When he returned home in the evening, Han Jingyuan saw the whole family gathered in the main room, looking at a stack of photos. He asked, "Have the photos taken on the day of the marriage certificate been developed?"
When he went to ask yesterday, it hadn't been washed out yet.
"Yes, Qiao Lanlan brought it back for us this afternoon."
She showed it to Han Jingyuan and boasted proudly, "Look at the looks of our family, each one is prettier than the other. Go write the letter now, and I'll prepare some island specialties tomorrow and send them to your grandfather along with the photos. He will be happy to see the photo of our family."
Among these dozen photos, most of them are of the children, and there is only one photo of him and Su Ying alone.
When taking the photo, Su Ying held his arm very close to him. Han Jingyuan still remembers that his heart almost jumped out of his chest at that time.
After the accident, he would forget the faces of any other women he looked at as soon as he turned his head, but not Su Ying.
Ever since he first paid three cents for her bus ticket, he remembered that bright smiling face.
As soon as I closed my eyes, all I could think of was her pretty face, and no longer the bloody face of the female hostage.
His face blindness was cured.
After sleeping in the same bed with Su Ying, I never had that nightmare again.
If only we could continue like this.
The next morning, Han Jingyuan said that he had to go on a mission and would be back in about half a month. He did not mention where he was going or what mission he would be on. Su Ying understood it very well and did not ask.
…
During the half month that Han Jingyuan was away, Su Ying was teaching Gu Zhinan and Han Jingchen how to cook.
Han Jingchen is much more talented in cooking than Gu Zhinan.
The boy finally found a sense of superiority, "Gu Zhinan, you are better at studying than me, but you can't learn to cook as fast as I do."
Gu Zhinan said, "Well, you are very capable. My sister told us to make chicken pot at noon and asked us to kill the rooster. Come, I'll give you the kitchen knife, go and kill it."
Han Jingchen looked at the big rooster in the cage that was even more ferocious than him, swallowed, and emphasized, "I won't kill chickens."
Su Ying looked at him with amusement, "Then don't eat lunch, make something else."
Han Jingchen: ...
This did not pose a problem for him. He and Gu Zhinan took the big rooster from the chicken coop to the army canteen and asked Master Pang to help kill it.
In half a month, all the children will go back to school, and Su Ying also wants to find a job. She ran to the next door and asked Qiao Lanlan, "If family members want to find a job, where can they go?"
Qiao Lanlan said: "My aunt usually arranges the work for family members. Don't be angry, my aunt doesn't like women who are too beautiful. She is hostile to you and may not help you arrange a job."
Su Ying asked, "What do you mean? Did your aunt suffer at the hands of a beautiful woman when she was young? So she took her anger out on me because I'm pretty?"
Qiao Lanlan nodded and said, "It's also related to my uncle. Although my uncle is old now, he looked no worse than Han Jingyuan when he was young."
Su Ying agreed, "It can be seen that your uncle is still a very charming man."
Qiao Lanlan said: "My uncle never thought that there was any saying that a couple was compatible. It was my aunt who liked to fantasize. My aunt is not very pretty, but she is very capable. During the years when my uncle was in the army, it was my aunt who took care of my parents-in-law and my brothers and sisters-in-law in my hometown. Everyone in my husband's family and my own family praised her, and my uncle loved her very much."
"My aunt was with the army when she was pregnant and about to give birth. There was a young nurse in the hospital who thought my aunt was plain-looking and not worthy of my uncle, so she wanted to kill two people and then replace him. Although it was discovered in advance, my aunt was frightened and had a difficult delivery. She was pregnant with twins, and she almost killed three people during the delivery."
Su Yingqi asked, "Twins? Doesn't your aunt only have one son now?"
Qiao Lanlan looked gloomy. "That nurse was in labor reform for more than five years. After she was released, one of the twins was missing. My aunt always believed that the nurse stole it, but she denied it. Not long after, she got sick and died. We have been looking for the child for so many years but still can't find it. So my aunt has hated women who look as charming as that nurse for the rest of her life."
In Qiao Jiuxiang's eyes, Su Ying is a charming troublemaker.
Su Ying sighed and said, "It's quite sympathetic, but if your aunt continues to target me, I will definitely fight back."
Qiao Lanlan said, "She is pitiful, but sometimes hateful. I will help you find a job. I will go find the district director, Director Rao, who organized the family members to pick lychees last time. You saved a child, so she should be able to arrange a job for you. The district is bigger than the street, and I can't interfere."
Su Ying thanked her for her kindness, "If your aunt knew that you helped me, she would scold you."
