Just the thought that his mother-in-law had gone back and mentioned this to his father-in-law, and that his promotion would be arranged soon, made him feel incredibly happy to be able to get rid of the "deputy" title.
It's not without reason that people in the army envied him.
After all, it is quite rare for someone as young as him, who has only been in the army for a few years, to be promoted to this position.
This requires not only skill but also a certain amount of luck.
Mo Youyou is his luck!
"Honey, want some oranges? I'll peel one for you!" Liu Dekai offered his help, picking out the biggest and best-looking orange from the fruit plate and peeling it with his hands.
"Eat it, but I don't eat the white pith. When you peel it, please remove it for me as well," Mo Youyou instructed.
Aside from when he first started dating Mo Youyou, when Liu Dekai patiently removed the pith from her oranges, he hasn't done such meticulous work much since.
At this moment, Liu Dekai was quite willing to remove the white pith from the oranges.
As long as he can upgrade, he'd be willing to remove all the pith from oranges, let alone remove a single orange fiber. He'd even be willing to remove all the pith from every orange Mo Youyou eats in the future.
“Come on, wife, let me feed you, ah—” Liu Dekai personally fed Mo Youyou a clean segment of orange.
Is it sweet?
"Not bad!" Mo Youyou smiled and leaned into Liu Dekai's arms.
The two did indeed resemble their former sweet selves.
Zhang Cuihua was busy in the kitchen, but she kept her ears open, eavesdropping on the sounds coming from the living room. When she heard that her son had managed to appease his wife again and that his promotion was on the horizon, she felt much more at ease.
As expected of her son, he's really accomplished!
When Jiang Rongmei returned home, she conveyed her daughter's message to Mo Cheng, which actually coincided with his own thoughts.
With Lu Zhengjun's sacrifice, his position as regimental commander was already vacant, and it was only a matter of time before someone was found to fill the vacancy.
Logically, it should have started long ago, but I don't know why it has been delayed until now.
Given this, Mo Cheng was determined to seize the opportunity and push his son-in-law into the position.
He thought about the unpleasant promotion meeting he had attended before and felt that he needed to prepare in advance this time to prevent others from getting the promotion for free.
After some consideration, Mo Cheng summoned several regimental commanders, saying that there was a mission that needed to be carried out.
"Which regimental commander is willing to volunteer?" Mo Cheng asked.
Although there are no explicit rules, there is an unspoken understanding among peers that when no one volunteers to perform a task, everyone takes turns. As for the difficulty and duration of the task, it can be considered based on individual circumstances, since some people are married and some are not, and their situations are different.
Seeing that no one else spoke, Zhang Yufeng figured it was his turn soon, and he was just about to raise his hand—
"Commander Qiao, why don't you go this time?" Mo Cheng suddenly spoke up, calling out Qiao Shouyan's name.
Qiao Shouyan was stunned for a moment, not expecting Mo Cheng to call him directly. He had actually seen Zhang Yufeng about to raise his hand.
But now that Mo Chengxian had spoken, Zhang Yufeng withdrew his hand.
Qiao Shouyan: "..."
He was unsure what was going on.
It's strange. It's not like no one else wants to go. Why would Mo Cheng specifically name himself?
But Qiao Shouyan couldn't think of a reason to refuse. After all, there was no explicit rule about "taking turns," and the brigade commander had the right to ask him to go. Without a legitimate reason, he really shouldn't refuse.
"Okay." Qiao Shouyan nodded in agreement.
The day after Qiao Shouyan went on his mission, Mo Cheng gathered several division commanders and brigade commanders to discuss whether the vacant positions should be filled.
“I also feel very sorry about the sacrifice of the regimental commander, but the army is a place that emphasizes discipline. Without a regimental commander, many daily affairs are not very convenient to carry out. I think we should hold a promotion meeting to fill the vacancy?”
“Those who should be promoted to regimental commander should be promoted to regimental commander, and those who should be promoted should be promoted, so that we can get back on track as soon as possible,” Mo Cheng suggested.
Of the division commanders present today, only Liu Yuying and Division Commander Zhou were present. Lu Anguo was absent due to other commitments. Mo Cheng felt this was a good opportunity; otherwise, if Lu Anguo were present, he certainly wouldn't have been able to bring Liu Dekai the ticket.
"I have no objection. What do you think, Commander Liu?" Commander Zhou asked.
Division Commander Zhou was Mo Cheng's direct superior. He knew about Mo Cheng's little schemes, but he didn't think much of it. After all, he didn't care about positions like battalion commander.
Moreover, since Mo Cheng was the one who nurtured him, he was essentially one of his own people, so Commander Zhou was naturally happy to see it happen.
As soon as Liu Yuying saw Mo Cheng, she knew what he was up to.
No wonder...
Yesterday, when Liu Yuying heard her eldest son say that he was going to carry out a mission, she was puzzled. She said that Qiao Shouyan had just returned from a mission not long ago, so how come it was his turn again so soon?
At the time, Liu Yuying didn't think much of it, but now she's come to her senses.
So Mo Cheng had this wishful thinking all along.
However… Liu Yuying looked at the people sitting in the conference room and felt that things might not go as smoothly as Mo Cheng had imagined. After all, there were definitely quite a few people in the army who disliked Liu Dekai.
“Of course,” Liu Yuying said.
She wouldn't stop them; after all, this was a rare opportunity for the other soldiers as well.
Those who are capable should be promoted.
"The promotion ceremony officially begins—"
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Meanwhile, after receiving the mission, Qiao Shouyan learned the details of it, and that strange feeling intensified.
He saw the row of female soldiers standing in front of him and was speechless for a moment.
Qiao Shouyan: "..."
The mission was to lead a group of newly recruited female soldiers to a grassroots communications station to learn about and understand the basic operations of the communications station, the maintenance and upkeep of communications equipment, how to operate the equipment for information transmission, and how to handle various communication failures and emergencies.
This can't even be considered a "mission"; strictly speaking, it can only be described as taking new recruits to the grassroots level for learning and exchange.
Such a "mission" was led out by Qiao Shouyan, a regimental commander...?
This is completely overkill!
Thinking about the meeting Mo Cheng held, Qiao Shouyan felt that something was wrong, especially since he was specifically asked to bring him along. What exactly was he up to?
Couldn't we just send any platoon leader to lead the team? Why would we need a regimental commander like him?
However, since they were already out there, Qiao Shouyan could only continue with the female soldiers and couldn't back out at the last minute.
Moreover, tasks are not divided into big and small.
"Commander Qiao, this is the detailed plan for the mission, along with the timetable and personnel list."
Thank you.
He glanced at the details of the task and many questions popped into his mind. How could such a task be scheduled for three days, and the schedule for each day was so—sparse!
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