Chapter 276 The whole headquarters was listening to her answering the phone
Commander Duan glanced meaningfully at the yellowed envelope delivered to him, nodded and said, "Okay, although I said last time that this money doesn't need to be paid back..."
That day they went to Cheng's house in Licun to play together. At that time, the young wife showed him an IOU that was accidentally wet and damaged in an upset manner. He joked that he would use her to pay off the debt.
She was laughing so hard that her body was shaking, and she raised her fist to hit him like a little girl.
It's obvious that the atmosphere today is not suitable for jokes.
At the tea table, Secretary Lu had already brought over a stack of files. Commander Duan, who usually disliked working overtime, walked to the sofa and sat down with a cigarette in his mouth, flipping through the files in his hands.
Those were some old files of the special forces over the years. These days he was eager to select a general in Yun Province who could go to the special forces to take charge of the overall situation, so he could only look for suitable candidates from these old files.
"Ding-a-ling..."
Secretary Lu was standing nearby. When the phone rang, he turned around and walked over. He picked up the receiver and said in a formal tone, "Hello, this is the Kunqu Command. Where are you from?"
Zou Bu's polite voice came from the phone. Secretary Lu glanced at the woman who was looking at him nervously and whispered, "This is a call from your hometown."
Then he handed the microphone to Wang Ziru.
The man leaned against the sofa with his legs crossed and turned his head slightly. He saw his young wife holding the microphone and leaning against the desk with her back to him. Her voice was very low, without her usual confidence and joy. "Hello, I'm Wang Ziru. Oh, is this Zou Bu?"
"Sister-in-law! I finally got in touch with you. What's going on? You and Deputy Colonel Zhai had such a deep relationship, why did it change after you arrived at the unit?"
Wang Ziru snorted sarcastically, not wanting to explain further:
"Oh, it's embarrassing to say this. When he went back to his hometown to visit his relatives, Zou Bu and sister-in-law took such good care of us. My brother Zong Hao also works in your unit. When I go back to my hometown in the future, I will definitely go to the Armed Forces Department to thank you and sister-in-law."
"It would be awkward to say thank you! By the way, sister-in-law, you two are divorced. How is Deputy Commander Zhai doing now?"
"As for him, I'm embarrassed to talk about him from such a distance. He also had some problems and was punished by the army. Recently, he has been thinking about joining the special forces."
Hearing this, Commander Duan was surprised. It was the first time he heard her say that Zhai Ximo also wanted to use this opportunity to join the special forces.
"Special forces? Hiss, this is a good choice. He will definitely be a special talent who can join the armed police or special police units in the future. So has he gone there? Aren't you familiar with Han Suijing? Ask him to help recommend!"
"He should have signed up. Maybe the special forces will have to conduct another assessment and screening. But with his qualifications, he should be selected. It all depends on his luck." Wang Ziru was not yet overwhelmed by the joy of hearing her fellow villagers. She knew that she was now in Commander Duan's territory, so she chatted with Zou Bu for a while.
But he did not mention that he had privately asked Han Suijing to recommend him to the special forces.
In order to prevent Commander Duan from hearing this, he would return and teach Han Suijing a lesson for abusing his power recklessly.
"I hope he can join the special forces. It will be much better than returning home after retirement! Then, sister-in-law, I won't waste your time. Let your father talk to you first."
Wang Ziru didn't even notice that the audio effects of telephones in this era were really good.
Li Junfeng could hear the voice on the phone in the office even when he was standing outside the door.
Although Commander Duan was sitting on the sofa, he could still hear the voice on the phone clearly.
Secretary Lu returned to the tea table and helped the commander look for the files.
Since the commander didn't say it was time to get off work, all staff members in the headquarters had to work overtime.
"Zi Ru! How are you and Bao Er? Your mother and I are so worried." On the other side of the phone, thousands of miles away in the Cangnan County Armed Forces Department, Zou Bu Office, Wang Dongsheng asked while trying his best to control his emotions.
"Dad, I'm fine. Are you and my mom all right at home?"
"We are all fine at home, you don't have to worry..." With outsiders present, Wang Dongsheng couldn't say whatever he wanted like he did at home. Zhuang Jiahan, who was always honest and decent, couldn't say anything profound. After a pause, he asked anxiously, "We also heard that you and Baoer's father were divorced when we went to Han's house yesterday."
Wang Ziru leaned on the edge of the table, lowered her eyebrows, and kicked the floor in boredom, "Yeah, we left."
"Look at your situation, Dad doesn't know what to say... Since you're divorced, we don't blame you for anything. But your mom and I want to know, after your divorce, do you still want to marry Han Suijing?"
After asking this question, Wang Dongsheng became so nervous that he couldn't sit still.
He was very worried that his daughter and son-in-law would get divorced because his daughter still wanted to develop a relationship with Han Suijing.
Wang Ziru was also slightly surprised, and smiled unhappily, "Dad, how could your daughter be so confused? It's not my fault that Zhai Ximo and I are getting divorced, he is the one at fault. Forget it, let's not talk about it. Did you and my mom quarrel with the Han family yesterday when we went there?"
Just as Wang Ziru asked this question, Wang Dongsheng's extremely excited voice came from the phone.
