for Grandpa Wen’s interview. Please let him know that I have come by.”
Uncle Zong reassured her that he would do just that. He said to her as he walked her out, “Oh, right. I had forgotten to tell you. You don’t need to bring snacks over with you anymore. Our Commander’s taste had been spoiled and he won’t eat anything that isn’t made by Rugui’s girlfriend.
“I was the one who had been eating all the snacks that you had brought with you. Look how much weight I had gained. Don’t spend money bringing anything with you from now on. You can just come.”
Sun Manrou almost couldn’t maintain the smile on her. “Alright, I get it. I should go. I am running late. Bye, Uncle Zong.”
Sun Manrou ran off and ran straight home.
She bumped right into Sun Wuyang who was on his way out when she walked inside the house.
Sun Wuyang stumbled two steps back. “What’s going on, Xiao Ruo. Why aren’t you watching where you are going?”
Sun Manrou looked up at him and her eyes were all red.
Sun Wuyang was startled. He asked anxiously, “What happened, Xiao Ruo? Who bullied you? Tell Third Brother and Third Brother will take care of it!”
Sun Manrou bite down on her lip hard. “Nobody bullied me.”
Sun Wuyang, “Why would you cry like that if nobody bullied you?”
Sun Manrou was the daughter of his little uncle but, as his little uncle passed away early and his little aunt had remarried later on, Sun Manrou grew up with his family.
He thought of Sun Manrou as his own sister.
He felt awful when he saw her tear-stained face.
Sun Manrou buried her face in her palms and sobbed. “I feel so awful, Third Brother. I feel that I am not a good woman……”
Sun Wuyang was baffled. “What are you talking about. Of course you are a good woman.”
From where he stood, Sun Manrou was talented and kid. She couldn’t even bring herself to step on an ant. How could she be a bad woman?
Tears streamed down Sun Manrou’s cheeks and she was about to pass out clutching her hand over her chest.
She didn’t want to say it at first but Sun Wuyang forced it out of her when he saw how she was crying.
“I am fond of Comrade Wan, Third Brother. But he already has a girlfriend. I felt so awful. The first thought that crossed my mind when I found out that he has a girlfriend was to steal him from her. I’m a such a horrible person!”
Sun Wuyang’s eyes widened and he looked shock.
It took him a little bit to recollect himself. “Don’t cry, Xiao Ruo. You are not of the best of health. This is not good for you.”
Sun Manrou wiped away her tears and said, “Forget about what I had just said, Third Brother. I am just talking nonsense because I can’t wrap my mind around it right away.”
Looking at Sun Manrou’s eyes there were swollen from crying, Sun Wuyang gritted his teeth and said, “Well, that isn’t entirely implausible.”
Sun Manrou’s mouth dropped open and she looked stunned. “Whatever do you mean by that, Third Brother?”
Sun Wuyang, “The Wen family has very deep military background. It will be very helpful for the Sun family if you can marry Wen Rugui. Besides, I have never seen you so fond of a person in all these years. I can’t bear to see you like this. As such……
“I’ve decided that I will help you get together with Rugui!”