Chapter 59

Cheng Zheng had just picked up his wife and was going home. As soon as he arrived at the door of his small building, he saw the bitter-faced Political Commissar Wei. This man was always cheerful, but now he looked worried.

The young couple looked at each other and felt that things were not simple.

"What's going on?" Cheng Zheng asked curiously.

Jian Lu pushed open the gate and called Wei Zhengwei into the house. "Wei Zhengwei, if you have something to talk to Brother Cheng about, please come in. It's cold outside."

The evening wind was still a bit harsh, especially since Political Commissar Wei was only wearing a thin shirt.

"Shuangshuang, look who's back?" Aunt Wang was holding Shuangshuang and playing in the house. She looked up when she heard some noise at the door. Who else could it be but her son and daughter-in-law?!

"Shuangshuang!" Jian Lu hadn't seen her daughter for a long time and missed her very much. Now she saw Shuangshuang lying in her grandmother's arms with her mouth pouting. When she heard her voice, she turned her head and looked at her. Her eyes were as clean and clear as if they had been washed with water, and there was a faint light. This was her lovely baby daughter. "Come, give me a hug! Do you miss me?"

Shuangshuang couldn't speak, but she could make some babbling sounds and grin at her mother, a smile that could melt people's hearts.

Political Commissar Wei saw this scene of loving mother and filial daughter, and he was even more jealous.

"Hey, Old Cheng." Political Commissar Wei sighed and said quietly, "I really envy you. You have a wife and a child, and your life must be so wonderful."

Jian Lu and her daughter joked for a while, then turned around and looked at Political Commissar Wei, "Political Commissar Wei, aren't you also pregnant now? When you have children in the future, you can live in harmony with them."

Cheng Zheng had a happy smile on his face, but he himself didn't notice it, but Political Commissar Wei saw it.

"This isn't like you, Old Wei. Why are you still worried?"

Several people sat down, and Cheng Zheng made tea for Political Commissar Wei. Just as he broke some tea cakes into the enamel cup, he heard Political Commissar Wei speak.

"Old Cheng, give me more. I like strong drinks."

Cheng Zheng broke off some more, and the tea cake crumbs were soaked in hot water and turned into curved tea leaves, with strands of dark green floating in the tea.

"Come, have some tea to relieve your sorrow." Cheng Zheng sat opposite him, ready to listen to what this man had to say.

"Ah." Political Commissar Wei blew away the tea foam, took a sip of the boiling tea, and sighed, "Old Cheng, you have a good life now, don't you know how hard it is for your brothers."

"What's wrong with you?" Cheng Zheng was puzzled. Aren't this man and his wife very loving? In the past, when they were having dinner, Dr. Zhou Yan was very kind to him, helping him pick up dishes and massaging his feet and back. "Old Wei, don't be so ungrateful."

"That's not what I'm talking about!" Political Commissar Wei looked at the pretty and lovely Shuangshuang, "Yan'er and I have been married for so long but we still don't have any children. Tell me, isn't this worrying?"

Jian Lu was listening nearby and interjected, "Commissar Wei, there's no rush for a child. It will come when fate has arrived. You should just relax."

Cheng Zheng agreed with his wife, "Lulu is right. You have been married for a short time, right? A little over a year? That's not a bad time."

"Is this okay? I see that all of you get pregnant not long after you get married. I am also old and my daughter is not young anymore. We planned to have a child right after we got married. We were both looking forward to it. Who knew that we would wait so long and still not get one."

The worried Political Commissar Wei gulped down his tea, drinking it as if he were guzzling alcohol.

"I wonder if there's something wrong with my body, which is why I haven't had any children."

Jian Lu felt something was wrong when she heard this. Was Political Commissar Wei going to follow Aunt Hu's example and blame his wife for not being able to have a child?

She handed the child to her mother-in-law, stood up and took the thermos to refill the tea for Wei Zhengwei, and advised, "Wei Zhengwei, the time you got married is not bad. It's not a big deal if you haven't gotten pregnant for more than a year. There are also many people who get pregnant after two or three years of marriage. Besides, not being able to get pregnant is not necessarily a problem for lesbians..."

