When Uncle Chen's family found out, Grandpa Chen flew into a rage and fainted. Grandma Chen was also furious, and Uncle Chen and his wife Wang Fen were indignant, but they had no one to vent their anger on.
Uncle Chen's family was already unhappy because Li Xiaoling had given birth to a daughter, and their attitude towards her was no longer what it was when they got married. This incident made Uncle Chen's family even more unwilling to swallow their anger, and they insisted that Li Xiaoling take the money back, or they would get a divorce.
However, the Li family disagreed, and Li Xiaoling had already given birth and was still breastfeeding, so Chen Penghua and his wife did not successfully divorce.
Firstly, Director Li of the textile factory is Li Xiaoling's uncle, and Uncle Chen still works at the textile factory.
Secondly, Aunt Wang Fen, who is the women's director of the neighborhood office, was also threatened by the Li family, who said that if she was unfair, she was not qualified to do the job and that they would file a complaint against her.
After the Chen family and the Li family had performed several operas together, Grandma Chen frequently went to her second son's house to cry and complain, saying that Li Xiaoling was no good in any way and was not a good granddaughter-in-law...
Chen Xihua dismissed it as mere gossip, deeming neither family worthy of sympathy.
Actually, Factory Director Zhang's actions of suing Fangcao and demanding compensation were quite mild; his demands were very reasonable and not drastic. After all, in the clothing industry, it's impossible to completely prevent others from imitating your clothes.
However, even without the arson, Huang Tianming and his gang of thugs would not have fared well.
Because Director Zhang actually found out some things about the bad things Huang Tianming and his gang of thugs had done, and he handed them over to Comrade Zhang.
There was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who had been bullied. She became depressed afterward and dared not report it to the police. Soon after, her family married her off to a widower in his fifties or sixties.
There was also a boy in high school in the county who had an argument with someone for some unknown reason. One evening after class, he was knocked unconscious from behind and both his legs were broken. He hasn't been able to stand up since. Because he didn't see who did it clearly, he didn't call the police, perhaps out of fear of even worse retaliation. But the boy was certain he knew who did it.
...
The festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year was getting stronger. On January 10, the eldest sister, Chen Chunhua, returned home from Beijing. Only the second sister, Chen Jinhua, was missing.
On this day, there was a knock on the door of the lieutenant general's office in the military region's special forces.
"Go in." Han Zhanlei was summarizing the data. The Black Eagle Gang matter had finally made some progress, and they could basically pinpoint the person behind it, who was in the southwest region.
"Old Han, where did you find this female soldier? She's a real troublemaker, and she's got boundless energy and great strength." The chief training instructor of the unit walked in with a displeased look on his face.
This man was in his forties, burly, and had a rugged face; he was Cao Hu, the chief instructor of the special forces.
"What's wrong? Did she disobey orders?" Han Zhanlei forced a smile. Of course he knew what had happened, but Cao Hu's temper had been flared up again, and he was still angry, so he pretended not to know and asked casually.
"No, she followed the military rules exactly. Knowing that she could challenge one person each day, she went to challenge them every day, whether it was the male soldiers or the female soldiers."
You know, in the last two or three months, she's challenged all the squad leaders in the entire unit, leaving only the team members. She said her next plan is to challenge everyone.
Now, everyone in the army is incredibly enthusiastic about daily training. As soon as the new recruits see her coming, they deliberately start running as punishment, afraid to stay still for fear of being challenged by her.
Cao Hu rattled off a long string of complaints, but it was easy to tell that he was quite satisfied and full of praise.
"Also, you can't scold that female soldier, even though she did nothing wrong. You try to gently tell her to tone it down, but she won't listen."
"Those veterans in the army have also been challenged?" Han Zhanlei was quite interested.
"They fought, and it was a close match. She lost at first, but after three months of systematic training in the military, she's basically invincible now. I just don't know if those two who have already been sent out have any chance of beating her?"
"Isn't that great? She's a good soldier." Han Zhanlei asked, feigning ignorance.
"She's a good soldier, but I wanted her to be the captain so she wouldn't always be thinking about fighting, but she refused. That brat, she's just as bad as those troublemakers among the male soldiers." Cao Hu said this in a fit of pique, but you could also see the pride in his eyes.
Han Zhanlei thought that if she were really to be punished, Old Cao would definitely be the first to disagree, as he was very protective of his own.
"Okay, I'll call her over, and we'll confirm it in person," Han Zhanlei suggested.
While waiting for others, he suddenly had a whimsical idea and looked at Cao Hu with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"Old Cao, I think she'll soon be challenging all the instructors. What do you think of your chances against her?"
"If you really challenge the instructor, Lao Han, do you think you can escape?" Cao Hu scoffed. Does that girl think she's afraid of your lieutenant general status?
Ten minutes later
The lieutenant general's office door was knocked on again.
"Report." A cheerful female voice replied.
"Come in." Han Zhanlei gestured to Cao Hu with his eyes: When I ask you something, be careful to control your temper.
The door was pushed open, and a smart female soldier in military uniform walked in. She stopped three meters in front of the two, stood straight, and looked them straight in the eye.
"Chen Jinhua, how have you been doing in the army these past few months?" Han Zhanlei asked casually.
“Report, I’m used to it,” Chen Jinhua replied loudly.
"You'll get used to it. You know you can't go home for the New Year holiday, right?" General Han continued chatting.
Cao Hu, standing nearby, grew a little impatient and looked at Han Zhanlei: "Old Han, why don't you just ask directly? Stop rambling on."
"I heard you don't want to be the captain?" Han Zhanlei got to the point.
"Yes."
"Why?" Han Zhanlei and Cao Hu asked at the same time.
"My fifth child won't allow it," Chen Jinhua admitted frankly.
“…Xiao Wu??” Cao Hu was completely confused.
“Her younger sister,” Han Zhanlei explained, then seemed to be deep in thought.
"You're the older sister? Besides, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier. Your sister doesn't want you to be okay, does she?" Cao Hu frowned, finding it very difficult to understand.
"Reporting to the instructor, it's not that I don't want to be the captain, it's that I can't for the time being. My son said that until I can control myself and not actively seek out fights, I can't agree to be the captain or any other position." Chen Jinhua understood what was going on after hearing the two leaders' questions, so he explained it directly.
"Chen Xiaowu, why would you make such a request?" Han Zhanlei was even more curious. He had information on Chen Jinhua's family and paid more attention to Chen Xiaowu than to Chen Jinhua.
"Xiao Wu said that when I'm just a soldier, I can fight whoever I want, and it's my own business. I can bear the consequences myself. But if I'm a captain and have a position, I'll lead a bunch of guys to fight. That's not good; it will cause trouble for the unit." Chen Jinhua's eyes darted around, and he felt there was nothing wrong with saying it.
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