Chapter 141 Tearing the Old Lotus Couple Apart
Lin Youqian smiled. "Why? Am I, Lin Youqian, not eligible for a room?"
If Lin Youqian is not qualified to get a share of the houses, then no one else can get a share of the dozens of newly built houses.
Old man Li knew that since Lin Youqian himself had asked for this house, he couldn't try to smooth things over like he did last time.
Even if I don’t get a share, I have to give him the spot.
Old man Li cast a sharp gaze at Jiang Ping, his tone filled with anger.
"There's only one vacancy in the Artillery Battalion. Based on status and position, this house should go to Colonel Lin. I wonder what's going on, Deputy Colonel Jiang?"
"Could it be that your rank is higher than Colonel Lin's?"
Jiang Ping's military rank was not as high as Lin Youqian's, but he was older. At the age of forty-nine, he was considered the best he could be at the position of deputy regimental commander.
"Commander, you're joking. It's my family member who's been confused and causing you so much trouble. I'll definitely teach her a lesson when I get back."
As soon as Jiang Ping finished speaking, his wife Cui Yingying knelt on the ground with tears and snot and complained.
"Commander, I know that we can't win the battle with Captain Lin over the house. After all, our Jiang Ping is only a deputy regimental commander."
"But I've been married to Jiang Ping for over 20 years. We've saved and saved, and only managed to buy a small house of over 100 square meters out there. Now our children are grown up and will soon be adults. Where will they be able to live?"
"I finally got an apartment, I even picked out the furniture, and I cleaned every floor of the apartment spotlessly. But today the housing authority suddenly told me that the house doesn't belong to us. How am I supposed to live?"
"Commander, can you please help us?"
Cui Yingying cried bitterly, looking pitiful. But Lin Youqian and Old Man Li remained unmoved and continued to drink their tea leisurely.
Seeing this, Jiang Ping pretended to be angry and slapped her.
"You idiot! Our army operates according to the rules. Why are you crying and making a fuss? Why don't you apologize to Master Pao?"
Cui Yingying heard that Deputy Political Commissar Tian's family was able to get a three-bedroom apartment because they acted pitifully in front of Mr. Pao.
So, she followed suit and tried to morally blackmail Lin Youqian, hoping that he would give up the house.
"Captain Lin, please, can you help us?"
"Your family is so rich, you own villas, land, and shops outside. You can live in any kind of house you want. Why bother competing with us ordinary officers for benefits?"
Lin Youqian was about to scold this shameless old woman, but Qi Xu spoke before him.
"Auntie, doesn't your waist hurt when you stand and talk?"
"Did you earn our family's money? Do you need me to be talking nonsense here?"
"If I want to live in a military housing, I can live in a military housing. If I want to live in a villa, I can live in a villa. That is my freedom. It is not your turn to tell me what to do."
Old man Li secretly gave Lin Youqian a look of approval. You have good taste, this little girl is very good at judging the situation, she is not an easy person to deal with, and she is also very good at talking.
Lin Youqian raised the corners of his mouth. The feeling of being protected by his young wife made him feel very proud.
Cui Yingying's face turned ashen with anger, but she didn't dare to lose her temper.
From the first moment she saw Qi Xu come in, she thought she was just a little girl who had never seen the world and was easy to deal with.
I didn't expect that I was wrong. This little girl looked soft and gentle, but she was very sharp-tongued and didn't show any mercy to her.
"Little girl, how can you say that?"
"Your family isn't short of money. Our Jiang Ping and Pao Ye are long-time comrades-in-arms. What's wrong with you helping us?"
Qi Xu frowned and scolded her in a very aggressive manner.
"Who are you calling little girl? You've been eating white rice for decades, and you can't even learn how to address me?"
"Our Youqian's position is higher than your man's, so you have to call me sister-in-law."
Phew!
Even Old Man Li, who had witnessed major international military events, couldn't help but laugh. Secretary Zhang, on the other hand, was shaking from trying so hard to contain his laughter.
