Chapter 1673 - 1082: Heroine of the Republic 56 (4000+)_3

Chapter 1673: Chapter 1082: Heroine of the Republic 56 (4000+)_3

After listening to this tragedy, she sighed for a while, feeling either sympathy or disgust toward Old Man Qin’s shameless actions. But no matter how outsiders viewed it, the people involved must be the ones who suffered the most.

After the funeral was over, Qin Zheng visited the families related and said his goodbyes. An Hu thus learned the follow-up. Qin Zheng returned to the army. According to the village chief couple, if nothing unexpected happens, he might never return to this village for the rest of his life.

In fact, there are many tragedies like this in rural areas. There are even lovers separated in wartime, where the woman waits for a lifetime while the man marries and has children, leaving descendants; and there are those who fight fiercely for a city return permit, abort children, abandon wives, forsake husbands and children, and get forced by the in-law’s house to hang themselves or jump into rivers. Many existed, only in that era there was no internet, no news, and many people did not know.

Undoubtedly, this matter is a tragedy, but could you say Qin Zheng himself bears no responsibility?

At the very least, in her eyes, the Mr. Qin she saw had no warmth in his gaze. He met this son once a year, how deep could his feelings be?

Still pitiful was Mrs. Wang, because of her weakness, not only did she harm herself, but she also harmed her son. If only she had the fierceness and ruthlessness of that blade, she wouldn’t have sent herself and her child to King Yama.

There were few female members in the high school office, mostly male teachers. It wasn’t appropriate to talk gossip in front of male teachers, and An Yi never participated. But somehow, this matter remained in her mind.

A girl from their class dropped out due to family difficulties. When the school commissioned her for a home visit, the address happened to be in the shanty town where Gu Cheng used to live. There, she unexpectedly saw Qin Zheng helping Gu Cheng clean the street?

They actually knew each other?

And Gu Cheng looked at An Yi, his face darkened instantly: "What are you doing here?"

An Yi twitched the corner of her mouth: "Home visit. My student lives here, just..., Mr. Qin, you both know each other?"

Gu Cheng was stunned, then turned to look at his brother: "You know this woman?"

Compared to Gu Cheng, whose face looked unpleasant, Qin Zheng’s expression seemed much more normal. He stood up and politely but coolly nodded toward her.

"Hello, Teacher An. We used to be comrades-in-arms. This time back, uncertain when we’ll meet again, so just chatting together."

Turns out they were comrades-in-arms. Judging by their age, they should be about the same age.

An Yi nodded, "Oh, then you guys go ahead, I have things to do, I’ll be going first."

"Hey, wait a minute, my wound itches whenever it rains, what’s up with that? Do you have any medicine?"

An Yi didn’t show any attitude, after all, he did pay money. How could she refuse business that comes to her door?

"Besides itching, is there anything else wrong?"

Gu Cheng shook his head, "No, the skin has already crusted and peeled off. Why does it itch when it rains?"

An Yi thought for a bit and replied, "This is hard to say, there could be many reasons. How about this, after I finish my student’s home visit, I’ll come to your place and check again. If it’s not a major issue, I’ll get you some medicine."

Gu Cheng’s face slightly relaxed: "Alright then, but you need to be early, don’t delay us brothers from drinking."

An Yi directly rolled her eyes at him, got on her bike, and left.

When she finally found out about the girl’s family’s situation through several inquiries, she learned that her father had an accident in the coal pit. Her mother immediately collapsed, and the household burden fell entirely on the girl. Not only did she have to care for her mother, but she also had to take care of her young siblings. In such a situation, attending school was out of the question, she dared not even mention it.

Looking at the impoverished home, An Yi felt heartbroken for the girl. Her mother treated her very kindly, just kept coughing, clearly affected strongly.

"Her dad’s gone, there’s no mainstay in the home anymore. I don’t know how we’ll live in the future, why is my life so bitter, boo-hoo..."

An Yi did her utmost to comfort them, mentioning the matters after the father’s departure. The girl had tears in her eyes.

"We received no compensation, but the mine said that my brother could take over my father’s position and be turned into a formal worker."

The girl was already eighteen, her brother was only fifteen!