Chapter 48: Becoming Famous with a Pah
Li Hongmei pointed at the yard and said confidently: "Look at this! Look at this! You are a newcomer with a baby, why do you live in such a nice two-room apartment with a yard?
"There are eight of us in my family, young and old, squeezed into two palm-sized rooms. Every time we turn around, we bump elbows! Is this fair? Huh? Does the army care about fairness?"
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and her face turned red.
Someone nearby murmured, "Exactly, Captain Zhou...sigh..."
Li Hongmei seemed to be encouraged, her voice becoming sharper, with a malicious "reminder": "Sister Lingning, this is also for your own good! Captain Zhou's mission... is very dangerous!
What if... What if he doesn't come back in three months? According to the rules, you will lose your qualification to "temporarily accompany the army"!
"When the time comes, won't you have to pack up and leave? You're occupying this nice house now, and then you'll be kicked out in disgrace, which will be even more embarrassing! Why not give it to our family now? It will be considered sensible, and everyone will remember you well!"
"Hogging?"
Shen Lingning's voice was not loud, but it was like ice beads hitting a bluestone slab, crisp and cold, instantly suppressing Li Hongmei's noise.
Li Hongmei has been thinking about this courtyard for a long time. She often seeks out political commissar Zhang for activities and often gets close to Wang Shufen. Unexpectedly, this young wife gets the benefit in the end.
Shen Lingning held Fubao in his arms, his back straight, his eyes sweeping sharply across Li Hongmei's face, which was distorted by excitement, and finally fell on the faces of the neighbors behind her, who were either sympathizing, watching the show, or equally jealous.
It seems that there are quite a lot of people who are concerned about this yard.
It was just that Li Hongmei jumped out. Since she wanted to stand out, she wouldn't be polite.
"Comrade Li Hongmei."
Shen Lingning spoke clearly, "This house is the 'military housing' reasonably and legally allocated to me and my child by the army based on Comrade Zhou Weiguo's rank and contributions.
The distribution process bears the official seal of the Logistics Department and complies with military regulations. You keep asking me to 'give up' this. Are you questioning the military's organizational principles, or do you think you're above military regulations?
She took a step forward, her tone imposing. "You say I'm 'tyrannical'? I want to ask, who is it that breaks into a military family's residence in broad daylight and openly demands other people's property?"
Your family is in financial difficulty and deserves sympathy, but this is no reason for you to act unreasonably and destroy the unity of military families!
You're not the only family in need in the army. To resolve your difficulties, you need to report them to the organization and rely on your own efforts, not to bully the newly arrived orphans and widows!"
Her gaze was like lightning, piercing Li Hongmei's heart. "As for when Weiguo will return, that's something the organization should consider. You're making unwarranted speculations here, spreading negative talk, and shaking the morale of the troops. What are you thinking?"
It's not your turn to worry about what happens three months from now! Now, please leave my yard immediately!
Otherwise, I wouldn't mind asking the security department to come and judge who is disrupting the peace of the compound!"
Shen Lingning's words were clear and logical, and every sentence made sense. He even accused Shen Lingning of "violating military regulations" and "shaking military morale", and every word was heartbreaking!
Li Hongmei's face turned from red to white, and then from white to blue. She opened her mouth and said "you...you..." for a long time, but couldn't utter a word.
The spectators behind her were also silent, shocked by Shen Lingning's sudden toughness and sharpness.
No one expected that this seemingly gentle and delicate young wife, who was rumored to have just lost her husband, could be so powerful when she got angry, and every word she said hit the nail on the head!
Every word she said was reasonable, and she accused Li Hongmei, who was used to throwing a tantrum, of "military regulations" and "shaking military morale", and she was speechless.
The yard was dead silent, with only the rustling sound of a few chickens scratching for food in the corner.
Just then—
"Puff! Pfft! Tui!..."
A crisp and childish spitting sound was like a small stone breaking the water surface.
Fubao was held firmly by Shen Lingning, his little body straining towards Li Hongmei, his chubby little face tense...
Her little mouth was pouted high, and the saliva that she had just spit out, which had little force, almost fell on the muddy ground half a foot away from Li Hongmei's feet, splashing a small amount of dust.
After Fubao vomited, he waved his little fists in a serious manner, shouting "Ah! Ah!", his big black eyes widened, and he looked like he was saying "I'm very fierce".
This sudden "magic operation" stunned everyone in and outside the hospital!
Even Aunt Wang, who was holding Li Hongmei, forgot how to move:...
Shen Lingning almost laughed out loud in his heart, but his face remained motionless. He just pulled Fubao closer to him and patted her back gently, as if comforting a child frightened by a "bad guy".
His eyes calmly swept over Li Hongmei's face, which had turned from pale to liver-colored.
Li Hongmei felt as if an invisible slap had hit her face hard, and it was burning with pain!
Being rendered speechless by Shen Lingning was already embarrassing enough, but now he was being publicly spitted on and despised by a suckling baby?
She had never suffered such a humiliation in her life!
She was so angry that she was shaking all over, pointing her finger at Fubao, her lips trembling. She wanted to curse but because of the big hat Shen Lingning had just put on her of "shaking the morale of the army", she dared not say anything without restraint.
"Isn't this embarrassing enough?! Let's go!"
Aunt Wang saw that she was about to have a tantrum, so she grabbed her arm and dragged her out.
Li Hongmei staggered when she was pulled. Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, she was like a rooster that had been defeated and drenched in water. She was completely wilted and was half-dragged out of the yard.
As soon as the door closed, Shen Lingning leaned against the door and took a long breath. Only when the momentum he had just maintained was released did he feel a little tired.
She looked down at Fubao in her arms. The little guy had put away his fierce look and was babbling and playing with his fingers, as if the earth-shattering "Pooh" just now was not done by him.
"Who told her to bully someone she shouldn't bully!"
Listening to Fubao's babyish voice, Shen Lingning couldn't help but rub Fubao's soft face with the tip of his nose, with warmth in his eyes.
"Little clever ghost..."
Fubao's action not only made people feel better, but also sent an invisible signal to Li Hongmei and all the onlookers: even the ignorant babies thought that Li Hongmei was "dirty". This direction of public opinion was extremely beneficial to Shen Lingning.
Shen Lingning did not deliberately publicize the incident of Fubao spitting, but the incident itself was extremely contagious.
She knew that within a short time, the entire family compound would know that Li Hongmei was not only speechless after being rebuked by Shen Lingning, but was also "tui" in public by Captain Zhou's daughter.
This kind of humiliation with a touch of black humor will greatly undermine Li Hongmei's image as a "victim" and confirm her unreasonable and disgusting nature.
Sure enough, when Aunt Sun came to visit in the afternoon, she couldn't help talking about the gossip outside while mending the soles of shoes.
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