Chapter 68

"No, Jingjing and I really..." Qian Hongzhuo wanted to tell everyone that he and Qian Jingjing really had a good impression of each other at the beginning, and even said some romantic words to each other.

But...how to prove it?

At first, he used this trick to make Qian Jingjing feel embarrassed, and then he dumped her and hooked up with Wang Jin, so that he could get away with it. But now, Qian Jingjing was plotting against him in the same way.

Qian Hongzhuo's face turned pale, his hands clenched, and his lips moved, but he didn't know what else to say.

"Qian Hongzhuo!" Qian Honglian was so angry that her voice got louder when she thought about her niece being deceived by such a person. "This is the army, a place with rules. You are a political commissar who has received ideological education. How can you smear the reputation of a female comrade like this? What is your intention? Could it be that you really know who Jingjing's father is and have dirty thoughts!"

Speaking of Qian Jingjing's father, Deputy Brigade Commander Wang then remembered that the two families met by chance downstairs. He vaguely heard Qian Hongzhuo asking his daughter Xiaojin about Qian Jingjing's family. He saw that when he heard that Qian Jingjing's father was the head of the Southwest Military Region, he was silent for a long time.

Now thinking about it, Deputy Brigade Commander Wang understood that this person looked down upon his position as deputy brigade commander and was attracted by the leader's family!

Good! Very good!

Song Zhaokang looked at this talent whom he once admired and was very disappointed. "Comrade Qian Hongzhuo, Comrade Qian Jingjing and you had no relationship from the beginning to the end. We were just revolutionary comrades who knew each other and exchanged local customs and practices. And when you were dating Comrade Wang Jin, you harassed Comrade Qian Jingjing by writing letters. There is something seriously wrong with your thoughts and behavior!"

Song Zhaokang spoke the last few words with extra emphasis, like a huge rock falling to the ground, hitting Qian Hongzhuo's heart.

"Song Lu, I..."

"You don't need to explain. I will report this to the troops and let your brigade commander talk to you. Go and tell him what you want to say." Song Zhaokang said, then stepped forward and looked at him with his dark eyes. "Don't even think about ruining Jingjing's reputation and forcing her to marry your partner. You don't really think that the family of the head of the Southwest Military Region is at your disposal, right?"

Song Zhaokang directly pointed out Qian Hongzhuo's thoughts. His eyes moved slightly and his lips stammered twice, but he couldn't say anything.

"Old Wang, Jingjing was just dragged into this matter. Anyway, Qian Hongzhuo has nothing to do with Jingjing." Song Zhaokang didn't want to have a rift with Wang Qiang because of the affairs of young people. If it gets out, two girls will be entangled with one man, which will not be good for anyone. "As for the matter between your Xiaojin and Qian Hongzhuo, you can handle it as you wish."

Wang Qiang and Song Zhaokang are of similar age and have similar ideas. After reading the letter and then looking at Qian Hongzhuo, he doesn't care whether he is trying to stick to Qian Jingjing and get close to the family of the head of the Southwest Military Region, or whether he really had a relationship with Qian Jingjing in the past and somehow found Xiaojin again.

The point is that Qian Hongzhuo is definitely not someone his daughter can entrust her life to!

Now that Song Zhaokang has completely distanced himself from the relationship between Qian Jingjing and Qian Hongzhuo, there is no need for him to pursue it.

"Our family has nothing to do with this kind of person. Xiao Jin, I will find a good match for her. As for Qian Hongzhuo, let the Military Disciplinary Committee handle it!"

"Dad!" Wang Jin shouted with a thick voice, "I..."

"What are you talking about!" Wang Qiang stared at the girl, "Go home now. You are not allowed to have any contact with Qian Hongzhuo anymore!"

"No! Just forgive him. Hong Zhuo must have been confused for a moment."

Seeing that the young lady was still obsessed and unrepentant, Wang Qiang was furious. He suppressed her with force and left by pulling her arm.

Not long after, Song Lu also notified someone to take Qian Hongzhuo away.

After a big commotion, Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu were satisfied watching the show. Jian Lu knew the whole story, but she was also surprised that Wang Jin was still thinking about her until the very last moment. My goodness, this girl is even more romantic than Jingjing before!

