Battalion Commander Wang was furious. "Did you ask Director Pan to act as matchmaker?"
"You mean this?"
Grandma Wang blushed. "Yes, there is such a thing, but I did it all for your sake. Otherwise, I'm too old to find someone else."
Battalion Commander Wang wiped his face. "Mother, if you really want to find a companion, I have no objection, but can you please stop making decisions on a whim?"
"The military has explicitly prohibited anyone from using feudal ideas such as 'reputation' and 'responsibility' to extort money, let alone coerce rescuers."
Knowing his mother's temperament, Battalion Commander Wang pointed it out directly.
"The loudspeakers in the family compound broadcast these messages every day. As a military family member, surely you have that much awareness?"
"No, what do you mean?"
Grandma Wang finally sensed something was amiss.
"Why do you say that? It sounds so awful. What blackmail and extortion? Can't it just be that you like each other?"
Grandma Wang wasn't lying; she really had her eye on him.
However, this was all just wishful thinking on Wang Laotai's part.
Third Uncle didn't even get a clear look at what she looked like.
Battalion Commander Wang gave his mother a deep look and said, "Mother, do you even believe what you're saying?"
Grandma Wang felt a little guilty, but after thinking for a moment, she still braced herself and said, "It's all about human effort. How will we know if it will work if we don't try? Let me tell you..."
"mother!"
Battalion Commander Wang didn't want to listen to his mother's nonsense. He knew what his mother cared about most, so he spoke directly.
"If you think I'm living too peacefully right now, I'll apply for discharge from the military tomorrow."
"Are you crazy? You joined the army at eighteen and it wasn't easy for you to get to where you are today!"
Battalion Commander Wang gave a bitter laugh. "Mother, you know how hard it was for me to get to where I am today, so why are you still doing this? Do you think that if a few rumors get out, people will..."
He, as a son, simply couldn't bring himself to say what came next.
"Isn't your mother doing this for your own good?"
At this point, Old Lady Wang stopped hiding it.
"That old man was good-looking and rich, and Commander Huo and his wife were very obedient to him."
"If we get together, Commander Huo will have to call you uncle!"
"..."
Oh my god!
Battalion Commander Wang and his wife were utterly stunned when they heard this!
When the mother and son were talking, Battalion Commander Wang's wife never interrupted.
But since it concerned her man's future, she had to speak up.
"Mother, this isn't something you can just do as you please."
"If a marriage could be arranged simply by spreading a few rumors, then Da Cheng would have saved at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people over the years!"
"Does that mean I have to marry them all?"
One sentence was enough to leave Old Lady Wang speechless.
However, Battalion Commander Wang's wife continued, "No wonder when I went out this morning, the people in the family compound looked at me like I was a monkey."
Her mother-in-law is old and shameless, but she still has some shame.
But she couldn't say it, nor dared she say it.
She could only pass the buck to her husband, saying, "The wedding hasn't happened yet, and we might even become enemies. What do you suggest we do?"
Battalion Commander Wang pondered for a moment, then said, "Go and get a few things. We'll go to Regiment Commander Huo's house later to apologize to him."
After saying that, he looked at Old Lady Wang and said, "Mother, I'll take you back after I'm done with this busy period."
The moment the topic of going back to her hometown was mentioned, Old Lady Wang immediately wilted, "I'm not going back!"
"Mother, I'm not discussing this with you right now."
Battalion Commander Wang said, "You said you would come to take care of Xiaomei during her postpartum period, so I submitted a report for three months. Now Xiaomei has been out of postpartum period for almost half a year. Do you know that the leaders have talked to me several times because of this?"
Grandma Wang originally wanted to struggle a little more, but when she heard that her son had been called in for a talk with his superiors...
My spirits vanished instantly.
The matter was settled, and at noon, Battalion Commander Wang and his wife went out with their things.
Along the way, they encountered many military families, and Battalion Commander Wang had to explain to each person he met.
When the couple arrived, Jiang Si was painting in her room. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she instinctively glanced outside.
Seeing the two men standing awkwardly outside the door with their things in their hands, she roughly guessed what was going on.
Jiang Si didn't care how Huo Tingzhou handled it.
Anyway, by the time she came out, Battalion Commander Wang and his wife had already left.
Huo Tingzhou confiscated the items, but he relayed the couple's apologies to his third uncle word for word.
Third Uncle wasn't the type to hold a grudge, since the other party had already apologized.
He also said he would make a clarification in the family compound, and that there was no need for him to keep harping on this matter.
However, this incident left some lingering trauma on Uncle San's mind.
Usually after meals, he and Uncle Zhong would go out for a stroll, but today he refused to go out no matter what.
The next day, they packed their luggage early.
Jiang Si knew she couldn't keep him anyway, so she and Huo Tingzhou sent him over.
The group spent the whole morning cleaning and tidying up the house inside and out.
All the necessary furniture is provided, and Jiang Si had already purchased all the pots, pans, and other utensils from the service store a few days ago.
The rest can only be purchased as needed after moving in.
Fortunately, the village has its own supply and marketing cooperative, so it's quite convenient to buy things.
Jiang Si also left the bicycle behind to make it easier for them to get around.
In addition to these, Jiang Si also brought some clothes to change into, so that she could come and stay for a couple of days whenever she had free time.
There were four people when they left, but only the young couple came back.
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