Chapter 39 In your eyes, have I always been someone else?
Pei Jiuyan seemed not to understand. It took him a while to react before he tilted his head and asked in a soft voice, with a hint of disbelief, "What did you say?"
Qin Suisui wiped away her tears, sat up, and stared straight at Pei Jiuyan: "Now that this matter has blown up, let's get a divorce before it affects you!"
Pei Jiuyan simply stared at her intently, without saying a word.
Qin Suisui tried to reason with him: "Sister Su just came over and told me that she heard from Zhou Zecheng that someone is trying to target you because of this. You already have a lot of people who are dissatisfied with you for being promoted to regimental commander at such a young age. Now that my matter has come to light, it gives them a handle to use against you. You know, I hate owing people favors the most. If I affect your future, I will never have peace of mind for the rest of my life. So let's get a divorce as soon as possible!"
For a long time after she finished speaking, Pei Jiuyan did not react, just staring blankly at her.
She continued, "Really? Don't be stubborn. You're the only child in your family. If anything happens to you, it will also affect your parents. I really don't want your whole family to be harmed because of me! And Brother Donglin, Brother Yunlai, and even Zanzan will be implicated because of me."
Just when she thought Pei Jiuyan was thinking about what he said, she heard him suddenly say: "So in your eyes, I have always been someone else?"
Qin Suisui's pent-up words turned into a big question mark on her forehead. No, after saying so much to him, all he heard was this sentence?
Qin Suisui was about to explain further when Pei Jiuyan suddenly turned around, closed the door, and left.
She was taken aback. What did this mean? Did it mean she agreed?
Where had Pei Jiuyan gone? Was he going out at night to show his determination to distance himself from her? He'd taken her words to heart, so she should be happy! Her original intention was to not implicate others, but why did she feel so strange inside?
Also, Xiaohua and Liangliang downstairs haven't fully recovered yet. What will they do if she leaves? Oh well, I can only take out some medicine myself and tell my sister-in-law and the others to take good care of them. She can't take care of the rest. If she continues to do so, it might implicate them.
So what should she do now? Right! She should pack her bags, just like when her house was ransacked that time. She should quickly pack all her things so that she won't be caught without them if she's suddenly kicked out tomorrow.
Qin Suisui jumped up from the bed and looked around the room. She had only been here for less than a month, and why was there so much stuff in the room? It was all hers. How would she start packing it all?
Yes! Let's tidy up the wardrobe first!
Qin Suisui rummaged through the storage room and found the large snakeskin bag that her parents had sent her before. She packed all the clothes in the closet into it one by one. Honestly, she should have known better than to buy so much stuff. Now that she was leaving, it had become a burden. She couldn't carry all of it. If she put it all into her spatial storage, would it arouse suspicion?
Qin Suisui tidied up the things in the room and saw that it was already three o'clock in the morning. Zazan in the next room, as well as the two children and two sisters-in-law downstairs were probably asleep. If she went downstairs now, she might wake them up. Forget it, she decided to take a nap first and wait until tomorrow morning to think about it!
Qin Suisui tiptoed to the next room to check on Zanzan, who was already fast asleep. The little guy had woken up crying in the evening, showing how frightened he had been, all because of her. Qin Suisui felt a pang of heartache and reluctance; she felt unworthy to be this child's mother. She gently kissed Zanzan's forehead and returned to her room.
Qin Suisui had thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but now that she was relaxed, she felt weak all over and her head felt heavy. Could she have also been infected with the Japanese encephalitis virus? Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh at herself. After thinking about all sorts of things for less than a minute, she soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, before dawn and when most people were still asleep, the loudspeakers in the residential compound suddenly started blaring out a test message.
The two women downstairs, Aunt Tu and Aunt Wu, were startled awake. They exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes. After all, the loudspeaker in the residential compound only turned on at fixed times each day. They had lived in the compound for so many years and this was the first time they had ever heard a broadcast so early. Was there something important to announce? Although they still had doubts on their faces, they vaguely had an answer in their hearts.
"Attention all staff members in the family compound, a special announcement will be played below."
"First, let us study together the leadership's quotations: We must mobilize all positive factors at home and abroad to serve the socialist cause. We must unite all forces that can be united, strive to make those that are not neutral neutral, and divide and utilize those that are reactionary."
Serving the people means that everyone in the revolutionary ranks must care for, cherish, and help one another, and serve the people wholeheartedly…
The broadcast paused for a few seconds, and as the announcer's clear voice sounded, everyone could hear the following content clearly.
"Red capitalists, as representatives of the patriotic national bourgeoisie, are a force we can unite with..."
"According to the organization's investigation, the family of Comrade Qin Suisui in the second district of this family compound has been actively supporting my country's War of Resistance against Japan since the war. They donated most of their family property to support the war effort in terms of medicine and food. During the famine, they provided substantial support to the Northeast, North China, South China, and Northwest China, saving countless lives. Before coming to the island, Comrade Qin Suisui, on behalf of her family, donated all of her family's property to the soldiers on the frontier..."
