Chapter 140: The Problem Escalates!

Li Xinyue: “…”

I’m a PhD advisor! If I can’t even be an elementary school teacher, I might as well have eaten shit in my past life!

However, Li Xinyue was genuinely touched by the two of them defending her so fiercely and with such effort.

But as soon as Wang Lijuan heard Xu Hongqin’s words, her face immediately turned disdainful: “Brown-noser, you just know how to suck up!”

“Anyone can be a teacher?”

“If you really had the ability, you would have been a teacher at home long ago! Why would you still be a farmer in your hometown?”

This kind of person is just annoying!

Xu Hongqin was furious: “Who are you calling a brown-noser? Wang Lijuan, you can’t speak without being vulgar, can you? Repeat what you just said!”

Everyone: “…”

Is Wang Lijuan deliberately trying to provoke Sister Xu?

Whether she can be a teacher or not, what’s it to you?

Wang Lijuan is actually just a coward!

She’s just got a big mouth.

It can’t be helped, it’s hereditary, her mother is the same way.

Seeing everyone’s unfriendly gazes, she lowered her voice: “I wasn’t talking about you, I was talking about my son, okay?”

Xu Hongqin’s face turned green: “Coward! If you have the guts, don’t back down!”

“Wang, today if I, Xu Hongqin, am afraid of you, I won’t be Xu anymore!”

“Xinyue doesn’t have the ability, do you? Just a worker in a match factory, what are you so proud of?”

“We’re farmers, but we’re not any worse than you!”

“What’s wrong with being a farmer? Do farmers eat and use your things? I also came from a farmer background, am I any worse than you?”

“We’re farmers, but we’re hardworking and honest, we’re not as bad as you city folk who are lazy and cunning!”

That’s right!

There are so many of these military wives who came from farmer backgrounds.

Xu Hongqin’s rebuttal resonated with the hearts of the military wives…

“Lijuan, you have a problem with your thinking! Farmers and workers are both builders of socialism, what’s the difference?”

“That’s right, in your heart, do you think you’re superior to us because you’re a worker? No, this is a matter of ideology, we’re going to go to the leader!”

“Yes, yes, go to the leader, saying such things about us farmers is really too much!”

They say where there are people, there is a world, where there are women, there is gossip.

This is truly the case.

Li Xinyue knew that Xu Hongqin was arguing with Wang Lijuan today because of her son. These military wives were united in their indignation because they were looked down upon by Wang Lijuan.

She had just arrived at the army, if these people really went to the leader, it would be very embarrassing.

And if it really got out of hand, it would affect their husbands.

There was no need to cause trouble for their men over a woman like this.

“Sisters, forget it, don’t let the leaders think we military wives are uncultured because of a little thing.”

“Children fight, it’s better than husbands fighting.”

“Look, we parents are still arguing here, but the children have already become good brothers!”

Isn’t that right?

The military wives nodded.

The children fighting and going to the leader, wouldn’t that affect their husbands?

Immediately, someone realized.

“Yes, yes, forget it, forget it. Sister Xu, you are a magnanimous person, don’t bother with someone like that.”

“Yes, yes, Sister Xu, you are magnanimous, arguing with such an uncouth person lowers our standards!”

“That’s right, people with such low ideological awareness, it’s best to avoid them in the future!”

Wang Lijuan was blushing with embarrassment. Li Xinyue didn’t look at her, but hugged Xu Hongqin: “Sister, thank you, and thank you Tengfei for protecting my brother.”

“From now on, you’re my real sister!”

“Pfft!”

Xu Hongqin finally laughed, her eyes welling up: “You’re such a good sport!”

“Alright, I won’t hold it against you!”

“But if anyone dares to bully you in the future, I won’t let them off the hook!”

“Sisters, Xinyue is my little sister, from now on, you can’t bully her, whoever bullies her bullies me!”

Who would dare bully Commander Chen’s wife?

Commander Chen is the commander’s favorite!

“No, no, Sister Xu, you’re the big boss here!”

“That’s right, with you around, how could we dare bully anyone?”

Everyone laughed again. Although they knew it was just a joke, some people took it seriously.

Li Xinyue felt relieved. She really didn’t want to become a true village woman, arguing and brawling with others!

“Sister-in-law, take the kids to wash their hands. I’ll go get the pork cracklings.”

“Oh, oh, oh, we’re having pork cracklings!”

The children didn’t care about the adults, as long as there was food, that was the most important thing!

Soon, a group of children crowded around the faucet…

Li Xinyue went inside, and soon, a large bowl of fragrant pork cracklings was brought out.

In an instant, the little ones under the tree gathered in a circle, chattering louder than the birds in the trees.

The families were feeling a mix of emotions.

Some were envious, some were jealous.

And some were curious, where did Chen’s family get so many pork cracklings…

“How come they have so many pork cracklings?”

“I don’t know.”

Someone whispered, “Did Commander Chen’s unit slaughter a pig?”

As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately exclaimed, “You mean, Commander Chen brought back the whole pig’s fat?”

This voice startled everyone. The military wife who asked the question was unhappy: “Can you keep your voice down? If not, where did they get so much fat?”

“Even if they have money, they still need oil coupons, right?”

Yes.

Oil coupons are rationed.

Everyone is the same, calculated per person.

The Chen family has three people in total, how many oil coupons can they get a month?

It must be that they slaughtered a pig in their unit!

Bringing back so much, aren’t they afraid of being reported?

That’s what Wang Lijuan thought.

She had just lost face because of the pork cracklings, and she hated Li Xinyue for it.

When she got home, her husband was there, so she couldn’t help but say, “Wu Liang, where did Commander Chen’s family get all this pork fat?”

Wu Liang was making lunch. To be honest, he was a bit afraid of his wife.

Over the years, thanks to the help of his father-in-law’s family, he had lived a good life and had also been promoted quickly.

As soon as these words were spoken, he immediately turned his head: “A lot?”

Wang Lijuan nodded: “Of course it’s a lot. Would she be so generous if it wasn’t?”

“You didn’t see, she brought out a big bowl of pork cracklings.”

“I’m thinking, it must be that Commander Chen’s unit slaughtered a pig.”

The pork fat was brought back from the unit?

Wu Liang thought it was unlikely: “Chen Mingchuan is known for not being greedy or corrupt. It shouldn’t be.”

Wang Lijuan was extremely unconvinced: “Humph! Are there really people who aren’t greedy?”

“He wasn’t greedy before, because one person was full, the whole family was fed.”

“Now that his family and children are here, he’s the only one supporting them. How could he not be tempted?”

“I heard he’s very valued by the commander, and he recently made a great contribution. He’s probably gotten arrogant!”

“I can be sure: this fat was brought back from their unit!”

“No, we have to report him!”