"Captain Cheng's wife, I'm not talking about Yan'er's problem."

"Ah?" Jian Lu looked at Political Commissar Wei and thought to herself, "What do you mean?"

“I wonder if there’s something wrong with me!”

Jian Lu: “…”

Cheng Zheng: "..."

Political Commissar Wei continued to worry, "I thought we were both in good health, so how could I not get pregnant? But didn't Deputy Head Wang and his wife go for a checkup? Everyone guessed that Deputy Head Wang had a problem, so I was worried. Deputy Head Wang looked stronger than me, but I didn't expect that. To be honest, I took medicine for a long time, and the Chinese medicine tasted very bitter."

"Political Commissar Wei, if you are really worried, you can go to the hospital for a check-up. If there is any problem, it can be treated." Jian Lu did not expect that Political Commissar Wei was quite different from most gay men nowadays. He was the one who was suspicious of him! Not his wife!

"I can't save my face!" Political Commissar Wei was worried about this. "If I really have a problem, I don't know if our Yan'er will dislike me. In fact, I shouldn't tell you about this. Family shame should not be made public. But if I don't tell you, I will feel uncomfortable and suffocated. I can't tell this to my wife or my family. After all..."

Political Commissar Wei looked at Cheng Zheng with tears in his eyes and patted him on the shoulder, "Old Cheng, you are the only one left! After all, we used to be a pair of bachelors in the army. You are definitely the only one who can understand me!"

Cheng Zheng: "..."

I don’t seem to understand.

Cheng Zheng swallowed the words that were on his lips, so as not to irritate Political Commissar Wei, and just comforted him, "Don't think too much, it's not that serious. If you are really worried, go to the hospital. If there is anything, talk to your wife and make it clear. It's not easy for a couple to get together. Discuss everything and talk it out."

Aunt Wang had not expected that someone in the army would still worry about this, so she offered some words of comfort and told him several examples of people in her own team who had been married for several years before getting pregnant. The four members of the family, except Shuangshuang who could not speak, all took turns to comfort him.

Shuangshuang, who can't speak, didn't fail to respond. She didn't know why she was so happy, but she started to giggle. Jian Lu held the child and looked at the shells on the wall to divert her attention. Otherwise, Political Commissar Wei was worried over there, and the laughter here was quite loud. How annoying.

After Political Commissar Wei was comforted and finally left, the family members were all dry-mouthed from talking and started drinking water.

Aunt Wang sighed, "Every family has its own problems."

"What's the hard part in our family?" Jian Lu pinched her daughter, "Is it you? You wake up in the middle of the night every day."

Shuangshuang firmly opposed her mother's accusation and made a sound similar to a hum, which shocked Jian Lu.

"You really are smart!" Jian Lu was delighted, hugging the chubby baby, "Can you really understand everything?"

"Ah!" The little hands waved and the teeth bared.

......

Political Commissar Wei left Cheng Zheng's house. After pouring out his grievances in front of others, he finally felt better. Looking at the gloomy sky, he finally made a decision.

When he got home, his wife, who was working the night shift, hadn't come back yet. He sat in the living room and silently encouraged himself, saying that there would be no problem, and if he worked hard, he would be able to have a child. If there really was a problem...

There was a creaking sound and the door moved.

"Yan'er, you're back?" Political Commissar Wei went forward to greet his wife as usual, muttering, "Yan'er, I've thought about it. Let's not be too nervous. We still have to take it slow. Let's do this. If we don't have a child in two years after marriage, I'll go to the hospital for a check-up. If I really have a problem and can't have children, then let's get a divorce. I won't hold you back!"

Political Commissar Wei took a look at his beautiful wife, pursed his lips in pain, and said with reluctance, "Find someone new, a good one..."

Zhou Yan frowned and looked at this man, thinking that he had a lump in his head. "Wei Guohua, what are you thinking about all day long?"

"Ah? Aren't I planning for the baby?" Political Commissar Wei felt uncomfortable. "I have thought it through very clearly."

"Do you really want to divorce me?" Zhou Yan looked at her man with a smile on her face and found that he was cute and silly. How could there be such a person?

