Liu Wangchun thought about Xia Anyan's words carefully and realized that they made a lot of sense.
She nodded: "Okay, then I'll go back tonight."
It was still early, and Xia Anyan didn't want her to go back so soon, so she invited Liu Wangchun to have lunch together.
"Oh, sister, let's not eat here. I need to get back early. We can eat together next time, next time I come."
How could Xia Anyan let her leave like that?
If we go back now, how can the grand show continue?
Without saying a word, she took Liu Wangchun back to the courtyard, called Wang Chunlan and Li Cuihua, and the four of them went to the state-run restaurant.
At that time, state-run restaurants were also public property, and there was only one salesperson at a small window.
A blackboard hung next to the small window, with a few lines of text written on it.
Today's menu: Braised pork belly, braised carp with vinegar, four-happiness meatballs, stewed pork hock, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar...
The dishes on the menu are all made based on the chef's mood.
Looking at all the meat dishes and vegetables we have today, and how delicious they all are, I can tell the chef must be in a great mood.
Moreover, they arrived quite early, when there weren't many people around, so there was definitely still plenty of meat and vegetables left over.
Xia Anyan asked Wang Chunlan and Li Cuihua to stay with Liu Wangchun while she went to order the food.
She only came back to sit down after she had ordered all the dishes.
Then, I heard Wang Chunlan's rambling.
"Oh dear, Sister Liu, you have no idea what our supply and marketing cooperative is like here. It's really an eyesore."
"Just today, when Xia and I went to buy fabric..."
"Hey, Sister Chunlan," Xia Anyan quickly called out to her, not letting her continue, "We're here to eat, so let's talk about something happy. We can continue our conversation after we finish eating."
She was afraid that if she told him now, Liu Wangchun wouldn't even eat and would just turn back.
She wanted Liu Wangchun to know about this, but if she knew too early, she would definitely have wild thoughts on her way back. What if something happened?
Wang Chunlan couldn't understand why Xia Anyan would try to stop her.
But since I don't want her to talk about the dirty things over there, I'll talk about something else.
Liu Wangchun didn't really want to hear about the supply and marketing cooperative; she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist and would expose her identity again.
Although she thought these people were all pretty good, it couldn't stop her from seeing too many people trying to use her connections to get ahead.
She was extremely tired.
Also, the fabric-selling area was managed by her sister-in-law, and she didn't really want to hear anything bad about her sister-in-law from other people.
Xia Anyan's intervention at this moment, and her change of topic, was actually quite good.
"Oh, right, someone's coming to our compound in a couple of days," Wang Chunlan suddenly said, clapping her hands.
The people present were all taken aback by her sudden outburst, but they were also quite surprised.
What kind of person could make Wang Chunlan suddenly become so excited?
Xia Anyan glanced at Li Cuihua and found that she also looked confused.
So, even Li Cuihua didn't know about this.
Wang Chunlan chuckled: "Don't underestimate Cuihua. She doesn't know about this either. You could say that right now, the only people in the entire hospital who know about it, besides the leaders, are probably me."
Her words only fueled everyone's curiosity.
Even Liu Wangchun was very curious.
Seeing that Wang Chunlan was still smug, Li Cuihua rolled her eyes at her and said, "Alright, hurry up and tell us. Everyone is waiting for you here, and you're still putting on airs. If you don't explain properly, you won't be eating later; you'll just be watching us eat."
Wang Chunlan became anxious.
"Oh, come on, tell me! I just wanted to keep you in suspense and let you guess. Why are you getting so impatient?"
"I only heard about this from my superiors in the military a couple of days ago."
Wang Chunlan went to see the leaders a few days ago and talked about wanting to move to a different residential compound.
Her family is quite large, and they are really running out of space, so she wants to apply to her supervisor to move to a slightly larger place.
Logically, her husband should have handled this matter, but he was afraid of trouble and worried that contacting his superiors would leave a bad impression, so he kept putting it off.
Wang Chunlan was an impatient person and couldn't wait, so she went to her supervisor herself to apply for permission.
When she arrived, she happened to overhear the leader talking about this.
"I didn't mean to overhear, but the leader's voice wasn't quiet, so I heard it. The leader didn't tell me to keep it a secret, so I guess I can tell you about this as gossip, right?" Wang Chunlan asked in a low voice, but you could tell she was really holding it in.
Xia Anyan and Li Cuihua exchanged a glance, their lips twitching.
Indeed, no gag order was issued. Since no one else knew about this, only Wang Chunlan herself knew. If it got out, the leaders would be the first to guess who spread it.
Sigh, all I can say is that Wang Chunlan really doesn't have a brain.
If she were to run into someone with ulterior motives, they might sell her off, and she'd probably still be happily counting the money for them.
Not only Xia Anyan thought of this, but Li Cuihua did too.
She gave Wang Chunlan a look, signaling her not to talk nonsense.
But Wang Chunlan was too smug and didn't notice the subtle hints Li Cuihua gave her. She directly revealed the other person's identity.
"Have you heard of the pillar of the Southern Province Cultural Troupe?"
As she spoke, she looked at Xia Anyan and Li Cuihua.
The two men shook their heads.
One of them used to work as a capitalist's daughter in Shanghai.
Someone living in a compound, constantly taking care of children and the elderly, how could they possibly know what's going on in the southern province?
"Oh dear, wasn't our old commander transferred? When the new commander arrived, he was alone. Weren't we all curious about why?"
Upon hearing this, Li Cuihua also remembered it.
Some time ago, Division Commander Zhou was transferred to another place, and later another division commander was transferred in. His surname was Cui. He was not very old, but he looked somewhat frightening.
He looks fierce and doesn't like to smile, making people shiver when they see him.
At the time, many people were gossiping behind his back, saying that Commander Cui had scared his wife away because of his fierce appearance.
The problem is, some people actually believed this unreliable rumor.
From then on, everyone assumed that Commander Cui had no lover, and some even tried to introduce him to someone, but nothing came of it, and they didn't know why.
"So, the person you just mentioned is Commander Cui's lover?" Li Cuihua asked in disbelief.
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