Hearing this, Su Guilan was completely stunned. Her eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and a bit of bewilderment. When they first learned that their biological daughter had been raised in the countryside and suffered hardships.
They hadn’t conducted much investigation.
They only asked Wen Ci if she had gotten married in the countryside.
Wen Ci’s answer was: No.
But now…
Wen Ci took Xiao Chuan’s hand and walked up to Jiang Zhenjun, who was sitting on the sofa, exuding the pressure of a person in authority with every gesture.
“He is someone I picked up on the roadside yesterday. He was trafficked to the capital. It appears to be a gang operation, involving the welfare home’s review system.”
With just a few simple sentences from Wen Ci, Jiang Zhenjun understood her purpose.
“I will have someone specially investigate this case, you…”
He paused, then changed the subject and asked, “Have you been to the hospital to see Jingyuan?”
“I have.”
The way they conversed was not like that of father and daughter, nor like that of subordinates, but rather like strangers meeting for the first time, answering each other’s questions routinely.
Wen Ci fell silent.
The living room fell into a kind of silence, where only the sound of each other’s steady breathing could be heard.
“Will you stay for lunch?”
After a while, it was Jiang Zhenjun who finally broke the silence. He paused and then continued, “Try your mother’s cooking.”
Su Guilan quickly chimed in, “Ah Ci, is there anything you’d like to eat? I’ll go to the market later to buy some groceries and cook for you.”
Wen Ci declined, “No need.”
She didn’t quite understand the behavior of her father and mother, but she didn’t want to make too many judgments, after all, this body was related to them by blood.
“This child needs to come with me to the military camp.”
Xiao Chuan immediately became nervous, looked up at Wen Ci, and gently tugged at her sleeve, “Sister, can you come with me?”
Wen Ci thought about it, she had nothing to do in the afternoon and could accompany him.
Her eyes curved into a smile, “Okay.”
Jiang Zhenjun stood up from the sofa, picked up his briefcase, and left. Wen Ci and Xiao Chuan followed closely behind. It was already nearly six-thirty.
Many women in the residential compound were gathered together chatting.
The bright sunshine made Wen Ci’s palms a bit sweaty, so she let go of Xiao Chuan’s hand and said with her usual gentle expression, “Stay close to the auntie, okay?”
“Okay,” Xiao Chuan nodded softly.
“Minister Jiang, who is this child? She looks so well-behaved.”
Those who could settle in the residential compound of the capital’s military district were all families of military officers, and basically, everyone knew each other. They had all heard that the Jiang family’s daughter was particularly well-behaved.
But no one in the compound had seen the Jiang family’s daughter.
Not long ago, they heard that the Jiang and Huo families had become in-laws.
They were even more curious about what the Jiang family’s daughter actually looked like.
Jiang Zhenjun smiled faintly, “My daughter has come back to visit.”
“Is this the child of the grandson of the old chief Huo?”
“No, this is the child of my daughter’s neighbor from the northwest military district. She brought him to the capital during the holiday to broaden his horizons,” he explained very clearly.
There were many women in the residential compound who loved to chat. If he didn’t explain clearly, who knows what rumors might spread in the compound in a couple of days.
Halfway through the walk, Wen Ci asked considerately, “Are you tired?”
In the morning, they had walked from the military camp to the residential compound, and now they were walking back from the residential compound to the military camp. Wen Ci was worried that Xiao Chuan might get tired from walking too much.
Xiao Chuan raised a smile, “I’m not tired!”
Jiang Zhenjun was walking a few steps ahead, listening to Wen Ci’s concern for Xiao Chuan, and looking straight ahead, he casually asked, “When do you and Jingyuan plan to have children?”
He saw that Wen Ci quite liked children, and the key reason for having wives accompany the military was to have the soldiers’ wives get pregnant as soon as possible, to leave offspring for the family.
Wen Ci was taken aback for a moment, then replied, “Let nature take its course.”
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