She wanted to help, but the words just wouldn't come out, making her feel incredibly uncomfortable.
"Hey, what's the big deal? It's just a matter of talking!"
Zhou Qiqi waved her hand dismissively, then asked again.
"Do they...do they often act like this? Talking behind people's backs?"
Zhu Yingying has been with the military for more than half a year and has a pretty good understanding of the situation in the military dependents' area.
Their military dependents' area was established after the military modernization reform in 1980. It is quite large for an army division, with more than 300 military dependents living with them.
These people come from all over the country, some from the city and some from the countryside, and most of them don't have a proper job.
Life is monotonous and boring on weekdays, with little fun. When we have nothing to do, we can only get together, chat, gossip, and pass the time.
However, there were two troublemakers in this military dependents' area: Qiu Chunfang, the wife of the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment, and Li Hongjuan, the wife of the head of the security section.
These two were among the first batch of veterans to join the army. They were from the same village and often liked to sit on small stools with the rural women, chatting endlessly about this and that.
Because of this, I've had many conflicts with other military wives, which has made everyone quite unhappy.
Zhu Yingying is a quiet person who usually stays alone and doesn't like to go out and join in the fun. So she has never had a direct conflict with them.
But that didn't stop them from gossiping about her behind her back. When she heard it, she would just run away silently. She never thought that she could actually confront them head-on.
Thinking of how Li Hongjuan had fled in a panic just now, she was overjoyed.
Zhou Qiqi asked curiously,
"That Li Hongjuan, she hates you so much, have you offended her before?"
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