When Lin Wei went downstairs, three people were talking in the yard.
"Did you see clearly just now? The appearance of Deputy Battalion Commander Zong's wife, wow, no wonder he likes her so much," the military wife in the floral shirt said with envy, "How do you think she maintains such fair skin? It's glowing."
The man in the floral shirt glanced at Gao Xiu Lian as he spoke. If she hadn't been concerned about the fact that they all lived in the family quarters and saw each other every day, she really wanted to ask, "You just said that Deputy Battalion Commander Renzong had poor eyesight. Are you embarrassed now?"
Although she didn't ask about the floral shirt, they had known each other for a long time. Gao Xiulian could see what she meant. Her face turned cold and she said, "The one that glows is called a light bulb. Besides, what's the point of having fair skin? She looks skinny and you can tell she's not blessed!"
The man in the floral shirt couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.
She just couldn't stand Gao Xiulian's behavior. If you told her one thing, she would say another thing. Once you told her another thing, she would start talking about another thing. Is it so difficult to admit that you are inferior to others? You have to be so stubborn!
She wanted to say something else, but when she saw the figure appearing in the main room, she swallowed her words and walked over to him and said with a smile, "Did we disturb you by coming here?"
"How could that be?" Lin Wei also had a smile on her face and welcomed the person into the living room and sat him down.
But after everyone sat down, she remembered that there was no tea or water at home to entertain the guests, so she said apologetically: "We just arrived and haven't had time to light a fire to boil water, so maybe..."
"It's okay, it's okay. We just drank several glasses of water at her house. We're not thirsty." The woman in the floral shirt waved her hand quickly. Then she remembered that she hadn't introduced herself yet. She slapped her forehead and said, "I almost forgot. My name is Wang Fangli. My husband is in the same regiment as Deputy Battalion Commander Zong."
After introducing herself, she pointed at Gao Xiulian and said, "This is Comrade Gao Xiulian. Her husband is Deputy Commander Zhao of the Second Regiment. This is Li Qin. Her husband is also from the Second Regiment."
After Wang Fangli's introduction, Lin Wei had a general understanding of the three people.
Wang Fangli is the most talkative of the three. Judging from the way she speaks, she should be the easiest to get along with, but the other two should have been pulled over by her.
Gao Xiu Lian was a little proud of her status. When Wang Fangli mentioned that her husband was the deputy head of the group, she straightened her back unconsciously, said nothing, and just nodded at her. It was obvious that she was not very willing to come.
Judging from her appearance, Li Qin should be the youngest and the most silent of the three. Maybe it's because Gao Xiulian's husband is her husband's boss, so she would unconsciously look at Gao Xiulian's reaction when she spoke.
Moreover, Wang Fangli just said that they were chatting next door, and now she said that she had just drunk tea at Gao Xiu Lian's house. Obviously, Gao Xiu Lian was a neighbor living on the left side of her house. Old shígG Dujia
The reason why Lin Wei was sure it was on the left and not at the back was mainly because when she came over, she saw someone sitting in the yard behind, and she saw clearly that it was not Gao Xiu Lian.
Lin Wei felt a little headache when she thought of this. Although the family quarters were small, it was easy to visit any family and there was no need to worry about no one visiting. But the neighbors in front, behind, left and right are always different. They are so close that you see them every day. If you meet someone who is easy to get along with, the relationship will be closer than that of ordinary neighbors. But if you meet someone who is difficult to talk to, there will be a lot of trouble.
I hope Gao Xiulian is just difficult to get along with, not difficult to talk to.
Although she was worried, Lin Wei still had a smile on her face and introduced herself: "My name is Lin Wei, Shuangmulin, Wei of the crape myrtle flower."
Gao Xiulian nodded calmly, still looking indifferent. Li Qin smiled at Lin Wei without saying anything. The most supportive of the three was Wang Fangli: "Lin Wei, this name is really nice."
"Your name is nice too." Lin Wei said with a smile.
"Really?" Wang Fangli said happily, "By the way, I'm 26 years old. How old are you?"
Lin Wei replied, "I am twenty-three years old."
"Then I'll call you Xiao Lin out of courtesy," Wang Fangli said, looking up and looking around. "I have to say, this house looks really real after it was painted."
"You can't spend so much money on something that looks good!" Gao Xiulian snorted coldly, then turned to Lin Wei and said, "Xiao Lin, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but the houses allocated to us by the army are not uninhabitable. Why spend so much extra money to make them so fancy? Look at the walls you painted, the toilets and bathrooms you built, it's a waste in my opinion."
Well, Gao Xiu Lian is not only difficult to talk to, she is also nosy and likes to meddle in other people's business!
Lin Wei's expression faded: "Comrade Gao, although your family lives by the sea, we just met. It's inappropriate for you to come to my house and give me orders, right?"
"What do you mean by pointing fingers? I'm just reminding you out of kindness!" Gao Xiulian felt that Lin Wei was very ungrateful, and her tone became even more sharp, "A great man once said that corruption and waste are great crimes. You should reflect on yourself!"
Lin Wei laughed angrily: "Don't accuse me! Did you see me taking public needles or people's thread? If not, what basis do you have to say that I am corrupt and that I have committed a serious crime?"
Gao Xiulian stood up angrily: "When did I say you were corrupt? I said you were extravagant and wasteful! Wasting is a crime!"
Lin Wei was not afraid of her. She stood up and asked back in a louder voice, "I wear my clothes even though the cuffs are torn. When I eat, I always finish every grain of rice left in my bowl. What right do you have to accuse me of being extravagant and wasteful?"
