After several hours of flight, the helicopter carrying the stone landed in the open space of the Henan Provincial Command Headquarters. Ambulances and medical staff from the Provincial People's Hospital were already waiting nearby.
As soon as the hatch was opened, the medical staff quickly stepped forward to lift the stone down, and directly put it into the ambulance to send it to the hospital.
Fan Shengnan followed closely behind, but was stopped by Fan Yingguang who had been waiting for a long time:
"...Are Lu Zhan and the others all okay?"
Although he had received good news from the helicopter pilot early in the morning, he still wanted to hear Fan Shengnan's own words to feel more at ease.
Fan Shengnan was stunned for a moment, nodded at him, and was about to get on the ambulance in a few steps, but suddenly turned back:
"Captain Fan, this is a natural disaster. It's not your fault. No one blames you."
Fan Yingguang was also stunned. He watched the ambulance speeding away, and his ears were still echoing with the words his daughter had just said. His eyes couldn't help but become moist.
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Tomorrow is Yue Feiying's wedding day, but there is still no news about Lu Zhan until today.
Shao Jingque felt increasingly uneasy. He missed the beat several times during the rehearsal today and was completely out of shape.
After finally getting off work, she didn't have the energy to go to the photo studio, so she bought a newspaper on the way back. However, she found that there was only one page left in the newspaper reporting on the progress of the flood in Henan Province. The other pages had been replaced by various news that emerged every day.
A feeling of sadness suddenly rose in her heart. Would the news of the flood in Henan Province be completely forgotten by people in a few days?
What about land warfare?
Will it also disappear silently in the torrent of time like outdated news?
No!
She made up her mind that if Lu Zhan didn't show up tomorrow and there was still no news, she would not wait any longer and would go to the army to ask for an explanation no matter what!
Shao Jingque returned to the military district guesthouse with a lot on his mind. As soon as he went upstairs and reached the door of his room, he saw the door of room 204 next door opened, and a waiter came out holding changed sheets and quilt covers.
Shao Jingque had lived here for so long that the waiters at the guesthouse all knew her. When they saw her coming back, they greeted her:
"Sister-in-law, I'm back."
"Well, busy?"
Shao Jingque nodded and walked to the door of 204. He looked inside and found that the room was empty and the bedding had been put away.
She asked in surprise:
"Is Comrade Song next door not living here anymore?"
The waiter nodded:
"Someone called the front desk in the afternoon looking for Chief Song. He checked out right after he answered the phone."
Shao Jingque didn't expect Song Yangyu to leave so suddenly. She didn't have time to give him the banner she had ordered, and he left without even saying goodbye. Maybe there was something urgent at work.
"By the way, do you have his workplace address? I need to send something to him."
This question made the waiter feel a little embarrassed:
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law, we have a rule that we can't disclose other people's unit information casually."
Shao Jingque nodded repeatedly. She almost forgot that she was staying in a military guesthouse. The guests received were either soldiers or their families. The management of information confidentiality was indeed much stricter than that of ordinary guesthouses.
"I understand, I understand. I didn't think it through. Just like last time there was a poisonous snake in the room, and it was Comrade Song who saved me, I was thinking of giving him a banner, but I didn't expect that he passed away before I could even finish it."
So that's what happened. The waiter thought for a moment and said:
"Sister-in-law, why don't you ask Section Chief Yao Wenbin of the Cadre Department? He should know Chief Song. I saw them talking in the hall the other day!"
Shao Jingque's eyes lit up. She knew Yao Wenbin, and she also wanted to find him to find out about Lu Zhan's situation.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you!"
Early the next morning, Shao Jingque got up early and changed into the cheongsam that she wore when she first "met" Lu Zhan.
The smoky pink satin base was embroidered with colorful birds, and the buttons on the collar and cuffs were bright red agate. The only difference was that she let down the rolled-up part of the skirt, and instantly it changed from a sexy and enchanting short modified cheongsam to a gentle and elegant traditional cheongsam.
She tied her long hair into a bun at the back of her head, inserted a pink hairpin in the shape of a magnolia flower, and wore two teardrop-shaped rose quartz earrings on her earlobes.
Coupled with the carefully applied elegant makeup, she looks less charming and more gentle than when she usually performs on stage.
She sat at the desk, looking towards the door with anticipation, waiting for it to be knocked.
Time passed by little by little, and the mist outside the window turned into bright sunshine. It was almost time for the wedding to start, and the light in Shao Jingque's eager eyes dimmed little by little.
She took a deep breath, stood up slowly, reached out to straighten the hem of her skirt that was wrinkled from sitting for a long time, pushed her scattered hair back behind her ears, then opened the door and walked out.
The waiter at the lobby front desk saw her coming downstairs and was so stunned by her outfit that he couldn't take his eyes off her. He saw her walking towards the front desk gracefully and instantly smelled a refreshing floral fragrance.
"Hello, I'm going to Xiefang Garden right now to attend my friend's wedding. If Lu Zhan comes to the guesthouse to look for me, could you please tell him to come to Xiefang Garden?"
After hearing what Qing Shao Jingque said, the front desk clerk finally came back to his senses from her stunning beauty, and the amazement in his eyes was instantly replaced by pity -
Although no official news has been received yet, almost everyone in the army knows that Captain Lu and his men will not be back. Only Shao Jingque still believes that Captain Lu will come back to find her. How pitiful!
The waiter couldn't bear to say no, so he could only say:
"Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry. If Captain Lu comes... I will definitely pass it on."
Shao Jingque politely thanked the waiter and turned to leave, as if he didn't see the pity in the waiter's eyes.
As the most famous restaurant in Ning City, Xiefangyuan is not located in the bustling city center, but on a quiet commercial street in the bustling city.
The gate of the county magistrate's mansion in the late Qing Dynasty was very imposing. Usually, there were many people passing by the gate to watch, but few people went in to consume. It was even more impossible for ordinary people to go in to eat. I heard that a dish of stir-fried choy sum cost one dollar, while it only cost one dime in a state-owned restaurant. Only those who were full would go in and be taken advantage of!
But today, Xiefang Garden was extremely lively. Prominent figures from all walks of life in the entire Ning City came. Because the Yue family was a patriotic Chinese businessman who had returned from overseas, even government officials came to congratulate them. For a while, there was a constant stream of cars and people in front of the gate, and the noise was endless.
At this time, Qu Jingyun, who was dressed elegantly and luxuriously, was standing beside Qi Mingyuan with a happy face, warmly greeting the guests coming and going, looking like the hostess of the Qi family who was at ease.
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