"Xiao Cheng, Xiao Jian." Qian Honglian watched Qian Hongzhuo being taken away for education, and then asked Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu to do something. "You came to eat this time and saw a lot of jokes. Hey, we are also upset."

"Director Qian, no, no, we also condemn people with such improper thoughts and behaviors!" Jian Lu was enjoying watching the show. Looking at Qian Hongzhuo like this, she calculated the time in her mind. This time his future would probably be greatly affected, and there would be no chance for this person to be instigated to commit treason in the future.

Jian Lu only vaguely remembered that Qian Hongzhuo was approached by the secret agent on his way to the capital to study, but the original book did not say when and how. She was sure that Qian Hongzhuo had not yet gone to the capital to study, so this plot in the original book did not happen.

"Yes, let's not talk about other things in our army. We must correct our thoughts and work styles. We cannot allow such unhealthy tendencies to exist." Qian Honglian criticized and then changed the subject, "However, this matter has been going on for a long time today. Although it was discussed behind closed doors, there is no wall that is impenetrable. If someone uses Jingjing and Qian Hongzhuo's relationship to make trouble... You were here the whole time today, so you should have seen it clearly. Then you can also say a few words for Jingjing."

"I understand! Comrade Qian Jingjing and Comrade Qian Hongzhuo have no relationship at all." Jian Lu responded readily.

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Jian Lu and Cheng Zheng had a wonderful night, especially Cheng Zheng, who came to Song Lu's house for dinner and was able to be stuffed with a mouthful of gossip.

"What do you think, how will Qian Hongzhuo deal with this matter?" Jian Lu secretly hoped that Qian Hongzhuo would get out of the island, but this matter might not be important enough.

"Criticize and educate them." Cheng Zheng had actually never seen such a punishment. It was not easy for soldiers to have problems with their ideology and work style. Firstly, they were constantly reminded of this, and secondly, if they showed any signs, they would be reprimanded by their superiors.

But this time Qian Hongzhuo's case is different. He has offended both Brigade Commander Song and Deputy Brigade Commander Wang. If the two of them go and tell Brigade Commander Qian Hongzhuo about it, it will be enough for him to drink a pot of wine.

"Those with this kind of ideological style must write self-reflection reports and submit ideological reports for six consecutive months. In addition, they will definitely be blocked from promotions in the military when they are selected."

Imagine that if Qian Hongzhuo wants to be promoted to the next level in the future, but someone points out that there are problems with his thinking and style and that he needs to be reformed, it will indeed be an obstacle.

"That's good. People like this shouldn't be promoted anymore!"

After returning home, Jian Lu collapsed on the sofa as soon as she returned to her room. At this time, her mother-in-law had already returned with her daughter. The light in the second bedroom on the second floor was on, and the sound of a couple making noises could be heard faintly.

Now that Shuangshuang can talk, she seems to have opened up her chatterbox. She especially loves to mumble and talk, and you have to listen to her. If you don't give any feedback, the little girl will remind you to concentrate.

Jian Lu looked up at the second floor and decided to let her have some fun so that she could have some quiet time tonight.

"Go brush your teeth, wash your face, soak your feet, and then lie down." Cheng Zheng squeezed tooth powder for his wife, poured water for washing her face, and considerately placed a towel on the edge of the enamel basin.

"Hmm." Jian Lu stretched out her hand and said lazily, "Please pull me up~"

Cheng Zheng smiled and pulled his wife up, using more force to pull her directly into his arms. He found her sleepy look funny and asked, "Why does eating make you so tired?"

Jian Lu yawned, went to brush her teeth, and said vaguely, "Watching a good show is so exhausting. One moment I'm excited, the next I'm shocked, and the next I want to applaud. You don't know, when I saw Deputy Brigade Commander Wang slap Qian Hongzhuo, I wanted to applaud too!"

Cheng Zheng looked at his wife talking with great joy and thought she was adorable. How could someone get so excited when watching a good show?

"Also, don't you think Qian Hongzhuo is too talkative and seems a little dishonest?"

