Zong Shao read the letter quickly, and when he looked up again, his expression had returned to normal. He greeted Liu Dan and said, "Weiwei is upstairs. I'll go call her down."
Liu Dan quickly said, "Don't bother. I saw her watering the flowers before I came in. She said she would be down soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Wei came down from the stairs, greeted her, said "I'll wash my hands first", and went outside with a ladle.
Zong Shaoze folded the letter hastily and put it back into the envelope. When Lin Wei came in, he said, "You guys chat. I'm going to go out and buy a pack of cigarettes."
"Buy cigarettes?" Lin Wei was stunned. Zong Shao had quit smoking for some time. Although he didn't quit completely, he hadn't spent money to buy cigarettes for a long time.
Zong Shao didn't explain, he just said, "Well, do you have any cigarette coupons at home?"
"Upstairs."
Although she was puzzled as to why Zong Shao suddenly wanted to buy cigarettes, Lin Wei hesitated and said, "I'll go find some for you."
"No need, you guys chat, I'll go find it." Zong Shao said, picked up the envelope on the coffee table and went upstairs.
After Zong Shao went upstairs, Liu Dan saw that Lin Wei looked serious, and lowered his voice and said, "He seems to be in a bad mood. His face looked a little strange when he opened the letter just now."
Lin Wei was thinking about something, and it took her a while to realize that Liu Dan was talking to her. She said, "Oh, that's it."
The letter Liu Dan mentioned was delivered by the postman in the afternoon. Because it was a registered letter and the address was a military compound in the capital, Lin Wei thought it was an important letter.
So as soon as Zong Shao came back, she mentioned this matter to him, but he didn't seem to care much about the letter. He didn't go into the living room to open it until after dinner.
But now thinking about it, his mood had actually changed at that time, but because he always had a stern face, and the meal was about to start, and the children were joking around, she didn't pay much attention.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zong Shao came down from the stairs with the letter in his hand. He said something to Lin Wei and went out through the back door.
Lin Wei watched his back disappear out the back door and couldn't help but wonder, who lives in the Capital Military Region compound? What's in the letter? Why was he in a bad mood because of the letter?
"Vivi? Vivi?"
Lin Wei came back to her senses, looked at Liu Dan and asked, "What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything, I just called you twice." Liu Dan said helplessly, "Are you worried about Comrade Zong?"
"I just feel it's a bit strange." Lin Wei smiled, "Did you come to see me for any result?"
"Almost." Liu Dan became excited upon hearing this and repeated Xing Dong's words more or less. "Before coming here, I talked to Qi Tao. Looking at his expression, I think he probably doesn't know what his mother did behind his back."
"Did you tell Sister Yang about it?"
Liu Dan said, "Not yet. I'm afraid if we go directly to Xiao Yang, Qi Tao will see that we are deliberately testing him."
Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "Then let's wait a couple of days and see what Captain Qi plans to do first."
Liu Dan nodded and muttered, "Looking at Qi Tao's attitude, I think he has feelings for Xiao Yang. God won't favor the old witch, right?"
When Lin Wei heard Liu Dan mention the old witch, she wanted to laugh: "Be careful not to let it slip in front of them."
"You are underestimating me, aren't you? If I don't have this little bit of success, how can I continue to work in the Military Family Resettlement Office?" Speaking of the unit, Liu Dan remembered something else, "Speaking of which, ever since you became a substitute teacher in the elementary school, our Director Luo has been in a bad mood. These past few days, we dare not speak loudly in the office, for fear that she will find fault with us."
Lin Wei frowned slightly: "Not really, it's been several days since the incident happened."
"I used to think it wasn't necessary, but I recently thought about it and felt that our director was actually quite petty. Take Xiao Deng for example. She was the one who first got into trouble with her class background, and Comrade Zhou got so angry that he reported it to the army. In the end, nothing happened, but she dragged her feet for so many years and didn't arrange a job for Xiao Deng."
What's more important is that Luo Shuzhi has been holding a grudge against Deng Xiangyun for so many years, yet she would rather choose Deng Xiangyun as her superior for the position in the hospital pharmacy. This shows how much she hates Lin Wei.
Thinking of this, Liu Dan asked, "How long do you plan to work in elementary school?"
"About three months, depending on how well Teacher Chen recovers," Lin Wei looked up at her, "What's wrong?"
"I think, given the pettiness of our director, he might make things difficult for you when you finish your work at the elementary school." After saying his guess, Liu Dan gave Lin Wei an idea, "So I think, why don't you perform well in these three months and try to continue to be a teacher at the elementary school after the expiration?"
Lin Wei said with a smile: "There is only one job for each primary school post. Unless the number of students increases, there will be no new posts. Do you think I can stay if I perform well?"
"That was true before, but two teachers have been hospitalized recently, leaving no one to teach the class. Who knows, maybe Principal Feng will change his mind and add another position?" Liu Dan thought differently, "I think you'd better pay more attention to this. For all the jobs outside the base, I think being a teacher is more comfortable."
Lin Wei smiled: "Are you uncomfortable at work?"
"As for work, it's fine, but firstly, there won't be any vacancies in our company in the short term, and secondly, if you join our company, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"
Lin Wei laughed even harder: "You have such a big mouth."
Liu Dan said complacently: "I am telling the truth."
"Yes, yes, yes," Lin Wei agreed, and thought carefully about what she said, "I will definitely work hard, and as for whether I can stay in the future, I'll just take it as fate dictates."
Originally, she had not planned to work before August next year, but the primary school was in urgent need of staff, and she agreed because she saw that the working hours were relatively flexible.
If the primary school doesn't recruit more students in three months, she will just stay at home and play for another eight months. If she survives the crisis, she will pick up the high school courses and try for the college entrance examination when it is resumed. If she passes, she will go to school. If she fails...