This little girl looks like she hasn't even graduated from primary school, but she's so arrogant that she even lets an aunt who's almost 50 years old call her sister-in-law. It's really infuriating.
"You, you, you..." Aunt Cui was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick, but she didn't dare to throw a tantrum and curse. She could only endure it in frustration.
Qi Xu sneered and mocked her.
"Why, you can't say it? Then how did you have the nerve to let us give you the house just now?"
Aunt Cui had a low IQ and couldn't understand what people were saying, so she asked foolishly.
"Sister-in-law, if I call you, will you give me the house?"
Qi Xu told her with a smile.
"Good boy, after teaching you for so long, you finally know how to call people."
"The reason I asked you to call me sister-in-law is because I want to tell you that my father-in-law holds a higher official position than your man. So, please recognize the facts. Your family has no right to that house!"
Phew!
Old man Li laughed so hard that the tea spurted out of his mouth, splashing all over the documents on the desk.
What is meant by killing people and destroying their hearts, without shedding blood, this is the famous scene. This little girl is so vicious despite being young, no wonder even Pao Ye can't subdue her.
"Pa pa!" Jiang Ping was so ashamed that he slapped his wife twice.
"You idiot! I told you to stay in your proper place and stop daydreaming about others helping you. But you ignored me and came here to embarrass yourself. Get out of here!"
"Sorry, Commander Lin, I've caused you trouble!"
What a pair of white lotus couple, the man plays the good guy and the wife plays the bad guy, it's really disgusting.
Qi Xu turned his innocent smile towards Jiang Ping again, showing off proudly.
"Comrade officer, domestic violence against your wife is shameless. You cannot undermine the quality of the military and the fine traditions of the army!"
"A wife is brought home to be loved. My husband loves me very much and listens to everything I say. I am the master of my own house and I want the house as well. So, I don't want this matter to affect your relationship as a superior or a subordinate."
"If you have any dissatisfaction, just tell me. I am very reasonable."
Jiang Ping's face turned ashen with anger, but he forced himself to keep smiling.
"I'm sorry for making a fool of myself. The family members were really ignorant, so they got anxious and lost their composure!"
"The house should have been given to the captain. As a deputy, what opinion can I have?"
"That's fine with you! Otherwise, people might think we robbed your house!"
After Qi Xu finished implying something about Jiang Ping, he pretended to ask Old Man Li.
"Commander, I heard that deputy regimental-level officers can also be allocated housing. I've been to the family compound and saw many other wives of officers of the same rank living there!"
"Why, didn't this officer get assigned a position? So he brought his family here to cry and complain?"
Old man Li thought to himself, this little guy is very clever.
It wasn't that the Jiang Ping couple didn't get an allocation of housing. They already had a two-bedroom apartment in the staff compound, and now that they saw the new, high-end apartment building, they wanted something even better.
He asked pretending to be ignorant.
"Jiang Ping, didn't your family get an allocation of housing? If not, hurry up and apply for one at the Housing Management Office of the Logistics Department. I'll approve it for you right away!"
Jiang Ping's face flushed with shame. "Yes, I was given an apartment. It's a two-bedroom apartment of over 80 square meters. Now that the children are grown, it's a bit crowded."
"Oh! That's not right!" Qi Xu pretended to be surprised.
"Couples your age were likely to have only one child back then. A two-bedroom apartment, one for you and one for the child, should be more than enough, right?"
"Could it be that you have been reborn?"
"Or is it that you are old and have no energy, so you live in separate rooms?"
"Oh no, that's wrong. Or maybe you're just too energetic, and seeing the national policy opening up, you want to have a second child? Is that why you think a two-bedroom apartment isn't enough?"
"Even if it's not enough, didn't you buy a three-bedroom apartment outside? Two apartments are not enough. Could it be that you're planning to use the one outside to keep a mistress?"
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