Chapter 114
When Chen Shengqing returned to the unit, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening. The first thing he did when he got back to the unit was to report to Guo Shengrong.
After hearing the whole story, Guo Shengrong scolded him: "Nonsense! Even if the leader committed a serious crime, we have our laws to punish him. How can you beat him to death?"
Liao Zhenxing was also in his office, pushing up his glasses and saying, "Xiao Chen, do you know that Lao Guo's term of office has expired and he will be transferred to the district government in Ava, and I will be transferred as well. After Lao Guo and I recommended you, the higher-ups have approved your appointment as the second head of our border defense regiment, and they will issue an order soon. You did something like this at this juncture. If someone reports you, your position as head will fall into the hands of someone else."
Chen Shengqing said calmly, "The situation is urgent and needs special treatment. If we let the leader go, the loss will be immeasurable. Even if someone reports me, I am upright and can withstand the test of the organization. It doesn't matter if I don't get promoted. I am still young and have plenty of opportunities."
Guo Shengrong and Liao Zhenxing exchanged a glance, and Guo Shengrong said, "Now you know why I risked my life to recommend this guy to be the regiment leader and take over our Second Border Defense Regiment."
Liao Zhenxing smiled and said, "He is brave and resourceful, responsible, fearless, and can complete any task given to him. Although his methods are a bit cruel, he is much better than Li Zhiyong's cautious personality. We can rest assured that the Second Border Defense Regiment is in his hands."
Guo Shengrong and the other were about to be transferred. They did not want officers from other places to be transferred to serve as regiment leaders, which would waste the hard work they had put in to train border defense officers. So they had been recommending their own officers to be promoted several months ago.
Currently, the only ones who have the qualifications and experience to be promoted are Chen Shengqing and Li Zhiyong.
Li Zhiyong has more experience than Chen Shengqing and has made many military achievements, but he has a lower level of education, only a junior high school education, and is too conservative. He does not have any new ideas on many political policies and is a typical stubborn person. If he takes over the Second Border Defense Regiment, it will only stagnate.
But Chen Shengqing was different. He had a high school education and was admitted to university that year. However, due to some special reasons, he did not go to school. Later, he received systematic training from the military and was sent to the Soviet Union to work as a spy for several years. He was brave and resourceful, smart and stable, with a very active mind. He was very receptive to new things and had new ideas and the courage to act boldly.
Guo Shengrong and Liao Zhenxing have seen the changes in weapons manufactured in Dongfeng City, and know that in the future, the military and even the entire country will undergo earth-shaking changes under the influence of scientific research and technology.
If Chen Shengqing took over the Second Regiment, their Border Defense Department would have a chance to move up a level and gain the attention of the central government, instead of stagnating and being controlled everywhere and being ridiculed and looked down upon by military officers and cadres who were also in the military.
Guo Shengrong patted Chen Shengqing on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Chen, work hard. Your ability is obvious to all. Political Commissar Liao and I are relieved to have you take over the Second Border Defense Regiment."
Liao Zhenxing said: "The mission you proposed last time to clean up the evil forces solved the problem of evil crimes in the border areas for many years. The superiors highly praised your mission this time. Your regiment leader applied for it and passed it after the military assessment. When you become the regiment leader, don't be as impulsive as you are now."
Chen Shengqing saluted them and said, "Thank you very much, Commander Guo and Political Commissar Liao, for your training and promotion. I will definitely live up to your trust and help our Second Border Defense Regiment to a higher level."
For dinner, Yang Qiujin cooked dishes using the mushrooms that Xiao Tianxing and she dug.
Even though the delicious mushrooms are dug out of the soil, the mushroom bodies are covered in dirt and look difficult to wash.
In fact, this soil is sandy soil unique to border areas, which is different from the clay in Sichuan Province. Delicious mushrooms only need to be gently rinsed with water, and then cut off part of the root soil with a knife, and the mushrooms will be washed clean, white and tender.
There were hundreds of mushrooms of all sizes in the basket. It was impractical for her to wash them all by herself, so she mobilized the whole family to help her wash the mushrooms.
