When Gao Xiulian came out of the state-owned hotel, it was already completely dark. However, at this point, every household in the family quarters had their lights on, and the lights on the roads were not.
But when she walked to the back of her house and looked inside through the back window, she was a little puzzled. It was only a little after eight o'clock, and her family members should not go to bed so early.
But Gao Xiulian didn't think much about it. She walked around to the front yard and pushed the door open to enter the house. When she turned on the light, she screamed and asked loudly: "Why did you turn off the light downstairs? It scared me to death!"
It turned out that after the living room was lit up, Zhao Feng was sitting in the middle of the living room.
Gao Xiu Lian took off the Liberation shoes she had been wearing all day at the door. Although it was convenient to work in these shoes, they were also stuffy and uncomfortable after standing all day. While taking off her shoes, Gao Xiulian asked, "Are the children asleep? Aren't you usually a hands-off boss? Why are you so diligent today?" As she looked up, she saw Zhao Feng's face was gloomy and the smile on his face froze. Hesitantly, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"
It was not until this time that Zhao Feng spoke: "What did you do today?" His tone was very gloomy.
Gao Xiu Lian's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly realized that although she had done something wrong today, Principal Feng had promised not to report it, so there was no reason for Zhao Feng to know.
Thinking of this, she asked, "What else can I do besides work?"
"You can do so many things!" Zhao Feng suddenly shouted, "Gao Xiulian, you are so capable that you can take time out of work to go to the military primary school to make slanderous reports!"
Gao Xiulian was shocked by the yelling, and her first reaction was to deny: "When did I slander Lin Wei? It's not true!"
"When did I mention Lin Wei? How do you know who I was talking about?" Zhao Feng asked, and seeing Gao Xiulian still shaking her head, he asked angrily, "You still want to deny it! Is there a single word of truth in your mouth?"
Gao Xiulian's temper has never been good. As soon as she came back, she was questioned by Zhao Feng. She couldn't stand it anymore and said with her neck stiffened: "Yes! I went to report Lin Wei, but I didn't do it on purpose!"
"You didn't mean it? Then what are you?"
"I am, I am..." Gao Xiulian did it on purpose. She couldn't think of a reason for a moment. When she was stuck, she suddenly remembered her explanation to Principal Feng and the others, and said loudly, "It's Xiaomei! If she hadn't said that the injury on her hand was caused by Lin Wei, why would I go to the school to ask for an explanation out of pity for her!" She also complained to Zhao Feng, "You are out every day and don't care about anything at home. How would you know what happened at home..."
"I didn't know? Did I not know that Xiaomei's hand was injured, or did I not know that she told us at the time that the injury on her hand was caused by pulling weeds? I've told you a lie a hundred times, and you believe it yourself, right?" Looking at the woman in front of him with her mouth wide open, Zhao Feng asked angrily, "You still have the nerve to mention Xiaomei? She's your own daughter. You know that if your lies are exposed and spread out, you will get into trouble. Then how come you don't know what will happen to a seven-year-old child who has a reputation for lying?"
Gao Xiulian had indeed deceived even herself, so when Zhao Feng exposed her, she panicked: "I didn't..."
"You still dare to say you didn't do it! Do you want me to invite Principal Feng over and let her confront you before you dare to admit what you did?"
Without waiting for Gao Xiulian to speak, Zhao Feng answered himself, "No, you won't admit it. You will still quibble! Even now, you still don't think you are wrong."
Zhao Feng's voice gradually became lower and his head gradually drooped.
Gao Xiulian was panicking. She thought she should say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth to make a sound, she was interrupted by Zhao Feng: "I will apply for a new house."
Gao Xiulian was stunned and blurted out, "We live well here, why do we need to move?"
There are only a few empty houses left in the family quarters. Not only are they old houses, but they are also not as big as the one they live in now. Moreover, due to years of disrepair, there is not much that is in good condition from the inside to the outside.
She didn't want to change.
Zhao Feng smiled at Gao Xiulian's matter-of-fact tone, but soon turned cold again: "Why do I need to change houses? Because of you! If you weren't always staring at Lin Wei, reporting her work today and quarreling with her tomorrow, I would live well here. Why should I change houses?"
Gao Xiulian refused to admit it: "When did I always stare at her? I was, I was..."
Zhao Feng asked sarcastically, "Why? Are you going to say you love your daughter again? Not only did you force her to lie, but because she didn't tell you the truth, you even didn't give her lunch. How dare you say you love your daughter?"
"When did I not give her food? Who told you? Was it Zhao Mei?" Gao Xiulian jumped up immediately, "She was the one who told me to report Lin Wei, wasn't she? How could I be so unlucky to raise such a daughter——"
"Gao Xiulian, that's enough!" Zhao Feng stood up and shouted, "You are still lying! Do you want me to go to the state-owned restaurants and ask them to help you recall whether you fed your children today? You still have the nerve to say that you are unlucky. In my opinion, my daughter is unlucky to have a mother like you!"
This touched Gao Xiulian's bottom line, and she yelled, "Zhao Feng!"
