I became beautiful by eating melons

It was February 1955, Fang Xunying could not remember the exact day, but she only remembered that February in Beijing was particularly cold that year, and people who went out in the morning were still wearing thick cotton jackets and trousers.

Fang Xunying was pregnant, and as usual, she had breakfast and strolled around the courtyard.

It was by chance that she saw that scene.

After her belly grew bigger, she had difficulty moving and her energy was not as strong as before. She was tired from walking and found a place to rest. That place used to be a small garden, which was beautifully renovated. Unfortunately, a group of military wives from rural areas were admitted to the military hospital. They did not understand the fun of leaving a large open space for people to stroll around, and just thought it was a waste.

In addition, the compound was newly built and undergoing extensive renovation at that time, so the small garden was soon filled with red bricks and cement. Ropes were pulled up to dry thick winter quilts, and the only open space was filled with cabbages.

Fang Xunying was sitting behind the stacked red bricks at the time. She had originally planned to leave after sitting for a while, but just as she stood up, she heard Ji Yan's voice.

She looked through the cracks in the bricks.

Ji Yan stood in front of a strange, dark and strong man and handed him a paper bag.

The man took it, opened the paper package, took a look and nodded.

Ji Yan said something in a daze, "Someone will open the door for you, hold the person back and wait for me to come."

Fang Xunying didn't understand, and just when she was about to listen again, Ji Yan and the man had already separated and walked away.

The next day, Fang Xunying had just gotten up when she heard a loud commotion in the Liang family's yard. She rushed over to join in the fun and saw Tian Zihui dragging Zheng Lili out by her hair.

Zheng Lili's clothes were disheveled, her hands were on her stomach, and she was crying in pain because her scalp was being pulled.

Tian Zihui pointed at Zheng Lili and complained to the people who came to watch the fun.

"Everyone, come and see this slut. My son is out fighting in the war, and she is cheating on me at home. Is there any justice in the world?"

Then Fang Xunying saw the "adulterer."

When Fang Xunying saw the dark and strong man walking out with his upper body naked, his eyes widened instantly.

She looked around and saw Ji Yan, hiding in a corner with her arms folded, a smug look on her face.

Fang Xunying immediately understood what Ji Yan meant.

She guessed that the person Ji Yan mentioned as opening the door was Tian Zihui.

After Zheng Lili was driven away, Fang Xunying found out the identity of the "man" who had an affair with Zheng Lili. He was the son of the nanny hired by Liang Yushan, who was a night soil collector.

Before Liang Yushan returned, the nanny resigned and the man disappeared since then.

Fang Xunying suddenly paused here and looked at Ye Rou who was sitting opposite her.

Her pupils were pure black, without any impurities. She straightened her back and looked over coldly, looking particularly cold. Although she didn't say anything, Fang Xunying could tell that Ye Rou was angry.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Fang Xunying began to apply eye drops to Ye Rou.

"Ji Yan is not a good person, and your father Liang Yushan is not innocent either. He took you back with great fanfare, not because he felt sorry for you, but because he wanted to repay his guilt towards your mother."

Ye Rou's eyes moved slightly, "You mean Liang Yushan knows what Ji Yan did."

Fang Xunying said confidently: "He definitely knows."

Ye Rou raised her eyebrows, "Do you have evidence?"

Fang Xunying was stuck. Seeing the suspicion in Ye Rou's eyes, she immediately said, "Although there is no evidence, I guarantee that he is absolutely aware of the clues."

After that, the Liang family was quiet for two months. Ji Yan and Tian Zihui often visited each other, and no one in the compound mentioned Zheng Lili anymore. The "affair" scandal seemed to have passed, but everyone knew that there would be a big fuss when Liang Yushan returned.

A month before Liang Yushan returned, Fang Xunying discovered that Ji Yan had suddenly disappeared.

When she heard news about Ji Yan again, she had blocked a bullet for Liang Yushan, and the bullet hit her calf, and she was admitted to the military hospital.

While Ji Yan was in the hospital, Liang Yushan returned to the military compound. As expected, after learning that Zheng Lili was missing, he frantically searched for her, and it was said that he almost searched the entire capital.

Later one day, Liang Yushan came back suddenly and was almost driven out as a beggar.

