Jiang Xiaoyue acknowledged with several hums, "Qingxue, don’t worry, my dad definitely won’t let Commander Wan suffer an injustice."
The soldiers of the nation, who have dedicated half their lives to the country—why should they be bitten back by Chen Chen?
"Thanks, Xiaoyue, please convey our gratitude to General Jiang." Feng Qingxue’s mind worked quickly, "Xiaoyue, you must act fast because we don’t know who the midwife is or where she lives. If Chen Chen remembers the midwife who can prove her abortion, she will definitely take action first!"
Jiang Xiaoyue was startled and quickly relayed the message to Jiang Yun beside her. As Jiang Yun went out to send people to find the midwife, she said to Feng Qingxue, "Qingxue, my dad has already sent people to look for her, in two groups. One group is going directly to the midwife—I know who she is. The other group will secretly follow the people sent out by Commissioner Wang from the military area’s gate. If the first group can’t find her, they’ll keep an eye on Wang’s people, which should lead to some discoveries. It’s a good thing you reminded us so quickly; I hadn’t even thought of this."
"You know who the midwife is? You are so well-informed!" Feng Qingxue was quite curious, "Chen Chen receives a salary from Wan Xinguo every month, so why would she need to borrow fifty yuan from Bai Xue?"
Jiang Xiaoyue scratched her head, "We don’t know why she borrowed money from Bai Xue, nor did we know that Commander Wan sends his salary to Chen Chen every month. What we do know is that Chen Chen spends lavishly—whenever she has time, she goes to the Friendship Store to buy expensive imported goods. She owns two or three watches alone, and uses foreign snow creams and hair gels. It seems she even has a bottle of French perfume."
Of course, while in the army, Chen Chen wouldn’t dare to wear perfume; it could only serve as a decoration. Whether she wore it when sneaking around with Commissioner Wang, they had no way of knowing.
Without pausing, Jiang Xiaoyue continued, "As for Chen Chen’s abortion, the midwife is Mother Ning, who used to be a medical soldier in the army. She retired due to her old age. I was delivered by her, and I consider her my godmother. As a child, I would visit her with my father or brother and sister-in-law, and as I grew older, I visited her by myself every year. She told me herself to stay away from Chen Chen, worrying that Chen Chen would be a bad influence on me. Qingxue, I wouldn’t dare to tell you something I wasn’t sure about! Slandering others without evidence would condemn me to the tongue-pulling hell after death! I think Chen Chen was able to find Mother Ning probably because of Commissioner Wang. Commissioner Wang and my father are comrades from the same era of revolutionaries, so he would certainly know of Mother Ning’s abilities."
Chen Chen’s situation was not suited for a hospital visit. The military district hospital was out of the question, as was the Capital’s worker’s hospital. Why would anyone perform an abortion for a woman whose husband isn’t in the Capital without reason? And going to the worker’s hospital required a referral letter as well.
Feng Qingxue had a moment of realization, but her heart felt somewhat relieved.
"It’s wonderful that you know the midwife; it’s even better if she’s willing to testify."
Upon hearing Feng Qingxue’s words, Jiang Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Mother Ning deeply detests evil. If Chen Chen wasn’t harming anyone, Mother Ning wouldn’t say a word. But since Chen Chen intends to harm our nation’s soldiers and her actions are so vicious and ruthless, Mother Ning will definitely not allow her to slander Commander Wan. Mother Ning comes from the military; she cherishes our nation’s soldiers more than anyone."
Mother Ning never married and had no children of her own, but she delivered babies for many revolutionary couples on the battlefield and adopted more than a dozen orphans. Some were children of martyrs; others were orphans of the chaotic times. Now, they have all grown up and made their own achievements.