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“Brother, it’s not that we don’t want to hire you, but you must be almost 30, right? You must be married, right? You must have children at home, right? At your age, working in the production team is also a contribution to the country.”

"I......"

"And brother, look how skinny you are, can you even carry a gun? Forget it, brother, you should just go home."

There are a lot of people today, so I won't talk to you anymore.

The young soldier in charge of registration simply waved his hand, and the next person immediately came up to fill out the registration form.

Tang Shengkai watched for a long time, but no one paid any attention to him. In the end, he returned dejectedly.

Tang Yue's ears were more sensitive than the others'. Lin Cuicui and the others didn't hear what the soldier said. This was the first time in their lives that Tang Bei and his brothers had eaten candied hawthorns, and they were all extremely happy.

Seeing Tang Shengkai return looking dejected, the group stopped stuffing candied hawthorns into their mouths. "Third Brother, what's wrong?"

Tang Shengkai sighed deeply, "They said I was too old and too thin to be a soldier. They told me to go back to the production team to work in production."

Although Old Li and Lin Cuicui had considered the possibility of not being selected, they never expected the reality to come so suddenly; it was quite a slap in the face.

Old Li didn't know what else to do. He wanted to say a few words of advice, but he didn't know what to say at this moment.

"Then, what should we do? Third Brother, should we still leave?"

Lin Cuicui was a little worried. These spies could strike at any time. Even though Yueyue was capable now, the family couldn't always be together, could they? What if someone got separated from the group? That would be...

"Oh, let's try again tomorrow, what if they've changed staff?"

The crunching sound of Tang Yue chewing on a candied hawthorn interrupted their melancholy thoughts, and they all turned to look at her.

Tang Yue squinted her eyes happily as she ate the sweet candied hawthorn. Seeing her enjoying herself, Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui sighed inwardly, "No matter how capable she is, she's still just a child. She doesn't know what sorrow is at all."

Tang Shengkai felt a lump in his throat. "Yueyue, Daddy can't go to the army."

Tang Yue deliberately feigned a bewildered expression, "Really? What about Daddy? The spies could come at any time."

With her big eyes blinking, Tang Shengkai felt for the first time that his daughter wasn't so pleasing after all.

Tang Bei realized that his sister was teasing their father; he knew perfectly well how much she cared about them.

The suggestion to join the army came from his younger sister. Seeing that she didn't seem worried at all, Tang Bei knew that she must still have a solution.

"Little sister, stop teasing Mom and Dad, tell me what your solution is?"

Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui looked at Tang Bei, then at Tang Yue. Seeing Tang Yue's smug smile, Lin Cuicui gently patted Tang Yue's back.

"You silly child, what time is it, and you still have the mind to tease your parents?"

Tang Yue finished chewing the candied hawthorn and swallowed it. "Mom and Dad, have you forgotten that you still know people in our county?"

"Huh? Who do we know..."

Before Lin Cuicui could finish speaking, she immediately changed the subject, "No way, Yueyue? That Comrade Chen seems to be just a clerk in the county. How could he have such great abilities?"

"Hehe, he doesn't have it, but there's definitely someone else who does."

"What? Who else has such great abilities? Besides, even if they do, we don't know them."

Tang Yue ignored Lin Cuicui's mutterings and said, "Get in the car, Grandpa, let's go to the hospital."

Old Li didn't care what others thought; he knew in his heart that his granddaughter was capable, so he simply had them get in the car and head to the hospital where they had stayed before.

Lin Cuicui had a pretty good idea of ​​who Tang Yue was looking for, but could that person really help them? Last time they were short of money, that person had already helped them by lending them a lot of money, and although she hadn't said it, she knew it in her heart.

After all, among all the hospitalized patients, none of them had only spent ten or so yuan on treatment. She was thinking of repaying them when she was able to. But before she could even think of anything, she was already going to trouble them again?

When they arrived at the hospital entrance, just as Old Li was about to drive the donkey cart inside, Tang Yue called for him to stop.

"Grandpa, there's a place to park over there. You wait here for me while I go inside to find someone."

Tang Shengkai was a little worried, "Daughter, can you manage by yourself?"

Tang Shengkai thought that maybe they should just give up. What kind of relationship did they have with anyone at the hospital? How could they possibly help them?

But when it came time to say it, he hesitated. If they didn't leave, and if the spies kept coming, they wouldn't have a single day of peace. He couldn't be selfish and only think of himself. Looking at the young children, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say those words.

If, if one day he really gets to join the army, he will definitely train harder and make a name for himself so that he can repay the kindness he received.

"Don't worry, Dad, no one can hurt me here."

Tang Yue went straight to Li Mingxuan's office after entering the hospital. As for how she knew Li Mingxuan could help?

When her father was hospitalized last time, she spent a lot of time wandering around the hospital. Once, when she passed by the nurses' station, she overheard a few nurses chatting. The main topic was how handsome Dr. Li Mingxuan was and how he was still single, and how several of the nurses at the station had feelings for him.

One nurse with a fair complexion was particularly enthusiastic, saying that if she married into a family like that, she wouldn't be afraid of anything, not only in their small town, but even in Kyoto.

Tang Yue hadn't understood before, but after spending so many days in the hospital, she now knew that Li Mingxuan's identity was extraordinary. Regardless of his family's background, as long as he had status, getting someone into the military would be no problem for him.

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