50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 661 Adding another mother-in-law
When Comrade Tong Guodong rushed back from outside, he couldn't help but feel a little angry with his wife when he saw his son-in-law sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

"I thought something terrible had happened at home. It's fine if your son-in-law comes, but why make such a fuss?"

"What's wrong? You look down on your son-in-law just because you're a nobody?"

"Do you even remember you have a daughter? She hasn't come home for years, have you even bothered to check on her?"

All you ever think about is this ship and that boat. Now that our daughter is pregnant, why can't I ask you to come back?

Comrade Tong Guodong had barely stood his ground when his fierce mother-in-law berated him, silencing him completely.

Only after hearing the rest did he look at Sun Zhiwei with a concerned expression. Sun Zhiwei could only nod helplessly to confirm the accuracy of the information.

"When did this happen? Why didn't you ask your mother to help look after her? Isn't Jiajia at her age in danger?"

The mother-in-law, who was originally preparing to continue to teach the old man a lesson, quickly looked at Sun Zhiwei upon hearing this.

“Mom and Dad, Jiajia is in North America now. The medical care there is more advanced than at home. The baby is already 5 months old and has long passed the critical period. You can rest assured.”

"How can I not worry? Don't you think about Jiajia's age?"

"Old man, I'm going to take care of our daughter. Do you agree?"

"Agreed, agreed. I can eat at the cafeteria when you're not home. Besides, Xiao Xiang is still at home, isn't she?"

“Auntie, don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of the leader’s life.” Xiang Yi interjected from the side.

Seeing that they were about to reach an agreement, Sun Zhiwei had no choice but to speak up: "Mom, we two have a mission outside, and our identities over there are kept secret."

"I don't care. If it doesn't work out, let Jiajia come back to give birth."

For the first time, Sun Zhiwei's mother-in-law was a little unhappy with her good son-in-law. Sun Zhiwei could only sit there awkwardly, looking at his father-in-law with pleading eyes.

Tong Guodong was probably the one in the family who understood Sun Zhiwei the most, but before the father-in-law could think of an excuse, the mother-in-law started making trouble.

"No, I still need to go take care of my daughter. Old man, could you please add my name to the confidentiality list?"

"Huh?" "Huh?" Upon hearing this, both the father-in-law and son-in-law were dumbfounded.

Sun Zhiwei was both amused and exasperated. He was just doing intelligence work, and not only had he gotten involved with his wife, but was he also going to get involved with his mother-in-law as well?

Seeing their expressions, the mother-in-law was very unhappy: "What's wrong? Tong Guodong, are you looking down on me, Wei Hongxia?"

"Have you forgotten what I used to do? I was the one who led the team to rescue you back then?"

"If it weren't for taking care of my family, would I have given up my career all these years?"

"Right now, I need to take care of my daughter. If you can't even do that, what kind of leader are you?"

Seeing his mother-in-law about to bring up old grievances, Sun Zhiwei instinctively shrank into the corner of the sofa, but his ears were perked up, determined to stay out of it and listen to the gossip.

It turns out that the mother-in-law was also a former soldier.

When Tong Guodong was still in the field army, he was wounded and surrounded during an operation. It was his mother-in-law who led the local guerrillas to rescue him.

The two eventually got together because of that encounter, and it was also during that time that the mother-in-law had the opportunity to join the regular army.

Later, Tong Guodong was transferred to Qingdao to establish the navy. At that time, Tong Xuebin had just joined the army, so Wei Hongxia simply gave up her military career and followed him to Qingdao, only holding a nominal position in logistics. In her younger days, her mother-in-law had also gone deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and achieved meritorious service.

Now that she wants to return to public life, even Comrade Tong Guodong doesn't know how to stop her.

After all, it must have been unfair to her to stay at home as a housewife for decades, a testament to her resilience.

Throughout his life, Comrade Tong Guodong was firmly suppressed by his mother-in-law, partly because he felt guilty about it.

For half an hour, Comrade Tong Guodong was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head and didn't dare to talk back.

"I'll ask you one last time, can this be done? If you can't, I'll go to the old commander."

"I can do it." If he dared to say he couldn't, it was uncertain whether he would ever be allowed to enter this house again.

“Honey, don’t worry. I have to find a way to pull some strings for this cross-departmental matter, right?”

Hearing that Tong Guodong had backed down, Wei Hongxia's expression softened: "Hmph, then hurry up and get it done. I'll give you three days."

Three days? Tong Guodong was a little hesitant, but then he suddenly realized that his son-in-law was the real deal. With his son-in-law taking the lead, things would be much easier.

After all, this matter wasn't particularly difficult; it was just a matter of signing and stamping.

However, having one more person in the know increases the risk of the daughter and son-in-law's outside affairs being exposed, which depends on the importance of the son-in-law's identity outside.

In short, there are still many things to consider, and it all depends on whether the higher-ups agree or not.

"Zhiwei, come with me to the study."

Sun Zhiwei was hiding and listening to gossip when his father-in-law's words brought him back to reality.

The father-in-law and son-in-law entered the study and sat down. The mother-in-law brought them a pot of tea, then gave them a meaningful look before leaving.

That parting glance sent a shiver down the spines of both the father-in-law and son-in-law.

"Zhiwei, I know your job has confidentiality regulations, so I won't ask you what exactly you do outside?"

"Just tell me, is your status outside of the public just average, quite important, or extremely important?"

Tong Guodong was also a person from that era, and he was familiar with many of the taboos. Therefore, he asked a question from the side, hoping to use it to judge the difficulty of handling this matter.

Now Tong Guodong had a better understanding of the situation. After all, he was a military leader himself, and he knew perfectly well how much merit was required for such a promotion under normal circumstances.

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After thinking about it carefully, he realized something was wrong; this kid was probably being used as an ace up over there.

The difficulty of the related review process will increase dramatically, as personal feelings will absolutely not be allowed to interfere with Sun Zhiwei's work.

But he had already promised his wife, and if he tried to refuse now, that old woman would probably turn on him.

After hesitating for a moment, he still asked Sun Zhiwei, "Zhiwei, do you think it's feasible for your mother to take care of Jiajia?"

(End of this chapter)