Chapter 116 Chapter 116 Don’t pick wild flowers on the roadside. …
The living room was silent for two minutes, and suddenly laughter broke out in unison.
Zheng Zheng's family joked: "Deputy Division Commander Lu, you wear the same military uniform every day, all year round. What did Liang Xin help you match?"
“Buttons are reinforced.”
Liang Xin interjected, “The style and stitching of the white shirt are also different.”
Lu Chongfeng smiled proudly, "Yes!"
Laughter rang out in the living room again.
Commander Yang and other cadres shook their heads.
"You know what, most people can't really tell the difference in details."
Xia Xia suppressed her laughter and said, "However, Deputy Commander Lu was able to perceive Liang Xin's efforts, which is very worthy of learning for the cadres."
“That’s true.”
Zheng Zheng's family member nodded and said, "The atmosphere in the division has improved a lot in the past two years. It's all because of the leadership of Deputy Division Commander Lu, who has set an example and is like a role model. Unlike before..."
The family member of Political Commissar Zheng was pushed by Political Commissar Zheng and hurriedly stopped talking.
Commander Yang looked at Xia Xia and said, "I am indeed not as good as Deputy Commander Lu in this regard."
Dudu suddenly stood up from among the other children, staggered towards his father, looked up at his mother, and said, "Noodles!"
Lu Chongfeng held Dudu on his lap and asked, "Are you hungry?"
Liang Xin got up and took out a few packs of instant noodles from the cupboard, then shook them at Dudu, "You want this?"
Dudu immediately twisted to get off Lu Chongfeng, and his little hands happily grasped his mother, "Noodles!"
Li Mao clapped his hands and said, "Even Dudu is so hungry that he wants to eat noodles. This advertisement is really successful!"
Liang Xin handed a few packs of instant noodles to Guangming and Daqiang, "There are some in the cupboard, specially prepared for you in advance. Be careful with the hot water when you go to the restaurant. If it's not enough, take small bowls and share them with the children."
Guangming and Daqiang are in high school now, and they have reached the age where they would basically refuse or feel embarrassed to take things given to them by others.
But when they saw Liang Xin gave them several packets of instant noodles, they not only did not refuse, but quickly took the instant noodles. They also followed Liang Xin's instructions, took out the rest of the noodles from the cupboard, and went to the restaurant to brew them.
A string of children followed behind.
Daqiang asked: "Auntie Liang, can Dudu also eat instant noodles?"
Liang Xin looked at Dudu, who was drooling with greed, and her grape-sized pupils kept staring at the two older brothers at the dining table. "Give her one after you make it. It's better to rinse it with warm water before giving it to her."
Daqiang: “Okay!”
Meiman also immediately took Dudu away.
“Kids today are so much more comfortable than we were before.”
The family members of Captain Wu looked at the children who were surrounding the dining table with envy and said, "In the past, when we were hungry in the middle of the night, we could only get up and drink cold water. Now, children can eat the instant noodles advertised on TV right after watching the commercial. This is a life we never dared to dream of."
"Sister-in-law, the bakery still has two boxes of instant noodles." Liang Xin said with a smile, "I'll go get a few more packets and make some for you?"
The family members of Captain Wu waved their hands again and again. "As soon as the instant noodles were launched, I lined up to buy them as soon as I arrived at the service center. We have some at home, but we haven't been willing to eat them yet. We plan to use them to entertain relatives who come to our hometown after the New Year."
Xia Xia patted the shoulders of Captain Wu's family and said, "Good things can't always be reserved for others. Everyone's life has improved, and it's time for you to enjoy the good things first."
Captain Wu has many brothers and sisters, and his family is well-known for being frugal in the division.
Because her youngest child had just learned to walk, there was no one in her hometown to help her, and she could not go to work in the family factory, so she could only live more frugally than before.
Never spend a penny more unless it is absolutely necessary.
Each family has its own way of living. Since the other party did not ask for help, Liang Xin did not speak out to persuade them like Xia Xia did. She knew that the family members of Captain Wu would not like to hear such words, so she pointed at the TV and said, "Comrade Li Guyi is out singing!"
The cadres' families in the living room were instantly attracted by Li Guyi who walked out of the audience seats on TV.
Not long after listening to the "New Year's Greetings Song", the family members in the living room also clapped and beat the rhythm along with the people on TV.
The lively and festive songs, operas, crosstalk sketches, Peking opera, magic, acrobatics and martial arts gradually immersed everyone in the color TV. Sometimes they laughed along and sometimes they discussed the familiar faces and outfits on TV.
