Shen Mu Ning took out her watch and checked the time; it was already three in the afternoon.
Considering the journey back to the brigade from the county town, it seems I can only visit the other Red-Letter Soldiers tomorrow.
Shen Mu Ning took one last look at Xu Yuan's family's situation before leaving without looking back.
Xu Yuan's house was located on the edge of the area, far away from the factory.
Although the courtyard was spacious, the houses were very well built.
But the biggest problem is that hardly anyone passes by their house.
In addition, since the children in the family attend school at their uncle's house, it's usually just Xu Yuan and his wife at home.
These two people had a bad reputation in the area, and apart from their respective relatives, no one came to visit them.
So until Shen Mu Ning got on the bus back to the commune, no one noticed anything unusual about Xu Yuan's family.
The people at the Japanese soldiers' office in Bona all obediently went to work at 2 p.m.
Although most of them don't like spending all day in the office and not having much freedom.
But working here is easy and lucrative, and you can also use the excuse of going out on patrols to wander around.
Moreover, since they share similar interests, going to work every day isn't painful for them.
Xu Wenjie ate lunch and rested at his mistress Yang Li's place, dawdling as he went to work.
Once at the office, he continued playing cards with a few of his subordinates.
They weren't always this relaxed; it's just that a few years ago, they brought down everyone they needed to.
There are hardly any well-off families left in the county town, and they usually have powerful connections.
They can't touch the families with deep roots; the others have only developed in the last few years.
In addition, their status as Red-Letter Soldiers has declined considerably in the past two years, and they can no longer act as arrogantly as before.
So for the past two years, apart from being able to find fault with those "black five categories" living in the county town, they have basically been stuck in the office.
Although the pay isn't as high as before, it's still a stable job.
So, during those boring days, they actually unlocked quite a few games to pass the time.
Today, Xu Wenjie was having fun with his subordinates as usual when he saw Deputy Director Zhou Lin enter his office.
When his men saw Zhou Lin, they all put down their cards, stood up, and greeted him.
Only Xu Wenjie remained seated, and said rather impolitely, "What a rare guest! What brings Deputy Director Zhou here?"
In this small office of the Red Army soldiers, Zhou Lin and Xu Yuan were the two largest opposing forces.
Xu Wenjie and Xu Yuan have a close relationship, so naturally he wouldn't give Zhou Lin any face.
Zhou Lin looked at Xu Wenjie with a tolerant gaze, treating him like a child and not holding it against him.
He simply reminded Xu Wenjie, "Wenjie, I noticed that Director Xu hasn't come to work this afternoon. Do you know what's wrong?"
Xu Yuan is always dedicated to his work and would never skip work without a reason.
He didn't come this afternoon; maybe he has something important to do. I should find out.
Upon hearing this, Xu Wenjie paused in his casual card-playing motion.
He hadn't heard his uncle mention anything important lately that required his intervention.
Moreover, even if something happens, Xu Yuan will follow the proper procedures to ask for leave, so he won't leave any leverage for anyone to use against him.
Even now, their Red-letter soldiers' office is almost becoming a retirement department.
Everyone in the office knows that as long as their superior's position doesn't change significantly.
Therefore, their positions here are fixed and will not change much.
But Xu Yuan is by no means someone who can lie down and relax; he still sticks to his job.
After all, he had reached the limit in the Red-letter Soldier's Office, but he could still be transferred to another place.
Although Xu Wenjie had doubts, he did not reveal a word of them to Zhou Lin.
"He's probably not feeling well. My uncle wasn't feeling well this morning. I guess he went to the hospital."
Zhou Lin barely managed to suppress the twitching corners of his mouth. Xu Wenjie was really treating him like a fool.
Xu Yuan, that guy, even when he had a fever, he still worked overtime when the office was busy.
Nothing happened this morning, but by noon I was in the hospital.
"Okay, I just noticed he hasn't come to work for so long, so I wanted to ask if you knew anything about it."
"Since you've gone to the hospital, let's record sick leave for Director Xu on the attendance sheet."
Xu Wenjie remained noncommittal; in any case, the attendance sheet was useless to them, so Zhou Lin could record it however he wanted.
Xu Wenjie frowned in thought, wondering what his uncle had gone to do.
I'll wait until after get off work to go visit him at his house.
Time flies, and it's almost five o'clock.
In Xu Yuan's restaurant, Qin Jiao slowly awoke from her deep sleep.
Qin Jiao, who had just opened her eyes, felt very dizzy, but her memories of the past few years were very clear.
It felt like I was reliving the experience, and I remembered even the smallest details clearly.
Qin Jiao rubbed her head and looked around curiously.
She remembered that she and Xu Yuan were just having dinner, so how did she suddenly fall asleep?
Moreover, Xu Yuan is nowhere to be found.
"Xu Yuan, where are you?" Qin Jiao got up and looked for Xu Yuan.
How come Xu Yuan didn't even carry me back to the bedroom when I fell asleep?
Qin Jiao didn't hear a response, and her face turned even uglier.
Has Xu Yuan become too independent and no longer needs the support of his family?
As Qin Jiao walked out of the restaurant, she immediately saw Xu Yuan sitting on the sofa with his back to her.
Qin Jiao's temper flared as she looked at Xu Yuan, who remained seated motionless.
Since you were in the living room, why didn't you make a sound?
She rushed forward without a second thought and slapped Xu Yuandi on the shoulder.
Just as he was about to scold him, he said, "You don't even know... ah!"
Qin Jiao's slap sent Xu Yuan, who had no support, sprawling onto the sofa.
She stepped forward and saw Xu Yuan, who was all wrinkled and emaciated.
Xu Yuan, who looked like a dried-up corpse, made Qin Jiao scream in fright.
Trembling, he ran out of the house and rushed towards a crowded place.
The workers who were leaving get off work were knocked down by Qin Jiao, and she herself fell to the ground.
However, Qin Jiao dared not linger around her home when she thought of Xu Yuan's appearance.
Before anyone could help her up, she immediately got up and ran away.
The workers were frightened by Qin Jiao's appearance, and none of them dared to stop her.
Qin Jiao didn't know where she was going to run, she only knew that she had to get away from that terrible place.
She kept weaving through the crowd until she met Xu Wenjie, who was on his way to her home.
Xu Wenjie had previously made up some excuse to brush off Zhou Lin, and as soon as he got off work, he rushed to Xu Yuan's house.
Although Xu Yuan is his uncle, he is only a cousin, and he still has to visit him often to fulfill his filial duties.
In her panic, Qin Jiao ran headlong towards the Red Army's office.
Xu Wenjie noticed from afar that there was something interesting to see on the road ahead.
Anyway, his uncle should be fine, so he can sit here and eat some melon seeds for a while.
Otherwise, staying in the office every day without any fresh topics to talk about would be too boring.
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