"Comrade Lu Fangfang, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken ill of you. I shouldn't have... I shouldn't have... I'm sorry!"
Lu Fangfang, carrying a rifle, looked at Xiao Ting across from her with a puzzled expression.
As soon as she entered the family compound, she was stopped by Xiao Ting who rushed out.
“Comrade Lu Fangfang, you became the head of the farm because…because the higher-ups trusted you. I shouldn’t have said those things, I…I…”
Xiao Ting choked up a little, but forced herself not to cry.
She was in excruciating pain all over her body, and felt utterly humiliated!
"Comrade Xiao Ting, please stop for a moment. What exactly happened?"
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but take a step back.
The current Xiao Ting doesn't act arrogantly at all; instead, she seems like a doormat.
If outsiders saw this, they would definitely misunderstand me.
Xiao Ting gritted her teeth.
Seeing Lu Fangfang's innocent look, she could hardly hold back anymore.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me!"
Suppressing her humiliation, Xiao Ting bowed deeply, then covered her mouth and ran away.
People on their way to work at the entrance of the residential compound all stared in astonishment at this scene.
Everyone knew that their commander had been sent to a "study session," and they didn't feel anything at first. But seeing this scene, they suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"Why?"
Lu Fangfang frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
"Comrade Xiao Lu, my wife is outspoken and said things she shouldn't have. She has now realized her mistake."
Xu Jinbu walked over quickly, her face full of apology.
In front of outsiders, he imitated Xiao Ting's gesture and bowed deeply to Lu Fangfang.
“Deputy Commander Zhuang is right. Xiao Ting is my wife, and we are one. She did something wrong and said something she shouldn’t have. As her husband, I also bear responsibility. Comrade Xiao Lu, I’m sorry!”
Lu Fangfang looked at Xu Jinbu and vaguely understood.
The person who scolded me in front of my sisters-in-law a few days ago must have been Xiao Ting. I don't know what Zhuang Mingcheng said, but he actually made the two of them apologize to me.
However, Xu Jinbu's demeanor didn't seem like a genuine apology; rather...
"Comrade Xu, it doesn't matter if Xiao Ting scolds me, says I'm illiterate and unfit to be a farm manager, it doesn't matter, I don't care about these things."
"But she shouldn't have insulted me just because I come from the countryside, or looked down on me just because I'm a farmer. That's wrong of her!"
Lu Fangfang imitated Xu Jinbu, speaking very loudly, so loud that people nearby could hear her.
“Xiao Ting doesn’t need to apologize to me; she should apologize to the farmers.”
After saying that, she turned and left without waiting for Xu Jinbu's response.
Xu Jinbu slowly straightened up.
Hearing the faint whispers around him, his face stiffened.
Seeing that Lu Fangfang was almost gone, he hurriedly said:
"Comrade Xiao Lu, my wife didn't mean that, please don't overthink it. I also come from the countryside, she wouldn't..."
Lu Fangfang, too tired to listen anymore, went straight home.
Xiao Ting and Xu Jinbu are really interesting; she's never seen anyone apologize like that before.
If someone didn't know better, they would definitely think she was bullying others because of her husband.
This is not an apology!
...
In the afternoon, at the regimental firing range.
Lu Fangfang was still preoccupied with what had happened that morning.
She told her husband about Xiao Ting and Xu Jinbu's apologies to her.
Seeing that the soldiers around her were quite far away, she whispered, "Mingcheng, Xu Jinbu is a cunning person. You should be careful around him."
"You can't achieve great things by relying on petty tricks and not looking at the long term."
Zhuang Mingcheng shook his head, not taking Xu Jinbu seriously.
He and Xu Jinbu had been comrades-in-arms for many years, and he knew what kind of person Xu Jinbu was long ago.
Lu Fangfang couldn't help but nod.
She's been hearing a lot of gossip in the family compound lately.
Xu Jinbu took the initiative to report some things about his father-in-law to his superiors, and it seems that he wasn't treating Xiao Ting very well either. People like that really don't have a long-term vision.
Once Xiao Ting's father is exonerated, Xu Jinbu won't have a good time.
Hmm...
Thinking about Xiao Ting's expression that morning, she still had a headache. Well, she knew she was in for a world of hurt. What an undeserved disaster.
The division commander has been exonerated, so he should be promoted at least one rank, like army commander, right?
"Mingcheng, can you be promoted to army commander within ten years?"
Zhuang Mingcheng: "..."
He stared blankly at his wife, feeling a touch of emotion; his wife truly thought too highly of him.
That army commander isn't some cabbage, and he's asking for ten years...
Before he retired, he was already living a dream life, enjoying the benefits of a military commander and being able to spend his later years in a retirement home with his wife.
He rose from deputy regimental commander to army commander in ten years—something he never dreamed of. His wife, on the other hand, really dared to dream.
Zhuang Mingcheng shook his head and said helplessly, "Don't overthink it. Okay, do as I said, align the three points. Be careful when you fire. Are you ready?"
Lu Fangfang's face turned serious, and she quickly nodded.
"Comrade Lu Fangfang!"
"arrive!"
"Move to firing position and prepare to fire."
"yes!"
Lu Fangfang, holding a Type 56 rifle, quickly lay down in the firing hole.
Taking a deep breath, she gripped her rifle and aimed at the target ahead.
She's been shooting air rifles for a few months now, so she's not a complete novice, but she still feels a little nervous when facing a real gun.
Trying to calm herself down, she looked at the target in front of her and decisively pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot, Lu Fangfang felt a force slam into her shoulder from the butt of the gun.
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