Facing her roar, Zhao Feng remained indifferent. He sat back on the stool and said with a sullen face, "Gao Xiulian, I'm telling you, I'm here to inform you of the result, not to discuss it with you. If you don't want to change houses, I'll give you two choices. One is that I apply for demobilization and return to my hometown, and the other is that you go back to your hometown by yourself."
Gao Xiulian couldn't believe it: "You want to send me back to my hometown?"
"I can also apply for transfer and go back with you." Zhao Feng repeated the option he gave.
Feeling the toughness of Zhao Feng's attitude, Gao Xiu Lian gradually lost her temper and began to think about his career change.
If it was half a year ago, when Zhao Feng said he wanted to retire and return to his hometown, Gao Xiulian would definitely not agree. She had not yet shown off her power as the deputy regiment commander's wife and did not want to go back to her hometown.
But things have been going badly for her recently. Not only is she disliked by everyone, but she was also sent to wash vegetables in the kitchen of a state-owned restaurant. She began to waver.
She had heard from people that if a deputy regimental commander transferred to civilian work, if luck was good, he could go to a municipal agency or a state-owned factory to become a leader. If luck was bad, he could only go to a county agency or a state-owned factory, but he could only become the first or second in command.
Gao Xiu Lian felt that since he was already one of the top leaders in the unit, and as his wife, it would be no problem for her to work in the office below as a clerk or a small leader.
Between being a junior leader in an office and washing vegetables in a restaurant kitchen, even a fool would know which one to choose.
Gao Xiulian said: "Then you should apply for transfer to civilian work." She didn't want to live in a shabby house.
Zhao Feng said calmly, "Okay, I'll call home tomorrow and ask my mom to clean up the house where we'll get married. As for the children, they'll live with us first. When conditions improve, we'll build two more houses for them to live in."
Gao Xiulian felt something was wrong: "What do you mean? Can't you get a job in a good unit in the county after you are demobilized and return to your hometown?"
"Do you think I would dare to transfer to a good unit in the county with your temper that offends people everywhere?" Zhao Feng asked back, "Rather than waiting for you to cause a big disaster and cause the whole family to be demoted, I might as well go home and farm directly."
Gao Xiulian blurted out: "When did I get into trouble?"
Zhao Feng sneered: "How dare you ask me when I got into trouble? Do you want me to list them one by one for you?"
Gao Xiulian wanted to argue, but seeing her unrepentant look, Zhao Feng felt tired and stood up and said, "Since you have made up your mind, let's leave it at that. I will go tomorrow..."
Seeing Zhao Feng was determined, Gao Xiulian no longer had time to argue and quickly shouted, "No!"
Zhao Feng stopped and looked at Gao Xiulian: "What do you not want? Do you not want me to transfer to civilian work and return home, or do you not want to return home yourself?"
"I promised to move!"
After Gao Xiulian finished speaking, she saw Zhao Feng still standing there, looking at her coldly, not expressing his opinion or speaking. She became even more panicked, fearing that he would be so impulsive as to apply to return to his hometown to farm. So she gritted her teeth and said, "I will never provoke Lin Wei again. I will be honest and will not cause any trouble for you."
"It's not just Lin Wei. You can't mess with any of your colleagues at the state-owned restaurant or your new neighbors. If you do that again, I won't notify you again, but will send you back home directly."
Zhao Feng finally expressed his opinion, but his words were cold: "It's not just the people outside. At home, I don't want to see things like not feeding my children, beating and abusing them anymore."
Gao Xiu Lian looked up suddenly: "When did I..." beat or abuse the child?
"You still say you didn't do that! You pinched Xiaomei this morning, and there are still marks!" Zhao Feng's brows were stained with anger, "Gao Xiulian, I'm telling you, you are not allowed to bully my children in the future! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because I'm not often at home. I will let the children supervise you. When you move to the new house, I will also make it clear to the neighbors and ask them to help me watch you. If I find out that you secretly abuse the children, we will divorce!"
At first Gao Xiulian felt a little guilty, but when Zhao Feng finished speaking, Gao Xiulian exploded: "Zhao Feng! I am your wife, not a criminal. Why do you let people monitor me?"
"I also want to treat you as my wife, not as a criminal, but have you given me a chance? Look at what you have done. If it were someone else, who could tolerate it?" Zhao Feng took a deep breath and said, "Gao Xiulian, people's patience is limited, and now, I, the old shígG Dujia, have very little patience left for you. If you still want to live with me, you have to be honest in the future. If you don't want to live with me anymore, just do it. I will never tolerate you again!"
…
It was three days later that Lin Wei learned from Zhao Li that the Zhao family was going to move house.
Because the two families lived close together, Zhao Li was afraid that someone next door might be at home and hear them talking behind their backs. So when she got to Lin Wei's house, she lowered her voice and said, "Let's go inside and talk."
It's quite mysterious.
After entering the house, Lin Wei first poured Zhao Li a cup of herbal tea.
"You are so particular. I always have tea when I come to your house." Zhao Li joked, holding an enamel cup.
Lin Wei said: "If you don't want to drink it, I won't pour it for you next time."
"No, I'm just praising you, don't be ungrateful." Zhao Li smiled, her eyes swept over the potted plants on the coffee table, and asked, "Where did these flowers come from? I don't think I saw them the last time I came to your house?"
