Chapter 109
Lian Zhenxing nodded and raised his hand
The orderly followed up, respectfully waiting for his command
“You call a few people to come and move the books onto my car together, and send them to later,” Lian Zhenxing looked at Xu and asked
“So many books, we can move by ourselves I’m sorry to trouble you to wait a while!” Xu Wen didn’t want to bother him
Originally, Lu Yuanzheng had arranged for her to be accompanied by warriors, but in her haste, she had forgotten to ask them to come along to help
After all, there was a difference between men and women, and they weren’t staying with her and Song Boying
They couldn’t stay in the guest house either, and settled down on empty beds in the campground
“We’re short of everything here, except strong labor What’s the point of letting you two women with two children do manual labor for the thousands of men in this compound?” Lian Zhenxing shook his head
Seeing that he couldn’t refuse, Xu Wen said, “We’ll stay at the guest house for the time being”
The orderly didn’t wait for Lian Zhenxing’s further instructions, and went to the doorman’s place to call for someone
Lian Zhenxing stood at the back of the car and opened his arms towards Dongsheng, “Brat! Come here, let me hug you”
Dongsheng jumped into Lian Zhenxing’s arms without saying a word, Lian Zhenxing didn’t expect him to move so fast, jumping and fierce, bumped him back half a step off guard, stabilized himself and lifted Dongsheng: “You’re a real brat! You’re really a kid! You’ve grown taller and stronger!”
Dongsheng heatedly laughed
Lian Zhenxing invited Xu Wen, “Comrade Xiao Xu, do you have time? Why don’t you come to my place for a chat? Let’s talk about your elementary school”
“Won’t this disturb your work?” Xu Man was a bit embarrassed
“I just can’t sit still and come over to have a look around, no important business” Lian Zhenxing shook his head as he pointed at the warriors who were doing their respective duties, “Unless there is a need to fight a war, there is not much difference between me coming and not coming for them Each of them knows what they should be doing and won’t disrupt their daily routine just because I show up When I come, I still have to waste a few seconds of their time saluting me”
Xu Man’s gaze moved along with his fingers, and it was true that everyone had everyone’s places to go and things to do
The compound was clean
It wasn’t like places where, once the higher-ups came to visit, the whole team would come out to clean up the place on their hands and knees
Here, regardless of whether or not the higher-ups come, the hygiene is as clean as a bedpan crack that can’t be dusted even with white gloves
Xu Man nodded and agreed: “You’re right! Otherwise, a lot of large enterprises outside to learn militarized management! However, you are too modest Even if they have their own responsibilities, they still have to have responsibilities and orders before they can carry them out You are the decision maker!”
“You’re much more talkative than that brat Lu Yuanzheng! It’s a blessing for him to have a wife like you!” Lian Zhenxing chuckled
Song Baoying had been to the compound a few times, but it was the first time she had seen such a big official, and there was no way she could be as generous as Xu Wen, nervous to the point where she was a bit of a homoerotic, tightly pulling Wen Wen’s hand and whispering to Xu Wen, “Why don’t I me First go back to the guest house?”
Lian Zhenxing heard, turned his head and asked Xu asked, “This sister-in-law is?”
“Instructor Shi Lei’s lover Song Baoying Blame me for forgetting to introduce her once we got to talking” Xu Man turned his head to Song Baoying and said, “This is Uncle Lian, the military commander Lian Zhenxing That is, Lu Yuanzheng and their superior’s superior”
Song Boying: “”
It was better not to be introduced, it was even more tense
I can tell it’s a big official, I didn’t expect it to be this big, I thought it was a regimental commander at most
Lian Zhenxing nodded indistinctly, “Shi Lei ah! Then Comrade Song, if you don t have anything urgent, let s talk together? Didn’t you say you wanted to run a school together?”