Qiao Lanlan didn't care, "Just scold me, it won't hurt me.
…
The next day, Qiao Lanlan went to see Director Rao and said that Su Ying wanted to find a job. She was not picky about the position, and a temporary job would be fine.
Rao Huijuan's husband is the deputy director of the base, and Gu Chengfeng was invited by her husband at his best, so Rao Huijuan heard of Su Ying from the beginning.
When she was waiting for her husband to get off work, she told him that Gu Chengfeng's ex-wife had asked someone to find her at the military family compound and said she wanted to find a job.
Jiao Tianqin just put down his briefcase, thought for a moment, and said, "That's not right. Xiao Gu gives fifty yuan a month for child support, and Han Jingyuan's allowance is not low either. Together, it's more than enough to support four children. Why does Xiao Su still have to work?"
Rao Huijuan initially thought that Su Ying had family conflicts after remarrying, but Qiao Lanlan assured her that Su Ying and Han Jingyuan had a good relationship and that Han Jingyuan had handed over all his allowances.
Rao Huijuan said, "I think this has nothing to do with money. Xiao Su just wants to have a job. If she can't make it with her current boyfriend, then it's very important for her to have a job. She doesn't have to go through the old path of getting married. Don't you think so?"
Jiao Tianqin thought that Gu Chengfeng only had his ex-wife in his heart and was still waiting for Comrade Su and the child. If he really divorced Su Ying, he didn't know whether she would come back to be with Gu Chengfeng.
"Yes, that's right. Then do you think we should tell Xiao Gu?"
Rao Huijuan said, "You can say it, but I've already thought of this job position. Xiao Su used to work as a vegetable cutter in the kitchen of the Friendship Hotel for a few years. It just so happens that the state-owned hotel is recruiting kitchen assistants, so let Xiao Su give it a try."
Jiao Tianqin felt that cutting vegetables was too tiring, so he asked, "I heard from Xiao Gu that Su Ying used to study medicine with her grandfather and father, so how come she ended up wielding a kitchen knife in the kitchen?"
Rao Huijuan was not sure either. "Qiao Lanlan said that Su Ying's father killed someone with his medical treatment, which affected Su Ying's graduation assignment. She was so angry that she gave up medicine and changed her career."
Even Gu Chengfeng didn't know the hidden story behind this, and Su Ying had lost her memory again.
Rao Huijuan said: "We can only know the truth when Su Ying regains her memory."
Jiao Tianqin sighed, "Then let's arrange it this way."
The next day, Qiao Lanlan took Su Ying to the district to find Rao Huijuan to ask about work matters.
Director Rao received Su Ying warmly and said that there was a position for a kitchen helper in the state-owned restaurant, but it could only be a temporary job with a salary of 30 yuan a month. He asked Su Ying if she was willing.
Su Ying agreed, and told Rao Huijuan that she would discuss it with Han Jingyuan after he came back and then give her a reply.
…
On the day Han Jingyuan called to say he was coming back, something big and small happened at home.
After Duan Chuxia came to South Island, she couldn't see Han Jingyuan, so she looked for Han Jingchen instead. She asked someone to pass on a message and tricked Han Jingchen out of the family compound.
After hearing the news, Su Ying immediately ran to the service center and saw Duan Chuxia coaxing Han Jingchen, asking Han Jingchen to bring his sister back to Beijing with her.
Su Ying went up to Duan Chuxia, pushed her away, and slapped her in the face, causing Duan Chuxia to stagger and take several steps back.
Duan Chuxia was stunned and couldn't believe that she would be slapped by Han Jingyuan's current wife.
Duan Chuxia cried angrily, covering her face and accusingly said, "Su Ying, do you know who my eldest brother is? Han Jingyuan, just wait for your fate!"
Su Ying thought to herself, who cares what kind of person her elder brother is.
"I will still beat you even if your elder brother comes."
Su Ying said, "I wasn't that angry when you went to see Han Jingyuan, because he is an adult and he has the ability to judge, but a child can't. An adult who lies to a child really deserves a beating. Now I am one of Han Jingchen's guardians. If I find out that you come to see the child without my permission again, it won't be just a slap."
Duan Chuxia was shaking with anger, and ran away with gritted teeth amid the onlookers and whispers of the crowd.
Su Ying looked around for Han Jingchen. The boy was probably frightened by the slap she had just given him. He had already slipped to the door and was about to run away.
Su Ying shouted, "Han Jingchen, stop right there."
It was the first time Han Jingchen saw Su Ying hitting someone, and the person she hit was her ex-second aunt. She would definitely dare to hit him too.
