Chapter 91: Denial
Zhao Xue: "You...how do you know?"
Qin Lie pushed his wheelchair forward, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "Whatever I, Qin Lie, want to know, you can't hide from me."
"Don't follow me. Dress Qin Lan up nicely. Your future life depends on her."
Hearing the threat in Qin Lie's words, Zhao Xue cursed in her heart.
Who would like Qin Lan, who looks so dark, fat and unruly?
How come she didn't know before that Qin Lie not only had a bad temper, but also had a bad brain.
Although she thought so in her heart, Zhao Xue still walked towards the yard honestly.
Qin Lan, with a big blush on her face, had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw Zhao Xue coming back, she said impatiently, "Hurry up and take me to the supply and marketing cooperative."
Zhao Xue thought that the money for going to the supply and marketing cooperative would have to come out of her own pocket, so she couldn't smile at Qin Lan at this moment. With a sullen face, she took Zhou Xiaobao's hand and went out of the yard first.
Qin Lan didn't care about her cold face. As long as she could go to the supply and marketing cooperative, it would be fine. She had already thought about what to buy.
After buying everything, she used her hidden pocket money to buy a ticket back home. She didn't want to be an officer's wife, she just wanted to marry Brother Da Niu.
Before the two of them reached the gate of the family compound, they heard noises from afar.
"Even if you are soldiers, you cannot protect such people."
"It's only natural to pay back your debts. Let her out."
"God, you should open your eyes and take a look..."
The noise was accompanied by crying. Qin Lan, who had just fallen behind Zhao Xue and her daughter, immediately ran forward to watch the fun.
When Zhao Xue and Zhou Xiaobao approached, they saw the surprised looks from the crowd and Qin Lan's face full of ridicule.
Zhao Xue had a hunch that something was wrong, and then she saw several middle-aged and elderly people surrounded by the crowd.
Those people were none other than the relatives of Lao Hei and the other man.
The old lady who was sitting on the ground and crying, slapping her thigh, saw Zhao Xue's eyes light up, and she suddenly stood up with an agility that was not in line with her age and ran towards her.
"Zhao Xue, you bitch, pay me back."
Following closely, several other people also ran towards Zhao Xue.
Zhao Xue pulled Zhou Xiaobao and wanted to run away, but was surrounded by several people.
Fortunately, since the incident of Qin Lie's house being robbed in the family compound, the number of soldiers responsible for security in the family compound has increased from 2 to 4.
Four soldiers stopped the troublemakers, and Zhao Xue and Zhou Xiaobao were spared from being beaten.
"Pay back the money."
"Don't think you can deny your obligations just because you're an officer's wife."
"At worst, we'll die with you."
…
Seeing this, the crowd became even more curious. Although some of them disliked Zhao Xue, Zhao Xue was from the family compound after all, so some kind-hearted military wives immediately stepped forward to mediate.
"Auntie, uncle, don't be impulsive. If you have any problems, go to your leader."
"Yeah, but don't hurt the child, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
"Zhao Xue, what exactly is going on?"
Naturally, the families of Lao Hei and the other man did not dare to say that this was the money Zhao Xue had asked their family to pay for the debt, and Zhao Xue was even more afraid that the matter would be exposed.
Seeing more and more people drawn to this place by the noise, she didn't care about anything else and said to the families of Lao Hei and the others without thinking, "I will definitely pay you back the money I owe you today."
"Return it now." The families of Lao Hei and the other man were not so easily fooled.
After they were humiliated by Su Nanzhi, they had been looking for Zhao Xue, but Zhao Xue went into the family compound and refused to come out, making them wait for several days.
If Zhao Xue enters the family compound and doesn't come out, it will not be easy for them to catch her again.
Zhao Xue really wanted to curse without caring about anything, but she could only force a smile and say, "Uncle, Madam, my husband is in the army. Even if others won't pay me back, I won't refuse to pay it back."
The families of Lao Hei and the other man remained unmoved.
Seeing this, Zhao Xue took out fifty yuan from her pocket with a bit of pain in her heart, "Here are 50 yuan, I'll return it to you first, and I'll give you the rest later."
