Zhan Chunlan felt like she was a black koi fish; Chen Rong had been happily mailing a letter just a few days ago, but today she came to work crying.
"What's wrong with her?" Zhan Chunlan asked Ma Yan at the sewing machine counter in a whisper.
"I just arrived too, I don't know yet," she replied softly. The two looked at each other somewhat awkwardly. The main reason they were so familiar with each other was because they had similar personalities; they both liked lively atmospheres but wouldn't actively seek them out.
Their faces were now filled with curiosity: Could someone please tell us what exactly happened?
"I heard she broke up with her boyfriend." Xiao Hong, who worked at the radio counter, had arrived a little earlier and overheard some snippets of conversation, which was just the right moment to clear things up for the two of them.
"Huh? Why? Wasn't she happily mailing the letter just a few days ago? That letter probably hasn't even arrived yet, right?" Zhan Chunlan was a little sad. No way, she had just finished lamenting that her favorite couple had already broken up?
"I don't know the specific reason either, I just overheard it from a distance." After all, he was a gay man, so he couldn't go up to that group of women. He could only stand on the outside and try to piece together the truth of the matter.
"Discard the gunpowder." Ma Yan was closer to Xiao Hong and could joke around with him freely.
Zhan Chunlan somewhat agreed, but because they weren't familiar with each other, she hesitated to speak up: How can there only be a conclusion without a process?
Director Hu heard the commotion in the store and rushed out to check the situation. He saw that many sales clerks were not selling their goods properly at their counters, but instead were gathered together chattering and making a mess. The customers who came to buy things were also unhappy. Although their attitude was not good before, at least they could buy things. Today, they were not selling anything at all, but were gathered around a crying little girl, and he didn't know what they were doing.
If we hadn't been so strict with their discipline beforehand, we would have started arguing.
"What are you all doing huddled together at work?" Seeing this scene, he was about to explode: "This is a department store, not a vegetable market. What are you all arguing about? If you don't want to work here, then get out! If you don't want to work here, there are plenty of other people who will!"
The scene immediately quieted down, and the sales staff quickly returned to their posts, and the department store finally returned to order.
As Director Hu left, he gave Chen Rong a deep look, but said nothing, and turned to go upstairs.
Zhan Chunlan also noticed that among the crowd of shoppers, several people were looking at Director Hu with longing eyes, their lips trembling as if to say, "If she won't do it, I can!"
Several people even jogged a few steps in the direction Director Hu left, eager to seize the opportunity by taking advantage of him.
"I found out..." Just before it was time to leave work, Ma Yan suddenly ran over and whispered in Zhan Chunlan's ear.
It is said that she is Chen Rong's cousin, one year older than Zhan Chunlan, but like her, she is in her second year of high school and has not yet found a job.
The guy Chen Rong was supposed to be introduced to was someone her family wanted to arrange for her to marry, but they didn't want her to go to the countryside, so they found her a blind date.
She had agreed beforehand, but on the day of the wedding, she changed her mind because the man was a soldier and she didn't want to be alone in her hometown taking care of his parents after marriage.
Having exhausted all other options, Chen Rong's family asked her if she would be willing to give it a try.
Later, everyone found out that she went, and both sides were very satisfied. They communicated by letter for a long time, and some time ago, it was even rumored that the two were going to get married. Chen Rong said that he had already submitted the marriage application, and as long as the review was successful, they could get married.
In his last reply, he asked her about her preferences and said he would bring her to his military base to live with him.
As a result, during this lull, her cousin heard that he was a battalion commander and that family members could accompany him to the military base, and she regretted it.
She stayed home all day, and demanded that Chen Rong return her boyfriend to her.
Fortunately, Chen Rong's family members are all reasonable, and no one sided with her.
She started tantrums at home, saying that the whole family was biased, even her own mother was biased, and that such a good potential partner wouldn't be introduced to her. Her family just thought she was going crazy and no one paid any attention to her.
