Director Qiu was working overtime in full swing when news came from Qingyanshan Farm, urgently calling Qiao Baozhu back.
When Qiao Baozhu got home and saw Zhang Cuilian and assistant manager Xiao Ding, she frowned slightly.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
Xiao Ding stood up and saluted Qiao Baozhu first. His voice was as loud as ever, but there were dark circles around his eyes, and he looked like he hadn't slept well.
Qiao Baozhu knew the reason, but still pretended to be surprised.
"Xiao Ding? Sister-in-law? Why are you here? Are you here to tell me the results of the organization's handling of the case?"
Zhang Cuilian looked at Qiao Baozhu and grinned. It had been just over a month since they last saw each other, but Qiao Baozhu looked full of energy, as if she was a completely different person.
Not only was he not affected by the report, but he looked even better.
On the other hand, I was tormented by the news that my husband was about to change his career and couldn't sleep all night. I looked like I had aged a dozen years.
"Sister Baozhu, we haven't seen each other for almost two months. Are you feeling better?"
Zhang Cuilian smiled and held Qiao Baozhu's hand, looking her up and down with concern.
"I'm fine to begin with. The site leader asked me to suspend my duties to reflect on myself and wait for Shen Xiao's investigation results. Then I'll follow the leader's instructions and rest at home for a while."
Qiao Baozhu casually told the truth about the suspension of pay, without worrying at all that Zhang Cuilian and Xiao Ding would tell others.
"I also heard some rumors about your suspension without pay. I originally thought that I would go to the director to plead for you after the storm died down. But I didn't expect that you would be so angry and have people go to the family compound to take away all the coal and food in your house."
"You don't know, right after your brother left, word spread in the family compound that you were going to divorce Captain Shen."
Zhang Cuilian frowned and said with an expression of disapproval: "Look at these old ladies, they only know how to pick on others all day long."
As she spoke, she carefully examined Qiao Baozhu's face, and her inquiry became increasingly obvious.
Qiao Baozhu was amused but didn't show it on her face. She frowned in anger and said, "The atmosphere in the family compound is not right, and it's not just these few days. It was a mess before I married Shen Xiao. If they can spread this to me today, they can spread that to you tomorrow. Sister-in-law, you should be careful too."
Zhang Cuilian originally wanted to find out whether Qiao Baozhu had obtained inside information in advance while hiding in the city.
I didn't expect that she knew nothing about the Corps and took her anger about being investigated out on herself.
Zhang Cuilian, who was unable to find out any news, was very panicked.
"Hey, they just like to gossip, but they don't have any bad intentions. Baozhu, you may not know yet, but the results of the investigation into your Captain Shen have come out. Those people's accusations against him are all false. The higher-ups have put the rumormongers in solitary confinement, and have also held a mobilization meeting to correct unhealthy practices."
The investigation results came out on New Year's Day, and it was Xiao Ding who personally came to the Qiao family to deliver the notice.
Qiao Baozhu treated Xiao Ding to a big meal at a state-owned restaurant, and gave Xiao Ding some hairtail fish before leaving. Xiao Ding couldn't eat these hairtails in the army, so Qiao Baozhu suggested that he mail them back to his hometown to his parents.
Xiao Ding came out to deliver a message to Qiao Baozhu, but he didn't have that much money or tickets on him. Qiao Baozhu knew that Xiao Ding had a good relationship with Shen Xiao and he helped her a lot. He generously gave cotton coupons, cloth coupons and three industrial coupons, and mailed them together with the hairtail to his hometown in Baicheng.
Zhang Cuilian knew that Xiao Ding had sent the results to Qiao Baozhu. She reacted calmly and did not doubt anything.
Instead, he kept persuading Qiao Baozhu to go back to work: "You never go to work, your colleagues in the field office will gossip about you. If you are not happy working in the field office, after the New Year, we will find a way to transfer you to a less busy department."
Seeing that Zhang Cuilian kept persuading her to go back to work and did not mention the Corps' restructuring at all, Qiao Baozhu felt angry and powerless.
What's the point of hiding it at this time?
Is it so difficult to tell the truth to those who are involved in politics and governance?
Or does Zhang Cuilian feel that since she can't get any information from herself, her man is capable of digging something out of her?
"Sister-in-law, such a big thing happened in the Corps. It's hard for you to still care about me."
A hint of sneer appeared on Qiao Baozhu's lips, and she took the initiative to break the window paper.
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