"You haven't even moved in yet, but you're already painting the walls and building the toilet. How dare you say you're not extravagant?"
"Is it extravagance and waste to paint the walls and build a toilet? If you say so, the army should simply not provide maintenance subsidies to the officers' families who live in the old houses. It's a waste to repair them anyway! And the toilets in every house in the row house should be demolished. Why use the toilet? It's such a waste!"
Lin Wei's words just sounded sarcastic, but if they were to get out, Gao Xiulian's hatred would be aggravated, and all the military families would hate her to death.
Apparently Gao Xiulian also realized this and was shaking with anger: "When did I ever say that the army shouldn't provide maintenance subsidies?"
"Yes, the army can provide maintenance subsidies, but we can't use this money to repair the house. Otherwise, it would be extravagant and wasteful, which is a crime, right?"
"I didn't say that!"
Lin Wei acted confused and said, "You said that I was wasting money by building a toilet in the house, but when I asked you whether it was wasteful to build a house or to have a separate toilet, you said you didn't mean that. Then I don't understand. Do you think these two actions are wasteful, or do you just dislike me and come to pick a fight with me?"
Of course Gao Xiulian would never admit the former. Once she nodded, she would offend a lot of people, even if her husband was the deputy head of the group. But she couldn't admit the latter either, otherwise if the matter got out, her reputation would be ruined.
In the end, Gao Xiu Lian could only flee, using the excuse that something happened at home.
After Gao Xiu Lian left, Li Qin also left in a hurry, leaving only Wang Fangli looking at Lin Wei with shining eyes.
Wang Fangli had been unhappy with Gao Xiulian for a long time. Even though she was the wife of their division commander, she was always very kind when talking to other military wives like her, and never felt that she was superior to others just because her husband had a high rank.
Gao Xiu Lian is different. Her husband is just a deputy group leader, but he always puts on a high rank and insists that everyone flatter her.
She had no other intention in instigating Gao Xiu Lian to come to the Zong family this time. She just couldn't stand Gao Xiu Lian's ordinary yet confident appearance and wanted to see her get slapped in the face.
But she didn't expect Lin Wei to be so strong in fighting, and she made Gao Xiu Lian flee in panic.
Thinking of Gao Xiulian's anxious look, Wang Fangli looked at Lin Wei with not only shining eyes, but admiration.
From Lin Wei's perspective, Gao Xiulian is indeed a bit selfish and likes to boss people around. Living next to her will probably lead to friction in the future.
But if Wang Fangli hadn't instigated Gao Xiu Lian to come over, she wouldn't have quarreled with others before she had a clear understanding of the situation in the family quarters, and things would not have gotten to the point now.
Now Wang Fangli has had enough of the drama, but she has also offended Gao Xiulian.
Although Lin Wei is not afraid of trouble, she can't help but feel a headache when she thinks of the deputy head of the group behind Gao Xiulian.
Therefore, she was in no mood to continue entertaining Wang Fangli, so she said in a cold tone: "I have something else to do at home, you see..."
Wang Fangli was not a tactless person. She understood the meaning of Lin Wei's words and quickly said, "It's almost time. I should go back too." After a pause, she said, "I'm sorry for what happened just now. I really didn't expect Sister Gao to be like this."
Things have come to this, what else can Lin Wei say? She shook her head and said, "It's okay."
Wang Fangli nodded and said, "Then I'll come to play with you another day." Then she left.
Watching Wang Fangli walk out of the yard, Lin Wei turned around and saw Zong Shao standing at the stairs. She was startled and asked, "When did you come down?"
"It's been a while."
"Did you hear me arguing with Gao Xiulian?"
“Yes.”
Lin Wei asked: "Then why don't you come down and support me?"
Zong Shao: “…”
When he heard the noise downstairs getting louder, he wanted to come down to support his wife, but before he even reached the first floor, he heard her arguing with Gao Xiu Lian, leaving her speechless, so he stopped.
In fact, Lin Wei just asked casually and had no real intention of picking a fight with Zong Shao.
Today's quarrel was entirely instigated by Gao Xiulian. No matter how angry or aggrieved she was in the end, Lin Wei was always right when she told others about it.
But if Zong Shao got involved, the situation would become like the couple teaming up to bully others, and they would become unreasonable.
It's just right now. If Gao Xiulian's husband is a smart man, he shouldn't, at least not openly, hold a grudge against her for this and go find trouble with Zong Shao.
Thinking of this, Lin Wei specifically asked, "I have offended Gao Xiulian. Will her man make things difficult for you in the future?"
Zong Shao said, "It's okay." Then he asked them what they had just said.
Lin Wei did not hide anything, nor did she exaggerate, and repeated the conversation between the two of them.
The more Zong Shao listened, the deeper his frown grew. He did not make the decision to build a toilet and a kitchen on a whim. He asked the logistics personnel for details before the construction started and also reported it to his superiors.
He paid for the overspending on house renovation himself and did not take a penny more from the army. When the leaders found out, they didn't say anything to him, so Gao Xiu Lian had no right to meddle in other people's business.
Not to mention that Gao Xiulian wasted money all the time and committed crimes all the time. If it weren't for his wife's sharp tongue, his whole family would have suffered if this hat had been put on her.
Seeing that Zong Shao didn't look well, Lin Wei hesitated: "Are you really okay?"
Zong Shao nodded affirmatively, but seeing that Lin Wei was still worried, he said thoughtfully: "I will find time to talk to Deputy Captain Zhao about this matter."
Lin Wei was finally relieved: "Yeah."
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