"How else could I have fooled Qian Jingjing and Wang Jin?" Cheng Zheng went to wash his face, and quickly made a decision, then picked up the thermos and poured water for his wife to wash her feet.

The water continued to boil on the stove, ready for use tomorrow morning.

"Not only did I deceive them, I also deceived you." Jian Lu put her feet into the warm water and felt comfortable. Soaking her feet was really comfortable.

"Me?" Cheng Zheng, who was also sitting next to him soaking his feet, widened his eyes when he heard this. What did this mean? "It's as if I'm a lesbian who was deceived by Qian Hongzhuo."

"Isn't it, Comrade Cheng Zheng?" Jian Lu leaned forward slightly, her feet treading water together, and told him about her achievements. "Why did you tell me about Qian Hongzhuo at the beginning? He is a good person, with outstanding work ability and good personality. Look at you, aren't you just an ignorant girl who was deceived by Qian Hongzhuo, a bastard who is good at pretending... No, aren't you a boy?"

I don't know what this is?

Cheng Zheng didn't understand.

But he heard that his wife was washing herself.

"If I hadn't been so righteous and saved you, an ignorant boy, from the fire and water, wouldn't you be heartbroken today? It turns out that your good brother is such a bastard. You will be walking on the edge of morality and reason, and you will be so disappointed that you can't make a good friend."

Cheng Zheng: "..."

"So, you have to thank me very much, okay?" Jian Lu was in a good mood and did not miss any opportunity to tease Cheng Zheng.

But the man was still calm and pretended to think about it. After a moment, he asked her with a smile on his face, "How do you repay me? Give me your body?"

Jian Lu blushed: "..."

This person has changed! He has become dishonest and likes to act like a hooligan! He even knows how to turn the tables on himself!

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There is no wall that is completely airtight.

The next day, the army was in a state of panic when they heard that Political Commissar Qian Hongzhuo had been summoned for questioning by Political Commissar Hao, who was in charge of military style and discipline.

Not long after, news came out that the deputy commander of the 1st Brigade, Wang Qiang, and the commander of the 3rd Brigade, Song Zhaokang, entered the office of the commander of the 1st Brigade, Liang Jun.

"What did you say?"

In the army cafeteria, the men were gossiping a lot and started talking while eating.

"It should be about Political Commissar Qian."

"What on earth did he do? Could it be that he has a problem with his behavior?" Everyone had a first-rate brainstorming ability and could come up with several versions of the story in a flash. "His target is the daughter of Deputy Brigade Commander Wang. Did the father-in-law go to Brigade Commander Liang to complain?"

"My aunt lives in the family compound. I heard that Political Commissar Qian was slapped in the face by Deputy Brigade Commander Wang."

"Oh my god! Did he do something to offend Vice Brigade Commander Wang's daughter?"

"Who knows why Song Lu is here?"

"I know! I heard that Political Commissar Qian and Brigade Song's niece know each other, and their relationship is not ordinary."

"What's going on? She's the niece of Brigade Commander Song and the daughter of Deputy Brigade Commander Wang. No wonder Political Commissar Hao called her in for questioning."

"That's enough." Cheng Zheng looked at the warriors who were chatting enthusiastically and shouted, "Why do you have the time to gossip about family matters here every day? Aren't you trained enough?"

The soldiers who had just finished a high-intensity training were all nervous when they heard this.

"No, Captain!"

"Stop talking nonsense and gossiping, and remember to train more and improve your ideological awareness."

"Yes, Captain."

Cheng Zheng took the aluminum lunch box outside to wash it, and then Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang came over. They were also curious.

"Old Cheng, you can't hide anything from your brothers. Didn't you go to Song Lu's house for dinner last night? How could you not know? I heard that Qian Hongzhuo went to Song Lu's house, and Deputy Brigade Commander Wang also went. But now Qian Hongzhuo was called by Political Commissar Hao. What did he do wrong?"

Cheng Zheng followed the version given by Jian Lu, omitting the fact that Qian Jingjing had a crush on Qian Hongzhuo in the past, and told the two of them the whole story, "I was just having a meal, and I watched the play in a daze. I couldn't digest my dinner last night."