The mushrooms were poured into the basin, floating on the water, looking quite cute.
On a hot day, little Tianxing loved to play in the water. She happily slapped the water with her hands, making the clothes of the people around her wet. Everyone stayed away from her, so Yang Qiujin used another basin to wash everyone's clothes.
Wang Songyue had never done any housework since she was a child. Everyone was washing mushrooms, and she felt embarrassed to just stay in the room reading, so she came out to help.
She was still wearing her favorite white dress, sitting delicately on the bench, carefully scrubbing the mud and sand off the mushrooms with her slender little hands. The fine and slightly sticky touch of the mud and sand made her, who always loved cleanliness, frown in discomfort.
Yang Qiujin next to her only took ten seconds to wash a mushroom. She washed for a whole minute before she felt that the mushroom in her hand was clean. She reached out for a small knife beside the basin and cut off the roots.
As soon as she picked up the knife, Chen Tianyou, who had been silently paying attention to her, snatched the knife from her hand, cut off the roots, and motioned her to put the cut mushrooms into a clean basket beside her.
Wang Songyue was stunned, "What are you doing?"
Why are you peeling mushrooms for her?
"You don't know how to do housework, and I'm afraid you'll be clumsy and cut your hand." Chen Tianyou said without raising his head while rubbing the mushrooms in his hand.
Opposite him, Yang Qiujin and Li Xiu'e, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, both looked at Wang Songyue with smiles on their faces.
Wang Songyue's face turned red when they looked at her. She said with some embarrassment, "I'm not an idiot. I'm just peeling the roots of mushrooms. I'm not stupid enough to peel them on my own hands."
As she spoke, she picked up a knife and cut off the root of a mushroom that she had just washed clean.
It was too late for Chen Tianyou to stop it. He only heard her scream and the knife accurately cut her index finger. Blood spurted out from the wound.
"I told you not to peel the mushroom roots. Does it hurt?" Chen Tianyou immediately stood up and checked her injuries.
It hurts, how could it not hurt? A small piece of flesh on her index finger was cut off. Wang Songyue burst into tears in pain, but she didn't dare to cry out loud, for fear that Chen Tianyou would laugh at her for overestimating her abilities.
Yang Qiujin also stood up, "Oh, silly child, don't stand here, take Songyue into the room quickly, get the medical bag and bandage her to stop the bleeding."
Chen Tianyou didn't say anything and pulled Wang Songyue towards the master bedroom.
After finding the first aid kit, Chen Tianyou asked Wang Songyue to sit on a chair. He half-knelt in front of Wang Songyue, first sprinkled hemostatic powder on her wound, and then wrapped her fingers with gauze.
During this time, Wang Songyue screamed in pain. He looked up at her and said, "Bear with it. Don't cut things with a knife anymore. I will help my mom and the others with the housework. You don't have to do it to avoid hurting yourself."
Wang Songyue said with tears in her eyes, "But if I live in your house and do nothing, will Aunt Yang and Grandma Li be unhappy? When I was in the army, the aunts and aunties saw me and always told me that girls should learn to do housework so that they can get married and be liked by others. My mother and I are both unable to do housework. I don't know how many gossips those aunties said about my mother and me behind our backs."
"Why do you think my mom and grandma are unhappy? You have lived in our house for more than a year. You have paid for your food and accommodation. Our house is a guesthouse for you. Since you live in a guesthouse, why do you have to do housework? Besides, my parents and grandma have watched you grow up. They know you very well. If they disliked you for not being able to do housework, they would not agree to let your dad live in our house. Those who say bad things about you and Aunt Liang behind your back are purely jealous of you. They think that a woman can't do housework after getting married and just enjoy life at home. They said those things to you out of selfishness. They just want you to work as hard as they do."
