At this moment, Huo Tingzhou, who was being teased by his brothers, had already sent Jiang Si and the two little ones to the door.
Just before getting into the car, Huo Tingzhou took out several family member certificates from his shirt pocket.
"Honey, bring this with you when you go in. They'll give you your seat number. There will be a lot of people and cars those days, so be careful."
Jiang Si took it, gave him an amused look, and said, "I know, Commander Huo!"
He had said this countless times along the way.
Seeing his sunburnt cheeks, Jiang Si's tone softened, "Be more careful during training, don't push yourself too hard."
She did not come here empty-handed.
When Huo Tingzhou came out to pick her up, he was still wearing his flight suit, and his back was soaked with sweat.
Jiang Si was unaware of the specific content of their usual training.
But she knew he was working very hard.
Accumulating military merits and honors is certainly important.
But Jiang Si still hoped that he could be safe and sound.
"Take good care of yourself."
The spiritual spring water could heal the hidden ailments in his body, but she couldn't guarantee what would happen if the plane encountered any accidents in the sky.
Jiang Si looked at him, her tone unusually serious, "Military merits and honors are all external things. You should rest when it's time to rest."
Huo Tingzhou's heart softened completely. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Really?" Jiang Si looked at him suspiciously.
Meeting her gaze, Huo Tingzhou nodded earnestly, "Yes, I'm not lying to you."
He said he would never lie to her for the rest of his life.
He wants to live a good life with his wife and watch his children grow up.
He wouldn't joke about his own safety, much less worry her.
Jiang Si was satisfied now, and then she grabbed the two little ones' hands, "Quickly say goodbye to Daddy."
"Daddy~ See you~~" The two little ones waved their hands and mumbled incoherently.
Jiang Si chuckled, "It means goodbye."
"Let's meet."
"Okay, let's meet."
Huo Tingzhou leaned down, and Jiang Si thought he was going to kiss her two babies, but unexpectedly his lips came close to her cheek.
Fortunately, Uncle Chen didn't look this way.
"Let's go back." Huo Tingzhou smiled and opened the car door for her.
"Then we're leaving."
Huo Tingzhou stepped aside and waved to the mother and her two children.
Then he said to Uncle Chen, "Uncle Chen, thank you for your hard work. Please drive carefully on the road."
Uncle Chen smiled and nodded, "Don't worry."
Huo Tingzhou watched the car drive away until it was completely out of sight before turning back.
A few hours later, the day's intensive training ended.
Exhausted from training, the group didn't care about appearances anymore and collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
Unsurprisingly, within two minutes, the voices of the training department chiefs from each division rang in my ears.
It can be either encouragement or criticism.
In any case, each unit has different tactical arrangements and rhetoric.
But the only thing they had in common was, "Get up! What kind of appearance is this, all slouching like this! Look at the Fourth Division's Huo..."
Hey, where's Commander Huo?
Director Bai of the 36th Division stopped mid-sentence.
On the other side, Director Liu of the 31st Division was also saying, "Look at the ruthlessness in Commander Huo, you guys..."
Before he could finish speaking, everyone stopped in their tracks.
Strange, why haven't we seen Commander Huo?
This is a role model, a key player that each division uses to motivate their own team.
If this person isn't here, how will they continue the conversation?
So one by one, they all strolled to the Fourth Division's rest area and found Director Jin of the Fourth Division to inquire about the situation.
"Director Jin, where are Commander Huo and his men?"
Director Jin was also completely bewildered. "I don't know. I didn't see him during training this afternoon."
Huh? He didn't come to training.
"Then you should go and find out what's wrong," the others urged. "Could it be that they're sick or injured?"
"I don't think so. She was fine at the cafeteria at noon."
Despite saying that, Director Jin still immediately contacted Xiao Zhengjun, his roommate, to find out what was going on.
"Is Old Huo alright?"
"No, I'm perfectly fine. I guess I'm just tired and want to rest for a couple of days."
Xiao Zhengjun chuckled, "Director Jin, don't worry, Old Huo is in great shape!"
Director Jin was naturally reassured about this.
Huo Tingzhou's physical fitness and military skills are among the best in the entire army.
In fact, he had tried to persuade Huo Tingzhou just two days ago.
Tell him to pay attention to balancing work and rest.
But even though he agreed verbally, he still trained with the same ruthless intensity.
Did the sun rise in the west today? It actually took a break on its own!
Xiao Zhengjun thought to himself, "This isn't some strange occurrence; it's clearly his wife who's taken a taxi here."
Speaking of his wife, Xiao Zhengjun was overjoyed.
I touched the scarf around my neck; it was a bit thick, but it was so comforting!
He was waiting for Director Jin to ask so he could show off.
To everyone's surprise, Director Jin turned around and left.
Can he stay?
Those people are all waiting for his reply!
As soon as Director Jin arrived at the operations conference room, the other directors from the divisions all gathered around him.
With a concerned look, he asked, "How is he? What happened to Commander Huo?"
Director Jin waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down. "It's alright, he just wants to rest for a couple of days and get some rest."
"What, take... a break?" The group's eyes widened in surprise.
How can you rest now?
"Was there any mention of taking a few days off?"
Director Jin really didn't know that.
However, he didn't really care. "Anyway, he has a good foundation, so whether he trains or not doesn't make a big difference."
How can it not be big?
It's huge!
The other divisions thought to themselves, "If they don't even practice on the benchmark, won't the rest of us just scatter like sand?"
Sure enough, the next day, when the team members from each division learned that Huo Tingzhou had not come to training, they all began to get restless.
In order to motivate their team members, the leaders of each division had no choice but to urgently adjust their rhetoric.
From the very beginning, the message was, "Look at Commander Huo, he's so much more outstanding than you, yet he works so hard. What right do you have not to work hard?"
Now it's become, "Look how humble Commander Huo is. He knows you're under pressure, so he voluntarily gave up the opportunity for extra training. What are you all standing around for? Why aren't you making the most of your time to train? What are you all thinking about!"
You know what, this whole charade, a mix of coaxing and deception, really worked.
Everyone's enthusiasm has increased even more.
Time flew by during training, and before we knew it, the day of the all-army competition arrived—
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