The 60s Island: The Daily Life of a Capitalist Young Lady with the Army - Chapter 79: This Is Exactly the Ammunition She Needed!

Chapter 79: This Is Exactly the Ammunition She Needed!

Unlike the peaceful days Xu Xiangsi was enjoying, Bai Rumeng had been so busy these past few days that her feet barely touched the ground.

While dealing with the complicated affairs of the Arts Troupe, she also had to spare energy to investigate the suddenly emerged Xu Xiangsi.

Early this morning, she waited by the telephone and finally managed to contact her old connection in Shanghai.

The voice on the other end delivered confirmed news: “There’s no mistake about the person. The files have been mailed out and should arrive within the next couple of days.”

Hanging up the phone, Bai Rumeng trembled with excitement, her fingertips shaking!

Excellent!

This was exactly the ammunition she needed!

Once the files arrived, she would immediately take them to the political commissar and completely expose Xu Xiangsi’s shameful family background!

By then, with pressure from superiors and public gossip, that marriage would end whether they wanted it to or not!

Carrying this impending victory in her heart, Bai Rumeng walked toward the dance studio in high spirits.

However, as soon as she approached, she could feel an lingering oppressive atmosphere inside.

The troupe’s mood these past few days had indeed been rather gloomy.

What status did Long Peiye hold in the Arts Troupe? He was the White Moonlight in the hearts of all unmarried female comrades, the universally acknowledged most unattainable yet most alluring unattainable flower.

He came from an excellent family, was handsome and tall, usually gentle and smiling to everyone, yet that smile never reached his eyes, carrying a polite yet distant aloofness.

The more he was like this, the more fascinated people became.

The girls in the troupe had even privately made a gentleman’s agreement among themselves.

Everyone would rely on their own abilities and compete fairly. If anyone truly managed to win over Battalion Commander Long, the others couldn’t sabotage them and had to sincerely offer their blessings.

But who could have imagined!

They had merely followed the team out for a morale-boosting performance tour, gone for little over a month.

When they returned, the world had turned upside down!

Long Peiye, their dearly cherished Battalion Commander Long, had actually gotten married?!

This news exploded like a thunderclap, shattering everyone’s beautiful dreams to pieces.

How could they accept this?

Why?!

They had all racked their brains and exhausted their efforts, barely able to get within three meters of him, so how could a “Mrs. Long” suddenly appear out of nowhere?

Thus, in the dance studio, several female comrades whispered among themselves while stretching their legs.

“Do you think Battalion Commander Long’s marriage might really be an arranged one by his family?”

“I think it’s highly likely. Otherwise, how could it happen so fast? We barely left, and he got married right after—that’s just not normal!”

“Then what background does this Xu Xiangsi have? To make the Long family nod in agreement, she can’t possibly be an ordinary person, right?”

One voice speculated, “Could she be… from some Military compound too?”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew a chorus of agreement.

“That’s possible! Matching social status and family background!”

Just then, a cold, scornful laugh came from the doorway.

“Hah.”

Everyone turned to see Bai Rumeng leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, her face filled with undisguised mockery.

“Military compound?”

She scanned the group, speaking slowly, her voice dripping with venomous superiority.

“You’re giving her far too much credit.”

A female soldier who was on good terms with Bai Rumeng immediately asked, “Rumeng, do you know some inside information?”

Bai Rumeng’s lips curled into a cold smile.

“All I know is, some people are simply born unworthy of Battalion Commander Long.”

She paused, then clearly and deliberately dropped the long-prepared bombshell into the crowd.

“What kind of person is Xu Xiangsi anyway? Just a descendant of a problematic Capitalist family!”

Bai Rumeng’s words were like a massive rock crashing into a calm lake, instantly stirring up towering waves!

The entire dance studio first fell into deathly silence, then completely erupted.

“What?!”

“Descendant of a Capitalist?!”

A slightly braver female comrade covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

“Sister Rumeng, this… this is no joking matter! This is a matter of principle!”

“Yes, are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

Bai Rumeng snorted coldly, tightening her crossed arms, the disdain in her eyes growing thicker.

“Why would I lie to you?”

She scanned the room, taking in everyone’s shock and doubt, then leisurely played her trump card.

“I’ve already contacted my old connections in Shanghai. Xu Xiangsi’s detailed files will arrive in less than two days.”

“By then, you can see for yourselves whether what I said is true or not.”

With these words, no one doubted her anymore.

Bai Rumeng had extensive connections within the troupe – if she said it was true, then it must be!

The thought that Long Peiye, an officer with such impeccable revolutionary credentials, had actually married a woman with problematic family background made everyone’s hearts clench. But more than that, there was an indescribable resentment!

“Oh my god! How can this be!” a female soldier immediately exclaimed excitedly. “How can someone with that kind of background be worthy of Battalion Commander Long?”

“This isn’t just about being worthy or not – this will drag Battalion Commander Long down!”

“Exactly! If someone with ulterior motives uses this against him, what will happen to Battalion Commander Long’s future?”

Everyone chimed in one after another, their faces filled with “righteous indignation” over concerns for Long Peiye’s prospects.

This was exactly the effect Bai Rumeng wanted. She pretended to be deeply distressed and sighed.

“How could I not have thought of what you all are thinking?”

“I already spoke with Battalion Commander Long, explaining all the implications and consequences in detail.”

She paused, putting on a helpless expression.

“But, who knows what kind of seductive tricks that Xu Xiangsi used? She’s completely bewitched him. Battalion Commander Long… simply wouldn’t listen to my advice!”

The implied grievance and intimacy in her words made everyone believe her even more.

The most hot-tempered young girl immediately stamped her foot in anger, her face turning red.

“What other tricks could there be?”

“It’s just because she’s pretty!”

She grew angrier as she spoke, blurting out without thinking: “I never thought even Battalion Commander Long would be such a shallow man!”

This stirred up a hornet’s nest.

Bai Rumeng’s face instantly darkened as she coldly glared at the girl. “What do you mean by that?”

“Are you saying our comrades in the Arts Troupe aren’t good-looking enough?”

The dance studio immediately fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

In terms of appearance, they were all indeed one in a hundred, but they all had their own standards in mind.

They had only seen that Xu Xiangsi from a distance once, but that face… was truly exquisitely unreal, carrying a unique delicate beauty characteristic of the Jiangnan water towns – a radiant beauty that they, as northern girls, couldn’t match.

On this matter, they truly had no confidence.

Just as the atmosphere turned awkward, someone quick to read the situation immediately stepped in to smooth things over: “Oh, Battalion Commander Long is definitely not that shallow!”

“Exactly! There must be other reasons for him marrying that Xu Xiangsi!”

This immediately gained everyone’s agreement, as if they had found a convincing excuse to satisfy themselves.

Suddenly, a female soldier’s eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something, and she lowered her voice to speculate:

“Do you think… maybe Xu Xiangsi saved Battalion Commander Long’s life, or the life of one of his family members?”

This speculation, like a beam of light, instantly illuminated everyone’s thoughts!

Right!

That was entirely possible!

“It must be that!”

“Otherwise, with the Long family’s status, how could they ever accept someone with problematic background into their household!”

But immediately, someone followed this line of thinking and came up with an even more “malicious” possibility.