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The army sent a young man in his early twenties to pick him up. He waited and waited at the train station but no one showed up. Just when he was getting anxious, Xiao Li walked in from outside the station and walked straight to the man holding the cardboard. "Hello, I'm Xiao Li."
The young soldier was startled by his sudden appearance, but quickly calmed down and greeted Xiao Li: "Hello, Chief! Chief, the car is parked outside, shall we go straight over?"
Hey, I’ve become the leader.
Xiao Li was so flattered after being called "chief" twice that he almost forgot his last name. Suppressing his joy, he waved his hand calmly and said, "My things are all at the Public Security Bureau up ahead. You drive and we'll go pick him up there first."
As for why the things were in the Public Security Bureau, Xiao Li was too embarrassed to say it. He was also a person who cared about face and had no shame.
Most people nowadays are simple and honest. It didn't take long for Xiao Li to inquire about the new environment, and soon he knew everything about the young man.
Coincidentally, the young man's name is Xiao Ming, he is 22 years old and from Beijing. Except for the different way of writing his surname, everything is exactly the same as Xiao Ming.
Wow, what a fate!
Xiao Li instantly became interested: "I have a younger brother, also named Xiao Ming. He's also been in Province D recently. I think you two are quite compatible. I'll introduce you to each other in a few days. Maybe we can even become pen pals and exchange letters or something."
Xiao Ming was a little shy and said embarrassedly: "My mother said that this name is easy to remember, so she gave it to me. I didn't expect that I would have the same name as the chief's younger brother, hehe."
Isn't it hard to remember? In the future, 'Xiao Ming' will be even more common in textbooks and on the streets. However, in today's society, names like Jianguo and Jianjun are more common. Xiao Ming is also a carefully chosen name. Xiao Li touched his chin and said dryly, "It's a nice and thoughtful name."
The Public Security Bureau was very close to the train station, and while they were talking, they were already at the entrance. Wang Xuemei was waiting at the door with her children. When she saw the train, she let the two freezing children get on first, put their luggage away, and then got on herself. After getting on, she frowned, rubbed her hands, and exhaled. "It's really too cold here, and the two children are not used to it."
The temperature in Province D is relatively low in winter, but it doesn't matter to the two adults who have suffered a lot. Xiao Li frowned and glanced at the two children.
Xiaonuo was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and a scarf around his neck. He hid his entire face in the scarf and was shivering from the cold. Xiao Yuji's condition was not as serious as Xiaonuo's, but his fair little face was red from the cold. He kept sniffing his nose after getting in the car. It was obvious that both of them were very cold.
"You are too weak. Once you settle down, you two can take Wenbo for a run." The place where he was assigned this time was at the border of Province D, at the junction of Lao Su. It would be even colder over there. For the sake of the health of the two children, Xiao Li decided to put physical education classes on the agenda.
The road to the military area was not easy to travel on. It was bumpy and covered with snow and ice. Xiao Li, who always said he never got carsick, almost vomited after falling. When he finally arrived at his destination, he secretly rubbed his butt and breathed a sigh of relief.
I almost made a fool of myself in front of the kids. It was so painful!
If the adults were like this, the children felt bad too. After getting off the car, their faces were as pale as if they had no blood. They staggered behind Xiao Ming, who was introducing things as he walked, and walked towards the family compound.
The D Province Military Region is indeed a large military region, and the family quarters are incomparable to those of the 8147th Regiment. In addition to a few small bungalows, there are a row of tube-shaped buildings behind them, and there are even several two-story villas in the back. As they went deeper into the family quarters, the two children widened their eyes and stared at the new environment around them.
Xiao Nuo secretly grabbed the corner of Xiao Li's clothes, his eyes wide open and he asked curiously, "Dad, can we live in a small villa like our great-grandfather this time?"
Facts have proved that it is not possible. Those who can live in the small villas in the military area are all big shots, and Xiao Li is not at that level yet.
