I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 92: Vigilance

After Yuan Xiu sat down, Sister Chunmei excitedly grabbed her hand, "Little Yuan, how can you be so eloquent? You speak so well!"

"That's right, you've kept me awake all my sleepiness." Sister-in-law Guiying held her other hand.

Yuan Xiu quickly shushed him; the teacher on stage was still speaking.

The teacher didn't call on anyone else to speak. Yuan Xiu's words were so well said that calling on others wouldn't achieve the same effect.

The teacher felt that today's lesson was very successful.

Look at those people who were dozing off below; now they're all like they've been injected with chicken blood.

Yuan Xiu thought the "ideological and civility class" was over, but she didn't expect that they would be given a "secrecy education" class and a "counter-espionage education" class next.

The main topic of the topic is "Imperialism's desire to destroy us will never give up," as well as some of the methods used by spies to infiltrate our ranks.

The teacher also told them many typical cases.

"...The enemy is everywhere, and as military dependents, we must all be on high alert."

"Do not bring strangers into the compound, and do not discuss your family situation or anything related to the military in public."

"Keep a close eye on all mail, documents, certificates, military uniforms, and any items bearing military insignia in your home."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't say what you shouldn't say. Be wary of anyone who tries to establish connections or inquires about the military. Report to the security department promptly if necessary!"

"Everyone has a responsibility to maintain secrecy; we must work together to build an impregnable defense against espionage!"

Yuan Xiu scribbled notes in her notebook. She had never taken a class like this before. Back in her hometown, she had heard of "spies" and "agents" in the past, but their place was remote and rural, so spies and agents wouldn't be so foolish as to go there.

However, the military and some important units are the main targets of infiltration by spies and agents.

……

After the class ended, a lot of people gathered around Yuan Xiu, all of them because of what she had just said.

The aunts and sisters-in-law were so enthusiastic that Yuan Xiu couldn't leave for a while, so she had to sit down again and continue chatting with them.

Jiang Zhou waited outside for a long time, and after coming in, he stood there for a while until Sister Chunmei saw him. "If you have something to say, we can talk about it next time. Battalion Commander Jiang has been waiting for a long time."

Yuan Xiu turned her head and looked over, and then a big smile bloomed on her face.

She walked towards him. "When did you get here?"

Jiang Zhou took the notebook and pen from her hand. "When you speak..."

Yuan Xiu blushed slightly, somewhat embarrassed: "So you heard everything? What did I say? Did I say anything wrong?"

Jiang Zhou shook his head. "Well said. The applause is the best proof."

The two chatted and laughed face to face, while the military dependents exchanged glances and nudged each other, making silent jokes with their body language.

Yuan Xiu turned around and waved to everyone before leaving with Jiang Zhou.

"Battalion Commander Jiang and Xiao Yuan have such a good relationship."

"Exactly, it's such a short distance, and I even came all the way to pick her up. My husband has never picked me up."

"The teacher even told us to learn from Xiao Yuan, but the men in our families should be learning from Xiao Jiang!"

"That's true..."

On the way back, Yuan Xiu told Jiang Zhou about how nervous she was when she gave her speech.

"Luckily no one laughed. If someone had laughed, I probably wouldn't have been able to speak."

"No," Jiang Zhou said.

Yuan Xiu: "What can't I do?"

Jiang Zhou smiled at her. "You can't not speak, can you? Haven't you noticed? The more flustered you are inside, the calmer your expression becomes. If you hadn't said you were nervous, you wouldn't have been able to tell at all from your speech. Your performance today was outstanding! Even Commander Ye praised you."

"Commander Ye?" Yuan Xiu's eyes widened. "Commander Ye is here too?"

"Yes, we were backstage when you were speaking."

Yuan Xiu patted her chest, relieved that she hadn't given up halfway through. "Why is Commander Ye here for the military dependents' classes?"

"It was a last-minute decision; I just happened to be passing by and wanted to take a look."

Yuan Xiu recalled the content of the last lesson, "I just asked Sister Chunmei, since we haven't discovered any spies here, is there any reason for suddenly having this kind of course? Like, something like vaccinations?"

Jiang Zhou: "Whether it's true or not, we can't let you know. Did those people really infiltrate the military families? Our security department isn't to be trifled with."

Yuan Xiu understood and resolved the issue the moment she discovered it.

"As for vaccinations, that's pretty much it; just be more vigilant when you go out."

Yuan Xiu nodded, feeling a little excited for some reason.

She thought of the "Chaoyang Masses" she had seen on TV in her past life!

……

Aunt Zhou slowly returned home. Just as she reached the door, she heard Yuan Juan's incessant chatter coming from inside.

She didn't rush to open the door, but instead pressed her ear against it to listen.

"...You little debt collector, pour me a glass of water."

"Didn't you hear me ask you to pour me a glass of water?"

"That burden! Just as annoying as that old hag!"

"You want me to go back to your poor hometown? No way! You and that old hag are the ones who should go back! You'd better never show your face in front of me again!"

"Clang!"

"Hey! You debt collector, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you!"

"Why are you hiding? Come here!"

"Waaah... Mommy... it hurts..."

"That's good, it'll teach you a lesson. If you dare tell your grandma and dad, I'll hand you over to human traffickers and sell you far away, so you'll never be able to come home again!"

Aunt Zhou was trembling with anger outside the door. She had only been gone for a short while, and Yuan Juan dared to bully Xiao Hua. If she were never around, she would surely bully Xiao Hua to death!

She flung the door open, yelling, "Who are you keeping out of their home?!"

Yuan Juan was startled, her eyes darting around in panic: "Mom, you're back? What did you talk about in class? Tell me about it."

Aunt Zhou was no longer interested in discussing what she had learned in class; all she could think about was suppressing her arrogance!

She's getting old, and who knows when she'll pass away? What will happen to Xiaohua then?

"Don't try to fool me! Tell me! Who are you going to make unable to go home?"

Yuan Juan stubbornly insisted, "You misheard me, I didn't say anything."

"I heard it all clearly outside!" Aunt Zhou pulled Xiaohua into her arms, lifted her clothes to look, and asked, "Did she hit you? Where did she hit you?"

Little Flower looked timidly at Yuan Juan, shaking her head like a rattle: "...I didn't hit her, I didn't hit her."

Aunt Zhou was even angrier and felt terrible. This child didn't dare to tell the truth in front of her, his grandmother.

Behind her back, Yuan Juan must have bullied and frightened her in many other ways!