The reason Old Madam He wanted to report Lu Xingzhi was not only because she disliked Lu Xingzhi and Jiang Yao, but also because she felt that Lu Xingzhi had a good relationship with Colonel Lin, that Lu Xingzhi's family was wealthy, and that he had a college-bound wife. She was afraid that Lu Xingzhi would become her son's biggest competitor in the army in the future, so she reported Lu Xingzhi.
The previous morning, when she learned that Lu Xingzhi had been promoted to captain, she felt that she had done the right thing. Her son had not been promoted that year, but Lu Xingzhi got one. It meant that the man was her son's rival.
After she reported Lu Xingzhi, Old Madam He gathered information. When she found out that Lu Xingzhi and Jiang Yao had been called for some questions, she felt smug about it. She felt even better when Jiang Yao said that she would divorce Lu Xingzhi. She had done a great deed, but she could not talk about it.
"Sergeant Lu, I'm sorry. It's my wife's fault; she was not sensible and had listened to the rumors. We have gone to the chief to retract the report, and we're here to apologize to you. It is my wife's fault." Perhaps Lu Xingzhi had a cold expression on his face, Old Master He was very nervous when he spoke. His voice even trembled.
He immediately got into a fight with his wife when she claimed credit for what she did. Old Master He was a farmer from the countryside, and he had been an honest and dutiful farmer all his life. He had raised his children properly, and he had never done any wrong to anyone.
When he heard his wife's words, he knew that she had done something wrong. Even if one disregarded the fact that they were neighbors, Old Madam He had no evidence for her report. She only based it on the rumors that she had heard. Old Master He immediately called his son and told him about it.
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