Only then did Li Xue realize that Luo Jingyan had indeed been allowed in by the army commander. What was it about her that made her so popular with the army commander and given a pass to enter and leave the military region?
Luo Jingyan told Xiao Wang, "My grandma and I were just eating here when this Comrade Li Xue suddenly called someone over and said she wanted to kick me out of the military region. I told her I had a pass issued by the military region and showed it to her, but she didn't believe me. She misunderstood me and even called people to arrest me. I wanted her to apologize to me, but she said the pass I had was fake. Guard Wang, you come and be my witness, is the pass I have fake?"
Xiao Wang looked at Li Xue and the guard captain: "The pass in Comrade Luo's hand was indeed issued by the army commander himself. She did a great service for our military region and received a second-class merit award. I can't tell you what the good service is for now. Also, because of her meritorious service, she is no longer a black element and can enter the military region if needed."
Now that it's a certainty that Luo Jingyan has the real pass, the captain of the guards could no longer stay there and left with two guards.
Li Xue had just confidently accused Luo Jingyan, but now she's been slapped in the face. The more arrogant and smug she was just now, the more miserable she is now, feeling utterly ashamed.
Xiao Wang looked at him and said, "Comrade Li Xue, since you wronged Comrade Luo, you should apologize to him."
Li Xue shot her a dagger-like look. What right did a mere guard have to order her around?
"No." (Apologizes.)
Before he could finish his sentence, a tall, dignified middle-aged man walked in.
This man was none other than Commander Lu. As soon as he arrived, all the onlookers scattered in a panic.
He saw Luo Lixue there too, with red eyes. Had someone bullied her?
He glanced at Luo Jingyan again, thinking that Luo Jingyan shouldn't be the kind of person who would bully others. Besides, Li Xue was the daughter of a teacher, so how could she tolerate being bullied?
"What's wrong?" he asked, looking at Xiao Wang.
Xiao Wang immediately recounted the entire story to him.
"Commander, Comrade Li Xue misunderstood Comrade Luo and even brought the captain of her guards with her. She probably frightened him. Comrade Luo wants her to apologize to him."
Li Xue usually calls Commander Lu "Uncle Lu" in private. Commander Lu usually has a serious face when he is at work, but he is kind and friendly to her in private. Commander Lu has no daughter and once said that he wanted to recognize her as his goddaughter.
This time, Commander Lu will probably not pursue the matter further, out of consideration for her and her father.
She looked at Commander Lu and said, "Uncle Lu, I didn't know at the time that Comrade Luo had already been removed from his post. I just didn't want those unsuitable people from outside to come into our military region."
Luo Jingyan said, "Why didn't you ask me how I got into the military region before sending people to arrest me? Is it that difficult to ask?"
Commander Lu's face was tense and his expression serious. He first corrected Li Xue: "Comrade Li Xue, please call me Commander."
Li Xue bit her lip: "Okay, Comrade Commander."
Commander Lu continued, "Comrade Li Xue, although you said you were thinking of the military region, you should do so after you have understood the situation. Since you misunderstood Comrade Luo and almost caused her to be arrested by the guards, you should apologize to Comrade Luo."
"Commander," Li Xue said reluctantly.
Upon seeing this, Commander Lu's expression became even more serious. He had always been a person who clearly distinguished between public and private matters. Because he only had a son and no daughter, and Li Xue was very good at winning people's hearts, he liked Li Xue quite a bit. He and his wife had both considered adopting Li Xue as their goddaughter.
But when it comes to work, he would never let his personal feelings get in the way.
He wondered if it was because he had met Luo Jingyan, but he realized that Li Xue, whom he used to think was excellent, was no match for Luo Jingyan at all. Not only was she inferior in ability, but after what happened today, she was also inferior to Luo Jingyan in personal qualities.
The saying goes, "There is no harm without comparison," and for the first time, he felt that Li Xue was terrible.
"Comrade Li Xue, you made a mistake, so you must take responsibility for your mistake and apologize to Comrade Luo right away."
Li Xue had no other choice but to bow deeply to Luo Jingyan.
"Comrade Luo, I shouldn't have misunderstood you without knowing the facts and even ordered your arrest. I apologize for my mistake and hope you can forgive me."
Luo Jingyan thought her performance was acceptable, and with the army commander present, she couldn't be too petty.
"Comrade Li Xue, now that you have realized your mistake, just correct it in the future. I hope that such a thing will not happen again."
Commander Lu smiled and said, "It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Now that the matter has been resolved, let's put it behind us."
Li Xue had lost enough face today and wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
"Commander Lu, I'm going back to the cultural troupe. I'll be leaving now."
"Okay, let's go."
Li Xue grabbed Xu Xin and hurriedly fled the place.
However, as Li Xue walked along the road, she remembered Luo Jingyan's removal from the list of "five black categories" (a term referring to groups of people with criminal records or ethnic minorities). This meant that Luo Jingyan was no longer a "black five categories" member, which meant that she could still have a normal military marriage with Xue Yanchen and would still live in the military family compound.
She had just burned her certificates of merit and thank-you letters, destroying the conditions that could have helped her and Xue Yanchen get married in the military, and then she created another condition.
This woman is truly remarkable.
But what should I do?
She didn't want to be ridiculed by everyone in the military region.
Seeing her anxious expression, Xu Xin asked, "Xue'er, what's wrong? Are you still upset about what happened earlier? You didn't do it on purpose; she was just too aggressive."
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