Chapter 21

Cheng Zheng had a premonition that his mother would come after him, so he took the receiver that Jian Lu handed over to him. As they were passing the phone over, their fingertips accidentally brushed against each other. Cheng Zheng only felt a warm touch and immediately retracted his fingers.

"Mom."

As soon as Captain Cheng opened his mouth, he heard his mother's voice in the receiver.

"Shitou, when are you going to file your marriage report?"

This is what he said right at the beginning. The key point is that Comrade Jian Lu was still beside him. Cheng Zheng suddenly didn't know how to refuse his mother. If he said it too clearly, wouldn't Comrade Jian Lu hear it directly?

"I still have the same attitude as last time."

"You are just like your father, so stubborn!" Aunt Wang's loud voice was transmitted to her son's ears thousands of miles away through the receiver, "Will Mom hurt you? Lulu is a good girl, we know each other well, just listen to me. If you really think it's awkward to get married directly without knowing each other well, then you can just date first, how about that?"

The other end of the phone responded to her with silence. Aunt Wang didn't care and made the decision for her son. "It's settled. Lulu has a hard life. Her father is a worthless person. He has plotted against her many times. He either wants to find her a son-in-law with bad character or wants to marry her to a jerk. If I hadn't exposed the He family's affairs with her, she would have been in trouble sooner or later if she had stayed at home. You should take good care of her there."

The more Cheng Zheng listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Now his mother was also involved. "What did you two do together?"

"The He family's affairs have been exposed... Don't worry, the He family and Jian Hualin are being persecuted now. This is a feudal cancer. The commune cannot let them off easily. After the persecution, they will have to undergo ideological transformation..."

The call time was limited, so Cheng Zheng got a general idea of ​​the situation and hung up the phone, taking Jian Lu away.

On the way back, Jian Lu obviously noticed that Cheng Zheng had become much quieter, with a faint cold aura emanating from him.

Did Aunt Wang say something to him?

It won’t be a forced marriage!

In Jian Lu's little head, she had planned a bloody plot of the mother forcing the son to get married and the son swearing to resist to the death. She thought that in this era it would be nice to marry the perfect paper man she liked, but she also didn't want the mother and son to become enemies. She could conquer them!

Especially when facing a character like Cheng Zheng, a forceful approach may have the opposite effect, so you have to use your wits!

"Comrade Jian Lu..."

"Ah?" Jian Lu was in a state of confusion and was about to ask him when she heard Cheng Zheng speak first.

"You and my mother exposed the He family's affairs in the neighboring production brigade?"

"Yes." Jian Lu nodded.

"Tell me exactly what's going on." Cheng Zheng's face was serious, and when he looked at her, his eyes were very earnest, as if he was asking for some important information.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Zheng wanted to ask this. Jian Lu guessed that it was Aunt Wang who mentioned it on the phone, so she told him everything.

The more Cheng Zheng listened, the lower the temperature around him became. Anyone who knew him a little bit could tell that he was not in a good mood.

He stared at Jian Lu blankly, lowered his eyelids, and whispered, "Okay, I'll take you back first."

Cheng Zheng stopped after sending his people to the downstairs of his family's building. Seeing that he meant that he had no intention of going to Political Commissar Liang's house, Jian Lu hesitantly said what was in her heart.

Although she had just lived in the Liang family for two days, she always felt that it was not a good idea to live in someone's house with no relatives or friends. She would definitely not go back in the current situation. As for Cheng Zheng, she didn't know when she could win him over. She couldn't just stay in the Liang family forever.

"How about I stay at the guest house?"

Cheng Zheng took a look at the female comrade in front of him and understood her current mood. She had finally escaped from such a family and now lived in the Liang family. She must be worried about causing trouble to others.

"You should stay here for now. Your family's situation is not suitable for you to go back for the time being." Cheng Zheng softened his tone for once, and his words were no longer as cold as before. "Lao Liang and I have a good relationship and we are family. Before, he and Sister Feng went back to his father-in-law's house and left Dunzi to me to take care of for a month. Don't think too much."

Facts have proved that Jian Lu indeed failed to understand the simplicity and enthusiasm of the people in the 1970s.

She lived in the Liang family with the mentality of worrying about causing trouble to others in the future, but the Liang family didn't think it was a big deal at all.

That night, Feng Xiuhui went to Jian Lu's room to talk to her, one to inquire about the progress of her and Captain Cheng, and the other to comfort her.

"Sister Lulu, just live here peacefully and don't think too much. We already have an empty room in our house. Besides, it's not convenient for you to stay in a guesthouse alone. My family has been friends with Captain Cheng for many years. Lao Liang and him have sworn brothers. They are like brothers. With your relationship, can you be so formal with us?"

Mrs. Feng came over specifically to talk about it, and Jian Lu immediately realized something, guessing that it was Cheng Zheng who went to speak.

"Besides, I'm going to work at the canning factory soon, and I want you to help look after Dunzi during the day."

Speaking of work, Jian Lu instantly became interested. She really wanted to find a job, no matter how much the salary was, at least she would have an income. Unfortunately, all the jobs that could be arranged on the island were for military dependents, and those with less qualifications would not get a chance and would have to wait patiently.

"Sister-in-law, what kind of work is there in a canning factory?"