"Don't mention yesterday! The Han family said they wanted to take the child back, but on the other hand, they said you were not worthy of Han Suijing! I just want to ask, when did the daughter of our Wang family still rely on Han Suijing? Listen to Dad's advice. If the Han family wants to take the child back, let them do it, but you should not think of marrying Han Suijing anymore."
"Dad, you and my mom don't have to worry too much about this. I heard that Dean Han and his team will come to Yun Province to personally handle Han Suijing's marriage. In a few days, when they arrive, we will definitely meet and discuss it. I will take care of it."
"You are now divorced, with Bao'er, an orphan and a widow in a faraway place, and your family can't help you. What can you do?"
"I have no plans to do anything. Of course, I will respect the wishes of the Han family elders, but no matter what, I will raise the child myself, and Han Suijing can raise the child together. It's not possible for me to have the final say on who my own child lives with, right?"
The father and daughter also spoke very clearly on the phone.
Raising the child herself is Wang Ziru's bottom line. She would never let the Han family take the child away from her.
The Han family is now claiming that she and BoA have become a stain on Han Suijing, so the Han family does not really want to take the child back, but is just worried that others will say that they are irresponsible for the child.
For a family like the Han family, all they want is to maintain the dignity of a meritorious family.
Commander Duan, who was sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but feel a little surprised by his young wife's analysis. He didn't realize that she had such a clear mind.
Wang Dongsheng: "My dear daughter, listen to what I say. Take your child back home now. Once you are home, no one will dare to bully you and your mother."
"I have no plans to go back yet. I will wait for a while until things here are settled. Baoer is particularly worried about me saying that I will take him back to live in my hometown. He knows that the kindergarten in his hometown is not as good as those in big cities."
"Is Baoer in kindergarten?"
"Well, he's been in kindergarten for a few weeks now! He's become much braver than before. He's no longer the timid kid who would cry and run home when beaten by older kids in the village. He's also become much more cheerful. So next, I have to work hard to earn money to create a good growth environment for him, and I'll let fate take its course on other matters."
"You are still so young, you will definitely have to get married again in the future. How will you get married with Baoer?"
"If my new in-laws dislike me taking care of the child, I won't get married in this life. Dad, you don't know, now that I'm divorced, I finally don't have to serve a man or look at his face. I don't know how comfortable my life is." Wang Ziru couldn't help laughing as she spoke.
However, she did not notice the strange gaze behind her, looking at her meaningfully.
Commander Duan stroked the stubble on his chin and wondered, could a divorce make life more comfortable than a marriage?
First time hearing this.
Wang Ziru didn't want to make her parents thousands of miles away feel uneasy because of her own affairs, so after talking about her marriage with Han Suijing, she asked about her sister-in-law and her brother's wife who had just married into the family.
When Wang Ziru heard her father happily say that his sister-in-law Chen Pingping was pregnant, she felt happy for her younger brother Wang Zonghao.
She also talked to her brother and younger brother. She didn't dare to occupy the headquarters' phone for too long. "This is a public phone. Let's talk about this today. Zong Hao, you ask Zou Bu to answer the phone."
"Okay, sister, don't worry. Bring Baoer back and I will earn money to support you." Wang Zonghao said with great confidence.
"Don't worry, just work hard. It was Zhai Ximo who helped you get this job, so you must not bring shame to him."
After warning his brother, Zou Bu's voice came from the phone.
Wang Ziru said in a tactful tone, like a fellow villager asking for help, "It's so late, I'll have to trouble Zou Bu to send my father and brother back to the village. There are only three women in the family, two of whom are pregnant. If something happens at night, it won't work without a man at home."
Zou Bu was still as generous and righteous as ever, and repeatedly said that he would ask someone to drive them back to Longwang Village.
Here, Wang Ziru expressed her gratitude profusely and reminded them to have some snacks while driving on the way.
After finishing the call with his father and brother, he leaned on the edge of the table for a long time, without saying a word, just wiping his tears.
At some point, Commander Duan dropped the file in his hand, stood up and walked over, took out a clean handkerchief from his trouser pocket, and gently covered her eyes with it.
"Homesick, huh?"
Wang Ziru looked surprised. She took the handkerchief and wiped it on her face. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Need I say that? I'm not like you, Commander. If I want to go back to Dali, I can just step on the accelerator and get home in a few hours."
"It doesn't matter! There will be plenty of opportunities to go back and see your parents in the future."
He supported his face with one hand, looked at her, thought for a moment and said, "I'll take the child to the post office tomorrow and buy him a stamp."
"Thank you, Commander, for being so kind to me."
"The matter of a few stamps is not worth mentioning." Commander Duan smiled softly and his brows moved slightly. He wanted to say something, but the little guy's joyful shouting came from the door.
"Uncle Commander! So you work here?"
Han Suijing arrived at the headquarters with the child in his arms at some point, but he did not come in to disturb Wang Ziru from answering the phone.
The father and son stood at the door until the child called Commander Duan. Han Suijing then came in holding the child and looked at Wang Ziru with a gentle gaze, "Have you finished the call?"
"Yeah." Wang Ziru nodded.
Commander Duan raised his eyes nonchalantly, with a smile on his face, and walked over with his slender figure, took the child from Han Suijing's arms, and said with doting eyes, "Han Suijing, tomorrow you go to the best kindergarten in Kun District to register your child. Send your child to kindergarten while there are still a few days left in this semester."