Chapter 28

The letter was indeed sent from his father-in-law’s village.

But the sender of the letter was not his father-in-law, but Ning He’s ex-fiancé!

He Shaochuan didn’t have the habit of prying into other people’s privacy, so how could he know that the letter was sent by Ning He’s ex-fiancé?

It was a month ago, when Ning He and Qian Lin first came to join the army.

Once, after Ning He finished reading a letter, he did not put it away in time and just left it on the table. He Shaochuan, who had returned, took a quick glance at it and roughly knew the contents of the letter.

At that time, when He Shaochuan realized that this was a letter written to Ning He by her ex-fiancé, he pretended nothing had happened.

At that time, He Shaochuan felt that since Ning He brought Qian Lin to join the army, he should live a good life with him.

Furthermore, this letter was sent unilaterally by the man and does not mean anything.

But as time went by, He Shaochuan clearly understood that it was impossible for the sender to keep sending letters.

Letters are something that are exchanged back and forth, which means that Ning He also wrote back to him.

He Shaochuan recalled that a few days ago, Ning He burned all the letters sent by that man in front of him.

Did Ning He write back to him?

If there was no reply, then why did this man send another letter?

He Shaochuan tightly grasped a corner of the envelope. He really wanted to tear up the letter to stop Ning He from having any contact with that man.

But reason eventually prevailed over everything, and his fingers loosened their grip. The letter could not be torn up, but he didn’t want to give it to Ning He either.

Just as He Shaochuan was lost in thought, a soldier came running up to him, panting.

Before he could even catch his breath, he said to He Shaochuan, “Captain He, the old commander wants to see you!”

He Shaochuan put the letter into his pocket, stood up and followed the soldier to the old leader’s office.

The old chief of the military region was a middle-aged man in his fifties named Jiang Yuanzhao.

Although he is over fifty years old, time has never left any traces on his face. That solemn face still shows the heroic spirit of his youth.

Jiang Yuanzhao was wearing a military green uniform and sitting at his desk.

Hearing the sound of soldiers knocking on the door, Jiang Yuanzhao raised his head and looked at He Shaochuan who was standing at the door.

He said to the soldiers, “Okay, there’s nothing to do here, go down first.”

The soldier closed the office door before leaving.

Jiang Yuanzhao pointed to the chair opposite and said to He Shaochuan, “Come and sit down!”

He Shaochuan walked to the desk and gave Jiang Yuanzhao a standard military salute: “Hello, Chief!”

Jiang Yuanzhao waved his hands, not wanting to see He Shaochuan being so distant with him.

“Alright, alright, don’t do that in front of me.”

After He Shaochuan sat down, Jiang Yuanzhao didn’t keep him in suspense and said to him directly: “I have heard about Li Da and Wang Zhi. It is indeed wrong for their wives to talk nonsense outside, but there is no such thing as a rumor without a basis. Look at your wife. Hasn’t she caused enough trouble since she came to the compound?”

As the leader, Jiang Yuanzhao was unwilling to interfere in other people’s private affairs.

But he admired He Shaochuan, the taciturn man in front of him who had saved his life during a combat mission.

It can be said that without He Shaochuan, there would be no Jiang Yuanzhao today.

To Jiang Yuanzhao, He Shaochuan was not only a soldier under his command, but also a brother with whom he had been through thick and thin together.

It is also for this reason that Jiang Yuanzhao is very concerned about He Shaochuan’s private affairs.

He Shaochuan’s face darkened when he heard Jiang Yuanzhao’s criticism of Ning He.

His tone was even colder and harder: “No matter what, she is my wife. I will take good care of her and will not allow others to slander her!”

Seeing his serious look, Jiang Yuanzhao immediately got angry: “Hey, you have a temper more stubborn than a cow! I’m old now, who do I do this for?”

Jiang Yuanzhao took out a file from the drawer and threw it in front of He Shaochuan.

“Look, this is the list of names of the art troupe that will perform on Army Day.” Jiang Yuanzhao reached out and tapped on the file.

“It’s less than a month until Army Day. If you file for divorce now, I’ll approve it right away.”

“Divorce?” He Shaochuan’s expression suddenly changed, and his cold and hard face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

His brows were knitted together, and his deep eyes flashed with a hint of coldness: “I will not get a divorce!”

Jiang Yuanzhao was completely confused by He Shaochuan’s words: “Why? You don’t want to divorce because you want to live with her forever? What about the girl named Yu? I told the art troupe to let her come for your sake. Now they have brought her here for you. You don’t want to divorce?!”

Jiang Yuanzhao held a high position and great power, but he never abused his authority to do anything petty or treacherous.

Now, for the first time, for He Shaochuan’s happiness, he used his power to send the person here, and also used his power to allow He Shaochuan to divorce.

But what he got was He Shaochuan’s words: No divorce!

He Shaochuan stood up suddenly and said to Jiang Yuanzhao calmly, “Yes, I won’t divorce. As long as my wife is willing, I will be with her forever, so please take back your decision, Chief.”

Jiang Yuanzhao asked again, “What about Yu Yatou? She is now the face of the art troupe, and many soldiers are lining up to pursue her. For you, she even wrote to me and begged me to help her. If you don’t divorce her, what will Yu Yatou do? Are you going to just watch her being laughed at?”

He Shaochuan remained calm: “I have nothing to do with her anymore. It’s not my business whether she will be ridiculed or not.”

“If there is nothing else, Chief, I will leave first!” He Shaochuan turned around and left without even waiting for Jiang Yuanzhao to speak.

“He Shaochuan, stop right there! You are such a rebellion!”

No matter how Jiang Yuanzhao shouted from behind, He Shaochuan pretended not to hear.

After Ning He and Qian Lin finished their meal of spicy and smooth cold noodles, they had nothing to do.

Qianlin looked at the large bag of clothes that Ning He had packed and asked, “Mom, how about we go to No. 1 Military District Compound this afternoon and try our luck?”

Otherwise, if I leave such a big bag of clothes at home, my dad will find it sooner or later.

Ning He thought about it and felt that what Qian Lin said made sense. Since the clothes were already made, she might as well try her luck.

Ning He did what she said. She carried a big bag of clothes and went out holding Qian Lin’s hand.

Qianlin had a good memory and took Ninghe to Military District Compound No. 1 with ease.

Ning He looked at the two soldiers standing guard at the door, and finally realized that the person living here must be of extraordinary status!

She remembered that the woman’s dress that day was different from that of other military families, and it was obvious that she was not an ordinary person.

But Ning He doesn’t know how extraordinary she is yet.

Ning He brought Qian Lin to the front of the soldier and asked with a smile: “Comrade Soldier, I would like to ask if the wife who lives in No. 1 of the military compound is home now?”

The taxi driver standing guard at the door glanced at Ning He and said in a serious tone: “This is the chief’s residence, not a place you can come! We can’t tell the chief’s wife’s whereabouts at will, you better leave here quickly!”