Gong Qianjin used his military merits to buy Qiao Cuiying and Sun Xiaobao a chance to reform, and Sun Yuzhu cried with joy.
The day after Qiao Cuiying and Sun Xiaobao were released, Gong Qianjin asked Sun Yuzhu to pack up.
Sun Yuzhu was puzzled. "Why are you packing up? Where are you going?"
Gong Qianjin slowly took off the epaulettes that he treasured so much and said, "I'm going back to my hometown. I'm going to quit my job."
This sentence was like a muffled thunder, hitting her head like a bolt of lightning.
"What did you say? Say it again." Sun Yuzhu grabbed Gong Qianjin.
Gong Qianjin stared into Sun Yuzhu's eyes and said word by word: "I have changed my job. Do you understand now?"
"Why? You're the regimental commander, and you're about to be promoted to brigade commander. Why are you suddenly retiring? Why exactly?"
Gong Qianjin sneered, "Why don't you know? You've used up all my military merits. There's no chance of further advancement. What else can I do if I don't transfer to civilian work?"
What?
Sun Yuzhu's face turned pale. "Why didn't you say it? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Didn't I tell you? Or have you never thought about these things? You only care about your relatives. Before, you forced me to use my military merits in exchange for Fang Qing's work. Now, for Qiao Cuiying and Sun Xiaobao, you force me to use my military merits again. Have you really never thought about the consequences? Or maybe you don't care at all?"
Sun Yuzhu shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, and boundless regret almost drowned her.
Gong Qianjin was a regimental commander, and the next step up was brigade commander. If his daughter worked in the cultural corps, she would naturally have a good future if she had a father who was a brigade commander. His son was able to be promoted so quickly at the municipal grain station because Gong Qianjin was a regimental commander.
Now that Gong Qianjin wants to change his career, it is impossible for his son and daughter to give up their jobs and go back with them. From then on, they will be separated from their family members, and their children's future will become uncertain. She is the one who caused all this.
Gong Qianjin slowly took off the other shoulder strap, ignoring Sun Yuzhu's miserable face, and said calmly: "After returning home, you and Qiao Cuiying will go back together. Don't you miss your family? Stay there for a few more days. Once I have completed the transfer procedures and the dormitory is ready, I will come to pick you up."
Sun Yuzhu's face became even more gloomy.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but no words came out.
What made her most uncomfortable was that when Qiao Cuiying learned that Gong Qianjin was going to retire and return to his hometown, and that she was going to live in her parents' home for a while, the two of them quietly left that day without even leaving a message. They were afraid that Sun Yuzhu would rely on them after being kicked out of the house by Gong Qianjin.
Even more painful was yet to come. After her children learned about this, they were so angry that they almost broke off relations with her, their clueless mother. She not only betrayed Gong Qianjin, but also her children. Her bright future was completely ruined by her.
This incident caused quite a stir in the family compound and was considered a negative example, used by men to educate their wives, urging them not to be as confused as Sun Yuzhu, who caused great harm to others.
Song Yun didn't pay much attention to Gong Qianjin's affairs. Instead, Qi Mo'nan went to see Gong Qianjin off when he left the military region. The two used to be in the same regiment, superiors and subordinates, and had a good relationship, so it was reasonable for him to see him off.
Time quickly diluted everything. It only took half a month for Gong Qianjin's incident, which caused a sensation in the family compound, to be forgotten by everyone.
Song Yun had just returned from the camp that day when the old man, who was on his day off, came over and placed a wooden basin in front of her. "They haven't sprouted again. They're all rotten. I don't dare try again. If I try again, all these seeds will be ruined in my hands. You should think of another way to make these seeds sprout."
The old man handed a cloth bag filled with half a bag of medicinal seeds to Song Yun with a look of heartache on his face.
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