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Chapter 115
Qiao Wei had another consideration, which was that she really wanted to escape from here now.
Even if only temporarily, at least give her a short period of time to catch her breath.
At this stage, the movement had only spread to the county level, and the countryside should not have been covered yet. Large-scale movements like going to the mountains or down to the countryside had not yet begun.
At this stage, the countryside was still peaceful and tranquil.
Qiao Wei really wanted to take a breather.
But Yan Lei was very worried.
He felt at ease letting her go to the county, to the government offices, to meet with the leaders. But without him accompanying her, he was very worried about letting her go to his hometown.
“Let’s forget it, wait until things stabilize here…” he hesitated greatly, “then…”
But he knew deep down that achieving so-called “stability” was a very difficult state to reach. Moreover, the letter from home to him was actually hoping that he could come back and take his father to the city hospital for treatment.
This back pain had been an old problem for many years, and this year’s letter specifically mentioned it, indicating that it was very serious.
“I’ll go.” Qiao Wei addressed his concerns. “People in the hometown don’t take small illnesses seriously. If they specifically wrote to you, it means it’s very serious and should be treated immediately.”
What Qiao Wei said was true.
Because Qiao Wei had read the original text, she had the God’s Eye.
She knew what illness Yan Lei’s father had.
In the original timeline, which was actually very short, after all, it was just a sweet pet story disguised as a historical romance. In the winter two years ago, about six months after the original protagonist’s death, Yan Lei came home from work one day and saw Lin Xixi in his family’s yard.
The kang bed was warm, and the meal was hot. Yan Xiang was dressed warmly and cleanly, taken care of very well.
Yan Lei was stunned for a long time.
The next day, he went to Captain Zhao and said he was willing to marry Lin Xixi.
Captain Zhao and Sister Yang deliberately sent Lin Xixi to Yan Lei’s house to live, cook, and take care of Yan Xiang, all to arrange a good marriage for Lin Xixi, and it worked.
“The main story of the original text happened last year, which was before the ten-year movement began.
During that year, Lin Xixi took care of Yan Lei and his son meticulously, especially treating Yan Xiang as her own child, which opened Yan Lei’s heart and fulfilled the sweet affection.
The main timeline of the sweet affection in the main text is the past year.
Then this year, the big movement began, but because Lin Xixi did not work in Bocheng County like her, the events in the county were unrelated to the main characters.
Actually, this year, the Spring Festival didn’t have a holiday, but cadres like Yan Lei were supposed to stay on duty during the Spring Festival. He had planned to take Lin Xixi to his hometown to visit his parents after the Spring Festival.
Marriage for a year and taking the new wife to meet the parents is also a kind of recognition for the new wife. Anyway, Lin Xixi in the original text was very happy and felt that her marriage was more stable.
When they returned to their hometown, Yan Lei’s father’s back pain had indeed worsened, but it wasn’t as severe as it is now.
However, coincidentally, Lin Xixi’s mother-in-law in her past life also had this illness. Lin Xixi immediately recognized it and advised Yan Lei to take his elderly father to the city for treatment. Later, it turned out to be this illness.
Yan Lei was very grateful to Lin Xixi and treated her even better, defending her in front of his family.
Lin Xixi not only firmly established her reputation as a virtuous wife but also reached the peak of affection.
After this trip to their hometown, Lin Xixi became pregnant.
This timing… actually, Qiao Wei had some guesses. Because Lin Xixi had a bunch of children later on. So in the first year of marriage, Lin Xixi didn’t get pregnant. Qiao Wei now suspects that it was likely the year when Yan Lei was practicing contraception.
Second-marriage families are like this, living together and emphasizing practical benefits. At that time, Yan Xiang’s interests were obviously more important to Yan Lei than the interests of his second-marriage wife.
So on this trip to their hometown, Yan Lei completely let down his guard and let Lin Xixi get pregnant.
The main text ends with Lin Xixi touching her big belly, with a happy smile on her face.
Sweet affection stories of that era intentionally avoided that ten-year period, by default rules.
The subsequent content, how many children Lin Xixi had, how happy the whole family was, and the quiet and silent Yan Xiang, were all mentioned in the extras.
It’s a very standard template for sweet affection stories of that era.
But when the matter fell on Qiao Wei, everything was different, the whole tone changed.
She shouldn’t have left the small town.
It would have been much better to stay in the small town like Lin Xixi, surrounded by pink bubbles.
Qiao Wei sighed.
She felt a slight guilt.
Because there were too many things going on, all her attention was focused on major matters, completely forgetting that Yan Lei had a large family in his hometown, and a sick father.
And if it weren’t for her situation, Huang Zengyue wouldn’t refuse to let her return to the district, and Yan Lei probably wouldn’t have fought to become the military representative of Bocheng County, and wouldn’t have been held back by these things, unable to return home to take his elderly father to the doctor.
Taking everything into account, Qiao Wei decided to go back for Yan Lei.
Thinking about the old man’s illness, Yan Lei had no other choice.
He hesitated repeatedly, and finally agreed, “Then… I’ll entrust it to you.”
Then he considered Yan Xiang. Theoretically, not bringing Yan Xiang along would be the easiest way to treat the old man.
But Yan Xiang, this grandson, has never seen his grandparents since he was born. Morally and logically, it wouldn’t be acceptable not to bring him along.
