Liu Cuicui's smug smile froze, and she asked incredulously, "What?"
He rushed over, grabbed Li Sisi's wrist, shook it violently, and exclaimed excitedly, "What did you say? Who got promoted to deputy regimental commander?"
Considering Liu Cuicui's large belly, Li Sisi didn't forcefully shake her off. Instead, she pried Liu Cuicui's fingers apart and said, word by word, "Of course he's my brother-in-law, Battalion Commander Lu. Do you think he's your man?"
“Why not? My man is going to be a high-ranking official!” Liu Cuicui said arrogantly.
"Commander?" Li Sisi covered her mouth and chuckled as if she had heard the funniest joke. "Then you'll have to wait another two years. Deputy Battalion Commander Huo... oh, no, Deputy Battalion Commander Huo has been demoted. He can't be called Deputy Battalion Commander anymore—"
"What did you say?"
The shrill voice pierced her eardrums. Li Sisi frowned: "Don't believe me? The demotion document has already been issued. It's a done deal."
"Impossible! Impossible!" Liu Cuicui shook her head vigorously and walked away dejectedly.
Song Wanying glared at Su Wantang and chased after Liu Cuicui as they left.
Su Wantang gave Zhou Yu a knowing look, then pulled Li Sisi upstairs.
"Why are you here? Aren't you at work?"
"Of course I'm here to tell you good news! As soon as I heard about it, I took leave and came to tell you."
Su Wantang never expected this reason, and felt no warmth in her heart: "Is such a small matter worth making a trip for? It's just a matter of making a phone call."
“It’s different.” Li Sisi glanced around and whispered, “You don’t know, with my brother-in-law’s promotion, so many female soldiers are getting distracted. Sister Jia specially granted me leave so I could come and talk to you about this. You should go to the military base more often and show your face, so they won’t keep trying to take advantage of my brother-in-law.”
Su Wantang was taken aback: "Didn't I just go there before the New Year?"
Mentioning this, Li Sisi got angry: "Wantang, do you know what the army is talking about?"
"What?"
"They said you and your brother-in-law have a bad relationship. Last time you came to the military base to show off your dominance, you were kicked out instead and fainted at the base gate."
This was so outrageous that Su Wantang was speechless.
Li Sisi added, "Wantang, you should spend more time visiting the military base these days and give them a good slap in the face."
Just as Su Wantang was about to say something, Xia Bao rushed up.
"Sister-in-law, a policeman surnamed Fu is looking for you. He says he has something to discuss."
Li Sisi was also sensible and said, "Sister Wantang, since you're busy, I won't bother you anymore. Don't take what I just said to heart. Remember to come and visit the military base more often."
"Okay." Su Wantang saw Li Sisi downstairs.
Upon seeing Fu Jing, Li Sisi parted her lips slightly: "It's you?"
Su Wantang's gaze darted between Fu Jing and Li Sisi: "You two know each other?"
Fu Jing denied it: "I don't know him."
Li Sisi's cheeks puffed up instantly. It had only been a few days, and he had already forgotten her. She said sourly, "Yes, you're a busybody."
"Sister Wantang, I'm leaving." She tossed her head, letting her braid that had been hanging down her shoulders fall behind her back, looking charming and cute.
Su Wantang couldn't help but chuckle.
Fu Jing frowned: "Say it here?"
As a man from outside the family, Fu Jing couldn't easily go upstairs with Su Wantang. The first floor was crowded and noisy, so it wasn't a good place to talk.
Su Wantang: "I'll treat you to coffee."
After saying goodbye to Xia Bao and the others, Su Wantang and Fu Jing left together.
Coffee shop.
The spoon fell into the bowl, creating ripples and a loud, sharp sound. Su Wantang's heart remained unsettled for a long time.
She couldn't help but repeatedly confirm, "Is he really my dad? Or is he a twin or something?"
"no."
“My aunt fell into icy water when she was five years old. When she was on the verge of death, she sought help at the Su Family Clinic. Although her life was saved, her body was severely damaged and she was bedridden for a long time. She has been recuperating at the clinic.”
"They had known each other for ten years. When my aunt was fifteen, she went back to her hometown with my grandfather to pay respects to their ancestors. The two agreed that they would propose marriage when my aunt returned."
"However, when Auntie returned, the Su Family Clinic was no longer there."
“Your dad said ‘Wait for me,’ and my aunt took it to heart and waited for thirty years.”
Fu Jing's tone was very calm, so calm that it was almost impossible to detect any anger, but Su Wantang knew that he was trying hard to suppress it.
With just a few words, he got his coffee refilled five times.
"My dad..."
Fu Jing gave a mocking smile: "He said he doesn't remember."
Su Wantang had a lot to say, but it was all stuck in her throat. She pursed her lips and said, "I think things might not be as you think. There might be a misunderstanding—"
"Does it matter?" Fu Jing interrupted Su Wantang coldly. "He's married with a daughter, while my aunt waited for thirty years..."
Su Wantang fell silent.
It's really not important anymore.
The result cannot be changed.
After a long pause, she forced a smile and said, "Thank you for telling me all this. I won't bother Aunt Gu anymore, but I will definitely find out the truth about this matter."
"Whatever you want," Fu Jing said indifferently.
—
On his first day back at the military base after the New Year, Huo Jun was stunned to hear the news of his demotion.
"Boss, are you sure you haven't made a mistake? I'm about to become the captain of the special training team, how could I be demoted?"
"Join the special training team as captain?" Song Bo asked as if he had heard a joke. "The special training team is already full with ten people. The captain is Deputy Regiment Commander Lu."
"Lu...Deputy Regiment Commander? Lu Huai'an has been promoted to deputy regiment commander?" Huo Jun's pupils dilated in shock, and his voice boomed as if lifting the roof off.
This was even more upsetting than his demotion; he felt like a clown.
Huo Jun roared, "Leader, it should clearly be me who is the team leader and promoted, how could it be Lu Huai'an?"
Seeing Huo Jun's stubbornness, Song Bo said sternly, "If it's not Deputy Regiment Commander Lu, it's you? Any random recruit could beat you down. What makes you think you can command respect?"
"Commander, that was just a mistake, I didn't perform well. Besides, I've been training with the special training team, how could I not be included? And besides, there are only ten people including me!"
"Who said there are only ten including you? Comrade Luo Xiao was recuperating at Comrade Su's place before joining the army on his last day."
"Su Wantang?"
For some reason, Huo Jun recalled the time he went to the pharmacy with Sun Qian to buy whitening cream, and Su Wantang's disdainful and mocking smile.
"Was it her doing?" he roared.
Song Bo couldn't understand what Huo Jun was saying, so he scolded, "Don't think about anything else, just focus on training and be a good person."
"Commander, I need to ask for leave."
"Do you think the military is your home, where you can just ask for leave whenever you want? I won't approve it—"
Bang.
The door slammed shut, and Song Bo was stunned. Just as he was about to call someone to stop Huo Jun, a soldier rushed in.
"Commander, there is a letter of complaint against Deputy Commander Lu."
Song Bo opened it and laughed in anger.
"Making a report under your real name? You must have really messed up your head."
—
Huo Jun rushed back to the compound!
Did Su Wantang think that just because she had the Lu family as her backer, she could do whatever she wanted? Her uncle wasn't just a figurehead either!
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