The crowd gasped in disbelief.
How could that be? How could the captain have a lover outside?
Seeing Lin Xiaofang's confident demeanor, everyone felt a little apprehensive. Could she be telling the truth?
"Nonsense, you're talking complete nonsense!" Lu Guoan was so angry his hands trembled.
"I'm not talking nonsense. The reason you've been going to the commune every day these past few days is to see your lover."
Upon hearing this, the brigade cadres knew that she was indeed talking nonsense.
It's true that the brigade leader went to the commune every day a few days ago, but each time it was only after they had a meeting and needed to ask Secretary Feng for help that the brigade leader went.
"Bullshit, that's Old Lu running errands for the supply and marketing cooperative. All the cadres in our brigade know about it," Zhang Yong'an said.
“You two are close, so naturally you’ll side with the captain,” Lin Xiaofang retorted.
Lu Yuan observed her for a while. His expression was firm and his tone was resolute, which did not seem like something she had made up herself.
But he believed he knew Lu Guoan well enough to know that the man couldn't possibly have those kinds of ulterior motives.
She wondered what made Lin Xiaofang believe that the brigade leader was having illicit relationships.
He asked, "You say the brigade leader has a mistress in the commune, but what evidence do you have?"
"Of course there is. I heard it from Sun Maodou himself. He always drove the tractor to take the brigade leader to the commune. He knew exactly who the brigade leader met. That day, he said he was going to meet his lover. But Sun Maodou has a good relationship with the brigade leader, so he would definitely help the brigade leader cover it up."
Lu Yuan scoffed, "Ha, so you've already said everything. Since you said Sun Maodou would cover for the brigade leader, how could he possibly tell you?"
"I overheard their conversation by accident."
"A conversation you overheard?"
“Yes, that day the brigade leader was going to the commune again, and he asked Sun Maodou to drive him in a tractor. Sun Maodou asked if he was going to meet his lover, and the brigade leader did not deny it.” Lin Xiaofang truthfully recounted what she had heard that day.
Lu Guoan explained with a dark face, "That was just something Maodou said in a joke, without thinking."
“No, that’s not it at all. He just slipped his tongue without realizing it.” Lin Xiaofang was very convinced of this.
Lu Yuan laughed. So that's how he concluded that the captain had a lover based on just one sentence.
He asked, "How can you be so sure that he wasn't joking? I just thought it was something Maodou said casually."
“You’re biased towards the captain, that’s what you’re going to say.” Lin Xiaofang glared at Lu Yuan.
“Then I can also say that you have a problem with the brigade leader and deliberately misinterpreted Maodou’s meaning.”
"I didn't. What Sun Maodou meant was that the brigade leader was going to find his lover."
Lu Yuandao said, "You can't speak for Maodou, and we can't say for sure what he means. Let's call him over and ask him to find out."
After speaking, he looked at the crowd, wanting to find someone to call Sun Maodou over, and Yu Shaoheng volunteered.
"Brother Yuan, I'll go call Maodou over."
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.
On the way, someone saw him running so fast and asked curiously, "Yu Zhiqing, why are you running?"
Yu Shaoheng didn't even turn his head. "I have something to discuss with Maodou."
As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered something, quickly stopped and turned around to shout to the passersby, "Go to the sanatorium and tell Aunt Wang to go to the brigade headquarters. Lin Xiaofang, a former educated youth, said that the brigade leader is having an affair."
He was on the captain's side in this matter. He was convinced that Lin Xiaofang was slandering the captain. He thought Lin Xiaofang was a terrible person who would use such a thing to ruin the captain's reputation. He was so angry that he wanted to punch her.
The captain definitely wanted to beat up that woman, but he couldn't bring himself to do it because she was a man.
Since men are reluctant to hit women, women can certainly do it, right? So, if we call Aunt Wang over, she'll definitely beat him to a pulp.
Yu Shaoheng even gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness, and after shouting, he turned around and ran away quickly, completely disregarding whether the other person had heard him clearly.
Passersby were stunned: "What? Lin, the educated youth, and the brigade leader had an affair?"
With just one word difference, the meaning is completely changed; a small difference can lead to a huge error.
He wanted to call Yu Shaoheng back to ask what was going on, but Yu Shaoheng had already run far away. He could only slap his thigh and say, "Oh dear, I really should go and inform Hongmei."
After saying that, he started running towards the sanatorium, and ran into other members of the commune on the way.
Why are you in such a hurry?
“I went to the sanatorium to find Hongmei. Her husband was having an affair with that educated youth named Lin. I told her to go to the brigade headquarters to check on him.”
"What? Her husband cheated on her? Isn't her husband the brigade leader?"
"Yes, that's the captain."
"My God, how could the captain be having an affair? I have to go check it out."
So, when Wang Hongmei, Yu Shaoheng, and Sun Maodou arrived at the brigade headquarters, it was already surrounded by layers of people, all of whom had come to watch the spectacle after hearing that the brigade leader and Lin Xiaofang were having an affair.
Lu Guoan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Lu Yuan and several other brigade cadres also had headaches and wanted to rub their foreheads. Yu Shaoheng only went to call one person, but how did he end up calling the whole brigade?
Judging from the discussions, everyone seemed to be eager to stir up trouble, saying that the brigade leader and Lin Xiaofang had an ambiguous relationship.
As Lu Yuan listened to these words, he squinted at Lin Xiaofang and couldn't help but start speculating about a conspiracy. In his view, these were all rumors spread by Lin Xiaofang beforehand.
This woman is truly vicious; she's determined to bring down the brigade leader, isn't she?
She's like a stinking rat in the gutter; one of her droppings can spoil the whole pot of porridge. This person can't be kept around.
Lin Xiaofang was unaware of Lu Yuan's thoughts. She was smug when she heard the whispers and gossip, wondering how the brigade leader would clarify things now.
"Shut up, all of you! My man would never cheat on me. If anyone dares to say another word, I'll tear their mouth apart."
When Wang Hongmei arrived, she heard everyone's discussion and angrily shouted.
Some people disagreed, saying, "Captain's wife, we're not just making this up. We heard about it and came to see what was going on."
"That's right, we didn't say the captain was having an affair; we heard it from others."
"Shut your stinking mouths. I've already said my man would never cheat on me."
Someone scoffed, "Of course you're on your man's side."
Wang Hongmei was so angry that her chest heaved violently. Seeing that she couldn't silence the gossip, she turned to Lin Xiaofang, strode forward, grabbed her hair, and slapped her several times.
"You little slut, how dare you slander my man! I'll beat you to death!"
After hitting her, he spat at her again, "I know my man best. Sleeping with you? Pah! Even if you stripped naked and spread your legs wide open, he wouldn't be interested in you at all."
"Aaaaaah... They're hitting me! They're killing me!"
Lin Xiaofang covered her face and screamed shrilly, but no one stepped forward to break up the fight.
Lu Yuan didn't expect Wang Hongmei to be so protective of the captain. No, it seemed to be more than just protection; she genuinely believed that the captain wouldn't cheat on her.
Lu Yuan nodded secretly. With a wife like that, how could the brigade leader not prosper?
They didn't notice the hint of embarrassment and... defeat on Lu Guoan's dark red face!
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