After all the formalities were completed, Liu Zhizhong and Ma Qingqing went to line up, waiting for their visitation time. Fınd the newest release on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
Originally, this Saturday was also not open for prison visitation. However, Hedong Prison was somewhat exceptional, and for Party and government criminals, there were special regulations for visitation on non-working days.
Indirectly, this also reflected a problem, the privilege of privileges means that even if you're serving time, you still have privileges.
However, one could only visit one at a time; group visitations of more than two were not allowed.
There was a total of only half an hour for visits, so Liu Zhizhong and Ma Qingqing each took 15 minutes.
The items they brought were directly delivered to Ma Xudong by the prison guards, and it was clarified who the gifts were from, as everything was registered in the system.
When the items were delivered, the prison guards would inform Ma Xudong that someone was coming to see him, when the visitation was scheduled, and which window number the visitation would take place at.
Honestly, Ma Xudong was still stepping on a sewing machine in the workshop, looking somewhat grimy.
For Party and government criminals like him, who were nearly fifty and still capable of working, they were still required to participate in labor, earning a very meager income from their work hours, very meager indeed.
On Saturdays and Sundays, they actually didn't need to work, and they could rest, read books or newspapers, exercise, and such. The privilege of having weekends off was still fairly decent here.
But like many prisoners, Ma Xudong wanted to earn a reduced sentence through meritorious labor, so he had to participate more in labor and behave better.
Having received the items, knowing that Liu Zhizhong and his daughter had come to see him, he couldn't help but be overwhelmed with tears.
Under the arrangement of the prison guards, he immediately left the workshop and returned to his own solitary cell.
See, isn't that a privilege as well?
Someone of his level, above a city bureau level, still had a single cell! Although it wasn't large, it was much more comfortable than a large shared cell.
From another perspective, for the country, Ma Xudong had made contributions. After all, the money he embezzled eventually all went into the national treasury!
Those who contribute to the country won't be forgotten by the state, is that not the idea?
Ma Xudong took a set of clothes his daughter had bought for him, with everything included from the inside out, went to the public bathhouse, washed up, changed his clothes, and felt very comfortable, rejuvenated and refreshed.
According to their treatment, they didn't have to wear prison uniforms on weekends; they could wear normal clothes.
Once changed, Ma Xudong was escorted by the prison guards—essentially under guard—to the visitation window, where his daughter Ma Qingqing was the first person he saw.
His beautiful daughter had tears in her eyes, and Ma Xudong also couldn't help shedding tears, striding up to the window and calling out Qingqing through the thick glass.
But the glass was too soundproof, Ma Qingqing couldn't hear him, but she could understand her father's lip movements and was also crying her eyes out.
Then, father and daughter picked up the internal visitation phone; only then they could start talking, chatting for the full 15 minutes until the prison guard signaled that the time was up, and it was Liu Zhizhong's turn.
Ma Qingqing then left, making way for Liu Zhizhong to come in.
Liu Zhizhong saw Ma Qingqing's red eyes as she came out looking pitiful, and he couldn't help but feel distressed.
He gently hugged Ma Qingqing and whispered, "Qingqing, don't be sad, you're very sensible, and your dad will be happy for you. He surely hopes that you live happily outside, study, and grow up, right?"
"Yep, I know, Brother Zhizhong, you go in," she replied.
"Alright, wait for me."
In Brother Zhizhong's arms, Ma Qingqing was a good girl, gentle as water. Brother Zhizhong was the last support in her life.
Liu Zhizhong let go of Ma Qingqing, quietly composed himself, and then went to the visitation window.
Honestly, Demon Liu's feelings at this time were somewhat complicated.
Having slept with someone's ex-wife, broken up someone's lover - who was always available, and now seemingly about to win over someone's daughter and visit him, moving him, it was really... indescribable emotion...