The originally strong man became haggard and thin, with sunken eyes full of paranoia. It was obvious that his obsession with finding Zheng Lili was driving him forward.

He looked gloomy and had a big fight with his mother when he came back.

Fang Xunying felt that Liang Yushan had discovered some clues and knew about the dirty things that Ji Yan and Tian Zihui had done.

She was a person who loved to watch the fun and no matter how big the event. She couldn't stand Ji Yan's arrogance of relying on her father being the commander and looking down on everyone else. Naturally, she didn't want Ji Yan to marry Liang Yushan as she wished.

She wanted to find Liang Yushan and tell him what she had seen.

Fang Xunying waited for Liang Yushan to return to the military compound, and went to find Liang Yushan with her six-month-old belly.

As soon as she arrived at the door of the Liang family, she happened to see Liang Yushan seeing Commander Ji off.

Liang Yushan's face was thin and pale, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he no longer had the obsession to find someone.

Commander Ji patted Liang Yushan on the shoulder, got into the car with a smile on his face and left.

Fang Xunying felt something was wrong, so she did not rush to find Liang Yushan, but waited and saw what would happen.

After that day, Liang Yushan fell seriously ill.

After he recovered from his illness, he became more silent than before. He no longer went out to look for people. Instead, he frequently went to the military hospital to take care of Ji Yan who was sick and hospitalized.

Everyone in the military compound knew that Liang Yushan and Ji Yan were in love.

Later, Ji Yan was discharged from the hospital with a lame leg and could only walk with a limp from then on.

Commander Ji announced the good news about the two and shut up everyone in the compound.

Afterwards, Liang Yushan married Ji Yan. Under the care of Commander Ji, his career flourished and he was promoted to the position of commander.

Fang Xunying became more and more excited as he spoke, and he gave the final word and conclusion.

"It's obvious that Liang Yushan knew what Ji Yan had done. In order to save his daughter's ass, Commander Ji made Liang Yushan shut up and promised him a good future."

Ye Rou remained silent.

Fang Xunying was afraid that she might not understand so she spoke more bluntly.

"Liang Yushan loved your mother so much that he endured this matter for the sake of his future. He was a child of a night soil collector, but he climbed to this point today. He is so scheming. His willingness to take you back was definitely not out of a father's love for his daughter. Otherwise, he would not have looked for you earlier or later. Why did he take you back after your grandfather's rebellion? Think carefully about the cause and effect relationship."

Ye Rou raised her eyes and Fang Xunying looked at her expectantly.

"Why did you come to me and talk to me today?"

Fang Xunying said in a dry voice: "Of course I can't stand Liang Yushan's behavior. I'm afraid you'll be fooled, so I want to tell you the truth."

After saying this, Fang Xunying felt guilty. He avoided looking at Ye Rou and lowered his eyes.

Ye Rou had already guessed Fang Xunying's purpose.

Fang Xunying didn't tell her these things out of kindness.

Ye Rou's only connection with the Qu family is that she was treating the old leader.

Fang Xunying came to her to make her hate Liang Yushan, so as to put Liang Yushan in the old leader's eyes and indirectly influence the final candidate for the leader's position.

Grandpa once told Ye Rou that when interacting with others, one must hide one's thoughts and not show emotions on face.

Second, don’t reveal other people’s intentions, so that when faced with a request you don’t want to agree to, you can pretend not to understand.

Ye Rou already knew the purpose of Fang Xunying's visit. She knew that she wanted to see her defense break down and reveal her hatred towards Liang Yushan.

But Ye Rou didn't want to do as she wished.

Ye Rou's eyes are big, round, like fox eyes, with upturned tails and built-in eyeliner, outlining a soft eye shape. When she looks at people straight in the eye, she is not aggressive, but rather smart and gentle.

But at this moment, she narrowed her eyes slightly, her dark pupils were slightly obscured, and she looked particularly sharp, as if she could see through Fang Xunying's hidden thoughts.

Fang Xunying was full of confidence when she came.

Only after really getting in touch with Ye Rou did she realize that she had thought too little of Ye Rou.

Even at such a young age, his thoughts are so hidden that no one can see through them.

Can the backward and outdated rural environment really produce such a girl?

Fang Xunying felt uneasy and laughed dryly twice. Just as she was about to say something to ease the atmosphere, she heard a knock on the door.