Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1526: Company-Level Treatment 4

Chapter 1526: Chapter 1526: Company-Level Treatment 4

Her appearance was plain, but her figure in a swimsuit was quite impressive—curvaceous and well-proportioned, with fair skin.

This was an era full of contradictions, where conservatism reached an extreme. The rejection of beauty achieved unprecedented heights: women were not allowed to wear dresses, nor to shape their eyebrows or apply lipstick. Some even had to wear long-sleeved tops and pants during the height of summer. Dark colors like black, blue, green, and gray dominated, yet swimming seemed to be an exception.

Of course, even though this was driven by influence from above, very few female comrades had the courage to wear swimsuits and show off their figures by the pool. Just look at Liu Ran, whose gaze barely touched Su Meixiang—he didn’t even dare to glance at her directly.

Noticing Liu Ran’s discomfort in the face of Su Meixiang’s overly enthusiastic behavior, Feng Qingxue tilted her head slightly, raised her hand to check her watch, and then smiled at Su Meixiang, saying, "Comrade Su Meixiang, I’ve also heard Comrade Su Junlin mention your siblings. There’s plenty of time to talk more in the future. Xiaoliu and I must go now—the kids are still waiting at home, and I only came out briefly."

"Alright then, Comrade Feng Qingxue. Goodbye," Su Meixiang said, stepping back.

After Feng Qingxue and Liu Ran left, the women with children, both in and outside the pool, instinctively surrounded Su Meixiang and began chattering away: "Meixiang, who was that just now? Could she be the family member of Commander Lu? It looked like Liu Ran was following her."

"Yes, I heard that Commander Lu’s revolutionary comrade is supposed to be very handsome."

"The female comrade we just saw wasn’t just normally beautiful—she was stunning, fair-skinned, and looked so young. She doesn’t even seem thirty."

"Commander Lu is truly lucky. At his age, he has such a revolutionary comrade as his spouse. My cousin in the Capital says that Commander Lu’s comrade is a university student from a worker-peasant-soldier background. She was personally selected by a leader to attend, studied both medicine and foreign languages, and now even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants her. Our country urgently needs foreign-language talents to establish international diplomatic relations."

"That’s not right; isn’t she here at our military hospital as a doctor? How could the Ministry want her? I think someone mentioned she joined the hospital with the rank and treatment of a battalion-level officer. That’s no small achievement."

"Is it really her?" Someone still sounded doubtful.

Lu Jiang was a rough man who had lived through the winds and storms of the military, while Feng Qingxue looked more refined than the daughters of capitalists.

Even dressed in the loose gray linen clothes, they couldn’t conceal her breathtaking beauty, as though a painting had come to life.

More graceful than a girl, yet younger in spirit than a married woman.

Su Meixiang said, "It’s her. I saw her in a group photo from my father’s unit. She hasn’t changed at all from seven or eight years ago. What’s most enviable is that she has five children—first a boy and a girl, and then triplets."

Everyone knew Su Meixiang came from an advantageous background, with roots that were revolutionary and deep. Especially now, as Su Junshu was at the pinnacle of power, one round-faced, doe-eyed young female comrade, who looked rather pitiable, complimented, "No matter how good she is, she can’t compare to you, Sister Meixiang. What’s there to envy? I heard Commander Lu’s revolutionary comrade comes from a poor peasant family."

Never mind that the poor peasant class was highly valued at the grassroots level; a large number of those in higher positions still looked down on them. At their core, they exuded a sense of contempt toward the poor and a proud sense of superiority.

The comment was unpleasant, and some people frowned, but Su Meixiang was pleased. "Milly, you sure know how to flatter," she said.