After exchanging a few more boastful words with Zhou Changli, Lin Yang raised his hand to look at the watch on his wrist.
Zhou Changli, sitting opposite him, was a little surprised that Lin Yang had bought a watch.
But the next moment his mind started working, and he realized it was time to eat.
Lin Yang checked the time and realized it was probably time for lunch.
Therefore, he immediately stood up and said, "Brother Yang, let's talk about this later. It's getting late, so I'll go home first!"
"Okay! I'll go out with you." Lin Yang said with a smile, "I'll invite you to dinner next time, but unfortunately I have to go see a friend today."
After carrying the braised food and leaving with Zhou Changli, Lin Yang rode his bicycle to Tong Daning's house.
He had gone back with Liu Zi a few times before, so he was quite familiar with the route.
On the way, Lin Yang met Director Wang from the neighborhood committee. After exchanging greetings and saying he would visit him another day, he continued walking forward without stopping.
However, a middle-aged woman walking with Director Wang smiled and said to him, "Young Wang, who is this young man? He looks quite energetic."
"Sister Liu, this is a young man from a courtyard house in our neighborhood. He works at a steel mill and is now a security guard. He's currently single!" Director Wang said with a smile to the women's director who was there on business in Nanluo Subdistrict. "How about it, Sister Liu, can you help introduce him?"
"No problem!" As the women's director, Liu Fenghua's favorite thing to do was to arrange marriages, so she agreed immediately.
It will take about ten minutes.
Lin Yang then saw the military compound ahead.
He looked around and, finding no one paying attention to him, rode his bicycle into a side alley.
With a thought, a bottle of Moutai was taken out from the system space.
After placing it together with the braised food, Lin Yang finally had the leisure to pedal his bicycle out.
After saying a few words to the soldier standing guard at the gate, one of the soldiers ran towards Tong Daning's house in the compound.
The security here is quite strict. Even if you're a familiar face and not someone from the compound, they're rarely allowed in easily.
It didn't take long, not even the time it takes to smoke a cigarette.
Liu Zi followed the soldier who had just left.
"Brother Yang, you've come all this way, why did you bring anything!" Seeing the Moutai and braised snacks on Lin Yang's car handlebars, Liu Zi couldn't help but complain, "You're being too polite!"
But the next moment he stared wide-eyed at Lin Yang and said, "Brother Yang! Your car, your watch??? When did you buy them?!"
"Haha, help me carry this." Lin Yang placed the Moutai in Liu Zi's hand, then raised an eyebrow and said, "Have you forgotten the merit I made? This is a reward from your brother on behalf of the department!"
"That's right!" Liu Zi immediately nodded and said, "The factory should definitely reward you properly. The contribution you made this time is extraordinary!"
"What? The final result is out?" Lin Yang knew immediately that there might be something else behind those two spies.
"Hehe, Yang-ge, you know I can't say too much." Although Liu Zi had a good relationship with Lin Yang, this matter was still a secret. He only overheard the old man talking on the phone at home.
"You're still keeping this a secret from me?" Lin Yang joked with a smile, "I let you smoke this cigarette for free!"
“Brother Yang, I’m a retired soldier, so I know about these confidentiality regulations.” Liu Zi knew Lin Yang was joking, and he chuckled as he said, “But when you get home, your grandfather might talk to you about it. Someone of his rank can easily tell you this!”
"Alright then." Lin Yang became interested. Could it be that they had caught some big fish from these two spies?
Soon the two arrived at a small courtyard.
At this moment, an old man, whose face showed signs of aging but whose figure remained as upright as a pine tree, was standing at the door smoking.
Upon seeing Lin Yang, the old man smiled and said, "Yangzi, you're quite something now! You accomplish great things with just one move!"
"Grandpa Tong," Lin Yang said with a hint of respect, "how are you in health?"
He couldn't afford to be disrespectful; this old man had been fighting on the battlefield forty years ago, from the Zhili-Anhui Campaign to the present day, fighting countless battles over the years.
Although he wasn't exactly a politically connected figure, many of his protégés and former subordinates held high positions.
It's just that Old Master Tong doesn't like superficial things; otherwise, a little bit of Buddhist practice would have been enough to elevate Tong Daning's position several levels.
"How many times have I told you, don't call me Grandpa Tong!" Tong Xiaodao waved his hand and said boldly, "Call me Brother Dao."
Tong Xiaodao, whose original name was Tong Xiaodao, changed his name to Dao after the founding of the People's Republic of China because he felt he should retire from using the sword.
He was also a quirky person, thinking his name was too insignificant and not afraid of being mistaken for someone of a higher generation.
She added the character "大" (da) to the middle of both of her sons' names.
Hearing his father's words, Liu Zi said helplessly, "Dad... Yang calls you Dao Ge, so how am I supposed to address Yang Ge?"
"What's it to me?" Tong Xiaodao took a drag of his cigarette and said nonchalantly, "Let's just talk our own thing. I get along well with Yang, so he has to call me Brother Dao!"
Knowing that some elderly people become more childlike with age, Lin Yang didn't refuse to call him Brother Dao like his predecessor did. Instead, he smiled and changed his address, saying, "Alright, alright! Brother Dao, shall we go in first?"
"Good lad!" Tong Xiaodao patted Lin Yang on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Finally changed your tune!"
He chuckled twice and said, "This 'Brother Knife' version is still the most pleasant to listen to!"
"Hey Dao, how about we grab a couple of drinks later?" Lin Yang shook the braised snack in his hand. "My friend made some pig ears! They're a real accompaniment to drinks!"
"Good lad, this thing is really hard!" Tong Xiaodao really liked this kind of thing. When he heard this, his eyes lit up and he stopped smoking. He rubbed Lin Yang and walked inside.
He kept muttering things like, "We won't leave until we're drunk."
Tong Daning, who was cutting mutton with a knife inside the house, saw his father hugging Lin Yang and said helplessly, "Dad, don't scare Lin Yang."
He simply couldn't do anything about his father, who was becoming more and more like a playful old man as he aged.
Tong Xiaodao's wife, Deng Junlian, the mother of Tong Daning and Liu Zi, was helping to chop vegetables on the side. Seeing Tong Xiaodao's appearance, she couldn't help but smile and say, "Brother Dao, why are you so happy!"
"Lianlian, Yangzi has finally come to his senses and calls me Brother Dao. Not only did he bring me braised pig ears, but I can't help but be happy!" Tong Xiaodao said cheerfully, waving the pig ears he had just received from Lin Yang.
When Deng Junlian saw the Moutai that Pig Ears and Liu Zi were holding, she put down the knife in her hand and said to Lin Yang, "Why are you being so polite, kid? You came all this way, why did you bring so much stuff!"
"Aunt Lian, I happened to have some, so I brought it along." Lin Yang said with a smile to the old woman in front of him.
The old lady was no ordinary person either. She and Tong Xiaodao were on the battlefield, and as a medic, she killed several enemies.
At this moment, the old lady said with a smile, "Yangzi, you're already calling me Brother Dao, why are you still calling me Aunt Lian?"
"Sister Lian?" Lin Yang called out tentatively.
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