The 1960s: The Story of a Country Girl's Journey to the City

Chapter 156 That's not necessarily true

Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of Director Li, Liu Xuemei turned to Bao Ya and Lin Chuxue, pointing at them:

"You, you outsiders, deliberately came here to steal jobs."

The supply and marketing cooperative wasn't very big to begin with, and Liu Xuemei was close to them; her big, dark, and chubby hand was almost poking Bao Ya's face.

It looks like a fight might break out again soon. It has nothing to do with me, so I can't let this go unpunished.

Thinking of this, Bao Ya grabbed her wrist and turned her around so that she pointed at Lin Chuxue.

"It's her, not me. I'm here to visit relatives and I'll be leaving in a few days. It's none of my business."

After saying that, he took a step back and pulled Sanmao outside.

Let's leave this excitement to the female lead; she has no interest in participating.

Lin Chuxue was stunned by Lin Baoya's actions. How could this person be like this? When she saw Liu Xuemei coming over, she even moved closer to Baoya.

Although he completely disapproved of Lin Baoya's character, he had no doubt about her fighting ability. He had even hoped she could shield him from some trouble, but unexpectedly, she just left like that.

Actually, Bao Ya didn't go far. She found a good spot right in front of the supply and marketing cooperative and waited to watch the excitement.

After hearing Bao Ya say that she was visiting relatives, Liu Xuemei stopped paying attention to her and focused all her attention on Lin Chuxue.

"You bitch! Not only did you steal Brother Qi, but you also stole my job! I'll fight you to the death..."

As Liu Xuemei spoke, she lunged at Lin Chuxue.

Lin Chuxue was prepared and dodged to the side. She missed her target and bumped her head on the corner of the counter. She winced in pain and felt even more embarrassed. She sat down on the floor, slapped her thigh, and wailed.

"Damn it! I can't live anymore! My job was stolen, and I'm being bullied..."

Director Li was so annoyed by her that he quickly called Sister Qian and the others to come and help.

Bao Ya glanced around from outside, shook her head, and thought, "That chubby, dark-skinned girl isn't very strong."

There's something about the male lead involved here, so I'd better stay away.

She turned around and pulled Sanmao toward the hospital. Before leaving, she gave Lin Chuxue a meaningful look, like a villain in a movie.

When I went to the hospital to deliver lunch, I was shocked when I entered the ward. The lowest-ranking officer in that ward was a battalion commander, while I had only just been promoted to platoon leader. The difference was too great.

I never expected that after just a few years, my sister would be playing in high-level games. No wonder my dad always says that he wants Bao Ya to take over his position as captain. She's definitely more capable than me.

During the two hours in the ward, Sanmao humbly served the leaders, while Baoya simply sat by the window and chatted with them casually.

She brought Sanmao here on purpose, hoping to use this opportunity to become familiar with the leaders. Who knows what will happen in the future?

Of the four sons in my maternal uncle's family, Sanmao was the most clever. Given the opportunity, he knew exactly what to do. He was very similar to my youngest uncle in this respect.

But why did Wang Xiao come again? Bao Ya felt that her friendship with that guy had broken down, and his ideas did not align with hers.

When Wang Xiao saw her, she looked like she wanted to say something but couldn't. He hated himself for it; he had said too much a couple of days ago, and now he couldn't even open his mouth to ask for her help. He paced anxiously around the room.

"Old Wang, stop wandering around inside, it's making me dizzy. Why don't you go find a cook in the mess hall?"

Seeing how upset he was, Jiang Tao casually gave him a nudge, telling him to get to the point. He felt sorry for him.

"Sigh, I just remembered something and I'm feeling really frustrated."

As Wang Xiao spoke, he glanced at Bao Ya, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, and was about to light it.

Bao Ya's dark, grape-like eyes were fixed on the cigarette in his hand, without even blinking. She was just waiting for him to light it so she could immediately run to the head nurse to complain.

Wang Xiao was startled by Bao Ya's bright eyes. He looked down at the cigarette pack in his hand and immediately realized what was happening.

He quickly stuffed the cigarette into the pack, his movements so fast it looked like he'd been burned. He even patted the pack, cleared his throat to appear calm, and pretended nothing had happened.

"What's wrong that's making you so upset?"

Fang Mingda, who was standing to the side, saw everything clearly and quickly tried to smooth things over. He stepped forward and patted Wang Xiao on the shoulder, his tone slightly teasing, while secretly glancing at Bao Ya out of the corner of his eye.

Bao Ya listened with her eyes downcast, completely unconcerned. Her meaning was clear: she didn't care whether you talked or not.

"Chen Yongjun from our regiment, his parents came to the army and said they were going to sue him for being unfilial."

After saying that, he glanced at Bao Ya again, wondering why she wasn't responding. He had no choice but to continue.

"We found out later that they were his biological mother and stepfather. He used to send twenty yuan home every month."

A few days ago, his sister-in-law from the family compound introduced him to someone. Now that they're planning to get married, he's thinking of sending less money to his parents and giving them five yuan a month for their retirement.

The elderly couple contacted the military unit and first went to his fiancé's house to cause a scene, claiming that they had been instigated by his fiancé to call off the marriage.

These past two days, he went to his boss again to complain about his filial impiety, crying and begging his boss to fire him.

He's still lingering in the boss's office, refusing to leave, no matter how much we try to persuade him.

"Chen Yongjun, is that the one your regiment is going to promote to battalion commander?"

Battalion Commander Sun sat up straight and kissed him tenderly. They had worked together before, so he knew the man somewhat.

"That's him! Everyone has seen how hard that kid has worked over the years. It would be such a waste if he were to quit because of this, Bao Ya, don't you think?"

Wang Xiao deliberately steered the conversation toward Bao Ya, but the turn was too abrupt.

"That's not necessarily true."

Bao Ya rolled her eyes and casually uttered a few words, nearly making Wang Xiao choke. It turned out all his words had been for nothing.

"Why not? If you were him, what would you do?"

"If I were him, I would either apply to be transferred to a remote area for service, or apply to be discharged and go to work in a place where no one can find me."

It's not the leader's fault if he can't protect his soldiers. There's a saying: "An incompetent general will bring ruin to his entire army."

Bao Ya felt that what she said was absolutely right, while giving Wang Xiao a disdainful look from head to toe, the meaning of which was very clear: she was talking about him.

Wang Xiao was speechless again. He could tell that this brat was either ignoring him or going around in circles cursing him.

There was nothing I could do; I'd come to her for help. I tried to trick her, but failed; I had to keep going.

"His stepfather had four sons before his marriage, and after remarrying his mother, he had another son, making a total of six sons. It's unreasonable to put all the responsibility of supporting him in his old age on his own shoulders, don't you think?"

"It's alright, you're making a fuss over nothing."

"I..."

"Baoya, what would you do if something like this happened in your village?"

Fang Mingda couldn't bear to see his old friend in such a predicament, so he could only help him change the subject, afraid that if the matter wasn't resolved soon, Wang Xiao would be so angry that he would die.

"Such a thing could never happen in the village. What elderly person would dare to do that? They'd be drowned in the gossip of the aunties and grandmas."