Upon hearing Guan Wenru say that they had made false accusations, Zhao Mei, supporting her pregnant belly, took two steps forward and said, "Nonsense! How could we have made false accusations? I saw it with my own eyes. You brought back a thermos filled with milk and goat milk and used it to bribe the women in the compound!"
Liu Guiying also put her hands on her hips and said, "That's right, I saw it too. You stole the milk and goat milk from the logistics department!"
Several military dependents also came forward, saying they had seen it with their own eyes.
Liu Guiying then looked at Zeng Chunlan and said, "Sister Chunlan, you know this matter better than anyone else. You tell me, does Guan Wenru bring back milk and goat milk every night for you to share with others?"
Zeng Chunlan already knew what had happened. Her face was grim as she glared at Liu Guiying. "Xiao Guan did bring back goat milk and cow milk. She even asked me to distribute them to the children in the compound, but I never imagined that you people could be so despicable! You didn't even ask clearly before you started slandering Xiao Guan!"
"Who slandered her?" Han Haoxian jumped out himself. "So many people saw it with their own eyes, what does she have to say in her defense?"
After saying that, he turned to Zhang Zhongwu and Zhu Yongqiang, "Commander, Political Commissar, this matter must be severely punished."
Zhang Zhongwu and the others looked at him, their eyes filled with disappointment.
Logistics Minister Fang Xuechang snorted coldly, "They absolutely must be severely punished!"
Before Fang Xuechang could finish speaking, Han Haoxian immediately nodded, "Yes, Minister Fang, your logistics department cannot have such dishonest people. They must be severely punished!"
"I think you're the one with a dirty mind!" Fang Xuechang finally couldn't hold back anymore. He pointed at Han Haoxian's head with a look of exasperation. "Battalion Commander Han, you only went home to get married, and you've already left your brain at home?"
Startled by the sudden reprimand, Han Haoxian stared intently at Fang Xuechang. "Minister Fang, what... what do you mean by that?"
"What do you think I mean?" Fang Xuechang wished he could pry open Han Haoxian's head to see what kind of mush was inside. "If it weren't for the approval from the higher-ups, how would Comrade Xiao Guan dare to dispose of those cow and goat milk privately?"
Besides, do you think everyone is as stupid as you? If Comrade Xiao Guan wanted to embezzle collective assets, why would she take those cow and goat milk and distribute them to the children? Couldn't she have just drunk them secretly herself? Why did she have to make such a big fuss?
Liu Guiying retorted, "She...she must have been trying to bribe the military families in the hospital. Naturally, the military families who benefited wouldn't report her."
Hearing this, Zeng Chunlan shook her head repeatedly in anger, "Liu Guiying, I really don't know what to say to you. Xiao Guan finally did something good for everyone, and you think of her like this? It's really too hurtful!"
"A good thing? I think you only think it's a good thing because you got a share of milk. You were definitely bribed."
Zhang Chunlan ignored her and gently patted Guan Wanxin's hand, saying, "I'm so sorry to have made you laugh."
Guan Wanxin maintained a smile throughout, saying, "It's alright, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest."
"You're saying I'm a bird?" Liu Guiying yelled.
Zhang Zhongwu was really annoyed and immediately yelled, "Shut up! Is this never going to end?! Minister Fang, explain to them what's going on!"
Fang Xuechang nodded. "Everyone, Comrade Xiao Guan disposed of these cow and goat milk with the organization's approval. She had already received permission before bringing them back to distribute to the children, so there was no theft or embezzlement involved!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Peng, standing in the crowd, angrily retorted, "Comrade Xiao Guan not only did not embezzle any collective assets, but she also made selfless contributions!"
Do you know that after she processed all that goat milk and cow milk, she didn't drink a drop herself, but gave some to us soldiers who helped with logistics? She put it all into thermos flasks and brought it back to share with the children in the compound. She just wanted the children to drink more nutritious food so they could grow up healthy!
I never expected you to misunderstand her like this! You even wrote a letter of complaint, accusing her and her partner. You're being completely unreasonable!
After saying that, he turned to look at Guan Wenru and said, "Guan, from today onwards, you should not bring those things back anymore. The commander, the political commissar, and Minister Fang have all agreed that you should handle the remaining milk and goat milk. From now on, you should drink it all yourself and not share it with anyone else!"
These days, doing good deeds and getting reported is outrageous! From now on, you should be a little selfish. No matter what you do, someone will always find fault with you, so you might as well be kinder to yourself!
Upon hearing this, Zeng Chunlan immediately explained, "There are only a few bad-hearted people in our compound. These military families who received milk and goat milk are really grateful to Xiao Guan. No one really thought of reporting her and Regiment Commander He. Moreover, everyone knows that what she brought back was approved. No one really thought of causing trouble for her."
The military families who benefited immediately spoke up, "Yes, yes, I just gave birth a few months ago and didn't have enough breast milk. Thanks to Xiao Guan for bringing back the cow and goat milk, my baby is able to eat and drink to his heart's content. I am truly grateful to Xiao Guan from the bottom of my heart!"
"We are too. Xiao Guan is good to the children in the compound. We military families all see it and remember it."
"That's right! If we had known earlier that someone would use this to report Xiao Guan, we would definitely have stopped them!"
As these military dependents talked, their criticism suddenly turned to Han Haoxian, who had written the whistleblower letter.
Zeng Chunlan spoke first, "Battalion Commander Han, you really are something! You haven't even figured things out yet, how could you write a letter to report Xiao Guan? We're all neighbors, how could you do such a thing?"
"That's right, we're all neighbors in the same courtyard, we see each other all the time, how can you be so mean?"
"That's right, your wife's baby is already a few months along. After your baby is born, Xiao Guan will give you some cow's milk and goat's milk. What's the rush? You want to destroy it now because you can't have it? You're all so wicked!"
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