Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (52)

Grandma Chu said that the Chu family had become like this because of Chu Lan. She also said that it was Chu Lan’s fault that the family had never had another son. In just a few months, Chu Lan turned from the hope of the Chu family to the most hated sinner of the family.

The Chu family were unwilling to give up their ties with Chu Xiang and Yin Xu. They begged the Captain every day to help them contact Yin Xu, but of course the Captain couldn’t help. However, Grandma Chu was ruthless and said that she would bang her head and commit suicide in front of his house. He had no choice but to call Yin Xu.

When he learned that Yin Xu and Chu Xiang had both gone to the army, he was really relieved. He no longer feared the Chu family’s pestering. He was also really happy for them. It was a great honor to be a soldier, and he sincerely hoped that they would achieve something in the army.

Grandma Chu hounded people endlessly only to end up with such a result. She wanted to go to the capital to find Yang Yuelan and rely on her. However, the Chu family really didn’t have a penny left. All Chu Lan’s expenses when she left the village were charged on their account, so when the money was returned to villagers, the Chu family had no share. Hence, even if they were dying to go to the capital, they couldn’t afford the trip. Moreover, the moment the Captain heard that Yang Yuelan was living alone, and Yin Qiuwen only went home on weekends, he was even more reluctant to help them inquire about the Yin family’s address.

The Chu family had no other option, so they gradually stopped. While they were hounding the Captain, they all neglected Chu Xin. Chu Xin’s mind turned sensitive when met with the family’s sudden change. He became the butt of jokes at school and the object of criticism when he returned to the village. Nobody was willing to approach him, as if he had some infectious disease. Even the family members who spoiled him the most were occupied with finding ways to seek Chu Xiang all day long, and completely ignored him.

He has never been ignored like this since he was a child, and he has never been the laughingstock of so many people. His grades plummeted, and it was no exaggeration to say that he ranked at the bottom of the class. He often played truant and hung out outside, and soon learned to smoke, drink, fight and exchange blows. While the Chu family was worrying about recognizing Chu Xiang, Chu Xin had slowly embarked on a wrong path.

Shou Hou’er’s minions passed all this news to him. Of course, Chu Xiang became aware of them. As long as the Chu family didn’t approach her, everything was none of her business. She treated them as a joke.

She has now successfully entered the unit where Yin Xu served. She was specially recruited and regarded as a “temporary worker”. Yin Xu fully recommended and vouched for her in front of the Commander, so the Commander made an exception and allowed her to participate in the army assessment.

Yin Xu brought her along because he wanted her to join the special operations team on the mission with him. Of course, such an important position could not be given to an outsider.

After Chu Xiang arrived in the army, the Commander personally monitored the assessment. The reserve members of this team were all elites among the elites, carefully selected from the army. In order to convince the other soldiers, the Commander directly asked all the soldiers to come and watch, which was considered the most rigorous assessment.

However, this was normal. If it weren’t for this, even if he was satisfied with Chu Xiang, the troops would not accept Chu Xiang. As the saying goes, “If you are really capable of the job, then start doing it and show people your ability”. It was only fair for someone to prepare facing difficulties if she wanted to gain special privileges.

Shou Hou’er did not return to the army, so Li Dong applied for an advanced return to accompany Yin Xu and Chu Xiang to the army. After knowing the arrangement of the Commander, Li Dong felt a little embarrassed. After all, he was the one who drew the line from the middle. Now that Chu Xiang was facing deliberate obstructions, he felt that he had to take some responsibility.

He found Yin Xu and Chu Xiang and said, “I’m sorry, Sister-in-law. Although the Commander is bad-tempered, he isn’t someone who likes to make things difficult for people. I didn’t expect this either… T-That, you just entered the military academy and didn’t learn much. This assessment is too difficult for you, I will go to the Commander to beg for mercy.”

Chu Xiang smiled and replied, “Thank you, Instructor, but no need. I like this assessment very much. I don’t have much time to slowly prove my strength to everyone. This is the best way. I don’t think he is making things difficult for me. I think the Commander has helped me a lot.”

The Commander happened to have come to see Yin Xu and heard this sentence at the door. He entered the door with his hands behind his back and looked at Chu Xiang, nodding with satisfaction, “Comrade Xiao Chu, your ideological awareness is excellent. It is good that you have this understanding. Xiao Li, you should learn more from Xiao Chu. Why did you become impatient after a trip to school? My decision is to take responsibility for the mission, the army, and Xiao Chu’s life, you know? Do you think a random person can be recruited? If it wasn’t for you and Yin Xu, Xiao Chu wouldn’t have touched an inch of our door. Be content with your lot!”

Chu Xiang pulled out two stools for them, glanced at Yin Xu, and Yin Xu went to brew tea for them.

The Commander laughed and quipped, “It’s obvious who is in charge of your family. Yin Xu, you kid turns out to be henpecked!”

Yin Xu sat down calmly and said, “It takes one to know one.”

Now it was Li Dong’s turn to laugh. The Commander snorted lightly, took a sip from the teacup, looked at Yin Xu and Chu Xiang’s expressions, and said, “You two look relaxed. The assessment will start in 20 minutes. You don’t look nervous at all. Are you that confident?”

Yin Xu answered smoothly, “If I had no confidence, I would not have recommended her to you. If I can only bring one person to this mission, I will choose Chu Xiang without hesitation. She is powerful. Commander, don’t underestimate her, lest you’ll make a fool of yourself.”

“Oh? That powerful, huh? You said it as if she’s some invincible soldier that has descended into the world. If this turns out to be an exaggeration, I’ll punish the both of you.” The Commander put down his tea cup and stood up, straightened his clothes and said, “Let’s go. Let me see how powerful your wife is.”