After all the formalities were completed, Liu Zhizhong and Ma Qingqing went to line up, waiting for their visitation ti.
Originally, this Saturday was also not open for prison visitation. However, Hedong Prison was sowhat exceptional, and for Party and governnt criminals, there were special regulations for visitation on non-working days.
Indirectly, this also reflected a problem, the privilege of privileges ans that even if you're serving ti, you still have privileges.
However, one could only visit one at a ti; 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 soone 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 sowhat grimy.
For Party and governnt criminals like him, who were nearly fifty and still capable of working, they were still required to participate in labor, earning a very ager inco from their work hours, very ager 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 ritorious labor, so he had to participate more in labor and behave better.
Having received the items, knowing that Liu Zhizhong and his daughter had co to see him, he couldn't help but be overwheld with tears.
Under the arrangent of the prison guards, he imdiately left the workshop and returned to his own solitary cell.
See, isn't that a privilege as well?
Soone 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 treatnt, 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 movents 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 ti was up, and it was Liu Zhizhong's turn.
Ma Qingqing then left, making way for Liu Zhizhong to co in.
Liu Zhizhong saw Ma Qingqing's red eyes as she ca 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 ."
"Mhm..."
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 ti were sowhat complicated.
Having slept with soone's ex-wife, broken up soone's lover - who was always available, and now seemingly about to win over soone's daughter and visit him, moving him, it was really... indescribable emotion...
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