Because he was in a bad mood, Li Zhenhua kept a straight face and didn't say a word the whole way.
He didn't say anything, so the driver and the guards dared not say anything either, and the car headed straight for the city.
On the way, Li Zhenhua thought about many things and couldn't help but sigh.
Even though Qian Hongxia gave him the address, Li Zhenhua naturally didn't know where the place was.
Fortunately, the driver sent by Sun Shengli was quite familiar with the city and found the place based on the address they provided.
By the time they arrived, it was almost lunchtime, so the snack shop was already bustling with customers.
Their military jeep was quite conspicuous when it parked in front of the snack shop.
Zhao Qingju, who happened to be near the door, saw it and thought it was her sister and brother-in-law. She was excited when she saw three unfamiliar soldiers getting out of the car.
Knowing she had made a mistake, Zhao Qingju quickly got to work.
Li Zhenhua stood at the entrance of the snack shop, staring at the signboard of the time-honored brand for a while, and suddenly sneered.
"Let's go in and try the taste of this time-honored brand."
The shop still only sells wontons, but luckily there was still an empty table. The three of them sat down and ordered three bowls of wontons.
Seeing that they were soldiers, both Zhao Qingzhu and her team, as well as the customers in the shop, felt a great deal of goodwill towards them.
When putting wontons into their bowls, Mrs. Sun deliberately put in extra.
Li Zhenhua and the others were quite surprised when they tasted the wontons.
Li Zhenhua initially thought the taste wouldn't be very good, but to his surprise, it was quite delicious, even better than what he had eaten in Beijing.
However, the three men finished off a bowl of wontons in no time.
When the guards were about to pay the bill, Zhao Qingzhu smiled and said, "It's 25 cents a bowl. I was originally going to charge you 75 cents, but my brother-in-law is also a soldier, so I'll give you a discount. You can just pay 50 cents."
After working in the shop for so long, the mother and her daughters have become quite experienced, especially Zhao Qingzhu.
Now that the eldest sister Zhao Qinglan is away, Zhao Qingzhu is the backbone of the shop.
The guard didn't dare to give only 50 cents. He first looked at his superior, Li Zhenhua, and waited for him to nod before taking out 50 cents and handing it over.
Just as Zhao Qingzhu received the money and was about to turn around, Li Zhenhua spoke up. "Miss, wait a moment, I have some questions for you."
"Go ahead," Zhao Qingzhu said politely.
"Can we talk in private for a moment?" Li Zhenhua looked around at the noisy environment.
Although Zhao Qingzhu was puzzled, out of trust and goodwill towards the soldier, she still led Li Zhenhua to the cashier, where it was a little quieter.
Perhaps out of fear of losing face, Li Zhenhua sent Sun Shengli's driver out to wait before asking the question.
"Are you from Zhao Qinglan's family?"
Upon hearing her sister's name, Zhao Qingzhu asked with some surprise, "Uncle, you know my sister?"
As expected, Li Zhenhua said seriously, "I am Li Huai's father."
After a moment of surprise, Zhao Qingzhu realized that the man in front of her was her brother-in-law's biological father, who was also her sister's father-in-law.
"Hello, Uncle." She immediately became a little reserved.
"This shop was opened for you by Li Huai?" Li Zhenhua asked bluntly.
"No, it's my sister who owns it." Although she also thought her sister didn't have much money and was using her brother-in-law's money.
But she wasn't stupid; she knew how to answer better.
Li Zhenhua clearly didn't believe it. That Zhao Qinglan? Her family members couldn't make a living and had to rely on her. The fact that she had money to open a shop was because her stupid son gave her the money.
It seemed the woman who stopped him was right; his heart sank immediately.
Although he was very angry, Li Zhenhua believed that arguing with Zhao Qingzhu and the others would be pointless.
After finding out the details, I turned and left.
The guard quickly followed.
Zhao Qingzhu was stunned by his nonchalant departure.
"Qingzhu, what are you daydreaming about? Can't you see how busy you are?" Mrs. Sun came out of the kitchen with a bowl of wontons and saw her daughter standing there blankly.
"Mom, that person just now, that person was my brother-in-law's father," Zhao Qingzhu quickly said.
"What!" Mrs. Sun was dumbfounded.
"The three soldiers who were eating just now, the older one, he spoke to me."
"Oh dear, you silly child, why didn't you say so sooner?" Sun felt annoyed that she didn't even know her in-laws had come and had even accepted their money for wontons.
As Li Zhenhua came out of the store, he saw that there were still customers going back in, which made him feel even worse.
My son is a soldier; he should just do his job well. Instead, he's trying to open a shop to make money. Look at this: a bowl of wontons costs 25 cents. How many bowls does he have to buy every day?
Judging from the customers in the store, they're really learning from capitalist exploitation.
My son wasn't like this before; it must have been his daughter-in-law, Zhao Qinglan, who instigated him.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and immediately got into the car and told him to go back.
Traveling all this way just to eat a bowl of wontons? Although the wontons were indeed quite delicious.
The driver muttered to himself as he drove, "This leader from such a big city really knows how to enjoy life."
As for Zhao Qinglan, once Li Zhenhua left, she had no choice but to go and find her three children.
"Mom, did that grandpa leave?" the eldest child asked.
"Alright, you three, stay home and behave yourselves. I'm at your aunt's house next door."
After giving the children their instructions, Zhao Qinglan hurried to the next room, without thinking about where Li Zhenhua was going.
With her trip back and forth, Wei Hong became even calmer.
"I've really thought it through, I want a divorce."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Wu Mei sighed and said, "Wei Hong, it's not so easy to get a divorce in a military marriage. It also depends on Battalion Commander Qu's attitude. But we all know about your situation, and I will talk to Lao Sun for you."
"Thank you, sister-in-law," Wei Hong said gratefully.
"Don't be afraid, Sister Wei Hong, we're here for you."
Yes, if I hadn't met them, I probably wouldn't have had the courage to take this step.
Although Zhao Qinglan gave their marriage a push, their problems had existed for a long time; it was just a matter of time before they surfaced.
Moreover, there was Yang Qingmin, who had malicious intentions, who instigated Battalion Commander Qu. Battalion Commander Qu was already arrogant, so it's not surprising that he ended up like this.
This marriage is not something that can be dissolved immediately, but given Wei Hong's condition, it's not good for her to go to school anymore. Wu Mei volunteered to ask the principal of the military primary school for her to ask for leave.
Zhao Qinglan was worried about leaving Wei Hong alone at home, so she wanted her to come to her house.
Wei Hong was afraid that her current appearance would frighten the children, so she insisted on not going. Zhao Qinglan had no choice but to say that she would bring her some food after she finished cooking.
After Wei Hong returned, Zhao Qinglan hurried home to cook.
Thinking about Wei Hong, she couldn't stop sighing.
Marriage truly is a woman's second chance at life.
Unbeknownst to her, her father-in-law, Li Zhenhua, was rushing over to confront her in a menacing manner.
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