"It's not a question of whether I want to or not. I definitely can't bear to leave you!" Political Commissar Wei felt heartbroken. His life was too miserable. Thinking about growing old alone while his wife remarried and gave birth to several fat boys and girls, that scene was too heartbreaking!

"I don't want to delay you, you are still young..."

"Are you sick?" Zhou Yan felt that this man was not in a clear mind, but then she changed her mind and asked him again. "If the examination shows that I have a problem and cannot have children, will you divorce me immediately?"

"No!" Political Commissar Wei wanted to have a child, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought about his wife remarrying. "Then...then we don't want children!"

"You are quite able to bear grievances." Zhou Yan felt sweet when she heard this. She walked around him and went inside. She took out a list from her bag and slapped it on the table with some joy in her words. "Come here and see what this is for yourself."

Political Commissar Wei Wei was still immersed in his wife's words that he was sick, and his heart ached even more. He might really be sick. He walked forward and picked up a list on the table and looked at it...

"This..." Political Commissar Wei looked at the many words written on it. The more he looked, the more blurry his eyes became. It seemed as if he didn't recognize any of the words! He just stared at the word "pregnant" and stuttered.

"Yan'er, who's pregnant?!"

"Me!" Zhou Yan smiled brightly, thinking that this man was really silly. "I've been pregnant for more than a month."

Political Commissar Wei stood there in a daze, the pregnancy test form in his hand fell to the ground, "Wife, what did you say? Say it again, did I hear you correctly?"

"Look at you, you're so silly." Zhou Yan sat on the stool and asked him with a raised face, "Do you still want to divorce me?"

"No! That's definitely... No, I never thought about it at all! I just thought there was something wrong with me and was worried about being a burden to you." Political Commissar Wei's heart was sour and wrinkled, and he said aggrievedly, "That's great! No problem, you're pregnant!"

"So, I told you not to have such wild thoughts every day." Zhou Yan said that she always felt something was wrong in the past few days. Then she thought that her period had not come for a long time, and she had a vague guess in her heart. However, she did not tell her man in advance, fearing that he would be disappointed, so she went to work today and took a check-up.

Political Commissar Wei held his wife's face and kissed her fiercely. Suddenly he remembered something and said, "You stay at home and wait for me. I'll be back soon!"

"Why!"

Boom boom boom

There was a knock on Cheng Zheng's door again. Cheng Zheng opened the door and saw that Old Wei was back again.

"Old Wei, don't be upset. There is a way to solve everything."

Jian Lu heard the noise and came to persuade him, "Political Commissar Wei, what are you doing..."

He had a sad face when he left just now, but now he looks so happy that the wrinkles on his face are almost showing through with laughter.

Is this what it means to be happy despite being extremely sad?

"Old Cheng! Comrade Jian Lu! My wife is pregnant! I'm going to be a father!" Political Commissar Wei announced the good news to the two in a loud voice, full of pride.

"ah?"

The young couple didn't expect it to happen so suddenly. The man who was worried more than ten minutes ago is now talking about becoming a father.

After a few seconds of silence, the two came back to their senses, "Congratulations! Lao Wei!"

"Congratulations! Political Commissar Wei, you finally got what you wanted!"

"Thank you, thank you!" Political Commissar Wei excitedly held Cheng Zheng's hand and pulled it tightly twice, "It's really not easy."

After letting go of Cheng Zheng, Political Commissar Wei, who was almost insane with joy, wanted to grab Jian Lu's hand again to get excited, but was slapped away by Cheng Zheng.

"Hiss." Political Commissar Wei had just shaken hands with fellow villagers one by one as he did in the past, but who would have thought that Cheng Zheng would slap him in the face. "Oh, you are so confused! Okay, that's it. I'll go over to accompany my wife and notify everyone by the way."

"Go!"

Jian Lu found that among all the fathers in the academy, Political Commissar Wei had the funniest reaction. When she told this to Cheng Zheng, it was Cheng Zheng who started to show off.

"That's right. Old Wei is just not stable enough, unlike me."

Jian Lu stopped and looked at him, her eyes full of disdain, "You? Didn't you know what was going on at the time?"

