Chapter 496 Vigilance

When Lin Anan approached, Shi Sanmei was being pulled by the fat lady by the sleeves, and the buttons of her white coat were almost torn off.

The sunlight shone through the gaps in the poplar trees onto Shi Sanmei's red eyes. Her wrist was wrapped in a bandage, and she was obviously injured.

Lin Anan coughed lightly and walked straight to Shi Sanmei. "What's the matter? Military dependents causing trouble in the medical company will be criticized according to discipline."

Her voice was not loud, but her words were very targeted.

"Who are you?" The old lady looked Lin An'an up and down. Seeing that she was wearing a military uniform and looked very imposing, her voice became two degrees lower. "I'm not causing any trouble. How can you just put a hat on me? I'm discussing marriage. It's a good thing."

"Discussing marriage?"

Shi Sanmei hurriedly shook her head, "Deputy Commander Lin, that's not true. Auntie seems to have misunderstood something. Comrade Mao and I are not familiar with each other at all. I am just his caregiver."

When she heard the title of Deputy Headmaster Lin, the expression on the old lady's face froze obviously. She subconsciously loosened her hand, stood up straight, and her tone became serious.

"Hello, leader. My son is Mao Hongguo. He was gloriously wounded in battle a while ago and is recovering now! This woman is his girlfriend. They have both reached the final step. Isn't it wrong to discuss marriage?"

"Auntie! Don't talk nonsense. I am not Comrade Mao's girlfriend. We are innocent. How can there be any talk of the last step? If you continue like this, I..."

"What do you mean by 'you'? I'm just telling the truth. Where have you not seen my son? Do you still have any shame..."

Lin Anan pulled Shi Sanmei behind him and said in a serious tone, "I don't care whose mother you are, a military family should behave like a military family! It's illegal for you to insult the reputation of women like this!

Shi Sanmei is just a nurse. It is routine for her to wipe the wounded and take care of them. Your son's recovery is inseparable from her contribution. Not only are you not grateful, but you also want to take advantage of this loophole?"

The fat lady's expression changed, but she still said stubbornly: "My son is innocent, but I can't let her be an abandoned woman..."

As soon as she said the word "abandoned woman", Lin Anan scolded her: "Please be careful with your words! Otherwise I will report you to the Security Department."

The old lady was startled and took a half step back. "No... Whose deputy commander are you? Why are you so indiscriminate? If you report it to the security department, I will also report you!"

Shi Sanmei knew that she had a bad background, and it was not easy for her to stay in the medical company. She was even more afraid that Lin Anan would be implicated, so she hurriedly took the blame on herself, "This matter has nothing to do with Deputy Commander Lin, Auntie, you can't do this!"

Lin Anan gave Shi Sanmei a reassuring look, signaling her to stop talking. "I'm the secretary of the Army Commander's Office. If you have any opinions about me, you can report me at any time. If you dare to make random accusations and bully female comrades again, you will be violating the "Code of Conduct for Military Family Members"!"

When the old lady heard that it was someone from the army commander's office, she was really scared! She glared at Shi Sanmei fiercely, turned around and ran away without saying a word.

"It runs fast."

Turning around and seeing Shi Sanmei unable to hold back her tears, Lin Anan touched her pocket and took out a piece of candy, which was the orange candy Chu Mingyu had stuffed into her pocket that morning. "Don't be afraid. If something similar happens again in the future, you can go directly to the Security Department for help. If you don't dare to go, you can come to the Army Commander's Office to find me."

The candy wrapper made a crisp sound in the sun. Shi Sanmei's hands were still shaking as she took the candy. "Thank you..."

"You're welcome."

Lin Anan had no intention of staying any longer, so she waved her hand and left.

Shi Sanmei looked at her back for a long time, bowed silently, and said thank you several times.

Only Shi Sanmei herself knew how heavy the burden was on her since she reported Chen Lei...

Although they had climbed out of the Chen family's hell, life was still extremely difficult.

She cherishes this temporary caregiver job more than anyone else. Only by grasping it well can she have a foothold and protect her daughter Huanhuan.

But... because of this face, this is not the first time something similar to what happened to Mao Hongguo's mother has happened.

After Lin Anan left, Shi Sanmei leaned against the poplar tree trunk and slowly peeled off the wrapping paper of the orange candy.

The sugar is sweet, but it becomes more bitter the more you eat it.

"Third sister," there was a slight sound from the ward window. Mao Hongguo propped himself up and looked out. The bandage on his forehead was oozing with blood. "Is my mother..."

Shi Sanmei wiped her face and said, "Comrade Mao, it's time to change the medicine."

"Don't take my mother's words to heart. She just likes to joke around."

Shi Sanmei sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, "It's okay."

Lin Anan hummed a song as she returned to the commander's office.

The old guard accompanied Commander Zheng out, and the other two leaders were busy with their own things, so she was free.

He stood up and sorted out the filing cabinet, looking through the files that needed to be processed.

"Military deployment of Lianmandao?"

When Lin Anan saw that the planned deployment time was February 1977, her heart trembled.

He then took out all the other documents and read them intently for nearly two hours, and finally locked on to this one!

In the original book, Chu Mingzhou died at this time.

Lin Anan was interested in "Military Deployment of Lianman Road".

Their life is good now and everything is going in the right direction. She cannot accept Chu Mingzhou's sacrifice.

Even if it means sacrificing my life for my country!

Lin Anan's fingertips paused on the words "February 1977", and the wear and tear on the edge of the kraft paper document revealed the red annotation "Class A Confidential" underneath.

The shadow of the poplar tree outside the window swayed on the document, cutting the three words "Lianmandao" into fragmented strokes.

Lin Anan didn't understand military arrangements, but she planned to have a good talk with Chu Mingzhou about this matter. With his military literacy and ability, he should have a better plan.

Just like what happened in Tang City, he did much better than her.

Lianman Road, Gobi Desert, Poplar Forest Defense Belt...

"I don't care what the original book says. This time, I must rewrite Chu Mingzhou's ending." Her voice was soft, but with unprecedented firmness.

When Lin An'an arrived home, her mother was sitting under the grape trellis sewing shoe soles. "An'an, you're back? I just called your dad today. He said he can come over next month. We have to prepare for Zihuai and Dujuan's wedding banquet. What do you think?"

Lin Anan sat down next to Lin's mother, without even looking at her son, and sat there for a long while.

"An'an?"

"ah?"

"What are you daydreaming about?"

"Nothing, Mom, what did you just say?"

Mother Lin's eyes flashed with worry, and she repeated what she had just said.

"Oh... a banquet? Ask Zihuai and Dujuan to come and ask them. See what they mean. I have no objection."

Mother Lin nodded, put down her shoes, and leaned closer to Lin Anan. "Are you having difficulties in your new job?"

"No, the commander's office is full of veteran leaders who are taking good care of a newcomer like me!"

"That's good."