The 60s Island: The Daily Life of a Capitalist Young Lady with the Army - Chapter 97: Caught with the Biggest Leverage!

Chapter 97: Caught with the Biggest Leverage!

She felt as if she had fallen into a tightly woven net—the more she struggled, the tighter it became entangled around her.

Xu Xiangsi, however, couldn’t be bothered to watch her foolish display any longer. “Speaking of making baseless assumptions about others…” she drawled meaningfully, her gaze shifting to Long Peiye before lightly settling back on Li Hong.

“I’ve also heard something.”

“I wonder who it was that, upon learning Battalion Commander Long Peiye didn’t like her at all and didn’t even remember who she was…”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it carried clearly to every person in the office.

Li Hong’s pupils abruptly contracted!

She froze in place as if struck by a bolt of Sky Thunder.

Then, they heard Xu Xiangsi continue in a tone bordering on pity, “…completely broke down on the spot, saying things like ‘I won’t show him any more consideration.’”

“Hiss—”

Gasps of shock rose one after another throughout the office.

Everyone’s expressions shifted.

So… this was the root of it all!

This was a case of love scorned turning to shame and rage, of abusing public office for private revenge!

Meeting the crowd’s suddenly enlightened gazes, Xu Xiangsi delivered her final remark, driving the last nail into Li Hong’s coffin.

“From this, it’s clear that Comrade Li Hong acts entirely based on her personal preferences, especially in certain matters.”

Her voice was crisp and carried unwavering conviction.

“You are outright idealistic! Placing personal emotions above organizational discipline!”

“Judging right and wrong, attacking comrades, based solely on your own likes and dislikes!”

“This is what truly violates our proletarian fighters’ materialist values!”

“In other words, Comrade Li Hong is merely using these grand labels to settle her personal grudges.”

Xu Xiangsi’s tone was icy, each word striking Li Hong’s heart like a heavy hammer.

All color drained from Li Hong’s face, leaving it as pale as paper.

She opened her mouth, but her throat seemed stuffed with cotton—not a single word emerged.

Bai Rumeng, standing to the side, had already cursed Li Hong a thousand times in her heart.

This idiot! A complete fool who can’t accomplish anything but ruins everything!

That mouth of hers is looser than an old woman’s cotton trousers!

Once her emotions take over, she’ll say anything without thinking, and now—she’s been caught with the biggest leverage!

Who would believe anything she says now?

Bai Rumeng secretly gnashed her teeth in fury.

Even Wang Zhengwei now looked at Li Hong with undisguised disdain.

Frowning deeply, he muttered to himself.

How did such a muddle-headed fool, who only wields lofty principles as weapons for personal vendettas, sneak into their glorious revolutionary ranks!

Seeing the situation turning completely one-sided and Xu Xiangsi firmly in control, Bai Rumeng knew that if she didn’t step in now, both of them would be nailed to the Pillar of Shame today!

Steeling herself, she took a step forward. “Political Commissar Wang, even if Comrade Li Hong was wrong about some things, one thing she said was correct!”

Bai Rumeng’s sharp voice successfully drew everyone’s attention.

“Xu Xiangsi claims to draw a clear line with Capitalism, but what has she actually done?”

“It’s been almost a month since she arrived at our island military district, yet she hasn’t changed a bit of her Capitalist young lady airs!”

“What does this prove? It proves she’s utterly duplicitous, never truly intended to break ties with her class in her bones!”

This accusation was far more severe than the previous ones.

It directly escalated from ideological criticism to condemnation of behavioral conduct!

Xu Xiangsi’s eyebrows lifted slightly, showing no panic but rather appearing as if she’d heard something amusing.

She regarded Bai Rumeng leisurely and retorted slowly, “Oh? Then I’d like to ask Comrade Bai Rumeng.”

“Exactly what have I done to make you think I’m behaving like a ‘Capitalism young lady’?”

Seeing her take the bait, Bai Rumeng immediately grew energized!

She’d been waiting for this question all along!

“You still won’t admit it?” Bai Rumeng instantly raised her voice, her finger nearly jabbing into Xu Xiangsi’s face, “Since marrying Battalion Commander Long, have you cooked even one meal? Washed even one piece of clothing?”

“All the household chores – laundry and cooking – which one hasn’t been personally handled by Battalion Commander Long?”

“You just lounge around enjoying comfort at home – if this isn’t Capitalism-style aversion to labor and ignorance of basic livelihoods, then what is!”

Upon hearing this, many people in the office developed subtle expressions.

In these times, men doing housework was indeed rare, and women not working at home were prone to gossip.

Yet Xu Xiangsi looked as if she’d heard the most extraordinary news, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, face full of astonishment: “So… this counts too?”

Her utterly shocked expression made Bai Rumeng think she’d found her weak spot and prepared to press the advantage.

Little did she expect Xu Xiangsi’s next words would halt her offensive mid-stride.

“I don’t know how to do these things, so I haven’t done them – what’s wrong with that?” Xu Xiangsi’s tone was so straightforward it seemed self-evident, as if stating a universal truth.

She even tilted her head, looking earnestly at Bai Rumeng, and continued: “Besides, since I can’t cook, should I force myself into the kitchen, turn good food into pig slop, make all the pots and pans clatter, only to have Long Peiye clean up the mess afterwards?”

“Wasting the nation’s precious food resources, adding to my beloved’s burdens.”

“Are you telling me this is the ‘proletarian consciousness’ you want to see?”

“…” Bai Rumeng felt suffocated by this twisted logic, her face flushing red, barely managing to squeeze out after a long pause:

“If you don’t know how, you can learn!”

Yes! Learn! This couldn’t be wrong, could it!

However, Xu Xiangsi simply stared fixedly at her, uttering with utmost sincerity and shameless bluntness: “I’m stupid, I can’t learn it.”

“……”

“…………”

The entire office, everyone present, including Wang Zhengwei and Long Peiye, fell completely silent from her brief but powerful four words.

The air seemed to freeze solid at that moment.

Everyone stared dumbfounded at Xu Xiangsi.

What… what kind of reason was this?!

I’m stupid, I can’t learn it.

These words fell like a heavy stone into the dead-silent office.

Without creating a single ripple, yet stirring up massive waves.

Bai Rumeng’s face, prepared with ten thousand retorts, froze right there.

She had anticipated Xu Xiangsi might argue, might rage, might dispute vehemently.

But she never expected her to be so… so shameless!

Can’t learn? What kind of excuse is that!

This is simply being unreasonable!

In the office, everyone exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions too vivid to describe.

There was shock, astonishment, and a hint of… suppressed amusement they didn’t dare release.

Even Wang Zhengwei couldn’t control the twitching at the corners of his mouth.

This Comrade Xu Xiangsi… truly was quite a character.