Zhu Kexin was very nervous before she arrived.

She has always been proud, and when she married Li Huai, she believed it was out of necessity and never took him seriously.

Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to either Li Huai or his own son.

When she left with a heavy heart, she believed she would never come back, so she left herself no way out.

But now, she has taken the initiative to come back, which is tantamount to admitting her mistake. For someone as proud as her, this is undoubtedly a very difficult decision.

When she was led inside, she appeared calm on the surface, but she was actually quite nervous inside.

However, she did not expect that, despite being mentally prepared, she would not meet her ex-husband Li Huai, but Sun Shengli.

"Commander Sun, it's you?" Zhu Kexin was somewhat surprised. Could it be that Li Huai didn't want to see her? Thinking of this, her expression turned rather unpleasant.

"Comrade Zhu Kexin, to be honest, Li Huai was transferred from our unit not long ago and he's not in our unit anymore, so I'm really sorry."

"What? He was transferred? Where did he go?" Zhu Kexin pressed.

“He was promoted and transferred to the provincial capital. He’s a regimental commander now.” As he spoke, Sun Shengli didn’t forget to watch for Zhu Kexin’s reaction.

He said it on purpose, of course. Zhu Kexin, as a military wife, abandoned her husband and children and ignored her two sons for many years. As a fellow soldier, Sun Shengli was also angry with her.

As expected, Zhu Kexin's expression turned even uglier.

When she was going through a divorce with Li Huai, Li Huai had only been a deputy regimental commander for a short time.

Because she had contact with Yu Huimin, her stepmother-in-law, the implication she made was that Li Huai's career as deputy regimental commander was over, and he was unlikely to have a better future; in fact, he might even be worse off.

That's why Zhu Kexin, whose mind wasn't on Li Huai and his son to begin with, was even more anxious to leave.

But she never expected that Li Huai would now be a regimental commander and would even be working in the provincial capital.

Can a regimental commander in a provincial capital be compared to a regimental commander in a remote area?

Thinking back on what she had experienced over the past few years, Zhu Kexin felt a pang of regret for the first time, though she refused to admit it.

After calming herself down a bit, Zhu Kexin asked more composedly, "Commander Sun, do you know how to contact Li Huai now?"

Sun Shengli certainly has them now, but he doesn't intend to tell the truth.

"What a pity, I really didn't know that. I only know that he was transferred to the provincial capital."

Without Li Huai's contact information, is she supposed to go all the way to the provincial capital to look for him one by one?

Just thinking about Zhu Kexin gives me a headache.

"Where are Yan Sen and Yan Xun?" she finally asked about the whereabouts of her two sons.

Actually, when the eldest and second children were born, they were given nicknames, but Zhu Kexin disliked the nicknames for being too rustic and only wanted to call them Yan Sen and Yan Xun. As a result, Li Huai and the people around them only dared to call the eldest brother by his full name.

It was only after Zhao Qinglan arrived that everyone started calling the children by their nicknames again.

"Of course the children were taken away by Li Huai, but I don't know where they are now," Sun Shengli continued to feign ignorance.

How could he not know? Da Wa is in the city now, and Qing Lan has also brought back the other children. His wife has been nagging him about it for a long time.

Zhu Kexin had no doubts about what Sun Shengli said.

Back when she was still living in the family quarters, she generally didn't get along well with the military wives. Even though Wu Meisun and Shengli were her neighbors, she didn't get along with them much, so she didn't think they knew anything was wrong.

However, the relationship between Li Huai's family and Wu Mei's family did indeed become closer after Zhao Qinglan arrived.

At first, Wu Mei only took care of and helped the two brothers because she felt sorry for them after they lost their mother.

Zhu Kexin was very upset after making the trip but not only failing to see her son, she also didn't know his exact whereabouts.

As soon as she left, Sun Shengli immediately called Li Huai.

However, Li Huai was not in the office, so Sun Shengli couldn't find him either. Helpless, he had to call the Junminhe store.

Zhao Qinglan wasn't in the shop, but Wu Mei was.

Upon hearing that Zhu Kexin had found the troupe, Wu Mei felt that this was an important matter.

Wu Mei also knew where Zhao Qinglan and the others lived in the city, so she immediately told the people in the shop and ran to find Zhao Qinglan.

Zhao Qinglan was just thinking about having a barbecue in her own yard today, preparing the ingredients with her mother, when Wu Mei came over.

Upon suddenly seeing Wu Mei, Zhao Qinglan thought something had happened in the shop and immediately became nervous.

As soon as Wu Mei came in, she saw Da Wa and the other children in the yard, so she stopped talking and didn't say anything directly.

"Qinglan, there's something I need to tell you. Let's go somewhere else."

Is there anything in the shop that can't be said in front of family? Although she found it strange, Zhao Qinglan still led Wu Mei into a room where no one was.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Wu Mei saw from the window that Da Wa and Er Wa were playing happily in the yard and could not possibly hear their conversation, so she explained her purpose.

"Zhu Kexin has found a place in the troupe," she whispered.

Zhao Qinglan was taken aback. Zhu Kexin? She hadn't heard this woman's name in a long time. The last time she heard it was when Wei Hong mentioned that Zhu Kexin's man was pursuing her roommate.

"What is she doing in the troupe?" Zhao Qinglan frowned.

"She didn't say it directly, but she probably wanted to see Li Huai and Da Wa and Er Wa. However, my husband didn't know what she wanted to do, so he just said that Li Huai had been transferred and he didn't know anything else."

"Sister-in-law, thank you so much for going to so much trouble for us, Commander." Zhao Qinglan was genuinely grateful.

Whether it was because of Li Huai or Da Wa and Er Wa, she had no good feelings towards Zhu Kexin.

Li Huai is now her husband, and Da Wa and Er Wa are her children whom she has raised for many years. Zhu Kexin left easily back then, but now she knows to come back. What does she want to do?

No matter what I want to do, I can't feel comfortable with myself.

"Why bring this up? We've seen what you've done all these years. Even though Da Wa and Er Wa aren't your biological children, you've treated them no worse than your own. No matter what Zhu Kexin wants to do, we're on your side," Wu Mei said unequivocally.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say I wasn't moved at all.

"Sister-in-law, thank you. I understand. I'll discuss it with Li Huai."

“That’s right, you two should discuss this properly. Don’t keep things to yourselves. Speak your minds clearly. Don’t let that woman affect your relationship,” Wu Mei said with some concern.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, we'll definitely be fine."

"That's good. I just came to deliver a message to you. I'll head back to the shop now."

"Okay, sister-in-law, drive carefully."

After seeing Wu Mei off, Zhao Qinglan stood at the gate, lost in thought.

"Qinglan, what are you daydreaming about? What does Wu Mei want with you?" Madam Sun walked over and asked curiously.

"Oh, it's nothing, just some stuff at the shop. Mom, let's get back to work." Zhao Qinglan smiled. She didn't plan to tell her mother and children about Zhu Kexin for the time being; she wanted to discuss it with her husband first.