Soon it was the tenth day of the first lunar month, the day when Yao Youjun was going to the steel plant to take the recruitment exam. Chu Tian went to find Captain Sun the night before and agreed to borrow the carriage.

As a result, early the next morning, when Chu Tian brought Yao Youjun to the stable, he saw Sun Weiguo and his wife Li Meiling harnessing a cart to the horses.

"Weiguo?"

Sun Weiguo looked back and saw Chu Tian looking at him strangely. A big smile immediately appeared on his face. "Brother Tian, ​​friendly forces, you are here?"

Chu Tian nodded and signaled Yao Youjun to call for help.

"Brother Weiguo, hello Sister-in-law Weiguo."

Although it was the first time that Yao Youjun met Li Meiling, he knew that Brother Weiguo had married a wife two days ago, so he knew that the person in front of him was Brother Weiguo's wife.

Li Meiling also hurriedly greeted with a smile, "Hello, friendly brothers, hello, Brother Tian."

Chu Tian smiled at Li Meiling, called her "sister-in-law," and continued to ask Sun Weiguo, "Why did you bring your sister-in-law to the stable so early? You're not here to help me set up the cart, are you?"

Sun Weiguo glanced at his wife, scratched his head and explained, "No, no, today is the third day of my marriage to Meiling, so..."

Chu Tian understood, "Ah, yes, you are going back to your parents' home in three days!"

After a pause, he still felt strange, "But, my sister-in-law's family is also in our regiment, why are you leaving so early?"

Sun Weiguo took the basket from his wife and casually placed it on the carriage. He smiled and invited everyone to get on. As they were walking on the road, he explained, "We thought you and your friendly army brother were going to the steel mill, right? So we thought we'd leave early and send your friendly army brother off to take the exam first. We'll go back after he finishes the exam!"

Chu Tian was stunned. "What? You want to send us to the steel mill first? And we have to wait until the friendly forces finish their exams?"

Sun Weiguo cracked his whip and said without turning his head, "Yeah, yeah, what's wrong? I remember Director Liu said that day, didn't he? The exam will start at 10 o'clock and will be over in an hour at most. Then the list will be announced on the 12th, and you can officially start work on the 13th!"

Chu Tian shouted anxiously, "What time is the exam? How long will it take to finish? Why are you sending us off on the day you return home?"

"How about this? How about I take you back to your parents' home first? Then I'll take the friendly forces to the exam?"

Seeing this, Li Meiling turned around and looked at Chu Tian, ​​smiling and refusing, "Brother Tian, ​​it's okay. We were planning to go back around eleven or twelve anyway. We'll send our friendly soldiers off to finish their exams and then head back. It's about the same time."

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Just for a moment, Sun Weiguo had already whipped the horse so fast that it had passed the intersection leading to Sun Weiguo's wife's family and was running straight towards the steel plant. What else could Chu Tian say? He could only agree...

Li Meiling glanced back a few times and saw Yao Youjun holding a few pieces of paper, his lips moving silently. She couldn't help but praise him, "Brother Youjun is really serious. He is still studying the questions while rushing on the way. He will definitely get a high score..."

Yao Youjun raised his head upon hearing this and showed a shy expression to Li Meiling, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Weiguo, for the compliment..."

Li Ailing thought Yao Youjun didn't believe her, so she said seriously, "Brother Youjun, I'm not kidding you. If you work so hard, you'll definitely get a high score!"

"If you asked me to memorize any questions, I would never be able to do it! Otherwise, I wouldn't have failed to graduate from elementary school..."

After saying that, she looked at Sun Weiguo embarrassedly, only to see Sun Weiguo gave her a silly smile, and she started laughing too.

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Chu Tian really had enough. These two people didn’t deliberately show off their love, but it felt like there was love everywhere!

Arriving at the steel mill, Chu Tian got out of the carriage and personally escorted Yao Youjun to the gate. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Youjun, don't be nervous. It's just a formality!"

Yao Youjun pursed his lips and said firmly, "Brother-in-law, I won't embarrass you."

After saying that, he didn't even turn back, with a heroic and high-spirited look, and strode towards the steel plant.

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Chu Tian stared at Yao Youjun's back in silence, wondering if this kid was putting too much pressure on him. When had he ever told him to get a high score? Besides, even if he got a low score, how could it embarrass him? He wasn't Yao Youjun's father...

The exam was over soon, and Director Liu personally sent Yao Youjun to the gate of the steel plant. Chu Tian saw that the man next to Director Liu did not look like a worker in the workshop, but a man sitting in an office. He enthusiastically assured Director Liu something, then looked at Yao Youjun, patted his shoulder in appreciation, and said something with his mouth opening and closing.

Sun Weiguo looked at Yao Youjun's reserved appearance from a distance and nudged Chu Tian with his shoulder, "Brother Tian, ​​aren't you going to say hello?"

At this time, Chu Tian watched Yao Youjun bow to Director Liu and shook his head gently, "No, basic social interaction is something he will have to deal with in the future. I can't stand in front of him in everything..."

Sun Weiguo wanted to say something when he felt his wife pulling at the back of his clothes. He turned around and saw his wife shaking her head at him. He looked confused and didn't understand what his wife meant.

The corner of Li Meiling's mouth twitched, and she turned her head away and ignored Sun Weiguo.

Sun Weiguo scratched his head innocently and approached Chu Tian to ask, "Brother Tian, ​​my wife is not right. She pulled me just now, and when she saw me looking at her, she shook her head at me. I was just confused for a moment, and then she ignored me..."

Chu Tian looked back at Li Meiling who was covering her face helplessly, and instantly understood why Li Meiling didn't want to pay attention to Sun Weiguo, because he didn't want to pay attention to this big fool either!

"Brother-in-law, I..."

Chu Tian turned around when he heard that, and saw Yao Youjun running towards him, with an expression of joy that he couldn't hide, as if he wanted to tell Chu Tian the good news.

Chu Tian raised his eyebrows and said without waiting for him to speak, "Let's hurry on our way. We can talk on the way."

The words Yao Youjun wanted to say were instantly stuck in his throat. Thinking that Brother Weiguo was going to take his new wife back to her parents' home, he nodded quickly.

Sun Weiguo flicked his whip and looked back at Yao Youjun. "Brother Youjun, what did you want to say just now?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Youjun glanced at his brother-in-law. Seeing that he was also looking at him curiously, he spoke, "After the exam just now, Director Liu went to find the invigilator and asked about my test paper. The invigilator immediately started grading my paper. I told Director Liu that I only got one question wrong, and that if nothing unexpected happened, my score should be in the top three..."

His tone was full of pride. Hearing Sun Weiguo and Li Meiling praising Yao Youjun, Chu Tian couldn't help but smile and praise him.

"That's great. Your elder sister and the others will definitely be happy when they know about this."