The logistics leaders couldn't understand Bao Ni, and neither could the other women in the family compound.
Lin Baoni doesn't associate with the families of officers, nor does she have much contact with the families of officers in the Marine Corps. She's been here for almost a year, and the number of people she can hang out with is still the same few.
Regardless of what others think, Bonnie does what she needs to do. When she's not working, she goes to the mountains and picks vegetables, fruits, bamboo shoots, and anything edible. She dries what needs to be dried and salts what needs to be salted, reaping a bountiful harvest.
The number of chicks in the coop has been kept at ten. Last year's four roosters were all eaten, so four more were added this year to keep for meat. Bao Ni heard from Aunt Chen that they have a fish maw chicken dish that is nutritious and delicious, and Bao Ni has been eyeing it for a while now.
Zhang's wife and the others have been doing odd jobs for a week now. They've gotten the hang of it and can earn about 1.2 yuan a day. They're so happy, even though they haven't received the money yet!
It's Monday again, and the kids are back at school. This is the last week; summer vacation starts next week.
"Is Sister-in-law Gu home?" Bao Ni didn't realize at first that she was being called, as almost no one called her Sister-in-law Gu.
"You're home? I thought no one was home." After calling for a while, thinking no one was home, I was about to leave when Bonnie came out of the house.
"Are you calling me?" Bonnie sensed the dissatisfaction in their tone, but she didn't care; she didn't know them anyway.
"There isn't another Sister Gu here, is there?" The round-faced woman looked quite similar to Bonnie; they both had round faces.
"Really? I didn't realize they were calling me. People close to me call me Bonnie, and strangers just call me Comrade Lin. What do you want?" Bonnie didn't have time to argue with them; she was busy.
"Comrade Lin, we came here to ask if you have any other flexible options. Could you introduce them to us? We live in the same compound, so we can't show favoritism to one another."
Bonnie found these words rather unpleasant to hear, and besides, the person's voice sounded somewhat familiar.
"How is this favoritism? I don't even know you. What's wrong with living in the same residential compound? There are plenty of people in the compound." Bonnie was furious. "The same residential compound? Why don't you just say we're all from the same country?"
"Comrade Lin, look, your family member, Brigade Commander Gu, is such a high-ranking official. As a family member, you should at least unite the masses and not create divisions, right? Otherwise, it will have a bad influence on Brigade Commander Gu."
Bonnie was unhappy when she heard this. Was this moral blackmail or just labeling?
"I just remembered, you're quite an interesting person. Every time something happens, you say some high-sounding words and label people. Your thinking is dangerous. I'm trying to sow discord. How am I trying to sow discord? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, we'll find a place to talk about it."
I found a flexible option myself, and I introduced it to people I'm close to. What's wrong with that? If you have something good, would you share it with strangers instead of your loved ones? Are you kidding me? And you're making a big deal out of it?
How much of the leader's thoughts and instructions have you grasped? Do you even know what they mean? I suspect you're using the leader's name to seek personal gain and take revenge on your revolutionary comrades.
What's wrong with me treating people differently? If I don't want someone hardworking and diligent, do I want someone like you who's a troublemaker who doesn't do anything productive all day but gossips about everyone else? Have you even taken care of the vegetable garden in the yard?
"You're all too lazy to even be rotten to the core, let alone have maggots crawling on your heads or pus oozing from your feet. What are you trying to get attention for? Don't tell me I don't have work right now; even if I did, I wouldn't hire people like you."
Bonnie finished speaking in one breath, making the faces of the others turn red, almost purple.
Why are you swearing?
"So what if I swear? If you keep nagging, I'll hit you. Don't you know that I, Lin Baoni, am not someone to be bullied? I have impeccable family background, so stop using those low-class things to disgust people. If there's a next time, I'll beat up one person if one comes, and two if two come, and you can try me if you don't believe me."
Bonnie wasn't looking down on them, but they were clearly not the type to do manual labor. Their clothes didn't have to be new, but they should at least be clean. Instead, they were all wrinkled and had some kind of grime on them.
"Lin Baoni, don't insult people. We're too lazy to have maggots on our heads. And what about you? You say you want to be a diving instructor, but you're dressed so scantily. Aren't you ashamed of being indecent?"
The job you found might not even have been found properly, and I wouldn't even take it if you asked me; I'd find it too dirty. Aren't you worried your daughter will follow your example and...?"
"Slap, slap..." The world went silent. Bonnie slapped the woman's face twice, and her face swelled up instantly.
Without saying a word of nonsense, Bonnie twisted her hands behind her back and dragged her towards the military logistics department.
The other women were dumbfounded. What was going on? They started fighting without warning, and now they were dragging the person away.
Several people came together; they usually gossip together, so they came to help, hoping to snatch the person away from Bonnie.
Bonnie's temper flared up, and she kicked each of them as they came over, knocking them down one by one. Before long, apart from the ones Bonnie was holding onto, the other four sisters-in-law had all been kicked to the ground.
When the logistics leader arrived, what he saw was a woman with a swollen face being controlled by Lin Baoni, and four people on the ground groaning in pain.
"Comrade Lin, what's going on? Let's release the person and talk this out." This leader is really unlucky. How many times has this happened? It's too easy for something to happen around Comrade Lin Baoni.
"Waaaaah... Help me..."
Bonnie let go, and the woman rushed out. In the end, she couldn't stop and fell flat on her face, ending up with her friends.
Bonnie glanced at the logistics leaders and was speechless.
"I was just sitting at home when this disaster struck out of nowhere. I didn't even know these women. They came and asked me to introduce them to them, saying that I shouldn't show favoritism or treat them differently."
Although I don't know them, I didn't care what they said about me not uniting my comrades, creating division, or threatening to affect my comrade Gu Ye.
I can overlook all of that, but that woman immediately started slandering me, accusing me of having bad morals, and even making insinuations about my child. This is intolerable! This matter won't be resolved until it's settled.
Bonnie's face was cold, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Quiet down, everyone. Think carefully before you answer whether what Comrade Lin Baoni said is true or not. Lying will not do your men any good." The logistics leader spoke seriously and sternly.
The women lying on the ground were getting restless. If this caused their husbands to lose their jobs and be discharged from the army, they would also have no good life.
"What Comrade Lin said is true. We just came to ask if there were any odd jobs. It was Sister Huang who said that Comrade Lin wears so little when he works, and we don't know where he gets these odd jobs. Also, and also, maybe he will corrupt her daughter."
In order to protect themselves, the sisters-in-law repeated what Sister-in-law Huang, the woman who was slapped by Bao Ni, had said.
The logistics leaders were going crazy, and they finally understood why Comrade Lin Baoni had stopped doing anything after arriving here.
This matter must be handled properly; the military will not tolerate such unhealthy practices.
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