It turned out that some time after Lu Wanqing received a letter from her elder brother Lu Xiuwen after the New Year, she also received a letter from Lu Xiuwu.
In the letter, he mentioned that when he arrived at the military base, he discovered that the Sanghuang mushrooms in his luggage were missing.
At first, he thought he had been pickpocketed on the train and even cried to Lin Cong about it. Later, when he learned that the leader's daughter was dating Lin Cong, he realized that Lin Cong had given the Sanghuang (a type of medicinal herb) to the leader.
The leader's father's condition improved, and he summoned Lin Cong several times, giving Lin Cong and the leader's daughter opportunities to spend time together, and the two gradually became close.
Lu Xiuwu was furious when he learned the truth. He wanted to tear Lin Cong apart, but Lin Cong was favored by his superior and was immediately promoted.
Suddenly, Lin Cong's salary level rose, and he was about to become the son-in-law of the leader, all because he stole Sanghuang, which led to this situation.
He wondered if he told the leader that Sanghuang was actually his, would all of this then belong to him?
Unsure of his chances, he wrote a tearful letter to Lu Wanqing seeking her opinion.
Lu Wanqing found his idea ridiculous and ignored him.
When Zhang Guixiang learned of this, she was furious and wanted to kill Wang Xiuqin.
Lu Jiajia was still not fully recovered and stumbled after the furious Zhang Guixiang. Her older brother's good things had all been stolen by the Lin family, and she wanted to teach Wang Xiuqin a lesson.
The two walked quickly to the Lin family's house by the river and saw Wang Xiuqin drying cabbages in the yard. They went up to her and overturned the winnowing basket in her hand.
"You wretched woman, what a fine son you've raised! Everything he has now should have belonged to my Xiuwu family." Her voice was sharp and piercing, like tearing a rag.
Wang Xiuqin was humming a little tune, still immersed in the pleasure of revenge, thinking she would get news that Zhang Guixiang had bullied Lu Wanqing terribly. Unexpectedly, Lu Wanqing turned on her instead.
"Sister, why are you so angry?" Wang Xiuqin said, slapping her thigh and frowning.
Zhang Guixiang didn't explain much and directly slapped her across the face.
"Are you still pretending to be confused with me? Lu Wanqing told me that your son Lin Cong and my son Lu Xiuwu are comrades-in-arms. Xiuwu originally took the Sanghuang to give to the leader, but your son stole it."
Now, he's been promoted and is going to marry a high-ranking official. Your family is thriving now, but you climbed up the ladder by stepping on my son!
Zhang Guixiang finished speaking in one breath, her face filled with a complex mix of emotions including anger, resentment, and accusation.
Wang Xiuqin paused for a few seconds, processed the information, and thought to herself, "No wonder Lin Cong has been sending things home so often lately, he's made it big!"
The Lin family has finally produced someone successful!
A big smile gradually spread across his face.
"Are you serious? My Congcong is going to marry the leader's daughter, then I'll become the leader's in-law!" Wang Xiuqin jumped up and down with joy.
Zhang Guixiang clutched her chest, feeling her blood pressure soar to two hundred. How could there be such a shameless person!
Her son stole everything that belonged to someone else, and instead of blaming him, she was happy. Like mother, like son!
Seeing Wang Xiuqin's shameless face, Lu Jiajia helped Zhang Guixiang up and started cursing, "You still have the nerve to laugh? Your son is a thief. I'll have my brother report him so he can tear off his hypocritical mask and face the punishment of the law!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiuqin laughed even harder, completely unafraid. "Go ahead and sue! Don't you even know your place? Although Congcong didn't tell me he was going to marry the commander's daughter, he did tell me that Lu Xiuwu has been discharged from the army for this provocation! Even if he can't get into the military compound anymore, what can he do to a commander's son-in-law even if he writes ten thousand complaint letters?"
Zhang Guixiang was completely devastated. She knew all too well how people in power could use their authority, and how easily they could make someone disappear.
Lu Xiuwu was discharged from the army, but he didn't go home or write to his family. Where could he have gone?
At this point, the chances of survival for most of them are slim.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened and resentful she became. Looking at Wang Xiuqin's smug face, she reached out and pounced on her.
They pulled each other's hair and scratched each other's faces, and the two of them started wrestling.
Their commotion was quite loud, and it quickly attracted He Shujuan, who lived not far away, and some team members who were working nearby also gathered around.
While cracking sunflower seeds, He Shujuan said to the person next to her, "I heard these two have been getting quite close lately, so why are they fighting now? Do you know what happened?"
"How would I know? Didn't you and Wang Xiuqin used to be inseparable? What, she's become successful and doesn't care about you anymore!" the man replied.
The two exchanged a disdainful glance and continued to comment on the two fighters.
At this moment, Zhang Guixiang and Wang Xiuqin's hair was disheveled, their clothes were in disarray, and each of them had several bloodstains on their faces.
Lu Jiajia, who was watching everyone from the side, wanted to help Zhang Guixiang, but she was too weak to do so. She had a sudden idea and said, "Wang Xiuqin, your son did such a despicable thing, and you are no better. I will not only write a letter to report your son, but I will also tell everyone that you poured pesticides into the field and killed so many crabs."
"Yes, yes, it was you who poured the pesticide into the field." Zhang Guixiang almost forgot about this in her anxiety and hurriedly agreed.
Lu Jiajia then began to incite the onlookers, "Didn't you hear? It was Wang Xiuqin who poured pesticide into the field! Go and call Captain Wang over right now!"
He Shujuan spat out a mouthful of sunflower seed shells and excitedly raised her hand, "I'll go call them!"
Damn it, lately Wang Xiuqin has been showing off all the things her eldest son sent back to her, like canned beef and 13th Street fried dough twists. It's making her so hungry. Now I can finally teach her a lesson and stop her from being so arrogant!
After a while, when Wang Guangming arrived, Zhang Guixiang and Wang Xiuqin were already slumped on the ground, panting heavily, their clothes torn and bruised, their eyes locked in a fierce struggle.
"Aunt Wang, did you really pour the pesticides in the field?" Wang Guangming stepped forward and tugged at Wang Xiuqin's shoulder.
Wang Xiuqin then withdrew her glare from Zhang Guixiang and looked at Wang Guangming. She immediately put on a pleading expression, patted the ground, and said, "Captain Wang, I was confused for a moment. It was Zhang Guixiang who made me do it."
"Don't make baseless accusations and twist my words. Are we crazy? Would we let you poison the crabs?" Lu Jiajia pointed at her, extremely angry.
Wang Xiuqin glared back at her, "How should I know? Don't try to distance yourself from this, you just don't like Lu Wanqing and told me to teach her a lesson!"
Lu Jiajia never expected that the fire would spread to her. She retorted, "You're framing me. Lu Wanqing is my sister. How could I harm her? Besides, I fell into the field myself."
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