A rich aroma wafted over. The children lay on the dining table, eating delicious instant noodles while huddled together and watching TV.
"Hey!" Li Mao suddenly pointed at the subtitled advertisement sliding across the top of the TV, "Conscientious Instant Noodles! Our advertisement is out again!"
The family members immediately crowded in front of the TV, watching the subtitled commercials slowly sliding by, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
Liang Xin thought that this advertisement seemed different from what Yang Tao said, that during the intervals between programs, subtitles would be displayed on the screen and then announced by the announcer, but the technology of the first Spring Festival Gala was simple and many unexpected situations might occur on the scene, so she didn't think much about it.
Liang Xin, like everyone else, thought that the only advertisements left in the Spring Festival Gala were the credits at the end, so she relaxed and immersed herself in the program.
The acrobatic troupe brought the giant pandas out to perform. The cute pandas did somersaults and played football, attracting all the children.
Dudu suddenly pointed at the TV screen and said, "Noodles!"
Liang Xin was still using a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's mouth. "She just ate one. She doesn't want to eat any more."
Lu Chongfeng suddenly shouted, "Conscience instant noodles!"
Liang Xin looked up at the TV and was stunned. On the table where the giant pandas were eating during the performance, in addition to apples, snacks, and Moutai liquor, there was also a pack of Liangxin brand chicken noodle soup!
The cadres' families in the living room were all shocked. The close-up shot of the panda eating snacks lasted for twenty seconds, and from the appearance of the table to the end, it lasted forty seconds. With such exposure, Liang Xin broke out in the sweat!
The living room was also quiet for about a minute as the panda took a fork to eat the snack!
“Oh my God!”
Li Mao's hair stood on end, and he looked at Liang Xin, "This, this, this... this... how much does it cost!"
Liang Xin: "...Is this about money?"
"Didn't they say that soft product placement is not allowed?" Lu Chongfeng heard Liang Xin say this. "Why is there suddenly another ad that lasts so long?"
"We'll have to wait for Yang Tao's call to find out."
Liang Xin picked up her cup and took a sip of water.
After the giant panda acrobatic show ended, the living room immediately fell into a heated and joyful discussion.
When they found out that this was not a pre-arranged advertisement, the cadres' families began to praise Commander Yang and Xia Xia.
"No matter what happened in between, this is really God helping us with Conscience Instant Noodles."
Li Mao walked over to Liang Xin and said, "Now we don't have to worry about sales next year!"
"With the advertisements before the Spring Festival Gala, we don't have to worry too much about sales next year." Zhong Xuelian came over and said, "The three years Liang Xin mentioned at the factory was also for long-term considerations."
"For the first half of next year, we shouldn't have to worry too much about advertising because of the ads before the Spring Festival Gala. The situation after that is still unknown."
Liang Xin watched the audience request songs and interact with each other. "But now with the product placement of pandas in the Spring Festival Gala, it will be difficult for our Conscience brand instant noodles to be surpassed by the people in a short period of time."
Hearing Liang Xin say this, the cadres' families present were very happy.
Lu Chongfeng picked up the phone and said, "Everyone is ordering songs. I'll call and order one too."
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng, wanting to hear what song he wanted to sing, but he covered his mouth and blocked his face to prevent anyone from hearing what he was saying.
Liang Xin: “….”
Looking at him like this, you can tell that the song he ordered will definitely not appear on the Spring Festival Gala.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, the host came on stage and the songs sung by the actors, "Awa People Sing New Songs" and "Homesickness", did not sound like what he had ordered.
Lu Chongfeng began to sit on the sofa with a sour face, folding his arms, and staring at the color TV.
Li Mao turned around and asked, "Deputy Commander Lu, was it you who ordered 'Homesickness'?"
Lu Chongfeng's face turned even uglier, "No!"
Liang Xin chuckled.
Other family members also used their phones to dial the Spring Festival Gala song request hotline, but none of them were as lucky as Lu Chongfeng, and none of them got through.
After watching the Spring Festival Gala with great excitement, it was almost midnight. The children had basically fallen asleep on their parents, and the cadres' families had to rush back to set off firecrackers, so they got up and went home one after another.
Liang Xin refused the help of her family members and took a broom to sweep away the melon seed shells, peanut shells and cigarette butts on the ground.
Lu Chongfeng first went to the kitchen to wash the rag, then came out to wipe the coffee table and the dining table clean, then washed the mop and mopped the terrazzo floor twice.
"It's about time."
