Before Aunt Qian could finish her words, she saw her grandson, after being slapped, open his mouth and spit out a round piece of fruit candy, and then burst into tears.
Song Yun straightened the child and carried him back to Aunt Qian. "It's okay. Be careful next time. Make the fruit candies smaller for him."
Aunt Qian held her grandson in her arms and opened her mouth several times. Perhaps it was because she usually said too many sour words, and coupled with the unpleasantness that had just occurred at noon, she couldn't even utter a word of thanks.
Song Yun didn't care. She saved the child not to get anyone's thanks. After she finished speaking, she turned around to lock the door, then drove away from the compound with Qingxia.
As soon as Song Yun left, people started gossiping.
"I used to think Comrade Xiao Song was a member of the group, but when Lao Zhang came back I asked him about it. Guess what?"
Everyone pricked up their ears, and Aunt Qian also pricked up her ears to listen.
"Comrade Xiao Song isn't just a regimental commander, he's a full-rank officer. He was transferred from Sichuan to Beijing with Brigade Commander Qi. I heard that the officers transferred here are all elites picked from hundreds of thousands."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this. "Really? How old is she? She's already the regimental commander? Can a female soldier be the regimental commander?"
"Why not? As long as you are capable enough and no worse than the male comrades, you can become a regimental commander. Maybe even a brigade commander in the future."
"Oh my, I really can't believe it. She's so pretty, even prettier than the main pillar of our group, and she's actually the group leader. It really makes us female compatriots proud."
"So what does she usually do? Does she train like the men?"
"Why don't you go back and ask your man and you'll know."
Song Yun didn't know about the gossip in the compound, nor did she care. After sending Qingxia back to Zhengde Street, she went to the military headquarters and asked Chief He about buying a washing machine.
Ordinary single-tub washing machines can be purchased with a voucher. Qingxia and Ge Meilin had looked at them a long time ago, but they didn't like them. They thought it would be better to wash the clothes by hand, so they never bought any.
It was also quite difficult to buy a Toshiba double-tub semi-automatic washing machine. They had to go to the Friendship Store and get a permit based on their overseas Chinese status. It was very troublesome. The key point was that they didn't like the semi-automatic washing machine either. They wanted to buy a fully automatic one.
When my uncle and his family were in Country Y, they used a Siemens fully automatic washing machine. After returning to China, they inquired about it, but it was not available through ordinary channels. Importing it from overseas was not that easy either, and special approval was required. They didn't want to cause trouble for Song Yun and Qi Monan, so they never mentioned it.
On the way to deliver the TV to the compound today, under Song Yun's questioning, Qingxia finally told her that Ge Meilin had suggested buying a Siemens washing machine, but it was not convenient to buy it now.
After finding Chief He, Song Yun told him her purpose.
Chief He was not surprised at all when he heard this. He knew Song Yun's family situation very well. His uncle was a wealthy businessman who came back from Country Y. He had seen good things abroad and had money in his hands. It was normal for him to want to use some good things to improve his life.
"Hey, I'll apply for you. Come over in a couple of days to get the approval slip. When the goods arrive, you can take the approval slip to the Friendship Store to exchange them for them. But you have to pay for them yourself. I heard they're quite expensive, two or three thousand per unit."
Song Yun said quickly, "I want four."
He Shou was surprised this time, "Four? Why do you need so many?"
Song Yun smiled and said, "I'm getting married soon, so I need one for myself. My cousin is getting married on the same day as me, so I'll get one for her. I also need one for my parents' family, and one for my uncle's family as well."
Chief He didn't say much in the end. He bought one or four.
Shortly after Song Yun left Chief He's office, He Changzheng came over to deliver something. Seeing his father writing an application to buy a washing machine, he asked, "Don't we have a washing machine at home?"
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