It’s really complicated everywhere. Yan Lei, a decisive man in his actions, finds it difficult to make decisions when faced with internal family difficulties like this.
Qiao Wei said, “Let me take Yan Xiang with me. I’m not at ease leaving him with others for too long.”
So it was finally decided.
First, Qiao Wei had to go back to her unit to ask for leave.”
Huang Zengyue said, “Yan Tuan called me, so you can rest assured and go.”
He issued her a leave slip.
When Qiao Wei received the leave slip, she said, “I haven’t congratulated you yet.”
The Revolutionary Committee has been established. Essentially, it replaced the original People’s Government and became the new government.
According to regulations, the Revolutionary Committee should be composed of three forces: representatives of revolutionary cadres, representatives of revolutionary masses, and representatives of the military.
In terms of specific positions, there will be a director of the Revolutionary Committee, a first deputy director, and several other deputy directors. The first two positions are held by only one person each, and the number of “several” in the last position is not specifically limited.
Guan Changwei is now the director of the Revolutionary Committee.
Huang Zengyue is the first deputy director. Being second to none, one could say he has reached the top in one step.
Qiao Wei congratulated him.
However, Huang Zengyue’s face remained calm, as steady and reliable as ever. He said, “It’s still the same as before.”
The same?
It seemed like the office had returned to its working state.
But Qiao Wei knew it would never be the same again.
She thanked him and turned to leave, then suddenly stopped and turned back. “Do you have the armband?”
There was a smile in Huang Zengyue’s eyes, and his brows relaxed. He opened a drawer and took out a new armband, tossing it over. “Here you go.”
Qiao Wei caught it and shook it. “Thanks.”
She took the slip approved by Huang Zengyue and went to arrange her leave. In the corridor, she ran into Guan, the current director.
“Director,” Qiao Wei nodded.
“Qiao, are you here?” Director Guan, with a kindly expression, asked, “You said you weren’t feeling well last week, are you better now?”
“I’m much better now, but there’s something going on at home, so I took a long leave.”
“Oh, serious? If there’s anything, let me know. Don’t hesitate to tell me if you have any problems. I’ll do my best to help you solve them.”
Qiao Wei felt she might never be able to be like Director Guan.
To be able to scheme against the same person while showing genuine care and concern.
But she could manage a fake smile.
Qiao Wei no longer felt afraid now.
Yan Lei took up the position of military representative in Bocheng County. As the spokesperson for the military region, no one dared to underestimate him. She was no longer just an ordinary military dependent; she was the wife of the military representative of the Bocheng Revolutionary Committee.
Unless someone named Guan had a problem with his brain, he wouldn’t dare to target her again.
After the hypocritical pleasantries, Qiao Wei arranged her leave, obtained her introduction letter, and left the office.
As she stepped out of the gate, she let out a long sigh, glancing back at the two-story building.
Though it was not tall, it occupied a wide area. It was a typical government office building, upright, symmetrical, and imposing.
Qiao Wei turned her head and boarded the bus home.
When Yan Xiang heard they were going to his father’s hometown, he felt very curious.
He had never seen his grandparents or other relatives since he was born. Sometimes his father would mention it when they were alone together, but not often.
He was always full of anticipation for unknown places.
Yan Lei felt both relieved and worried about this.
Because Yan Xiang was too young, he couldn’t help with anything if something happened.
But Yan Lei had a solution after all.
He bought sleeper tickets for Qiao Wei and Yan Xiang, prepared nationwide food coupons for her, and packed their luggage.
He told her, “Call the village branch secretary Uncle Er. Although he’s not from our family, we share the same surname. I’ve arranged everything. If you need anything, just ask him.”
Qiao Wei said with some regret, “Director Li from the Health Bureau has been detained, and I’m not familiar with the newcomers. Otherwise, I might ask Director Li. Perhaps there could be some connections in the health system back home.”
It’s just too chaotic now. When one person falls from grace, others will distance themselves, and no one dares to get involved.
Fortunately, it was summer, clothes were thin, and luggage was light. With only a woven hand-carrying suitcase and a bag, she could pack everything.
When Sister Yang heard that she was going to take the child back home alone to take care of her father-in-law’s illness, she was deeply moved. She sighed to Captain Zhao, “I really underestimated Qiao.”
She made several meat pies for Qiao Wei, all square-shaped to fit into the lunchbox, and filled a lunchbox for her. “Take these for the journey.”
This time, Captain Zhao was truly impressed. He felt that Yan Lei, who not only did laundry but also cooked, wasn’t shortchanged at all.
Even until he saw Qiao Wei off at the train station, Yan Lei was extremely nervous.
Qiao Wei chuckled, “What are you afraid of?”
Yan Lei sighed, “You’re traveling alone, I’m really worried.”
In this era, only a very small number of people had the opportunity and ability to travel far. Many people never left their birthplaces their whole lives, never took a train, and even felt awe at the idea of riding a big train.
Yan Lei reminded her, “Don’t lose your money.”
“Don’t worry,” Qiao Wei said, “You know where I keep it.”
As someone who had read the original text like Qiao Wei, and having the God’s-eye view, she directly had a small cloth bag made by a tailor and hung it around her neck, close to her body.
Why bother dealing with ridiculous and disgusting relatives if she lost her money? It’s not worth it. Cut off the problem at the source!
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