Xiao Tang went to check immediately. The fact that Li Xia wrote articles and submitted them to newspapers was no longer a secret among military families, so Xiao Tang could easily find out who it was.
Today is a weekday and Li Xia is working in the cafeteria.
Xiao Tang came to the window and saw a pretty female comrade standing inside. The female comrade smiled when she saw him and asked, "Are you here to cook?"
Xiao Tang blushed and said quickly, "I, I'm not! Hello sister-in-law, I'm the commander's orderly. The commander asked me to invite you to the commander's office!"
Commander?
Li Xia has been in the army for a long time, and the most senior cadre he has ever met is Political Commissar Shen.
Political Commissar Shen is the brigade political commissar, which means he is the leader of regiment commanders like Gu Weicheng, the commander... and seems to be the highest leader of the entire military region!
Li Xia has not met the commander yet, and she doesn’t know how the commander knows about her and wants to meet her.
But, she had an idea in her mind.
She guessed that the commander might have seen the article she published in the Beijing Military News, so he wanted to meet her.
Otherwise, she really couldn't figure out why the commander suddenly wanted to see her.
She thought that after her article was published, the person who would come to her would be the leader of the Propaganda Department, but she didn't expect it to be the number one person in the military region!
"Okay, please wait a moment, I have to ask my boss for leave." Li Xia said to Xiao Tang.
Xiao Tang nodded and waited by the side.
Li Xia's leader is Master Zhao. When Master Zhao heard Li Xia say that the commander was looking for her, he was also very confused, but he immediately said: "The leader must have something important to ask you. You don't have to worry about the cafeteria. I'm here and I'll take care of it."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Master Zhao." Li Xia said.
After going back and taking off her apron and chef hat, Li Xia tidied her clothes and followed Xiao Tang to the commander's office.
Xiao Tang knocked on the door, and a rather majestic "Come in" came from inside.
Xiao Tang pushed open the door and saluted the commander: "Commander, the person has been brought here."
This serious conversation made Li Xia feel like a criminal who was being held at the scene.
Fortunately, the commander smiled and asked her to sit down after seeing her. He handed the newspaper to her and asked, "Are you a family member of a soldier in our army? Did you write this article?"
Sure enough, it was because of this article that Li Xia guessed right.
She sat down calmly and answered the commander's question calmly, "Commander, I am Li Xia, the lover of Gu Weicheng, the head of the 253rd Regiment of our army. I wrote this article and submitted it to the Jinghua Military Newspaper half a month ago. It was just published today."
The commander nodded with satisfaction at Li Xia's performance.
Hearing Li Xia mention the name 'Gu Weicheng', he was impressed and said, "I know Gu Weicheng. He performed very well in the battle five years ago and made great contributions. He was promoted twice and became the youngest regiment commander in our military region."
"Yes, Xiao Gu is good, and his lover is also very good."
The commander said "good" three times in a row and expressed special recognition for the couple.
"I read the article you wrote and I think your writing skills are excellent and the ideas in this article are very profound. I heard that you are a family member of a soldier. How long have you been with the army? Have you found a job?" the commander continued to ask.
He wants to understand everything he wants to know first.
"I have been with the army for a short time, just over a month, and I am currently working in our military families' canteen." Li Xia answered truthfully.
"What? Working in the cafeteria?" The commander looked very surprised.
"Although there is no distinction between high and low jobs, and every job position is a screw, but for a writer like you who writes such good articles, it is a waste of your talent to work in the cafeteria. It also buries your talent."
"I would like to invite you to work in the Propaganda Department of our army. What do you think? Are you willing?"
Although it was expected, Li Xia couldn't help but feel excited at this moment.
The commander did not ask about her education background, but directly invited her to the propaganda department of the army. This shows that her articles can indeed make people ignore her education background, which is a great affirmation for her.
Li Xia stood up without hesitation and said, "Commander, I am willing!"
Li Xia had no reason to refuse such a good job opportunity.
Although her education level was low in that era, she had attended university. And since the commander personally selected her to work in the army propaganda department, it showed that she had the ability.
If she hesitated at this time, it would not only show her lack of confidence in herself, but also her disapproval of the commander's vision.
"Haha, good, I'm very pleased to see your attitude, Comrade Li!" The commander couldn't help but laugh heartily.
To be honest, he was a little afraid that Li Xia would refuse, but he didn't expect her to agree right away, which made him look at her with new eyes. This young comrade was not only good at writing, but also very confident. Their army needed such talents.
"So will you let Xiao Tang take you to the Propaganda Department later, or do you want to go back and prepare today and go there on Monday morning?" asked the commander.
Li Xia said, "Let's go on Monday morning. I'll go back to the cafeteria today and finish my last shift."
"Good, good." The commander listened to Li Xia's words and became more and more satisfied with this young comrade.
Be neither arrogant nor impatient, neither humble nor overbearing. Even if you have been hired by the Propaganda Department, you must stand your last shift well.
On the other side, Linghe Radio Station.
This is the fifth manuscript that Su Wenyan has revised. The previous manuscripts were all criticized by Director Cao as shit.
Especially when she handed in the manuscript for the first time, Director Cao took one look at it and was so angry that he threw it to the ground, as if looking at it any longer would dirty his eyes.
"I asked you to write an article highlighting the mutual support and sharing of hardships among comrades, not to write about love!"
She revised it several times, and it was not until she showed it to Director Cao twice that Director Cao's expression eased a lot. The last time he gave her advice, he asked her to polish the manuscript again, and then it could be broadcast directly to the broadcaster.
To be honest, if she hadn't snatched this job from Li Xia, she would have wanted to give up after so many revisions.
She was reborn to be the wife of a leader, not to be bullied.
After finally polishing the manuscript, Su Wenyan handed it to Director Cao.
Director Cao took a quick look at the manuscript and was not actually satisfied with it, but he knew Su Wenyan's level, so he reluctantly passed it.
What can I do if it doesn't work? Even if Su Wenyan were to revise it ten more times, it would be impossible to make it perfect.
Director Cao comforted himself that there were few talented people in their town, most of whom had only graduated from elementary school and junior high school, and only Su Wenyan had a higher diploma.
If someone else were to write it, the manuscript would probably be even more ridiculous.
When he saw an article in the newspaper, he couldn't help but sigh: "If only there were such a talent in our town, why would I worry about the manuscript? Wait, this is..."
Director Cao noticed that the person who wrote this article was actually a military dependent in a unit not far from their radio station!
Are there such talents among military families?