Song Boying swallowed nervously, subconsciously casting a pleading glance at Xu Man
Xu Wen patted her arm lightly, “Don’t be nervous Uncle Lian is very good at talking”
Song Boying pursed her lips, no matter how well-spoken he was, he was still such a big official
Xu Wen whispered in her ear, “There’s really no need to be afraid! Shi Lei is his soldier and you are not! We are just military wives and he is not a colleague relationship”
Lian Zhenxing: “”
It seems like it makes sense, just can you keep your voice down a bit more or he’s a bit embarrassed too
Song Baoying: “”
That’s true, but doesn’t Shi Lei’s leader have to be a little more respectful?
Seeing that Song Baoying was still hesitating, Xu Wen added, “You have to go! Think about it, if Uncle Lian is such a big cadre, what if he is willing to support what we are trying to do? Wouldn’t the teachers get their salaries? At the very least, we’ll have to pay for the books, right?”
It’s a few hundred dollars!
Lian Zhenxing: “”
Song Baoying is an ordinary people, the pattern is not so big, but also really moved by Xu Man’s words, nodded his head, thinking that for the sake of the children to endure
Xu Wen and Song Baoying with two children followed Lian Zhenxing to the courtyard
As soon as they entered the gate, Dongsheng slipped off of Lian Zhenxing and respectfully saluted Lian Zhenxing with a decent salute, “Uncle Lian, I don’t want to go to your office I want to go to the family building to find kids to play with”
Adults talking is so meaningless
Lian Zhenxing raised his eyebrows and pointed down at Wenwen, “Then you have to be responsible for protecting this little sister”
Dongsheng answered yes and took the initiative to hold Wenwen’s hand
Wenwen also didn’t like to listen to adults chatting, and painfully followed Dongsheng, not even returning his head
Song Boying frowned, a little uneasy, her mouth opening and closing
Xu Wen saw her worry and comforted her, ”Don’t worry Dongsheng knows this place well and will take good care of Wenwen Besides, this should be the safest place in the world, and human traffickers can’t steal from here”
Song Boying smiled embarrassedly, “I know, I’m just used to it”
This was not Lian Zhenxing’s permanent unit, and he still had to commandeer someone else’s office when he arrived here
However, he was a big official, and the place he was given was the best office
Xu Man saw several four pockets in a row, looking at them all with a desire to speak
Xu Man took the initiative to open his mouth, “Uncle Lian, why don’t we wait for a while, and then we’ll come over after you finish your meeting first”
Lian Zhenxing froze at his words, looked back at the people following them, and waved his hand, “You guys go ahead and get busy with yourselves Come over again in a while”
He waited for the people to leave before asking Xu, “I came here on a whim They thought they made another mistake for fear of me lecturing them”
Xu asked, “”
It was indeed good to be a big official
Lian Zhenxing didn’t sit in the office chair and pointed to the parlor area in one corner, “You guys sit first”
Xu Man and Song Baoying sat on the double sofa, while Lian Zhenxing sat on the single sofa
Not long after, a soldier came over and brought three cups of tea
Lian Zhenxing held the tea pot and blew on it, “Tell me carefully, what’s your school’s idea?”
Xu Man and Song Baoying looked at each other, and Xu Man opened his mouth and spoke about what the two wanted to do
Lian Zhenxing held his teacup for a while, and felt a bit emotional, “If there are a few more military wives like you two, the work of our soldiers will be better Still, you guys are thoughtful We big men are still not careful enough When we met to discuss the matter, we only thought that if we increased the benefits for the wives, we would naturally be more willing to join the army I didn’t realize that these newly-acquainted dolls are also a major obstacle”
“There are no parents who only care about themselves They all put their children first” Song Boying spoke in a small voice
Lian Zhenxing nodded, “That’s right! Your Rainbow Island should be the island in the archipelago that saves me the most heartache Originally, that island was the most remote, the most dangerous, and the most difficult to develop and build I didn’t expect you guys to do so well now! Surprisingly, you even have to build a school This is a good thing, I support it”
He raised his index finger and pointed at Xu Wen, “Just as you just said, I’ll reimburse you for the cost of your books I’ll go get you the qualifications to run a school I’ll apply for the teachers’ salaries, and the children’s tuition fees will all be waived”
Song Baoying was a teacher, and was particularly grateful for Lian Zhenxing’s support in running the school, standing up and bowing towards him, “I thank you on behalf of those children”
Xu Man also followed suit and stood up, bending over
Lian Zhenxing gave them a hand and gestured for them to sit down, “I’m the one who should say thank you Thank you for taking care of the soldiers’ families and children in the rear Letting them devote themselves to their work without any worries If all the sister-in-laws were as aware as you are, it wouldn’t be so hard for our soldiers to get wives!”