Lin Wei felt that, although she had only been in high school for more than a month and her foundation was not as good as those who had their sophomores and juniors suspended, she should not be unable to pass the entrance exam to a technical secondary school after reviewing for more than two years in advance.
The biggest problem actually lies with Zong Shao and the children. Although there is a university on the island, the school is in Coconut City, which is located in the northeast and Ya County is located in the southwest, so the distance is not very close.
But on the one hand, Zong Shao's job was not completely unchangeable, and on the other hand, Lin Wei felt that no matter what choice she made in the end, studying in advance was definitely better than waiting for time to pass and then failing the exam after cramming. At least she could have more options.
And when the market was liberalized in the 1980s, she had many more choices whether starting a business or looking for a job than she does now.
Therefore, she was not in a hurry to work. If there was easy work, she would do it. If not, she would stay at home to prepare for the exam. As long as she can survive, she still has a long future!
…
Liu Dan came to see Lin Wei just to tell her about the progress of the matter. After that, they chatted about whatever came to mind, so when she saw it getting dark outside, she hurried back because she had a lot of things to do at home.
Just as Liu Dan left, Zong Shao came back, but the envelope in his hand was gone. There was only a pack of cigarettes in his pocket. He took it out and put it on the coffee table while drinking water.
Lin Wei, who was marking homework, saw it, leaned over, picked up the cigarette box and took a look.
I smoked two, not too many.
Seeing her actions, Zong Shao smiled, put down the cup, walked up to her and asked, "Do you want to smell it?"
Lin Wei didn't go over to ask, she just asked: "Are you feeling better after smoking?"
"Almost." Zong Shao said.
"Who sent the letter?"
"An insignificant person." A trace of disgust flashed across Zong Shao's eyes. "Don't accept letters from this address in the future. Ask the postman to return them directly."
Lin Wei was a little surprised. Although she had not spent a long time with Zong Shao, she thought she knew him quite well. He is actually quite introverted. When he meets someone he dislikes, he won't show it directly. Instead, he will choose to distance himself from them quietly and will not express his dislike for a person too directly.
Even when talking about Gao Xiu Lian occasionally, he would just frown and didn't think much of this person's way of doing things. It's not like now, when I just mention it, I can't help showing disgust on my face.
Although she was very curious about who that person was and why Zong Shao hated him so much, she didn't ask any more questions in the end. She just said "OK" and raised her hand and said, "In order to urge you to quit smoking better, I will temporarily confiscate this box of cigarettes."
Zong Shao had no objection to confiscating the cigarettes, but was a little surprised: "Have you urged me to quit smoking?"
Lin Wei was even more surprised than him: "If it wasn't for my urging? How could you have quit smoking?"
Faced with Lin Wei's self-righteousness, Zong Shao couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his memory. He recalled all the things that happened after Lin Wei joined the army, and finally chose to ask without shame: "Can I ask, how did you urge me to quit smoking?"
"When we first arrived on the island, I counted the money and tickets you handed in. Did I tell you that Ruirui was still young and that it was not good to smell too much cigarettes? You also said at that time that you would try your best to quit. Wasn't that encouragement? And in the past two months, didn't I drag you to get a physical examination, focusing on your lungs? Wasn't that encouragement?" Lin Wei said earnestly, "We are all adults. Do you still need me to nag you to quit smoking?"
Zong Shao: “…”
"But I've thought about your question carefully and I think it makes sense. If you continue to let it go like this, you don't know when you will be able to quit smoking," Lin Wei pretended to think about it and said after a moment, "How about this, from today on, if someone offers you a cigarette, you are not allowed to take it. I will check your fingers and clothes every day when you come back, so that you won't say that I didn't do my duty of supervision well."
Zong Shao asked: "If I answer, will there be any punishment?"
"Of course."
"What punishment?"
"Random, depending on my mood."
Zong Shao said, "If I don't answer, will there be any reward?"
Lin Wei looked up at him: "What reward do you want?"
"Don't worry, I don't need to be random, just give me a kiss." Zong Shao had an expression that said "I'm easy to talk to, right?"
Lin Wei turned her head away and snorted: "You wish. When you quit smoking completely, I can consider this matter."
"What is this matter?"
Lin Wei turned her head and asked, "What do you think?"
"I said..." Zong Shao lowered his head, held her in his arms, and kissed her lips, "This is it."
Lin Wei opened her mouth to speak, but he took the opportunity to push her teeth apart. His attack was rapid and fierce, causing her breathing to become rapid and her body to gradually become unable to support itself, and she leaned against the back of the sofa behind her.
After the kiss, Lin Wei's body had softened. She placed her hands weakly on his shoulders, tilted her head back, and looked at the person so close to her with hazy eyes.
He rested his forehead against hers, kissing her nose and lips from time to time, his voice a little hoarse: "In fact, the person who sent the letter is not so insignificant."
He stopped kissing and said word by word: "She is my father's current wife."
Lin Wei was stunned, and her eyes became clearer.
Although she and Zong Shao had been married for four years, she didn't know much about his family. She only knew that his parents were divorced and that he had a bad relationship with his father's side, so when they got married, he didn't inform his father at all.
At that time, her father was a little dissatisfied, thinking that his parents were divorced, not his biological father was dead, so how could he not attend the wedding? But as soon as he said this, his mother retorted, saying that he was worse off dead than alive, and asked Lin Wei not to worry about these things.
So since getting married, Lin Wei has never met Zong Shao's father, and she doesn't even know that he has remarried.
Stroking his jaw which was tense from clenching his teeth, Lin Wei said softly: "If you don't like her, then she is an irrelevant person."
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