I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 36: Telegram

She coughed lightly, "Little Yuan..."

"Sister-in-law," Yuan Xiu interrupted her, "I know you've come here once or twice because of your job responsibilities, but that's just my temper, I can't change it. The rules of this family committee don't say that I have to forgive someone just because they apologize, do they?"

Wu Yufen subconsciously shook her head. "However, Xiao Yuan..."

"That's right." Yuan Xiu continued to reason with her, "I knew it. Where would there be such an inhumane rule? You can't expect someone to beat your child half to death, apologize, and that's it. You can't expect them to be all lovey-dovey with their enemy. Isn't that insane?"

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Now I'm relieved. After all, the family committee is an organization for military dependents. Even if there were such unreasonable rules, I would still support it, no matter how upset I am. After all, I am a military dependent now."

After saying that, she added, "If there are any activities in the association in the future, don't forget me, sister-in-law. I will definitely support your work."

She glanced at her watch. "Look how fast time flies. It's time to cook dinner again. I won't keep you any longer, sister-in-law. You should hurry back and cook for Minister Jiang. Otherwise, there won't be anything to eat when he gets back. As military dependents, we have to take good care of the logistics. We can't let soldiers go hungry after their shifts!"

When speaking to Wu Yufen, Yuan Xiu had a smile on her face the whole time and was extremely polite.

Wu Yufen opened her mouth, looked at that smiling face, but didn't know what to say.

You could say she doesn't support her own work, but she seems to support it quite a bit.

When asked to get along peacefully with Yuan Juan, she tried to stop her by citing some family association rules.

And what about going home to cook? If she doesn't leave now, wouldn't that mean she's not providing proper logistical support for the family?

This young Jiang's wife is quite eloquent, even though she's not old. She can talk a lot, and she has a whole repertoire of things to say.

Looks like I came all this way for nothing.

"Let's go."

She gestured for Yuan Juan to leave.

Yuan Juan took two steps, and just before Yuan Xiu closed the door, she turned around and asked her, "Sister, did you write to Grandpa and Grandma when you got married? They've been so good to you, you couldn't have left without even writing them a letter, could you? I sent them a telegram a few days ago, they must have received it by now. They'll be so happy if they know we've both married into the military."

Yuan Xiu peeked at her through the crack in the door. "That's not necessarily true. After all, news of your impersonation has probably spread throughout the entire commune. The old couple cares a lot about their reputation. They've been humiliated by you and your parents so much that your father might even lose his job at the supply and marketing cooperative now. How could they be happy about that?"

When the troops were transferred to the liaison commune, Yuan Xinmin should have already learned that Yuan Xiu had been exposed.

During this period, he probably didn't even know how to contact Yuan Juan.

Writing letters takes too long; by the time the letter arrives, it's too late.

He sent a telegram without even knowing if Yuan Juan was still in the army. How could it be sent to the army based on the address? What if it was intercepted? Could the content of his telegram even be made public?

If he makes a phone call, who would give him the phone number? And who would give him the military's phone number?

All the members of the Yuan family could only wait anxiously for Yuan Juan or Yuan Xiu to contact them.

Yuan Xiu herself certainly wouldn't contact him.

After losing Jiangzhou, Yuan Juan found a cadre and got married immediately. With such good news, she was bound to send a telegram back to share the good news.

They would be very happy to receive the telegram now.

Yuan Xiu snorted coldly and slammed the door shut.

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Yuanjia Village.

"Yuan Xinmin, there's a telegram for you!" Upon hearing the shout, a haggard-looking middle-aged man emerged from the courtyard as the postman handed over a thin letter.

Yuan Xinmin yawned. He hadn't left the house for a long time. In a small place, if there was any disturbance, everyone would know about it within two days.

He was dismissed from the supply and marketing cooperative by the commune leaders, and his whole family moved out of the staff dormitory behind the supply and marketing cooperative in disgrace.

After losing his job, villagers pointed and gossiped about him whenever they saw him. His relatives even came to scold him, saying he was a scoundrel who bullied his orphaned niece and that he deserved it.

He's almost reached the point where everyone wants to kill him.

He thought that staying home would be fine, but then several educated youths suddenly moved into his house, one room for men and one room for women, taking up both of Yuan Xiu's rooms, saying that Yuan Xiu had rented out her two rooms to the brigade for free.

After those educated youths moved in, they not only came and went, but also held meetings in the courtyard, using him as a typical example to engage in self-criticism.

The elderly couple wouldn't let them move around in the yard, so they held meetings inside the house, often by lamplight.

Yuan Xinmin was exhausted, and on top of that, he had to worry about his daughter who had no news of him. He couldn't have made life more difficult.

After receiving the telegram, Yuan Xinmin quickly opened it and began to read it.

The letter read: "I have already married in the military. The groom is Zhou Lei, a battalion-level officer. Please contact me by letter. Don't worry!"

Yuan Xinmin's hands trembled with excitement as he held the telegram. He burst into laughter, stomping his feet as he laughed in the courtyard.

Grandma Yuan thought her son had gone mad, so she rushed out, asking, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Yuan Xinmin quickly read the message from the telegram to her: "Xiao Juan got married in the army, and she married a battalion-level officer!"

Grandma Yuan put her hands together and kept chanting "Amitabha Buddha".

"It's good to hear from you. Where's Xiu'er? Did you mention her? How's she doing?"

Upon hearing Yuan Xiu's name, Yuan Xinmin felt a pang of sadness. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have lost his job.

"I didn't mention her. Why are you worried about her? She's definitely doing fine! Not only did she run away quietly, but she also brought so many educated youths to her family. When has she ever thought about you? What an ingrate!"

Grandma Yuan slapped him, "You still dare to talk? If it weren't for your misdeeds, Xiu'er wouldn't have left! She was probably afraid we'd stop her. You think she could just leave like that? Why did she give the house to the brigade? She must have been cheated by that Wang guy from the commune! Sigh, seeing so many people living in this house makes my heart ache..."

"Who knows what she's thinking?" Yuan Xinmin shook the telegram in his hand, a smug look on his face. "You say I've committed a sin? If I hadn't committed this sin, would both of her sisters have married cadres?"

Grandma Yuan sighed, then smiled, "That's not entirely untrue."