After saying that, Zhang Shanlin left.

Zhang Shanlin had just finished writing his report when Lin Ying came over to answer the phone.

Seeing that Lin Ying's expression was normal, Zhang Shanlin didn't know what to say. Li Juan was right; they were colleagues now, and he couldn't speak ill of Li Juan behind her back.

The incident happened, and he could report it to his superiors, but he couldn't say much to Lin Ying.

It was a coincidence that they were recently installing electrical wires in the family compound. Now, the military supply and marketing cooperative not only has electric lights, but they've also had telephone lines installed from the military.

Lin Ying became the first person to make a phone call after the telephone was installed.

She was making a call to the forest farm.

Lin Ying had been to the forest farm and knew that the timber there could be sold to private individuals. However, this required a permit and waiting in line.

Lin Ying had originally planned for him to cut some more timber to use during the winter when the house was idle, so she chopped up the existing timber into stakes. Those were the timbers she had cut throughout the year. They were quite dry, and the house needed for underfloor heating.

Unexpectedly, the family wouldn't allow her to cut down any timber except for firewood. So, she had no wood left to use.

Lin Ying thought of the forest farm and wondered if she could buy three or four logs and keep them at home, waiting in line for as long as she could. She planned to make a small cart for Er Ya when she had some free time.

So Lin Ying called the forest farm. Coincidentally, it was Guard Xin who answered the phone.

When Guard Xin heard that Lin Ying needed timber, he immediately informed Commander Lu.

When Commander Lu heard that Lin Ying wanted to buy three logs, he suspected something was wrong.

"Comrade Lin Ying said that the regulations there are strict now. They don't allow unauthorized logging. Unfortunately, the timber she had was all split into logs. She was bored at home during the winter and wanted to make something, but she had no materials. So she thought she would buy some."

Commander Lu couldn't help but laugh at this: "You won't allow unauthorized logging? Then what are they burning?"

"You can start a fire, but nothing else."

Upon hearing this, Commander Lu knew that someone was jealous of him.

"Go, take my approval slip and send a truckload of timber to Comrade Lin Ying. Tell her that from now on, the forestry farm will take care of all the timber she needs. She can use it without worry!"

Upon hearing this, Guard Xin's eyes lit up: "Yes, sir!"

Just as Guard Xin was about to leave, Commander Lu said again, "Wait, send two more truckloads of tripods over. You go yourself! Be smart to speak loudly when someone is watching you, so that everyone around can hear you."

Guard Xin raised his voice even louder: "Yes, sir! I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

As soon as Guard Xin left, Commander Lu made a phone call to the headquarters of the border defense district.

Before they even knew what was going on, Commander Lu launched into a barrage of sarcastic remarks.

What do you mean by forbidding tree cutting? That military spouses in border defense family compounds aren't allowed to cut down trees? Who said that? When did that happen?

With the weather getting colder, if we don't allow people to cut down trees, what are we going to burn? Are we going to freeze to death?

Zhang Shanlin was still figuring out how to write a report to make it seem like he wasn't tattling or trying to sabotage others. However, once the matter was reported, it would indeed be considered that he had snitched.

For a moment, he really couldn't make up his mind.

Just then, the logistics department's phone rang.

"Hello, this is Zhang Shanlin."

"It is I, Shanyu Bang!"

Zhang Shanlin instinctively straightened up: "Greetings, Commander!"

Without further ado, Shan Yubang asked directly, "What's the deal with not letting military wives cut down trees? They've already started buying timber from the forest farm."

Zhang Shanlin instantly understood that Lin Ying had made a move.

Since the leader had already asked him questions, he stopped hiding anything and directly told him what Li Juan had discussed in the meeting.

The person on the other end of the phone immediately launched into a tirade: "Nonsense! Who approved her to do this?"

Zhang Shanlin said coldly, "I don't know about that. After all, I have no right to interfere with other people's affairs. We are just colleagues, and I have no right to tell them what to do."

Shan Yubang said irritably, "Just speak, who are you trying to talk to with that sarcastic tone? I just got tricked and bullied, I can't stand that kind of talk."