The boy was really scared, so he turned around and ran away.
She chased him all the way to a big mulberry tree. Han Jingchen had already climbed up the tree, climbing quite high like a monkey.
Su Ying stood under the tree with her hands on her hips, looking up and saying, "Han Jingchen, come down!"
After climbing up the tree, Han Jingchen was no longer afraid and said proudly, "Come up if you have the ability. If you can climb up, I will respect you."
The trunk of this mulberry tree is more than two meters long and is completely bare. None of the kids in the compound can climb up, but he can.
Second Aunt will never be able to climb up.
Su Ying sneered and said that if he couldn't cure him, he wouldn't be a trainer anymore.
She tucked her skirt into her trousers, braided her hair behind her head, pointed at Han Jingchen who was challenging her to climb the tree, and said, "Just wait, when I get up there, you better give me a good beating."
Han Jingchen couldn't laugh anymore when he saw Su Ying climbing the tree more skillfully than him.
…
Han Jingyuan completed his mission and was not due to return home until the evening.
As soon as the mission was over, his heart was already drifting back home. He couldn't wait even a moment and hurried to the family compound at noon.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the family compound, Qiao Lanlan ran over in a hurry and told him to go back quickly.
Han Jingyuan asked hurriedly: "Did something happen at my home?"
Qiao Lanlan was really embarrassed to say that she had told her aunt not to interfere in anything concerning Han Jingyuan's ex-wife, but today she helped Duan Chuxia to deliver a message to Han Jingchen.
Although it was difficult to say, Qiao Lanlan had to say, "Your ex-wife came to my aunt again and asked her to tell Jingchen something. Then, somehow, Jingchen and Su Ying got into a fight. They both got stuck on the tree and I couldn't persuade them to stop."
Is it serious enough to climb a tree?
Han Jingyuan's heart was pounding. Falling any one of them was no joke.
Han Jingyuan clenched his fists and quickened his pace. Qiao Lanlan could only follow him quickly.
Qiao Jiuxiang was still trying to persuade them under the tree, but both adults and children refused to come down. When they saw Han Jingyuan, they acted like they had seen a savior and asked Han Jingyuan to get them down quickly.
"Hurry up and tell them to come down. Although I was the one who said it, climbing the tree is really none of my business."
Han Jingyuan looked up and saw Su Ying was calm and composed. She was more than one meter taller than Han Jingchen. Han Jingchen was almost reaching the top of the tree and it was very dangerous.
He was worried and annoyed, and asked Qiao Jiuxiang, "Director Qiao, do you have a grudge against my family?"
Qiao Jiuxiang was stunned. "Han Jingyuan, what do you mean? Your ex-wife said she had an important letter for Han Jingchen. Is it wrong for me to pass on a message?"
Han Jingyuan said without hesitation: "You are indeed wrong. There are so many children in the family compound, and irrelevant people should not be allowed in. You knew that Duan Chuxia had ulterior motives, but you helped her meet Jingchen and his sister. If the two children get into an accident, not only you, but also Political Commissar Ji will be implicated. Think about your own man and children, and stop meddling in other people's affairs in the future."
Qiao Jiuxiang felt uncomfortable, "What does Captain Han mean?"
"Can't you understand what I mean, Director Qiao?"
Han Jingyuan said: "I will report this matter to Political Commissar Ji. If you can't do a good job as the director of the service center, you should give up the position."
Qiao Jiuxiang wanted to argue a few more times but was pulled away by Qiao Lanlan.
Han Jingyuan saw that the two people on the tree were still fighting, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.
He shouted, "You two, do you want to come down by yourselves, or should I go up and carry it down for you?"
…
Suying knew the aura of danger all too well.
Han Jingyuan is angry.
Su Ying looked up and complained to the boy above her in a bad mood, "Your second uncle is back, Han Jingchen, you are dead."
"You're not much better."
Han Jingchen also realized that his second uncle was really angry this time.
My second uncle doesn’t get angry when he’s angry, but this silent pressure is even more terrifying.
The boy and Su Ying looked at each other and made the same decision at the same time, both choosing to go down by themselves.
Su Ying protected Han Jingchen on the tree and let him go down first.
When he was more than two meters above the ground, the boy jumped down and Han Jingyuan caught him.
Han Jingchen said nervously: "Second Uncle, we still have such a tacit understanding. You caught me in one go."
Han Jingyuan had a blank expression on his face. "Let's talk about it when we get home."
