Both Battalion Commander Qu and Zheng Xiufen felt uneasy upon learning that Wei Hong was still at the military primary school and hadn't left.
In their view, since Wei Hong is divorced and only came to the military primary school as a teacher because of her status as a military dependent, she should leave decisively now.
But Wei Hong remained there, as if reminding them of their past dishonorable actions; no wonder they couldn't feel comfortable.
In fact, if it weren't for Zhao Qinglan and Wu Mei, Wei Hong would have left long ago.
Battalion Commander Qu and his men were disgusted, but Wei Hong didn't care at all.
I guess I don't care anymore, so I'm not upset anymore.
With her mother and sisters gone, the housework naturally fell to Zhao Qinglan again.
Fortunately, her children are well-behaved and sensible, and her husband is considerate and helps her with many things, which makes her life much easier.
Li Huai's mother passed away, and he broke with his father. Zhao Qinglan's few remaining relatives were also present.
The couple no longer had any relatives to visit, and they simply lived their own quiet lives.
The snack shop reopened on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and also put up new discounts.
Buying wontons allows you to try the new spicy hot pot at 50% off, while buying hot pot directly is 30% off per serving.
In Mala Tang (a type of spicy hot pot), you can't choose your own ingredients; it's all the same combination of ingredients.
The aroma of this spicy hot pot is much more intense than that of wontons; almost everyone who smells it can't help but want to try it.
Some regular customers who originally came to the store specifically for wontons have switched to trying the spicy hot pot.
The bone broth hot pot did not disappoint either; it was fresh, fragrant, and delicious. Those who like spicy food can request it to be spicier, and the spiciness level is selectable.
Mala Tang (a type of spicy hot pot) is even more popular than wontons, and it sells out early every day.
Although there were discounts for the first few days of the sale, business was just too good.
Every evening when they went over the accounts, the three women, including the Sun family, would beam with joy.
With this spicy hot pot, although they sell fewer wontons, they earn half again as much money every day as before.
If this continues, Zhao Qinglan's monthly dividends will exceed four hundred.
This good news was shared by Zhao Qingzhu a few days later when she called her sister.
Although Mrs. Sun didn't allow her eldest daughter to run around, she was still concerned because her daughter was pregnant. So she sent her second and third sons to call their older sister.
The call was still made to Wu Mei's house.
Seeing that his wife always had to go next door to make and receive phone calls, Li Huai wondered if he could apply to have a telephone installed in their house as well.
He doesn't take advantage of public funds; they can pay for it themselves.
These days, telephones can only be installed under the name of a government agency or organization; even if an individual wants to install one, they won't be allowed to.
Zhao Qinglan really wished her family had a telephone, so that everything would be more convenient in the future.
Even though the two families are very close, there are some things she can't say in detail when she makes or receives phone calls at Wu Mei's house. It's still not as convenient as having her own phone at home.
So when her husband brought it up, she readily agreed.
She'd rather spend the money; with a stable income from the snack shop, she wasn't afraid to spend money on a telephone.
After discussing it, Li Huai applied to his regiment leader, saying that he could pay for it himself, but would use the regiment's name for the installation.
They're not exactly taking advantage of public resources for nothing. Otherwise, if Sun Shengli just said in the regiment, "You guys pay for it yourselves, and the regiment can just sign off on installing the phones," ninety-nine out of a hundred people would shake their heads.
Installing a telephone isn't cheap. People don't usually need to make calls unless there's an emergency, so why spend money on a phone when it's just sitting at home most of the time?
There weren't many people who thought like Li Huai. Sun Shengli simply spoke with the political commissar, and that was it for Li Huai's request to install a telephone.
Li Huai paid for the installation himself, in the name of the regiment, and they even kept a record and signed it.
This will also save them from being envious and gossiping in the future, allowing them to deal with it calmly.
The military is quite efficient.
Once the matter was approved, they came to Li Huai's house to install a telephone within two days.
Wu Mei already knew that Zhao Qinglan and the others were going to install telephones, which wasn't surprising, but Zheng Xiufen next door was extremely envious.
She didn't realize that this was a phone that Zhao Qinglan and the others had paid for themselves; she just assumed it was for Li Huai, the deputy commander, to install in his home.
When Da Wa and Er Wa found out that their family would also have a telephone, they were incredibly excited. They would gather around and watch as others installed their telephones.
There are no secrets in the family quarters; if one person knows something, everyone will know it very quickly.
News of Deputy Regiment Commander Li's home having a telephone installed spread quickly.
Like Zheng Xiufen, everyone who heard it assumed that Li Huai had a telephone installed at his home because he was the deputy commander.
Some people even took the opportunity to ask Qian Hongxia when her family would have the equipment installed.
Qian Hongxia had no idea about this; she had never heard of any telephone installation.
Sure enough, as soon as her husband returned, she immediately began to question him about where he had come from.
"Is the regiment going to install a telephone for our family too? When will it be installed?"
"Why install a telephone?" Yang Qingmin asked, puzzled.
"Didn't the regiment want to install a telephone in your deputy regimental commander's home? Li Huai's family already got it installed this morning."
"What? How come he didn't know about this?" Yang Qingmin frowned.
Judging from her husband's expression, Qian Hongxia knew something was wrong.
Could it be that the regimental commander and political commissar are favoring Li Huai again? They only installed a telephone for his home, while ignoring him?
The more Yang Qingmin thought about it, the angrier he became. Why should he be treated this way? He had been keeping a low profile all this time. Wasn't that humble enough?
He was not satisfied with this treatment.
Thinking that he had lost his appetite, he went to the military camp that afternoon and found the regimental commander.
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