Lu Cheng felt his neck tighten, as if a knife was placed on it. The fatigue from the afternoon sparring was immediately scared away. He hurriedly said, "You did nothing wrong." His tone was firm and his determination was strong.
Lin raised his eyebrows gently: "Then if I don't get Qian Yuelan's apology letter tomorrow afternoon, I will call the police?"
Lu Cheng swallowed his saliva. If he didn't answer this well, he would definitely get into trouble. Although he had little contact with female comrades, he grew up under the domineering aunt and had seen her act like a woman in front of her uncle. So he answered cautiously and carefully: "There's no need to call the police. If the police are attracted to the military affairs, it will not be good for the reputation of the military. And if the police intervene in the affairs of the military family compound, they will be afraid to act. How about I handle this matter?"
Lin Qingqing was actually just trying to scare Chen Zhou's mother. She certainly wouldn't call the police, as she also had to consider the reputation of the army. But although she wasn't going to call the police, she also didn't think of letting Chen Zhou's mother go. She would definitely report to the army. What she didn't expect was that Lu Cheng would take over the matter.
"No need for that. Lesbian issues should be resolved by lesbians. Gay men shouldn't interfere." She didn't want Lu Cheng to be affected by this matter.
"Yes, dad will take care of dad's issues, mom will take care of mom's issues, and kids will take care of kids' issues." Lu Haici suddenly said this.
Phew…
Lin laughed softly: "Do you still understand what we are saying?"
Of course Lu Haici didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from expressing his opinion. However, as a kid with self-esteem, he certainly wouldn't admit that he didn't understand. He nodded in a serious manner: "I understand. I'm not a three-year-old kid."
"How old are you?" Lin teased him gently.
"I'm five years old." Lu Haici widened his eyes, a little surprised that his mother didn't know his age. "Mom, how old are you?" Then he asked like a little adult.
Lin Qingqing continued to joke with him: "I'm nineteen years old." Her birthday is in February, so she is already an adult.
"Wow, you're so old." Lu Haici didn't know that praising a lesbian for her age was not a good thing. However, as a little kid, Lu Haici wanted to be older every day. "How old is Dad?"
Lu Cheng, who was hit by his son again, didn't want to answer. He was afraid that his son would say: Wow, you are so old.
Lu Cheng snorted: "You are so disrespectful."
Lu Haici blinked, a little dazed.
Lin Qingqing also looked at Lu Cheng, not understanding the fragile heart of the "old man".
Lu Cheng continued to walk forward calmly, not giving the mother and son a guilty look. Deputy Head Lu was upright and upright, but his age was his fatal flaw. He even thought that if Lin Qingqing returned to the future and he lived to that future, then when they met again, she might be a child and he would be an old man.
Just thinking about it makes me feel terrible.
So Lu Cheng walked faster.
Lu Haici was very confused. He asked Lin Qingqing: "Mom, why did Dad suddenly walk so fast?"
Lin Qingqing didn't know either. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe people have three urgent needs."
Lu Cheng was walking in front. When he heard her words, he almost stopped, but he walked faster.
"What are the three urgent matters?" The little boy was very curious.
Lin Qingqing: "Urgent to pee, fart, and poop."
The little boy laughed when he heard this. "Mom, I have to go to the bathroom when I get home."
“It’s a good application.”
After returning home, the three of them started to wash up. Lin Qingqing had heated the water in the afternoon. But when Lin Qingqing was about to take a bath, someone came.
"Deputy Captain Lu, is Comrade Lin here?"
Lu Cheng was bathing his son in the yard. When he looked up, he saw Chen Daliang, Chen Zhou and Chen Zhou's mother.
"I'm here." Lin Qingqing was washing hot water in the house. She came out when she heard the noise outside. She knew without guessing that the person with Chen Zhou's mother and Chen Zhou was Chen Daliang. "Is that Comrade Chen? Hello." Since someone came to her house, she naturally greeted him politely.
Chen Daliang said: "I am Chen Zhou's father. I am here to apologize for what happened to my wife and son." As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Cheng. He was a little nervous with Lu Cheng here, for fear of giving Lu Cheng a bad impression.
Although he and Lu Cheng were not from the same regiment, Lu Cheng was the deputy regiment commander and he was the battalion commander.
Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Lin Qingqing said: "This matter has nothing to do with Comrade Chen directly. Comrade Chen is a hero of the people. He is defending his country and naturally cannot take care of his family."
Lu Cheng: "..." This sounds like the opposite. But he couldn't express his opinion.
