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Chapter 91 Qiu Family Battle

She may never know that He Qiaojin and Lin Dawei are friends who have risked their lives for each other. It's just that neither of them is a talkative person and they don't chat together often, so many people think that they are just ordinary comrades-in-arms.

One of them severely punished his own wife, and the other one did not target Lin Dawei at all, so it did not affect their friendship at all, and they could understand each other with just a glance.

The Qiu couple watched Lin Dawei and his wife leave quickly. He Qiaojin didn't say anything, but they nodded to each other. This made Deputy Captain Qiu and his wife happy. They didn't expect that He Qiaojin had a cold face every day, but he was quite easy to talk to.

Deputy Captain Qiu was happy to hear more good words, hoping that He Qiaojin would help him plead for him out of their comradeship and let his mother stay in the family quarters. Although his mother is in good health now, it will be difficult for him to take care of her in the future if she returns to the countryside. He only has one married sister in his hometown. Her husband's family is very poor, and with many children, it is not easy for him to live, and he really cannot take care of her mother's family.

Deputy Captain Qiu's wife thought that since He Qiaojin was easy to talk to, this matter should be easy to resolve. As long as it didn't affect her husband's future, it didn't matter if she apologized. She didn't have a job, and if her husband's job was affected, how would she raise their two children? In the end, it was all the old woman's fault for being nosy. This time, she must take the opportunity to establish a good relationship with Deputy Captain He. She knew that Deputy Captain He was from Beijing and had a strong family background. Maybe Old Qiu could follow He Qiaojin's path and move up a level, otherwise, at Old Qiu's age, it would be difficult for him to rely on himself.

All I can say is that this couple are from the same family and they are dreaming together!

Deputy Captain Qiu and his wife talked for a long time, but He Qiaojin didn't react at all, and even his facial expression didn't change.

This made Deputy Captain Qiu's wife very dissatisfied. He Qiaojin was the deputy captain, and their old Qiu was also a deputy captain. It was not a big deal. They all apologized humbly like the Lin family, but why were they still not giving in? Could it be that their old Qiu, a deputy captain, was not as good as Lin Dawei, a deputy battalion commander?

Deputy Captain Qiu could hardly hold on any longer. It had been a long time since he had been humiliated like this. After all, he was the deputy captain and was in charge of so many people.

Seeing that the couple looked unhappy, He Qiaojin asked a question,

"Why are you the ones to apologize? Where is the person involved? Doesn't the person involved need to apologize?"

Just one sentence made Deputy Captain Qiu and his wife speechless. It was still their family that was in the wrong, but Deputy Captain Qiu really couldn't persuade his old mother. His old mother was lying on the bed whining in pain here and there, and she just refused to come to the He family.

Seeing his wife pouting and not saying anything, Deputy Captain Qiu had no choice but to say that his mother was sick and couldn't get up, and hoped that He Qiaojin could be more understanding.

He Qiaojin didn't care about the couple at all.

"Since you are sick, you can apologize publicly when you recover. You don't need to come to our house. You can take your things away. There is no need to do this."

After saying that, He Qiaojin picked up the things Lin Ling had brought and directly closed the gate, not giving Deputy Captain Qiu and his wife any chance to put down the gifts. There were people coming and going at the door, and it was not a good idea to just leave them there. These things cost three months' salary!

The couple stood at the door of He Qiaojin's house and looked at each other. Should they accept the apology or not? If they said no, the other party didn't say anything harsh. If they said accept, He Qiaojin would accept the things that Lin Ling bought but not his family's.

The two returned home dejectedly. It was unknown whether He Qiaojin was willing to forgive, but Deputy Captain Qiu knew that it was impossible for his old mother to stay. He went home to put down his things and went back to the army without saying anything.

Deputy Captain Qiu's mother had been secretly watching the situation outside at home. When she saw her son and his petty and troublesome daughter-in-law bringing back the things they had taken out in the morning, and both of them looked unhappy, she knew that there was no room for improvement.

The old lady vented her anger at home, causing chaos. The daughter-in-law, who was already unhappy, finally found a vent. The two almost got into a fight, but when the fight was over, there was nothing good left for the Qiu family to see.

Pots and pans were smashed everywhere, and even clothes and quilts were torn. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law said, "If you don't let me do it, I will cut your clothes. If you cut my clothes, I will smash your room." Both of them had nail marks all over their faces and their hair was torn into a mess.