As a result, she secretly intercepted the letter he sent and even went to the military base through the address on the letter, saying that he had slept with her when he went back to meet her on a blind date last time, and now he had abandoned her after starting the affair, so she came to the military base to make him take responsibility.
"Huh? She's that bold?" Zhan Chunlan was genuinely surprised. She wouldn't even dare to hear about something like this, even if she dared to do it herself. She's got some serious ideas!
“Who can argue with that? With such perseverance, what can’t you succeed at?” Ma Yan was also somewhat incredulous when she first heard about this. In this day and age, those words could really kill someone, not only the other person but also herself.
"But she's very clever. She made a scene right at the entrance of the military base so everyone would know. I heard that in order to quell the incident as soon as possible, the military leaders forced them to get married. I guess that man's future is pretty much over."
At this point, Ma Yan still felt a little sad. Chen Rong's sister got what she wanted, but she ruined two people's lives, especially the man. She ruined his future, and she didn't know how they would live together in the future.
"Don't the troops investigate? This matter could be clarified with just a little investigation." Zhan Chunlan was still not used to such a simple and crude way of handling things. Apart from that female comrade, no one was satisfied.
"Do you think the military doesn't know? They've already reached the marriage review stage. The situation of both parties, especially Chen Rong's family, is already on the leaders' desks." Ma Yan also felt sorry for Chen Rong, guessing that the people who gossiped about her had already analyzed it, so she could accept it: "Her cousin made a big fuss, and the local public opinion is quite bad. The people don't know the truth of the matter. She won't leave until she gets married. The leaders have no choice but to cut the Gordian knot. After all, compared to the image of the military, personal gains and losses are not worth considering, unless he doesn't want to continue working in the military."
Sigh~ Chen Rong left early today too. She wasn't feeling well today, and it's already quite remarkable that she managed to come to work.
She didn't designate anyone to help her at the counter; almost everyone was helping her today, and she knew it, but she couldn't say much. She could only repay them in her future work.
Li Xiuxiu and Fan Hongying's first reaction upon hearing this was surprise: "Wow, so brave!"
That's why they're friends; they all think pretty much the same thing.
Fan Hongying thought even more deeply. Her brother was in the army, though not yet a battalion commander, but what if: "Then I need to write to my brother right away and tell him to be careful when he goes on blind dates, so he doesn't end up with someone else."
"No, isn't your brother coming back from his blind date?" Li Xiuxiu asked, somewhat puzzled. Shouldn't blind dates be arranged by family members? How could someone arrange it themselves?
Fan Hongying answered with confidence, always having boundless faith in herself and her family: "Is it possible that my brother is highly valued by his superiors, and they might introduce him to female colleagues?"
Zhan Chunlan nodded. "It's fine if you haven't thought about it. But if you have, a leader will definitely help you get a recommendation: 'Write more if you want to. Tell him never to jump into the water to save people, especially when a woman falls in! If you're not interested in women, stay away from them. I've heard so many stories like this, it's hard to explain.'"
Fan Hongying immediately took out a pen and notebook, taking notes as she asked, "Okay, I've written it all down. Anything else?"
"Also... don't loiter around widows' homes, and don't help them just because they're pitiful; and definitely don't go looking for trouble with the sisters, nieces, or cousins of military wives. Stay away from these people now, and you'll thank me when you're dating someone later." It wasn't that Zhan Chunlan thought too badly of people; the others were alright, but the Fan family was the main character. The eldest brother was probably the male lead in a military novel, so their story was bound to be epic and full of ups and downs.
"Hmm, is there anything else?" Fan Hongying wrote furiously, she had never been this serious when taking notes in class at school.
Seeing her eager expression, Li Xiuxiu hesitated for a moment: "Should I take notes?"
"What are you remembering? Your brother is already married, isn't he?" Zhan Chunlan was almost amused by her silly and cute appearance. Not to mention her older brothers at home, her sister-in-law already had two children. Why do you still remember these things?
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