"You're still calm and composed, right?" Cheng Zheng suddenly hesitated. He couldn't be more outrageous than Old Wei.

"It's only slightly better than Political Commissar Wei."

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Another happy event happened in the family compound, and everyone was very happy for Political Commissar Wei and Zhou Yan.

A group of children surrounded Political Commissar Wei and congratulated him. Each of them received a candy. Political Commissar Wei was very happy these days and bought a pound of fruit candy to distribute to everyone.

"Uncle Wei, congratulations on becoming a father! You will definitely give birth to a very cute baby. The boy will look like you, and the girl will look like Aunt Zhou."

Dunzi's sweet words made the wrinkles on Political Commissar Wei's face deepen a little. He was so happy that he gave Dunzi two more candies.

"Dunzi's little mouth is so sweet!"

Dunzi ran away with three candies in his pocket and ran to Aunt Lulu's yard. Aunt Lulu was taking Shuangshuang out to sunbathe today.

A small wooden bed, square, with railings on all sides. The couple sat on it, looking around.

The half-year-old Shuangshuang can finally sit up, and was just praised by his mother.

"Shuangshuang!" Dunzi ran into the yard and handed her the candies in his hand, one red, one yellow, and one purple. "Look, what are these? They are candies!"

Shuangshuang lowered his head and looked at the big hand in front of him, which had three objects of different colors on it.

"I'll give you one!" Dunzi continued to buy the two and muttered, "You have to call me brother Dunzi first in the future, okay?"

On the chubby little face, the big eyes are clear and full of innocence.

Shuangshuang knows nothing! Can't understand!

The little fleshy hands were waving. She liked colorful things, so she reached out to grab them. Whoosh, she grabbed all three candies!

Dunzi: "..."

At least leave one for me!

"Ah! Ah!" They were so happy. They squeezed and unclenched their little hands, making sounds while pinching the candy wrapper. They opened their little mouths, revealing their newly grown milk teeth.

"How can Shuangshuang be so greedy? She took all of Brother Dunzi's candies. We gave Brother Dunzi two candies." Jian Lu laughed. What a guy! Her daughter is just a child. She doesn't make a choice. She wants them all?

Dunzi held back his heartache and declined politely, "No, Aunt Lulu, I have a toothache recently and I don't want to eat candy anymore. Give them all to Shuangshuang."

He can't be a stingy brother!

"Hey~" Shuangshuang is very happy today. The warm sunshine bathes their bodies, making them feel particularly comfortable. They can also sit and look at many things, with candy wrappers crackling in their hands.

"Shuangshuang is so cute!" Dunzi reached out and touched Shuangshuang's little face. The little face was chubby and felt good, soft and smooth. It was even cuter than a little bun!

"Both!"

Ever since everyone knew about Dunzi's "shameful plan", they tried to bribe Shuangshuang to call him brother when she could speak in the future, but the other children refused to agree.

"Shuangshuang, take my candy!"

"Brother Dongdong gave it to you, remember it!"

"I'm Brother Hengheng!"

Dongdong and Hengheng each received a candy from Political Commissar Wei, which they placed directly on their small wooden beds and began to introduce themselves.

There were three older brothers and two little babies sitting beside them, looking left and right. I could hear them chattering, and only one of them was playing with candy with a pouty mouth.

Aunt Wang was watching from the side to prevent her granddaughter from putting candy in her mouth. She was too young to eat candy.

"These kids are really interesting. Every day they want to let Shuangshuang call me brother first." Aunt Wang turned her head and spoke to her daughter-in-law.

Jian Lu didn't expect it to get to this point. Does it matter who she calls brother first? "You guys, both of you will call her brother. She will definitely remember that you are good to her."

Dunzi shook his head and scrambled on the edge of the wooden bed, "Aunt Lulu, of course it's important! The one who calls first will have face!"

Cheng Zheng talked to Political Commissar Wei for a while, and when he got home he heard Dunzi talking. How could he still save face?

"Dunzi, you know how to save face at such a young age? Who did you learn this from?"

"My dad!" Dunzi said righteously.