Chen Tianyou took out a pair of scissors, cut the knotted bandage, looked up at Wang Songyue and said seriously: "Songyue, remember, you are always yourself. Don't change yourself for anyone, and don't keep belittling yourself because of other people's words, and make compromises step by step. In front of me, you just need to be yourself, and leave everything else to me. For example, if you don't know how to do housework, just let me do it. I can do everything."
The boy's serious and burning eyes made Wang Songyue's heart beat faster. She didn't dare to look him in the eye. She turned her head away and whispered, "You can't do housework for me forever. When we separate, I will be alone and I have to learn slowly, otherwise I will starve to death."
"We will never separate. Even if we do, I will come to you. I will take care of all the housework you don't want to do for the rest of your life." After Chen Tianyou said this, he realized that it was a confession and it was too corny. He stood up with a furious face and said, "Go to the room and read a book. I'll call you when my mom is done cooking."
Walked out in a hurry.
Soon, the sound of the Chen family happily washing mushrooms could be heard outside the house.
Wang Songyue stood in front of the window and saw the tall and thin figure of Chen Tianyou in the yard. Her heart was beating fast and she whispered to herself, "It's impossible. How could Chen Tianyou like me? He must think of me as his sister to say those things to me."
After washing the mushrooms, Yang Qiujin cut some of them in half and cooked a pot of delicious mushroom stewed with a chopped goose.
I cut another part into slices, beat a few eggs, and made a bowl of delicious mushroom and egg soup.
For the remaining mushrooms, she took out some charcoal, placed it on the stove at the door of the living room, and put a charcoal rack on it. She roasted the mushrooms while eating.
The goose stewed with mushrooms and the mushroom and egg soup are already very delicious. The whole family can't stop eating them. The charcoal-grilled mushrooms are even more delicious and the whole family can't stop eating them.
When grilling mushrooms, the roots are cut off and grilled aside. The cut mushrooms are placed upside down on the rack, like small bowls. When they are lightly grilled by charcoal fire, juice comes out and a rich mushroom aroma is emitted.
Yang Qiujin sprinkled a little salt into the roasted mushroom bowl and said to the impatient and hungry little star: "Drink the soup first. This is the juice of the roasted mushrooms, which is especially delicious. Don't drink it in a hurry, it's very hot. Wait until it cools down a little before drinking it."
The charming aroma of grilled mushrooms floated in the air, tempting the greedy little Tianxing to drool. He kept asking, "Mom, is it cold? I want to eat it."
"Okay, okay." Yang Qiujin blew on the mushrooms to cool them down a little, making sure they were not boiling hot, and poured the mushroom juice into Xiao Tianxing's open mouth.
The slightly hot mushroom juice fell into the throat, bringing with it a strange and special fragrance. The little Tianxing's eyes widened. He couldn't wait to use his little hands to put the slightly charred mushrooms that his mother handed to him into his mouth and eat them. He nodded vigorously while eating. It was delicious, really delicious.
Everyone laughed out loud at her cute little cat-like expression, and couldn't wait to eat the grilled mushrooms. They all exclaimed: "It's worthy of being called China's delicious mushrooms. These mushrooms are so delicious. I think they are even better than the mushrooms in my hometown."
Lightning squatted at the door of the living room, watching them eat happily, and barked at them. Yang Qiujin then specially roasted a mushroom without salt for him and fed it to him.
Unexpectedly, Shandian liked it so much that after eating one, he wanted to eat two. Yang Qiujin saw that there were a lot of mushrooms, so she continued to roast some for him.
The family sat in front of the living room, enjoying the fan, grilling mushrooms, eating and chatting. Life was so comfortable.
We ate until dark, and everyone's stomachs were bloated, so they dispersed one after another.
It was around midnight when everyone in the family fell asleep, and Chen Shengqing hurried back home from the army.
It was so late, he didn't want to disturb his family, so he climbed over the wall and entered.
Because the town had been in turmoil recently and the family was made up of only women, Yang Qiujin built a nest for Lightning in the yard so that it could help look after the house.
Lightning is always quiet at night, without any noise or disturbance, allowing everyone to sleep well.
