After dinner, Li Mei and Lin Wanwan cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Lin Wanwan seized the opportunity to gossip, "Sister, what's the deal with that Yu Ting?"

Li Mei laughed and said, "I thought you wouldn't ask."

"I'm just embarrassed, but I'm actually incredibly curious."

Li Mei sighed, "Yu Ting is Xiao Hongjun's wife. She's a nurse at our military hospital. She's pretty and gentle, has a high school education, and is hardworking. She didn't have many good days after marrying Xiao Hongjun. His sister and mother came from their hometown. You've met Li Chunhua."

"Oh, look at her like that, how can Yuting have a good life? She's being tormented at home all day long, and Li Chunhua even yells at her. Xiao Hongjun is no good either. He doesn't help his wife, and he even tells Yuting to be more considerate of his mother, saying that his mother has a hard life. Even his sister Xiao Ju bullies Yuting. She makes Yuting kneel down to wash her feet, taking away all the family's clothes and meals."

At this point, Li Mei slammed down the spatula in her hand, making a crisp sound as it hit the pot, startling Lin Wanwan.

Lu Feng, who was outside, heard the noise and wanted to come in, but Wang Zhijun stopped him, shook his head and said, "Don't go in. Your sister is scolding Xiao Hongjun and his family. Don't go in and disturb them."

Lu Feng sat down with a sense of relief, but he kept glancing towards the kitchen.

"Why doesn't Yuting get a divorce?" Lin Wanwan couldn't help but ask. There are fewer divorces now, but they still happen.

Li Mei got angry as she talked about it, "That Liang Yuting is useless. Not only is she weak-willed, but we in the Women's Federation don't know how to help her. If we leave her alone, she comes to the office crying. It's infuriating."

Lin Wanwan was speechless. "If people don't help themselves, and they don't save others, what can we do? We've wasted all our breath trying to persuade her, but she can't live without a man."

"Who says otherwise? It's infuriating! She comes to the office crying, and as soon as we intervene, Li Chunhua starts causing trouble too. She's both cool and shrewish, saying we have ulterior motives and are trying to get her son and daughter-in-law to divorce. We can't do anything about it."

Lin Wanwan hesitated, her eyes darting around, but ultimately she remained silent.

"Just say what you want to say. Why are you making that face? You were just calling me 'sister,' and now you're acting all formal with me."

Lin Wanwan wiped her hands clean and took her arm. "No, I just felt that it was a bit inappropriate for me to say these things."

Li Mei warmly took her hand and led her to sit down in the living room. "We're chatting as a family now, not discussing business. Just tell me what's on your mind. Do you have any ideas?"

Lin Wanwan poured her a cup of freshly brewed flower tea and handed it to her, saying, "Drink some flower tea, it's calming. Let's not drink tea leaves, those will keep you awake."

Li Mei took a sip of her drink and quickly said, "Tell me quickly, don't interrupt me."

Lin Wanwan pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sister, you just have a good attitude and are too honest. From what you've said about Liang Yuting, it seems like she doesn't want a divorce. Even if she's being beaten and tormented at home, she still doesn't want a divorce. I guess she wants you to control Li Chunhua and stop Li Chunhua from causing her any more trouble."

"Who can control Li Chunhua? Are we supposed to shoot her?" Li Mei said irritably.

Wang Zhijun frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't spout off."

Lin Wanwan quickly said, "Brother-in-law, don't be angry. That's not what we meant. Sister, next time Liang Yuting comes to your office crying, just get a few people to talk to her and smooth things over. When she complains about being wronged, just say, 'Which family hasn't suffered some grievances? We just have to be more open-minded and think things through. Otherwise, what else can we do but get a divorce? Life is full of bumps along the way. You just like to dwell on things. You need to be more open-minded.' Just smooth things over like that. I think she can't live without Xiao Hongjun. Even if you talk until the end, she won't get a divorce. Why waste your breath? Xiao Hongjun and Li Chunhua can change their ways. You've been working on her for so long. She can't possibly still be like this."

Li Mei was stunned. "It can be like this?"

“Sister, our Women’s Federation helps those who need help and want to get out of the mire, not those who are unwilling to struggle and just want others to help them remove obstacles.”

Lin Wanwan paused and continued, "You've been working on this for so long. If you try to talk to her the other way around, she might come to her senses. But I'm afraid she just wants to cry and get sympathy for her. She's not willing to change the status quo herself, and you're just wasting your time and resources."

Li Mei didn't speak, but Wang Zhijun spoke first, "I think this is a good idea. Liang Yuting is already like that, all she knows is to cry, she doesn't try to change anything. Does she think the army can drive Li Chunhua and Xiao Ju away?"

Li Mei sighed, "We wanted to help her before, but she always failed to do anything. Whenever she made a scene, she would say that the Women's Federation was on her side and that we supported her divorce. Then Li Chunhua would cause trouble again, and every time she would just cause us a lot of trouble."

Seeing her like this, Wang Zhijun said with a bit of heartache, "You're the one who's always causing trouble for you. Last time, that Li Chunhua even scratched your face, didn't you remember? That Xiao Ju isn't any better either, she and her mother are always causing trouble everywhere. Luckily, Lu Feng doesn't like her."

Wang Zhijun had barely finished speaking when his wife slapped him.

"It's okay, it's all in the past. If I were to hold a grudge about things from the past, I'd be furious."

Seeing that Lin Wanwan didn't seem angry, Li Mei and Wang Zhijun continued their conversation. "Okay, come find me again next time. I'll give it a try. We really have no other choice. It's not that we don't want to help."

Wang Zhijun glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late, the kids are all dozing off. Let's go back, you should rest too. I saw Xiaohai reading the whole time, did we disturb him?"

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