…
When they got home, Gu Cancan ran out and saw the three people coming in with a solemn atmosphere. She called out tremblingly, "Dad, you're back."
Han Jingyuan's anger melted into honey, and he rubbed her head, "Go out and play with your uncle for a while."
Han Xinxing asked: "What about me?"
Han Jingyuan: "What do you think?"
Han Xinxing had an expression of enlightenment on his face. "I know. Second uncle wants to teach my brother a lesson and won't let me watch, right? I'm leaving now."
Gu Zhinan quickly led the two children away and walked out, looking back every few steps.
Han Jingyuan closed the courtyard door, returned to the main room and sat down. Looking at the two people, one big and one small, in front of him, he sighed in his heart.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Su Ying said: "You ask Han Jingchen, he was the one who was deceived, not me."
Han Jingyuan was speechless and turned to ask Han Jingchen, "Tell me why you want to meet your former second aunt. If you don't tell me, I will send you back to Jing City and give you to your grandmother and uncle to raise."
Han Jingchen didn't believe it, "Second Uncle, you don't know who my uncle is, do you?"
"I know, but I don't dare to take risks anymore. I can't put your sister in danger again because of your rebellion. Have I ever told you that you are not allowed to have any contact with your former second aunt? You have forgotten how you were kidnapped so quickly and are still being deceived. How can I trust you?"
Han Jingchen's psychological defenses collapsed at once.
He was scared and said, "Aunt Duan said she had a letter from my father, so I went to see her. She also said that my parents left something for me and my sister, and asked me to go back to Beijing with her, and she would give it back to me. I just missed my parents too much."
"I didn't agree at first, and said I would go home to discuss it with you, and then Second Aunt came."
So that's what happened. Su Ying asked, "Then why didn't you tell me the reason when I asked you?"
Han Jingchen was speechless. "You slapped Aunt Duan so hard that her face was swollen. I was really scared."
"She deserves a beating."
Su Ying said, "Think about it. Even if your parents wanted to keep something, they would give it to your second uncle or your great grandfather for safekeeping, not to your former second aunt. You are already twelve years old, don't you understand this?"
Han Jingchen: ...
Han Jingyuan was hurt by Han Jingchen's IQ, "You believe whatever others say. Your father and I were not so stupid when we were young."
Han Jingchen defended himself, "But she really believed me, otherwise I wouldn't have said so much to her."
Su Ying looked at Han Jingyuan, and the man was also looking at her, with confusion in both of their eyes.
Su Ying said, "The letter must be fake. Han Jingyuan, you have to call the Duan family and tell them about this. Ask them to take care of it. Otherwise, if it falls into my hands next time, it won't be just a slap in the face."
Han Jingyuan said: "Okay, I will communicate with the Duan family."
He asked Han Jingchen: "Where's the letter?"
In order to prove that he was not lying, Han Jingchen took out the letter hidden in his pocket before he had time to read it.
Han Jingyuan opened it, glanced at it, put the letter on the table and got angry.
"This letter was forged by her. She has always been able to forge other people's handwriting. I'll keep the letter. There's no need for you to read it."
Su Ying shuddered. It was quite scary to see a man who was usually gentle and kind get angry. It was probably that the content of the letter touched Han Jingyuan's bottom line.
Han Jingchen was so scared that he started to cry, and he bit his lips to stop himself from crying out loud.
"How can you be sure the letter is fake?"
The boy sobbed, "I miss my dad, I want to see it, even if it's fake, I still want to see it."
…
Su Ying suddenly wasn't angry anymore. Han Jingchen just missed his parents. Even though he knew it was fake, he still wanted to see it. She stood up and walked towards the boy.
Han Jingchen stepped back in fear, "How dare you hit me in front of my second uncle?"
Su Ying hugged the boy and said, "How about this, your second uncle and I will be your parents for a day, okay?"
Han Jingchen pursed his lips and said stubbornly: "I don't want it. Dad is Dad, and Second Uncle is Second Uncle. How can they be the same?"
But he didn't struggle anymore. His mother's embrace was probably as warm as Second Aunt's. No wonder Xingxing liked to be hugged by Second Aunt.
Su Ying ruffled his hair into a mess, "Okay, but you really have to stop being so stupid and don't meet her in private again, okay?"
The hug softened the boy's heart.
Han Jingchen nodded and said, "I understand. I won't go to see her in the future. Can you forgive me?"
Su Ying said: "I can, as for your second uncle, you can ask him yourself."
Han Jingchen thought he had heard wrongly and felt lucky that he didn't get beaten. His second aunt actually forgave him.