"You! Oh, why don't you let me go instead? Did Deputy Brigade Commander Wang really beat Qian Hongzhuo?" When Xu Lang heard that Qian Hongzhuo already had a girlfriend but still wanted to climb up the social ladder, he despised such people very much and wanted to witness this moment with his own eyes even more.

"Then next time you go, go and stake out Song Lu's house."

Liang Haisheng recalled how Qian Hongzhuo often wanted to treat him to a meal, and could only sigh, "This kid is quite good at pretending, but I didn't expect him to be such a black heart."

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Office of Liang Jun, commander of the 1st Brigade.

The commander of the Third Brigade, Song Zhaokang, and the commander of the First Brigade, Liang Jun, have always been at odds with each other.

The two of them have been competing with each other since they joined the army, as if you beat me in a military competition, and I will beat you in a field training march.

Today, Song Zhaokang came to visit, and Liang Jun was indeed surprised.

"Old Song, what brings you here?"

"It's all about young people's affairs." Song Zhaokang went to the house and briefly explained the matter, and brought up his wife. "Lao Liang, I shouldn't come to you about this matter, but you know my wife, she loves her niece very much. When she thought about Jingjing being wronged and Qian Hongzhuo deliberately splashed dirty water to ruin her reputation and insisted that the two were in a relationship, she was so angry that she couldn't eat or sleep. She even lay there wiping her tears last night."

Liang Jun had heard Wang Qiang talk about this before. Qian Hongzhuo was a subordinate whom he focused on training and had great prospects. He was just about to report to the emperor to promote Qian Hongzhuo to study at the Capital Military Academy. After he returned, his promotion prospects would be bright. Who knew that something would happen at this critical moment?

Not only Deputy Brigade Commander Wang Qiang said this, but also Third Brigade Commander Song Zhaokang said this.

"I've heard about this, too. If there really is a problem with one's ideology or work style, he will definitely be severely punished."

Song Zhaokang didn't want to hear him smooth things over. Liang Jun was always smooth, and his biggest shortcoming was that he was very protective of his own shortcomings. "Old Liang, I believe you! How many years have we known each other? It must be forty years, right? You have other abilities, but your ability to be impartial and just is one of the best in our army. If the commander asks me who is the most impartial in our army, I will definitely say you."

"Oh, no, no, no, you're flattering me." Liang Jun picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, thinking that this man was indeed not easy to deal with. "Anyway, I'll listen to what Political Commissar Hao says and see how he investigates the situation. This involves military style and discipline, and it's not something I can just interfere with."

"Okay, that's all you have to say." Just leave this person alone!

Before leaving, Song Zhaokang looked at Liang Jun and said in a serious tone, "The army has recently been focusing on the ideological and work style education of the military's family members. I think we should also do this within our army. We can't let this unhealthy trend destroy unity. If you and Wang Qiang have different opinions, and things get bad in the First Brigade, then things will also get bad in the First and Third Brigades. That's going to be bad!"

"Let's go." Song Zhaokang waved his hand, "Your tea is very fragrant."

After Song Zhaokang left, Liang Jun pondered for a moment, remembering what Wang Qiang and Song Zhaokang had said when they came to his house. Finally, he stood up and took out the list of candidates who had applied to study at the Capital Military Academy on his desk and crossed out Qian Hongzhuo's name.

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Within a few days, the army issued an internal notice criticizing Qian Hongzhuo's ideological and work style problems, but because it involved other people's private affairs, only the punishment results were announced.

In view of Qian Hongzhuo's bad personal thoughts and conduct, he needs to conduct ideological review, make ideological reports every month within one year, and cancel his qualification for individual awards and honors within one year.

I hope all warriors will take this as a warning!

Wang Jin naturally heard about Qian Hongzhuo's affairs. Hearing that his target was punished, Wang Jin felt very upset and said, "Mom, please let me out."

Wang Jin was originally a clerk in the army's announcement department, but she ended up with a leisurely job. Wang Qiang was worried that his daughter would not be able to make sense, so he simply asked for a half-month leave for her, and she stayed at home and could not go anywhere.