Song Boying ah’d and wondered, “It’s hard to get a wife?”
The unmarried women around her were all generally favorable to soldiers, so how could it be difficult to marry a wife?
Xu Wen didn’t say anything, and she more or less knew why
Appreciation and liking were two different things
It was like what the Xu family had advised her before she married Lu Yuanzheng
They all knew the greatness of being a soldier, but how many of them wanted their daughters to marry soldiers?
Being a military wife was bitter to the naked eye
This is partly due to their difficulty in finding a suitable match
Another part of the reason is that they are always in the compound
The compound is like a monk’s temple all day long, so you can’t even see a girl, and there are no matchmakers to come to your door
Many soldiers can only be on vacation that month, non-stop blind date
Once the blind date is successful, they have to get married
However, after the wedding for the soldiers, the actual meaning is about parents have someone to take care of, they have a nominal wife
Now there is no video, no phone, no Internet, only write letters
Remote areas may not have a dozen or ten letters a year
Such a marriage, standing in the woman’s point of view, than not married is worse
Even the revitalization sigh: “Yes! Now the warrior wife difficult to marry has become one of our insoluble problems There is no way, are people just two hands, carry a gun can not hold the girl’s hand So in the past two years, we have been working hard to improve the treatment of military wives, thinking that we can let our soldiers and officers go out on blind dates with their heads held a little higher, and the marriage rate is a little higher
You don’t know how many of the discharge reports handed in every year are due to marriage Half of them are unmarried, saying that their families want them to go home and look for a husband when they are old enough Half are married, saying that if they don’t get discharged, their families will be lost”
Song Baoying hung her head with a red face
She is the latter half, just Shi Lei is an officer, can not be discharged only to transfer
These days it is not easy to train an officer, and it is not that you want to change your career
Lian Zhenxing looked at Xu and asked, “Comrade Xiao Xu ah! You’ve always been smart, why don’t you try to think of a way to see if there’s any way to make our soldiers a little better at getting wives?”
Xu asked, “”
Does she look like a Red Queen or something?
Lian Zhenxing could see her thoughts and waved his hand, “It’s not that you look like a red maiden Complimenting you on your ability Your Rainbow Island is one of the islands in the archipelago that has the strongest willingness of military wives to follow the army Originally, it was rumored that your island also had the highest discharge rate, but in the end, when it really came to discharge, the discharge report submitted to me, your island had the lowest discharge rate
I was puzzled, so I asked someone to inquire about it Only then did I realize that there was still credit for you in there”
Xu asked, “”
“You flatter me too much, I’m just being playful and taking everyone for a ride”
“Then you need to have more of this kind of ‘fun’ I’ve heard it said that your island is doing everything right except living off the grid If this school problem is solved, it will be awesome! I guess the soldiers will rush to Rainbow Island next year when the defense changes!”
“This isn’t my merit, it’s everyone’s It proves that Instructor Shi and Lu Yuanzheng manage well and win the hearts of the people”
“I know exactly what the two of them are capable of They’re good at leading soldiers and fighting battles They can’t even think of these ways even if they have a headache in this kind of human affairs Worthy of being comrades who can get into a prestigious university, so powerful!”
