Chapter 774 - 0774 Meaningful Listener 3_1
Even though they live in the same military-family compound, the families of high-ranking officers and those of middle-and lower-ranking officers are not housed the same, resulting in less contact between them. The families of mid-and low-ranking officers prefer to associate with families of comparable status.
Moreover, country people stick to their own kind, and city people do likewise, neatly divided.
These families that frequently associate with Lu Zhaodi, like Lu Zhaodi and Jin Feng themselves, are wives of middle-to-lower ranking officers who originally came from the countryside. They share similar outlooks and similarities in thinking, making their interactions particularly comfortable.
Even if they quarrel over trivial things, they don’t fall out.
"Actually, she’s from the countryside just like us," Lu Zhaodi continued. "But she has taken on this capitalist persona, primping herself up like a fox spirit, and is even fussier than city folks. While we all use the public toilets in the compound, they have a private one erected in their yard. She changes her son’s outfits daily. Which child is like hers, with a hundred clothing changes available to him? I also heard that they use separate towels for wiping their faces and washing their feet, possess their own enamel basins for personal use and separate ones for guests, and separate ones again for brushing teeth. The mother and daughter apply Snow Cream, and the division commander uses Snake Oil Cream, which is expensive! They treat it like the Snow Cream. Their house is equipped with woollen blankets, towel quilts, cashmere clothes, leather shoulder cloaks and caps; all high-quality items. The division commander’s social status is not as good as our revolutionary comrades. His family are bad elements, landlords. It’s unjust how such bad elements have climbed to such positions."
Hearing this, everyone was astounded.
"Really? Sister-in-law, is everything you said true? Is their life really that luxurious? I have heard about the old leader’s life in the capital, and it’s not as extravagant as theirs. The old leader uses one patched towel for both his face and feet."