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Bai Ruolin had been up all night and was already exhausted.
She didn’t want to go find Political Commissar Wang so late, but then she thought about Qin Yunfeng’s words and they made some sense.
She struggled to her feet.
“It’s so late, I’m scared by myself. Why don’t you come with me?”
Qin Yunfeng pursed his lips. “This is the military, what’s there to be afraid of? Besides, if I go, I won’t be able to help you anyway. At most, I’ll just get scolded along with you.”
Bai Ruolin: ……
Bai Ruolin stormed out the door, her heart filled with hatred for Su Yi and dissatisfaction with Qin Yunfeng.
Even though it was a cold winter night, she didn’t feel the chill at all.
After all, nothing was colder than her heart right now.
Bai Ruolin arrived at Political Commissar Wang’s door and quickly knocked.
The one who opened the door was Political Commissar Wang’s wife, Shen Li.
Bai Ruolin timidly called out, “Aunt Shen, I’m here to see Uncle Wang.”
Shen Li looked at her with displeasure. “It’s so late, can’t whatever it is wait until tomorrow?”
After complaining, she still opened the door and let her in.
Bai Ruolin didn’t dare say anything else. Shen Li had always been lukewarm towards her, and she wouldn’t come over unless absolutely necessary, not wanting to be laughed at by her.
As soon as she entered the room and saw Political Commissar Wang, Bai Ruolin immediately burst into tears and knelt down.
Political Commissar Wang was also annoyed that she had come over so late, but now seeing her suddenly crying like this, his heart softened.
“What’s going on? Tell me what happened, get up and talk properly.”
Shen Li was also startled and quickly pulled her up and made her sit on the sofa nearby.
She sighed and went to pour a cup of hot water. “What happened, exactly?”
Only then did Bai Ruolin hurriedly tell her about what happened that evening.
“Before my things went missing, I only saw Su Yi alone. I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to find my things at all.”
“And that watch of Old Master Mo’s looks so similar to mine, I really got excited and mistook it for mine. I didn’t expect that Commander Zhou would help her and said he would stop my work and wait for punishment!”
Political Commissar Wang was immediately furious when he heard this. “Unbelievable! It’s just a misunderstanding between young women, a little squabble, why are you talking about suspension? Besides—”
Political Commissar Wang’s words were interrupted by Shen Li’s light cough.
She smiled and said with pursed lips, “Ruolin, you’re being silly. It’s just a few lost things, why make such a big fuss?”
“Besides, that foreign watch and the domestic ones can look similar? You wear your watch every day, can’t you tell it apart?”
Bai Ruolin felt that she was in the wrong and didn’t dare speak.
Political Commissar Wang calmed down when he saw this.
“Your aunt is right, you were indeed wrong in this matter, and you were very wrong!”
“I think it’s better if you just stop performing for now. The Spring Festival is coming soon, just stay at home for the New Year, and we’ll discuss it after the new year!”
Bai Ruolin panicked as soon as she heard this.
“Uncle Wang, but there are so many performances at the end of the year. I actually have a few performances with other troupes. What should I do if I’m stopped now?”
Shen Li snorted. “It’s not up to you whether you stop or not. Besides, the art troupe will continue to operate even without you. What you should be thinking about now is how to stay!”
Political Commissar Wang also nodded in agreement. “Your aunt is right, go to Commander Deng tomorrow morning and apologize to him, write a self-criticism and stop performing.”
“I’ll risk my face to help you get a chance to stay and be observed. After the New Year, when the heat dies down, we’ll find a chance for you to return to the art troupe.”
Bai Ruolin saw that Shen Li was constantly supporting her, knowing that she wouldn’t get a better result today.
She could only nod and agree to leave.
……
Bai Ruolin, who should have been shining on stage, suddenly found herself cleaning the toilets in the dormitory building every day.
Bai Ruolin was naturally a thousand percent dissatisfied.
Every time she swept to Su Yi’s floor, she wished she could throw excrement into Su Yi’s room!
She couldn’t figure out where Su Yi hid the hundred yuan and her watch.
And that jade bracelet, it was clearly bought by Su Yi, why had she never seen her wear it once?
Bai Ruolin was obsessed with these things every day.
One day, when everyone was out, she snuck to Su Yi’s window again.
She wanted to find an opportunity to break in and search again, but this time the window was locked from the inside!
That dead woman had installed a lock!
Bai Ruolin trembled with anger. The next day, she refused to clean the toilets.
Seeing this, Qin Yunfeng could only urge her repeatedly.
Bai Ruolin gritted her teeth in anger but dared not show it, so she pretended to be sick. “I’ve been feeling a little unwell these past few days, can you help me sweep once?”
Qin Yunfeng looked displeased. “I’m a grown man, how can I go running to the women’s dormitory?”
“Besides, it’s not appropriate for someone of my status to be cleaning toilets. You should go quickly. If you’re late and someone finds out, it’ll be a big problem.”
Bai Ruolin held back the urge to vomit. “Alright, alright! I’ll go now, okay?”
Qin Yunfeng nodded. “After you clean the toilets, go straight to the bathhouse and take a shower. Don’t bring the stench back home. I’ve been feeling like the house is constantly smelling bad these past few days.”
Bai Ruolin: !!!
Finally, after enduring for half a month.
As the Spring Festival approached, Bai Ruolin kept urging Qin Yunfeng to apply for leave to visit family.
They planned to go back to their hometown early to hold the wedding banquet, avoiding having to stay longer and clean toilets for more days.
On the other side, Su Yi had also asked for leave from Master Ma, intending to go back early to handle the change of household registration.
Before leaving, Su Yi was worried that Zhou Jinchuan, a grown man, wouldn’t be able to handle the two children.
She helped prepare some dumplings for the New Year in advance. After wrapping them, she froze them outside overnight, so they wouldn’t spoil.
Ye Xiaowu and Ye Nuanuan were both reluctant to see Su Yi leave.
But they also knew she was going back to change her household registration, so they were very well-behaved and didn’t say anything.
They just kept telling her to be careful.
After making arrangements with the two children, Su Yi simply packed a few clothes and brought the documents from the army, preparing to go back to her hometown.
The nearby county didn’t have a train station.
To take the train, she had to go to the city, and the train back to her hometown only ran once a day in the morning.
Because of this, she specially went to the city a day early, planning to stay there for the night.
During the day, she could also go shopping in the city and see if there was anything worth buying.
Although it was in the Northwest, it was considered the largest city in the Northwest, so naturally, there were more things for sale than in the county here.
Maybe she could even find some good things to sell in her hometown and make a profit.
Thinking this, Su Yi quickly packed her things and prepared to take the bus to the city early in the morning.
But as soon as she stepped out of the dormitory, she ran into Zhou Jinchuan, who was driving past.
The car stopped beside Su Yi, and Zhou Jinchuan rolled down the window, calling out, “Get in.”
Su Yi was puzzled, “Commander Zhou, are you going out?”
Zhou Jinchuan hummed, “I have something to do in the city today, so I’ll give you a ride.”