For a moment, the entire family compound was extremely lively, and the liveliness only stopped after Director Wang arrived.

Director Wang was so troubled when he saw the two people sitting on the ground. Such a big incident happened last night, and now they had a quarrel and threw things today, which was known to everyone.

Director Wang, who was very angry, successfully stopped the farce of the Qiu family. At the same time, everyone in the family compound knew about what happened last night. For a while, everyone pointed fingers at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Qiu family. Although Deputy Captain Qiu's wife felt that it had nothing to do with her, that was her mother-in-law after all, and the relationship was unbreakable. No matter how she explained, she was still unable to raise her head in the end. The hatred between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law escalated again.

In order to avoid this embarrassing situation, Deputy Captain Qiu's wife was too embarrassed to go out for several days. But Deputy Captain Qiu's mother, like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, just lived her life as usual and even laughed at her daughter-in-law for being more timid than a chicken.

Director Wang came today to inform the old lady of the Qiu family that the family compound is preparing to hold a general meeting the day after tomorrow. Except for a few family members who cannot come, everyone must participate in the study. At that time, the old lady of the Qiu family and Lin Ling will need to make public self-criticisms at the meeting.

Director Wang had already notified Lin Ling. What Director Wang did not expect was that the troublemaker of this family compound easily accepted the arrangement of the family compound this time and had no objection to the public review.

Looking at the clear slap marks on Lin Ling's face, which basically covered half of her face, one could tell that it was Lin Dawei's big slap. It seemed that she was completely obedient after being scolded by Lin Dawei. Well, this kind of troublemaker had to be suppressed by someone, otherwise she would always cause trouble and bring shame to the family compound.

Director Wang left after giving the announcement, not caring at all that Deputy Captain Qiu’s mother was crying and yelling in the background, which was really annoying to hear.

Director Wang was neither in the mood nor had the time to look for Su Zhuzhu today. Because of the incident reported by old lady Qiu, the entire compound had to launch a rectification movement, and the study plan had not been arranged yet. How could he have the time to pay attention to these disappointing people?

Unable to bear the crying of Deputy Captain Qiu's mother, which was like the devil's sound in their heads, everyone quickly dispersed from the door of Qiu's house and spread the big news to more people. Now the entire family compound was laughing at them, and the topic of gossip every day was the upcoming rectification meeting.

The onlookers dispersed, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still cross-eyed, and neither of them was willing to take the initiative to clean up the things that were scattered all over the yard.

In the end, Deputy Captain Qiu’s wife packed up her things, leaving her child behind, and went back to her parents’ home carrying her bag.

She couldn't stay in this family for a single day longer, with a mother-in-law who liked to gossip everywhere and a husband who only knew how to be filial and always went along with his mother in everything. Why was her life so miserable? She hadn't had a good day since that old witch came. Not to mention how harmonious the family was before, it wasn't like this every day. At least Mr. Qiu's salary was still in his own hands, and everyone in the family could occasionally improve their lives. It was nothing like now, with pickles every day and the two children becoming pale and skinny. This time, she would never go back to the family compound unless the old witch left, and let the mother and son make a public review, and it would be best if they were scolded.

When Deputy Captain Qiu returned home in the evening, he did not wait for a hot dinner. All he saw were things scattered all over the floor and his mother lying on the bed groaning. The older child lived in the school dormitory and would not be back today, and the younger child was still young and was sitting in the living room crying with hunger.

If you didn’t know, you would think the house was robbed.

Deputy Captain Qiu picked up his youngest son and searched the house inside and out but couldn't find his wife. He could only go to his mother's room to ask, but unfortunately his mother ignored him. Deputy Captain Qiu stood in the yard and could only look up at the sky and sigh. What kind of life was he living?

Without taking the time to clean up the house, I took my lunch box and carried my little son to the army canteen. If I hurried, I could still catch up with dinner. After eating, I had to bring back a portion for my mother. If there was anything else, I could talk about it after dinner.

By the time Deputy Captain Qiu brought the food back to his family compound, he already knew what had happened in his family that day.

