Gu Yunze looked up and saw Lu Yunfeng, not surprised at all: "You're going back?"
He had heard Lu Yunfeng mention before that he was going back to Beicheng for the New Year.
Lu Yunfeng nodded: "I came to see you before I left. How are you now?"
"I'm taking a month's leave. I'll go back and wait for instructions. If you have the chance, please try to find out more for me."
Lu Yunfeng and he used to be on the same team, but now that he has changed careers, the two of them don't have many opportunities to fight side by side anymore.
But Gu Yunze thought it was a good thing; with Lu Yunfeng around, he could find out more information.
And his presence in the army was also beneficial to Lu Yunfeng, wasn't it?
Lu Yunfeng thought the same thing: "Yes, I'll help you find out. It would be best if we were still in the same place."
Gu Yunze nodded, then took him to the Lin family and introduced him to them, saying, "He is my childhood friend. We grew up together and later joined the army together."
Only then did he reveal his true identity to the Lin family: "I hope you can forgive me for not telling the truth before."
Lin Aiguo had actually guessed it long ago, but he also knew the importance of secrecy, so he had never said anything before.
Grandpa and Grandma Lin were somewhat surprised, but they still expressed their understanding.
"You needed to keep it a secret before, right? We understand."
If it weren't for some mission, how could a soldier possibly come to the small Lianhua Brigade as an educated youth?
Grandpa Lin nodded and said, "His aunt used to be in the army, and she couldn't even go home."
Gu Yunze had already heard that Lin Yu's great-aunt was a martyr.
Those revolutionary predecessors from back then are all worthy of respect.
Gu Yunze felt he wasn't qualified to be compared to her: "I'm still far from being as good as my great-aunt, but I'll be able to use my own identity from now on."
There's no need to hide it anymore.
Wang Zhaodi was quite curious: "What kind of soldier are you? Is the salary high?"
The two girls buried their heads in their necks and said, "Mom, can you please stop asking these questions?"
That's so embarrassing.
Wang Zhaodi didn't think so. This was Lin Yu's boyfriend, so why couldn't she ask how much he earned?
Gu Yunze said with a smile, "My salary is 70 yuan per month now."
"Wow, so many!"
Even Grandpa and Grandma Lin were somewhat surprised.
No wonder everyone wants to marry a soldier; the salary is so high that it can support a whole family.
Lu Yunfeng could tell what they were thinking at a glance, so he said, "That's because Lao Gu is the regimental commander, that's why he got so much. I got less than him, and the others got at most around 50 yuan."
"Isn't 50 yuan a lot?" Wang Zhaodi thought even 50 yuan would be great.
"Oh dear, no wonder everyone wants to join the army. Maybe our little Bao can join the army too."
Xiao Bao blushed with joy upon hearing her words and looked up at Gu Yunze.
He also wanted to be like Gu Yunze, like a real man.
Tie Dan also raised his hand: "Me too, I'll join too. I want to fight the Japanese devils."
They really enjoy playing games where they fight the Japanese invaders; he wants to fight the real thing.
Gu Yunze patted the two children's heads: "Then you should study hard, so that you can also join the army and make contributions in the future."
"Do you have to go to school if you join the army?" Tie Dan scratched his head. He thought that if he joined the army to fight the Japanese, he wouldn't have to go to school.
Lin Yu smiled and said to him, "Of course you should. You're illiterate and uneducated, so you can only be a common soldier."
If you're educated and become a college student, you can become a commander in the future, and everyone will have to obey your orders.
Tie Dan thought to himself, "If everyone in military uniform listened to me, oh my, how wonderful that would be!"
"Okay, I'll study hard and become a college student commander in the future."
Xiao Bao nodded: "Me too."
Gu Yunze and Lu Yunfeng were delighted to hear this, feeling that they had found a worthy successor.
Lu Yunfeng patted the two on the shoulders: "Then we'll be waiting for you to take over."
The two children, entrusted with an important task, had a gleam in their eyes, as if they had found a goal to move forward.
As for Da Niu, she seemed to have gotten some inspiration from their words, and immediately ran into her room to write after finishing her meal.
After Gu Yunze revealed his identity to the Lin family, Lin Yu was inevitably subjected to a series of interrogations.
For example, when did you find out the other person's identity, or what are your future plans?
"I knew him when I was in Haicheng, and then I met him again here."
I already knew he was in the military, so I had a good idea of what would happen in the future.
But for now, I'll stay here. I want to develop the food factory into a large-scale operation with a thousand employees!
This ambition put Grandma Lin at ease.
Her granddaughter had only been back for two years, and she couldn't bear to let the child go with her.
Lin Aiguo was pleased to hear her goal, but still said, "I wouldn't dare to dream of a factory with a thousand employees."
He initially proposed building the workshop simply to add some sideline business to the brigade and increase the income of the members.
The workshop's subsequent development actually exceeded his expectations.
Unexpectedly, a small workshop was able to absorb almost all the idle labor force in the brigade, increasing everyone's income by one or two times compared to previous years.
Now they've even opened a factory, with new factory buildings and trucks, and can even help several surrounding brigades.
Lin Aiguo felt that this was the limit of the food factory's development, since production capacity and market were both limited.
But Lin Yu doesn't think so: "Our country has a vast territory and a huge market."
Although we're still in a planned economy, since the leaders have expressed their desire to develop rural sideline businesses, we now have a legitimate reason to sell our products to more distant places.
Putting everything else aside, right now, half of the factory's orders come from other places.
The local energy consumption is already fixed; unless new products are developed, development requires expansion outwards.
Lin Shan also agreed with her idea. He was young and energetic, and he was very much looking forward to and confident about the future that Lin Yu had painted.
It was at this moment that Lin Aiguo suddenly had the same feeling as Chen Jianghu.
They're old; the young people today are much more capable than they were.
They are bold in their thinking and actions, and have boundless expectations for the future.
The Yangtze River's waves keep pushing forward.
Grandma Lin listened to their plans for the future with a smile, feeling very gratified.
She was born in the old society, but she witnessed the establishment of the new world and watched people's lives get better step by step.
And then I heard the children’s dreams for the future.
She was also full of expectations, feeling that she could work hard for another twenty years.
Erniu and Lin Yi listened from the side, both feeling a surge of ambition and excitement.
Although they are young, they already have ideals in their hearts. They want to move forward with goals and plans, just like Lin Yu.
Lin Yu kept her achievements hidden, and finally no one questioned whether she was married anymore.
To be honest, marriage and having children are not on her mind right now. She'll only be 20 after the New Year, so what's the rush?
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