Chapter 27 This matter is not your fault

Xie Zhizhi, dressed in tattered clothes, led a dirty child and slowly approached.

Political Commissar Chen Hua looked surprised.

Xie Zhizhi is beautiful. Because she has been eating well these past two days, her complexion has recovered, her skin is fair, and she looks clean and radiant.

Well...aren't you dressed too poorly?

After all, Zhou Lin's monthly allowance is quite high.

As the others approached, Chen Hua quickly wiped the surprise off his face and reached out his hand to Xie Zhizhi, "Is this Commander Zhou's daughter?"

"I am Chen Hua!"

The guard introduced Xie Zhizhi, "This is our political commissar!"

Xie Zhizhi quickly extended her hand, "Hello, Political Commissar Chen, I am Zhou Lin's wife, Xie Zhizhi. You can call me Xiao Xie!"

Chen Hua and Zhou Lin were of equal rank, so he waved his hand and said, "If you don't mind, I'll take the liberty of calling you sister-in-law."

Xie Zhizhi smiled and shook her head, "I don't mind, of course I don't mind."

Xie Zhizhi was fair-skinned and always had a smile on her face when she spoke. She seemed like a well-behaved young girl, and Chen Hua had a very good impression of her.

So he said, "I called my sister-in-law over because I wanted to ask her about the situation!"

Later, Chen Hua recounted the incident caused by Tian Fang and the others.

After listening, Xie Zhizhi took out the handkerchief she had swindled from Wen Jinzhou from her pocket, covered her face, and began to sob.

Chen Hua and the guard who brought her there were both at a loss.

Fortunately, Chen Hua was the political commissar, whose job was to care for people, so he quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Is there something going on?"

Xie Zhizhi covered her handkerchief and nodded vigorously.

Without Chen Hua asking, she casually wiped her face with a handkerchief and began to tell Chen Hua about her tragic experiences.

As she spoke, Xie Zhizhi secretly pinched herself several times, until she finished speaking with tears welling up in her eyes. "Political Commissar, I really have no other choice. Where can I find a job for my nephew in the county government?"

"My older sister already caused a scene at my in-laws' house once because of this, and I never expected them to follow us here, boohoo~"

With tears in her eyes, she tugged at the patched hem of her clothes and showed it to the political commissar and the guards. "Look," she said, "this is the clothes I wore before I got married. They were worn out and I couldn't wear them anymore, so I patched them."

“The new clothes Zhou Lin bought for my wedding, and the new fabric he bought for me, were all taken by my older sister.”

“My brother and sister-in-law took all of Zhou Lin’s monthly allowance.”

“I’m penniless, otherwise…” She suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the dirty Zhou Xie behind her, “If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have had to take this child to collect scraps after my brother and sister-in-law abandoned the child.”

"I really had no other choice!"

“He’s my own nephew, I can’t just ignore him, but I really don’t have any money.”

“His parents were angry and wanted to go back to the house, so they threw him away and disappeared, boohoo…” Xie Zhizhi covered her handkerchief again.

The political commissar and the guards all looked at Zhou Xie behind her. Zhou Xie shrank his head and feet, wishing he could disappear on the spot.

Why does this wicked woman speak so horribly of his parents?

It's clearly this bad woman who's bad.

She took away the house, wouldn't let him go to school, and wouldn't give him meat to eat. How can she say that it's like everyone else is in the wrong?

Zhou Xie couldn't figure it out, and didn't know how to start, so he could only hang his head.

Xie Zhizhi continued to sob, "Political Commissar, tell me, how else can I be filial?"

"Does this mean I have to cut off my flesh to return to my mother and shave my bones to return to my father?"

After Xie Zhizhi finished speaking, she continued to "woo woo~"

Chen Hua was indignant. He waved his hand and told Xie Zhizhi, "Sister-in-law, don't be sad. Now that I know about this, I will not let you be bullied."

The guard nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help but say, "This is too much! Even if she weren't his own daughter, you can't treat someone like this!"

"Sister-in-law, you were too easy to talk to before."

Chen Hua nodded, "Don't be afraid, this isn't your fault."

After saying that, Chen Hua led Xie Zhizhi and Zhou Xie to his office.

Tian Fang and the others had been eagerly awaiting Chen Hua's return. What should have been a joyous occasion turned into a surprise when they noticed Xie Zhizhi following behind him.

Tian Fang and the others wanted to lose face.

Then I saw Zhou Xie following behind Xie Zhizhi...

Joy-disgust-surprise-reversal caused the muscles on Tian Fang and the others' faces to twitch in a very strange way.

Xie Zhizhi was also very happy to see this.

Zhou Xie, on the other hand, burst into tears the moment he saw his parents and his grandmother, whom Xie Zhizhi had described as "dead."

Upon seeing their son/grandson cry, Xie Hongchao and the others' cannibalistic gazes immediately turned to Xie Zhizhi.

"Xie Zhizhi, where did you take my son?" Xie Hongchao shouted, moving closer to Xie Zhizhi.

The guard stepped in front of Xie Zhizhi and glared coldly at Xie Hongchao.

Chen Hua also stopped him, saying, "What are you doing? This is the military base, not a place for you to fool around."

Tian Fang was more cunning. Although he wanted to devour Xie Zhizhi, he didn't immediately cause trouble for her like Xie Hongchao did.

Of course, she didn't stop Xie Hongchao from rushing up to cause trouble for Xie Zhizhi.

Instead, he would only make his move after seeing his son suffer a setback.

She leaned against Xie Lanlan and began wiping away her tears, "Zhizhi, you heartless wolf cub!"

"Are you trying to worry your mother to death?!"

Xie Lanlan helped Tian Fang perform with her mother, looking at Xie Zhizhi with dissatisfaction, "Zhizhi, when are you going to grow up?"

"Are you trying to drive your mother to her death?"

Tian Fang leaned against her, shaking her head in pain, with an expression that said: "Don't say it, don't say it."

Xie Zhizhi: The Oscars should all go to this mother and daughter.

Tian Fang and her daughter Xie Lanlan were quite satisfied with their performance, so after they finished singing and dancing together, they glanced at Chen Hua with their eyes.

As soon as he glanced over, he heard Chen Hua say in a rather authoritative tone, "Alright, get to the point. What's with all the crying?"

"Do you think this is your kang (heated brick bed)?"

Tian Fang "..."

Xie Lanlan "..."

The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, then looked at Chen Hua, who clearly disliked them.

They immediately turned their attention to Xie Zhizhi behind Chen Hua.

Xie Zhizhi gave them the middle finger.

Xie Lanlan and Tian Fang didn't know what this meant, but they understood Xie Zhizhi's "you idiot" expression.

The mother and daughter blushed instantly.

Chen Hua was about to scold them when a piercing scream rang out behind him, "Xie Zhizhi, you bitch!"

Tian Fang and the others were busy fighting Xie Zhizhi, but Wei Guihua's mind was entirely on Zhou Xie.

So she had just arrived at Zhou Xie's side when no one was paying attention.

Looking at her dirty son, Wei Guihua wiped his face and hands with her sleeve while asking with heartache, "Where have you been?"

Why didn't you go to school?

"Why is it so dirty?"

When Zhou Xie saw his mother, he sobbed and recounted his experiences over the past two days.

However, his voice was drowned out by Tian Fang and Xie Lanlan's voices, and no one noticed that he was complaining to Wei Guihua.