"Furthermore, let me report on the current outbreak of Japanese encephalitis. Comrade Qin Suisui, as the first person to ring the alarm in this outbreak, bought precious time for medical staff and saved the lives of children in a timely manner. At the same time, the symptomatic treatment plan and mosquito control measures provided by Comrade Qin Suisui have made outstanding contributions to preventing the spread of this outbreak. To date, the incidence of Japanese encephalitis in our town is far lower than in other towns. Comrades, let us pay the highest tribute to Comrade Qin Suisui!"
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The same broadcast message was repeatedly broadcast in several nearby villages.
The news shocked and uproared everyone. It turned out that he was not an exploitative capitalist at all, but that his family was a red capitalist family!
The educated youth in various educated youth sites and many military families in the family compounds came from all over the country. When they heard the locations of the Qin family's donations announced one by one on the radio, they realized that they or their families had actually received help from the Qin family, and now they were here to slander their descendants.
Moreover, the Japanese encephalitis virus was not brought by Qin Suisui. The report has made it very clear that Comrade Qin Suisui was not only unrelated to the epidemic, but was also the one who rang the bell. If she hadn't been the first to discover the epidemic and provided the right medicine, the hospital would have continued to treat the children as if they had a cold or fever, and who knows how many children would have died, and how much more serious the epidemic would have become!
So Qin Suisui is not their enemy at all, but their benefactor!
Inside the office, Commander Jia tugged at his hair in frustration, accidentally pulling a few more strands down. He then kicked Pei Jiuyan, who was sitting across from him, and said, "Are you satisfied now? You're the one who woke me up so early to pee, even though I'm in such a hurry! I've never seen such a disrespectful brat like you!"
Pei Jiuyan calmly patted the footprints on his trouser leg and gently lifted his eyelids: "I have to be in a hurry, my wife is about to divorce me."
Commander Jia paused, his hand still gripping his hair, and looked at Pei Jiuyan in shock: "No way? This little girl has such a temper?"
Pei Jiuyan snorted coldly: "I've been unfairly blamed for this huge incident. A good person has been turned into a bad person, and I was even surrounded and beaten by a group of people on the street. Even my child was scared unconscious. Who wouldn't be angry in that situation?"
Commander Jia frowned; he was unaware of this matter. "How are you? Were you injured? How serious is it? What about Zanzan? Has he woken up yet?"
Pei Jiuyan didn't answer him. After patting his trousers, he stood up and tidied his appearance: "This is not only physical harm, but more seriously psychological harm! A good comrade suffered such malice for no reason. No one would feel at ease in that situation. If my wife develops any psychological problems afterward, this matter cannot be easily forgotten. I hope the leader will uphold justice for us!"
After Pei Jiuyan finished speaking, he saluted Commander Jia and left without looking back.
Commander Jia's brows were furrowed deeply. He had only been at sea for two days, and such a major incident had already occurred! Putting aside the personal favors Qin Suisui's grandfather had shown him, just considering the Qin family's long history of generosity and selfless dedication, whether during wartime or famine, countless people had been spared from starvation and death thanks to the Qin family's assistance. Such red capitalists were completely different from those exploitative classes who only cared about their own private interests.
As the only descendant of the Qin family, Qin Suisui cannot be affected by this incident! Otherwise, it would chill the hearts of the people, and if such a thing happens, who would dare to do good deeds?
As Pei Jiuyan was leaving, he happened to run into Xue Shan, who was knocking on the door and coming in. Xue Shan always prided himself on being older and more experienced than Pei Jiuyan, so he usually didn't give young people like him a second glance. But this time, he inexplicably felt that he was a step below Pei Jiuyan.
Before he could even process the source of his emotional letdown, Commander Jia smashed his teacup over his head, followed by Commander Jia's furious voice: "Get in here now!"
Pei Jiuyan ignored him completely, not even bothering to greet him. The organization would deal with Yang Rucui's actions; he could choose not to interfere, but that didn't mean he could treat the Xue family as if nothing had happened.
In the distance, the sun had already risen above the horizon. Pei Jiuyan walked out of his office, facing the salty and damp morning air, and headed towards the family compound. On the way, he stopped by the company canteen to get some breakfast. When he returned to the family compound, the two children on the first floor were still asleep, and the two women in charge of the house were probably boiling water in the kitchen. He put down the two breakfasts he had brought for them and quietly went upstairs.
The door to the room was tightly closed. He hesitated outside the door for a while before gently pushing it open. What came into view were the three large snakeskin bags that he had previously stored in the warehouse, now filled with things and looking bulging.
Pei Jiuyan was startled and pushed the door open forcefully.
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