Chapter 21 Kneeling When Meeting

After dinner, the carpenter came here to measure the dimensions and make the cabinets.

Jiang Cha and Ye Surong were busy until after nine o'clock before they closed the shop to take a break.

Worried that they would be too hot, Huo Tingkun got two electric fans, one for each room of Jiang Cha and Ye Surong.

Jiang Cha lay on his side next to Ye Surong, his head resting on his arm. "Mom, what exactly does Uncle Huo have in mind regarding Wang Qing?"

"It's not easy for your Uncle Huo either. After all, Wang Qing's husband died saving her. As long as she doesn't make a fuss, your Uncle Huo won't do anything to her."

"Today's incident might have been caused by Wang Qing herself. This is a military area. How could a thug be so bold as to cause trouble here?"

Ye Surong's heart tightened at Jiang Cha's words. "If your Uncle Huo really has that intention, there's no chance for him and I to be together. I'm just worried that if she just wants to stick to him, and considering her status, your Uncle Huo might not be able to be cruel to her."

"Your Uncle Huo is such a friend. After Bai Jianjun passed away, he found Wang Qing a job working in the army cafeteria. Even Wang Qing's daughter's job in the art troupe was introduced by your Uncle Huo. When he handed me his passbook today, you have no idea how much I felt for him. Over the years, he has helped more people than just Wang Qing."

With a large page of withdrawal records, Huo Tingkun helped those broken families to the best of his ability.

How could Ye Surong bear to lose her temper with a man like this?

The dead are gone, and the ones who suffer the most are actually the living.

Jiang Cha put his arms around Ye Surong's waist, silently comforting her.

She just didn't believe that if an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. She couldn't find any fault with Wang Qing and her daughter.

The mother and daughter closed their eyes and fell asleep, while the father and his two sons next door were still talking.

Today, rumors were spreading so fiercely in the family compound that Huo Jingchuan could find out the whole story with just a little inquiry.

He felt that this matter was no small matter.

Huo Tingkun sat opposite him, frowning, "So, when Su Rong said she wanted to divorce me today, it wasn't just because of Wang Qing?"

"What kind of people are they? Do they understand Aunt Ye and Cha Cha? How dare they say that to them? Isn't this just bullying Aunt Ye and Cha Cha for their good tempers?"

Huo Jingye was like a firecracker that was about to explode. After hearing this, he was extremely angry.

"But I didn't lose my pen at all."

He only had two pens, one in his office at the army and one on his desk at home. He didn't know why Bai Shuyao had made such a fuss, but he knew that he had to give Jiang Cha an explanation for this matter.

Huo Tingkun understood what Huo Jingchuan meant.

"I know what to do."

Huo Jingchuan replied calmly, "Then let's split up and act separately?"

"good!"

Huo Jingye: “?”

"No, why are you splitting up? Why don't I understand?"

He had been sitting here the entire time and listened to the whole thing, but how come he had no idea what these two people were up to?

Huo Jingchuan patted his forehead and said, "Go take a shower and go to bed. You have to go to work tomorrow!"

"No, why do you all have work to do, but I don't?"

Huo Jingchuan returned to his room, lay on the bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Huo Jingye turned to Huo Tingkun again, "Old Huo, just tell me, what are your plans? I have to contribute, right?"

Huo Jingye was a man of such a quick temper, so Huo Tingkun patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Your brother is right. Go take a shower and go to bed!"

Huo Jingye: “…”

“This is called discrimination!”

Humph, it makes me angry just thinking about it.

Maybe it was because she was familiar with the environment, but Jiang Cha slept better tonight than last night. The next morning, she got up at 6:30.

As soon as Jiang Cha opened the door, she saw Huo Tingkun coming back with breakfast.

"Uncle Huo, you get up really early every day."

Huo Tingkun was holding buns, steamed buns and millet porridge in his hands. He was happy when he saw the ginger tea.

"Over the years, I've gotten used to it. I wake up at 9am, even more punctual than an alarm clock."

He put the things on the coffee table in the living room next to Jiang Cha, "Is your mother still awake?"

"No, she's a bit picky about her bed. She tossed and turned until midnight before she fell asleep. I guess she'll need another two days to get used to it."

Huo Tingkun nodded. "I know everything about yesterday. I'm really sorry that I made you suffer on my second day after arriving at the family compound."

"Just apologizing is useless. Have you thought of a solution to this problem?"

Jiang Cha didn’t know whether her mother had suffered at the hands of Wang Qing in her previous life, but in this life, with her around, she couldn’t let this matter go easily.

Huo Tingkun replied solemnly: "I have just reported this matter to the leadership. At the morning meeting later, the leadership will punish those military families who spread gossip."

"You should know that they weren't the ones who started this. Someone was deliberately fanning the flames and looking for trouble."

