She and Huo Jingyuan did want to have a child, but there had been no signs of pregnancy. They planned to put in more effort once Huo Jingyuan’s injuries healed.
Jiang Zhenjun didn’t press further.
Upon arriving at the military camp, he had the guard take Wen Ci to the office to rest, then immediately called a meeting with cadres at the political commissar level and above.
The issue at hand was the review of the welfare home.
This matter had to be treated as a top priority!
Most of the families adopting children from the welfare home were military families who had been injured in battle and could no longer have children. Yet now, there were criminals adopting children from the welfare home only to sell them.
Such behavior was undoubtedly crossing a red line!
In the spacious office, the guard first brought a cup of warm water to the child, then looked up at Wen Ci and asked, “Miss Jiang, what would you like to drink?”
Jiang Zhenjun had informed the guard of Wen Ci’s identity.
Wen Ci asked, “What are the options?”
“Coffee and tea.”
“Coffee.”
It had been a long time since she last had coffee, and she was feeling a bit nostalgic for its taste.
The guard said, “The coffee might be quite bitter.”
“That’s fine.”
Not long after, the guard brought a cup of coffee into the office.
·
Meanwhile.
Jiang Chen stormed back home. As an officer, he had leave time, and today he had specifically taken time off to bring Xiao Ye home to seek forgiveness.
Instead, he ended up getting slapped twice for no reason, with a bright red mark on his left cheek.
Jiang Ye comforted him, “Brother, calm down. Mom just slapped you in a moment of anger, and Sister didn’t mean to hit you either.”
Her words only made Jiang Chen angrier.
Did he not know whether Wen Ci had slapped him on purpose or not?
“You’re too kind-hearted, still defending Wen Ci like this.”
Jiang Ye’s smile was as resilient as a little white flower.
Jiang Chen reached out and patted her head. He was a few years older than Jiang Ye. When they were young, their father was always at the military camp, and their mother was often away on business trips.
The house only had him and his sister.
It could be said that Jiang Ye was practically raised by him.
When he found out that Jiang Ye wasn’t his biological sister and was to be married off to the northwest, he thought, Why? As the eldest brother, almost like a father, shouldn’t such a marriage at least require his consent?
Later, his mother told him.
His biological sister had suffered a lot outside.
He felt genuine heartache for her. Although he had never met his biological sister, they shared the same bloodline.
When Jiang Ye suggested that their biological sister take her place in the marriage.
He hesitated.
Regardless of whether Huo Jingyuan was an officer or not, for someone who had lived in the countryside for twenty years, marrying the grandson of Old General Huo was an incredible opportunity.
So, he also joined in persuading his mother.
After all, Jiang Ye had been raised by them for twenty years.
And Wen Ci, by marrying far away to the northwest and joining the military.
This was already a good choice for her.
After calming down, Jiang Chen let out a long sigh. He had spoken impulsively at the time, and it had damaged Wen Ci’s reputation.
“I brought this upon myself.”
Jiang Ye shook her head. “It’s not your fault, Brother. It’s Sister…”
“It’s not her fault either. I brought this upon myself.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen applied a hot towel to his face. He still had to go back to work in the afternoon.
“By the way,” Jiang Chen suddenly remembered something and turned to Jiang Ye, asking, “Did you offend anyone before leaving the capital?”
“Why do you ask?”
“The neighbors near your school’s apartment have been complaining. They say someone keeps banging on the door at random times, disturbing their sleep.”
Jiang Chen had once visited that apartment in his military uniform, and some neighbors had seen him. When they knocked and found no one home, they directly complained to the military camp.
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