Chapter 98 My man is looked down upon. I feel so sad.
After receiving the registered letter as Ma Qijun's wife, Ye Xiaomei hurried back into the house.
She didn't have time to think about it. It was evening time and her mother-in-law and Ma Qijun should be at home.
Ye Xiaomei hesitated for a long time before opening the letter. She still felt that it was impolite, but when she thought about it, from the day she and Ma Qijun got married, they had become one.
After opening it, Ye Xiaomei saw a document with a steel stamp and a red book with the three bright characters "Discharge Certificate" written on it.
Ye Xiaomei felt a pain in her heart, and the man's lonely eyes surged in her mind again. She even thought of that sturdy figure shuttling between gunfire and hail of bullets in the border protection war. She had never seen how the man trained his subordinates, nor had she seen him fight the enemy with real guns and live ammunition, but she had watched TV.
That is a man of steel, with a ferocious, powerful machine that inspires awe.
Ye Xiaomei collected her thoughts, suppressed the pain in her heart, and slowly read the contents of the document.
The more Ye Xiaomei read, the more shocked she was. It summarized every battle achievement of the man over the past decade. He had won four first-class merits and broke through three sieges to rescue a total of 76,536 trapped people.
But he was being too low-key. Ye Xiaomei had never seen any of his decorations at home with a certificate of honor.
Ye Xiaomei's eyes turned and suddenly fell on the drawer under the closet, which was locked.
The content of the document below is very ordinary. It means that the applicant's application for discharge and transfer has been approved. With this document and the discharge certificate, he or she can be assigned a formal job in the local armed forces.
Yes, Ye Xiaomei finally understood why there was a look of loss in his eyes. Her man was originally a national war hero, but suddenly he was injured and became an ordinary citizen. His passion was just like her, Ye Xiaomei's desire to go to school, with nowhere to go.
"Xiao Mei..."
Ye Xiaomei's scalp suddenly went numb and she hid the documents in her hand behind her body: "Oh, Ma... Brother Ma, where have you and mom been? I'm getting ready to cook, can you help me light the fire?"
Ma Qijun's handsome face showed a puzzlement, and his sword-like eyebrows slightly raised: "What is hidden?"
"Nothing, nothing." Ye Xiaomei bit her lip and avoided his gaze.
"You still want to deceive me? It's written in your eyes. Show it to me." Ma Qijun felt sweet in his heart when he saw the girl looking like a quail. He walked forward to tease the woman.
With his height of 1.9 meters, one of his arms outstretched was as long as Ye Xiaomei's legs. When he flanked her from behind, it was equivalent to directly wrapping his arms around the woman's body. After she dodged left and right, she was caught in the male protagonist's hands.
"You said there's nothing, what is this?" Ma Qijun limped happily and sat next to the woman: "Let me see what treasure is hidden here."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Qijun saw something clearly. A trace of sadness flashed across his face, and he put it into the drawer with a smile:
"Let's go."
Ye Xiaomei carefully observed the man's expression. He was obviously very disappointed, but he smiled to hide it:
"Where are you going?"
"No need to cook today, my uncle invited us to his house for dinner." Ma Qijun stood up and opened the closet as if nothing had happened:
"It's cold tonight, you should put on another sweater." As he said this, he took out a sweater and put it on the bed, then unbuttoned it and prepared to change his clothes.
Ye Xiaomei knew that he was holding back, and secretly made up her mind to cure his leg:
"Your uncle? Is he the bearded guy who sat at the table in the main room when we got married last time?"
"Big beard? That's a very vivid description, it's him. My mother's brothers all have inherited full beards, and they will grow even if they shave." Ma Qijun's hand stopped on the military uniform.
Ye Xiaomei saw all of this. If she remembered correctly, he wore this military uniform on their wedding day and never wore it again since then.
"Brother Ma, what's wrong with you?" Ye Xiaomei felt sorry for this grown man. She really wanted him to stop holding it in. If he felt unhappy, couldn't he just tell his wife?
