Chapter 175: Such Bad Luck

Although Luo Caixia didn’t report Captain Wang’s behavior to his direct superior, Political Commissar Xu learned about it and couldn’t help but have a private conversation with Captain Wang, trying to do some ideological work.

“It’s not enough to just focus on moving forward. We need to take care of the logistics too…”

Most leaders, when promoting young people, prefer to promote married ones, believing that they are more stable. Among married people, those with harmonious family lives are naturally prioritized.

For someone like Captain Wang, whose family was in constant chaos, even if leaders wanted to promote him, they would have second thoughts.

When Political Commissar Xu reminded Captain Wang, he didn’t mention Luo Caixia at all, but Captain Wang knew what he meant and felt very embarrassed.

“It’s just some trivial matters. My family doesn’t understand, they make a big fuss out of nothing. I’ll teach her a lesson when I get home.”

“What lesson? You just have a bad temper. Talk things out, discuss it properly.”

“I understand.” Captain Wang answered honestly.

This was just a private reminder, and since Luo Caixia didn’t make a fuss, it didn’t have a big impact on Captain Wang.

But it still made Captain Wang uncomfortable. Leaving a bad impression on the higher-ups would also affect his promotion, wouldn’t it?

After returning home, he started scolding Luo Caixia.

“You silly woman with long hair and short wits. If I’m not good, what benefits could you possibly get? Don’t forget, you rely on me for food.”

“I’ll have my own salary next month.” Luo Caixia retorted confidently.

“A temporary worker, what are you so confident about? I got you this temporary job.” Captain Wang mumbled, “If you keep making trouble, I’ll get you fired.”

Luo Caixia said calmly, “That’s impossible. I’m already in, the canteen can’t fire me that easily.”

It’s no wonder that workers nowadays have a stiff backbone. Once they get a job, leaders have to have a solid reason to fire them, otherwise, even the factory manager wouldn’t be able to dismiss anyone at will.

Although Captain Wang helped her find the job, now that it was Luo Caixia’s, Captain Wang couldn’t do anything about it.

Being directly confronted by Luo Caixia, Captain Wang’s expression became a little embarrassed.

Luo Caixia was no longer a country girl. She had grown up in the city and gained experience, making her harder to fool.

Unlike his deceased wife, even after staying in the family compound for several years, she only knew how to stay at home and do chores. Until her death, she still held on to her old ways of thinking.

“If I had known you were like this, I wouldn’t have married you.” Captain Wang said angrily, “If you cause trouble for me again, I won’t tolerate you anymore. I’m telling you straight, if you affect my promotion to deputy regiment commander, I’ll send you back to your hometown.”

“Oh.” Luo Caixia’s expression was indifferent, “That’s not going to happen. You’re my child’s father after all. If you don’t provoke me, why would I provoke you?”

The couple quarreled like this, and they ended up sleeping in separate rooms that night.

Luo Caixia let out a sigh of relief and slept soundly. But Captain Wang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

He originally wanted to marry a virtuous woman who would revolve around him. Who would have thought he would end up with someone like this? Although she took care of his food and clothing, she would argue and fight with him, and she only gave him a daughter… He felt more and more regretful.

But even if he regretted it, he never thought about divorce.

In his eyes, divorce was a shameful thing, something that would be looked down upon by everyone. The most severe punishment he could think of for Luo Caixia was to send her back to her hometown.

Luo Caixia felt the same way. She never thought about divorce either. She just wanted to wait a while, for things to settle down, and then get pregnant and have a son.

Every time she talked about this, Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

“Having a son will save your marriage? Having a son will make Captain Wang a good husband? I don’t think so.”

Luo Caixia wasn’t sure either, “I have to try. This is the only way I can go.”

She had already married this man, and she couldn’t leave. What could she do?

“The canteen aunties and the women’s federation aunties all say so. Once I have a son, after a long time, Lao Wang will be on my side.” Although Luo Caixia said this, her eyes were filled with confusion.

“It’s hard to change a leopard’s spots.” Lin Xiangnan scoffed, “Forget it, I can’t persuade you with this idea. I’ll lend you some books later, read them when you have time, it’ll be good for you.”

Deep-rooted old ideas couldn’t be changed with just a few words, and Lin Xiangnan was too lazy to waste his effort.

With Luo Caixia’s current desire to have a son, anything Lin Xiangnan said would be in vain.

The only way to broaden her horizons and gain knowledge was to read. The more she read, the more Luo Caixia would understand what she truly wanted.

“Thank you for your concern. I’ll definitely read the books you lend me carefully.” Luo Caixia said earnestly.

After being reprimanded, Captain Wang became more obedient. Luo Caixia ignored him and focused on her own affairs. Lin Xiangnan gave her a pile of books, and she had to look up words in the dictionary while reading, she was busy.

Since she wasn’t urging him, Captain Wang forgot about Wang Bao’s deafness in his left ear.

Even his own father didn’t care, so there was no need for her, his stepmother, to care.

Luo Caixia was kicked to the ground that day, and Wang Hu and his sister went out to play directly, which chilled her heart.

She thought she had been very caring towards these two children, treating them as her own. Wang Bao was even raised by her from a young age.

But when something happened at home, no one stood by her side.

Now she only felt that the child she gave birth to was the only one who was truly hers.

Just when Luo Caixia was planning to have a son, the factory held another meeting, again targeting female workers.

The theme of the meeting was to suggest that women with multiple children get a contraceptive IUD. Each family could only have two children at most. If the first child was a son, they couldn’t have another. If the first child was a daughter, they could have a second child…

Some policies came too quickly, like a whirlwind. As soon as Luo Caixia heard this, her face changed.

Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but feel a headache after hearing this.

His elder brother, Lin Xiangdong, had already set a date for his wedding, just half a month later. The guests had already been notified. This sudden policy change, he didn’t know if it would affect his wedding or not.

The two places were not in the same province, so the situation might be different.

But the family compound over here was strictly enforcing it. At the latest, next year or the year after, the guillotine would fall on their heads back home.

There wasn’t enough time to have two children. The Zhou family might really go back on their word.

Mail was slow, so Lin Xiangnan sent a telegram directly to his family.

Hu Meili couldn’t help but slap her thigh when she saw the telegram, “How can we be so unlucky?”

Lin Xiangdong smiled wryly. He was just so out of sync with the times.

When he was supposed to study, an order came down, and he had to carry his bag and go to the countryside, only returning to the city after several years of hardship.

Now that he was old enough to get married, he encountered these problems again.