Upon receiving the divorce papers from Luo Shicheng, Sun Bailing immediately slammed his fist on the table and ordered Luo Shicheng to bring Hua Li and Luo Yan to his office to see him.
Hua Li has just recovered from a serious illness and is temporarily unable to go out to work after returning home from the hospital.
Without a job, there's no money. Without money, you can't even afford nutritional supplements, let alone guarantee three meals a day.
Hua Li was thin and had a sallow complexion. He was panting after just three steps from the compound to the military region. When he arrived at Sun Bailing's office, he collapsed on the sofa and almost fainted.
Sun Bailing immediately became furious and questioned Luo Shicheng.
"What happened? Didn't you take good care of them, mother and child?"
She's not his wife, why should he take care of her? Luo Shicheng is like a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water.
Luo Yan hadn't actually gone hungry these past few days living with Hua Li. She had eaten all the malted milk powder and snacks that Sun Bailing had bought for her, and Hua Li hadn't touched a single bite because she was afraid she would go hungry.
In order to achieve the desired effect, Luo Yan did not share her food with Hua Li, and watched as Hua Li used the little rice in the house to cook porridge that could reflect images and eat it.
Only if Sun Bailing can see that Hua Li is in a worse state than before when she sees her again can she teach her scumbag father a lesson.
“Luo Shicheng, if you don’t give me a proper explanation today, I’ll call your father right now and have him come and ask you why you treat your wife and daughter this way.”
Luo Shicheng frowned. "If you're not feeling well, you should ask a doctor. What's the use of asking me?"
Although these words were harsh, they made sense. Sun Bailing made an internal call to summon a military doctor.
The military doctor took Hua Li's blood pressure and asked about his general condition before informing Sun Bailing.
"Comrade Hua is not seriously ill; his weakness is entirely due to hunger."
Sun Bailing immediately ordered the guards to fetch porridge and vegetables from the canteen. Hua Li didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a spoon to feed Luo Yan first.
Luo Yan picked up a spoon and ate, while Hua Li picked up a bowl and started eating.
After Hua Li finished eating, Sun Bailing asked Hua Li in a kind and gentle manner.
"Shicheng's wife, can you tell me why you don't eat properly when you get home?"
Sun Bailing had seen her in a sorry state more than once, and Hua Li no longer hid it, saying with tears in her eyes.
"It's not that I don't want to eat, it's that I don't have money to buy food."
Luo Shicheng's face immediately darkened. "What are you pretending to be pitiful for? How have you survived all these years without money..."
Or perhaps that man has also grown tired of you and is no longer willing to give you money.
Sun Bailing stopped Luo Shicheng and continued to question Hua Li.
“You are a military dependent, and you should all be provided with jobs. I remember you should be working at the supply and marketing cooperative. How come you have no money? Or did you encounter some difficulties and spend all your money? Tell Uncle Sun, and Uncle Sun will help you solve it.”
Hua Li burst into tears, choking back sobs.
"Luo Shicheng gave the job at the supply and marketing cooperative to Liu Jingqiu."
I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I haven't taken a single penny from Luo Shicheng since the day I married him. I've been supporting myself and my children by doing odd jobs.
"I can suffer, but my child can't. Uncle Sun, please grant me permission to divorce Luo Shicheng."
Sun Bailing's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "This is outrageous! Luo Shicheng, who gave you permission to give Luo Yan's job to someone else?"
Luo Shicheng did not believe he had done anything wrong.
“An Guo saved my life, so it’s only right that she give the job to Liu Jingqiu.”
Sun Bailing laughed in anger, “The state provides subsidies and allowances to the families of military martyrs and soldiers, and also arranges jobs according to individual circumstances.”
As far as I know, Anguo's family members were also arranged to work at the supply and marketing cooperative. Luo Shicheng, tell me, how did Liu Jingqiu manage to hold two jobs all by herself?
Luo Shicheng was unaware that Liu Jingqiu had also been assigned to work at the supply and marketing cooperative, and was momentarily speechless.
Sun Bailing continued, "What life-saving grace? It's a joke. It's perfectly normal for comrades to cooperate and provide cover for each other on the battlefield. When did it become your place to settle things privately?"
"My position as division commander was earned by the sacrifice of countless comrades. According to your logic, I wouldn't need to serve my country; I'd be too busy repaying debts of gratitude every day."
These words left Luo Shicheng speechless.
Sun Bailing called the supply and marketing cooperative and asked them to notify Liu Jingqiu to come to the military region to see him. After hanging up, he asked Hua Li.
"Even if Luo Shicheng gave your job to Liu Jingqiu, what about his allowance?"
As a battalion commander, Luo Shicheng's monthly allowance, including all the miscellaneous items, was over a hundred yuan, so it's no wonder Sun Bailing asked.
Hua Li suppressed the bitterness in her heart and spoke clearly.
“I am not entitled to his allowance, so it is only right that he does not give it to me.”
Sun Bailing almost lost control of his expression, and his voice became terrifyingly cold.
"If he doesn't give his allowance to you, who will?"
Hua Li's mouth seemed to be sewn shut at the crucial moment, leaving Luo Yan speechless. She picked up the biscuits Sun Bailing had given her and stuffed them into Luo Shicheng's hand, then, in a childish voice, exposed her scumbag father's shortcomings.
"For Aunt Liu, for..."
It may seem like a child's casual remark, but the timing of the point card was so perfect that Sun Bailing couldn't help but think about it.
"Luo Shicheng, you've given all your allowance to Liu Jingqiu too?"
Luo Shicheng nodded.
"Nonsense!" Sun Bailing hadn't been this angry in a long time; his hands were trembling uncontrollably.
"Don't tell me you gave all your allowance to someone else's wife because you were repaying a life-saving debt."
Luo Shicheng did not deny it, and Sun Bailing gritted his teeth.
Hua Li covered her face and cried bitterly, "Uncle Sun, please don't blame him anymore, it's all my fault..."
Hua Li mustered up her courage and recounted her most unbearable past.
"On my wedding night, I was knocked unconscious and given that kind of drug... I screamed for help, and someone actually chased away the bad guy who was bullying me, but, but then that person... that person... sob sob sob..."
The child isn't Luo Shicheng's. He's already been very kind to give us, mother and child, a place to stay. Even if he gave me the allowance, I wouldn't have the face to accept it.
Oh my god, she finally said it! Luo Yan, who had been jumping around anxiously, was finally relieved.
Upon hearing this, Luo Shicheng's face turned ashen.
"You weren't with someone else on your wedding night... were you forced?"
Hua Li cried uncontrollably, "Yes, I like you, how could I possibly mess around with other people..."
That guy was too strong; I couldn't beat him at all. Afterwards, I thought about dying, but I wasn't in the wrong. If anyone should die, it should be him, not me.
Do you remember what that person looked like? Or what distinctive features they had?
Overwhelmed with emotion, Hua Li covered her face with her hands, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
"It was late at night, so I didn't get a good look at him, but I did see a big, hard lump on his chest. I don't know if it was a scar or something else."
Luo Shicheng raised his hand and touched his chest through his clothes. There was a deep scar there, which had hardened over the years, and there were also scratches left by that woman next to it.
It was as if Hua Li's cries overlapped with the cries of that woman. Luo Shicheng was momentarily dazed. Could it be that the woman that night was Hua Li?
Luo Shicheng then denied it, saying it was too much of a coincidence.
Hua Li cried until she was short of breath, her vision blurred, and her hands covering her face fell limply. In the blue light, she saw the silhouette of Luo Shicheng, which overlapped with the figure from that night.
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