"I know that Bai Shuyao fabricated all this information, causing rumors to spread and slandering you and your mother. I have already reported this matter truthfully. Don't worry, I won't let you and your mother suffer for no one else."

Huo Tingkun knows clearly who is close and who is distant.

There was no reason for him to allow others to bully the wife he had finally gotten.

Jiang Cha was quite satisfied with Huo Tingkun's attitude.

"Uncle Huo, is our military region's art troupe still recruiting?"

Last night, Jiang Cha heard from Ye Surong that Bai Shuyao was working in the art troupe, and that job was arranged for her by Huo Tingkun.

Jiang Cha also wants to go. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

Since she had just arrived, Bai Shuyao regarded her and her mother as thorns in her eyes and thorns in her flesh, so she had to get close to her and make the best use of this thorn and thorn.

Only by pushing her into a corner can we better get a hold of her so that Bai Shuyao and her mother will never be able to run around in the staff quarters again.

Do they really think that everyone in the world is stupid? Do they think they are the only smart ones?

"You've only been here a few days? Why are you already thinking about finding a job?"

"Uncle, I'm eighteen years old and just graduated from high school this year. I can't take the college entrance exam right now. I don't want to find a job, and it's boring to stay at home every day!"

That's what Jiang Cha said.

Although she is not short of money, it is true that she is bored.

"You're right. The art troupe is full of girls and boys around your age. Young people. You really need to interact with more young people."

Huo Tingkun agreed and said, "I'll go to the art troupe and ask. If they're short of people, you can go to work tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you Uncle Huo!"

After seeing Huo Tingkun off, Jiang Cha went back to the house to have breakfast.

I got up early today, which is a rare occasion. The sun outside is not yet hot, and the wind outside is blowing, making it cooler than inside the house.

Jiang Cha was sitting at the door, holding a bun and a book, eating and reading.

Surprisingly, there were not many people chatting outside. Jiang Cha waited for a long time before he saw Liu Cuilian coming back with a bucket of freshly washed clothes.

When she saw Jiang Cha, Liu Cuilian greeted Jiang Cha from a distance.

"Chacha, why did you get up so early today?"

She was standing in the yard hanging clothes. Jiang Cha simply put down the book and walked up to Liu Cuilian.

"Aunt Liu, why is it so quiet here today?"

"Don't you know about this?"

Jiang Cha pretended to be serious, "What's the matter?"

"Just now, we were all washing clothes by the pond when someone from the army came and called them all away."

"Called away? Why?"

Liu Cuilian paused while hanging clothes. This girl was so naive. How could she tell her that those people were called to the army because they had said many unpleasant things about her and her mother behind her back, and someone reported it to the higher-ups.

"It's better if you don't know about this."

Liu Cuilian continued with her work. "Yesterday, I followed your mother's instructions and used the cleansing cream to wash my daughter's face. After washing, her face was indeed much fresher."

Liu Cuilian's lover is the head of the regiment, Huo Jingchuan's immediate superior. Her daughter is named Qian Lili, who is 22 years old and has a face full of acne.

Qian Lili has an inferiority complex and stays at home all day without going out, which makes Captain Qian and Liu Cuilian very anxious.

The arrival of Ye Surong and Jiang Cha gave Liu Cuilian hope.

Yesterday, she bought a facial cleansing cream from Jiang Cha and asked Qian Lili to try it according to Jiang Cha's instructions.

"After my mom finishes breakfast, my mom and I will go to your house to see Sister Lili. The acne on her face may not be completely removed by just washing her face. We need to use some other methods. Don't rush to use the Sanbai Cream on her. Wait until all the acne on her face is healed before using it."

Liu Cuilian nodded repeatedly.

Just because Ye Surong and Jiang Cha had a way to cure her daughter's acne, she would never say a bad word about the mother and daughter in her life.

Wang Qing suddenly came over and rushed in front of Jiang Cha.

She grabbed the corner of Jiang Cha's clothes and knelt down. Fortunately, Jiang Cha was quick-witted and grabbed her arm, which prevented Wang Qing from really kneeling down to her.

Ginger tea may shorten your life.

"What are you doing? Kneel down right here! If anyone sees this, they'll think I did something to you!"

Liu Cuilian also quickly put down the clothes in her hands and pulled Wang Qing to the side.

She was used to doing rough work and was very strong. With just a pull, she pulled Wang Qing away from Jiang Cha.

"Look at you, how old are you? Can't you just talk it over nicely? You kneel down in front of the girl right away. Aren't you afraid of scaring her?"

Jiang Cha patted his chest cooperatively and said, "You scared me so much!"

Wang Qing didn't even bother to wipe the tears from her face, and her crying voice came out of her throat.

"Yaoyao was taken away by them. She didn't know that people outside would spread gossip about you and your mother. I beg you, can you go to the army and explain for Yaoyao? Her foot is still injured. What will happen if she is taken away like this?"