Thinking of this, Liu Dekai couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

After all, he hadn't gotten any good missions to accumulate military merits recently, and it just so happened that someone was retiring from the army. It was practically like God was feeding him a meal, and he had to open his mouth and accept it, otherwise it would be such a waste!

Mo Cheng received a signal from his son-in-law's eyes and gave him a barely perceptible nod.

If given the opportunity, of course I'll promote my own people.

Is there anyone more like your own son-in-law than yourself?

When Liu Dekai saw his father-in-law give him a signal, he immediately sat up straight, as if he could see the scene of his successful promotion.

That's great! That's great!

Commander Zhou first talked about Comrade Lu Zhiqiang's discharge from the army. After the process was completed, it was obvious that everyone's emotions had become much higher without them realizing it, since promotion was closely related to their own interests.

"Next, the first item on the agenda is the promotion of deputy regimental commanders to regimental commanders. Based on the recommendations, the list of deputy regimental commanders to be promoted is..."

As Commander Zhou read out each name, the deputy regimental commanders whose names were called walked onto the stage one after another.

Then came the voting.

These recommended deputy regimental commanders are all people who have performed exceptionally well in the military and have accumulated sufficient merits.

Lu Zhengjun suddenly looked up and met the gaze of her brother-in-law.

That's right, Qiao Shouyan is also on the list of regimental commanders to be promoted this time.

A row of deputy regimental commanders stood on the stage.

In terms of achievements, they all have a lot to their name, and if we really want to rank them, they are all qualified.

As for who will ultimately be promoted, at least everyone has gotten their ticket. How far they can go depends on many things, so no one dares to make a guarantee.

"Voting will now begin. Remember, each person has only one vote. If the final total number of votes exceeds the total number of people present today, the vote will be invalidated and all votes will be revoked. So, in order not to waste everyone's time, please think carefully about which deputy regimental commander you want to support for promotion," Commander Zhou said on the stage.

Then they started discussing it again, asking each other who others were voting for and thinking about who they should vote for themselves.

A few minutes later, Commander Zhou began counting the votes.

"First up, Shen Jun, deputy commander of the 314th Regiment. Those who support him, please raise your hands."

Immediately, many people in the conference room raised their hands.

Lu Zhengjun analyzed the situation and concluded that Shen Jun, the deputy commander of the 314th Regiment, was Qiao Shouyan's biggest competitor.

In terms of merit, Qiao Shouyan was far superior to Shen Jun.

Lu Zhengjun had heard some rumors about Qiao Shouyan before. Although he was not a professional doctor, he knew a lot about medicine because of his father. So when leading a team on a mission, he could not only assign all the deployments to his subordinates as the leader, but also provide basic treatment for the wounded soldiers and judge whether the soldiers could continue to fight.

It is said that several times, soldiers tried to push themselves to the limit, but he judged that they could not continue fighting and rested, so he allowed those soldiers with all their limbs intact to return.

After all, many soldiers are very passionate on the battlefield and think they can do it, but in reality, the human body has its limits. Pushing yourself too hard is not beneficial. Many soldiers return to find that they have hidden injuries, which may cause problems and force them to retire.

In terms of ability, Qiao Shouyan is definitely much better; the problem lies with the 314th Regiment.

Since Lu Zhiqiang, who had just retired, was the commander of the 314th Regiment, it was both reasonable and logical for Shen Jun, the deputy commander of the regiment, to be promoted to the position.

However, there is no explicit rule that if a regimental commander retires, the deputy regimental commander must be promoted to the position. In the military, the most capable person has always been in charge.

Lu Zhengjun silently counted the votes in her mind, and they were quite a lot.

Next came the second candidate, then the third candidate...

Their votes were clearly less than Shen Jun's, but they still managed to take away some votes. Then, it was Qiao Shouyan's turn to come in fourth place.

"Fourth, Qiao Shouyan, deputy commander of the 211th Regiment. Please raise your hand if you support him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhengjun immediately raised his hand.

Zhang Yufeng, Zhang Yunshan, and others hadn't voted yet, waiting to see Lu Zhengjun's move. Now that they saw him raise his hand, they immediately followed suit.

Qiao Shouyan's own network, as well as the networks of Liu Yuying and Lu Anguo, all followed their leader's lead and voted.

Lu Zhengjun glanced at it briefly and thought, "Good heavens, more than half have already passed."

It seems Qiao Shouyan is a shoo-in for the battalion commander position!

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should be able to complete the procedures in a while and get promoted directly!

Standing on the stage, Qiao Shouyan could clearly see who had voted for him. He wasn't surprised by the votes from his mother and his subordinates.

If Lu Anguo votes for him, it means he has no supporters on the platform, so voting for himself is reasonable.

And... what about Lu Zhengjun?

Qiao Shouyan was well aware of his initial attitude towards Lu Zhengjun, having given him no shortage of sarcastic remarks and disdain. However, he had seen Lu Zhengjun raise his hand immediately, and after Lu Zhengjun raised his hand, many people he didn't even know well, including another regimental commander, Zhang Yufeng, also voted for him.

So, was this a way of greeting him and asking him to bring the tickets?

Qiao Shouyan glanced at Lu Zhengjun sideways, a barely perceptible smile appearing on his face, thinking to himself that this brother-in-law was still somewhat useful!

Lu Zhengjun: "..."

He still felt that his brother-in-law looked more normal when he wasn't smiling.

Zhang Yufeng had been observing Lu Zhengjun's reaction, and naturally didn't miss the moment when he and Qiao Shouyan exchanged glances, and was immediately stunned.

Those who were close to Lu Zhengjun naturally also became close to Zhang Yufeng.

When did Qiao Shouyan join their group of brothers?

Zhang Yufeng had no recollection of it at all.

"Zhengjun, when did you become so close to Qiao Shouyan?" Zhang Yufeng asked.

Lu Zhengjun didn't hide it, and said calmly, "He is my brother-in-law."

Zhang Yufeng: "..."

"What? Brother-in-law?"

Zhang Yufeng's mind was racing.

Although he wasn't familiar with Qiao Shouyan, he knew that Qiao Shouyan was Commander Liu's son, so Liu Yuying was now Lu Zhengjun's mother-in-law.

“Sure, your sister-in-law is Commander Liu’s daughter. You never mentioned such an important thing before?” Zhang Yufeng punched Lu Zhengjun, feeling that he was not loyal enough.

"Wait a minute! If Commander Liu is your mother-in-law, and I remember her husband is the dean of Wenxiu Medical College, then when your sister-in-law wanted to study, you still asked my mom for materials? Are you out of your mind?"

"No, no, why didn't Commander Liu attend the wedding? And my sister-in-law's surname is Su, while their family's surname is Qiao. What's going on?"

Lu Zhengjun: "..."

Of all the brothers, only Zhao Yunshan knew the full story of how he got together with Su Yueya, since he had seen Su Yueya on the train.

The other brothers all assumed that Lu Zhengjun had fallen in love with someone she didn't understand, and were unaware of the hidden truth behind it all.