Xu asked, “”
Anyway, she is now building an airplane also thanks to going to college
After some more small talk, Lian Zhenxing asked about the situation on the island
“I was going to take the time to go on the island for a walk in the next few days, but it’s just as well that you guys are here, so I’ve asked what I should ask, and I’ll tell them that I won’t be going over there I’ll go again when your school is built”
Xu Wen answered Song Boying’s favor and greeted him as he left
Song Baoying left the office with a sigh of relief and asked Xu Man, “Sister-in-law, aren’t you really nervous about talking to such a big leader?”
Xu Wen didn’t say anything, only resting her palm on the back of Song Baoying’s hand
Song Boying: “”
Feeling a sticky patch on the back of her hand, the sweat on Xu Man’s palm was no less than hers
In the middle of the day Song Boying lamented, “It’s completely unnoticeable!”
Xu Man sighed lightly
It wasn’t that they were timid and hadn’t seen the world
Lian Zhenxing’s aura was very powerful when he had been in a high position for a long time, especially the kind of aura that had been tempered by the fires of war for a long time
The average person would not be able to handle it
Just like the new recruits will tremble when they see Lu Yuanzheng
Lu Yuanzheng has only been a soldier for more than ten years, Lian Zhenxing has been a soldier for most of his life, and has participated in many large and small battles
When they returned to the guest house, the books they bought were already in the management room on the first floor of the guest house
The janitor was a female soldier who took the initiative to greet them: “Two sisters-in-law, your books are here It’s like this, anyway, you still have to transport them so don’t move them upstairs, put them here with us first?”
“Will it be troublesome for you guys?” Song Bo Ying was not too kind
“It’s okay, we have people on duty 14 hours a day, you guys can take it whenever you leave It’s also guaranteed not to be lost”
Then Xu asked what else he and Song Boying could say, and said their thanks
On the first day, with the help of Lian Zhenxing, Xu Man and Song Baoying visited the elementary school run by the army as well as the best central elementary school in Haicheng
Xu Man was a layman, so he stared at the hardware facilities
Song Baoying, on the other hand, took a notebook, asked a lot of detailed questions, and took notes
The principals of the two schools heard that they were for the military children to run elementary school, especially supportive, but also provided a lot of teaching aids free of charge, sharing a lot of experience to them
All in all, it was a worthwhile trip
On the third day, Xu Man and Song Baoying went shopping in the city, first going to buy some office stationery, such as chalk, board erasers, pens and pencils, and books
Let the accompanying soldiers send them back to the compound first
The two of them went shopping to buy some clothes for their children and themselves, and at noon ate a meal outside, strolling around, before returning to the guest house in the afternoon
Early in the morning of the fourth day departed back to the island
About even the revitalization of early greetings, a car to send them, even people to teaching supplies directly to the pier
It took two boat trips to get back to Rainbow Island, and it was already twilight
Lu Yuanzheng knew that they would bring quite a few books with them, and purposely had people waiting on the shore early
Together with the two warriors who had accompanied them earlier, there was basically no need for Xu Man and Song Bao Ying to get their hands on anything
Xu Man returned to the wooden house and let out a long sigh of comfort
I don’t know if it’s because he likes this place more and more or because he didn’t sleep well at night because he didn’t accompany him on his way out, but he’s always homesick
He also misses him
Lu Yuanzheng came back especially late
After taking a shower, he lightly entered the bedroom, but saw that Xu Man had not yet slept, stunned, softly asked, “Why don’t you go to sleep?”
Xu Wen yawned, eyebrows and eyes have obvious tiredness, even with the voice are glutinous a few points, “a few days have not seen you, think of you”
If it wasn’t for the sake of staying up to see him, he would have gone to see the Duke of Zhou
Two people rarely separated for so long, really very uncomfortable
The voice was not loud, like a feather scratching at the tip of Lu Yuan Zheng’s heart
Lu Yuanzheng threw the towel onto the back of the chair in front of the desk, got on the bed himself, lay down next to Xu Man, his hand resting on the nest of her waist, and sighed, “I miss you too”
Saying this, he lowered his head and kissed Xu Man’s lips