Whenever there is any sound of movement, it will first go to the door to check, then look around the yard to make sure everything is OK before going back to its kennel to sleep.
Once someone stops at the door or tries to climb over the wall, it will be the first to rush up and bite the bad guy, while barking loudly to alert the people at home that a stranger has broken in.
When Chen Shengqing climbed over the wall, Lightning spotted him and quickly approached his location.
The dog's vision at night is very good. When Chen Shengqing landed, Shandian had already recognized who he was. It smelled the familiar scent on him, barked at him softly, and kept wagging its tail at him.
"Lightning, long time no see." Chen Shengqing reached out and touched the dog's head, then walked silently towards the living room, "Are they all asleep?"
"Woof." Fell asleep.
The door to the living room was ajar, and one could tell that Yang Qiujin had left it open on purpose.
Chen Shengqing opened the door and Lightning followed him in. The living room was pitch black, but Chen Shengqing could see the general idea of what was inside. He walked skillfully to the dining table and touched it with his hand, and sure enough, he felt a piece of paper.
He took the note and slowly walked to the kitchen. He turned on the light and saw a familiar line of words on it: "I left some food for you. It's in the steamer in the kitchen. Heat it up when you get back."
Unlike the army, which would shut down the power supply at 9 o'clock, Tianli Town was connected to the Ava Power Station's power lines two years ago. The town has always had electricity, but the power is insufficient and the lights are dim. This does not affect Chen Shengqing's meal.
There was a large bowl of roast goose with mushrooms, a bowl of mushroom soup, a portion of roasted mushrooms, and a large bowl of rice in the pot, placed on two layers, still a little warm.
Chen Shengqing was too lazy to heat it up, so he just brought it out and started eating directly, occasionally feeding some meat to Lightning who was sitting next to him. The man and the dog quickly finished all the food.
After dinner, Chen Shengqing boiled water and took a bath. Shandian consciously went back to the doghouse in the yard to continue sleeping, while Chen Shengqing tiptoed back to the master bedroom.
He climbed onto the kang bed, thinking that Xiao Tianxing and Yang Qiujin were both fast asleep. But just as he got into bed, he heard Yang Qiujin say, "Shengqing, you're back."
"Well, did I wake you up?" Chen Shengqing paused.
"No, I just fell asleep and thought you would not come back. Have you eaten?" Yang Qiujin fumbled around the bedside for a while, took out a small flashlight, turned it on, and shone it on Chen Shengqing.
It had been another half a month since we last met. The man had a circle of blue stubble on his chin, his eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was a little tired, but he still looked so handsome.
He took a shower and planned to go straight to bed, so he put on a pair of army green knee-length shorts and left his upper body naked, revealing his beautiful eight-pack abs. The muscles on his chest and back formed a beautiful line, making him look muscular and full of tension, but without looking exaggerated.
When Yang Qiujin saw the man's tempting body, she felt excited and dry-mouthed for some reason, so she stood up and went to get some water to drink.
"I've already eaten. The food you cooked was delicious." Chen Shengqing knew what she wanted to do by looking at her actions. He walked out of the room, brought her a cup of warm water and handed it to her to drink.
The man's voice was slightly low and a little hoarse, like the strings of a musical instrument, plucking Yang Qiujin's heartstrings.
Yang Qiujin drank the water in her hand, her eyes unconsciously looking at the chest muscles of the man sitting next to her, close at hand, and said, "I will go to the Capital Party School to study next week. When the time comes, Mom will take Xiao Tianxing and live with me in the capital for half a year. You can take Tianyou and Mom to the capital to play for a week and then come back. Do you think you can take a leave to go to the capital?"
"Yes." Chen Shengqing tilted his head and watched her drink water. "I haven't taken a single day off in the past few years. I've completed all the tasks I should have done recently, so it's no problem for me to go to the capital."
Yang Qiujin tried to ignore the burning breath emanating from the man and said, "I want to take my child to the capital to study. Don't you have any objection?"