The two brothers' ears were ringing with their evil voices. Their brows were wrinkled, their little face wrinkled into a ball, and they twisted their body slightly to the other side, leaving only a chubby but cold profile to the three of them.

Three little brothers: "..."

Jian Lu was amused by the lady's appearance. She went over and kissed her soft face. Both of them smelled fragrant with a light milky scent. They were so soft, sweet and adorable.

After giving the girl two kisses, Jian Lu lowered her head and asked, "Why are you still complaining about these little brothers?"

Both of them were very happy to be kissed by their mother and grinned.

"What are you doing?"

Wu Feng brought Wu Xiangchen over. The two of them went out for a while and didn't catch up with Political Commissar Wei to hand out candy, but they found that Captain Cheng's house was very lively.

"Chenchen, you're running too slowly. None of the three of them are idle. They are all trying to coax Shuangshuang to call them brother first."

Wu Xiangchen also reached over, and Dunzi and the others proudly showed off to him that they had given him double candies.

"Shuangshuang will definitely remember and will call us brother first from now on!"

"Wow, Wu Xiangchen, you can only be ranked last, hahahaha."

Wu Xiangchen didn't have any candy in his hand, which was a pity. He stretched out two fingers and gently pinched Shuangshuang's fleshy arm, "Shuangshuang won't call you brothers just for a few candies."

"Of course!"

"It's just...ah..."

"Double!!!"

Dunzi watched with disdainful eyes, and then threw all five candies in his hand into Wu Xiangchen's hand.

Dunzi & Dongdong & Hengheng: !!!

"My candy!"

"And my candy!"

Wu Xiangchen didn't expect that pie would fall from the sky. He held five candies in his hand and thanked Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang knows who she is closest to!"

"Wu Xiangchen, give me back the candy."

"And mine."

"No." Wu Xiangchen put his hands behind his head, "This was given to me by Shuangshuang."

"No, give it back to us!" Dong Dong called out to the other two, "Hurry..."

Wu Xiangchen turned and ran, followed by his three friends who kept chasing him. Suddenly, there was shouting in the open space of the family yard.

Jian Lu looked at this group of lively children and really wanted to sigh that children are so energetic.

Of course, the one with the most energy was still in front of her. After sitting together for a while, she started to complain about being hungry again. Jian Lu took her back to feed her and coaxed her to sleep.

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The salty sea breeze on the island blew through the spring and turned the summer green. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the air was hot all around.

Jian Lu went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought three feet of cloth and went home to make a pair of open-crotch pants for her daughter.

In the yard of my family's small building, eggplants and loofahs are growing in full bloom, with lush green leaves. There is just a wire in the middle, with pairs of diapers hanging on it.

Aunt Wang sewed four diapers for her granddaughter. When summer came and the weather became hot and humid, Jian Lu made four more diapers for her so that she could change them more frequently, otherwise the child would feel uncomfortable wearing them.

At this moment, several diapers were hanging on the wire to dry, all of which were washed by Captain Cheng for his daughters.

After washing his hands, Cheng Zheng shook off the water and looked at the time to get ready to go. "Lulu, get ready to go."

Today is Lu Song's 55th birthday. Thinking of having some fun at home, he invited a few of his subordinates to have dinner at his home. Of course, there were other intentions as well.

Qian Honglian was worried about her niece Qian Jingjing's marriage, but her niece seemed to be grown up and didn't like to talk to her family about many things. She remembered that her niece had specifically asked Cheng Zheng's wife for a job last time, so she thought of calling Jian Lu over to ask about the situation.

"Okay, right away." Jian Lu fed the child and watched her fall asleep before she said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, we'll go over first. You can have something to eat later. We have shrimps and crabs at home."

"I got it. You two don't have to worry about me. How can I starve myself?" Aunt Wang urged the two to hurry up and not to delay going to their superior's home.

The Song family still lives in the same building as before. They did not move out when they applied for a single-family house last time. As they have gotten used to living there for a few years, they are too lazy to move out.

Cheng Zheng, Liang Haisheng, and Xu Lang are all capable generals of the Song Brigade. Some of them were transferred from other regiments or took over halfway, but these three have been with the Song Brigade the longest.

