Military husband hasn't returned home for two years? He reads his daughter's heartfelt wor

Chapter 128 News from Shou County

After the November performances, the cultural troupe focused on rehearsing model operas and song and dance performances.

With the children's final exams approaching, the choir rehearsals are only scheduled once a week.

Li Wanqing had a lot of free time, so she brought her books to the cultural troupe to study.

Nuonuo played with toys on the side, or looked at flashcards and picture books by herself.

"Wanqing, your Nuonuo is not even two years old yet, but she can already recognize words and read books?" Sister Liu exclaimed in amazement.

While reading, Li Wanqing replied with a smile, "She's a year and a half old. Probably because I teach her a lot, she can't say many words, but she recognizes quite a few characters."

"That's strange. This is the first time I've ever seen someone learn to read before they can speak." Sister Liu glanced at the books in Li Wanqing's hands. "Aren't these high school textbooks? What are you looking at these for?"

Li Wanqing explained with a smile, "I just wanted to see it. I learned it several years ago, and I've forgotten some of it now."

Sister Liu said nonchalantly, "If you forget about it, you forget about it. You don't need it now anyway."

Sister Liu looked around and said, "I've heard that these days, all these worker-peasant-soldier college students are just wielding hoes and the like, no different from ordinary workers."

Li Wanqing smiled but didn't reply. In the beginning, the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University was all based on a recommendation system, and many people had no foundation or a poor foundation.

Many students find it difficult to adapt to university courses and give up on themselves.

In recent years, universities have also adjusted their curricula according to the characteristics of worker-peasant-soldier students. Rather than going to university, it is more like going to a vocational school in later generations.

Once the college entrance examination resumes next year, these people will be eliminated very quickly.

"What's the point of studying these days? If you go to high school and can't find a job, you'll have to go to the countryside," Sister Liu sighed.

"Actually, that's not true," Li Wanqing said tactfully. "Once you acquire knowledge, it's always yours to use, and you can apply it when you need it."

She knew that Commander Xu's son was graduating from high school this year and would have to face the decision of employment or going to the countryside next summer.

After thinking about it, Sister Liu felt that what Li Wanqing said made sense. It seemed that she would have to keep an eye on her brat when she got home.

After a long day at work, I got home to find that Cheng Baichuan had come home early, which was a rare occurrence for him.

Li Wanqing washed her daughter's hands and put her bag down. "Aren't you busy today? Why are you back so early?"

Cheng Baichuan hung up Li Wanqing's bag. "The people who went to Shou County are back."

Li Wanqing paused, "You found out about my mother?"

Cheng Baichuan nodded. "Your mother was the daughter of an elderly couple who worked at the machinery factory, but she only appeared after the couple died."

"Not long after, she married your father. Many people at the machine factory can testify to that."

Li Wanqing frowned slightly. "What about the other half of the jade pendant? Does anyone know?"

"Nobody said that." Cheng Baichuan handed her a towel and dried his daughter's hands.

"Let's go in and eat some osmanthus cake." He patted Nuonuo's head. "Dad just bought it."

Upon hearing this, Nuonuo's eyes lit up, and she ran into the house with a thud.

"It should probably have been left behind by the Zhao family. These kinds of things are usually only known to family members; it's hard for outsiders to know," Cheng Baichuan said to You Wanqing.

Li Wanqing's brows were still furrowed; she felt something was amiss.

However, since Cheng Baichuan couldn't find out, perhaps she was overthinking it.

"And what about your second sister's family?" Li Wanqing asked again.

Cheng Baichuan paused slightly, "Her family does have some issues, but we can't help them."

Upon hearing this, Li Wanqing became interested. "What exactly happened?"

Cheng Baichuan glanced at the house, then pulled Li Wanqing closer to the grape trellis, making sure Nuonuo couldn't hear him before speaking.

“My second sister has been married to a man in the county town for four or five years, but she has never given birth to a child for the Song family.”

"I don't know where I heard this year, but I heard that she could get pregnant by having an operation. However, the operation costs a lot of money, and the Song family is unwilling to pay for it. They are making a fuss about divorcing her."

"My second sister was unwilling to give up, so she went back to her parents' home. My mother agreed, but then she changed her mind."

"In short, the Song family and the Cheng family are currently at odds."

Li Wanqing frowned. Cheng Baifeng couldn't have children and needed money. Liu Yufen didn't want to pay for it herself, so she wanted to sell her granddaughter.

As a result, she transmigrated and took the place of the original owner, taking her granddaughter with her to join the army.

Liu Yufen's plan failed, so Cheng Baifeng complained to her family.

Even so, Liu Yufen didn't need to have traffickers break Nuonuo's legs in her past life.

"Oh, right, and that aunt you mentioned, I also had them investigate her as well," Cheng Baichuan added. "She's not a good person."

Li Wanqing raised an eyebrow; she hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

"What do you mean?" Li Wanqing asked curiously, wondering what Cheng Baichuan had discovered.

"That was a human trafficker. My men reported it to the police, and they arrested him," Cheng Baichuan said calmly.

Li Wanqing was taken aback, not expecting Cheng Baichuan's people to be so decisive, arresting people without a word.

"Did she say anything? Why did she get involved with your mother?" Li Wanqing asked anxiously.

“I don’t know the specifics of what they talked about, but she’s not some distant relative of ours.” Cheng Baichuan said thoughtfully. “I suspect that she contacted my mother because she wanted to kidnap our children.”

Li Wanqing thought to herself, "You're quite perceptive."

However, it's still uncertain whether it was that "aunt" who came to them or Liu Yufen herself who came to them.

Li Wanqing sighed softly, feeling a little regretful.

The "aunt" was caught, but Liu Yufen's secrets were not!

Li Wanqing originally thought that she would be stuck here, but she didn't expect that when she told Aunt Li about Cheng Baifeng's matter, Aunt Li's words gave her a great reminder.

But that's a story for another time; at least for now, Li Wanqing has absolutely no clue.

By the end of December, it had gotten even colder in the mountains, with the wind howling all day long. Every morning when Li Wanqing went to work, she and Nuonuo had to wrap themselves up tightly.

Fortunately, there was a stove in the cultural troupe's office, so it was warm as soon as you entered.

"The New Year's Day performance is in two days. Is the choir keeping up with the rehearsal schedule?" Sister Liu asked worriedly.

Li Wanqing rubbed her hands together and then warmed her daughter's face.

"No problem, the songs we chose are all familiar ones, and the children's rapport is gradually improving."

Sister Liu nodded. "That's good."

"It's so cold outside, it looks like it's going to snow," Sister Liu sighed, looking out the window.

Li Wanqing was a little surprised, "It snows here?"

It snows in Hunan Province too, but she didn't expect it to snow here.

"Yes, before the Lunar New Year, the military region will arrange for the soldiers to go hunting in the mountains as a reward for everyone's hard work throughout the year," Sister Liu explained with a smile.

Li Wanqing's eyes widened. "There are large prey on this mountain?"