The visitor was none other than Director Cao of the Political Department of the Division.
The incident happened so suddenly that Director Cao didn't have time to beat around the bush. Before he even entered the room, he went straight to the point and asked Huo Tingzhou a question.
"I'll just ask you one question: are you sure you want to get married?"
"Even if it means getting punished, it still has to be settled?"
Director Cao had asked this question on the phone before, but this time his tone was noticeably different.
Huo Tingzhou was puzzled, but he still expressed his opinion immediately.
"Director Cao, no matter how many times you ask me this question, my answer will still be the same."
He wants to get married!
Upon hearing this, Director Cao sighed. In fact, he had already guessed this outcome before he came.
Having said everything he needed to say, he handed the marriage certificate to Huo Tingzhou.
"It's 8:50 now. I'll give you two hours. Hurry up and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get your marriage certificate."
Huo Tingzhou and Jiang Si exchanged a glance: "Go now?"
"right."
Director Cao didn't explain much, since the two sides would be facing off later, and it wouldn't be good for him to side with either side.
He left with the words, "At 11 o'clock sharp, you two go to the office of the division's political department."
After saying that, Director Cao turned and left.
He didn't say anything, but Jiang Si had a vague idea of what was going on.
"Director Cao always talks like that, so you don't need to worry."
Huo Tingzhou gave her a reassuring look: "Even if something happens, at most you won't be able to get promoted for a few years."
Jiang Si smiled and nodded, "I know, I'm not worried."
They had already discussed these points, so naturally they wouldn't back down just because of Director Cao's words.
Of course, the necessary preparations must also be made.
Jiang Si went back to her room and found the green canvas bag with the words "Serve the People" printed on it that the Ministry of State Security had sent her some time ago.
She also pinned the two specially customized badges to her chest.
This is one of the characteristics of this era; people wear these when taking photos or attending formal occasions.
After getting everything ready, the two headed straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau with the necessary documents for their wedding.
Since Director Cao had already given prior notice, the staff at the Civil Affairs Bureau handled the matter on a case-by-case basis.
From filling out the forms to receiving the certificate-style marriage certificate stamped with a big red seal, it only took less than ten minutes in total.
Looking at the newly issued marriage certificate, Jiang Si was in a daze.
Before he could even look at it closely, Huo Tingzhou had already carefully put the marriage certificate into the document bag.
It was already past 10:40 when we arrived at the family compound.
As soon as the two got out of the car, they ran into several military wives who had just returned from grocery shopping.
Unlike a few days ago, when everyone would nod and exchange a few polite words when they met, things were different now.
Today, when these people saw Jiang Si, they acted like mice seeing a cat, not even raising their heads and simply walking around her.
Jiang Si didn't care much about this. They weren't that close to begin with, so there was no reason for her to be upset about it.
Huo Tingzhou, on the other hand, exuded a low-pressure atmosphere.
Jiang Si knew he was worried about her and was about to speak.
At this moment, Huo Tingzhou tightened his grip on her hand, "Let's go, let's go to the Political Department first."
This was the first time Huo Tingzhou had held her hand in public since they returned to their family compound.
Although Jiang Si was somewhat surprised, she still nodded, "Okay."
Once the two had walked away, the other military wives stopped and started chattering again.
"I originally thought that Commander Huo's wife just came from a well-off family, but I never expected her family background to be so complicated!"
"Luckily, we didn't have much contact with her before, otherwise it would have affected our men's future, and that would have been a huge loss."
"That's right. If you ask me, Commander Huo is really confused! With his background, he could find any kind of wife, but he had to choose someone from this kind of background."
"Sister-in-law Xiuying, you don't know this, do you? What man doesn't like a pretty girl?"
"With his wife's looks and her sweet, delicate way of speaking, even I, a woman, am captivated by her, let alone those grown men."
"That's true, but then again, shouldn't a capitalist's daughter like her be sent down for reform? Could the information be wrong?"
As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately waved their hand and said, "No, no, the military region received several tip-off calls this morning."
"The news has spread throughout the entire Fourth Division. Everyone is talking about it in great detail, so it must be true!"
"And I also heard that someone at the military hospital tampered with Commander Huo's medical report a couple of days ago, which seems to be related to this matter as well."
ah?
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
How could these two completely unrelated things be connected?
This statement was quite unbelievable to the military wives.
Even the division commander, political commissar, and chief of staff who were invited today were present.
After seeing Su Wanwan's oral testimony, they were all so shocked that they couldn't say a word.
Finally, it was the division commander who spoke up, "If what this young comrade said is true, then this matter will be difficult to handle."
In fact, the leadership of the Fourth Division was aware that Jiang Si was the daughter of a capitalist.
However, being from a capitalist family, he does not belong to the broader category of H5.
Even the top leaders have said that at this stage, we must unite all forces that can be united!
Therefore, their attitude towards this marriage was actually one of tacit approval.
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