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It quickly became apparent that Li Guoliang was staying at the military base. He used to come home several times a week, but now he hadn't even stepped foot inside for a week. His mother, too, rarely left the house.
Of course, some people speculate that it's because the Li family's children aren't home—three live in other places, and one is already married. Naturally, the couple isn't as lively as before.
Li Aihong thought the same way, and felt even more important to herself. What did it matter if other children were successful? Could they compare to her, who lived nearby?
So whenever she had free time, she would go back to her parents' house to chat with Li's mother and pick up money and things. For example, she wanted to bring back Li Ping's bicycle that she had left at home.
This time, Li's mother did not agree. She still didn't like her eldest daughter, but she still felt somewhat guilty.
My eldest daughter used to never cry or make a fuss. She didn't think about what she had done wrong. She felt she was right, and that the child was always the one at fault. She thought the child was just being immature.
But now that the eldest daughter has broken through that barrier, many things are now laid bare before us.
She would feel ashamed if she went any further.
Li Aihong was rejected and felt a little unhappy, thinking that her mother was starting to show favoritism.
"Fine, I don't want the car, but you have to talk to Dad about Xu Lin's promotion. He came in at the same time as Xu Lin, and he's going to be promoted to battalion-level officer this year. Xu Lin is still Dad's son-in-law."
Logically, her father-in-law holds a high position and could help. However, since he had already offered assistance once before, he refused to help this time. Her mother-in-law, whose father is of a higher rank than her father-in-law, told her to handle it herself.
That's why she thought of coming back to find her father.
Li's mother said with difficulty, "What's going on? You know what kind of person your father is."
"Mom, Xu Lin is your son-in-law. You don't want me to have a bad life in the future, do you? Xu Lin's older brother has already been promoted to battalion commander. If Xu Lin is worse than his brother, I won't be able to hold my head up in their family."
Li's mother was conflicted, but she still shook her head. There was nothing she could do to help.
"Mom, are you being biased too? Don't you want me to have a good life anymore? If you don't help me, I won't come back to this house anymore. You love them, but they're all in other places. How many times a year can they come back to see you? Anyway, if you don't help me, I won't come back."
Hearing Li Aihong's words, Li's mother felt extremely distressed. She was also afraid that her daughter would really become estranged from her, so she could only grit her teeth and wait for Li Guoliang to come home.
Li Guoliang stayed away for a month and felt that his wife had probably come to terms with things.
She was his wife who had gone through thick and thin with him; he couldn't possibly just abandon her.
When he returned, he even asked his bodyguard Liu to bring back some braised pork, intending to treat himself to something nicer.
As soon as the couple sat down at the table, before they could even share their experiences from the past month, Li's mother brought up Li Aihong's past.
Li Guoliang was so angry that he smashed the wine glass.
"You've been thinking about this for a month, and this is all you've got? Even if you hadn't said those things before Ai Hong got married, I still wouldn't have helped. Military promotions are different from others; they're earned through hard work and blood. Anyone who tries to cut corners and climb the ranks through nepotism deserves to be struck by lightning. If I had encountered something like that back then, and you all have your good lives now, you'd be dead for nothing!"
After that, he stood up abruptly, refusing to eat, and said to Li's mother, "If you continue to meddle in these matters and are so clueless, then we don't need to see each other anymore."
He finished speaking and walked straight out. Li's mother couldn't catch up and sadly squatted down.
When Li Aihong came to find her, she didn't even open the door.
Not long after, Li Aihong's father-in-law criticized his son and wife, telling them not to go looking for Deputy Commander Li anymore.
Li Aihong gritted her teeth and said to her husband, "I don't believe it. You can't get back on your feet without their help. We'll work harder ourselves."
Xu Lin pouted. What was the point of him trying? He knew his own situation; he simply didn't have the ability.
Because Li Aihong kept urging him, Xu Lin didn't dare go home anymore and went straight to live in the military base.
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Su Yu had also heard some things about the military region from her college classmate, Wang Xiaoli. Wang Xiaoli's mother worked for the military region's newspaper, and now she herself had become an editor at the same newspaper.
Wang Xiaoli was also a shrewd schemer, eager to maintain good relations with Su Yu and Li Ping, so she would report to Su Yu whenever she had something to say.
However, Su Yu had no interest in any of this and did not intend to write to Li Ping about it.
She felt that Li Ping's perspective was now broader and she wouldn't care about these family matters.
Once a person broadens their horizons, these family matters become insignificant.
Why waste ink and stamps on something like this?
Moreover, Su Yu didn't have the mind to deal with these things right now; she got busy after the New Year. First, she asked Sa to investigate Su Lin's boyfriend's family.
This man's name is Wang Fan. His family is considered a cadre family; both his parents work for a provincial newspaper, and his father is a cadre. They have only one son and one daughter. His son, Wang Fan, works for the city's propaganda bureau, and his daughter is in middle school.
Their family background isn't particularly outstanding, but overall it's not bad. As for Wang Fan, his work performance is also decent.
Although Su Yu wasn't entirely satisfied, she respected Su Lin's choice.
However, she sternly warned Su Lin not to have any special contact before marriage, or she would break her legs.
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