"It's alright, I can carry him. I'll take him to the clinic right away. Sisters, you all..."
At this point, she remembered the purpose of her visit, turned to look at Xu He, who was staring blankly with tears in her eyes, and said nothing.
"Sisters, can you persuade them to go back?"
Young girl Jian wanted to help the political commissar with his workload, but he was too embarrassed to refuse. However, he couldn't just come to the commissar's door every time there was a family matter. Who's going to spend all day dealing with your family conflicts?
There are so many families in this residential compound, and they all live happily together. Why is it that your family is always having trouble? We've already had four or five mediation sessions, right? Is this how you live your life?
Where are the men in the family? Aren't they doing anything? They always rely on outsiders for everything? Is that reasonable?
Without waiting for Xu He's reaction, he carried Jian Dan on his back and walked quickly outside. His two sisters-in-law followed beside him, occasionally reaching out to support him, afraid that he might stumble again.
Xu He was stunned. She hadn't said anything, so why did she faint?
The family members watched the group walk away, then turned back to look at each other. The two closest to them exchanged a few words.
"Miss Xu, you've made her so angry she's come to the clinic. Why don't you go home first?"
"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with your family. The old lady is so reasonable. She's only been gone for a few days, and this guy is already asking you to mediate every little thing, from food to clothes. He's ruined your brother's reputation over the years in just a few days."
Xu He's eyes widened.
"How can you say that? It's clearly my sister-in-law's responsibility to give it to me. I came here to help her take care of her child. It's one thing for her not to be grateful, but she won't even give me a new set of clothes. She makes me do my own laundry and cook. If I had known that I couldn't go here or say anything here, I wouldn't have come."
The military spouses and their families were dumbfounded, exchanging bewildered glances.
They really couldn't understand this kind of thinking. Was this kid stupid? Even if he had such thoughts in his heart, was it something he could say so proudly in public?
Some people don't understand.
"Then you should talk to your brother and sister-in-law about it. What's the matter with them always coming over to see Xiao Jian?"
Xu He's eyes flickered.
“Well, didn’t we all say that when something happens, you should find someone who can take charge? My brother sides with his wife, so I need to find someone who can speak up for me.”
The family members in the crowd looked at each other, speechless. This person couldn't understand, and as the old saying goes in the countryside, he was "a stubborn old man" (in Northeastern dialect, "stubborn old man" is usually used to describe someone who is opinionated, opinionated, doesn't listen to others' opinions, and acts according to his own subjective will). He wouldn't listen to advice, no matter how many times you said it.
Forget about people like that; they wouldn't dare get too close anyway.
Before long, only a few villagers remained in front of Gong Jian's house.
Whether in the family compound or the barracks, the soldiers on guard all recognized Jian Dan. Seeing that the woman in Wang's clothes was the sister-in-law they had always admired, they readily made way for her.
"You guys go ahead, I'll keep track of the time. We can come back and register when we're not in a rush."
"Hey hey!"
The medical clinic was near the camp gate. The gatekeeper let them through while sending someone to report. Before the inspection was even finished, Qin Qinghuai came running up, panting.
"What's going on, sister-in-law? Why is she at the clinic?"
Sister-in-law Wang shook her arms and recounted what she had just witnessed. With the additions from her two other sisters-in-law, Qin Qinghuai had a basic understanding of the situation.
"The girl who stood at the door a few days ago and let the person in charge make the decision, what was her name again? Her sister."
The two women who came with me, one whose husband's surname was Li, and the other whose surname was Liu.
Sister-in-law Li was a bit older, arrived earlier, and happened to live not far from the Xu family, so she knew some things about them.
"Yes, her brother's name is Xu Qiang, the platoon leader of the third platoon of the second battalion. When he came with the army, his wife was pregnant. The old lady wanted her daughter to come and help take care of her. She gave her many instructions before she left. But this daughter of the Xu family thinks differently from others."
She can do everything at home, but here, she claims to be helping her sister-in-law, yet she doesn't lift a finger. In the few days since she arrived, except when the old lady was around, this girl started to change as soon as the old lady went back to her hometown. Forget about cooking or housework, she even lets that platoon leader Xu's wife wash her own clothes.
The last few times, Xiao Jian insisted on mediating, but Xu Qiang's wife didn't want to be like her. She was mainly afraid that making a big fuss would affect her husband. She said that it was just a small matter at home, and it didn't matter who did it. She was still in her late pregnancy and could still do anything. Besides, there wasn't much work to do in the winter, so she could just bear with it and didn't want to argue with her.
"Hey, this little girl, she seems perfectly fine, so why can't she understand human speech?"
Sister Liu shook her head.
"It's not necessarily that she can't understand. That little girl is fair-skinned and clean-cut; she doesn't look like she's done any manual labor. I heard she even went to school for a few years. How could she be stupid?"
After a few words, Qin Qinghuai only vaguely understood half of what was being said, his attention entirely focused on Jian Dan. Seeing the doctor stop, he quickly asked...
"Doctor, what happened? Why did she faint?"
Are you too tired? Is it too mentally taxing?
"Tell me what happened!"
The doctor looked at him speechlessly.
"Political Commissar Qin, could you at least give me a chance to speak?"
"ah,"
Qin Qinghuai paused for a moment, slightly embarrassed.
"Cough, tell me, tell me."
"It's nothing serious, but have you had a high fever recently?"
"Yes, a few days ago, we took fever reducers ourselves,"
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