"Not demoted to a regular soldier?" Su Wantang suddenly stood up.
Her face was ashen, and her tone was sharp and grating.
Li Jia had never seen Su Wantang like this before, and she was completely stunned.
After a while, she heard the sound of Su Wantang's fingertip pressing the telephone dial pad, and she came back to her senses. She quickly got up, walked to Su Wantang's side, and looked worried.
"Wantang, are you...are you alright?"
Su Wantang took two deep breaths: "Sister Jia, I'm fine."
Before Li Jia could say anything more, the call was answered, and a familiar male voice came through.
She stepped back on her own.
A moment later, Su Wantang hung up the phone, her expression even more terrifying.
"Sister Jia, I have something to do and need to go out for a bit. You may leave on your own."
After saying that, Su Wantang hurriedly went downstairs and left.
“I’ll go with you.” Li Jia chased after him downstairs.
But by the time she caught up with Su Wantang downstairs, Su Wantang had already disappeared.
Li Jia frowned.
What happened? Why is Wan Tang in such a hurry? Why is she so angry?
"Thank you, sis."
After going to the police station and learning that Li Jia had driven that old hag out of the department store, Zhou Yu felt incredibly relieved, as if all the anger in his chest had been released.
"It's nothing, you helped me," Li Jia said absentmindedly.
Suddenly, a voice caught her attention.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I've brought my mother here to apologize to you."
Li Jia's gaze swept over and coincidentally met Lu Ya's evasive eyes.
"Aunt?"
Meeting Li Jia's curious gaze, Lu Ya thought about what she was going to do in a moment and wished she could turn around and run away, but her arm was being held by Xia Bao. As soon as she moved, this little devil held her tighter.
The two exchanged glances.
[Mom, do you want me to go to the countryside and suffer?]
[Nonsense, no way, absolutely impossible!]
Xia Bao nodded in satisfaction and greeted Li Jia, "Sister-in-law, you're here for a medical checkup too?"
At the time of the incident, Li Jia's hair was wet and stuck to her face, and Su Wantang had covered most of her body. Xia Bao's mind was not on Li Jia, so she didn't recognize her.
But he knew that the child had always been a source of worry for his older cousin and his wife.
His dark eyes darted around: "Sister-in-law, let me tell you, Sister-in-law Wan Tang is a skilled doctor. If you see her, I guarantee you and your eldest cousin will have a baby within three years—"
Xia Bao was interrupted by Lu Ya, who knew some of the inside story, before she could finish speaking.
"What business is a little brat like you having with adult matters? It's none of your concern. You're just a bachelor."
Xia Bao curled his lip. With his weak body and short life, why would he want to mess with a nice girl?
But he didn't continue speaking.
Xia Bao was very clever; he could guess that there was something he didn't know about this.
Lu Ya stepped forward, took Li Jia's hand, and patted it: "My sister-in-law...you've been wronged..."
"Auntie, it's nothing." Li Jia didn't say much and changed the subject. "You brought Xia Bao to see a doctor? Wan Tang is out. Come back in a couple of days."
Lu Ya immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if things aren't going well, the fact that fewer family members know about it gives her a bit more pride.
Li Jia married into the family early, and to be fair, she didn't particularly like her sister-in-law Lu Ya, but she didn't dislike her either.
She personally felt that Lu Ya, her aunt, had an unusual way of thinking.
She appears to favor Lu Yuanzhou, but in reality, she often criticizes Zhang Juan and praises Wen Wanqing. She also treats the younger generation with affection, but she also lectures them frequently.
In particular, regarding the folk remedies for conceiving a child, Lu Ya, the younger sister-in-law, even got into a fight with her mother-in-law, Zhang Juan, and ended up scratching her face.
He turned around and started yelling at her.
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Aunt, Wantang's medical skills are excellent. The problem with my child with Huaidong was solved by Wantang."
"Really?" Lu Ya was shocked.
She knew very well that her niece-in-law, Li Jia, had tried countless prescription drugs and folk remedies, but none of them had worked.
Before, when I heard she was pregnant, I thought I was lucky, but I didn't expect it was Su Wantang who cured her.
“Yes.” Li Jia nodded. “However, Wan Tang holds grudges and has principles. Next time you bring Xia Bao to see a doctor, you must be more respectful.”
Lu Ya immediately felt guilty and gave a weak "hmm".
She needed to think about it some more, how to make Su Wantang "forgive and forget" her mistakes.
Su Wantang was unaware of all this as she walked to the gate of the military compound.
"Comrade Su Wantang, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Who are you?"
"My boss sent me to pick you up."
Grandpa Chen...
A name popped into Su Wantang's mind.
Half an hour later, Su Wantang was blindfolded and taken to the same courtyard as before.
Chen Ze is boxing.
He was using the same boxing technique that Su Wantang had previously submitted.
Whether it was due to unfamiliarity or intentional, some of his movements were not standard.
Su Wantang stepped forward to offer guidance.
The role of guidance evolved into her explaining the key points and helping with practice at the front.
Another half hour passed before Chen Ze stopped, panting heavily.
He wiped the sweat from his face and said cryptically, "You're quite composed."
"Then how about I pull out a gun and shoot you?" Su Wantang said resentfully.
Last time she came, Su Wantang realized that Chen Ze was a cunning old fox, always setting traps and testing her.
She had no intention of betraying her country, and she had leverage in negotiations, so she wasn't going to waste time arguing with that wicked old man.
Su Wantang dared to say that, based on her current abilities, as long as she didn't cross the line, even the Heavenly King himself couldn't do anything to her.
Chen Ze: "......"
He chuckled softly, "Have a seat."
A hint of nostalgia appeared in Chen Ze's eyes: "When I was young, I was just as passionate and impulsive as you."
"Stop bringing up those old, stale stories. I don't want to hear them. I just want to know why."
Chen Ze, who was drinking tea, almost choked. He put down his teacup and said slowly, "You're different from last time. Young people shouldn't be so hot-tempered."
“I thought that with this freezing weather, the soldiers on the battlefield would inevitably suffer from frostbite, and I was just about to take out the frostbite ointment…” Su Wantang paused deliberately, “but now it seems that it’s unnecessary.”
Chen Ze sat up straight: "Wantang, Grandpa knew you were a good girl."
"Grandpa Chen, old people shouldn't be so impatient. You can't rush things."
Chen Ze chuckled and shook his head: "You silly girl!"
"Have a cup of tea. When the person arrives, you'll find out the answer you're looking for."
Su Wantang frowned: "Is it Chief Huo?"
Chen Ze seemed to be deliberately keeping everyone in suspense, drinking his tea without saying a word.
Seeing that she couldn't get any information from him, Su Wantang picked up her tea and began to drink.
After a short while, Chen Ze took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Wantang, how much do you know about your grandfather?"
Su Wantang's heart tightened immediately. Could it be that they suspected her?
"Not many. In my vague memory, it was always my grandfather holding a ruler and making me recite medical books."
Chen Ze was silent for a moment, then said, "Then... have you ever suspected that the Su family might have more than just your grandfather's lineage?"
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