Liang Xin glanced at the clock, the pointer was almost at 0 o'clock, and took out a string of firecrackers from the drawer, "Go set them off."
After Liang Xin covered her daughter's ears on the small wooden bed, Lu Chongfeng walked out with the firecrackers.
Liang Xin looked at the martial arts athletes performing on TV, lost in thought.
As soon as 0 o'clock arrived, deafening firecrackers sounded one after another outside, celebrating the arrival of the New Year. Although Dudu's ears were covered, he was still disturbed by the sound of firecrackers. But when he smelled the familiar fragrance of his mother, he fell asleep again with his little mouth trembling.
Liang Xin patted Dudu gently, and suddenly, a flower that looked like a dancing butterfly appeared in front of her.
Lu Chongfeng leaned over and kissed Liang Xin on the cheek, "Happy New Year."
After saying that, he bent down and kissed the sleeping rosy little face of Dudu.
Although he picked the only Phalaenopsis orchid left in the garden in winter, Liang Xin still smiled and took it, smelled it, and kissed his face, which he leaned over to him, "Happy New Year."
Lu Chongfeng performed the magic trick just like he had seen on TV. With his palm facing up, a vermicelli gift box appeared.
Liang Xin was stunned for a moment, "What?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "Open it and take a look."
Liang Xin took the small box and slowly opened it. It was a pair of round and small pearl earrings. She couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "This is a good gift."
Lu Chongfeng also laughed, "Luckily I chose pearls. I was originally looking for foreign exchange coupons and overseas remittance coupons to save for buying diamonds for you at the Overseas Chinese Store and the Friendship Store. I read in the books that diamonds must be worn for proposals and weddings, but I thought about how you never wear expensive jewelry in the barracks for my sake, which makes you look different from others. In the end, I went to the city store to buy a pair of pearl earrings. After countless failures, I finally bought a gift that satisfies you!"
"I am not dissatisfied with any of the gifts you bought me."
Liang Xin had her ears pierced by her elder and second sisters-in-law, who helped her with soybeans and needles. She picked up the pearl earrings and handed them to Lu Chongfeng, "Put them on for me."
Lu Chongfeng carefully pinched the small earring and poked Liang Xin's earlobe for a long time, but he couldn't find a hole to poke it into.
Liang Xin suddenly smiled evilly, "No way?"
Lu Chongfeng's eyes narrowed immediately, and he accurately found the ear hole and poked it in, "I'm afraid it will hurt you."
Liang Xin curled her lips and said nothing. She adjusted her earrings and put on her earplugs. "The other side."
Lu Chongfeng picked up another earring, proving that he was not unable to find it, so he carefully and gently pushed it in slowly without any possibility of hurting Liang Xin.
Liang Xin's skin is almost as white as two natural pearls, and her radiant complexion even outshines the pearls.
Fortunately, pearls are simple and exquisite, and Liang Xin looks more elegant and sweet when she wears them.
Lu Chongfeng stared at Liang Xin, "It looks good."
Liang Xin's face turned red at his look, and she picked up the mirror and looked at herself, "You picked a good one."
After that, fearing that he would settle the score, she changed the subject and asked, "What song did you order tonight?"
Lu Chongfeng stood next to Liang Xin, "Guess."
"There's no need to guess, Teresa Teng." Liang Xin asked with a smile: "Isn't that right?"
The sweet smile and the light of the pearls shone together, and Lu Chongfeng couldn't take his eyes away. "Guess again, which song I'm going to give you."
This is a bit difficult.
Liang Xin thought for a moment and said, "Sweet honey?"
Lu Chongfeng shook his head, "No."
"A thousand words?"
"wrong."
"A small town story?"
"wrong."
"...What is that?"
Lu Chongfeng said seriously: "Don't pick wild flowers on the roadside."
Liang Xin: ""
"Why do you look like that?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "What a simple song!"
"The best of decadent music."
Liang Xin gave him a thumbs up and said, "You're awesome!"
Lu Chongfeng already knew what Niu meant, "I think this song is very relevant to my heart."
Liang Xin glanced at him and said, "Which line of the lyrics expresses your true feelings? Sing it for me."
"Every word."
Lu Chongfeng did not sing, but read, "Look at the first sentence, I'll send you to the outskirts of the village, and I have something to say, even though all the flowers are in bloom, don't pick the wild flowers on the roadside, this is very consistent with the state of me sending you to work every day, and the latter part is also consistent with what I feel in my heart."
Liang Xin was speechless but wanted to laugh, "What about wild flowers? How does it have anything to do with what's in your heart?"