Chen Daliang didn't expect Lin Qingqing to speak directly to Lu Cheng, or rather, he didn't expect Lin Qingqing to speak so directly. He was certainly not a fool to be able to become a battalion commander. He knew his wife's faults, that is, she was a chatterbox and always gave money to her parents' home. But when it came to taking care of him and the children, and cleaning up the house, she was impeccable.
In this regard, Chen Daliang took control of the family's finances. He kept his salary and gave Chen Zhou's mother some money for expenses and an extra one or two yuan in pocket money every month. So he had control over the money, but he still couldn't control this woman's mouth.
Before, he didn't take it too seriously. There were many female comrades in the family compound, and everyone had a mouth. Male comrades were afraid of quarrels. He thought this was just a quarrel between women, but he didn't know that Lin Qingqing actually wanted to call the police. This matter was a big deal. In fact, he also felt that Lin Qingqing was making a fuss, and the matter was really not that serious.
However, he felt that it was one thing, and he couldn't express it clearly.
"Comrade Lin said that as a man, I failed to keep my wife and children safe. It was my fault," Chen Daliang replied decisively, "so I brought them here to apologize."
Lin Qingqing: "..." This man is so smart that I have nothing to say. He was able to answer her sarcastic words without changing his expression. It must be said that this man is very patient. She did indirectly say that this matter was related to Chen Daliang.
How can it not matter? Although it is his duty to defend the country, what kind of person is his wife? They have been married for so many years, she doesn't believe that he doesn't know. But now that he knows, but he doesn't restrain her or make her change, then you are his problem.
But the problem was that this person's direct admission and apology blocked all her words. For the first time, Lin Qingqing was speechless.
"What's wrong?" Lu Cheng suddenly spoke.
Lin Qingqing looked at him, her beautiful eyes slightly widened with surprise. And a touch of emotion that she herself did not understand. When she was speechless after being answered by Chen Daliang, he spoke. This feeling was like when she felt cold, the sun suddenly shone brightly, making her feel warm in her heart.
Lu Cheng naturally felt her gaze, but he didn't look at her, but at Chen Daliang: "We are soldiers. It's useless to just apologize. We need to know where we went wrong so that we can better solve the root of the problem. Comrade Chen Daliang, since you have come to apologize, do you know where you went wrong?" Lu Cheng said, and stood up. He looked calm, but with a sense of majesty. This is the spirit of a boss treating his subordinates.
Lin Qingqing's heart trembled, but it was not fear, but a feeling that came naturally. It was the first time she saw him with such momentum. All along, Lu Cheng gave her the feeling of being cold and gentle, he was a warm man. But at this moment she realized that he was a warrior who would go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, his momentum was strong and cold. It was just that at home, he put away all his sharpness.
Chen Daliang subconsciously stood up straight: "Replying to the deputy commander, I know where she is wrong." Although Lu Cheng has not been in the army as long as him, Lu Cheng has received the most rigorous military education, not only has he been on the cruel battlefield. He has received education both physically and mentally.
Simply put, conscripts like Chen Daliang only know how to fight, and don't understand military concepts or psychology. But people like Lu Cheng who graduated from military academies are different. They have a wall built in their hearts that is tough and unbreakable.
They have studied psychology and know what attitude to use when facing different types of people.
Lu Cheng: "Speak."
Chen Daliang: "She shouldn't gossip around, shouldn't gossip, shouldn't destroy the unity of the family compound. She shouldn't even listen to rumors. She knows she's wrong, and I know I'm wrong too. I will supervise and guide her, so I'm here to ask for forgiveness from the deputy head of the group."
Lu Cheng looked at Lin Qingqing: "What do you think?"
Lin Qingqing had come back to her senses, and she also knew that Lu Cheng had brought the topic back. She said, "I heard from Comrade Chen that she shouldn't listen to instigation. May I ask, did she hear rumors? I believe that given Comrade Chen's profession and character, someone must have really spread rumors, so she said that, and it's not just fabricated, right?"
Chen Daliang: "..." He didn't expect Lin Qingqing to shift the issue here. If he denied that there was no such person, then he was just talking nonsense and shirking responsibility. He was a soldier, and this was a taboo. But if he named the person who spread the rumor, then... Chen Daliang took a deep breath, "Yes, she heard rumors from someone, so she said those things that were not true or false, and she had never verified them."
Lin Qingqing: "Who told you that?"
Chen Daliang glanced at his wife and said, "Tell Comrade Lin who spread rumors and sow discord in front of you."
"Yes... yes..." Chen Zhou's mother didn't dare to say it, but under Lu Cheng's momentum and Chen Daliang's gaze, she dared not not say, "It's Yang Mailian."
