A middle-aged man asked.
"You, weren't you injured while working on the construction site?"
They originally thought that his disability was caused by a fall or an accident while working, but they didn't expect that he was not working at the construction site, but in... the army?
Chen Sanqiang was also shocked.
"Are you a soldier?"
Gu Jinghong thought about it carefully. When he introduced himself to the audience, didn't he mention his job? Maybe he forgot.
He nodded.
"right"
Chen Daqiang picked up a piece of pig's tail with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. Although it was greasy, he ate it with great relish.
"So what do you do in the army? A cook? Or a handyman?"
The main reason is that Gu Jinghong can't stand up now, so they can't imagine what such a person can do in the army. Even if he helps in the kitchen, he can probably only help pick vegetables.
"Oh, I don't work in the kitchen. I was in a combat unit before, but after I was injured, I stayed in Jiangcheng to recuperate."
Chen Daqiang and the others were all shocked. A combat unit? Wouldn't that be a place where wars were fought?
Du Feng took the cup next to Gu Jinghong and poured him a cup of hot water.
"Commander, you need to drink some water before eating."
The faces of the people at the table changed again, and Chen Sanqiang stuttered a little.
"Chief... Chief?"
Du Feng smiled.
"Yes, our leader is also the commander in the combat troops."
He did not directly mention Gu Jinghong's military rank. Seeing Gu Jinghong's unhurried attitude just now, he understood that the chief did not want to say so much to these people, but he did not want these country people to call him "Chief" as "Little Gu", so he vaguely mentioned that the chief had a high status.
Everyone at the table looked at each other and immediately sat up straight.
Even Chen Daqiang paused with the chopsticks he had stretched out to pick up the pig's tail. He hesitated for a moment and then silently put them away.
Chen Erqiang, who seemed calm and collected, was a little restless at this moment.
The man who had just been asking Su Ying this and that question and kept calling her "Gu Jinghong" turned pale and backed away nervously.
"Oh my god, am I... sitting at the same table with the chief? Well, please don't mind me, I'm just a country bumpkin, I don't know much. I thought you guys were leaving because you couldn't live in the city anymore. Can you just pretend I didn't say anything?"
The other people also lowered their heads. The man who was so generous just now now looked like a student who had made a mistake and was waiting to be punished. None of them dared to breathe.
Including the three brothers of the Chen family, the highest official they had ever seen in their lives was probably the village chief. They had never even left the county town. In fact, they didn't know how high an official this chief was, but he was definitely much higher than the village chief.
Chen Erqiang pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice.
"Um, Xiao... No, Chief Gu, we may have spoken rudely before, please don't mind."
Gu Jinghong chuckled and shook his head, then picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of pig's tail and put it in Chen Daqiang's bowl.
"Uncles, I am just Su Ying's lover in the Chen family. I am the younger generation in the family. There is nothing wrong with you calling me Xiao Gu. It is even a bit disrespectful to call me Gu."
Seeing that Gu Jinghong was so kind and polite, the men at the table slowly relaxed.
However, he was still a little nervous and didn't dare to instruct Gu Jinghong as he did just now.
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