"The book says that domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers."
Lu Chongfeng followed Liang Xin to the kitchen, "You are now the director of Liang Factory with status and position. There are wild flowers everywhere outside that want to throw themselves into your arms. Don't pick the wild flowers on the roadside. When I heard this song, I felt that it was a song that touched my soul!"
Liang Xin burst out laughing and couldn't help laughing so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.
Lu Chongfeng stood aside and supported Liang Xin, "My stomach hurts from laughing so much, I won't laugh anymore."
Liang Xin approached him, laughed even harder, and pushed him, "I told you to stop reading those romance novels!"
"I've seen them all, and I want to see new ones but haven't found them yet."
Liang Xin just recovered and laughed until her cheeks hurt. "You are not more attractive than me. I am not worried, but you are worried about me."
"I am attractive?"
Lu Chongfeng was stunned for a moment and said, "You are the only one who sees beauty in the eyes of your lover. When the family members of the soldiers in the whole division mention Comrade Liang Xin, their eyes are as bright as the stars in the sky. They are full of praise and talk endlessly. But if they mention me, I guess they will curse me behind my back. They think I don't know, but in fact I know everything."
Liang Xin picked up a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from her laughter, "What did you say? I've never heard of it."
"After my efforts, everyone knows that you care about me. Who would be stupid enough to scold me in front of you?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "They will say behind my back that I am extremely cruel and vicious, and even call me the reincarnation of the King of Hell!"
"It shows that you have a selfless attitude towards work."
Liang Xin comforted him, "Only those who have not taken advantage of you would say this. On the contrary, this is also a compliment to you. If you are unhappy, I will scold them!"
"I won't bother you with scolding them."
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin's waist and said, "I just ask you not to pick the wild flowers on the roadside when you see them. I will pick flowers for you every day."
Liang Xin looked up at him and reached out to pinch his cheek, "You are such a treasure."
This address made Lu Chongfeng blush slightly.
Liang Xin, who was originally preparing to cook dumplings, didn't mention it and let Lu Chongfeng carry her upstairs to take a bath.
While the two were taking a shower, Lu Chongfeng agreed to Liang Xin's request and sang in Liang Xin's ear with a tuneless voice, "Remember my feelings, remember my love, remember that I am waiting for you every day." Liang Xin smiled so hard that her body softened. Finally, when she leaned on Lu Chongfeng, she suddenly remembered that they had left Dudu alone downstairs to sleep.
The two looked at each other: "......"
Lu Chongfeng quickly put on his clothes, went downstairs and carried Dudu to the second-floor room to sleep.
"You're the one who made me laugh. I laughed so hard that I forgot everything."
Liang Xin threw the bath towel on her body into Lu Chongfeng's hand, and went to the closet naked to get her underwear and pajamas.
Seeing Liang Xin's slim and well-proportioned body, Lu Chongfeng did not let Liang Xin wear pajamas.
On the night of New Year's Eve, Wei Yuanyang returned home from the base, glanced at his mother who had just cooked dumplings and glutinous rice balls, unbuttoned the discipline buttons of his military uniform, and walked towards his room.
Wang Hongyan still couldn't get used to seeing her son not even saying hello to her, even though it had been going on for several months.
Wang Hongyan put the plate on the table, caught up with her son, and said with a smile: "Liang Xin, you are really amazing."
As soon as she said this, Wei Yuanyang, who had never responded to her, not only stopped, but also slowly turned around to look at her.
Wang Hongyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "I just watched the Spring Festival Gala. I never thought that Liangxin could make its products on CCTV!"
Wei Yuanyang threw his military jacket on the sofa in the living room, walked to the table and sat down to eat dumplings.
Wang Hongyan quickly brought out the vinegar dish from the kitchen and asked, "Did the Yu family invite you over for dinner?"
Seeing that Wei Yuanyang was about to put down his chopsticks, Wang Hongyan immediately continued, "I also never expected that Liang Xin seemed to be more popular than Chong Feng in the 11th Division. She could actually help Lu Chong Feng's career so much. I can see that Liang Xin is a very capable person!"
Wei Yuanyang picked up a dumpling and dipped it in vinegar. "Now that you know it, don't make her unhappy again."
"Don't worry, I won't do such a thing again." Wang Hongyan sighed, "I've been regretting these days. If I had known Liang Xin was so capable and she was so devoted to you, why would I have bothered to get you to marry Yue Ji? If you two had gotten married, I would have asked Deputy Commander Lu to help you join the army. Now you two are the most glorious couple in the 11th Division."
