Zhang Xiaohui is a woman in her forties, and she is very beautiful.
In Workshop 3, apart from the young girls, Zhang Xiaohui was the most outstanding and the most feminine among women of the same age.
Even among all the female employees in the factory, her looks were outstanding.
She usually wore her hair in two braids, and she had a great figure with a large bust, a slim waist, and a shapely bottom, making her the envy of many men in the workshop.
As Zhang Xiaohui spoke, tears welled up in her eyes right in front of Qiu Jingwen.
Qiu Jingwen may not be kind-hearted, but he is the kind of man who can't stand seeing women cry.
As the workshop director, when one of his employees got divorced, he felt he should also understand the situation. After all, he was also a married man with a family and knew that building a family was not easy and that getting divorced easily was not advisable.
Then he looked at Zhang Xiaohui.
“Zhang Xiaohui, it’s not easy to form a family, how can you get a divorce so easily? I’m a few years older than you, and as your boss, may I ask why you and your husband are getting a divorce?”
Zhang Xiaohui sobbed as she recounted her husband's infidelity.
From Zhang Xiaohui's accusations, Qiu Jingwen learned that Zhang Xiaohui's husband was an actor in the Huaihai Opera Troupe of Duliang County. They were junior high school classmates, had been married for almost twenty years, and had always had a good relationship, but they did not have children.
Zhang Xiaohui also told Qiu Jingwen:
"The reason why we can't have children has been investigated. It's because my husband, Yang Xiaoguang, has health problems. Western medicine experts said that Yang Xiaoguang's sperm concentration is not high enough and his sperm motility is not strong enough to reach the woman's uterus and combine with the woman's egg to form a fertilized egg, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine experts said that Yang Xiaoguang has severe kidney deficiency and blood and qi deficiency---."
Before Qiu Jingwen could respond, she wiped away her tears and continued:
"Later, we went to the provincial capital together and saw a national-level traditional Chinese medicine doctor. We took Chinese medicine for more than a year, but I still couldn't get pregnant. In short, we saw both Chinese and Western doctors and took almost half a sack of medicine, but I still couldn't get pregnant."
Qiu Jingwen simply listened without responding.
He never expected that Zhang Xiaohui would tell him everything.
After all, this was the 1970s, and for an average woman to talk about things like sperm concentration would be something she wouldn't dare to say.
Seeing that Qiu Jingwen did not respond, Zhang Xiaohui added:
"Just a few months ago, Yang Xiaoguang fell in love with an actress in the troupe and started dating her."
Qiu Jingwen felt that remaining silent without responding was not a good idea, so he asked in a low voice:
"You've gotten together? Just how close are you and that actress?"
Zhang Xiaohui was not ashamed and told the truth.
“They were in my house, in my bedroom, they took off their clothes and went to bed together, doing something shameful. My mom found out, and she told me. Moreover, Yang Xiaoguang himself admitted it. Faced with the facts, he had no choice but to admit it.”
After hearing this, Qiu Jingwen remained silent for a long time.
He didn't know how to handle the family matters of his employees, nor did he know whether he should advise Zhang Xiaohui against getting a divorce.
Zhang Xiaohui's husband has another woman, and they've even slept together. You're asking Qiu Jingwen to persuade his female subordinate not to divorce him? He really can't do it.
"So, have you already decided to divorce your husband?"
"Yes, I've made up my mind."
"Did your husband agree?"
"We've already agreed to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow to complete the divorce procedures."
"Do your parents also agree to your divorce?"
"Yes, my family all agree, including my siblings. My parents even said that I'm only in my forties, and I can find a new man and get pregnant. Having a child will also help me when I get old."
Qiu Jingwen listened silently without responding.
He understood that Zhang Xiaohui and her family's agreement to divorce might be related to Yang Xiaoguang's inability to allow Zhang Xiaohui to have children.
After a long while, he finally looked at Zhang Xiaohui.
"Okay, I understand. This is a family matter, not a work matter. Since you've made your decision, don't overthink it. Look ahead. You're still young. Maybe divorce isn't such a bad thing. You're so beautiful and don't have any children, unlike some women who have a child and it's hard for them to find a man. Even if you get divorced, remarrying shouldn't be difficult."
Qiu Jingwen himself felt that saying such things was utterly ridiculous.
He just said that it wasn't easy to build a family, but now he's subtly urging Zhang Xiaohui to get a divorce.
"Thank you, Director Qiu. I'll be back at work the day after tomorrow."
After saying this, Zhang Xiaohui wiped away her tears and turned to leave.
As Qiu Jingwen watched Zhang Xiaohui's departing figure, he suddenly felt that divorce was no big deal, at least not compared to his own situation.
Even if you get divorced, you can still find someone else to remarry.
However, once Liu Han reveals his identity as a secret agent, it will not only become explosive news for the Red Flag Factory, but Qiu Jingwen's happy and fulfilling family will be completely destroyed. His beautiful wife, Jiang Yuping, may no longer belong to him, and his children will be completely disappointed in him as their father, even to the point of hating him to the bone.
Qiu Jingwen naturally knew what the crime of espionage would be and what the final outcome would be.
Over the years, Qiu Jingwen has experienced many things, including witnessing death row inmates being taken to the execution ground and shot.
Thinking of the scenes of executions of death row inmates, Qiu Jingwen couldn't help but shudder.
After reading through the autumn scenery section of Anna Karenina, I suddenly thought of Tolstoy's famous quote:
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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