A few minutes later, the guard came out from inside, his expression serious as he looked at the truck driver and said, “This driver needs to present the relevant documents. The Minister of the Logistics Department of the military district will be waiting for you at the entrance to the family compound.”
“The Minister?!” Wen Ci’s eyes widened.
Even though it was just the Minister of the Logistics Department, anyone who reached the ministerial level was no ordinary person. He managed all aspects of daily life for the entire army.
His military rank was the same as other ministers, and he held real authority.
“Mhmm.” The guard checked the truck driver’s documents and, after confirming everything was in order, the barrier at the military district gate slowly rose. He reminded them, “You can only drive up to the entrance of the family compound. The driver is not allowed to move around freely.”
Wen Ci nodded. “Understood.”
After getting back into the passenger seat, the truck driver, sweating and visibly nervous, said, “Miss, this military district is really intimidating.”
The soldiers at the guard post were all armed with weapons.
Wen Ci smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry, sir. I forgot that trucks need approval from higher-ups to enter the military district.”
“It’s fine,” the driver said, waving his hand.
He had already been paid for the transport, so whether he could enter the family compound or not didn’t really matter to him. When they reached a fork in the road, he asked, “Which way is the family area?”
The family area and the military camp shared the same main gate. After a few hundred meters along the main road, there was a fork. The truck driver glanced around but saw no signs indicating the direction.
“Go straight,” Wen Ci said.
The driver continued for a few more minutes. Seeing the wide entrance to the family compound ahead, with several soldiers in uniform standing rigidly at attention, he swallowed hard and said, “Miss, there are a lot of soldiers up ahead.”
Hearing this, Wen Ci looked toward the entrance. The middle-aged man at the forefront had an extraordinary presence, and the rank on his shoulders was different from the others.
She felt a bit nervous too.
Under the guidance of the soldiers, the truck driver parked the vehicle.
Wen Ci got out and was about to explain herself to the officials when she saw the Minister of the Logistics Department wearing a warm, friendly smile. “A Ci, you really look exactly like your parents, as if carved from the same mold.”
Wen Ci: “…”
Although she didn’t want to admit it, her biological father was also a minister. There were only a few ministers in the entire Beijing Military District, so it was normal for them to know each other.
Wen Ci put on a smile.
“My name is Jiang Guozheng. You can call me Uncle Jiang.”
Wen Ci obediently said, “Hello, Uncle Jiang.”
After that, Minister Jiang looked at the clothes in the truck, which were packed in nylon bags, and asked, “A Ci, did your parents not give you spending money?”
Wen Ci shook her head. “No, I want to start my own business.”
“Such a large truckload of clothes must have cost a lot.”
Wen Ci explained, “They were sold to me at half price on credit by my husband’s childhood friend…”
Noticing Wen Ci’s nervousness, Minister Jiang softened his tone and said gently, “Uncle is just asking as a matter of routine. There’s no need to be so tense.”
Huh?
Wen Ci felt something was a bit off.
The way Minister Jiang looked at her…
It was as if he was seeing someone else.
Moreover, he seemed to know that she had been raised elsewhere after being switched at birth.
Testing the waters, Wen Ci said, “Uncle Jiang, I actually wasn’t raised by my parents from childhood. You don’t need to be so polite to me.”
Upon hearing this, a look of pain and pity flashed in Minister Jiang’s eyes. “Uncle knows that A Ci has suffered a great deal outside.”
Wen Ci was full of questions.
His tone, his gaze, and Minister Jiang’s age…
Could he be her biological father?!
Jiang and Jiang (江 and 姜) even sounded the same.
Wen Ci’s eyes widened in shock.
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