Rebirth in the ’70s: The Cold-Faced Commander’s Pampered Feisty Wife

In the year 1977, Zhan Nanhui, a former Deputy Director of the National Security Bureau, was undercover as a “re-educated” criminal doing manual labor in the countryside. His mission was compro...

Chapter 136: Gossip about the Yi Family

Yi Anan was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Director Ning meant.

"Yi Jixiang has returned home now. He was bailed out by higher-ups. I'm just a small town director, so I don't know the details," said Director Ning.

Yi Anan frowned. Already went home?

"But I asked around, and they said the people above are very powerful. Yi Jixiang was recently expelled from the supply and marketing cooperative, and her fiancé's military service was also resolved." Director Ning glanced at Yi An'an, "You really don't know the situation in your family?"

Yi Anan shook her head.

Director Ning hesitated for a moment. Zhan Nanhui didn't know about this yet, but for now, it's better not to let him know. After all, he is going back to the capital to deal with the old man's affairs, which involves matters above, so it's better to be careful.

"The report letter you wrote recently caused Yi Jixiang to lose her job. Her fiancé worked for Meng Tong, so his conscription was obstructed. In addition, Yi Daping was also sent back by the army, so they hate you to death. I guess they want to throw sulfuric acid on you and disfigure you. But now we can't find the witness you mentioned. Now we only have physical evidence, and the chain of evidence is incomplete. Yi Jixiang also refused to hand it over. Her mother Wang Guihua also testified that Yi Jixiang and Yi Daping did not go out that night, so there is insufficient evidence. In addition, someone from above has said that we can only release them." Director Ning said.

"Then do you know who is up there?" Yi An'an asked.

Director Ning shook his head: "It's useless to ask. I advise you not to ask. You should go back and think about whether there is any capable person above you!"

Yi Anan had no choice but to nod.

After coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Yi Anan racked her brains but couldn't think of who could be above her family. Could it be a connection with Wang Guihua? After all, Yi Daping suddenly went to the army a few days ago, and Yi Jixiang made a promise to Meng Tong. It seemed that both of them knew the existence of this relationship.

Yi Anan thought about it and did not go back to school, but went directly to the barber shop.

The hair salon is still very busy at this moment. The winter is over, and the weather is neither too cold nor too hot. It is almost time to wear skirts, so everyone is very enthusiastic about getting a perm.

Although Yi Anan no longer cooperates with the barber shop, she is still good friends with Sister Hua.

Yi Anan went to the store and expressed her thoughts.

Sister Hua thought for a moment and said, "I do know a woman called Wang Xiaoling in this supply and marketing cooperative. She is my relative. How about this? You wait for a while. I will go find her and you can ask her in person if she knows."

Yi Anan thought for a moment and said, "It's not good for me to come forward, so I'd better trouble my sister to ask."

Sister Hua nodded: "That's fine, you can hide behind the curtain and I'll ask as gossip, this way people won't be wary."

Yi Anan nodded.

Sister Hua went out, and five minutes later, she came in arm in arm with a girl in her teens.

Yi Anan had seen that girl before. She sold pickles with Yi Jixiang. Yi Anan had seen her several times when they were dealing with each other before.

Yi Anan also hid behind the curtain and listened quietly.

"Xiaoling, the weather is warm now. I'll give you a discount when I do your hair!" Sister Hua said with a smile, "I have no choice. This is a public machine. Otherwise, I would do it for free."

"Cousin, I'm very satisfied with the discount you gave me, but I've been busy recently. I'm the only one at the pickle stall now, and I have to go back soon. I'll come back when I'm off duty!" Wang Xiaoling looked around and was very satisfied, but was anxious to go back.

"How come you are the only one now? What about the pretty girl in front of me? I heard that she is dating your president's son. Why doesn't she want to do it anymore?" Sister Hua pulled her and gave her a handful of melon seeds, insisting on chatting.

Wang Xiaoling also sat down to eat some melon seeds and said, "You're talking about Yi Jixiang. She was fired a few days ago, but the president said today that she will come to work tomorrow. This person is amazing. She keeps going back and forth. Every time things seem to be going wrong, she can come back to life. It's too strange!"

Sister Hua asked, "What's so strange? Tell me!"

Wang Xiaoling also started talking, starting with the blind date between Yi Jixiang and Meng Tong, and she said a lot of things in the end, "Anyway, every time Meng Tong was unwilling, something would happen. For example, last time, she said she could go to the army, and Meng Tong was willing to talk to Yi Jixiang in order to join the army. Who knew that her mother had an affair? I heard that the red bellyband was hung out, and someone reported it. It was her sister who reported it. Meng Tong's military service was not settled, and the president fired her. As a result, today, she said that she can come back to work tomorrow, and Meng Tong can also join the army!"

Sister Hua blinked her eyes. "This is indeed quite strange. This soldier also had a job at the supply and marketing cooperative. How could he get it back so quickly? There must be someone above him, right?"

Wang Xiaoling glanced around: "I asked Yi Jixiang the same thing, but she kept her mouth shut and refused to say anything. She only said that their family was a hero. As I remember, her father was Old Yitou who sold pickles in our supply and marketing cooperative. Yi Jixiang took over her father's job. Her father was a soldier before, but he was demobilized and assigned to a new position. He is a retired soldier, not a hero!"

After hearing this, Yi Anan suddenly remembered the medal. Zhan Nanhui once said that it was the highest Gold Star Award. Could it be related to that medal?

"Oh, so that's how it is. We really don't know what kind of hero our town has!" Sister Hua glanced at Yi Anan's position. She knew that she wouldn't be able to get anything out of her now, so she grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into Wang Xiaoling's mouth, telling her to go back and sell pickles.

"Cousin, I'll try to take a day off tomorrow and come to your place to get my hair permed. Remember to give me half price!" Wang Xiaoling left happily.

Sister Hua had no choice but to agree.

After Wang Xiaoling left, Yi Anan also came out from behind the curtain.

"Do you know that your father is a great hero?" Sister Hua asked.

Yi Anan shook her head.

"But since it's related to your father, it will be good for you too. You are also your father's daughter, so why don't these benefits fall on you?" Sister Hua asked.

Yi Anan has no idea about this, so it seems that Wang Guihua should know about this.

Yi Anan thought about it and decided that maybe she should go look for Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua still lives in Yanjia Village. Yi Anan looked at the time and hurried back to class. She planned to go back to Yanjia Village after the weekend.

In the evening, Yi Anan came out of Old Lady Tao's house and went home with Lu Changfeng. As soon as she entered the room, she was hugged by a man.