"She really is..."

"This kind of person is simply unreasonable! What does it have to do with her that the brigade commander's wife is doing well? She's jealous of the brigade commander's wife and doesn't even greet her. Her actions will only bring trouble to Deputy Battalion Commander Xie."

"That's for sure—"

After hearing Jiang Qin say this, everyone immediately shifted the topic to Sun Hongli, and they all started to criticize her, thinking that she probably had some serious illness!

Otherwise, why would she want to be at odds with the brigade commander's wife?

With a deputy battalion commander's wife and a brigade commander's wife, it's obvious who you should try to please. But Sun Hongli is a bit of a nutcase; she's actually jealous of Brigade Commander Lu's wife.

Jiang Qin smiled but didn't reply.

Although she had never interacted with Feng Zhiyi before, she would not offend her. After all, Lu Lingxiao's military rank was higher than her husband's, and even his military rank was higher than Gao Peng's. So, she wouldn't be foolish enough to offend just anyone.

Only a brainless idiot like Sun Hongli would do something so stupid.

Jiang Qin walked out of the crowd in a good mood, but she did not go to the Lu family's courtyard. Instead, she went straight home.

——

On this side of the Lu family courtyard.

Feng Zhiyi, who was chatting with Ma Hongying and the others, had no idea that such a little incident had occurred after she left the playground. However, even if she did know, she would just laugh it off.

She wouldn't want to cause herself unnecessary trouble because of some unimportant people!

Anyway, they're not people she cares about, so why should she care what they think? Besides, let them be jealous, does that mean she'll stop eating and sleeping just because they're jealous or envious?

"I heard from Old Xu next door that Sun Hongli was so angry yesterday that her eyes almost popped out of her head."

"It's said that he was jealous that Zhiyi brought us a gift but didn't bring one for her, so he felt that she was being unfair. Later, he had a fight with her husband, Deputy Battalion Commander Xie. This morning when they left, they still had dark expressions on their faces."

Ma Hongying looked at the people on the sofa with a smile. Such gossip should be shared with everyone, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable to keep it in one's heart for too long.

Ma Hongying dislikes people who can't stand seeing others doing better than her. Just because she's unhappy with her own life, she wants others to be unhappy and dissatisfied like her. Does Sun Hongli think she's some kind of empress from the old palace?

There's an old saying that goes: good days are earned through one's own efforts and maintained by the joint efforts of husband and wife, not simply through money or the efforts of one person alone.

"She's really hard to talk to! She's too competitive and has a terrible temper."

Jian Daying shook her head, looking unconvinced, and said, "She never tries to see things from Deputy Battalion Commander Xie's perspective, nor does she care about his feelings. She just blindly believes that she is right and that her words are the only truth."

Yang Xiulan said, "Who cares about her? Anyway, she doesn't associate with us. She's been with the army for so long, and she's never come to visit us. Let her make a fuss if she wants to. It's not us who are having a headache."

"Maybe in the end, she'll be the one who regrets it..."

Yang Xiulan's words made Feng Zhiyi raise an eyebrow.

She felt that Yang Xiulan might have been right, and the person who ended up crying and regretting it, wanting to save her marriage, might very well be Sun Hongli.

The reason is very simple.

Xie Changjun is not yet thirty years old. As long as he is ambitious, he will definitely be more than just a deputy battalion commander in the future. In the eyes of ordinary people, soldiers are all great heroes. They have a secure job and will not have to worry about not being able to find a wife.

But it's different for women after they get divorced.

but--

None of this concerns her!

"Don't just talk, grab something to eat. This egg roll is pretty good, crispy and crunchy, and leaves a pleasant aftertaste. Ningning and the others ate four or five of them this morning for breakfast."

Feng Zhiyi pushed the two boxes of egg rolls towards them, urging them to take them and eat. The food was meant to be eaten, but they were all very polite and didn't touch any of the food except for drinking a cup of tea.

She picked up an egg roll and placed it in Ma Hongying's hand, her voice forceful, "Take this and eat it. If you keep being so polite with me, I won't bother you anymore if I need anything in the future."

Upon hearing this, the group no longer dared to be polite with her and quickly grabbed the snacks from the coffee table and began to eat them heartily.

Seeing this, Feng Zhiyi burst out laughing. "That's right! When you come to visit me in the future, don't be so polite. You're not strangers. Just eat, laugh, and relax."

"I don't like it when it's too formal and polite."

"Okay, whatever you say, girl!"

Yang Xiulan, Ma Hongying, and Jian Daying immediately responded with smiles.

Feng Zhiyi glanced at them, then smiled and asked, "Sisters-in-law, I'm planning to open a factory in Jincheng. Would you be interested in working there?"

"ah?"

The sudden question startled everyone. Ma Hongying immediately asked her, "Little sister, you said you want to open a factory?"

Feng Zhiyi nodded, "Yes, it's already in the planning stages. I'll be looking at houses in the next couple of days, and if all goes well, construction will begin in a few days. We should be able to open for business around the end of the year."

She had thought about it; the factories in Jincheng could directly hire the military spouses from the family compound.

Because you can trust your own people more no matter what, and on the other hand, it can also help military wives escape the predicament of being housewives by recruiting them.

If everyone could have a stable job, their economic conditions would be greatly improved, and they would realize that they are no less capable than men. Women can still be in charge of their households and earn high salaries to support their families!

"Go! I'll go!"

Ma Hongying immediately said, her heart pounding with excitement, as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

Jian Daying quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, we are willing to work in your factory, as long as you don't mind our low level of education, we will do whatever you ask us to do."

"I don't need to say anything, I'm definitely going to follow my sister-in-law!" Yang Xiulan declared with a smile.

"Alright, then it's settled!"

Feng Zhiyi paused for a moment, then added, "However, the factory opening must be kept secret for now, so you know, you can only tell your family members about this, and no one else should be told."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately replied earnestly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law! We promise to keep our mouths shut. We won't say a word unless you tell us it's okay to spread this around. Otherwise, we absolutely won't let a single word slip out!"