The sentry box next to the military gate.
"What do you do?" The guard looked at the three of them, all of whom were strangers, and conducted a routine investigation.
"We are military families, and Squad Leader Xu Changan is my son!" Zhao Hongying straightened her back when she mentioned her son's name. She saw that the guard was just a gatekeeper, so he must have a higher rank than her son in the army!
"Xu Chang'an? There is no one with this name in our army! What exactly do you do?" the guard asked sternly.
Zhao Hongying said "Hey!" and put her hands on her hips, pointing at the guard and cursing, "You haven't even heard of my son's name. No wonder you're just a gatekeeper. Xu Chang'an! I'll tell you one last time, my son's name is Xu Chang'an!"
Xu Guoyong's brows furrowed tightly, slightly dissatisfied with Zhao Hongying's attitude. How could he speak to someone in such a tone? The guard and his son were comrades-in-arms, and he couldn't cause him any trouble.
Xu Guoyong opened his mouth to say something, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of his daughter, who looked so guilty that she looked extremely unnatural. His heart suddenly sank, "Meili, what's going on?"
Xu Meili hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything. Zhao Hongying was anxious, "If you have anything to say, hurry up and say it!"
Seeing that she couldn't hide it anymore, Xu Meili explained the whole thing from beginning to end with red eyes.
"Mom and Dad, my brother was actually forced to retire from the army a long time ago..."
Xu Meili said in a low voice, "He doesn't want you to worry."
Xu Guoyong couldn't catch his breath and stumbled back suddenly, "You, explain it clearly!"
"If you have anything to say, go back and tell us. This is not the place for you to make trouble!" The guard warned them to leave quickly.
Xu Guoyong was afraid that Zhao Hongying would quarrel with others again, so they left before figuring out what was going on.
Xu Meili was dragged aside with great reluctance. Zhao Hongying pressed her, "Hurry up and tell me! Why was your brother discharged? He was the squad leader!"
"My brother never got promoted to squad leader." Xu Meili shook her head, her voice choking with sobs as she said, "The last time I came to the army to look for my brother, I heard from others that my brother was supposed to be promoted to squad leader, and it was all Su Wanruo's fault!"
"Everyone in the team knows that my brother divorced his sister-in-law for Su Wanruo. The higher-ups considered him a bad character and withdrew his application for promotion to squad leader!"
"If your brother didn't become the squad leader, then why was he assigned to the team?" Xu Guoyong asked immediately.
"That crazy woman Su Wanruo suspected that I was my brother's mistress. She beat me up on the first day I stayed at the guesthouse..." Xu Meili pointed at the blood scab on her face that hadn't fallen off yet. "Look! She almost disfigured me!"
"That's too ruthless!" Zhao Hongying had noticed a blood scab on her daughter's face. Meili didn't say anything, and she didn't ask. She just thought it was an accidental scratch. She didn't expect it was actually a beating! She raised her daughter so much, and no matter how much she scolded her, she never dared to lift a finger!
"Anyway, my brother had a bad reputation in the army, so they forced him to retire because of this!"
Xu Meili sighed, "The army leader originally said that he would arrange retirement benefits for me, but it was because Su Wanruo's application was unsuccessful."
Zhao Hongying's head was buzzing.
Xu Guoyong was surprisingly calm, "Where's your brother?"
Since Xu Changan has been discharged from the army, why is he still staying in the city?
"I don't know." Xu Meili really didn't know about this, but "Su Wanruo knows!"
"Go find Su Wanruo!" Zhao Hongying was filled with anger! This woman was the root of trouble!
Xu Guoyong also agreed to go find Su Wanruo, at least to find out what job his son did in the city?
Xu Meili remembered where the newspaper where Su Wanruo worked was, so she took her parents directly there.
*
Half an hour later,
Newspaper.
When Su Wanruo saw the Xu family members suddenly appear, her first reaction was to take them out to talk so that no one would hear them.
Zhao Hongying pushed Su Wanruo away with such force that she fell to the ground. Severe pain shot through her tailbone. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She gritted her teeth and looked at the mad Zhao Hongying, "What are you doing?!"
"You, you still have the nerve to ask me what I'm doing!" Zhao Hongying was lucky not to rush over and teach Su Wanruo a lesson! If she didn't know her son's whereabouts, she would have been so angry that she wanted to beat him to death. "Where's my son!"
"You don't know where your son is, so how would I know?" Su Wanruo understood that the Xu family was looking for her to settle a score. There was no need to be nice to them anymore. With the help of her colleagues, she stood up and said, "If you dare to cause trouble again, I will call the police!"
If Su Wanruo didn't give them a chance to speak, she couldn't cause trouble as she hadn't yet secured her position as deputy editor-in-chief.
"Alright! Call the police if you want! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Zhao Hongying spat fiercely on the ground. "You're a disaster. Ever since my son started dating you, he was forced to retire from the army. His future is ruined! He didn't even get his retirement pay!! You even kidnapped my son and brought him to the city. Where is he?!"
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, it seems they are the parents of reporter Su's girlfriend."
"Hmm? Which of Reporter Su's targets are their parents?"
"..." The newspaper colleagues who were watching the excitement were talking about it. Su Wanruo heard their whispers clearly and her face changed suddenly. She had to drive them away quickly!
Su Wanruo opened her mouth and was about to chase them out when Xu Changan called out in surprise, "Mom and Dad? Why are you here?"
Zhao Hongying almost didn't recognize her son. She always remembered him as a clean-cut man, but now his clothes were dirty, his face was red as if tanned by the sun, and his neck was chapped. "Chang'an?"
Zhao Hongying's voice trembled as she quickly ran over to hug Xu Changan. "Son! Why didn't you tell our family about this serious incident?"
Xu Changan raised his hand and patted her back comfortingly. Noticing Su Wanruo's ugly expression, he lowered his voice and said, "Mom, if there's anything, let's talk about it when we get back."
"Okay! Okay!" Zhao Hongying left the newspaper office with tears in her eyes, half hugging her son's arm. Xu Meili supported Xu Guoyong from behind.
Seeing them finally leave, Su Wanruo's originally tense heart finally settled down. Looking at the expressions of the crowd watching the fun, she said unhappily, "What? Doesn't everyone have to work? Do you still want this month's salary?"
Everyone in the newspaper office dispersed.
No matter what, Su Wanruo is still the deputy editor-in-chief and cannot be offended.
When the editor-in-chief is not around, she is the boss!
Xu Changan brought his parents back to his temporary rental place. There was only a bed in the small, shabby house, and the windows were papered. Zhao Hongying couldn't imagine that her son lived in such a place!
"Mom and Dad, you"
“Pa——” a slap.
Xu Guoyong slapped Xu Changan in the face without waiting for him to speak!
Blood immediately flowed from the corner of Xu Changan's mouth.
Xu Meili was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak and her body kept shaking.
Zhao Hongying quickly stepped forward to protect Changan, "Can you please listen to what your son has to say?"
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