In the morning, Deputy Commander Qiu went to work with a dark face. Because the apology to He Qiaojin was not done smoothly, the air pressure was very low all day. Other comrades did not ask too much when they saw it, and those who knew that there was a fight between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in the Qiu family did not say too much. When they saw the father and son in the cafeteria in the evening, the younger one cried loudly, and many comrades who liked children came to help comfort him. During this comforting, Deputy Commander Qiu learned from others what happened in his family and that his wife had returned to her parents' home.

After being watched with sympathetic eyes by his comrades as he returned to the family quarters, Deputy Commander Qiu first woke up his mother to have dinner, put the child in the living room to play by himself, and then began to clean up the house.

In the past, Deputy Captain Qiu’s wife never let him do these housework. In her eyes, her husband was an officer and a big shot who couldn’t get involved in these things. So it was quite difficult for Deputy Captain Qiu to clean up. He usually didn’t pay attention to where he put many things. Fortunately, he still had the rigorous style of a soldier and quickly tidied everything up.

At this time, Deputy Captain Qiu's mother had also finished her meal. Deputy Captain Qiu did not let his mother wash the lunch box, but washed it himself and hung it up, and then told his mother about the next arrangements.

"Mom, I received a notice from the commander's guard in the army today. A rectification meeting will be held in the family compound in three days. You and Lin Dawei's wife will go on stage to make a public self-criticism. After the self-criticism, take the train back to your hometown the next day. I will write to my uncle and send them money. My cousins ​​at home will help take care of you. You don't have to worry about anything else."

When Deputy Captain Qiu's mother heard that her son wanted to drive her away, she immediately wanted to throw a tantrum. But when she looked up and saw her son's extremely aggrieved face, she knew that this family depended on her son after all, so she couldn't shout out loud. She just went back to her room and lay down, groaning, leaning against the wall.

Deputy Captain Qiu knew his mother's temper, so he didn't bother himself. He stayed up late at night to write a self-criticism report that suited his mother, and planned to teach his mother to recite it word for word tomorrow. After finishing the self-criticism, he would send her back to her hometown, and then go to pick up his wife back. The house was a mess, with no one to take care of the children, no one to cook, no one to wash clothes, and no one to do housework. Now Deputy Captain Qiu truly felt the importance of his wife. Although his wife was unforgiving in her words, she always put herself first before his mother came, and he lived a life with a wife and children. It was also his fault that he could not control either of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, making the home not feel like home now.

After a good sleep, Su Zhuzhu was held in He Qiaojin's arms for dinner. Even though there was a chair, this pretentious man refused to let her go. He fed her and took advantage of her at the same time.

Fortunately, the food in the cafeteria today was pretty good, with the chef's signature braised pork, tiger skin peppers, and a vegetable soup. He Qiaojin had four big steamed buns, and Su Zhuzhu had a box of rice, paired with their own chili sauce and side dishes. The two of them, who had not eaten breakfast and were already starving, almost put their heads into their lunch boxes.

It was still early after dinner, only two o'clock in the afternoon, so there was no need to take a nap today. After He Qiaojin finished washing the lunch box, the two of them took a walk in the yard, digesting the food while discussing how to arrange the courtyard. Su Zhuzhu carefully told He Qiaojin her ideas about renovating the courtyard.

He Qiaojin did whatever his wife asked him to do, but she had to ask for some sweetness. The young couple was flirting with each other and didn't care about what was going on next door. Neither of them wanted to see what was going on next door. They knew what was going on next door without having to guess, so they didn't want to let irrelevant people affect their mood.

When he had almost digested the food, He Qiaojin took out a pen and paper and calculated the materials needed to rebuild the courtyard. He also asked a few young soldiers in the regiment to help, and called a few more people to finish the work in one day. He wanted it to be the way his wife wanted it, so that his wife would be happy every day and hope to stay in the family compound for a while longer.

Because they were going to Uncle Liu's house for dinner in the evening, Su Zhuzhu thought that it was her first time visiting and she was an elder recognized by the He family, so ordinary gifts were not enough. So she sent He Qiaojin out to tidy up the yard first. Then she closed the bedroom door, took out a box of high-end black tea from the space, carefully unpacked it, and put it in a blue and white porcelain jar, for a total of two jars.

After thinking for a while, she locked the bedroom door, entered the space, took out two bottles of Moutai, poured them into two glass bottles without any signs, and then found a sealing machine to seal them. Then she left the space. She didn't dare to do this in the bedroom. Although He Qiaojin didn't drink often, the smell of Moutai could still escape his nose.