Ding Jiangang knew that this was the only way. He listened to Yue Wenbin's words and nodded.
Yue Wenbin asked Jiang Qingzhou to help him gather all the educated youth in the yard, and then he and Jiang Qingzhou went to the backyard to invite Chu Jingqiu over.
When Chu Jingqiu saw Jiang Qingzhou coming, he agreed to give Jiang Qingzhou face and go to listen to what Ding Jiangang said.
Ding Jiangang was much more honest this time. He first said to the educated youth, "I have wronged Chu Zhiqing. Xiao Yihan is not my cousin's partner. Chu Zhiqing is Xiao Yihan's partner.
My cousin likes Xiao Yihan, but Xiao Yihan already has a partner. She is jealous of Chu Zhiqing, so she called my mother and cried. My mother told me that Chu Zhiqing stole my cousin's partner.
I believed it and decided to speak up for my cousin, so I said so many mean things. I was wrong, and I beg Chu Zhiqing to forgive me."
After saying that, he turned towards Chu Jingqiu and bowed deeply.
Chu Jingqiu looked at the people around him with different expressions and said loudly, "Everyone has heard it, this is the truth of the matter. I don't want anyone to talk nonsense about this matter in the future.
If I hear any more rumors about this matter, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly and, if necessary, I will call the police."
Shi Aihong and Zhang Pingping smiled knowingly, and the three of them went back to the backyard holding hands.
Lin Lei called from behind, "Chu Zhiqing, we bought some meat and flour when we came here. How about we treat you to dumplings at noon?"
Chu Jingqiu waved her hand and said without turning back, "No need. We just had some dumplings. You can help yourselves! Thank you."
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On Saturday afternoon, Wang Yingying returned home exhausted both physically and mentally.
She has been unlucky these past two days. First, Xiao Yihan came to question her, and then today the troupe leader talked to her and replaced her as the lead dancer with her arch-rival Yao Lina.
She was in a very bad mood. As soon as she got home, she started throwing things around in her room and even dropped her favorite porcelain doll.
Wang Yingying's mother, Wu Yuelan, was anxiously pacing outside the door. She had spoiled her daughter.
A few days ago, Old Wang came back and was very angry. She had a lot of trouble to calm him down. Now her daughter comes back and throws things again. She doesn't know how Old Wang will deal with her when he comes back.
Just as I was thinking about what to do, Commander Wang came back from the army. As soon as he entered the house, he heard Wang Yingying throwing things at home.
He hadn't had time to settle the score with her yet, and this just added fuel to the fire. He rushed directly into Wang Yingying's room and saw the mess.
He pointed at her nose and cursed, "You evil girl, tell me what you have done. You have completely disgraced me. I have no hope of getting promoted, and I have to go back to that barren mountain valley.
You said you can't be more compassionate. Xiao Yihan has a girlfriend, but you still have the nerve to pester him.
That's fine, but why did you have to be so clever as to spread rumors and slander me? You offended a bunch of leaders for me at once.
Do you know who Chu Jingqiu's grandfather is? It's He Qixian, a ministerial-level cadre. I don't even dare to provoke him. You're really amazing."
Wang Yingying was so scared that she couldn't believe she had caused such a big mess. She couldn't even cry.
She screamed at the top of her lungs, "Dad, I never thought this would happen. I've been replaced as the lead dancer. What should I do? Dad, tell me, what should I do?"
Wu Yuelan wiped Wang Yingying's tears distressedly. She said tearfully, "Old Wang, you are being retaliated for such a small matter. How could they do this? Let's go to the higher authorities and file a complaint against them."
Wang Wenbiao glared at her and said, "What do you know? I was originally the acting division commander. I had planned to build a good relationship with Mr. Xiao so that I could pass the inspection smoothly and then become a regular commander.
This time, Yingying used my name and my connections to investigate Xiao Yihan's partner, and it also caused a bad impact.
I failed the assessment this time because they said I was not suitable for working in the central government-affiliated units with a high level of confidentiality. I returned to my original unit and my former deputy division commander served as acting division commander.
I'm lucky I'm not being held responsible. Tomorrow we'll pack up and move back to our old military housing estate."
Wu Yuelan still felt sorry for her daughter and quickly said, "Old Wang, Yingying has already realized her mistake. Please talk to the art troupe and see if you can get the lead dancer position back."
Wang Wenbiao glanced at his daughter, whose face was pale, and sighed heavily, "Yingying, why was your lead dancer position replaced? Didn't you tell me the reason?"
Wang Yingying whispered, "Xiao Yihan went to the leader of our unit and reported to him that I had falsely accused his girlfriend.
The leader changed my position as the lead dancer and asked me to do a deep self-reflection to see how I would perform.”
Wang Wenbiao shook his head and said helplessly, "Let's talk about it after this period of time! If you made a mistake, you should admit it and perform well. With your ability, it won't be difficult to return to the lead dancer position."
Wang Yingying shouted unwillingly: "Dad, it's just a small matter, can't you help me beg for mercy? Otherwise, I will go and ask Grandma Xiao. She likes me very much, she will definitely forgive me."
Wang Wenbiao's anger, which had just subsided, was ignited again, "Wang Yingying, can you understand a little bit? You made such a big mistake, and you still think it's a small matter.
If Old Madam Xiao knew that you did this, would she still like you? Don’t dream about it. Please let me worry less.
The best thing to do now is to do nothing and wait until the anger subsides."
Wang Yingying pouted in dissatisfaction, and Wu Yuelan finally made her happy by promising to go to the department store tomorrow and buy her the wool coat she had been thinking about for a long time.
At this time, the Xiao family in the military compound was having dinner.
Old Master Xiao picked up a piece of meat for Xiao Yihan and said, "Yihan, Commander Wang will be returning to his original unit tomorrow. You know this, right?"
Xiao Yihan said gently, "I understand. I was just notified today that Deputy Division Commander Han will be acting as Division Commander for now."
Old Master Xiao nodded and said, "Wang Wenbiao is too utilitarian and too indulgent towards his family members. He is not suitable for this position."
Xiao Yihan's expression also grew serious. He said, "Wang Yingying, under the banner of Commander Wang, privately used her connections in the military to investigate Xiaoqiu. This is a serious violation of discipline. Sending him back to his original unit is considered a relatively light punishment."
Old Master Xiao smiled and said, "There's your handiwork in this, right? Good boy, you have the style of your grandfather back then."
Xiao Yihan poured a glass of wine for the old man. "Grandpa, I just told the truth. I didn't frame him. Our Xiao family does things openly and honestly. We never stab others in the back."
Grandma Xiao sighed, "I never thought that Wang Yingying had such a vicious mind. I thought this child was gentle and sensible, and she often came to chat with me, an old woman.
I thought she was Xiao Yue's girlfriend, but it turned out to be a false alarm."
Qi Yue just took a bite of rice and said vaguely: "Grandma, why don't you think of me when you have such good things? I don't like such people."
Old Master Xiao asked with concern: "Yihan, what are the identities of those thugs? Can Xiaoqiu handle them?"
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