Gu Wan discovered that the certificate for joining her husband at his military post had been issued by Li Xiaoyu’s military unit before he returned home. The date on it was three months ago.
The certificate clearly stated that within three months, she could use it to obtain an official letter of introduction from the neighborhood office, purchase a train ticket, and travel to her husband’s military station.
And today was the very last day of that three-month period!
If the certificate became invalid, she would have to ask the military unit to issue a new one. The round trip alone could easily delay things by more than a month. And during such a long period, anything could happen.
Without the certificate, and with her identity as the daughter of a capitalist, she could be subjected to criticism sessions, sent to the countryside, or even exiled to some remote area at any time. It was even possible that no one would know where she had been sent!
That was terrifying. She absolutely couldn’t let something like that happen!
Before the house was officially sold and while her household registration was still here, Gu Wan hurried to the neighborhood office.
When she placed her household registration booklet and the certificate in front of the office worker, her heart was still pounding wildly, and she was breathing unevenly.
The staff member carefully examined the certificate. When they saw the date at the bottom, they couldn’t help asking,
“Why did you wait until the very last day to come and take care of the paperwork?”
Gu Wan hurriedly explained,
“Something happened at home, and I couldn’t find the time to deal with it. Things are mostly settled now, so I came over to take care of it.”
“Good thing you came today. After today, this certificate will be invalid. The regulations for military dependents are very strict now, and the military can’t just issue these certificates whenever they want anymore. You really got lucky. Otherwise…” The person shook their head and sighed.
After completing the registration, the staff member issued her a letter of introduction and kindly reminded her,
“The letter of introduction is valid for ten days, but your military-family certificate is about to expire. I can’t guarantee whether the railway station will give you trouble when you try to buy a ticket. If you have nothing else to do, you’d better go buy one immediately. Otherwise, once today passes…” The person shook their head again.
Gu Wan understood.
In this era, buying a train ticket also required a letter of introduction. It seemed the certificate for joining a military husband was also necessary.
Whether an expired certificate would still be accepted depended on the mood of the ticket clerk. They might sell her a ticket, or they might refuse.
So why take the risk?
She’d better hurry up and buy it!
Gu Wan thanked the staff member, grabbed all her documents, and ran to catch a bus to the railway station.
The railway station at this time was small and shabby, with only a handful of ticket windows. After waiting in line for a long time, it was finally her turn.
Gu Wan shoved all her documents through the tiny window.
The ticket clerk glanced up at her and asked coldly,
“What date do you want the ticket for?”
Gu Wan hadn’t even had time to check the military unit number, and she didn’t know where she was supposed to get off to reach the military base. She asked timidly,
“I’m going to join my husband at his military post. It’s this unit.” She pointed at the unit number on her certificate. “But I don’t know which station I need to get off at.”
The ticket clerk glanced at the unit number.
“To get there, you can only get off at Muzhou and then take other transportation. There isn’t a direct train. What date do you want?”
It looked like she could only buy a train ticket to Muzhou.
As for the date…
“What is the latest date I can buy a ticket for?”
“Five days from now.”
“All right. Then please give me one ticket to Muzhou for five days from now.”
“Seat or sleeper?”
Gu Wan lowered her head and glanced at her belly.
“Sleeper!”
The ticket clerk quickly issued her a sleeper ticket for five days later and slid it toward her together with the certificate and letter of introduction.
Holding all her documents, Gu Wan left the noisy ticket hall.
Outside the ticket hall, she found a step and sat down.
The rushing around, combined with her nervousness, had nearly drained all her strength. She needed to sit quietly for a while and think things through.
Her train ticket to Muzhou was now set for five days from now.
That meant all her grievances and unfinished business had to be settled within these five days.
The house had already been sold. She would complete the paperwork tomorrow.
She had already secured her grandfather’s inheritance. Next, she needed to reclaim her mother’s dowry.
Those things had always belonged to her. Her scumbag father and stepmother had enjoyed them for long enough.
It was time for them to return everything—including the interest!
Next came dealing with that despicable pair of a cheating man and his shameless mistress.
After she left this time, she didn’t know whether she would ever have another chance to come back.
Tomorrow, she should make time to visit her best friend, Feng Baobao.
She was her only true friend.
That day, Gu Wan had been in such a hurry to go back and find Zhang Xiaowei that she had left Feng Baobao behind all alone. Her friend must have been angry. She hadn’t come looking for her in several days.
Before leaving, Gu Wan had to properly make it up to her.
And most importantly, she needed to hurry and stock up on as many supplies as possible.
Sigh…
There were so many things to take care of over the next few days. It looked like she wouldn’t have any time to rest.
She was truly exhausted today. After all, she was pregnant, and her physical strength was naturally limited. Once she got home, she needed to soak in the spiritual spring for a while.
There were still tough battles to fight over the next few days. Having a healthy body was the most important thing.
For now, she needed to go back and give Li Mingyue some reassurance so that she could confidently carry out her plan.
Otherwise, how could Gu Wan find an excuse to give her such a “big gift”?
Li Mingyue, you’d better not disappoint me!
After resting for a while, Gu Wan finally took the bus back home.
Before she even entered the room, she heard Li Mingyue cursing her from inside.
“I could hear you cursing from way down the hall. With manners like yours, how are you supposed to work at my workplace? You’d be kicked out within two days.”
The moment Li Mingyue heard Gu Wan’s voice, she rushed over.
“Well? When do I start working?”
“With your level of ability? And with those two lines of handwriting that look like a dog scratched them? You still want to go to work? You’d better not go embarrass yourself.”
Li Mingyue immediately flew into a rage.
“What’s wrong with my handwriting? It won’t stop me from working! Don’t try to dodge the question. Did you take my money but never intend to transfer the job to me? Were you planning to scam me? You even scam your own family!”
The moment they heard this, Li Fugui and Liu Jihong immediately rushed over and stood menacingly in front of Gu Wan.
Li Fugui even raised his hand, about to slap her.
Gu Wan calmly held up a piece of paper in front of him.
“Go ahead! Hit me! Do it! Do you believe I’ll immediately withdraw the job-transfer application?”
Li Fugui hurriedly lowered his hand and suspiciously took the paper from Gu Wan.
It was a job-transfer application personally written by Gu Wan, stating that she was voluntarily transferring her position. It even bore the official seal of her workplace.
This was the receipt she had received after transferring the position with Lin Yong. So technically, she wasn’t lying. The job really had been transferred.
Everyone held the transfer application and looked at Gu Wan.
Gu Wan calmly pulled the paper back from their hands.
“I’ve already submitted the job-transfer application, including the application written by Li Mingyue. The leaders have already approved it. Now it just needs to go through the formal procedures. There should be a result in about a week. Just wait.”
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, it really was Gu Wan’s handwritten and signed application, and it bore the official seal of the relevant office. There was no mistaking it.
Besides, given her intelligence, even if she had the courage, she wouldn’t dare deceive them!