"Is opposition useful?" Chen Shengqing smiled and said, "I've said before that no matter what you want to do, as long as it's not against the law, discipline, conscience, or ethics, I will support you. The only thing I'm worried about when you and your children go to the capital to study is your accommodation and safety. But it's too early to worry about these things now. I'll think of ways to deal with these problems when we get to the capital."
Yang Qiujin put the cup on the bedside, and her burning throat felt much better. "I don't really have to go to the Party School to study. This is a rare opportunity. I want to climb up a level and get a higher salary, so that I can have more money to buy food and clothes for my family. If there is a job that can make more money and is not illegal or against national policy, I will change my career without hesitation."
Chen Shengqing's eyes flickered, and he said in a serious tone: "Times are advancing, talents are emerging, and the situation is constantly changing. In the future, there may really be a more lucrative job for you to do. If you want to change your career at that time, I will fully support you."
"That's great. With you as my backer, I'm not afraid of anything." Yang Qiujin leaned against his muscular chest, listened to his strong heartbeat and asked, "What about you? How long do you plan to stay in the army? You are not young anymore, you are already in your thirties. If you can't be promoted to the level of regiment commander, will you retire like Instructor Wang?"
The woman's soft, black hair pressed against Chen Shengqing's chest, making him feel a little tingly.
The two bodies were pressed tightly together. Chen Shengqing could clearly feel the woman's plump breasts and slender waist. Just a light squeeze gave him an indescribable sense of softness and satisfaction.
Chen Shengqing's muscles were tense all over, and he restrained his urge to press the woman down, and said calmly: "If nothing happens, my appointment as captain will arrive next week, and Captain Guo will also be transferred to another job, and Political Commissar Zhao will be transferred."
"Ah, you are going to be promoted to group leader! Then your salary will increase." Yang Qiujin was excited. She supported his body with one hand and wanted to sit up and talk to him while looking at his face. However, when her hand moved, it accidentally slid down and touched...
Chen Shengqing's expression changed slightly, and he grabbed her hand and said, "Let's talk about those things tomorrow. Let's talk about what happened today first..."
Yang Qiujin felt his reaction but was not surprised at all. She fell into his arms softly and said, "Be gentle for a while. The children are at home. It would be bad if they heard us. Besides, the dog has very sharp ears. Don't let it hear our voices. If it hears us, it will keep barking and wake everyone up."
Chen Shengqing turned off the flashlight she had turned on, hugged her in the dark and said, "Don't worry, as long as you don't make too much noise, lightning shouldn't make any noise."
In fact, he was wrong. The couple had not had sex for more than two months, and once they did, they couldn't help themselves.
Originally Yang Qiujin bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from making any sound, but the man's attack was too fierce, and he also took care of her ups and downs, so she couldn't control her emotions and let out a cry.
Although she quickly shut up and bit her lip, Lightning, the dog with very sensitive ears, heard her cry. He hurriedly ran from the yard to the window outside their master bedroom and barked at their window, as if asking what had happened.
Chen Shengqing had to stop moving to avoid waking up his family. He panted and whispered, "Lightning, go aside. My husband and I are working. Don't bark and wake everyone up."
It was not known whether Lightning understood or heard the word "go", but it barked softly and ran away on all four legs.
Yang Qiujin heard the noise outside and said with a smile, "I have two children and a dog at home. Every time I do something, I feel nervous and timid, as if I were fighting a war. I don't feel comfortable at all."
Chen Shengqing whispered in her ear: "Be patient. When the children are older and can be left alone, we can open a hotel on our own, or return to the army and do our job properly. No one can disturb us."
Yang Qiujin hugged his strong waist tightly and couldn't help but sighed: "When we can leave the child, we will be in our 40s or 50s, middle-aged. By then, I will be a yellow-faced woman. Do you still want to do it with me?"
Chen Shengqing lowered his waist and whispered in her ear, "No matter how old you are, I want to do it with you. Even if you are in your seventies or eighties, don't think about avoiding me."
"I hate it. You just say these irrelevant words to comfort me."
"You don't like it?"
"Well - I like it."
Night, sleepless.
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