Cheng Jingmo carried Coco to the yard outside and coaxed her for a long time before Coco stopped crying.

"Dad, I don't like them, let them go!"

Cheng Jingmo comforted her, "Dad knows, Dad will feed the rabbits with you."

While feeding the rabbits, Cheng Jingmo was thinking about how to tactfully persuade the Fang family to go back.

It’s hard to say.

In the evening, Cheng Jingmo and Xiaojie sat in the living room with the Fang family, chatting dryly.

Song Huaiqian and Lin Yunyi used the excuse of taking care of the child and stayed in the room with the child.

Yu Xiangyang took An An out to play until dark, and then he hid in his room as if it had nothing to do with him and refused to come out.

Yu Xiangyang lived on the first floor, and his room door could be seen from the living room. Fang Junyan glanced over there from time to time.

Cheng Jingmo said, "Brother Fang, train tickets are in short supply these days and need to be purchased a few days in advance. How about I book the tickets for you tomorrow while I'm off? Which day do you need to book the tickets for?"

Everyone could tell that someone was being chased away.

The people from the Fang family looked stiff and looked at each other.

After a brief silence, Fang Liufu, the Fang family's representative and spokesperson, spoke. "Uncle, we're here mainly to see Xiaojie. We also have something we'd like to ask for your help."

Cheng Jingmo said: "You tell us, we will do our best to help you."

"It's like this." Fang Liufu looked very embarrassed. "Xiaojie's sister is eighteen years old this year. We wanted to ask you for help to find her a job in Beijing."

He deliberately mentioned Xiaojie's sister instead of Fang Junyan, just to get closer to her.

Cheng Jingmo: “...” He made things difficult for him right from the start!

He has been in school all year round and all the people he knows are soldiers. What kind of job can he recommend?

"We know that those formal units all want college graduates or technical secondary school graduates, and we don't expect to be able to join them. We just want to find her a job so that she can have something to eat in Beijing."

Fang Liufu began to try to gain sympathy. "Uncle, you know, in our village, there's no other way to make a living except farming. We work hard all year long, and it's still not enough to eat. If we were in Beijing, we could work in factories or restaurants, and we could eat well and save some money."

Of course, this was just talk. The Fang family’s real purpose was to help Fang Junyan find a good family in Beijing.

The family had discussed it before coming that after Fang Junyan stayed in Beijing, she could rely on the Song family just like Xiaojie.

Then, they slowly asked the Song family to help her find a good husband.

As for the Song family, could the in-laws they introduce to them be bad?

Cheng Jingmo couldn't refuse, but he didn't dare to agree rashly. "Has Fang Junyan ever been educated?"

If you want to find a job in Beijing, you must be able to write and do math.

"I've read some." Fang Liufu answered vaguely.

Cheng Jingmo asked again: "What did you graduate from? Do you have a diploma?"

Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Fang Liufu finally told the truth: "I attended the literacy class in the village."

Cheng Jingmo: “…”

Fang Liufu quickly explained, "Uncle, you know how many girls from rural areas can go to school. But this child is very motivated. She studied very hard in the literacy class and has no problem reading and writing."

Cheng Jingmo felt that it would be difficult to find this job in the short term, but he couldn't let Fang Junyan stay at home and wait like this.

Just as he was hesitating, he remembered that there was another child coming!

Cheng Jingmo asked again: "Is there anything else you need help with?"

Fang Liufu thought Cheng Jingmo had agreed to help Fang Junyan find a job, so he beamed and said, "And Xiaojie's brother, he's seventeen this year. We'd like to ask for your help to get him into the army as a soldier."

Cheng Jingmo: “···” Each favor is harder to help than the last!

Fang Liufu began to introduce Fang Juntong's situation. "Xiaojie's brother has been to school and graduated from elementary school. He is also very strong and can carry a load of over 100 kilograms. He is very strong when working!"

Not to mention Cheng Jingmo, even Xiaojie frowned when he heard it.

Can this unit be joined whenever one wants?

This requires conscription and meeting all the requirements before you can join the army.

Cheng Jingmo asked again: "Brother, is there anything else?"

Say it all at once and let him hear what the purpose of these people coming here is.

"No, no, no." Fang Liufu waved his hand and said, "Uncle, just solve the problem of these two children. Our whole family will remember your kindness!"

Looking at the happy faces of the Fang family members, Cheng Jingmo felt a little disgusted.

Xiaojie's father was an upright and selfless martyr. How could his family members be like this?

Cheng Jingmo was not from the Political Department, and he didn't know much about the specific circumstances surrounding Xiaojie's placement after his father's death.

I only heard that Xiaojie's grandparents came to deal with the matter, but they said they were too old to raise Xiaojie and Dajie, and refused to take Xiaojie back.

Cheng Jingmo himself was an orphan, and he empathized with Xiaojie's situation, so he applied to adopt him.

Cheng Jingmo said calmly, "Brother, Fang Juntong's enlistment must be approved by your township government. The enlistment is only a few months away, so go back and prepare well."

"Huh?" Fang Liufu, who thought it was a sure thing, was a little bit unconvinced by Cheng Jingmo's words. He said in surprise, "Isn't this just a matter of you helping to say hello?"

Cheng Jingmo said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's that I can't do this. The country has strict regulations on enlisting in the army. You must register at the conscription office of the township government where your household registration is located. Once you pass the screening, you can naturally join the army."

Fang Liufu and the other Fang family members looked at each other again before saying, "Uncle, we're family, so I won't hide it from you. Xiaotong went to the township to register last year, but was rejected."

Cheng Jingmo: "...I really can't help you with this."

If you were rejected, it means you're unqualified in some way. How can you join the army if you can't even meet the most basic requirements?!

Fang Liufu continued to plead, "Uncle, please help think of a solution. It's because Xiaotong couldn't pass the local conscription that we came here. You've been in the army for so many years, you must have a lot of acquaintances. Please help put in a few words for him."

Cheng Jingmo's expression remained unchanged, and he maintained the same attitude, "I really can't help. Soldiers in the army are all about what they do. Intercession and greetings won't work."

Xiao Jie supported his uncle's refusal. He also didn't want his uncle to take those unconventional ways for these people.

The atmosphere was silent for two minutes.

Fang Liufu asked again: "Can you help Xiaoyan find a job?"