He admitted his mistake to Han Jingyuan, "Second Uncle, I shouldn't have gone to see Aunt Duan. I won't read the letter anymore. Are you not angry anymore?"
Han Jingyuan sighed and hit the boy, "Don't test your second aunt's bottom line. If you annoy her, she will leave at any time. At that time, I can only send you back to your grandmother and uncle's house."
Han Jingchen swallowed, unable to believe it, "You can remarry."
Su Ying was still beside him. Han Jingyuan didn't look at Su Ying, but said to the boy firmly: "No matter what the situation is, Second Uncle will never marry anyone else."
…
Su Ying thought that it was not necessary. It was not a matter of principle. She would not leave because of such a small disturbance.
But Han Jingyuan was teaching the child, and she couldn't back him off in front of him, so she acquiesced to what the man said.
Han Jingchen was indeed frightened and quickly gave in.
"I don't have anything to do now, I'm going to go cook, Second Aunt, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
"Whatever, do as you see fit."
After teaching the children, Su Ying wanted to discuss work matters with Han Jingyuan, "I have something to tell you."
Han Jingyuan's heart skipped a beat. This time the child was indeed too naughty, causing Su Ying to climb the tree to catch him.
She wouldn't say that she would no longer care about Han Jingchen's education, right?
Han Jingyuan said: "You are better than me in disciplining children. Let's not talk about the tree climbing incident. I think you did nothing wrong, but you should be more careful next time."
Su Ying: ...
"Actually, I am..."
Han Jingyuan didn't want to continue the topic of Han Jingchen's trouble, so he said, "I'll go back to the camp to report to Political Commissar Ji first, and we'll talk when I come back."
…
Han Jingyuan reported his work to Political Commissar Ji, and also told him about how Duan Chuxia met the child at the service center through Qiao Jiuxiang.
Ji Ping was so angry that his stomach ached, and he had decided to let his wife retire from her position as director of the service center.
He said, "I heard from Lanlan that Xiao Su is looking for a job. Lanlan and your wife get along very well, so she took the initiative to help her go to Director Rao to ask for a job. Director Rao arranged a job for your wife as a kitchen helper in a state-owned restaurant not far from the base. She is a temporary worker and earns 30 yuan a month. Xiao Su said she would discuss it with you before making a decision."
Ji Pingliang said meaningfully, "That place is very close to the base. Many staff members of the base will go there for dinner."
Han Jingyuan was indeed stunned for a few seconds. It turned out that Su Ying was interrupted by him because she wanted to tell him about going to work.
The state-owned hotel near the base...
After Han Jingyuan left Ji Pingliang, he did not go home, but went to the canteen of the first battalion to find Lao Pang from the kitchen staff.
He got straight to the point. "I heard you're hiring a kitchen helper, right?"
This was suggested by the service agency. In order to free up more jobs for family members, Lao Pang also wants to recruit one.
Pang Zaiming said: "Director Qiao recommended Xu Fenyue, the aunt of Deputy Battalion Commander Su's wife."
Han Jingyuan said: "What kind of family member is she? Didn't Su Congyan pay his nanny salary?"
Pang Zaiming also had a headache. "Actually, I don't want Xu Fenyue to come either. She's too talkative. And like you said, what kind of family member is she? The work of a proper family member hasn't been completed yet. If she comes, wouldn't that just create conflicts among the family members?"
Han Jingyuan agreed, "My wife worked in the kitchen of the Friendship Hotel for several years. If you beg me, I will go back and ask her opinion to see if she is willing to work here."
Pang Zaiming couldn't stop laughing. He had heard from the gossipy Xu Fenyue that Su Ying bypassed Director Qiao and found a temporary job for herself.
"Tell me honestly, how come your wife's job, which she found herself, hurts you?"
Han Jingyuan was a little embarrassed. "No, that job is too close to the base, and it takes half an hour to go to and from get off work. If it is windy and rainy, the road will be very dangerous."
Pang Zaiming rolled his eyes at him in annoyance. He was so lacking in ambition that he was afraid that his ex-husband would snatch his wife back, right?
However, it is not easy for Han Jingyuan to rebuild a family. Su Ying's ex-husband is indeed a potential competitor.
He smiled and said, "Okay, then I beg you to go back and ask your wife if she is willing to help in the canteen. The salary offered by the service agency is thirty-two yuan."
Han Jingyuan said: "Okay, I'll go back and ask."
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The next chapter will be released soon. Thanks to the little angels who have supported me all the way. The first order is very important. I hope the little angels will support the first order. The little red will be dropped in the first three days of the release.
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