In the past, the three of them would go to Song Lu's house for dinner from time to time. In addition, there was also Hu Zhenghao, the nephew of the Qian family.

"Director Qian, please stop working and sit down to eat."

There were seven or eight dishes on the dining table, all of which were cooked by Qian Honglian herself. When Jian Lu first arrived at the Song family, she went to the kitchen to help for a while. However, since guests were guests, Qian Honglian did not let Jian Lu really cook. She just checked to see if the dishes were ready, chatted with her, and helped serve the dishes.

"Hey, you guys eat first. There's still a bowl of soup left. I'll bring it to you in a minute."

Everyone persuaded Qian Honglian to sit down and eat next to Jian Lu.

This time, the four men were invited by Song Lu. Qian Honglian wanted to question Jian Lu, so she specifically asked Song Zhaokang to ask Cheng Zheng to bring his wife.

A few big bosses drank some wine and boasted, reminiscing about the days when they fought side by side.

"Thinking back to 1962." Song Lu drank half a glass of wine, his face was already red, and he smelled of alcohol. "I went to fight the spies that the XX Party was preparing to send over. Our boat chased those turtles in the sea for more than 10 hours, but it was still shot down. The boat was destroyed, and all the spies were captured! It was a relief!"

"Lv Song, you have told this story for the eight hundredth time!" Liang Haisheng toasted him with a glass of wine, but he was not left behind in the show.

"You kid!" Song Lu said to him with a red face, "How can it be eight hundred times? That's nonsense. I said it for the first time! Cheng Zheng was also there at that time, with me."

"I've said that before." Liang Haisheng never talked to Song Lu about the relationship between superiors and subordinates in his private time, especially at the dinner table. "Song Lu, why don't you drink less and take a rest?"

"Bullshit! I can drink a lot and I've never been drunk." Song Lu's eyes looked clear.

"Song Lu, are you really not drunk? I was thinking of making a bet with you and see what happens."

"Let's take the gamble!" Song Lu insisted that he was not drunk.

Xu Lang and Cheng Zheng looked at each other and whispered, "Okay, you're attracted to Song Lu's wine again."

"Liang Haisheng, what is the range of our coastal artillery?"

......

Qian Honglian watched the group start fighting again, too lazy to pay any attention to them, and only talked to Jian Lu beside her.

"Comrade Jian Lu, please eat more vegetables."

"Thank you, Director Qian. Your cooking skills are really good. The food is delicious."

"It's OK once you get used to it." Qian Honglian looked at the girl and remembered what her husband said, Cheng Zheng's child was already seven or eight months old. She couldn't believe it. Comrade Jian Lu didn't look like she had given birth to a child. She looked no different from a 17 or 18-year-old girl. If she had to say something, she was prettier and prettier.

"My husband Song said that you and Captain Cheng are having a baby of seven or eight months old?"

"Yes." When talking about Shuangshuang, Jian Lu's bright eyes gradually softened, with a faint gentle glow, "My daughter is almost eight months old. Time flies so fast. I always feel like it was just yesterday when I was holding her in my arms."

"Of course not. It's different taking care of children. I always feel like time goes by faster every day." Qian Honglian inevitably thought of her two sons. Both of them were serving in the army in other places and had little time to come back.

"I'm telling you, you and Jingjing are about the same age, but your child is already eight months old and she still has no place to go. As her aunt, I'm worried about her and can't put my mind at ease."

Jian Lu heard that Director Qian's real intention was Qian Jingjing's personal affairs, but she couldn't take the initiative to tell anyone about Qian Hongzhuo's affairs.

She did notice that when Director Qian mentioned Jingjing's name just now, Hu Zhenghao, who was sitting opposite her, turned his head and looked over here. He reacted quite quickly.

"Director Qian, Jingjing is quite opinionated now, so she must have a plan."

"To be honest, they say there is a generation gap between people of three years old, let alone between me and her. This child doesn't like to tell us anything when she grows up. In the past, she was in a hurry to get married and wanted to fall in love and find a partner. Now she has suddenly changed. A while ago, she told her mother that she was desperate and didn't plan to get married. This was how she would live her life. Her mother was so scared that she called me and asked if I knew what was going on. You said I didn't hear anything either. How could a good child be so desperate!"