Lin Qingqing couldn't help but frown when she heard this. Yang Mailian really looked troublesome. But the problem was that Yang Mailian was Qin Ming's grandmother. Qin Ming and Lu Haici were good friends now and had fought together. If she quarreled with Yang Mailian, it would inevitably affect the friendship between Qin Ming and Lu Haici, which made Lin Qingqing a little embarrassed.
Lu Cheng said: "Write down the apology letter and explain the matter clearly."
"I... I have never been to school and I can't read." Chen Zhou's mother was a little embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter. Comrade Chen Daliang will write it for you and also make it clear about Comrade Yang Mailian's affairs." Lu Cheng looked at Lin Qingqing again, "Is this matter okay for now?"
Lin paused for a moment, not knowing why, she felt a little disappointed. "Just as you said, write the apology letter and make things clear, and I won't pursue the matter." She calmed herself down, perhaps because she was thinking too much.
Chen Zhou's mother looked at Chen Daliang, and Chen Daliang gritted his teeth and said, "I'll write it and you put your fingerprints on it." This is such bad luck.
Lin Qingqing went back to the room to get a pen and paper. Lu Cheng was still standing, but... Lu Haici pulled his father's clothes: "Dad, I'm cold."
Lu Cheng: "..." He was so focused on Lin Qingqing's affairs that he forgot about his son who was halfway through taking a bath. Looking at the soapy water on his body, Lu Cheng rarely showed him any sympathy. So, Lu Cheng squatted down and continued to bathe his son.
Chen Daliang looked at Lu Cheng with some surprise. It was hard to imagine that the selfless and cold-blooded soldier king would actually give his son a bath. Lin Qingqing quickly took out a pen and paper and said, "Comrade Chen, here you go."
Chen Daliang took the pen and paper and went to the hall, where he wrote down everything that had happened. Finally, Chen Zhou's mother put her fingerprints on the document, and Chen Daliang acted as the guarantor, guaranteeing the authenticity of the matter.
After writing the apology letter, Chen Daliang asked hesitantly: "Excuse me, Comrade Lin, how do you plan to...how do you plan to solve this apology letter?"
Lin Qingqing said: "As long as Chen Zhou's mother stops gossiping about me, I will not make this apology letter public. But if I hear it once, I will make it public and hand it over to the army leaders. I don't think Comrade Chen wants to be affected by it, right?" She knew that doing so was somewhat like forcing Chen Daliang, but if she didn't put some pressure on Chen Daliang, he would never know how disgusting Chen Zhou's mother's gossip was.
Sure enough, Chen Daliang's eyes darkened: "I know, don't worry, there won't be a next time."
After Chen Daliang and his family left, Lu Cheng carried his son, who had just taken a bath and dried his body, to Lin Qingqing's room, and then came out: "Lend me the apology letter."
"What are you going to do?" Lin Qingqing handed him the apology letter and asked curiously.
Lu Cheng took the apology letter and asked, "Just now I said that after Chen Daliang wrote the apology letter, the matter is over. Are you disappointed in me?"
Lin paused, then shook her head: "No, that was my original plan. I don't want to make things too extreme, I just want to have something to hold against her." She did think so, but when she heard Lu Cheng ask this again, she couldn't help feeling aggrieved.
Lu Cheng listened to her somewhat stiff tone, which was different from her usual enthusiasm. He knew that she was angry, but she didn't show it. Lu Cheng didn't want any misunderstandings between them. Besides, he himself was not the kind of person who would hide misunderstandings without explaining them. He said, "For the Chen family, an apology letter is enough for you to hold the handle. If you go on, it will be nothing more than Chen Daliang's wife apologizing to you in front of everyone, which is meaningless. However, this apology letter has Chen Daliang's wife in control, and it can also hold Yang Mailian in control."
Lin Qingqing opened her eyes wide: "You..."
Lu Cheng: "I'll go out for a while. Since Yang Mailian was the one who started this, she must be taught a lesson." After saying that, he turned and went out.
"Lu Cheng..." Lin gently pulled him. For some reason, she felt her eyes a little sore and she felt like crying.
Lu Cheng raised his hand slightly, but then clenched his fist and put it down. He said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. This matter won't affect me. Besides... if I ask my... ask my relatives to swallow their anger for my own sake, then what's the point of me joining the army?" He suppressed the words "wife and children" and didn't say them out loud. Then, he said to the room, "Lu Haici, Daddy has to go out for a while. You are a man now, you come to protect Mom."
"I'm here..." Lu Haici had already put on his clothes and pants. Hearing his father's words, he hurried out of the house. He came to Lin Qingqing and said, "Dad, I will protect Mom."
