Chief of Staff Duan was really tired; this period was indeed busy, but it can finally come to an end.
He only went home for dinner today after his wife called and urged him several times. Otherwise, he would have preferred to stay in the army and not bother with the back-and-forth travel.
As soon as he entered the house, Chief of Staff Duan's wife, Wang Guilan, complained, "You're not planning to come home, are you?"
Honestly, why would we invite you home for dinner? It's like inviting a Buddha statue!
"That's nonsense! I've just been incredibly busy!" Chief of Staff Duan said, taking off his uniform. "Lijiang is back today too!"
Chief of Staff Duan has two sons and two daughters. Currently, he only has his youngest son, Duan Lihai, who is unmarried and still in school.
Duan Lijiang was the eldest son, and after he got married, his father told him to live alone. He didn't think much of it when he saw his son there, assuming that he was being invited home for dinner because his son and daughter-in-law had returned.
"dad!"
"dad!"
His son and daughter-in-law both greeted him. He felt that his son was a little reserved today, but Chief of Staff Duan didn't seem to mind.
With her husband not coming home for so many days, Wang Guilan couldn't help but nag. "You're not young anymore. Come home for dinner whenever you can. The food at home is always better, and it'll be good for your stomach!"
"Hmm!" Chief of Staff Duan responded with just one word.
"Look at you, you're paying money to talk, can't you say more than a few words?"
You looked just like this when Hongxiang came!
She's the younger sister I watched grow up, can't you give me some face? The wife felt uncomfortable thinking about Chief of Staff Duan's attitude.
Chief of Staff Duan was annoyed by the nagging. "You've been letting a divorced woman live in our house for so long, do you think that's convenient? I haven't come back because it's inconvenient!"
"Don't let that woman come to our house again!"
Wang Guilan didn't want to hear that. "So what if we're getting a divorce? It was Lao Fang who suggested it!"
"You people are so prejudiced against women! It's the same divorce case, why doesn't anyone say Lao Fang was wrong!"
Chief of Staff Duan: "It's true that Lao Fang was a poor boy back then, but he was capable."
Why has he remained in the position of deputy division commander all these years? Isn't it to avoid suspicion?
Isn't this all for Shen Hongxiang's father?
And after all these years, do you dare say that Lao Fang has treated Shen Hongxiang badly?
Even though they're divorced now, does that mean all those years of friendship were fake?
Shen Hongxiang didn't say a single nice word. She wasn't just complaining; she was talking about completely unfounded things. Didn't she know how much of an impact such words would have on the old house if they got out?
They still dare to say that Lao Fang is ungrateful.
If we didn't know the truth, we probably would have believed her! She doesn't mean any harm to Lao Fang!
No matter what, he's still the child's biological father!
What kind of wonderful woman goes to do things to this extent?!
Duan Lihai, the youngest son of Chief of Staff Duan, saw that his parents were about to start arguing and immediately stepped in to smooth things over. "Mom, you see, when Dad wasn't back, you were worried about his health, but now that he's back, you're arguing with him. You'll regret it after he leaves!"
The couple shut up because of what their youngest son said.
Although Wang Guilan couldn't apologize, she could still say something conciliatory. "Hongxiang has it tough too; she can't come all the time!"
She's gone now, and there's no point in bothering her again!
"You're too soft-hearted. You always feel sorry for this person and that person has it tough!"
"You're easily taken advantage of by some people, and you don't even realize it!" Chief of Staff Duan thought he had softened his tone, but little did he know that his words made Wang Guilan unhappy again.
"Who are you referring to as 'some people'? Is it Yuan Haiyan?"
I'll listen to you. Even if she comes to see me, I won't talk to her much. I'll be cold and indifferent to her.
I'm so embarrassed! Aren't I just kicking someone when they're down? If her husband, Old Su, gets promoted, are you going to make me fawn over her?!" Wang Guilan felt so angry she was full of anger that she didn't even want to eat anymore. She went into her bedroom alone.
When Lao Duan was quiet, she wanted him to say more. But when he actually did speak, it infuriated her.
Chief of Staff Duan had told his wife some time ago not to associate with Yuan Haiyan. She agreed without saying anything, but he hadn't expected his wife to be so angry. He had to appease his own husband.
Chief of Staff Duan was even more disgusted with Shen Hongxiang. She was the one who preached those useless principles to his wife, which made his wife so angry.
Chief of Staff Duan went into the bedroom, and his wife didn't turn around. But he knew that his wife could hear him.
“I told you not to associate with Yuan Haiyan, and you agreed without asking me why. I thought you could understand, so I didn’t tell you the rest.”
It's not that we're being sycophantic; I just think Old Su is no good. We don't want him to cause trouble for us.
Su Rui is only two years older than our Lihai family! How old was he when the Zeng family had that incident? He was already stealing gold bars?
Wang Guilan knew her husband was tired and had acted impulsively earlier, so she wanted to calm him down. "Yes, the child is young and doesn't understand, that's why he did something wrong!"
"Yes, the child is too young to know that gold bars are useful. And he's kept them hidden for so many years!"
Everyone has heard how wealthy Mr. Zeng was. His wife donated a great deal of things back then.
There's a saying: "Even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse."
So some people joked that when comrades go to his house, they should be careful not to break his things.
Perhaps even the broken teacup dates back to the Qing Dynasty.
Although this was a joke, it also shows that there are still good things in his house!
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