Qian Honglian found that she really didn't know what young people today were thinking. It's not hard to say whether getting married is difficult or not. Many people get married after just one meeting or even without ever meeting each other. They have their ups and downs but they support each other throughout their lives.

"Oh, I don't know what's wrong with Jingjing. Why is it so difficult for her to handle her personal affairs?"

Jian Lu listened silently, muttering in her heart, that's the love-brained female supporting role in the original book, how could it not be difficult?

"Director Qian, Jingjing is actually a girl with her own opinions. It's just that maybe the fate hasn't come yet and she hasn't met the right person..." At this point, Jian Lu felt a gaze coming from the opposite side and poking her in the face. Without a doubt, it must be Hu Zhenghao.

"Auntie!"

Everyone was eating when Qian Jingjing suddenly appeared at the door. The girl was wearing an olive green military uniform and had two braids. She stood at the door with a smile on her face. "Are you saying bad things behind my back while I'm away?"

"Jingjing?!" Qian Honglian stood up and pulled her niece into the house. "Why are you here suddenly? Is your art troupe on holiday?"

"Jingjing is here? Come and sit down." Song Lu also likes his wife's niece very much. She is a lively person.

"Uncle, didn't I come here specially to celebrate your birthday?" Qian Jingjing spoke sweetly, and her auspicious words made her uncle smile. She turned around and followed Qian Honglian to the kitchen to get dishes and chopsticks, and added a seat between Jian Lu and Qian Honglian.

"Jingjing, you come so suddenly?" Jian Lu hadn't seen Qian Jingjing for a long time. When Qian Jingjing discovered Qian Hongzhuo's true face, she was so sad that she was numb. Her eyes were still dim when she left.

Today, when I looked at her, her eyes were sparkling and her smile was no longer a bitter one.

"Hahaha, surprise, right?" Qian Jingjing came over in a hurry, picking up dishes and eating rice quickly. After she had finished half a bowl of rice, she told him the purpose of her visit.

Firstly, it was to celebrate my uncle's birthday, and secondly, there was some important news to be announced.

"I have to go to the Capital General Political Department Art Troupe to study the day after tomorrow, so I have one day off to come here."

"Oh, this is great." Qian Honglian liked her niece dancing well, especially when she could dance well. "The General Political Department Art Troupe is amazing. You should go there and learn well. Don't worry about losing face. You should be humble and ask for advice, okay?"

"I know!" Qian Jingjing saluted her aunt while holding the chopsticks in her hand, and smiled, "Comrade Qian Honglian, please rest assured."

"You have no respect for your elders." Qian Honglian asked her to eat well.

Hu Zhenghao was eating and listening to Song Lu start competing with Cheng Zheng, but his mind was always on the other side. He hadn't seen Qian Jingjing for a long time, and thinking of her red eyes last time, seeing her now was reassuring.

Jian Lu was naturally relieved. Comrade Qian Jingjing was indeed an indestructible cockroach, and now he was full of energy again.

She looked up at the betting scene on the other side and learned that her man had won another can of tea cakes from Song Lu. She was really worried.

How come you can still get some wool from someone?

"That's enough." Jian Lu tugged at Cheng Zheng's sleeve and winked at him.

Cheng Zheng curled his lips, nodded at his wife, then turned to Song Ludao.

"Song Lu, let's stop here today."

He won a can of Pu'er tea today. You need a ticket to buy tea cakes, and for those who like to drink tea, the monthly quota is not enough, so everyone will take whatever they can get from the office that has tea cakes.

Otherwise, there would be such a joke in the army: there are cigarette hooligans among the soldiers, and there are tea hooligans among the office officers, and they will be grabbed if they can.

Song Lu raised his head, thinking that this person looked down on him, "Cheng Zheng, Cheng Zheng, you kid, how come you don't have enough blood and energy after getting married? You are just getting started. Come on!"

"Song Lu, this is not good."

"What's wrong with that?" Song Lu thought. He had a bottle of Wuliang Liquid in his room. "Just take that Wuliang Liquid. If you win, you can take it away!"