"I bought the flowerpot when I went to the county before, and it has been empty ever since. A few days ago, Sister Guo said that the orchids she planted by dividing branches were growing well, and asked me if I wanted some. I shamelessly asked for two plants."
Sister Guo is the military wife who likes to grow flowers in the family quarters. The mandarin duck jasmine that Lin Wei used to grow on the balcony and the flowers planted with the durian tree in the yard were all given by her.
Zhao Li said with emotion: "You two get along pretty well."
“There are few people who grow flowers in the family quarters.”
Not only are there few people who grow flowers in the family quarters, but these days few people are willing to grow flowers. Not only do they take up space, but they also require a lot of effort to take care of them. That’s fine, but even if you take good care of the crops, they can only be looked at and not eaten, which is far less cost-effective than growing vegetables.
Zhao Li thought so too and talked to Lin Wei about business: "Did you know? Zhao Feng and his family are moving."
Lin Wei really didn't know. She was stunned for a moment and shook her head: "Who told you that?"
"That's what Lao Zhang said. Wasn't his application for a new house approved? Deputy Battalion Commander Zheng in his regiment also lives in an old house and wants to move to a townhouse, but he's a little hesitant. So I asked him about it. He came to my house on Sunday to check on the house. I guess he wants to move but hasn't made up his mind yet," Zhao Li clapped her hands. "He hesitated for a few days after returning home. As a result, when he applied yesterday, he was told that the house had been reserved for someone else."
"Is this other person Deputy Captain Zhao?" Lin Wei asked.
"That's him!" Zhao Li nodded. "You don't know, my neighbors on both sides were so upset after hearing about this that they didn't want to be neighbors with Gao Xiulian. They even advised me that we have been neighbors for so long and have a good relationship. If we move to the new yard, we will have to slowly adapt and it will be very inconvenient. They want me to continue living here."
There was no answer to why the Zhao family suddenly moved, so Lin Wei put the matter aside and asked, "Are you moving or not?"
"Not moving? I'm crazy!" Zhao Li asked back, "Don't be fooled by how much they say they don't want to let me go. I asked my husband Zhang to withdraw the application, and right after that, they asked their men to apply. Do you believe it?"
Lin Wei wiped her sweat: "Is that so?"
"Of course. Every time you go to my yard, it seems like everyone is getting along well, right? I tell you, that's just on the surface. Everyone has their own temper, and it's common for people to have arguments when they get along with each other."
But everyone was a decent person. If they had a quarrel, they would just quarrel and calm down after a couple of days and continue to interact with each other. No one would be like Gao Xiu Lian, who insisted on turning neighbors into enemies.
But constant quarreling would inevitably damage the harmony, and Zhao Li had an average relationship with her neighbors anyway. If it weren't for this, when Lao Zhang said they could change houses, she wouldn't have hesitated and been so reluctant, and would have urged Lao Zhang to apply for a change of house.
Rather than giving up the chance to change houses for the sake of past shallow friendship and risking having a weird neighbor like Gao Xiulian, Zhao Li would rather be a ruthless person and seize the opportunity to change houses and live in a bigger house.
"That's true."
…
Before going to bed, Lin Wei mentioned to Zong Shao that the Zhao family was going to move to the house where Zhao Li's family currently lived.
Zong Shao was leaning against the bed and adjusting his watch. When he heard this, he looked up and asked, "Where does Zhao Li live?"
"Isn't their deputy commander going to retire? The house needs to be vacated. Sister Zhao's husband applied for a new house, and the higher-ups approved it." Lin Wei asked in confusion, "Don't you know about this?"
Zong Shao was even more confused: "Why do I know this?"
"I didn't tell you that?"
Zong Shao shook his head: "No."
Lin Wei thought back and couldn't recall the incident. She muttered, "Maybe I forgot. There have been too many things going on recently. Do you think there will be new neighbors moving in after they move out?"
Zong Shao put the watch to his ear and listened. When he felt that there was no problem, he put the watch on the bedside table and replied to Lin Wei: "In the long run, there will definitely be. In the short run, it is hard to say."
The Zhao family’s house is considered to be well-maintained among the old houses. In addition, it is large and has many rooms. People who are currently living in old houses may be tempted. It's just that you have the intention, but you can't necessarily make up your mind to move, so Zong Shao said it might not happen in the short term.
As for the long term, it is common for military officers to be transferred to civilian jobs, promoted or reassigned. Even if the house remains vacant this year, someone may move in next year.
"If someone moves in, I wonder what kind of person he will be." Lin Wei said thoughtfully.
Zong Shao moved to Lin Wei's side, hugged her and said, "It's all about the future. It's useless to think so much now. Why don't we celebrate because their family has moved away?"
Lin Wei raised her eyes to look at him: "This is not good."
"What's wrong with this? Gao Xiulian doesn't care about neighborly feelings, so why should we be so concerned? What's more..." Zong Shao stretched out two fingers, pressed the corners of Lin Wei's lips, and reminded her, "It's a little high."
Lin Wei: “…” Want to hit someone.
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