Chapter 465 It’s Too Late
Li Bing's return was very difficult. There was only one car there, which could not be used casually, so Li Bing could only borrow his comrade's bicycle to ride to the long-distance bus station.
The ride lasted more than two hours. When Li Bing arrived at the long-distance bus station, the last bus had already left. He could only deposit his bicycle and wait for other comrades to help ride back.
Fortunately, there was an old lady selling tea eggs and dried tofu at the entrance of the long-distance bus station. Li Bing, who had missed the meal, was starving, so he took out his money and bought five tea eggs and eight pieces of dried tofu and started eating.
When the old lady saw Li Bing wearing a military uniform, she quickly gave the last two pieces of dried tofu in the pot to Li Bing. If they were not sold out today, they would go bad, so it would be better to let the soldier fill his stomach.
Of course Li Huan would not be greedy for the two pieces of dried tofu. They would not take a single penny from the people. Under his insistence, the old lady still accepted 20 cents.
After eating, Li Bing found a faucet, washed his hands and face first, then held the water flowing from the faucet in both hands and drank it down in gulps.
That night, Li Bing found a place at the station to take a nap, but he kept wondering why the brigade commander was in such a hurry to bring him back. Did something happen to Meili?
No, if something happened to Meili, the brigade commander would definitely tell him directly and would not keep it so mysterious. Li Bing really couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. At daybreak, he finally got on the bus.
Jiang Hua returned home in a daze. Jiang Meili closed the door and took Li Cheng to the kitchen. Adults could go hungry for a meal, but children could not.
Li Cheng was scared today. Jiang Meili stewed an egg cake for Li Cheng, made his favorite wontons, and boiled a pot of mung bean soup. She put them on the table and they could eat it after they cooled down.
With his favorite food, Li Cheng finally came to his senses. Although he didn't cry or make a fuss, he was no longer willing to leave Meili. Jiang Meili felt distressed:
"Dad, why don't you divorce Mom? I can't stand this kind of life for another day."
"Why don't you ask Brigade Commander Qin to transfer Li Huan back?"
"No, Li Bing is in the final stage. Let's wait until he has made a contribution."
"What's the point of making meritorious contributions? His mother-in-law killed someone. Do you think he can still keep the skin on his body?"
Jiang Meili was stunned. Yes, the mother-in-law was also subject to political review. It was an annual political review, and Li Huan could not pass it unless she divorced Li Huan.
But if Li Huan really divorced him, his reputation would be ruined. Thinking of this, Jiang Meili, like Li Cheng, opened her mouth and burst into tears.
This cry brought out all the grievances and pains accumulated during this period of time. Jiang Hua felt sad and his eyes became red.
Li Chen, who was eating egg custard, scooped a spoonful of egg cake with a spoon and put it to Jiang Meili's mouth. When Jiang Meili saw that her son was so sensible, she hugged him and cried even more sadly.
"Dad, doesn't mom love me very much and treasure Chengcheng very much? Why did he suddenly become like this? What happened?"
"Your mother's personality is too strong and too competitive. In the past, few people here could compare to her. But Cheng Qiaoyi appeared and took away all the light, including your light. From that moment on, she had a demon in her heart."
"But Cheng Qiao is indeed excellent, indeed much better than me, I don't care, on the contrary, I think it's better to have such a younger sister, she can lead us forward together, why can't my mother understand."
"As for the son, your mother always feels that she cannot stand up straight without a son. She is afraid that she will not be able to explain to the ancestors of the Jiang family after she goes to the underworld. In fact, what should she explain? Aren't daughters also good?"
Jiang Meili stopped talking. A daughter was indeed very good, but not having a son was also very distressing. She already had Li Cheng, and wanted to have two more sons, but unfortunately one of them was lost accidentally.
"Dad, if, I mean if, is it too late for me to ask for a divorce from Brigadier General Qin now?"
"If you divorce, will you be willing to give up Li Cheng?"
"I'm reluctant to leave, but Li Bing has been very good to me and our family, and Cheng Qiao has helped me countless times. I can't hold the Li family back."
"Dad supports you. Go and write the divorce application and send it to Brigade Commander Qin as soon as possible."
Jiang Meili handed Li Cheng to Jiang Hua. Li Cheng wanted to stick to Jiang Meili, but was attracted by Jiang Hua with a cigarette:
"Grandpa, you can't smoke. It will make this place dark."
"What if Grandpa has gone dark?"
"Let Second Aunt help you. Second Aunt is very capable and can save lives."
Jiang Hua nodded repeatedly. This time he saw with his own eyes how Cheng Qiao pulled Li's mother back from the brink of death. And Ye Jun, he pulled out such a needle without blinking an eye.
He also took the action of tearing open his mother-in-law's shirt. He definitely wouldn't dare to do that, but as a doctor, there is no gender, only life.
So the Jiang family was indeed holding the Li family back, and it was time for them to withdraw. Jiang Hua first fed Li Cheng, ate a few mouthfuls of rice himself, and waited for Jiang Meili to come out, then took the mother and daughter to the garrison.
Jiang Hua was glad that he had applied for transfer when Yuan Qin was pregnant. Two months before Yuan Qin gave birth, he was successfully transferred to the grassroots level. Otherwise, he might have been asked to demobilize.
Brigade Commander Qin really didn't want to see Jiang Hua and Jiang Meili. They were a family of devils, and they could ruin the future of a promising young man with just one person's power. It was really smart.
But Guoqing said that Li Cheng was also there. It was obvious that the little guy had been crying so hard that he couldn't even open his eyes. He must have been scared by his grandmother. Qin Daqiang felt sorry for Li Bing and let them in.
"Commander Qin, I'm sorry to have caused trouble to Li Bing, so I filed for a divorce, hoping to end this marriage. This is what I should do."
"You want to divorce Li Bing, is this true? What about the child? Should you raise him or give him to Li Bing?"
"I want to give it to Li Bing. My conditions are not as good as Li Bing's. For the sake of the child's future, it is more appropriate to give it to Li Bing."
"But Li Bing's mother is in the hospital now. Who will help you take care of the child?"
"I can take him with me first. When Li Bing has a new wife, I...I..."
"Wow... I don't want my mom to get divorced, and I don't want my dad to have a new wife."
Li Cheng, who had been somewhat drowsy, suddenly woke up, opened his mouth and started crying again. When Qin Daqiang heard Li Cheng's hoarse cry, his hard heart seemed to soften.
"Hey, it's not you who's wrong, it's your mother. Even if you file for divorce, it's useless. This matter is too big, I can't suppress it."
Qin Daqiang didn't want to say that he was scolded half to death by Ye Chengying half an hour ago. Now, any attempt to make amends afterwards would only make things worse. It would be better for him to ask for a transfer openly.
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