Jiang Yun suddenly appeared in front of his family, making everyone very happy.
In order to avoid raising suspicion among his grandparents and to avoid questioning from the neighbors, Jiang Yun removed the collar badges on his military uniform and did not wear his military cap.
Her bag contained the skirt and shirt she had worn at Chen's house, as well as a hundred yuan that Chen Yuanwu had stuffed into her pocket.
Chen Yuanwu wouldn't let her refuse: "Xiaojun, you have a lot of money to spend right now, just stay home and recuperate."
Jiang Jun wasn't one to be coy or stingy, so she accepted it openly. She knew exactly how good Chen Yuanwu was to her. If the Chen family found someone else for Chen Yuanwu in the future, she would simply pay him back. She had the skills and the brains to repay the money sooner or later.
There is no emotional involvement, and she doesn't want to owe anyone any favors.
Chen Yuanwu didn't know what Jiang Jun had heard. He was only focused on arranging everything for his beloved girl so that she wouldn't have any worries.
There are many cases where a penny can make a hero fall.
The same is true on the battlefield: a missing bullet or a second late can turn the tide of victory or defeat.
If he knew what Jiang Yun was thinking, he would send Jiang Yun home without hesitation, and then in front of Jiang's family, he would stuff money into Jiang Yun's hands and say some ambiguous words, letting others guess whatever they want.
Zhang Mingtao took Jiang Yun home, put down the medicine bag, told him to take good care of his injuries, and left.
Hong Guizhen held Jiang Yun's hands, tears streaming down her face. "Daniel, how come every time I see you, your hands are injured? What kind of work do you do? Ouch, your feet are injured too. Can you walk? Her grandfather, come and help me."
Jiang Jun smiled casually, "Grandma, I can walk. I don't need help, I just walk slowly. This hand of mine was burned when I was at work and something caught fire. I went to help and it got blisters. I got some medicine at the hospital, and the doctor said it will heal without any scars, so don't be sad."
When Jiang Jun was changing the dressing in the hospital, the blisters on his hands that had been pricked to remove pus were still oozing, and new blisters had appeared. He washed and cut them, and reapplied medicine powder. In addition to the burning sensation, he felt a piercing pain when he moved his fingers.
It's really not easy to force a smile.
Zhang Debao went to light a fire happily: "Grandpa will cook for you. If you eat delicious food, your wound will heal."
My cousin Qiangzi came over and looked at the thick bandage. He wanted to touch it but didn't dare to. "Sister, does your hand still hurt?"
Jiang Jun grinned. "It hurts a bit. I can't do anything. Qiangzi, can you help me?"
Qiangzi patted his chest and said, "Sister, I'm a man, just call me if you need anything! I'm not Qiangzi now, I'm Zhang Daqiang!"
Qiangzi was seven years old. Zhang Xiuying went to find Mrs. Tian and asked other people. Finally, she asked Zhang Jinbao to go to the school to find the principal himself and bring up Jiang Yonghua's name. Only then was Qiangzi admitted to the class as a student.
This is the most gratifying thing for Hong Guizhen in the few months since Jiang Yonghua and Jiang Jun were away from home. His son and daughter-in-law both have jobs, and his grandson is in school. The family's life is finally settled.
Jiang Jun couldn't help but laugh: "Student Zhang Daqiang, please study hard and make sure you get a perfect score on the exam."
Qiangzi saluted childishly: "Yes, sir!"
Hong Guizhen pulled Jiang Yun into the house and said, "Daniel, are you tired? Go lie down on the kang for a while. Qiangzi and Xiaolan will sleep on the kang in the inner room with your grandfather and me. Every day, we'll listen to the radio and Xiaolan read us stories."
Jiang Jun smiled and said, "Grandma, please sweep the dust off the hut where I sleep. I'll just sleep in the back."
Hong Guizhen hummed and hawed twice, then told the truth: "Your mother locked the room, and the keys are all with her."
Jiang Jun's expression changed. "Did she remove the lock right after I left? She changed the lock but still kept the key because she was afraid I'd come back and live here? Grandma, she made you all squeeze into one room and she didn't even give you the key?"
Hong Guizhen was also dissatisfied with Zhang Xiuying's behavior, but because her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson all benefited from Jiang Yonghua's influence, she did not bother with her daughter: "That room is not used, it's better to lock it up."
Jiang Yun was getting more stubborn: "Grandma, I'll sleep in that room!"
Zhang Debao smiled and brought a large bowl of chopped green onion and egg noodles to the table. "Dani'er, eat first. Don't be angry. If you are angry, your life will be miserable. Your grandma and I are in the forest farm. We have lived in such a small nest for decades. Your mom can lock it whenever she wants. That room is only for Qiangzi's parents to sleep when they come to visit us."
Jiang Yun looked at his hands. He couldn't even hold chopsticks or a spoon. If he wanted to change the lock, he would have to ask his grandfather for help. He was angry now, but he was angry for his grandparents to see. He was angry at the wrong person and deviated from the main topic of his anger.
"Grandma, you guys eat too. Qiangzi has to go to school after he finishes." Jiang Jun looked at the other three bowls of plain noodles on the table: "You don't even put in some vegetable leaves?"
Qiangzi spoke quickly: "We always wait for Sister Xiaolan to come back in the evening before we eat vegetable noodles together. The eggs in your bowl were bought by my father when Grandpa was sick a few days ago. Grandpa couldn't bear to eat them and said he wanted to save them for my nutrition when I take the exam."
Jiang Jun was stunned. "My dad and his colleagues didn't send their wages? Or...?"
Or was he intercepted by Zhang Xiuying?
Hong Guizhen smiled and said, "We don't know your father's comrades, and we didn't dare ask. Only one person came to ask who we were. This money is from the little you left behind, and your mother and uncle each gave me eight yuan every month."
Jiang Yun was silent. There were four of them, young and old, and they only had sixteen dollars a month, which was enough for them to eat plain noodles.
Jiang Yonghua was not at home, so Zhang Xiuying probably either didn't dare to go and collect the food coupons, cloth coupons, meat coupons, etc., or didn't have the time to go and collect them.
But won’t the people from the logistics department help deliver it?
Does this mean that because Jiang Yonghua had problems, his company also stopped paying his salary?
"Grandma, I'll go ask in the afternoon." When she came back, she had to take care of the family.
Hong Guizhen was delighted. With her granddaughter back, the family felt as if they had found a pillar. "Okay, no rush, no rush. A day or two won't make a difference. Let's wait until you've rested and are more able to walk. I'll feed you some noodles. Come, have some eggs first."
The four generations of grandparents and grandchildren happily had a simple lunch, and Qiangzi was happily going to school.
Jiang Jun called out to Qiangzi, "Zhang Daqiang, don't tell anyone that my sister is back home or that she's injured."
Qiangzi didn't understand: "Why?"
Jiang Jun: "You can't casually talk about family matters outside. Especially if someone you don't know asks you, you can't tell them."
Qiangzi still didn't understand: "But my aunt and my sister Xiaolan both said that when I went to other people's houses with them, she told them even without being asked."
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