Qin Wan nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew about this matter:
"Yeah, I heard about it. It's such a pity. I don't know what Sister Wang will do in the future!" There was a hint of pity in his words.
"That's right! Sister Wang is so young, only in her thirties! Let's talk about it. If she chooses to remarry and start a new family, she still has two children to take care of. But if she doesn't marry again and remains a widow, it's really heartbreaking to see her at such a young age. And to make matters worse, she's said to have a particularly difficult mother-in-law who's hard to get along with!"
Aunt Wang frowned and kept talking, shaking her head and sighing from time to time. Her face was full of worry as if she had experienced it herself. It was obvious that she was deeply worried and uneasy about Old Wang from the bottom of her heart.
"That's right, Captain Chen is so young!" Qin Wan, who was standing aside, echoed, with a hint of regret in his tone.
After the two chatted for a while, Qin Wan raised his foot and continued to move forward.
After walking a few steps, another military wife came towards them. As soon as she opened her mouth, the topic of conversation still revolved around Chen Jiming's family.
In this way, Qin Wan greeted several military wives along the way, but without exception, everyone told her the news about Chen Jiming's death.
And from their words, we can hear that everyone is full of regret and reluctance about Chen Jiming's passing.
However, Qin Wan's heart was filled with mixed emotions at the moment. She really didn't want to hear anything about Chen Jiming anymore.
In her opinion, people like Chen Jiming who betrayed their motherland and sold out national interests deserved to die a hundred times and did not deserve any sympathy at all.
But unfortunately, due to some special reasons, she could not make the truth public. She could only silently endure this feeling of suffocation, and then turned and walked towards home.
Instead of listening to those gossips, she would rather turn back and carefully read the mysterious diary again. This diary seemed to hide countless unknown secrets, attracting her to explore the mysteries within.
Just when Qin Wan was halfway there, she suddenly saw two figures standing not far ahead - it turned out to be Aunt Zhang and Aunt Yu walking towards her.
Looking at their anxious expressions, it was obvious that they came here specifically to find her.
Qin Wan hurriedly quickened his pace and went forward. When he got closer, he carefully handed the stroller he was pushing to the two aunts.
Afterwards, he exchanged a few brief greetings with them, said goodbye in a hurry, turned around and walked quickly towards home.
It was already November and the weather was very cold. However, even in such cold weather, the four lively and lovely children were not afraid of the cold at all.
As soon as they leave the house and go outdoors, they are like wild horses, instantly full of endless energy. They look here and there, excitedly, with bright smiles on their faces.
What’s even more interesting is that sometimes these four little guys would mumble to each other.
Although it was difficult for others to understand what they were saying, it could be seen from their tacit expressions and actions that they seemed to be able to understand each other's words.
On the other hand, after Qin Wan hurried back home, she didn't even have time to drink some hot tea to warm herself up. She couldn't wait to pick up the diary that she was asked to get from Chen Jiming's house and read it carefully.
However, no matter how she read it word by word or pondered it over and over again, she still could not find even the slightest useful clue or lead.
Qin Wan scratched his scalp, feeling a little annoyed.
At this moment, Ge Xiuxiu's voice sounded softly outside the door, breaking the silence in the room.
"Qin Wan, Qin Wan." Ge Xiuxiu called softly, with a look of concern on her face. "Old Wang's man passed away last night. I was thinking, should we go check on her?"
When Qin Wan heard this, the hand holding the diary trembled slightly, then he slowly put it down and put it in the drawer.
She looked up at Ge Xiuxiu, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes: "Xiuxiu, this matter...we should go. Old Wang usually has a good relationship with us. Now that she has suffered such a disaster, we can't just stand by and watch."
Hearing this, Ge Xiuxiu felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She knew that although Qin Wan looked weak, she was actually very strong and could always show extraordinary courage and responsibility at critical moments.
"I just asked some other military wives, and several of them said that Deputy Commander Chen had passed away, and Old Wang was going back anyway. They wouldn't be in much contact in the future, so there was no need to go. These people are so short-sighted."
Ge Xiuxiu complained while helping Qin Wan clean up the things on the table and said:
"I'll help you clean up, and you get ready too. We'll go in a while."
"Then let's get ready." Ge Xiuxiu said, and began to put away the things on the table. "What should we bring? I'm afraid she won't be able to eat anything right now."
Qin Wan thought for a moment, stood up, walked to the counter and took out a small, exquisite porcelain jar: "Take this. It's a candied fruit I made myself. It's sweet and sour and delicious. Maybe it can make her feel better."
After the two of them had finished packing, they left together. In the autumn breeze, their figures seemed exceptionally thin, yet also remarkably determined. Old Wang's house wasn't far away; they could reach it by walking through a few alleys.
As soon as they entered the room, they were greeted by an indescribable heaviness. Old Wang sat by the bed, his eyes red and swollen, his face haggard. Qin Wan and Ge Xiuxiu exchanged a glance, their hearts aching.
"Old Wang..." Qin Wan called softly, took a few steps forward, and placed the candied fruit in his hand on the table, "We came to see you, and brought some candied fruit I made, you can try it."
Old Wang looked up and saw Qin Wan and Ge Xiuxiu. Her eyes reddened again. But she still managed a smile: "Thank you for coming... "
Seeing this, Ge Xiuxiu hurried forward and held Lao Wang's hand: "Lao Wang, don't be too sad. We all know that you are suffering. But life must go on, and you have to think about yourself."
Qin Wan also whispered to comfort him: "Yes, Lao Wang. We are all women, and it's not easy for us. But as long as we support each other, we can always get through the difficulties."
As Old Wang listened to their words, a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She knew she wasn't alone. In this world, there were friends like Qin Wan and Ge Xiuxiu who were willing to lend a hand in her most difficult times.
The three of them sat around the table, Qin Wan and Ge Xiuxiu took turns talking about family matters, trying to distract Old Wang's attention.
Old Wang gradually emerged from his initial grief and began to communicate with them.
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