Xiao Li and the others followed Xiao Ming through most of the family compound and soon arrived at their destination. Xiao Ming brought them to a stop in front of one of the few bungalows in front of the villa, pushed open the gate and said, "Brigade Commander Xiao, the family compound is currently full. This is the yard vacated after Division Commander Fang was transferred. The commander said this will belong to you from now on. It's considered your home."
"The family of Commander Hong used to live next door to the house, but after Commander Hong and Commander Fang were transferred, the house became vacant and was given to Political Commissar Dong, who lives with you."
Commander Fang and Commander Hong were the two commanders of the S Province who were replaced by the commander of the military region of Province D. After the two moved out, the vacant house was allocated to Xiao Li and Dong Shiyi's families. They became neighbors again in the new environment, which made the two children who were looking around nearby very happy.
After Xiao Ming left, the Xiaoli family began to take a good look at their new home. Wang Xuemei walked in and out several times before finally nodding and saying, "Although it's still a bungalow, it's much larger than our previous house. In addition to the living room, there are four rooms. When the two children sleep in separate rooms, there's still one room left for a guest room. The yard has also been divided into several flower beds, and the middle one is even paved with stone slabs. It's obvious that the original owner knew how to live."
Aside from the heavy wooden doors and windows, Wang Xuemei was very satisfied with everything else. As she methodically sorted the things she had brought with her, she instructed Xiao Li, "Wait until spring to buy some vegetable seeds nearby. We can grow vegetables in the flower garden in the yard. This will help us avoid having no vegetables at home later."
Although the one in the yard is called a flower garden, any discerning person knows that it is actually a vegetable garden. In this time when people are hungry, who would have the leisure to plant those useless flowers? Wouldn't that just be giving others an excuse to be impatient and have nothing to do?
The days passed quietly in the busyness. A few days later, the Dong family also moved in. The arrival of their playmates made the children very happy. They walked around the yard hand in hand to get familiar with the environment, while the adults began to get busy.
Wang Xuemei and Huang Cancan were transferred to the Military District General Hospital of Province D this time. The Military District General Hospital was away from the army for some time. After they started working, they had to walk a long way every day to the nearest station to take a bus to the hospital. Because it was quite far, they had to leave the compound two hours in advance every time. In winter, it was really dark at both ends.
Xiao Li and his companions were officially assigned to their posts in the army. They were officially appointed commanders and political commissars of the 386th Brigade, 129th Division, 38th Army Group, becoming the highest-ranking military commander within the Army's infantry brigade structure. Under their command were an artillery regiment and several infantry and arms battalions, managing approximately 6,000 to 7,000 men, a combat unit somewhere between a division and a regiment.
As new officers, they had to maintain good relationships with their superiors who had high expectations of them, while also managing their soldiers who were dissatisfied with them. They were very busy every day.
It might be because Xiao Li took up the original promotion quota. Although the soldiers under him could not show it on their faces, they looked down on the two of them in private. They even secretly discussed why the commander wanted these two people. After all, Xiao Li and the other man were both tall, thin and sickly scholars. Visually, these two people would give people a feeling that they were good-looking but useless. In addition, some people with ulterior motives interfered, which led to everyone being very xenophobic.
Xiao Li took these people's reactions to heart and even thought it was natural. After hearing the old man say that he happened to block someone's path to promotion this time, he felt that he might be in trouble this time. After all, blocking someone's path to officialdom is worse than killing their parents. It would be scary if others were still friendly with him.
As for the current petty quarrels, Xiao Li was too lazy to pay attention to them, and even had a mentality of watching the fun. He would say to Dong Shiyi in a servile manner: "See, even if he looks down on me, I am still his boss. I still have to complete the tasks assigned to me beautifully, otherwise... hehehe~~~"
Any random title can make the other party pay the price, which is one of the reasons why everyone is trying so hard to climb up. Only by making yourself stronger can you stand above others and do what you want.
Xiao Li is just a otaku who advocates the use of force. He is not keen on those intrigues. As long as others don't attack him, he will not bother to play dirty with others. Generally, he is the type who will not fight if he can avoid it. This is why the other party is still alive and well.
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