Upon arriving at the headquarters, Commander Yang and Political Commissar Qin were already waiting for them in their office.
Both men looked very serious. After all, this was a big deal. Why would their subordinate suddenly want a divorce? A division commander getting a divorce so suddenly—there must be something going on!
Especially now, in these turbulent times, the military is seeking stability. If this is not handled properly, it could cause unrest among the troops, which would be a serious matter.
Before Gu Yong and Jiang Yuan arrived, Commander Yang and Political Commissar Qin had already made their guesses.
After all, everyone knows Jiang Yuan's character.
When Gu Yong brought his parents and son from the countryside to live with him, everyone thought it was the right thing to do. But leaving his ex-wife at home for so many years has drawn criticism.
Many people who were on good terms with Gu Yong privately advised him that if this matter was not handled properly, problems were bound to arise from having two wives living under the same roof.
But Gu Yong said that Fang Dani had nowhere else to go, and if she didn't go with her son, who else could she go with?
They also said that Jiang Yuan had generously agreed and that the two were getting along very well.
What can others say?
Aside from secretly thinking that Jiang Yuan was foolish and that Gu Yong was enjoying the blessings of having two women, everyone praised Gu Yong for being loyal and righteous, and Jiang Yuan for being virtuous and generous!
More than a decade has passed, so why are they suddenly getting divorced again?
Commander Yang looked at Political Commissar Qin: "Has something happened to the Gu family recently?"
Political Commissar Qin frowned: "If there's anything to talk about, it's the matter of Gu's third son, the kid who was mistakenly labeled a 'black five categories' element and sent to the countryside, and he's back! Of Gu's sons, only the third son is truly remarkable! He's made great contributions at a young age. Last time I met Old Deng from the Eighth Bureau, he was being transferred to the General Bureau. His position is vacant, and Liu Huaqing will take over his place. The position Liu Huaqing vacated has already been decided to be filled by the third son of the Gu family!"
Commander Yang paused in his teacup grabbing: "That's quite an achievement for someone so young! Gu's third son is only twenty-seven, and he's already a deputy director! What a promising young man! Old Gu has a fine son!"
"That's not right! The third son of the Gu family is so promising, why would he still want a divorce?"
Commissar Qin, who dealt with these kinds of matters frequently, already had a clear understanding of the situation: "What else could it be? Old Gu has been muddle-headed these past few years, focused solely on making up for his two older sons and humiliating Doctor Jiang. Before, Gu's third son was incompetent and couldn't stand up for his mother, but now that he's about to become a deputy director, he certainly won't tolerate it anymore—"
Commander Yang had heard a little about Gu Yong's family affairs, but since the Gu family hadn't made a scene, they naturally couldn't interfere.
Hearing Political Commissar Qin's words, he frowned: "How could Old Gu be so muddle-headed about this!"
Political Commissar Qin hesitated for a moment: "What if they come later wanting a divorce? Should we approve it, or..."
Commander Yang rubbed his temples. "Let's try to persuade them first. They say it's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage! At worst, we can have Old Gu send his ex-wife away! His eldest and second sons have been married for years, and their grandsons are already so big! Let them move out of the compound, and his ex-wife can go live with his eldest and second sons to take care of their grandsons! Let them stop causing trouble in the compound—"
Political Commissar Qin remained silent, his intuition telling him that today's events were probably not as simple as the commander had imagined.
After all, Jiang Yuan has endured this for more than ten years. Now that she has brought it up herself, it's probably not so easy to persuade her to change her mind.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. The orderly knocked on the door and said that Commander Gu and Doctor Jiang had arrived.
Political Commissar Qin nodded, gesturing for them to come in.
Upon entering the office, Commander Yang and Political Commissar Qin noticed that Gu Yong's complexion was not as good as usual. Looking at Jiang Yuan, although she had tried to cover it up, her eyes were still red and swollen. However, Jiang Yuan's complexion looked quite good.
Political Commissar Qin's heart skipped a beat.
However, he acted as if nothing had happened, warmly greeting them and gesturing for them to sit down, and then had the orderly pour them some hot tea.
He chatted with Jiang Yuan, saying, "Dr. Jiang, my grandson had an allergic reaction last time, and thanks to you, we probably wouldn't have taken it seriously! Is the hospital busy lately? I heard your third child really did a great job this time. Dr. Jiang, you should share your experience with us sometime. Tell me about your two children, how did you raise them? Let us family members learn from you—"
Jiang Yuan slowly thanked the orderly, then took over from Political Commissar Qin's words and said a few words of self-deprecation.
Seeing that Political Commissar Qin was rambling on and on, praising her or Gu Zhiyuan, or asking about work, but never mentioning the divorce, Jiang Yuan understood.
She gently but firmly interrupted Political Commissar Qin: "Commander Yang, Political Commissar Qin, I've already told you the purpose of my visit today on the phone! Comrade Gu Yong and I have reached a consensus on the issue of divorce, and the divorce agreement and division of property have already been signed. I'm here today to ask you two leaders to approve our divorce application!"
A straight shot! Giving Commander Yang and Political Commissar Qin no chance to bluff.
Political Commissar Qin sighed: "Dr. Jiang, look, you and Lao Gu have been married for decades! Back then, we were comrades who crawled out of the hail of bullets together! You know each other well, right? And your children are all grown up, so why are you suddenly getting a divorce?"
"Putting everything else aside, your divorce will have a huge impact on the children! Especially your youngest child, whose future is limitless! Wouldn't it be a pity if your divorce ruined their future?"
"Besides, putting aside your fourth child, shouldn't your third child be at the age where he should be settling down and starting a family? If you two get divorced now, it might be hard to find someone to marry! What do you think? We're both getting on in years, even for the sake of the children, we should be more cautious, shouldn't we?"
Jiang Yuan smiled slightly, showing no anger: "Political Commissar Qin, we've considered everything you said! We really can't go on like this anymore, and the children are all grown up and have their own ideas! The whole family agrees to the divorce! My third son's marriage is settled; he already has a girlfriend, and she's not the picky type, so we have absolutely no concerns about it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yong snorted coldly. He had figured out that Xu Ningyan was there to break him up with Jiang Yuan, so of course he had no qualms about it!
Political Commissar Qin has spent most of his life doing ideological work, but today he's suddenly completely lost.
There have been divorce cases before, but they all involved crying and cursing, especially the women. They would come to the office with snot and tears streaming down their faces, lamenting how hard they had worked all these years and how now that life was better, they wanted to divorce her. No way! They would rather die than get a divorce!
Then they would pull him along and let the military decide! If he disagreed, he would sit down on the ground, slap his thigh, and cry.
Having experienced so much of this kind of situation, Commissar Qin was really not used to seeing someone so amiable all of a sudden.
I couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "This is truly a different kind of cultured person. Dr. Jiang is always a respectable person, even when he came to file for divorce, he was still very polite."
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