Chapter 424 Entering the Wrong Room
All the meals were ready by 6:30 in the evening.
The chief and Political Commissar Wang have already arrived, and the other leaders are a step behind.
The leaders of the Tianlai Group included Xu Weijiang, Director of the Political Department, Li Xiangyang, Director of the Logistics Department, and four division commanders, Tai Xide, Dong Laifu, Liu Shihu, and Li Chunlin, as well as their families.
At the banquet held when Lin Qingqing just came to the army, Song Yiyuan only invited people from the group to dinner, and the leadership only invited the two top leaders and Political Commissar Wang.
If the leader and Political Commissar Wang didn't happen to be neighbors, Song Yiyuan might not have shouted.
Because of his military achievements and family background, he didn't need to deliberately build good relationships with the leaders in the army.
But Zhou Lie is different.
Zhou Lie's father was a brigade commander and his mother was the director of the political department. They had connections with the leaders of the 97th Army. If there was a happy event and he didn't invite these leaders to dinner, it would be inappropriate.
Chief of Staff Lu, Director of the Political Department Xu Weijiang, and Minister of Logistics Li Xiangyang also lived in the first row. Together with the leader, Political Commissar Wang, and Song Yiyuan, there were six families living there in total.
The four division commanders lived in the first row.
It was purely accidental that Song Yiyuan was able to live in the first row.
Logically speaking, the first row is where the highest leaders of the army live, because it is close to the entrance and has the best facilities: there are four rooms, the largest courtyard, and a water pump, so there is no need to fetch water from the well.
This courtyard of Song Yiyuan was where the former chief of staff lived.
Three years ago, the former chief of staff was transferred and the courtyard became vacant. Several leaders submitted applications for housing changes. Later, for the sake of fairness, the leader adopted a lottery method.
Xiong Liwen, a family member of teacher Li Linchun, grabbed the note for changing rooms.
She went home with great joy to pack her things and prepare to move.
It happened that Song Yiyuan was transferred to the 97th Army at this time. Grandpa Song called the chief and asked him to allocate a good house to Song Yiyuan in preparation for his future marriage.
If you want to mention a good house, the only one that belongs to the former chief of staff is it.
After the leader and Political Commissar Wang met, they immediately decided to tell Commander Li about this matter while he was moving.
In order to compensate Commander Li's family, the leader specially allocated an extra piece of private land to the Li family.
Commander Li gladly accepted it. He knew that it was difficult for the leader to be caught in the middle. He didn't care what kind of house he lived in. On the contrary, the leader was doing him a favor.
Xiong Liwen, whose joy was dashed, heard that the house was personally wanted by Old Marshal Song. She dared not say anything but kept it in mind.
Previously, Zhang Shufen spread rumors that Lin Qingqing was a hedonist, and Li Yanyan's behavior of deliberately making things difficult for Lin Qingqing was all instigated by Xiong Liwen behind the scenes.
At half past six, all the leaders arrived, holding two wedding gifts in their hands, one to congratulate Zhou Lie on his marriage and the other to congratulate Lin Qingqing on her pregnancy.
Suddenly the yard was bustling with laughter and joy.
Everyone was talking in the yard. Mother Lin took the wedding gift and put it in Xiaomei's room first. As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw a middle-aged woman coming out of Xiaomei's room.
"Comrade, what are you looking for?"
Although Lin's mother was unhappy, she still looked polite.
Xiong Liwen said coldly: "You entered the wrong room."
Lin's mother saw that she was looking at people with a squint, and it was obvious that she was not a good person. She put her things away and locked the door.
It's better to be safe than sorry. If anything goes wrong, my daughter will be worried.
When Lin's mother came back, everyone had already taken their seats. She found Xiong Liwen, who had just 'entered the wrong door', at the table with the female comrades.
She needs to pay more attention to this woman tonight.
At the banquet that day, men and women sat at separate tables. The men's table drank and the dishes were served one after another, while the women's table mainly ate the dishes, and all the dishes and steamed buns were served.
Suddenly, the aroma of various foods and the sound of laughter spread throughout the entire courtyard.
Halfway through the meal, Zhou Lie and Xiaomei, wearing brand new military uniforms, gathered around the table to toast.
Sitting on Lin Qingqing's right was Aunt Wang from the chief's family, and on her left was You Manhua, the political commissar's wife.
Aunt Wang's face was full of smiles, but she said with a tone of regret: "Qingqing, when you go to Kyoto to give birth, we won't be able to see these four lovely children."
Xiuhong took a bite of the food and said with deep regret: "I wonder how many of the four children are boys and how many are girls."
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Whether it's one 'good' character or two 'good' characters, Team Leader Song and Qingqing will definitely have a son and a daughter this time."
Zhang Xiaoli nodded: "When I was afraid, Team Leader Song's mouth was crooked with laughter."
The leader at the next table heard this and winked at the other leaders.
The Chief of Staff and the four division commanders all raised their glasses: "For such a happy occasion, Team Leader Song Tian should have a few more drinks."
Song Yiyuan was indeed happy that day, and he didn't mind that these people were blatantly trying to force him to drink, so he took the drinks one by one and drank them.
On the ladies' side, everyone was speculating about the genders of Lin Qingqing's four children, three boys and one girl, one boy and one girl, one girl and three boys...
It's almost time to place a bet.
Xiong Liwen held the big white steamed bun and picked up several pieces of food with chopsticks. She chewed very quickly and looked hungry.
Now she wanted to separate herself from the harmonious atmosphere and plug her ears with cotton. She didn't want to listen to everyone's expectations for the baby in Lin Qingqing's belly, nor did she want to listen to the men's table praising Song Yiyuan.
Why does Song Yiyuan always get all the good things?
She was angry.
Treat the steamed bun as if it were Song Yiyuan.
Mother Lin smiled as she chatted with Grandma Honghua while eating, and she had glanced at Xiong Liwen several times.
She was now certain that there was something wrong with this woman.
That expression is not right. This is the expression of a woman who is planning something bad.
In her village, she had seen many cases of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, and sisters-in-law playing tricks on each other. They looked like good people in public, but they played cruel tricks behind the scenes without shedding blood.
She thought about the pile of things in Xiaomei's room. If this woman reported it, she would find out the truth.
She will tell her daughter about this after dinner.
Find a place to hide these things.
But where can I hide?
Could it be possible to dig it up and bury it?
No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't find anything suitable.
Oh, she was so anxious.
"Qingqing's mother, eat some vegetables."
Seeing that Mother Lin was in a daze and not eating any vegetables, Grandma Honghua reminded her with concern.
Mother Lin glanced at Xiong Liwen and waved to Grandma Honghua.
Grandma Honghua put down her chopsticks and moved closer.
Lin's mother whispered in her ear what she had discovered.
The yard was very noisy, and the conversation between the two people was completely drowned out. Only Granny Honghua could hear it.
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