Chapter 12 Feeling sorry for Jiang Haitang
Her son has finally made progress, and Wu Xiuyun doesn't want anything to affect his future.
"Mom, if we don't tell anyone, no one will know that Li Shengli is my brother. Besides, since he's my brother's leader, we're all one family."
Li Qiulan's eyes never left Lu Liangchen.
She stared at Lu Liangchen's handsome face with her small eyes, almost sparkling with stars.
Lu Liangchen felt as if someone was looking at him, and he felt very uncomfortable. He immediately took a step back and stood behind Zhao Zhijian.
Li Qiulan felt very sorry that she couldn't see Lu Liangchen's face.
"Everyone knows that Li Ergou from our brigade joined the army a few years ago, and later we heard that he died. But I haven't seen any military-issued certificate in the past few years, and I've been worried."
"I just found out today that Li Ergou is not dead. He retired from the army a few years ago, changed his name, and started working in a textile factory. He even got married in the city."
Zhao Zhigan finished speaking with a brave face, feeling upset. How could such a good martyr just be gone?
His words caused an uproar, and the people present immediately started arguing.
"What's going on? Li Ergou is alive and well, is he in the city?"
"Why didn't he come back if he wasn't dead? His mother is looking forward to seeing him all day long, and her eyes are almost blind."
"The captain said Li Ergou got married in the city? What about Haitang?"
"This can't be true, right? I haven't heard the Li family say that."
"Maybe he even hid it from me."
"Li Ergou is so wicked that he has ruined Jiang Haitang's daughter."
"Even if Li Ergou married a wife in the city, Haitang would be his first wife, and the one outside would be just a concubine at best."
"Taking a concubine is not a popular thing these days. Li Ergou is breaking the law."
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Wu Xiuyun and Li Qiulan, mother and daughter, were so angry when they heard these discussions.
But now is not the time to argue with others, we need to figure out what happened first.
"Everyone, please be quiet. The textile factory has already dealt with Li Ergou's bad behavior. Now, please let Director Lu announce the punishment for Li Ergou."
Zhao Zhijian couldn't guess what Lu Liangchen was thinking, so he could only give up the right to speak.
When Wu Xiuyun heard the word "punishment", her mind was confused.
How could this happen?
Did the captain say something wrong?
She was pale and forgot even to speak.
Lu Liangchen's voice was low, magnetic, and clear, making people feel comfortable, but what he said was sharp.
"Li Ergou was discharged from the army in April 1970, changed his name to Li Shengli, and transferred to work at a textile factory. After starting work at the factory, he concealed the truth about his family, claiming he was an orphan, unmarried, and had remarried."
"The factory demoted him for violating the Marriage Law by marrying two wives. We will also investigate Li Ergou's falsification of his martyr status. If the circumstances are serious, we will investigate further."
After Lu Liangchen finished speaking, the scene was in chaos and the honest villagers couldn't believe it was true.
How could a kid who I have watched grow up cause such a big disaster?
Wu Xiuyun's eyes went dark and she almost fell off the cart.
"That's not the case, Comrade Factory Director. My son doesn't have a wife in the countryside. You can't punish him."
Wu Xiuyun shouted loudly, she shouted at the top of her lungs, and everyone around her could hear her clearly.
The noise in the field gradually became quieter. What else do you not understand?
Does the Li family know that Li Ergou is not dead?
They looked at Wu Xiuyun in disbelief, then looked at Jiang Haitang standing in the corner, their eyes full of pity.
Li Ergou has no wife at home, so what is Jiang Haitang?
"Wu Xiuyun, Jiang Haitang is your daughter-in-law. Everyone in the team knows it." Zhao Zhijian said gritting his teeth.
This matter could have been resolved internally, but it was made a big deal because of the brainless Li Qiulan.
Are you still thinking of denying it now?
Not only were Wu Xiuyun's legs paralyzed, but her brain was also paralyzed!
Wu Xiuyun didn't know how to answer for a moment. She rolled her eyes, trying to find a reasonable excuse.
"Captain, Jiang Haitang is not my sister-in-law. She is a servant that my family bought in exchange for ten kilograms of beans."
Li Qiulan was young after all, so she said this without thinking.
Servant?
These two words spoken in public were truly earth-shattering.
Several people around gasped.
Yong, this girl is so brave!
"Captain, it's been more than 20 years since liberation, and I didn't even know your brigade had been left behind, and that there were still servants there."
Lu Liangchen spoke in a cold voice, but his eyes were fixed on Jiang Haitang with a look of heartache.
I have heard twice that Jiang Haitang was a servant, so one can imagine what kind of life this girl had lived before.
They are from the same family. Li Qiulan is wearing new clothes, but Jiang Haitang's clothes are so new that you can't even tell their original color.
"He was originally a servant bought by my family..." Li Qiulan was still proud.
Humph, she wanted to see if the factory director would still be interested in Jiang Haitang after knowing that she was a servant.
"Captain, please explain it to me. If you can't explain it, I will ask the commune leaders to help explain it to me."
Zhao Zhijian's forehead broke out in sweat again. What was going on?
"Shut up!" He yelled at Li Qiulan, "Is that a tumor on your neck? You're talking without thinking!"
Li Qiulan was scolded and was very dissatisfied. She wanted to defend herself but was stopped by Wu Xiuyun.
"Captain, Director, Qiulan is still young. She just said it casually. She didn't mean it. She really didn't mean it. How could Haitang be a servant? She is, she is..."
In this era, if there are servants in the house, their family will have no easy life.
Not to mention her and the two little ones, even Ergou would be affected in the city.
"Director Lu, I will educate the Li family and ensure that this won't happen again! But, can you please not alert the commune about this?"
Zhao Zhijian humbly bent his body and cautiously begged for mercy from Lu Liangchen.
If these words were to get to the commune, the Li family would be in trouble, and he would probably lose his job as the team leader.
"Yes, you must deal with it seriously. Some brainless people can easily cause trouble if not dealt with."
Lu Liangchen didn't worry about how to deal with it. Anyway, Li Shengli would take responsibility for it.
He glanced at Li Qiulan.
Is your brain full of tofu dregs?
"Yes, yes, I will definitely deal with it seriously." The captain immediately expressed his opinion.
"Captain, let me kindly remind you that the Li family is very bold. If they are not reformed, who knows what they will do."
After things were made clear, Lu Liangchen asked Jiang Haitang and Liu Hongmei to go back.
I feel sorry for Jiang Haitang.
"Haitang, is there anything else you want to take away?" Liu Hongmei asked.
Jiang Haitang shook her head: "No more!"
They are just a few torn pieces of clothing, and you can't even see the original pattern of the mending. I don't know what kind of trouble will happen if I go back to get them.
When Li Qiulan saw Lu Liangchen about to leave, she rushed after him and stopped him.
"Are you the head of the city textile factory? You know my brother, right? I want to follow you to find my brother, okay?"
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