Chapter 82 - 82 76 Asking for Help

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82: Chapter 76: Asking for Help 82: Chapter 76: Asking for Help “` A new chapter begins, and it’ll be a bit longer. ————————– Liang Xiangyang was called to a meeting at the general military district, and Zeng Meili knew about it. She directly phoned Zhou Hanliang. This round of military recruitment was orchestrated by Zhou Hanliang, and the special enlistment slots for Lin Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong were also given by him; therefore, without hesitation, she dialed Zhou Hanliang’s number. Listening to Zeng Meili recount the replacement incident in detail over the phone, Zhou Hanliang felt both angry and amused. Did these people really take them for fools? If he hadn’t instructed Liang Xiangyang and Zeng Meili to keep the special enlistment status of Lin Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong confidential, would these lawless folks have gotten this opportunity? Unlike Zeng Meili’s fury, he thought it was better that this kind of incident happened sooner rather than later. It served as a wake-up call for them—to never trust the local personnel too much during future recruitments. No matter how laborious, they must take the recruitment materials with them when traveling, leaving no chance for others to tamper with them. It seemed that he needed to handle this matter personally. “Division Commander, I need to request a few days off...” Zhou Hanliang reported the incident at Red Flag Commune in detail to Xu Zhenghong. “Big brother and sister-in-law are really anxious...” Xu Zhenghong frowned deeply, “What I’m worried about now is that if Laosan finds out, the conflict between big brother and Laosan will deepen.” “What should we do? Dean Liang has gone to a meeting, and there’s no suitable person to send over.” Hearing Xu Zhenghong say this, Zhou Hanliang also realized that he had oversimplified the situation. The expansion of the clinic had been carefully planned by Zhou Mikang. However, by taking advantage of Zhou Mikang being sent to Capital City for training, the Zhou Jingping couple managed to get the job done quietly. By the time he returned, who knew how furious he’d be? What irritated him the most was his family members exploiting their power for personal gain. Without the special enlistment of Lin Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong, perhaps Zhou Mikang wouldn’t think this way, but now, they were indeed indulging in wild speculation. “By the time he gets back, the enrolment will be over, and besides, both Lin Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong are qualified by normal selection standards...” Pausing a moment, Xu Zhenghong waved his hand, “Go ahead, settle the matter first, then we’ll talk. Pick four soldiers to bring with you, just to be safe.” “There’s no need to bring anyone. Division Commander, you think too highly of their guts...” Zhou Hanliang couldn’t help laughing, “If they really dare to lay hands on me, they must be tired of living.” “That’s true.” Xu Zhenghong chuckled and shook his head. “I’ve been a bit overly cautious. Still, take an assistant with you. Bring Little Wang; the kid’s got a sharp mind and good moves. It’s always good to be prepared.” “Alright.” This time, Zhou Hanliang did not refuse. ... “Chief Zeng...” As Zeng Meili and Zhao Qiliang worked on determining the direction for the investigation in the office, Xue Ligang pushed the door open, followed by Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan. “Aunt Zhao, Qiyan...” Zhao Qiliang stood up in surprise, scanning over the mother and daughter, puzzled as to why they came at this time. Xue Ligang interjected: “Chief Zeng, Qiliang, Comrade Lin Xiaohua and Comrade Zhao Qiyan have come to report something. They first went to my office, and I brought them over.” “Please sit down.” Zeng Meili pointed to two stools against the wall and nodded at Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan. “Chief Zeng...” Lin Xiaohua began, her eyes nervously shifting towards Zhao Qiliang, “Qiliang, if I report who did the tampering, does that mean I won’t have to go to prison?” “` “Imprisonment?” Zhao Qiliang furrowed his brows, “Auntie, please clarify. Director Xue, thank you for bringing over my aunt and Qiyan.” “No trouble at all, you all busy yourself,” having given the cue to leave, Xue Ligang could no longer feign ignorance and had to take his leave. ... In the past few days, Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan felt as if they were bursting with strength; life suddenly had a goal! Even though they were reluctant to part with their daughter, the thought of her having a bright future alleviated much of their sense of loss. More than once, their daughter had told them that once she joined the military, she would work hard and someday she would take them out of there. Of course, there were plenty of sour comments in the village. After all, Chuxia was originally taken as a negative example by most families in the village to educate their children: lazy, gluttonous, clueless, physically weak, and not even good-looking—that was debatable. Yet, such a negative example was about to enlist in the military, becoming a promising medic, which was quite on par with college students. Besides, getting into university through the military was definitely easier than from the village. Thinking of that, families with daughters couldn’t help but seethe with jealousy. Why didn’t their outstanding daughters have the same opportunity as Lin Chuxia? There were even rumors that Lin Chuxia could join the military because the Luo family had pulled strings for her so that she could go to the military unit with Luo Xiaoqiong and find Luo Hongqi—the ultimate goal, of course, was to marry Lin Chuxia off to Hongqi. Because of this rumor, Aunt Zhong had cursed in the street for half a morning, implying that Chuxia was a fox spirit, shameless, running off to the military to steal her daughter’s man... Upon hearing the news, Lin Baohe grabbed a stick, intending to beat her, but Zhao Yulan held him back. People are like that, on the day of the engagement, when the replacement incident was exposed, many felt Chuxia was blessed, thinking that the couple’s good deeds had been rewarded. But the next day, once they got over the initial reactions, envy took the upper hand, and the rumors, naturally, became less favorable toward them. Even if they beat up Aunt Zhong, what difference would it make? “So we just let her spout nonsense?” Lin Baohe said bitterly. “Let her babble if she wants—once Chuxia is enlisted, those who are waiting for a laugh won’t see any, and we don’t have deep hatred with them, do we? It’s not like they’ll hold on to this forever,” Zhao Yulan replied. Thinking it over, Lin Baohe decided against stooping to Aunt Zhong’s level. However, even with these interludes, nothing could dampen the couple’s joyful mood. Equally thrilled was the Luo family. To say that Fat Auntie and Luo Gangshun had no hopes of Chuxia and Hongqi reconciling would be a lie, but what made them happiest was that Chuxia and Xiaoqiong were both joining the military where they could look out for each other. That afternoon after lunch, as Chuxia was chatting with Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe under the pear tree, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and a woman stumbled in. “Big sister?” “Auntie?” It took a good long while before Chuxia and her family recognized the disheveled woman, with streaks of dirt on her face, as Zhao Yucui. “Little sister, save your brother-in-law...” After uttering those words, Zhao Yucui’s legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground with a “thud”. “Big sister...” Zhao Yulan, frantic, helped her up, “What happened? What’s wrong with brother-in-law? Did you run all the way here?” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

Chapter 82 - 82 76 Asking for Help

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