pjbooks Chapter 146 Who Will You Help This Afternoon?
Chapter 146 Who Will You Help This Afternoon?
The best solution now is for Zhou Zhigang to give Yan Dafeng a sum of money as compensation, and then sincerely apologize to her to gain her forgiveness.
Bao Ya has a ready-made potential partner to introduce to Da Fen, so this matter can be pretty much put behind them. Moreover, with this marriage as a safety net, Old Man Yan won't easily fight them to the death.
Bao Ya felt it was necessary to remind them that these people, especially Director Wen, had the same problem as Xu Wanyun: they were too self-righteous.
Thinking that country folk can get away with anything, little do they know that it's not difficult for others to deal with them.
She helped Liu Erming and Yan Dafeng get together because Liu Erming had been eyeing her for many years, and if things went well, it would be a good thing.
Wang Xiao roughly understood what she meant, and asked somewhat uncertainly:
Who will you help this afternoon?
"Of course I'm helping Captain Yan. No matter how you look at it, we're on the same side. I stopped Yan Dafeng and found her a new job, so I've made my money worth the hundred yuan. As for Zhou Zhigang, what does he have to do with me? I don't even know him."
Director Wen was a little anxious. The father and daughter were even harder to communicate with than Lin Baoya this morning. The old man would faint at the drop of a hat, and the girl would act recklessly when she was angry, and no one could stop her. Now that Lin Baoya had switched sides, wouldn't that just make things worse?
"This is also doing something for the military. After all, your older brother is a military officer. Can you just consider it helping him out?"
"There's nothing more to say. I've completely offended my brother's mother-in-law. Once he's discharged from the hospital, my sister-in-law will whisper sweet nothings in his ear, and we might never see each other again for the rest of our lives. Why should I help him?"
Bao Ya shook her head. Helping Jiang Tao was even less necessary; no matter how good he was, it had nothing to do with her. He wouldn't let her be the regimental commander anyway.
On the contrary, given the relationship between Secretary Yan and his uncle, we should help the Yan family father and daughter even more, since the three uncles have been very kind to us.
Director Wen was still unwilling to give up and wanted to continue to do some ideological work with Bao Ya, when someone knocked on the door and told them to come out.
Bao Ya looked out the window and saw that the two men leading the way were middle-aged. They were clearly not ordinary people. The middle-aged man with the smiling face had a gentle temperament and always greeted people with a smile, showing a good temper.
The other one was seven parts domineering, two parts resentful, and one part "fuck you." That's quite a character; Bao Ya secretly gave him a thumbs up—he's got personality.
"You must be Comrade Xiaolin. I am Gu Ze, the political commissar of the 27th Division, and that is our division commander, Qin Lie."
Political Commissar Gu greeted her with a smile and also introduced Division Commander Qin.
"Hello, Political Commissar Gu!"
Bao Ya also stepped forward to greet him, at which point Commander Qin, on the other side, said in an unfriendly tone:
"Comrade Kobayashi, I've heard so much about you."
As soon as Bao Ya opened her mouth, he could tell that she was the one who had given a self-criticism that morning, so she wasn't very polite when she spoke.
"Really? I'm honored."
Bao Ya responded calmly and unhurriedly, a reaction that surprised the two leaders.
Looking back at the somewhat uncomfortable Yan father and daughter, and then at the reactions of Wang Xiao and Director Wen, I couldn't understand what kind of family could raise such children, who showed no stage fright whatsoever when they saw the two of them.
"Comrade Xiaolin, come with us to the conference room to discuss the matter between the two families. You can also serve as a witness and give us a heads-up if there are any shortcomings in our handling of the situation."
Commissar Gu smiled and told Bao Ya to participate in the whole process so that she wouldn't go around spreading rumors. They had already experienced the girl's propaganda skills.
"Since the political commissar has made this request, I will definitely complete the task."
The things I've done since I arrived haven't escaped their notice; they might be trying to use this opportunity to teach me a lesson.
"Okay, let's go together."
Then Political Commissar Gu led a few people to the conference room.
Upon entering the conference room, Political Commissar Gu gestured for everyone to sit. The two leaders took the main seats, Zhou Zhigang and his superior sat on one side, while Bao Ya pulled the Yan family father and daughter to sit on the other side. Wang Xiao and Director Wen also found seats. Xu Guanyan was the last to enter.
Captain Yan was a little intimidated. The highest-ranking official he had ever met was a county leader. He was fearless in the commune because the commune secretary was his nephew, and none of those people had the same imposing presence as the two above him.
Bao Ya didn't care. She had seen several national leaders on TV in her previous life. Moreover, the higher the official's rank, the more approachable they had to appear. On the contrary, those below them who had no real power put on airs.
After Officer Wang served everyone tea, he left. At this moment, Political Commissar Gu slowly spoke:
"Old comrade, the division commander and I are here today. Tell us all your grievances and see if there is any misunderstanding. Let's discuss it properly."
"I just want to ask him why he broke off the engagement..."
Captain Yan was feeling uncertain and a little nervous, so he stammered.
"Boss, Uncle Yan was so angry this morning that he fainted. He's probably not very energetic right now, so I'll speak for him."
Seeing that he was speaking haltingly, Bao Ya became a little anxious. They were all from the same village, and whether she helped the father and daughter or not, she would be seen as being on their side. It would be better to stand up and help openly.
When Xu Guanyan saw Bao Ya trying to stand up for the father and daughter, he glared at her, thinking that this was too outrageous. Not only was she causing trouble herself, but she was also helping others make a scene in the army. He had to talk to Jiang Tao about this when he got back, wondering if he would ruin his future if things continued like this.
"Oh? What do you think, old comrade?"
Seeing her step forward, Political Commissar Gu was a little surprised and turned to ask Captain Yan for his opinion. It would be good to have someone who could speak frankly, so that people wouldn't say they were abusing their power later.
"Okay, let Bao Ya speak for us. I'll agree with whatever she says."
Although Captain Yan was aware of this, he was over sixty years old and his energy was somewhat waning.
He knew that Bao Ya was the type to hold a grudge, and he agreed with what she had said that morning, so he let her speak and said he would thank her properly when they got back.
Having received an answer, Bao Ya didn't hesitate and asked Zhou Zhigang directly:
"Zhou Zhigang, how old was your sister when she got married?"
"Huh? My sister?"
Zhou Zhigang was momentarily stunned by Lin Baoya's question.
This morning, I learned from the Yan family that Zhou Zhigang is an only son with an older sister and a younger sister.
Captain Yan was reluctant to let his daughter marry so far away. He chose her because his family was small and lived in the same village, but he hadn't expected to make such a mistake.
"Yes, how old was your sister when she got married?"
"Seventeen..."
After answering the question, Zhou Zhigang suddenly realized something, glanced at Yan Dafeng again, and frowned.
"Your sister got married at seventeen, and I got married at eighteen. Girls in the village generally get married young, you must know that, right? Dafeng got engaged to you at sixteen, and she's twenty-one now. If you didn't want to, why didn't you say so sooner?"
After hearing these words, everyone looked at him and agreed that it made sense. If you didn't want to say so earlier, you'd be delaying the girl's future.