Feng Xiuhui has been on the island for a long time, so she knows everything. "They canned the stuff from the sea. I heard that some people like to eat it. In fact, I don't know what's so delicious. The price is not low. The cannery was built by the troops when they came to open up the land. Later, the commander of the army asked the cannery to provide some job opportunities for the military families on the island from time to time. It's not available all year round, sometimes just for a few months. At least it can make some money."

Feng Xiuhui and Liang Haisheng's family depends on Liang Haisheng's salary and allowance as a political commissar. However, both of them have a lot of brothers and sisters in their hometown, and the expenses are not small. Feng Xiuhui also wants to take up the job opportunity when she sees it.

Last year she went to work in a cannery for two months and either took her son with her or entrusted him to Cui Yuhe's care. It was a good opportunity this year since Jian Lu was there.

"It won't be long. Dunzi will start school in a month."

Being able to help others, Jian Lu felt relieved. She readily agreed, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I will definitely take good care of Dunzi."

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In the next few days, Political Commissar Liang went to the military office every day, Feng Xiuhui went to work in the canning factory, and Jian Lu stayed at home to look after Dunzi.

Although he was taken care of, Dunzi actually didn't require any care at all. He would wake up in the morning, get dressed, and eat. After eating, he would go play with other children. He would come back on time for lunch at noon, and repeat this process until Political Commissar Liang and Feng Xiuhui went home in the evening.

Jian Lu was happy and free, and she relaxed for a few days. She postponed her plan to capture Cheng Zheng a little. After all, the relaxation and comfort now was rare, so she might as well enjoy it first!

However, the only bad thing is that Cheng Zheng has not shown up for three days.

Not only did she notice it, but Dunzi also found out and he hurried home that afternoon to tell Aunt Lulu the news.

"Aunt Lulu, Uncle Cheng is going to the art troupe to watch a performance tonight!" Little Fatty Dunzi frowned and looked anxious.

He knew that some aunties in the courtyard said that the people in the art troupe were little devils! They were worried that their husbands would not go to perform in the art troupe.

I didn’t expect that Uncle Cheng, a handsome man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who already has a wife, would still want to go and see the little fairies in the art troupe!

"Art troupe performance? What kind of performance? Was it good?"

Jian Lu certainly wasn't worried about Cheng Zheng. If this guy had any interest in someone, why would he wait until now? After all, his character was still there, an abstinence officer.

She was more concerned about the performances of the cultural troupe, which was a major feature of the 1970s! Why not go and broaden her horizons? Besides, she had traveled through time and space and had only watched a revolutionary movie once. It was rare to see singing and dancing performances now, so how could she not be excited?

Rounding it off, this is equivalent to a concert in the 1970s.

"Dunzi, where is the performance? Can we watch it?" Jian Lu asked anxiously.

Dunzi looked at Aunt Lulu's anxious and excited expression, and he couldn't figure it out. Was Aunt Lulu going to catch the adulterer?!

He knew about catching a couple in adultery. Several aunties in the courtyard had talked about how a wife caught her husband in adultery and another vixen.

"It's going to be performed this afternoon! Aunt Lulu, let's go together!"

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The weather is fine today, and the breeze rustles the coconut leaves. In the family yard, several aunties are picking dried beans and radishes.

A woman with a square face and droopy eyes muttered, "Have you seen the little girl from Political Commissar Liang's family?"

"Yes, I saw him. I heard that he was a distant relative of Mrs. Feng who came to visit." The young woman with an oval face sitting on her left spoke.

"He's so handsome. I think he's not here to visit relatives." Having said this, the square-faced lady lowered her voice, looked around with her drooping eye rings, and pretended to be mysterious.

"What are you here for?" the round-faced auntie sitting on her right asked casually.

"I'm here to find a date." The square-faced woman was picking dried beans with her hairy hands, and she kept talking, "This is not uncommon. Many of those who came here with the army had to bring their families and sisters from their hometowns with them. Some even wanted to introduce them to their nieces and nephews. If you can get an officer in the army, won't you enjoy life?"

"Aunt Wei, you have sharp eyes. You can tell nothing from others. So, who does Aunt Feng want to introduce her sister to?" The round-faced Aunt Liu agreed casually, not taking it seriously.

"Who else could it be? There are only a few unmarried officers left. The closest ones are Captain Cheng, Deputy Captain Liu, and Captain Hao."

"I guess so. It might be Commander Cheng? Commander Cheng has a good relationship with Political Commissar Liang. What do you call this? It's best to keep things within the family." The young female comrade is Song Xinlian, the wife of Wang Jianshe, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Third Brigade of the Ninth Division of the 625th Army.

Her man has a good relationship with Cheng Zheng, the leader of the Third Regiment, and they have even had dinner together a few times. She has met Feng Xiuhui's distant relative in the past few days. He looks good and seems to be the best match for Leader Cheng.

"Xinlian, this is where you get confused. Commander Cheng has long been favored by the brigade commander's wife, who wants him to be her niece's husband. I think it would be good for Feng Xiuhui to find a battalion commander. Besides, she looks good. After all, she's from the countryside. It's hard for her to find a commander."

Jian Lu and Dunzi were packing up and going downstairs. As soon as they reached the first floor, they heard several military dependents talking in the yard. She keenly heard the words "Captain Cheng", "brigade commander's wife", and "niece's son-in-law".

Oh no, is my competitor's background so powerful?