Jiang Shaochen was not happy during the New Year's Eve dinner.
Back in the room, Shen Mingzhi prepared hot water for him and told him to wash his face first.
"Did I scare you just now?" Jiang Shao Chen really didn't want to get angry with Jiang Yin Yin, but her words about bastards made his rationality vanish instantly.
He wanted to give her a good beating, but with his wife and child there, he managed to restrain himself.
"No, I've seen my share of ups and downs, okay?" Shen Mingzhi said with a smile.
Jiang Shaozhen wiped his face with a towel, washed it clean, and then handed it to Shen Mingzhi.
"Pour me some clean water. Smell it; it smells like alcohol." She immediately pushed him away.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shao Chen tossed the towel into the basin, turned around, hugged her tightly, and rubbed his face against hers, asking, "Does it smell? I can't smell anything."
"Oh dear!" Shen Mingzhi laughed and pushed her away.
Niannian and Zhouzhou were placed on the bed; one looked at them curiously, while the other crawled around on the bed.
It was only at this moment that Jiang Shaozhen truly understood what his comrades meant by "a warm bed with a wife and children."
He poured water for Shen Mingzhi, held her hand and placed it in the basin to wash her hands. "You've been busy for half a year, your hands are all rough. You do skincare, why don't you put some on yourself?"
“I’m busy with work the moment I open my eyes every day, I don’t have any free time,” Shen Mingzhi said with a smile.
Jiang Shaozhen gave her a warm bath and carried her to bed.
"You're unhappy tonight because of me. Will you blame me for being stubborn?" Shen Mingzhi asked him after getting into bed.
“My parents and I are family, but you and I are even more family. From now on, we will raise these two children, worry about their food, drink, and entertainment, and also worry about their future. We are a family. If they make our family unhappy, how could I blame you?”
Jiang Shaochen wasn't good at saying nice things; he only knew that now that he had started a family, it was his responsibility as a man to contribute to it, protect his wife and children.
Shen Mingzhi nestled into his arms, "I really have no family left, only you and the child."
She came into this era alone, accepted him, and naturally hoped that Jiang Shao Chen would treat her wholeheartedly. It was because Jiang Shao Chen deceived her that she remained angry for so long.
“Yes, I know. Even if you have other relatives, you came to my Jiang family alone. If your husband isn’t your support, who will you rely on?” Jiang Shao Chen said gently.
Shen Mingzhi lay down with her arms around his neck. "Happy New Year's Eve, Jiang Shaochen."
As she spoke, she pulled a red envelope from her pillow. "Here's your New Year's money. Next year at the construction site, eat well. Have more meat buns in the morning and drink more soy milk to nourish your body."
Jiang Shao Chen took the red envelope, put it down after a while, and then hugged her. "You're so thoughtful, but I didn't prepare anything."
"It's nothing," Shen Mingzhi said, unconcerned.
Before the New Year, he used his savings to buy her an imported mink coat, which is very expensive these days.
Although she didn't like mink coats, she felt Jiang Shao Chen's sincerity.
On the first day of the new year, many people came to the Jiang family to offer their New Year's greetings, but most of them were people that Jiang Guofu knew.
Jiang Qing and Sister-in-law Wang were busy running around.
Shen Mingzhi and Jiang Shaozhen were in the main room. She was holding Niannian, while Jiang Shaozhen was holding Zhouzhou.
Jiang Guofu's good friend Huo Jiandang said to Jiang Guofu, "Your son is so lucky, he gave birth to twins at once. You know Old Li, right? A few days ago, the army found out that his wife in the countryside had given birth to a second child. He was fined and also removed from his military post."
So why did Jiang Guofu keep Shen Mingzhi?
It's almost impossible to have both a son and a daughter at once; once you have one, you're not allowed to have a second.
"Aren't my wife and son blessed?" Jiang Guofu said with a smile.
Jiang Qing came out of the kitchen and placed the stir-fried sweet potato chips in front of Huo Jiandang. "These are freshly stir-fried, they smell delicious, have a taste."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law," Huo Jiandang said.
He was among the first group to pay New Year's respects to the Chiang family and was still there.
After Jiang Qing entered the kitchen, Huo Jiandang glanced at Zhouzhou and Niannian, then looked at Jiang Shaochen before speaking, "I heard rumors circulating in the military at the end of the year."
"About Zhang Ping?" Jiang Shaozhen asked him.
"Hmm. These two children were probably conceived the year before last and born in March or April of last year, right?" he asked Jiang Shaozhen.
These two children are clearly his offspring.
“Yes,” Jiang Shaozhen replied.
Jiang Guofu munched on a sweet potato chip and remained silent.
The Song family had been quiet for quite a while in the second half of last year, and everyone thought they had given up. Who knew that he had secretly investigated them thoroughly.
"You were still in the army back then... I heard that your wife was Zhang Ping's wife at that time. They held a wedding banquet, saying that their marriage application was going through the process..." Huo Jiandang's tone was somewhat doubtful.
He and Jiang Guofu were very good friends. If this matter is investigated, the entire Jiang family will suffer.
Shen Mingzhi still runs the factory, and Jiang Shaochen's construction team will also be affected.
The two individuals may even be used as examples.
If they were ordinary people, it would be fine, but one is the widow of a martyr, and the other is a soldier with many military achievements, whose family has been in the military for generations.
Such outrageous behavior being tolerated is a violation of the law!
“There was no proper procedure; Zhang Ping didn’t even submit an application.” Jiang Shaozhen glanced at Shen Mingzhi before speaking. “When the leadership investigated last year, they also found out that she was unmarried.”
"What kind of leaders can she meet? What kind of leaders do you think Song Huiquan can meet?" Huo Jiandang reminded them during the New Year's greetings.
Be careful at the start of the new year.
"Just tell me straight," Jiang Guofu sighed.
Huo Jiandang said, "Song Huiquan can easily get the marriage application process done, and he could even do it flawlessly. He's been preparing for so long, do you think he'd let you escape? He's just trying to kill your Jiang family."
"His daughter's reputation in the army isn't good because of your son. Those young talents greet him with smiles when they see him, but they're all talking about his daughter behind his back. He's always been concerned about his reputation. Before, when people talked about Shao Chen, they would say that Shao Chen was his son-in-law, and he wouldn't deny it. Now that he's been slapped in the face, how can he swallow this insult?"
"He dares to fabricate evidence?" Jiang Guofu could hardly believe it.
“Why wouldn’t he dare? He’ll dare if someone helps him,” Huo Jiandang said.
Jiang Shaozhen looked at Shen Mingzhi, "Wife, are you scared?"
"What about you?" It would be a lie for Shen Mingzhi to say she wasn't afraid; things are different now than in the 21st century.
If they really do that, there's absolutely no way she and Jiang Shaozhen can explain it to each other.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Jiang Shao Chen sat closer to her, a smile on his lips, his tone gentle and doting. "Don't worry."
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