Lu Cheng patted his head and said, "Good job." Then he said to Lin Qingqing, "I'm going out." He walked briskly, with big but steady steps. Especially his back, tall and straight.
Lin Qingqing stood behind him, watching him walk away. This was the first time that someone stood in front of her, willing to block everything for her. This feeling of being protected made her feel very happy. It's not that she had never been protected before, her grandmother had also protected her. But the feeling of being protected by her grandmother was different from the feeling of being protected by the opposite sex.
Grandma is an elder and a relative. When she was protected by her grandma, she was still young and did not know how to be moved. But now, she has grown up and knows how to be moved.
Maybe because grandma is a relative, she thinks it is her due to be protected by her, so she lacks gratitude. But when she grew up, she still chose to take care of her and accompany her by her grandma's side. This is her return to grandma.
But Lu Cheng was not a relative, so it was not natural for her to protect him, which made her feel grateful. And this gratitude made it impossible for her to calm down.
"Mom is not afraid." Lu Haici said, "If Chen Zhou's mother and Chen Zhou's father come again, and my father beats Chen Zhou's father, I will beat Chen Zhou." Lu Haici said with great momentum.
Lin Qingqing looked at him. He was young and not strong at all, but he made people feel unexpectedly relieved. "Well, mommy is not afraid." She rarely called herself mommy in front of him because she was not his mommy. Even if she was willing to take care of him like a son, she would not call herself mommy. But at this moment, she was willing to do so. Because... She really felt that Lu Haici was a little man.
I couldn't control my tears, they flowed drop by drop. The strange world and lonely heart were filled at this moment.
"Mom?" Lu Haici was startled and his voice couldn't help but tremble. "Mom, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?" In his mind, one would only cry when one was sick.
"Mom's eyes hurt, it will be fine if I rub them. You go to bed first, mom will go take a shower, and we will tell each other a bedtime story later." Lin Qingqing said.
"Mom, go take a shower. I'll sit in the yard." Lu Haici did not doubt his mother's words. He was a little boy, so of course he would not doubt his mother's words, but he liked to sit outside and wait for his mother.
Lin Qingqing did not object: "Okay then."
…
Lu Cheng took the apology letter and went to see Commander Qin first. If the Qin family and the Qian family were not relatives, he would have gone directly to the Qian family. With his position, going directly to the Qian family would be different. But the Qin family and the Qian family are relatives, so he has to take Commander Qin into consideration. Of course, he is in the independent regiment. The highest position in the independent regiment is the regiment commander. There is no brigade commander or division commander above him. He reports directly to the highest leader, so Commander Qin can't control him.
But Lu Cheng had great respect for Commander Qin, and he didn't want to bypass him in this matter.
The Qin family had just finished their meal and were quite surprised to see Lu Cheng coming.
"Commander." Lu Cheng saluted him, "I have something to report."
Commander Qin was stunned. He and Lu Cheng had no work interactions, and he was not yet able to react to the report.
"Lu Cheng, you guys talk, Xiao Ming and I will go out for a walk." Zhang Hongping came to her senses first and took Qin Ming out. Zhang Hongping was very clear about this, she knew that things in the army needed to be kept secret.
Lu Cheng nodded.
After Zhang Hongping left, Commander Qin invited Lu Cheng into the room: "Lu Cheng, please sit down. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Lu Cheng didn't say anything, but took out the apology letter from Chen Zhou's mother: "Please read it."
Commander Qin thought this was quite mysterious. He took the apology letter and read it. "This..." Commander Qin was a little confused. "Lu Cheng, what does this mean?" He couldn't understand it. Commander Qin had never been involved in women's affairs in his life. He was the kind of man who protected his country and left the affairs of the family to his wife, so he didn't quite understand Lu Cheng's intention.
Lu Cheng would not beat around the bush in front of Commander Qin. He said directly, "I am a widower with a five-year-old son. My wife was wronged by marrying me. Now she is wronged again because of my affairs. I am very dissatisfied with this. I don't want to worry about my family in the family compound while I am fighting on the front line. Originally, I brought my wife and children to the army to make us feel at ease, but now, bringing my wife and children to the family compound makes me even more uneasy.
Moreover, Yang Mailian's rumor originated from my visit to the hospital. How did Yang Mailian know about this? At that time, I only met an acquaintance, Qian Yuelan. Your aunt told my wife that it was Qian Yuelan who told her that I had been to the gynecology department of the hospital. So, it was Qian Yuelan who spread the news. As a nurse, Qian Yuelan disclosed the patient's condition privately, which was against her professional ethics. Teacher, I came to you today to respect you. What do you think you are going to do?"