After Qi Jingyan returned to the military compound, the first thing he did was to coax Mumu to sleep.
He opened the bag that Qiu Xia had just handed him and sat under the desk lamp.
The bag contained clothes that Qiu Xia had made for Mumu. Earlier, Qiu Xia had said that children grow fast and if she always bought new clothes, the old clothes would be wasted.
So she asked Qi Jingyan to bring Mumu's old clothes that she couldn't wear to her, and she would help alter them so that they could continue to wear them.
Qi Jingyan took out the old clothes that Qiu Xia had altered and looked at them one by one. He looked at the subtle stitches and the clever embellishments. Although these clothes had been cut and spliced, they looked very fashionable.
The corners of his lips curved up. Qiu Xia was indeed a clever, kind and virtuous woman.
She is very suitable to be a wife. That Qu Mingjun is really ungrateful...
Qiu Xia didn't expect that just over a month had passed since her family came to the city, and she would see her brother Qiu Ye again at the doorstep so soon.
He looked much more haggard than he was a month ago, and there was a bruise at the corner of his eye that had not faded, which showed that he had suffered an external injury.
"Xiao Ye, what happened? Are you hurt?"
Qiu Ye almost cried when he saw Qiu Xia's concerned look.
"Sister, we didn't intend to tell you, but something big happened at home..."
Qiu Ye told Qiu Xia the truth about the current situation at home. His mother was so angry that she was bedridden, his sister was sent back from school, and his younger brother got into a fight after hearing someone scolding Qiu Xia. As a result, he was injured in the eye by the other party and almost went blind.
Now some of the family members are injured or sick, and those people are still outside the house scolding them. If this continues, the whole family will not be able to survive.
Qiu Xia knew that her family would be subject to rumors and gossip after her divorce, but she didn't expect those malicious words to escalate into actual harm.
"Didn't I tell you not to mention my matter when you go back? How did it get out?" Qiu Xia was anxious and angry.
"It was Liu Yanyan and her mother who spread the news. They have always been unwilling to see us succeed. Liu Yanyan's father is a cadre of the brigade, but they did not intervene and just let those people scold us." Qiu Ye was filled with indignation.
When I first came to find Qiu Xia, I agreed to bring Liu Yanyan along because I knew she had been to Yangcheng and could lead them there. Who knew it would cause so much trouble?
Qiu Xia recalled that Liu Yanyan had a pretty good relationship with her in the past. Even though their mothers always quarreled, Liu Yanyan was still a reasonable person and would not take sides. But she didn't expect that she would stab her in the back.
What can we do now? If explanations had been helpful, things wouldn't have gotten to this point.
No matter what, I should ask Qi Jingyan for a few days off first. I must go back.
In the evening, when Qi Jingyan came to pick up Mumu, he saw Qiu Ye with bruises on his face.
He took the initiative to ask Qiu Xia if something had happened. Qiu Xia had no intention of telling him about these bad things, and only asked him for three days off to go back.
Qi Jingyan was sharp-minded and realized that the problem was not simple, so he simply asked Qiu Ye.
Qiu Ye couldn't bear the pressure from Qi Jingyan, the superior, and soon confessed the truth.
Qi Jingyan frowned, anger lingering in his eyes, "Qiu Xia, I'll go with you."
The brother and sister were stunned and speechless after hearing this. Although they didn't know why he was willing to help, if he could come forward, the matter would indeed be much easier to resolve.
"Thank you, Brigade Commander Qi." Qiu Xia was full of gratitude.
Qi Jingyan's eyes were gloomy. "This matter is not just yours. You are also a victim of the rumors. Besides...your business is my business."
After hearing his inexplicably ambiguous words, Qiu Xia's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, "Thank you..."
Qi Jingyan interrupted her: "No need to thank me in a hurry, Mumu, play with Uncle Qiu Ye for a while, Dad has something to talk to your Aunt Qiu Xia..."
Qiu Ye tactfully led Mumu into the bedroom, leaving the living room to the two of them.
Qi Jingyan took the initiative and walked to the sofa and sat down, then motioned Qiu Xia to sit opposite her.
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