It was lunchtime, and the young wives and elderly women in the residential compound were all sitting at the door.
While chatting about this and that, they busied themselves preparing lunch.
"Look, look! The police are coming!" someone exclaimed.
Following the direction the man was pointing, they saw police officers escorting an elderly woman toward the regimental commander's building.
"Whose family is that military dependent?" The question came from a young woman who had just come to live with the military this year.
She had only been in the family compound for less than a month when she saw this and couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.
In the end, it was Aunt Xu who cleared up her confusion: "That person is Deputy Regiment Commander Lei's mother."
"That's true."
Another older woman also recognized the person, but she was somewhat puzzled.
"What has Granny Lei done to deserve this huge commotion?"
As soon as these words were spoken, someone clicked their tongue a few times, "Don't you know?"
"What do you know?" Everyone looked at Granny Qian with curiosity.
Granny Qian was known as the know-it-all in the family compound; there was nothing she didn't know.
“Come here, come here, I have something to tell you.”
Granny Qian waved her hand, and once everyone's faces were close together, she lowered her voice and spoke.
“I saw her holding a child at the entrance of the family compound, crying and making a scene while pulling on Officer Xu. Later, Deputy Regiment Commander Lei also came.”
"I didn't hear what they said, but Deputy Regiment Commander Lei kowtowed to his mother three times with a loud thud."
"Did you kowtow?"
"Of course! Deputy Regiment Commander Lei almost scraped his forehead."
"Later, the police came and took them all away."
Just as everyone was listening with great interest, a woman asked in confusion.
"It's not that serious over something like this. I saw that Deputy Regiment Commander Lei's mother is still handcuffed."
"You wouldn't know this, would you?" Granny Qian said, her voice brimming with excitement.
Even she herself didn't expect that when she came back from shopping in town that day, she would run into Aunt Lei again.
At that time, Aunt Lei was crying and sobbing at the entrance of the police station, and Granny Qian went over to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, she actually heard a shocking piece of gossip!
She told her family about it when she got home that day, but her son was afraid of getting into trouble.
She was sternly warned several times not to tell anyone.
God knows how much Aunt Qian has been holding it in these past few days!
Now that the police have brought the person over, Aunt Qian has nothing to worry about anymore.
"Do you remember the conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law five years ago?"
"How could I not remember!"
Back then, this matter caused quite a stir in the family compound. Everyone who heard about it couldn't help but say that even an upright official can't settle family disputes.
Seeing the curious looks on the faces of the newly arrived young women, the older woman who had been talking to them said a few more words.
"Five years ago, Deputy Regiment Commander Lei's wife miscarried at home. One side said that her mother-in-law pushed her on purpose, while the other side said that the daughter-in-law slipped and fell."
"Because of this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are at each other's throats, and Director Pan has come to mediate countless times!"
ah?
Is that true?!
The newly arrived young wives looked at each other, their eyes instantly igniting with gossip.
"Auntie, was it a fall or a push?"
The old woman pursed her lips. "Who knows? Everyone has their own version of events, but nobody has any evidence."
At this moment, Granny Qian smiled calmly and said, "There was no evidence before, but it's hard to say now."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over.
Judging from this, Granny Qian must know something.
"Oh, if you know, just tell me already, why are you keeping me in suspense?"
At this moment, Granny Qian patted her trouser leg and said, "This matter cannot be explained in a few words. Let's go and see for ourselves."
The others looked at each other after hearing this.
In the end, they all followed.
By this time, the area near Deputy Regiment Commander Lei's house was already crowded with military dependents who wanted to watch the spectacle.
Upon seeing the police officers approaching, the crowd spontaneously stepped aside, making way for them.
Aunt Lei remained calm throughout the journey, but the moment she stepped into the courtyard, she suddenly clutched her chest and collapsed to the ground.
When she looked up again, her eyes were already brimming with tears.
This sudden turn of events left the police officers completely bewildered.
Could this old lady's ancestors have been opera singers?
Why do tears come so suddenly?
Xu Mingjuan was already used to this.
She glanced at Hu Meili and said helplessly, "Just wait, she's about to put on a big show..."
Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Lei looked over with red eyes.
"Second brother, you're an officer now! You've made something of yourself! You've even married a city girl! Are you going to forget your roots?"
"I'm a widow who raised you brothers and sisters single-handedly, do you know how hard it was for me?"
"What have I done to offend you so much that you two hate me so much!"
"For the sake of this woman, you disown your own mother and now you want to send me to jail!"
"Second brother, have you lost your conscience?"
"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have preferred to kill myself when your father died."
These words sparked a flurry of discussion among the crowd.
Some people advised Aunt Lei to be more open-minded, while others sighed.
"Every family has its own troubles. It must have been really tough for her, a widow, to raise so many children."
"That's right, how can a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law not bicker?"
"Besides, there are no bad parents in the world! No matter how bad a mother is, she is still the one who gave birth to him and raised him."
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