Cheng Zheng turned around and looked at his wife, saying silently, "I have no choice. I can't refuse."

After the meal, Cheng Zheng returned home with a bottle of Wuliangye in his left hand and a can of Pu'er tea cake in his right hand. Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang lost to Song Lu, owing him 100 push-ups and 10 kilometers of running with weights.

"Damn it." Liang Haisheng stared at Cheng Zheng's left and right hands in front of him and became angry. "Why does Cheng always win the game I set up?"

"It's over. The day after tomorrow I go back and have to do prone exercises for another ten kilometers." Xu Lang regretted that he should not have mixed it up.

Song Lu was in a good mood as he went out for a walk after dinner. Although he lost a bottle of wine and a can of tea cakes, at least he still had two defeated generals.

In recent years, the development of military theoretical talents has been the focus of the higher-ups' development. However, there are many rough and tumble people in the army, so we cannot take it lightly even if we send them to military academies for training.

This time he was testing people to see who couldn't answer.

"Liang Haisheng, Xu Lang!"

"arrive!"

"You should learn more from Cheng Zheng and try to beat me next time!" Song Lu was very proud. What level were these people at? They were young people, but they couldn't compare to an old man like him.

"Song Lu, aren't you bullying us? Can we be better than you?"

"Stop flattering me!"

A large group of people walked out, Song Lu's family saw a few people off and took a walk. Song Lu was in a good mood today, he ate and drank happily. After all, Qian Honglian had been controlling his drinking for several years and only allowed him to drink half a glass, which made him suffer.

Today is a good opportunity to drink to my heart's content as it's my birthday.

"And Xiao Hu, your dad too. I've met him before, and he can drink quite a bit."

Hu Zhenghao nodded, still smiling, "I can tie with you."

"That's about right."

"Uncle, please don't drink any more, or my aunt will scold you." Qian Jingjing walked affectionately arm in arm with Qian Honglian, occasionally joining in the conversation between them.

"Not today. Today, Honglian has to give me some face, right, my wife?"

Qian Honglian turned a blind eye and waved her hand, saying, "Forget it, just don't hang around in front of me tonight."

"Old Song." Deputy Brigade Commander Wang Qiang and his family also came out of the family building and happened to meet Song Zhaokang who lived in the next building.

One of them is the commander of the Third Brigade, and the other is the deputy commander of the First Brigade. They communicate a lot on weekdays and have a good relationship.

"Old Wang."

"Did you drink a lot today? Look at your face."

"Hey, I'm happy. I drank a little too much."

Song Zhaokang found that Wang Qiang was also a family outing, his wife, his daughter-in-law, his son, his daughter-in-law, and even a gay man, "Why is Xiao Qian here too?"

Wang Qiang was delighted. "Look, my girlfriend's boyfriend is here for the first time. Let's have a meal together."

When Jian Lu heard this, she opened her eyes wide and looked forward. It seemed that today was Qian Hongzhuo's first time to visit Deputy Brigade Commander Wang's home to meet his parents. She turned around and glanced at Jingjing, who seemed quite calm.

It looks like he has let it go.

"Has your daughter found a date?" Song Lu had a good impression of Qian Hongzhuo. "Qian Hongzhuo is a good person and has abilities. Your daughter has good taste."

"Thank you, Brigade Song." Qian Hongzhuo was humble for a moment, and glanced at Qian Jingjing in front of him. He couldn't help but wonder why she was here. But he had more important things to do at the moment, so he expressed his feelings in front of everyone, "It is my honor to develop into a revolutionary partner with Comrade Wang Jin."

Qian Honglian looked at Wang Qiang's little daughter who used to love to play around, and now showed a rare gentle expression. She could only sigh that it was really different when she was dating someone.

Everyone was talking in unison praising Qian Hongzhuo and admiring how well matched he and Wang Jin were. The two young people smiled when they heard this.

"Uncle!" Qian Jingjing stepped forward and walked to Song Zhaokang's side. "Why don't you go for a walk? If you don't go, the sun will set soon."

When Qian Hongzhuo heard Qian Jingjing call Song Lu "uncle", he suddenly looked over.