Wang Fei, also known as Wang Xiaofei, was having a great time with his friends and had no idea that he was supposed to have dinner with his father.
By the time he returned, it was already dawn.
After a long night of hard work, Wang Xiaofei went straight to his room to sleep without even talking to his father or wishing him a Happy New Year.
Wang Dazhi, who hadn't slept well all night because of his anger, was in an even worse mood now.
If he could have no more children, he would have had ten or eight, and carefully nurtured them to select a suitable successor.
How could things have come to this? With only one son, this guy has become so arrogant and lawless.
Wang Dazhi, whose blood pressure soared from angering his son, finally remembered his daughter Wang Xiaoyan, whom he had forgotten for a long time.
Since the son is useless and can't have any descendants, let's spend money and send people to find a daughter.
Although he still favored sons over daughters, during his years in Hong Kong, he saw many wealthy families where capable daughters took on important responsibilities at home.
If his daughter can be found, he might be able to raise her well.
Even if the daughter isn't good enough, it would be great if someone could make the son feel more insecure.
Wang Dazhi quickly made up his mind.
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Zhao Qinglan and her family didn't have many relatives or friends in the provincial capital that they needed to visit.
Li Huai was on duty on the first day of the Lunar New Year and rested on the second day. His family then set off for Zhao Qingzhu's house.
Because Zhao Qingju married someone from too far away, she wouldn't bother coming back on the second day of the Lunar New Year; it was Sun who suggested it.
Actually, she also wanted a little girl, but she was afraid that her daughter would have to travel back and forth and cause trouble, so she simply asked for it herself first.
She only said that she would go to the capital when the weather got warmer, and that's when we could meet.
Although her eldest and second daughters are married, having husbands-in-law is practically the same as not having them, so she can do whatever she wants. But her youngest daughter has her parents-in-law around, so she has to consider her youngest daughter's needs more.
Having grown accustomed to living in her own large courtyard, Zhao Qinglan now feels somewhat out of place when she visits her sister's house in the family compound.
She even made a deal with Battalion Commander Qu and his wife so that her younger sister could live in this compound.
As for the house they used to live in, it is now occupied by the family of the deputy regimental commander who came after Li Huai was transferred.
Zhao Qinglan and her family hadn't been back to the residential area for a long time, and the people there were very welcoming to them.
Although her family wasn't there, Zhao Qinglan's presence in the residential area was by no means insignificant.
The military and civilians jointly distributed dividends to the regiment, and everyone enjoyed the benefits during the Spring Festival. There were also military wives who received red envelopes and various Spring Festival benefits, all of which helped Zhao Qinglan gain attention in the family area.
The two kids, Da Wa and Er Wa, were back and didn't feel out of place. They went to play with their old friends.
Xiao Duo was surrounded by girls her age, who all asked her enviously about her clothes.
With a mother like Zhao Qinglan who is rich and willing to spend money on shopping, Xiao Duo is definitely the most fashionable and stylish girl among her peers.
Li Huai was busy on his return trip, and was dragged by Sun Shengli and others to catch up and drink.
After greeting the enthusiastic military families, Zhao Qinglan chatted with her mother and sister.
Having been away for a long time, Zhao Qinglan heard a lot of gossip about the family quarters from her younger sister.
For example, Battalion Commander Qu made a huge embarrassment before the Lunar New Year.
Unable to conceive, Zheng Xiufen finally couldn't take it anymore and threatened suicide to force her husband to go to the hospital for a checkup with her.
Now look what's happened. Battalion Commander Qu has been found to have problems, and it's all his fault that he hasn't had children.
After marrying Battalion Commander Qu, Zheng Xiufen had not given birth for several years and had suffered a lot of grievances and complaints.
Now that she knows it was all her husband's fault, she immediately felt triumphant and no longer tried to hide this secret from him; instead, she spread it around.
She didn't feel ashamed; she just wanted to hold her head high and let everyone know that she, Zheng Xiufen, was innocent, and that Qu Jianshe had wronged her and wasted her precious youth.
However, she didn't want to get a divorce because of this, since she still couldn't bear to give up her current living conditions.
Even if she divorces and remarries, it will be difficult for her to find someone with better conditions than Qu Jianshe, so she might as well stay in this family.
By using her husband's infertility as leverage, she could gain a higher status at home in the future.
After learning that the inability to have children was due to Battalion Commander Qu's fault, everyone felt that Wei Hong's decision to divorce was much wiser.
Of course, some people asked Zhao Qinglan about Wei Hong's current situation. Zhao Qinglan only said that Wei Hong now has a good job in Beijing and has a Beijing hukou (household registration).
Good heavens, that's right under the nose of the capital! Looking at Battalion Commander Qu, everyone felt that this man was blind to have lost such a good wife as Wei Hong.
Even if Battalion Commander Qu's incident hadn't been exposed, Zhao Qinglan had already guessed that he was the one with the problem.
If it were just that he and Wei Hong had never had children, one could say that they were simply not meant to have children. But since he had been married to Zheng Xiufen for several years and still couldn't have children, it was most likely the fault of Battalion Commander Qu.
But now she's too lazy to even laugh at that man anymore. She just hopes that Wei Hong's path to marriage will be smoother and that she can find her own happiness soon.
She and Wei Hong had been corresponding, and Wei Hong had mentioned that many people in her workplace had introduced her to potential partners.
Unfortunately, knowing she was divorced, most of the men they introduced to her were not good enough.
She wasn't really interested in remarrying to begin with, and all the men she was considering were undesirable, so she had even less of a desire to get married.
After having a lively time at her sister's house, Zhao Qinglan's family didn't stay there that night; they went back to their courtyard in the city instead.
Li Huai had to go to work, so he returned to the provincial capital early. Zhao Qinglan and the children stayed in the region for a few more days.
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