Lin Ying looked at everyone's gazes; some were worried, some were gloating, and of course, some were indifferent.
Lin Ying herself acted as if nothing had happened.
Even after the meeting ended and Lin Ying stood up to leave, she heard someone say:
"Isn't it said that the game we hunt should be handed over? We saw Lin Ying's family cooking a lot of meat a few days ago."
"Yeah, yeah, don't they hand those over?"
Li Juan, the newly appointed women's director, was about to say something when Lin Ying said:
"You yourself said that was before. What? Do the rules allow for bringing up old grievances?"
Li Yue'e chimed in, "Yeah, that's right. Some people are the most annoying. They have nothing better to do than stare at what others have. What does what they did before have to do with what they have now? It's all turned to dung. Do you want it or not? There are plenty of other places to go."
"Hahaha!"
"vulgar!"
“If you’re not so vulgar, would you do something so underhanded? We’ve lived here for so long and nothing’s happened, but you come here and start causing all this trouble. It’s really despicable.”
"Let's go, let's go. This meeting is so boring."
Lin Ying left with everyone else.
Worried that Lin Ying was angry, Li Yue'e hurried over and asked, "Little sister, are you alright?"
Lin Ying smiled and said, "What could possibly happen? The regulations say that large animals must be handed in, but there's no rule that small animals also need to be handed in. Besides, we've prepared plenty of things at home. It's fine."
Seeing Lin Ying like this, Li Yue'e felt much more at ease.
Lin Ying was unaware that Zhang Shanlin learned about the contents of the family meeting shortly after it ended.
Zhang Shanlin was very anxious, so he went to find Li Juan.
Li Juan had just sat down in the office and was in a very good mood looking at her workstation.
She had been working in the logistics department for over a decade, and finally, it was her turn for a promotion.
Thinking about how she had been fawned over these past few days, Li Juan felt even happier. However, Li Juan didn't take Lin Ying seriously. A capitalist's daughter was already doing quite well to be in the family compound; she should keep a low profile.
Hearing that Li Juan was in the family compound office, Zhang Shanlin rushed over. As soon as he entered, he got straight to the point: "Did you set the rules for the family compound? That everyone is prohibited from going to the back mountain, and that any large game hunted must be handed over? And that means we can't just cut down trees for firewood?"
Li Juan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did. On the contrary, after hearing many military wives praise her, she felt even more that she had done the right thing.
"Yes, many family members have come to me with this issue. The resources on the mountain belong to everyone and should be shared by everyone. Some people are hunting and logging. This kind of hedonism should have been eliminated long ago."
Zhang Shanlin was furious: "What do you mean by hedonism? And what do you mean by 'some people'? You might as well just say it's Comrade Lin Ying by name. Putting aside the meat issue, why didn't you let people go to the back mountain? Do you know that Comrade Lin Ying is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor? If it weren't for the medicinal herbs that Comrade Lin Ying collected in the back mountain, everyone's night blindness wouldn't have been cured so quickly."
The chilblains won't heal that quickly. The military doesn't have a bathhouse good enough for everyone. This winter, we'll even be able to ensure everyone stays chilblain-free even on patrol!
"If you say one word and people can't go up the mountain, will you take responsibility if something happens later?"
Li Juan was taken aback for a moment, then said dryly, "Doesn't the army have a medical clinic? Why do we have to use her?"
Zhang Shanlin was so angry at her words that he almost choked: "Our army is good at treating minor illnesses, but if we encounter a big problem, I hope you can say the same thing!"
"We can't go to the back mountain, and now there are even restrictions on logging? Aren't you being a bit too nosy?"
Li Juan retorted, "How am I being nosy? Timber is also a common asset for the families, and it should be used by everyone."
Zhang Shanlin's voice involuntarily rose considerably:
"You've been a senior staff member in the logistics department for a long time. Don't you know how much Lin Ying's inventions have benefited us? Every year we go to the forest farms and support the farms. What's the reason for that? Isn't it because we need their supplies?"
In previous years, we were always the last to be given grain. Now, because of Comrade Lin Ying, they not only give us priority, but also the best, finest grain. Don't you know that?
"If it weren't for Comrade Lin Ying, if it weren't for Comrade Lin Ying, if it weren't for Comrade Zhao Qinghuai, would the forest farm have approved our timber request so readily, without any hesitation?"
Li Juan felt somewhat embarrassed by Zhang Shanlin's words. After all, she was a newly appointed official, and although she wasn't exactly on equal footing with Zhang Shanlin, she was no longer under his control.
He came in and said such a long thing. I was already giving him face at first, but who knew he would take it so far.
So Li Juan stopped putting on airs and said directly, "I don't think I did anything wrong. It's true that she invented something from the trees she cut down, but she also received a reward. She clearly took everyone's things, but I didn't see her share the money with everyone for her invention."
Zhang Shanlin was genuinely amused by these words. However, just as he was about to say something, he heard Li Juan say:
"Besides, as mentioned above, the work of the women's director in the family compound is separate from that of the military logistics department. Although we support each other and make progress together, you, the head of the logistics department, are not qualified to manage the affairs of our family compound."
Zhang Shanlin was momentarily speechless. He looked at Li Juan, seemingly wanting to say something but then remained silent. Finally, he said, "Fine, Li Juan, you said it. You're right, I shouldn't have interfered in your affairs. However, your actions have affected my work. I also have the right to report to my superiors. As for you, I just don't know if you reported to your superiors when you made these rules. I'll see how you explain yourself."
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