A few of them were a little hesitant, and the people around them immediately began to persuade them to reconcile.
An elderly man with white hair but a strong body said in a military jeep parked by the gate, "Our army is quite lively."
Political Commissar Zhu, who was standing next to him, blushed deeply and was about to explain when the old man signaled the driver to drive forward.
Political Commissar Zhu looked at the figure outside the car with a dark face.
It's not worry-free.
Zhao Xue finally managed to get rid of a few old ladies and old men, and all her money was gone, so naturally she couldn't go to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The three of them walked back home with gloomy faces.
When he opened the door, he saw Qin Lie and Qin Youliang sitting in the yard basking in the sun.
Without waiting for the two to ask why he came back so soon.
Qin Lan said in a sarcastic tone, almost gloating, "Why are you pretending to be so big when you don't have any money?"
"The debt collectors are almost at the door. This is the first time in my life that I've felt so embarrassed."
After saying this, he turned around and walked into the room without caring about the ugly faces of the people in the yard.
Zhao Xue's face also looked grim. She ignored Qin Youliang's puzzled look and reached out to Qin Lie, "Lao Hei's family has come to the family compound."
She ignored Qin Lie's sudden change of expression and said irritably, "I told you long ago to borrow money from someone and send Lao Hei's family away first."
Qin Lie's eyes darkened. "Looking for someone? Who? Do you know how much the monthly interest rate is? 20%. If I borrow 100 yuan, I will have to pay 20 yuan in interest every month. If I really borrow it, I will never be able to turn my life around in this life."
Having said this, he stared at Zhao Xue with a serious look.
Hearing the 20% interest rate, Qin Youliang almost jumped up. He said in panic, "I can't lend it to you. This is even higher than the monthly interest rate of the landlord before."
His parents sold their land because of usury, and the seven members of the family became slaves of the landlord. Later, he was the only one left in the family, and usury became almost the most terrifying thing in his life.
Zhao Xue looked at the frightened Qin Youliang and sneered, "Do you have money?"
The two fell silent.
Zhao Xue: "Without money, Qin Lie will just have to pack up and go home."
Qin Youliang reacted quickly after being at a loss. Although he didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, he knew that the money could not possibly be owed by his son, an officer, but only by his daughter-in-law, Zhao Xue.
There was only one thought in his mind at this moment.
""divorce. ""
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
There were two serious-looking soldiers standing at the door. Qin Lie didn't know if he was having an illusion, but he always felt that the two men were looking at him with sympathy.
The two soldiers saluted Qin Lie before speaking.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Qin, Political Commissar Zhu wants you to go to his office right now."
***
An hour later.
Qin Lie came out of Political Commissar Zhu's office, exuding a sense of decadence.
The voice of Political Commissar Zhu kept repeating in my mind.
"Qin Lie, in light of your recent performance, and after careful consideration and evaluation by the superiors, I must announce that your rank, Qin Lie, will be demoted from Major to Second Lieutenant, and from Deputy Battalion Commander to Deputy Platoon Leader."
The deputy battalion commander becomes the squad leader?
He joined the army at the age of 17. After surviving many dangers in the army for 8 years, he was promoted from a small soldier to a deputy battalion commander. Now, with just a few words, he has become a deputy platoon leader.
He wanted to scream and vent his anger, but found that he had nowhere to vent.
Qin Lie pushed the wheelchair and headed out of the office building in a daze.
"Have you heard? Captain Gu of the Third Regiment was injured during a mission, and it seems to be quite serious."
"Of course I heard about it. I heard he's still in a coma."
"I don't know if I can wake up."
…
Qin Lie stopped his wheelchair, and the overwhelming resentment in his heart was now covered by ecstasy.
Compared to Gu Xizhou who lost half his life, his demotion didn't seem like a big deal.
As long as he is alive, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the deputy battalion commander, or even the regimental commander.
With such a strange feeling, Qin Lie suddenly felt that it was okay to borrow money from a loan shark and returned to the family compound.
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