Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Turmoil

Before Commander Wang left, Zhang Yuandong went to see him off. It was already summer, but he still wore a woolen hat on his head. It was knitted for him by his daughter. It was originally a filial piety, but now it helped him to maintain his last bit of dignity.

Before leaving, Zhang Yuandong didn't say much else. He just held his old leader's hand and reminded him, "The people in Xiaotian Village are quite simple. You must take care of yourself when you go there, so that you can have a chance later."

Commander Wang kept looking towards the door, and then he looked away disappointedly for a while. He sighed and turned to face Zhang Yuandong, feeling a little relieved. "It must have taken a lot of effort to arrange for me to stay in your hometown, right?"

Zhang Yuandong shook his head. Actually, he didn't put in much effort. He originally just wanted to arrange for Commander Wang to be in the county where his hometown was, because Zhang Xiaohui had been detained there for a while, and several high-level leaders knew something vaguely. He and Lin Yue both thought that the situation there wouldn't be too chaotic.

But unexpectedly, things went surprisingly smoothly and Commander Wang was directly demoted to Xiaotian Village.

"Everyone has seen your achievements. Although we have different political views, we still respect you." Zhang Yuandong moved his gaze to the top of the old leader's head and continued, "That person...he violated military regulations and promoted such a trend in the army. He has been dismissed."

Commander Wang touched his hat and sighed, "I won't say any more. I won't have a chance to come back after I leave. I can let go of other things, but I'm worried about Tingting. My daughter was spoiled by me, and she has suffered such a big setback this time. I'm afraid she won't have a good life in the future. I'll have to ask you to take good care of her in the future."

Zhang Yuandong nodded. "Don't worry. My wife gets along well with her, and I often visit her these days. My wife said she is much better now."

Before he could finish his words, a skinny woman ran in from the entrance of the hall. She looked haggard and anxious, and her eyes were roaming around the waiting hall, anxiously looking for something.

A man in military uniform and carrying a heavy bag suddenly appeared behind her. The man grabbed her arm from behind. They argued about something, but the woman suddenly slapped the man in the face. The crisp sound of the slap attracted many onlookers, and the commotion of the crowd also attracted the attention of Zhang Yuandong and his group.

Commander Wang looked over and suddenly became excited. He ignored his current status and shouted, "Tingting, here!"

The old commander's voice was hoarse, no longer as loud and steady as before, but Wang Tingting still recognized her father's voice at once. She looked in the direction of the voice, and when she saw the person she was looking for, she became excited and ran over here quickly.

The man behind her also looked over here, and when his eyes touched Commander Wang, he looked away instantly, lowering his head as if in shame. The sound of the train arriving at the station was broadcast in the waiting hall, and the man paused, turned around and left in another direction.

Commander Wang stared at his daughter and repeatedly instructed her, "Slow down, I'm right here, don't worry!"

Wang Tingting didn't listen to him and threw herself into Commander Wang's arms, almost knocking him down.

Zhang Yuandong pulled the soldier who was escorting Commander Wang aside to give the father and daughter space to talk.

When the radio broadcast started, Zhang Yuandong approached and could still hear Commander Wang's constant consolation: "This matter cannot be blamed on Qingping. My situation is not so easy to resolve, so it is understandable that his family is unwilling to help. Don't be angry with him, after all, he is..."

Commander Wang turned his gaze to Wang Tingting's flat belly and thin body, and said worriedly, "Are you really not going to tell him? I know what kind of person he is. Although he is a little soft-hearted about some things, he is definitely a responsible man. If you tell him, he will definitely protect you, and then Dad will be relieved."

Wang Tingting shook her head: "Dad, let's not talk about him. I won't tell him. When the child is born, he can only have my last name. This is our Wang family's child and has nothing to do with him. You just saw that he has been transferred back to Beijing. He should be on the train now."

Commander Wang shook his head and sighed. If he were still fine, he would never say such words. But now that he was in trouble, he was afraid that the young lady would have a hard time in the future.

The escort urged them several times before the father and daughter reluctantly said goodbye. When Commander Wang passed the gate, Wang Tingting shouted from behind him, "Dad, take care of yourself over there. I've submitted my application and will be transferred soon!"

Commander Wang turned around in shock, but it was too late to say anything. He could only follow the crowd and walk forward step by step.

The family compound was still as peaceful as ever, but everyone was more cautious.

When Lin Yue saw Zhang Yuandong and Wang Tingting coming back, she quickly welcomed them in. She felt bad seeing Wang Tingting like this.

