Lu Zhan sat in Yao Wenbin's office, speechless.
On the desk between the two of them was a roll of toilet paper, which had been torn into pieces by Yao Wenbin, and the crumpled toilet paper had piled up into a small mountain on the table.
Seeing Yao Wenbin still immersed in his own emotions and wiping away tears, Lu Zhan became a little impatient:
"I'm not dead, how long are you going to cry?"
Yao Wenbin raised his head with a sad look, stared at Lu Zhan and said quietly:
"You don't know, when the military hospital called the second time, I thought you were really going to die. I had already applied for leave and was ready to take your sister to Henan Province to attend the funeral, but then something happened in Lin Province, and the political commissar temporarily assigned me there."
"You have no idea how I lived those days. I was exhausted during the day and cried all night long, unable to sleep. Then I came back and heard that not only were you not dead, but you even let me take charge of a battalion of soldiers for a while. I was so exhausted!"
"Look at my face, I'm thinner than you now! No one feels sorry for me, can't I just feel sorry for myself for a while?!"
Lu Zhan's eyes twitched when he heard this. Only someone as eccentric as Yao Wenbin could say something like going to Henan Province to attend a funeral.
But he knew in his heart that this guy was talking nonsense and refused to admit that he was worried about him.
Lu Zhan felt warm in his heart, and finally slowed down his tone and said:
"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner tonight as a token of my hard work in filling in for you."
Hearing Lu Zhan, who never treated others to meals, inviting him to dinner, Yao Wenbin stopped crying and immediately said:
"Just treating me to a meal is definitely not enough. You've made a great contribution this time, and the military district will hold a commendation meeting tomorrow. I can't reveal the specific content of the commendation, but you've definitely set a record in our Ning City Military District!"
When Lu Zhan heard Yao Wenbin mention the matter of military merit, he did not react much.
If he didn't remember the memory he had forgotten, he would always feel uneasy about the military achievement.
Yao Wenbin became more energetic:
"There are many people being honored at this commendation ceremony, so the chief instructed us to make it a bit grander. After the commendation process is completed, we've also invited the Ning City Art Troupe to give a consolation performance. Will your partner be there too?"
The second time the Henan Provincial Military District Hospital called to look for the family, Yao Wenbin was still wondering where Shao Jingque had gone. When he came back and heard Wang Tao talk about it, he found out that it was the Ning City Art Troupe that called to urge people to go back to work. Shao Jingque even asked him to help issue a certificate for this.
Originally, he was very angry about this and wanted to go to the art troupe to ask for an explanation, but later he gave up when he heard that the art troupe did not make things difficult for Shao Jingque anymore.
Unexpectedly, she saw Shao Jingque performing on the Spring Festival Gala broadcast by Beijing TV. Only then did she realize that the art troupe was in a hurry to ask her to return to work, and it must be for this important work task. She was immediately glad that she did not act impulsively and go looking for trouble.
"My partner?"
Hearing him mention Shao Jingque, Lu Zhan frowned, remembering that it was Yao Wenbin who called him and said that he would send his fiancée to the hospital to take care of him.
"How do you know I have a partner?"
Yao Wenbin looked at Lu Zhan as if he were a fool, silently wondering if he had a brain injury that had not fully recovered.
"How should I know? Of course you told me!"
"On the day I informed you to go to the disaster relief, I, with my keen eyes, discovered something was wrong with you. Didn't you admit it then?"
"You're such a tight-lipped person! If I'd known you were going to file a marriage report the next day, I would have gone on this mission for you. Now I'd be the one getting the commendation for the great achievement!"
Lu Zhan had been listening attentively, but when he heard the second half of what Yao Wenbin said, he couldn't help but say:
"Yes, now it's my turn to go to Henan Province to attend your funeral!"
Yao Wenbin, who was speaking excitedly, was choked and speechless. It had been so long since he had been criticized by Lu Zhan that he almost forgot this guy's hidden sharp-tongued nature.
"By the way, you're in a relationship now. When do you plan to take back the house in the family compound?"
"Last year, Lao Chen applied for marriage permission, and the military district cleared out a small courtyard for him. It's more than enough for his family to live in. It's impossible for you two to live in separate dormitories after you get married, right?"
So how do we solve the problems of the next generation?
Lu Zhan frowned, thinking of the past -
Two years ago, Lao Chen's parents, brothers and sisters came to live with him from his hometown, but at that time he was not of high rank and was not allocated a house. He still lived in the army dormitory. The renting expenses for a whole family were high, so he borrowed money from his former comrade-in-arms Lu Zhan.
Lu Zhan had been promoted to deputy battalion commander at that time and was living in a small courtyard in the newly established family quarters of the army. He heard about the difficulties of his former comrade-in-arms Lao Chen. In addition, he was not good at dealing with the interpersonal relationships in the family quarters, and was a little overwhelmed. He felt that living in the army dormitory was more convenient, so he simply lent the courtyard to Lao Chen's family to live in.
Last year, when he heard that Lao Chen was getting married, he was busy attending a mission and didn't go. He also asked Yao Wenbin to help bring a ten-dollar gift.
Now that Yao Wenbin said this, he noticed that he hadn't heard Lao Chen mention that he had divided the yard and wanted to return the house to him...
In fact, at this moment, Lu Zhan had personally verified the authenticity of everything Shao Jingque had said, and he had almost believed it in his heart. Now, the only obstacle in his heart was that he could not remember this incident.
In this case, a house becomes very necessary.
If he and Shao Jingque could really be together, he couldn't let her live in the military district guesthouse anymore...
In addition, Lu Qiuya will graduate from high school in a year. If the country does not resume the college entrance examination, she will have to come to Ning City to find a job. The boarding school life in the past few years has made her temperament wild, so she needs to stay by his side to restrain herself.
Yao Wenbin was right in reminding us that we must take this house back!
"I see. I'll go to the family compound when I have time in a couple of days. Maybe Old Chen and his family have moved out and are no longer living with me."
Yao Wenbin curled his lips:
"Your comrade..."
Lu Zhan glared at him and stood up:
"Section Chief Yao, please stop saying things that are detrimental to unity!"
Yao Wenbin rolled his eyes almost to the horizon:
"You have a high level of ideological awareness, why don't you take my job in the cadre department?!"
Lu Zhan was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and turned to leave. Yao Wenbin quickly called him:
"Where are you going? Didn't you say you would treat me to dinner tonight?"
Lu Zhan didn't even turn his head:
"Go back and take a shower! Can't you smell? You stink all over!"
Yao Wenbin finally felt relieved:
"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs in the dormitory when the time comes!"
Lu Zhan, the stingy guy, finally agreed to treat him to a meal, and he would definitely not miss this great opportunity to make a killing!
When I returned to the dormitory, the layout of the room was the same as yesterday, except that the desk was already covered with a thick layer of dust.
Lu Zhan stretched out his finger and touched the table, leaving two new marks.
He looked at the traces in a trance, unknowingly having been away for so long...
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