"Nothing, I suddenly remembered that my eldest cousin is my biological brother." Ma Qijun changed the subject, took his hands off his military uniform, took out a woolen vest and put it around his neck.
"Your biological elder brother? Doesn't the Ma family have only one elder sister who married far away?" Ye Xiaomei successfully diverted attention.
"At that time, my eldest uncle had no children and needed a male successor for his formal job. Later, it was found that my aunt was infertile. My mother watched them get divorced because of the child, so she passed my eldest brother to my eldest uncle."
So that's what happened. Ye Xiaomei said slowly and obediently, "Then why are you suddenly inviting me to dinner?"
After going out, Ma Qijun got on his bicycle and waited for the girl to sit on it:
"You may not believe this, but my aunt is 52 years old and is pregnant."
"Ah?" Ye Xiaomei hugged the man's waist tightly: "You can still get pregnant at such an old age."
Ye Xiaomei muttered - men are old, what use are they?
Ma Qijun almost laughed out loud: "I think I can make you pregnant even when I'm 70 years old."
Ye Xiaomei's face suddenly flushed, and she pinched the man's belly fiercely. She didn't expect the eight abdominal muscles there to be so hard: "He's so old now, he must be using a cane."
"You can do it with a cane."
"..." Ye Xiaomei's face was burning all the way to her neck. The thought of two elderly people doing that in the quilt was too shocking to the eyes.
Yangliu Village is not far from Meihua Village, and several villages are under the jurisdiction of Qingyang County. When we arrived at Wang Youliang's house, there were already three or five dishes on the table.
Ye Xiaomei recognized the woman with a smile on her face at a glance: "Auntie."
"Oh, you're here, sit down." Aunt Song Qingyang was lying on a chair carving melon seeds. She was not pregnant yet, but her belly was sticking out high:
"Big sister, I think your Qijun has no future as a cripple. How about I ask Qiming to find a job for Qijun? Isn't it too embarrassing for a military college graduate to repair tables, chairs and benches for others?"
Ye Xiaomei sat down suddenly, and seeing the smile on her mother-in-law's face froze for a moment, she made an excuse: "Xiaomei, mom will pour you a cup of tea, you eat some fruit first."
Ma Qijun tied up his bicycle and walked into the house. He grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into the woman's hand. Ye Xiaomei cracked a few seeds as if nothing had happened.
"Aunt."
"Hey, sit down. I can't move around easily. Your uncle and Qiming are busy in the kitchen. We still have three dishes to prepare. Let's not invite anyone else this time. Just the two of us can have a simple meal." Song Qing hurriedly greeted him.
"When did Brother Qiming come back?" Ma Qijun was slightly stunned.
"He came back from the army this morning. Look, he just arrived when you went to pick up your wife." Song Qing said while touching his belly:
"I've been cooking all my life, and now it's my turn to enjoy the good life."
Ma Qijun said nothing else. He unbuttoned his wrists and stood up, saying, "Aunt, take a rest. I'll go and help you."
Ye Xiaomei's eyes widened as she watched the man go to the west kitchen. This guy can cook? Why did Ye Xiaomei feel like she had seen a ghost?
Isn't it usually my mother-in-law who takes care of the cooking? He rarely even helps add a handful of firewood.
No, Ye Xiaomei has to go and take a look.
Just as she reached the door of the workroom, Ye Xiaomei stopped abruptly.
"Qijun, I heard that you applied for discharge and found a job repairing furniture?" The bearded Wang Youliang scolded him angrily, "Your mother had high hopes for you. How are you repaying her?"
"That's right, Qijun, I'm not saying anything bad as your elder brother, but if you have any difficulties just come to me and I will make sure I can arrange everything for you." This voice came from Ma Qiming.
After a long while, Ma Qijun finally replied: "Brother Qiming, you have been assigned to the special forces, you can't arrange it. Besides, my application for discharge has been approved."
"Won't you still have to go through a lot of review after you leave? You have the opportunity to change your decision to leave the military before submitting a precise application for transfer."
When Ye Xiaomei heard Ma Qijun's words, she covered her mouth excitedly.
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