It had been less than a week since Wang Tingting was found to be pregnant when she heard the news that Commander Wang was going to be demoted. When she went to visit him, she fainted from tears in the temporary detention room.

At that time, she had already divorced Gu Qingping. She had not originally planned to have this child, but she had overworked herself and her health was damaged. Medical technology was not well developed at that time, and abortion was very harmful to the body. After considering it for a long time, she finally decided to keep the child.

Lin Yue wanted to nourish Wang Tingting's body, but as Chinese medicine says, mental illness is difficult to cure. Wang Tingting was depressed, and food supplements would not have much effect.

She suggested, "Why don't you stay at my place first? Don't you want to teach Lingling how to dance? It's a good opportunity for you to stay here."

Wang Tingting shook her head and refused: "I have already troubled you enough. Besides, I don't like it here."

What I dislike is not this place, but the memories of this place.

After listening to this, Lin Yue did not try to persuade her any further, but secretly decided to visit her more often in the future.

She knew that Wang Tingting wanted to be transferred to their hometown, and she tried her best to persuade her to give up this idea. Fortunately, the application was never approved. What came first was the increasingly chaotic rumors outside the military region. For the sake of the baby in her belly, Wang Tingting finally compromised and did not apply for transfer frantically.

The situation outside was becoming increasingly chaotic. Lin Yue no longer dared to take the children out to buy groceries, and she also reduced the number of times she went out of the military area. However, she was still shocked beyond words by the world outside.

Lingling and Wanli have been going to Xu Xiaodi's house frequently recently to watch her little brother learn to roll over. Xu Xiaodi's mother-in-law did not come to the military region in the end. In fact, she couldn't come now even if she wanted to.

As the movement unfolded, traffic pressure increased dramatically. Not only did ordinary people have difficulty traveling, but even letters and parcels could hardly be delivered.

Xu Xiaodi's mother-in-law was unable to come and take care of her, so the young couple had to bear the brunt of the burden. Fortunately, with the help of Lin Yue, he often made soups for Xu Xiaodi. Lu Zhiguo only needed to buy the vegetables and give them to Lin Yue, and he had time to take care of his wife and children.

According to the development of the movement, Sisi should have been one year old. Lin Yue simply held a birthday party for her at home, but he did not invite anyone else. He just had family members to have fun.

Sisi is different from her brothers and sisters. She still can't walk, but she crawls quite fast. Her favorite thing is to crawl around the house. Little Mushroom found it interesting and evolved from walking to crawling. Together with Sisi, they crawled around the house.

The house was peaceful and quiet, and seemed to be no different from before the Great Movement. However, Zhang Yuandong was not having such an easy time. Once the fact that he had severed ties with his parents in his hometown was brought up, he was criticized and had to write self-criticisms every few days.

In the evening, Zhang Yuandong sat in Lin Yue's room and drank a lot of wine. Lin Yue knew that he was depressed, so he didn't say anything and just accompanied him quietly.

But not long after, Liu Xiuqin came to see her, and Sun Xiuli came with her.

Sun Xiuli looked arrogant. When she walked into the room and saw the long desk in Lin Yue's house, she was about to accuse Lin Yue, but was stopped by Liu Xiuqin.

Liu Xiuqin still maintained her original attitude. She first comforted Lin Yue and told him not to be nervous, then explained her purpose: "Someone wrote a letter of accusation, saying that you are the eldest daughter of a capitalist family, and that your father had smuggled to the other side of the strait a few years ago."

Lin Yue's eyes widened in disbelief: "Who wrote this? I don't even know it, how could he know it so clearly!"

"Don't worry about who wrote it. They reported it anonymously and they certainly couldn't tell you. I heard that you had been studying with a man named Xu Enyuan before, and he regarded you as his last disciple. Is that true?"

Lin Yue nodded. Sun Xiuli laughed out loud. She said sarcastically, "Comrade Lin is really honest. You are not so naive as to tell us that you are just an ordinary teacher-student relationship, right?"

Lin Yue was not annoyed, and just said calmly: "If it is not a teacher-student relationship, then what kind of relationship is it? People with dirty thoughts think everything is dirty."

Sun Xiuli was angry: "You don't have to say these things. If you are really innocent, show me the evidence and I will believe you."

"Based on what?" Lin Yue was so angry that he laughed, "Whoever makes the decision makes the decision. Why should I depend on other people's opinions?"