The Queen Mother had just been persuaded by the lady for a while, and now she revealed the situation outside. She would never dare to let anyone go. "Xiao Jin, don't make a fuss. Qian Hongzhuo is really a bad person. Think carefully. Your parents are doing this for your own good."

"For my own good?" Wang Jin was angry at his mother. "Mom, if you were doing this for my own good, you wouldn't have locked me up in the room like Dad does!"

"What did you say?" Wang Qiang had just returned from the army when he heard his daughter complaining. She not only complained about herself but also complained about her wife. "We gave birth to you and raised you just to let you think about that broken thing every day? If you keep acting like this, I'll send you to the border to serve as a soldier!"

Wang Jin was not afraid of her mother's lecture, but she was afraid of her father's temper. If she was scolded, she would not dare to talk back. She did not want to go to the border to serve as a soldier. It would be so hard. How could it be as comfortable as being at home?

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When Wang Jin was desperate for Qian Hongzhuo, Qian Jingjing had already said goodbye to her aunt and uncle and returned to the art troupe. This trip was really worth it as she was holding back her anger to deal with Qian Hongzhuo.

Before leaving, he went to Jian Lu's house to check on her and play with his goddaughter.

"Goodbye, mom is leaving."

Her pair of black and smooth hair hung down, making her face look white and tender. She waved her little hand and said goodbye to Qian Jingjing.

"Say goodbye to your godmother." Jian Lu taught her daughter.

"Fuck goodbye." Shuangshuang followed suit.

"Hey, my dear." Qian Jingjing was beaming with joy now. She was even happier when the little baby called her. She looked up at Jian Lu and said, "Lulu, if anything bad happens to Qian Hongzhuo in the future, remember to write to me and tell me."

Seeing that Qian Jingjing had completely let it go and even wanted to laugh at Qian Hongzhuo, Jian Lu felt relieved, "Okay, I will definitely tell you."

"I ran into Wang Jin when I was leaving my aunt's house."

"Did she piss you off?"

"No, I heard that she was locked up at home for a few days and she has behaved herself now, but she still looks at me in a hostile way." Qian Jingjing felt that this person was really hopeless and still hated her for Qian Hongzhuo. "When I left, I told her not to think about that bastard Qian Hongzhuo, and she glared at me."

"She is really not in a clear mind. How can she not see clearly at this time?" Jian Lu found that Wang Jin's love problem was much more serious than Qian Jingjing's before.

At least one can be saved and the other cannot.

"Yes, but that's other people's business. It has nothing to do with me! I'm leaving now. Goodbye!"

Jian Lu watched Qian Jingjing leaving and found that this person seemed different from when she first met her. Very different.

"Mom, Mom." Shuangshuang was held by her mother and patted her with her little hands, "Eat."

"Are you hungry again?"

"Yeah!" The little girl nodded heavily and said in a baby voice.

Tonight's dinner, Aunt Wang cooked for the adults, and Jian Lu cooked for the couples.

For this reason, the two little girls insisted on supervising and watching their mother cook her own meals in the kitchen.

The little girl was sitting on a bamboo chair. Cheng Zheng had asked Carpenter Lu to make the chair, and the design was suggested by Jian Lu. The chair had guardrails on the front, back, left and right sides, so it was stable to sit on.

"Mom, eat more shrimp." Shuangshuang now mainly eats shrimp, fish, pork and chicken. However, pork and chicken are rare, so she only eats them from time to time. Fish and shrimp are still the main food.

Shuangshuang likes eating shrimp the most. The shrimp meat cut into small pieces is fresh and sweet, and her little mouth is happy just chewing it.

"I know. Mommy will give you two shrimps, okay?"

"Okay." Shuangshuang was very satisfied. She watched with her big eyes as her mother peeled the shrimp shells and removed the shrimp threads, cut the cooked shrimp into small pieces, and then picked up the prepared noodles from the pot.

Everyone is having noodles tonight. This fine grain was brought back by Cheng Zheng and is very precious.

