At that moment, not far from the group, Qiu Chunfang and Li Hongjuan were also returning from the outhouse together.
Hearing the chatter of several military wives, Qiu Chunfang's droopy eyelids instantly lifted, a meaningful smile appeared on her lips, and her eyes gleamed with schadenfreude.
"A vixen deserves to be called that!"
Ever since Zhou Qiqi moved to the family compound and lived next door to her, she hasn't had a single day of peace.
She used to have some prestige in the family compound.
But now, she is being scolded by military wives and constantly criticized by her own husband for her poor cooking skills.
Life was incredibly stifling.
And Li Hongjuan was no exception.
She herself had no choice but to marry a widower, so she wanted her younger sister to marry into a good family.
He thought he could become related to Political Commissar Lei's family, but Zhou Qiqi ruined it all.
Her dislike for Zhou Qiqi was no less than that for Qiu Chunfang.
Li Hongjuan's eyes were sinister as she leaned close to Qiu Chunfang's ear and said something.
"Sister Chunfang, you live nearby, keep an eye on things. If she doesn't let us have an easy time, we can't let her have an easy time either!"
"good!"
Qiu Chunfang nodded with high spirits.
After returning home, Qiu Chunfang focused all her attention on keeping an eye on Zhou Qiqi's house.
She would just eat some simple chopped pickled vegetables and make do with the meal, ignoring the child's loud cries.
All he could think about was digging up dirt on Zhou Qiqi and making it impossible for her to ever recover in the family compound.
To this end, she even borrowed an old ladder from Li Hongjuan's house, leaned against the wall between the two houses, and carefully climbed up to listen to Zhou Qiqi's movements.
Unexpectedly, she actually managed to find some clues.
For several days in a row, Zhou Qiqi didn't go out much, but Deng Cuixiang and Zhu Yingying came over quite often.
The three of them had a disagreement for some reason, and they argued several times, mentioning Lei Ming's name in their conversations.
On Thursday afternoon, just as the children went to school, Zhu Yingying rushed to Zhou Qiqi's house.
Qiu Chunfang saw this scene clearly.
Zhou Qiqi was seen mysteriously handing Zhu Yingying a note in the courtyard, her face flushed, and she whispered Lei Ming's name.
After saying that, the two of them carried their hoes and walked towards the vegetable garden in the backyard, casually hanging the jacket with the note on it on the clothesline by the wall.
Qiu Chunfang's heart leaped into her throat; her chance had arrived!
Without thinking twice, she climbed the ladder to the top of the wall, leaned out most of her body, and with great effort, used her own clothesline to hook the coat over. She eagerly pulled out the note to check it.
I had just finished reading it and hadn't even had time to feel happy when I heard heavy footsteps coming from the backyard.
Her face turned deathly pale instantly. She frantically hung her coat back up on the clothesline and hurriedly climbed down the ladder.
In his haste, he slipped and fell off the ladder.
With a thud, her bottom landed heavily on the ground, and the ladder fell over, pressing squarely on top of her.
Ouch!
Qiu Chunfang was in so much pain that tears welled up in her eyes. Just as she was about to struggle to get up, she heard Zhou Qiqi's voice coming from the other side of the wall.
"Yingying, did you hear anything? It's a faint rustling sound, like it's coming from next door? Could it be that Aunt Qiu's house has been broken into? Should we go check it out?"
Qiu Chunfang was so scared that she didn't dare to breathe, covering her mouth tightly with her hands, and dared not move at all, let alone move the ladder on her body.
Fortunately, two minutes later, Zhu Yingying responded rather slowly.
"How could a thief possibly break into our residential area? It's probably just a rat, right?"
"Huh? Rats? No way, aren't those things only found in sewers and drains? How could they be in our residential area? I think we should check next door!"
Zhou Qiqi's voice was filled with worry, and Qiu Chunfang broke out in a cold sweat.
"Never mind, Qiqi, I'm leaving now. I'll take the note to you while there aren't many people outside."
"Alright..."
As she listened to the two footsteps gradually fading into the distance, Qiu Chunfang's tears finally fell from the pain.
But she endured the pain, gritted her teeth, moved the ladder aside, and limped toward Li Hongjuan's house.
Half an hour later, in Li Hongjuan's living room, Qiu Chunfang, grimacing and sweating profusely, recounted the whole story.
"real??"
Li Hongjuan's eyes widened in disbelief, and she abruptly stopped her needlework, nearly pricking herself.
Qiu Chunfang nodded heavily and said urgently.
"Absolutely! I saw it clearly! Zhu Yingying went into Director Zhou's house. Didn't you say your husband saw Lei Ming come back last night? She went to deliver a note to Lei Ming at the perfect time!"
Li Hongjuan frowned, her eyes full of suspicion.
"Are you sure you read the words on the note clearly? You can't even read many words, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?!"
Qiu Chunfang straightened her back, looking confident.
"Look! Although the handwriting on that note is crooked, there's a drawing on it! It clearly marks the time and place, inviting Lei Ming to meet at the grove behind the square at nine o'clock tomorrow night!"
"Drawing?"
Li Hongjuan first frowned, then relaxed and chuckled.
"Oh right, I almost forgot, Zhou Qiqi is also from the countryside. She probably hasn't been to school and doesn't know many words. That should be right."
Qiu Chunfang nodded repeatedly.
"That's right, and she really knows how to pick her time. Tomorrow night our family compound is organizing a movie screening, and everyone will be there to watch the movie, so no one will notice her."
"Shameless little vixen!"
Li Hongjuan rolled her eyes in anger.
"One Commander Chen at home isn't enough, she even seduced Lei Ming into going to the woods, that brat, she's having a pretty exciting time..."
Her eyes darted around, and a sinister smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
"Since she likes excitement so much, let's make it even more exciting for her! We'll go and join in the fun!"
A hint of excitement flashed in Qiu Chunfang's eyes, and she slapped her thigh suddenly.
"Alright! Let's invite a few more of our wives to come and watch the show, and make her look utterly humiliated! Let's see if she can still be so arrogant after that. I bet even Commander Shen will have to divorce her by then!"
Time seems to fly when you have something on your mind.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, the film projection team began setting up equipment in the square, and the military spouses from the military dependents' compound arrived early with their children to reserve seats.
In the 1980s, there were not many entertainment options available. Few households in the military dependents' area owned televisions, so the monthly movie screenings became the most anticipated form of entertainment.
Qiu Chunfang was no exception, but she sent her child off to play elsewhere early on.
He beckoned a familiar military wife to his side, and while sniffling, whispered something in a secretive voice.
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