Wei Yuanyang stuffed a mouthful of dumplings into his mouth, feeling chest tightness and shortness of breath from eating. He said impatiently, "What's the point of you saying this now?"
"Don't be angry."
The son has become capable and has already held a higher position than his father did back then. Wang Hongyan has unconsciously begun to read her son's expression and speak accordingly.
"Which mother doesn't worry about her son? You are already 30 years old and still haven't married. I know you don't like Yu Honghong at all. To tell you the truth, I don't like her either. They are both second marriages. Instead of her, you might as well have Liang Xin!"
Wei Yuanyang's expression suddenly relaxed and his breathing gradually became smoother.
Wang Hongyan had been observing her son's face. When she saw his expression, she knew that she had touched his heart. "Mom can see that you can't let go of Liang Xin. I don't think Liang Xin can let go of you either."
Wei Yuanyang looked at his mother, "What do you mean?"
"I remember clearly how Liang Xin treated you before." Wang Hongyan said, "We are all women. Women will only be open and sincere to one man in their whole life. If they still can't get it back, they will never get over it. If Liang Xin depends on the Lu family to survive, it's another matter. Liang Xin is so capable. If she wants, the Lu family can't hold her back. Besides, Deputy Commander Lu will retire in two years at most."
Wei Yuanyang's thoughts only stayed on the first half of his mother's words, "Is it impossible to get over this hurdle in my lifetime?"
"right!"
Wang Hongyan said, "If you want to chase a woman, you have to be thick-skinned. The thicker your skin is, the more likely she is to be happy even if she refuses and seems unhappy on the surface. Mom was young once too, so she understands all this."
Wei Yuanyang smiled, "I thought you would object to this."
"I really didn't expect Liang Xin to be so capable."
Wang Hongyan's eyes were filled with genuine regret. "It is better to rely on yourself than on others. No matter how capable Deputy Commander Lu is, he is not as capable as Liang Xin herself. He can help you as much as she can. If you really want to, just do it. Don't worry about those ethics and morals. Who doesn't want gold? How can you let one person monopolize it?"
After seven years of loneliness, there was finally someone who could speak to his heart.
Wei Yuanyang suddenly felt less annoyed with his annoying mother, and he rarely spoke out the thoughts that he had suppressed deep in his heart, "Liang Xin hates me, and I have no chance to get close to her."
"Even though I hate you, you have to understand that which woman would not hate you after being treated like that by you."
Wang Hongyan also sensed her son's change in attitude and consoled him, "I think you can't take it slow. You should use a quick and decisive strategy to get Liang Xin first. It would be best if you could make her pregnant with your son. Then your son and daughter will definitely fall in love with you. With her brain, divorce won't be a matter of minutes, right?"
Wei Yuanyang put down his chopsticks and frowned, "You're getting more and more outrageous!"
Wang Hongyan was stunned. Whenever she gave such advice in the past, her son would always be happy to follow it.
I don’t understand why her idea was so good this time, but my son just threw his chopsticks and ran away!
"Tomorrow Liangxin's daughter will be one year old. Go and apologize."
Wei Yuanyang opened the door of the room and said, "Pack your luggage tonight. After you apologize tomorrow, a car will take you to the train station."
Before Wang Hongyan could respond, the door of the room slammed shut.
I don't care at all and I'm not afraid that she will disagree.
Wang Hongyan was stunned for a long time and pushed the plate away angrily, but she still didn't understand what she had said to offend him again.
The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day when the dragon raises its head. Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng chose this day to hold Dudu’s first birthday party.
The previous full-moon ceremony was just a meal for the family, without any drinking.
But with the reform and opening up, weddings and funerals have basically returned to their traditional customs, and every household holds a banquet. Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng also spent a lot of money on gifts.
In addition, the cadres' families also advised them to get things done quickly, otherwise they would feel embarrassed to accept their gifts unilaterally.
So Lu Chongfeng went to the division headquarters canteen to order a banquet.
Liang Xin also greeted everyone and the normal gift amount should not exceed five yuan per person.
Lu Chongfeng took out a red coat and helped Liang Xin put it on. "Today we are wearing couple outfits."
Liang Xin looked at his green military uniform and said, "You're wearing green, and I'm wearing red. How come we're wearing couple uniforms?"
Lu Chongfeng helped Liang Xin button up her shirt. "Green trees always go well with red flowers. No other color can be more evenly matched than these two!"
Liang Xin raised her chin slightly and let him button up his collar. "You've read too many weird books, and you always have a lot of weird ideas."
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