Chapter Twenty-Four: Please take care of him for me
In the office of a military region, Chief of Staff Zhao looked at the documents in his hand, feeling annoyed. He opened a drawer, took out a cigarette from the pack, lit it, and put it in his mouth.
Just as I was scratching my head in frustration, the culprit suddenly knocked on the door and came in.
"Chief of Staff, you called me?"
Before Chief of Staff Zhao could speak, he angrily raised his hand and pointed at him first.
"Is this marriage absolutely necessary?"
"yes!"
Chief of Staff Zhao stood up abruptly, took two deep drags on his cigarette, and nodded again when he turned to look at him.
"Your fiancée has been investigated by the organization and there are no problems. Your parents also called me and said that she has now severed ties with her father and will be a good comrade of the workers and peasants from now on. The organization has no objection to your marriage. As your leader, I just want to tell you that military marriage is not a game. Since you have decided to marry this girl, then treat her well and be devoted to her."
"Please rest assured, leaders, I will be devoted to Comrade Shen Yuzhu and will never betray her."
Chief of Staff Zhao sighed, looking at him with a mixture of admiration and annoyance.
"The organization has no objection to your marriage, but do you still insist on being transferred?"
This is already considered a very kind statement. You should know that Chief of Staff Zhao has a fiery temper. When he gets stubborn, he won't give face to anyone.
"Chief of Staff, I... I became a regimental commander at such a young age. Not to mention the people under my command are not convinced, even my comrades of the same rank... right? Besides, I think I still need to gain more experience. Moreover, even if I am transferred, it is only for three years. When I come back, I will still be your soldier."
"You bastard, don't think I don't know why you insisted on going with the people from the Agricultural Research Institute this time. It's to go to Heilongjiang Province to see your fiancée. You say it's all high and mighty, but who are you trying to fool?"
Hehehe...
Seeing his expression, Chief of Staff Zhao suddenly remembered what Zhou Daoming had said on the phone: whenever this kid mentioned his fiancée, even without mentioning her name, he seemed to lose his mind and act like an idiot.
It's truly unbearable to look at.
"Take your things and get out of here..."
Zhou Congsheng looked at the transfer order in his hand, smiled, and when he looked up again, his face was serious. He respectfully saluted the leader at the desk.
Before Zhou Congsheng could reach the door, another shout rang out behind him, "Get back here!"
Zhou Congsheng tried his best to hide his joy and carefully said with a smile, "Is there anything else you need?"
"Zhao Yue is one of the communications officers who is going to Heilongjiang Province this time. Could you please take care of her for me?"
Zhou Congsheng frowned, but seeing Chief of Staff Zhao's expression, he nodded in agreement.
After half a month of repairs, Shen Yuzhu's house in Xiangyang Production Team was finally completed. The commune members who helped build the house had a very good impression of Shen Yuzhu and Qiao Wangshu after spending half a month together.
Not only is he not pretentious, but he is also very efficient in both work and speech.
So when Shen Yuzhu moved, many fellow villagers and their wives came to help. Zhang Shuai pulled a flatbed cart, and Er Shun and Er Shun's wife Guo Rou struggled to lift the large packages on the flatbed cart. It was a lot of effort for the three of them to get the packages onto the flatbed cart.
"Your family really loves you!"
Hearing Guo Rou's sigh, Shen Yuzhu's lips twitched. She wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. Luckily, the repaired house wasn't far from the educated youth settlement. Otherwise, if someone saw her carrying such a big package, well, that would be another topic of conversation.
“Shen Zhiqing, you haven’t hired Zhang Li to make furniture yet. You need to tidy up your house before the double harvest. Otherwise, after the double harvest, you’ll still have to plant crops, and you’ll be busy all the time. After the autumn planting, winter will come, and it will be inconvenient to go out when it gets cold.”
"Thank you, Sister Guo. I'll go to the county town tomorrow and try to buy everything I need in one go."
The new house is well renovated, with a main room, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. Ershun, Zhang Shuai, and a few others even helped build a woodshed. The yard is also quite spacious.
It looked very bright and spacious, and not only the people in the educated youth settlement, but also many members of the Xiangyang production team were extremely envious.
After everything was moved, Qiao Wangshu busied herself helping Shen Yuzhu distribute candy to create a festive atmosphere. Many people from the educated youth settlement came to help. Wang Yanmei pulled Zhang Shujuan to sit aside and ate candy and sunflower seeds, busy and happy.
"Sister Guo, everyone has worked so hard these past few days. I haven't even prepared my cooking utensils yet, and I've already returned the pots from the brigade. I was thinking of cooking a meal at your house to treat everyone."
"What's the big deal? It's all ready-made. Just use it. But..." Guo Rou was all smiles at first, but when it came to her own home, she hesitated a bit.
"Is there something troubling you? If so, I can find someone else!"
Guo Rou looked around, pulled Shen Yuzhu aside, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's nothing to worry about. After Ershun and I got married, we separated from my parents-in-law. There are only two children in the house. But you may not know, the family living behind our house is Zhang Li. If he smells the aroma of our food, he'll definitely come over. Then you..."
"It's alright, Sister Guo. Let him come over. How could I begrudge him a meal? How much can he possibly eat? Don't worry, Sister Guo, I'm going to stay here for a long time. I don't want to make enemies with the other members of our production team."
Look, look! What a kind person, what a magnanimous heart! No wonder he's an educated youth from the city. His generous demeanor makes him so comfortable to be around!
"Okay, okay, since you've said so, then set a time. My family has planted a lot of vegetables in our private plot, and we also have dried vegetables ready-made, so you don't need to buy any, okay!"
"Okay, thank you, Sister Guo. Then let's do it tomorrow night. I just bought some furniture and I'll have to trouble Brother Ershun and Brother Zhang Shuai to help me move it."
"Don't mention it, just let me know if you need anything."
After everyone left, Shen Yuzhu also went out to the brigade leader's house. Lu Guangzhi's family was having dinner, so her timing was inappropriate, but Lu Jianshe was very happy.
He put the bowl on the table and walked over. "Shen Zhiqing, what brings you here?"
Shen Yuzhu walked straight past him, smiled at Captain Lü and his wife Qian Cuilian, and said, "Captain, hello Auntie, I'm still missing some furniture for my room. I was thinking of going to the county town to buy some tomorrow. Could you please give me a leave of absence?"
"Old man, you've given me your approval, haven't you? The busy farming season is coming soon, and I won't be able to leave then. How will we live in a house without furniture?"
Lu Guangzhi nodded. "Okay, tomorrow morning at 7:30, the village's oxcart is going to the county to pick up fertilizer. You can go with them."
"Thank you, Captain."
Even after Shen Yuzhu had walked away, Lü Jianshe's eyes were still fixed on her back, which made Qian Cuilian roll her eyes in disgust.
Such a good girl, how dare you, a toad, try to bite into her swan meat.
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