Looking at the sparkling eyes in her eyes, Huo Tingzhou felt as if a feather had gently brushed against his heart, making him feel soft and itchy.
He regretted it somewhat; if he had known this would happen, he should have let her come and see him sooner when he was training in the army.
"Si Si." Huo Tingzhou suddenly called out to her.
Jiang Si turned around and saw him standing there, staring intently at her. "What's wrong?"
After speaking, Huo Tingzhou did not answer immediately, but carefully took out a round medal from his jacket pocket.
The medal has a simple and dignified design, with the August 1st Army emblem in the center.
The words "All-Army Grand Competition" are displayed above, while golden ears of wheat and gears below support the year 1970!
Before Jiang Si could even see the specific words on the back of the medal, Huo Tingzhou suddenly stepped forward and solemnly pinned the medal, which still carried his body heat, to her chest.
"It's crooked. Move it a little closer to the center." Jiang Si looked down and couldn't help but remind her, "It will look better if it's not right in the middle."
Upon hearing this, Huo Tingzhou paused for a moment, but still pinned the medal to the left side.
At this moment, Jiang Si was still immersed in the surprise he had given her and did not know the meaning behind his actions.
Several hours later, Huo Tingzhou pinned the same medal to the side.
Seeing the two medals side by side, Jiang Si belatedly realized what was going on.
He had deliberately reserved the spot in advance.
Of course, this is not arrogance.
All of this stems from his self-awareness of his own abilities.
Two days later, Huo Tingzhou once again lived up to expectations, winning two more gold medals in individual events.
Honors are already weighty, let alone medals from this era, which carry real significance.
Although it might sound a bit Versailles-esque, Jiang Si felt like her clothes were about to burst at the seams with so many medals on her chest.
The two little ones were extremely anxious.
The two of them craned their necks and pointed to their chests with their little fingers.
Especially every year.
Seeing these shiny, jingling medals, his eyes were overflowing with longing for military merit, and he wished he could take their place!
"Daddy, I want it! I want it!"
Huo Tingzhou bent down, rubbed his son's head, and explained seriously, "That's all, these all belong to Mom."
Individual participants can register for a maximum of four events.
He gave the four medals to his wife, Si Si.
For Huo Tingzhou, it meant something different.
It was rare for him to be so persistent on this matter, so Jiang Si didn't spoil his mood.
In the end, the old man couldn't stand it anymore. When he got home that day, he started rummaging through drawers and cabinets, pinning military medals all over his two great-grandsons.
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Two more days have passed, and unsurprisingly, Huo Tingzhou won first place in all the team competitions he participated in.
This is a collective honor; there are no individual badges.
However, his team's record of seven wins and no losses is enough to prove his terrifying strength and leadership ability.
Many people spend their entire lives and still can't even come close to it.
Of course, apart from Huo Tingzhou, everyone else also achieved great results in this competition.
Brother Huo won two first places and two second places in individual events, and his team performance was also far ahead.
Deputy Head of Delegation Lei participated in only two events, but performed exceptionally well in both, securing one gold and one silver medal.
As for Xiao Zhengjun, he lived up to his title of "perennial runner-up" this time as well.
He won a total of four silver medals. Fortunately, he was in the same group as Huo Tingzhou in the team competition. With his stable performance, he finally won three gold and four silver medals.
This result far exceeded Mr. Hu's initial expectations.
Because of Xiao Zhengjun's outstanding performance in the competition, even before the competition officially ended, the 24th and 34th Air Divisions under the Beijing Military Region had already extended offers to him.
In terms of strength and equipment, these two elite units are evenly matched.
However, although the 24th Air Division is under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Military Region, it is stationed in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, while the 34th Air Division is stationed at Nanyuan Airport in Beijing.
This choice was practically a foregone conclusion.
Although he already had the answer in his heart, Xiao Zhengjun still didn't give in until the very last moment.
Fortunately, perseverance is also meaningful.
To demonstrate their sincerity, both sides offered to provide suitable job opportunities for military dependents and resolve their employment issues.
Now, Commander Xiao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
After completing the transfer procedures with the military, Commander Xiao and his family prepared to return to Qiongzhou Island.
Moving the whole family is no small matter, but fortunately his appointment order will not officially take effect until January of next year. It is only the beginning of November now, so they still have plenty of time.
After seeing off Teacher Hu and Sister-in-law Xu's families, Brother Huo finally received good news a few days later.
His file was eventually taken over by a tank regiment codenamed "the Army".
This unit belongs to the 3rd Garrison Division of Beijing and is stationed in Tongxian County, Beijing. It is mainly responsible for the guard and emergency operations in the eastern part of the capital.
However, that's not the only good news!
This time, Brother Huo not only successfully transferred to Beijing, but also received a promotion. After returning to Beijing to report on his work, he will serve as the commander of a tank regiment.
Since the appointment order had not yet been officially issued, Mr. Huo only mentioned it to Mrs. Huo before going to bed at night, so that she would have some idea.
"Regimental commander?" Hearing this, Huo's mother was no longer sleepy and immediately sat up in bed. "He was a battalion commander before. Shouldn't he have been transferred to a lateral position or promoted to deputy regimental commander according to the usual practice? How come he was promoted directly to regimental commander!"
Huo's mother herself had worked in the military system for most of her life and was very familiar with the promotion rules.
The criteria for promoting military officers are nothing more than those few.
The eldest son has made many contributions this year, and his performance in this martial arts competition was also remarkable. However, it was quite unexpected for Huo's mother that he could be promoted to a higher rank based on just one or two merits.
Suddenly, she remembered the conference that the Central Military Commission had been holding for several days.
With a keen sense of smell, Huo's mother immediately lowered her voice, "Old Huo, tell me the truth, has there been any change in the policy from above?"
The official document for this matter is about to be issued, and Mr. Huo did not hide it from her.
The higher-ups did indeed have ideas to reorganize the military system, which was the core topic of their meeting.
One of the core measures was the proposal to make senior officials younger.
"This time, the priority for promotion is outstanding regimental-level cadres. Those who meet the requirements will be given special training or promoted ahead of schedule."
"For border defense work with harsh conditions and for technically intensive military branches, some appropriate consideration will be given."
After a pause, Mr. Huo added, "The higher-ups also plan to reduce the age of military commanders to no more than 50 and division commanders to no more than 45 within five to six years."
"We must make great efforts to promote young, educated, and capable cadres."
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