Chapter 776 - 0776 Meaningful Listener 5_1
When her passion flared, Cao Hongzhu always let the words flow. Arms gesturing, spittle flying, her cheeks flushed with an excitement that even the blush brought on by the sun couldn’t mask.
"Our country is against corruption and theft, against extravagant waste, against racketeering. Their acceptance of high-priced goods from the soldiers are acts of corruption and theft! They use one towel for their face and another for their feet, prepare multiple enamel cups for tea drinking – this is extravagant waste! They must be dealt with severely!" Cao Hongzhu’s eyes were almost bulging out.
Jin Feng cautiously said, "Is it really that bad? Isn’t it just their poor backgrounds? Why are we discussing this now?" She was aware of these ongoing movements over the past couple of years.
Cao Hongzhu spit it out, "It’s precisely because of their poor backgrounds that they engage in these violations of national regulations!"
Lu Zhaodi and others including Jin Feng were stunned, each lost in their own thoughts.
At the same time, bored to tears, Chen Ju took her pampered son Qi Xiang out to play. She just happened to overhear Lu Zhaodi spreading ill rumors about Feng Qingxue. With a deep-seated grudge against Qingxue, she immediately stopped in her tracks to listen.
Despite being children of the same generation, everyone in the army favored Xibao and disliked Qi Xiang.
Despite also being an officer, Lu Jiang was clearly a few ranks lower than Qi Gang, just a regimental commander. But he was more popular than Qi Gang. Whether it was big or small officers of the army, they would often include Lu Jiang instead of Qi Gang in their drinking and dining gatherings.
What Chen Ju found most unbearable was that Feng Qingxue was better than her!