bookbashuk Chapter 375 Knocking on the Door in the Middle of the Night
Chapter 375 Knocking on the Door in the Middle of the Night
After chatting with the old lady, Xu Sui returned to her room but hadn't even gone to sleep yet when someone started knocking on the door.
It was already dark when she sat at the dressing table combing her hair, while Qin Yunzhou lay on the bed reading.
Hearing the noise, the two were somewhat surprised and subconsciously raised their wrists to check the time.
Why is someone knocking on the door so late?
The newly hired nanny, Aunt Liu, went to open the door after hearing the noise.
Aunt Liu was found by Qin Yunzhou from a nearby rural production brigade.
He went to great lengths to find a suitable nanny, not only personally going to the countryside to inquire and conduct investigations, but also specifically testing the other party's character.
Of course, the food must also taste good.
Both he and his wife were busy with work, and the old lady was getting on in years and it was time for her to enjoy her retirement. Qin Yunzhou didn't want the old lady to be too tired and confined at home.
However, there are two young children at home who need to be taken care of.
Therefore, the new nanny must be diligent, cook delicious food, and most importantly, have good character.
Qin Yunzhou tried several people before finally finding Aunt Liu.
Soon, Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou's door was knocked on again.
It was Aunt Liu knocking on the door from outside. "Director Xu, Political Commissar Qin, a mother and daughter have come. They say they are family members of soldiers under the Political Commissar and they want to see him."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sui glanced at Qin Yunzhou, not even bothering to comb her hair, and said, "Coming home so late at night, I hope something happened?"
The position of political commissar sometimes requires dealing with issues concerning military families, especially those under one's command.
However, Qin Yunzhou usually doesn't bring these matters home to resolve; he can settle things directly in the military office.
This way, people won't gossip about it, and those trivial matters won't bother the wife, children, or elderly at home.
Hearing the commotion outside, Qin Yunzhou was also somewhat surprised. He frowned, put down the book in his hand, and put on his military jacket.
"You go to sleep first, I'll go out and take a look."
"Wait for me, I'll come with you." Xu Sui quickly combed her hair, put on her clothes, and hurriedly got up to catch up with Qin Yunzhou.
Military families are usually women and children, and Qin Yunzhou is a grown man, especially late at night, at home.
What if wearing it out causes some misunderstanding?
With her there, it would be more appropriate.
Qin Yunzhou paused, realizing this as well. He didn't refuse Xu Sui; instead, he slowed his pace and waited for her to catch up.
The two quickly entered the living room, where a mother and daughter were sitting on the sofa. The mother was around 30 years old, and the daughter looked to be about 16 or 17.
Both of them had sallow complexions, were thin and small, with hardly any flesh on their bodies, and had somewhat numb and dull eyes.
Even the clothes he wore were patched and tattered.
Those who didn't know better might think there was a famine.
Xu Sui had never seen these two people in the military family compound. She subconsciously looked at Qin Yunzhou and gestured with her eyes to ask if he knew them.
Qin Yunzhou didn't seem to recognize the two people either. He shook his head at Xu Sui, then looked at the mother and daughter and sized them up.
Just as they were about to speak, the two men saw the couple and suddenly stood up from the sofa, knelt down on the ground, and cried pitifully, snot and tears streaming down their faces.
"Sir, sir, you must stand up for us, mother and daughter! Dashan has taken a fancy to another woman in the army and doesn't want us anymore."
"I'm truly desperate, that's why I've come to you, sir, for help."
"Please, please help my daughter and me. Please, for our pitiful state, don't let Ma Dashan divorce me..."
A young girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old next to her also cried with red eyes, "Uncle soldier, please help me and my mother. If my father really divorces my mother, my mother and I will die."
In this era, divorced women find it very difficult to remarry, and even if they do, they can't find a good husband. In fact, their lives after divorce are often worse than they are now.
Especially for women who remarry while still having children, it's even harder for them to find a husband.
Qin Yunzhou quickly figured out whose relatives the mother and daughter were. His expression darkened. "Your husband is Ma Dashan?"
But he remembered that Ma Dasan already had a wife and children, and that his marriage application and marriage report had been approved by the military after going through many layers of approval, so there should be no bigamy problem.
"Yes, yes, leader, my husband is Ma Dashan. He found a younger and prettier nurse in the army and had several children with her. For that woman, he abandoned my daughter and me in the countryside for almost 10 years."
The woman cried even harder, tears streaming down her face, her eyes red-rimmed, and she pulled her daughter down to kneel on the ground, wiping away her tears.
Xu Sui, who was standing to the side, probably guessed what was going on, but at this critical moment, Ma Dashan really ran into trouble.
These days, the higher authorities are cracking down very strictly on issues related to work style within the military.
Anyone who commits these problems will be severely punished.
Especially since Ma Dashan's superior was Qin Yunzhou.
His fate will only be worse.
As expected, Qin Yunzhou's eyes were dark and deep, and his face instantly darkened. "I will investigate this matter thoroughly, if things are really as you say."
"Then Ma Dashan's offense is a matter of conduct, and the military will definitely give you and your daughter an explanation."
"If what you say is true, then Ma Dashan never registered your marriage or submitted a marriage report. Legally, you are not considered husband and wife, so there is no question of divorce."
The mother and daughter were stunned upon hearing this. After they realized what was happening, they immediately broke down in tears, burying their faces in their hands and sobbing, their eyes wide as if they still couldn't believe it.
"No, no, no, Ma Dashan and I are the original couple. We got married first and even held a banquet in our hometown. Everyone in our hometown knows that he is my husband. I also gave birth to a daughter for him. I am his lawfully wedded wife."
"That woman would have been a concubine in the old society, sir. You can't be mistaken. You must stand up for us. We have no other choice but to beg you..."
The mother and daughter cried for a long time and went through a lot of trouble.
Seeing this, Xu Sui sighed, went over and helped the person up to sit on the sofa. He didn't say anything to comfort them, but poured them a glass of warm water and added some brown sugar to it.
Brown sugar was a precious commodity back then; without coupons or money, it was practically impossible to buy.
If it weren't for the fact that she fixed the train at the train station last time, people would have given her some brown sugar.
It's not at home yet.