As soon as Qi Gang stopped moving, Qi Xiang, who was astride a large horse, became unhappy. With a heavy hand, he smacked Qi Gang’s head. "Keep crawling, keep crawling! You’re not allowed to stop! Follow my commands! Move! Move!"
He was fierce, and his momentum was intense.
While continuing to crawl, Qi Gang repeated his earlier words to Chen Ju.
Chen Ju sneered, "Why should I stop? I won’t! I can’t stand seeing Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue, as well as that fatso Lu Xibao, swaggering around in the army. They make our family of three look so insignificant, our Dabao doesn’t even have anyone to play with. If it weren’t for her, would my job be taken by Yang Hongfei? And look at her, becoming a medic in the army, earning first-class merit and a promotion in no time, even sent on business trips to the Capital. What gives her the right? How could a country woman without even an education gain such prestige?"
"Don’t bring your jealousy to me. Have you forgotten what Comrade Feng Qingxue is like, her character and means? Have you forgotten the pain when she beat you last time? Your hand was swollen for several days." Qi Gang couldn’t help reminding her.
Everyone knew that Feng Qingxue never allowed herself to be disadvantaged.
She was skilled, hot-tempered, and popular - her daily interactions with others were faultless.
Except for the minor flaw in Lu Jiang’s background, their family had no problems at all. Lu Jiang’s contributions were enough to offset his poor background. Qi Gang understood the situation better than anyone, he wouldn’t plot against his comrades behind their back.
"Comrade Chen Ju, you must pass my words to Comrade Cao Hongzhu and stop this behavior immediately!" Qi Gang’s expression was extremely solemn. "You know very well that military personnel, especially military officers, have high salaries and good benefits. Many high-priced goods are supplied to the army first. A good portion of my salary has been spent by you, hasn’t it? The way Comrade Lu and Comrade Feng Qingxue are living isn’t extravagant. Our comrades buy some nutritious products for Xibao out of the goodness of their hearts. Didn’t we also receive such gifts for our family? When Qi Xiang was born and you had no breast milk, didn’t everyone chip in to provide the milk powder and other nutritious items? Have you forgotten?"
"It’s not the same! How could they be compared to us!" Mentioning this, Chen Ju became angry. A hundred people bought things for Xibao, while only a handful bought things for Qi Xiang. It was too unfair.
Ultimately, it was all the Lu family’s fault. If not for Lu Xibao, their son would surely be the most popular child in the army!
Qi Gang frowns, "Isn’t it all the same? How is it different? Comrade Chen Ju, both Mr. and Mrs. Lu - Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue - are not to be trifled with. They’re also quite lucky, and trusted by Comrades Chen, the division commander, and Ye, the regimental commander. We have no conflict of interest with their family, so stop stirring up trouble. I’m afraid it won’t end well!"
"Exactly because Lu Jiang is the right-hand man of Regiment Commander Ye, we must cut off this arm of his. If Ye loses his influence, won’t you become the Regiment Commander? I believe no one would dare to yell at me except the division commander then!"
Qi Gang reprimanded, "Stop scheming and plotting in the army! This is the military! You’ll go find Comrade Cao Hongzhu tomorrow!"
Although Qi Gang did harbor intentions of replacing Ye Zhengjun, he only wanted to earn a promotion through merit, not by persecuting his comrades Ye Zhengjun and Lu Jiang.
Chen Ju verbally agreed to Qi Gang, but didn’t take any actual action. She didn’t stop Cao Hongzhu’s actions, instead letting Cao Hongzhu send a report against Feng Qingxue all the way to the Capital.
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