She made such a big fuss just to attract the attention of the leaders, and then plead for leniency and play the victim.
Unexpectedly, before she could finish speaking, the leader said with a stern face, "Even if the marriage application is late, you can't be so unreasonable. This is the military headquarters, not a village, let alone a vegetable market."
Shen Mingzhi was bewildered: "What marriage application?"
She wanted to make a big scene so that the leaders would take the matter seriously and release Jiang Shaozhen and Jiang Guofu.
Unexpectedly, this man said he was applying for a marriage certificate!
Shen Mingzhi carefully examined the man in front of her. He was about fifty years old, and apart from a few gray hairs at his temples, he did not look old at all.
The badges on his chest and shoulders are definitely those of a leader.
Several soldiers followed behind the leader.
Shen Mingzhi noticed their gazes, which held a hint of disdain.
I didn't expect someone to say it so directly.
"I always thought Jiang Shaozhen would end up with Song Wanyin from the cultural troupe, but I never expected him to marry such a village woman. It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung!"
"Isn't that right? Jiang Shaozhen has such a promising future."
"If Song Wanyin knew that Jiang Shaozhen didn't want her and wanted to marry such a country woman, she would probably be so angry that she would die. Did she just get incredibly lucky?"
"It's not just luck, it's a calculated move. Look, if they can wail like this in the military, they'll be even more so in the Chiang family!"
"Shut up, all of you."
At the leader's command, these people dared not speak again.
However, the way he looked at Shen Mingzhi was cold and contemptuous.
The two men who had just been discussing the matter were also impressed by the leader's imposing manner and dared not speak again.
Shen Mingzhi pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "I don't quite understand, Jiang Shaochen..."
These two men just said they wanted to be shot.
People from the military also came and took Jiang Shaozhen and Jiang Guofu away, saying they were going to investigate them. However, the leaders and these people claimed that Jiang Shaozhen wanted to marry her.
What does this have to do with anything?
But before she could finish speaking, her boss interrupted her again: "You came here to get Jiang Shaozhen to marry you, what are you pretending to be stupid for?"
The leader's gaze wasn't friendly, not to mention the people behind him.
Jiang Yinyin interjected at this moment: "She just mentioned it, and now everyone knows her identity. My brother and my dad, are you alright?"
Jiang Yinyin was still worried about her second brother and father.
As for Shen Mingzhi, whether she was misunderstood or executed, it had nothing to do with her or the Jiang family.
However, with so many people around, she couldn't say anything.
Shen Mingzhi met the leader's gaze calmly: "I just lost my husband and was kicked out of my in-laws' house. I was all alone. The will my husband left me was my last resort. I just said it casually at the time, just wanting to protect myself and the baby in my belly first."
Seeing that the leader did not speak, Shen Mingzhi continued: "Well, it's inconvenient for me to stay at the Jiang family's house as a pregnant woman. In order to make it more suitable for me to stay, I didn't think too much about it."
"But since things have come to this point, and I've already had a child, you all keep saying we should treat martyrs and widows well, so arranging a place for me to live isn't too much to ask, is it?"
The leader narrowed his eyes. "You're not marrying him?"
Is Shen Mingzhi's change of mind so rapid because she is genuinely afraid of things changing, or is it a deliberate act of settling for second best?
Shen Mingzhi laughed it off: "My husband and I have such a good relationship, how could I possibly be thinking of marrying Jiang Shaochen? I just said it casually at the time, trying to scare the Jiang family. I was afraid they would abandon me. I never expected that they would not only be willing to take care of me... but also willing to marry me and even help me sign the papers..."
As she finished speaking, Shen Mingzhi raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her voice instantly choked with emotion.
At this moment, tears are the most emotional and can touch people's hearts the most.
At this moment, the leader was genuinely surprised, "You and Zhang Ping have a good relationship?"
You know, Zhang Ping is...
Seeing her boss's expression, Shen Mingzhi was immediately puzzled: "What's wrong? Is it not okay that my ex-husband and I have a good relationship? If we don't have feelings for each other, why would I have a child for him?"
She didn't know whose children the twins she gave birth to were.
She only remembered that it was a very cold day, and the man was burning hot like a fireball. She approached him, feeling cold, but was also pierced by pain.
The leader frowned. "Zhang Ping didn't submit a marriage report to you, so your marriage with Zhang Ping is not valid at all."
Given Zhang Ping's character and that affair, was this woman truly unaware or feigning ignorance?
Shen Mingzhi was stunned when she heard this.
"If my marriage with Zhang Ping doesn't go through, then I won't be able to receive the subsidy as a widow?"
Shen Mingzhi still has a headache.
Not only can she not find the child's biological father, but now her nominal husband is not her husband either.
What kind of fate is this? Why is it that when other people transmigrate into books, they are either born into wealthy families or become princesses, but what about her? She has no father, no mother, no husband, and now she can't even rely on her only support.
How could a woman who had just given birth to two children survive in the 1980s?
The leader said, "Although your military marriage with Zhang Ping is not legally valid, Jiang Shaozhen has just submitted a marriage application, and his spirit deserves praise."
The leader saw it as praise and recognition for Jiang Shaozhen.
Shen Mingzhi was completely stunned. "Marriage? Didn't you say you were going to execute Jiang Shaochen?"
If someone who was to be executed submits a marriage application, will they be spared execution?
What is all this about?
The leader frowned and said seriously, "I never said anything about executing Jiang Shaozhen."
"Then you..."
Shen Mingzhi turned to look at the two men in military green uniforms she had seen as soon as she entered the room. She was puzzled. "Then who did you say was humiliating a martyr's widow and should be executed?"
One of the men scratched his head sheepishly: "We were talking about other people, not Commander Jiang or the others."
Shen Mingzhi: "..."
After all that, it turned out to be a misunderstanding!
All those screams she just yelled were for nothing!
Since Jiang Shao-chen doesn't need to be executed, there's no need for her to stay here any longer.
She looked at the leader and said, "Since Jiang Shaozhen isn't going to be executed, then I'll go back."
Since Zhang Ping didn't file a marriage report, she isn't a martyr's widow. In this era where everything requires official seals and certificates, no matter how much she talks, no one will acknowledge or pity her.
She might as well leave sooner and find a way out; perhaps she can find a way to survive.
Unexpectedly, the leader stopped her: "Jiang Shao Chen is in good spirits. He actually kept his promise to his deceased older brother. He even said that even if you hadn't come looking for him because of Zhang Ping's will, he would never have stood by and watched you die if he met you on the street. I have already approved his marriage application. You two should start making preparations and have the wedding."
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