Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1413 Ulterior Motives 1

Chapter 1413: Chapter 1413 Ulterior Motives 1

Seeing Lu Jiang still commanding respect without showing anger, Jiu Hong’s eyes widened suddenly, filled with shock.

"Comrade Colonel Lu?" he blurted out.

Simultaneously, he reflexively saluted Lu Jiang, with an extremely attentive attitude.

Lu Jiang, holding Dundun who was rubbing his eyes, returned the salute, "Comrade Jiu Hong."

He did not ask why Jiu Hong was there, but Jiu Hong was desperate; his departure from the army wasn’t honorable, yet he urgently wanted to return to his former position!

"Comrade Colonel Lu," Jiu Hong approached Lu Jiang rapidly as if riding on Wind Fire Wheels, urgently saying: "Did you come here specifically to find Comrade Li Shuitian? How did you know Comrade Li Shuitian lives here? Do you also know I live here? Oh, you’ve been transferred to the Viva Army, right here in Baozhou, that’s really close, how did I forget that!"

Although Lu Jiang didn’t know why Jiu Hong was expelled from the army, he could guess accurately and also understood the intent mixed in Jiu Hong’s multitude of questions, yet he pretended not to understand.

"I did not know you have settled in Baozhou, it was merely a chance encounter with Comrade Li Shuitian on the street."

As for Jiu Hong’s mention of forgetting, whether he truly forgot or not, Lu Jiang didn’t bother to delve deeper; Jiu Hong followed him out of the army, how could he not know about his transfer to Viva Army.

Perhaps, Jiu Hong settling in Baozhou wasn’t unplanned.

"Right!" Li Shuitian interjected with a smile, not revealing that he knew Jiu Hong had harmed him, "This is the first time I’ve encountered Comrade Lu Jiang since leaving the army. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known Comrade Lu Jiang was in Baozhou. It’s really great, after all, encountering an old comrade isn’t easy. Don’t you think so, Comrade Jiu Hong?"

Cao Hongzhu’s expression was not as pleasant as her husband’s, she continued: "Comrade Lu Jiang, you might not know yet? The four daughters of Comrade Jiu Hong and his wife are really charming."

Lu Jiang was startled for a moment, four? This means Jiu Hong and his wife had a fourth daughter.

Cao Hongzhu’s words pierced sharply into Jiu Hong’s heart, turning it into a mess, but he couldn’t show his frustration to avoid giving others something to hold against him, he righteously declared: "Women can hold up half the sky, we are now in an egalitarian socialist new society, what’s wrong with having daughters? Daughters are fine, daughters are the parents’ little padded jackets."

"I didn’t say girls are not good. Four daughters, they’re great. Just like what his wife said, having daughters is better than not having any, like me and Shuitian," Cao Hongzhu said cheerfully.

Jiu Hong twitched his lips, "Sister-in-law, don’t take her words to heart, she’s just naturally sharp-tongued."

This statement had a double meaning.

Cao Hongzhu was pulled aside by Li Shuitian, "Hongzhu, see, don’t delay Comrade Lu Jiang’s itinerary."

After finishing, he looked at Lu Jiang, "Comrade Lu Jiang, Comrade Ping Zhengkai, my wife and I will not see you out any further. Take care, bring your sister-in-law and Zhuangzhuang over to visit when you have time."

Lu Jiang nodded to them and Jiu Hong, then turned to Ping Zhengkai, "Let’s go with Erxiong."

Simultaneously, he reminded his daughter to hold on to his clothes to avoid getting separated.

"Dad, don’t worry, I’m big Fubao, not a little kid anymore. Let’s hurry, look, Erxiong wants to run too." Fubao, being clever, kept urging Lu Jiang to leave, and waved back to Li Shuitian and Cao Hongzhu, "Goodbye Uncle Shuitian, goodbye Aunt Hongzhu."

"Goodbye!" Li Shuitian and Cao Hongzhu waved back at the same time.