Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 788 - 0788: Reap What You Sow3_1

Chapter 788: Chapter 0788: Reap What You Sow3_1

Ding Aihong successfully completed his task and stepped aside.

As the conversation between Cui Shaoyuan and Zheng Xuefeng came to an end, he suddenly asked Feng Qingxue, "When we just joined the army, I seemed to hear a rumor. Did you receive anything from the soldiers in the army? Something like luxury foods."

Upon hearing these words, several senior officers of the border defense force frowned, including Zheng Xuefeng.

Qi Gang’s heart leaped, was this bringing up the main topic? But this situation couldn’t be considered as bribery and corruption!

"Oh, you’re referring to that! Please wait a moment, I’ll show you something, and you’ll understand," said Feng Qingxue. Living in the army’s family compound with many people meant arguments were bound to happen, it was impossible to refuse everyone’s generosity. Prepared for this eventuality, she fetched a booklet from a box and passed it over.

"When my child and I first arrived at the army, everyone was very welcoming. They bought many things for the child: malt essence, high-quality milk candy, air-dried yak meat, and so on. We couldn’t refuse. They wouldn’t accept our money, so Lu Jiang and I documented every item in this booklet. It’s not right for us to take advantage of others, not even a needle or thread. Thus, under unavoidable circumstances, we returned the gifts. Some received a pair of shoes, others a set of knee pads. It’s all recorded here. There are even some from whom we haven’t returned the favor yet; we plan to do it gradually over time."

At this point, Feng Qingxue chuckled, "This is how social interactions go. Even though we’ve returned their gifts, we have accepted their kindness. If they need help in the future, it’s our duty to assist. We can’t just assume we don’t owe them anything just because we returned their gifts."

Cui Shaoyuan looked through the ledger, indeed every gift was clearly documented, even down to the dates.

Within a couple of pages, Cui Shaoyuan saw a record showing a comrade named Gao Yuzhu had given two cans of food. Subsequently, there was a note indicating that Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue had sent ten dollars to this comrade’s parents in return.

There were return gift records for the majority of comrades. Those without return gift records included Jiang Xiaoyue and her family. It was clear that because they had given too many extravagant gifts, the Lu family hadn’t been able to reciprocate yet. Alongside those records were notes of Xibao eating an egg cake at Ye Zhengjun’s house, gifts and nutrients received during their time in the Capital for childbirth, and the last item being three hundred dollars from an old leader.

Also, Cui Shaoyuan saw that his son, Cui Zizhong, had given Xibao a pen. His father, Cui Hongbin had bought food for Xibao on the train, including eggs and sausage.

Indeed, this was evidence exonerating Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue from the bribery allegations.

"Comrade Qingxue, keep this safe, very safe. If we need it, we will borrow this booklet from you," uttered Cui Shaoyuan, whose voice had become noticeably lighter and brighter.

Feng Qingxue replied with a smile, "Don’t worry, this book holds all the favors we have received, all the heavy sentiments, we will take good care of it."

Cui Shaoyuan passed the booklet to General Lu for examination. After flipping through a few pages, General Lu passed it onto Ding Aihong and the accompanying staff members, who skimmed through it and subtly noted down some of the names. Only then was the booklet returned to Feng Qingxue.

Taking people’s gifts, returning money or giving back gifts of equal value doesn’t equate to bribery and corruption.

Feng Qingxue had proven her and Lu Jiang’s innocence, but they would go to the people listed in the booklet and question them to clarify. If both parties’ statements are consistent, they could clear the allegations against Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue in the accusation letter.

Cui Shaoyuan, General Lu, and the others did not stay for long and left quickly.