The adults were eating spicy seafood noodles, which could not be the same as the children's. Jian Lu took a piece with chopsticks and took a look. The noodles were cooked just right at this point. The pairs needed to be cooked a little longer so that they were soft and easy to chew for better digestion.

"These three bowls are ready." Aunt Wang prepared the seasoning and brought the three large bowls to the stove.

Jian Lu picked up noodles into the bowl one by one. Each chopstick held a large piece of noodles, which made Shuangshuang very anxious.

Because my mother didn't give me a cup for my small bowl, my small bowl was still empty.

"Mom, Mom, Mom." Shuangshuang shouted loudly, "Sangsang's bowl."

Jian Lu looked back and saw that the young lady was using her fingers to point at her small bowl with a frown.

Crunch

The sound of the door opening came in from outside, and Jian Lu asked the lady, "Who is back?"

"Dad!" They both turned around and saw their father in military uniform. "Dad, have some noodles!"

As soon as Cheng Zheng got home, he ran into the bright smile on the lady's face and touched her soft hair. It felt very good, just like the lady's whole body, soft and fluffy. "Shall we have noodles tonight?"

"Yes, let's eat noodles! The noodles you brought back last time smelled so good." The family had run out of flour this month, and Aunt Wang couldn't roll the noodles herself. Fortunately, Cheng Zheng had made a contribution by catching a torpedo before, so he got a little reward.

Aunt Wang walked out of the kitchen carrying two large bowls. Cheng Zheng went into the kitchen to wash his hands, then took the remaining large bowl of noodles and looked at his wife who was about to scoop the small amount of noodles in the pot for Shuangshuang.

Shuangshuang doesn’t eat much at each meal. One or two bowls of noodles are enough. He is a child with a good appetite.

Jian Lu took a bite of the noodle, took a light bite, and removed it from the pan when she felt it was the right softness.

"Mianmian!" Shuangshuang didn't eat noodles very often, but she loved it very much. Jian Lu guessed that her northern genes had awakened, and the little girl even gave the noodles a nickname - Mianmian.

My father carried me to the dining room along with my chair. I leaned against the dining table, clapping my two little hands on the edge of the chair, anxiously waiting for my mother to serve the food.

A small bowl engraved with a peony flower was placed on the table, occupying Shuangshuang's sight. The movement of her little mouth seemed as if she was ready to eat.

Shuangshuang’s shrimp and vegetable noodles do not contain any seasonings. They are completely original and natural. The white noodles are soaked in noodle soup and are dotted with finely chopped pink shrimp and green chopped broccoli. It looks good and tastes good.

The sweet and fresh shrimp is Shuangshuang's favorite. She holds a spoon and scoops the shrimp to eat. Now Shuangshuang can basically use the spoon after practicing for several months. She puts a spoonful of shrimp and a few small pieces of broccoli into her mouth.

The child kept chewing with his little mouth. He was very happy while eating. He twisted his little body and waved his hands, "Mom, good! Good!"

Jian Lu ate a few mouthfuls of noodles and saw the young lady eating happily with a spoon. She picked up the clear soup noodles in her bowl with chopsticks and put a thin noodle to her mouth.

"Noodles taste better, open your mouth~"

Shuangshuang opened her mouth obediently and slurped a piece of noodle. She ate it with great effort and chewed it at the same time. The soft noodles were easily softened with just a bite and were easy to digest. Shuangshuang ate one after another and finally got it in her hands.

When he was about to finish a noodle, Shuangshuang pushed his mother's chopsticks away and pinched the noodle with his little hands and put it into his mouth, as if it tasted better this way.

"Why are you using your hands?" Cheng Zheng was the fastest eater. He finished a bowl of noodles and was full. He took over his wife's job of feeding the young lady. "Daddy will feed you. Don't use your hands."

"Hehe." Shuangshuang's little hands were stained with oil and they pretended to rub them on their father's military uniform.

"Hmm?" Cheng Zheng glanced at the lady and said, "You can't wipe it on Daddy's clothes."

"I'm just teasing you." Shuangshuang shook her head and said with a puffy mouth.

"You little girl, do you know how to tease others?"

Jian Lu has a say in this matter, "She learned it from Dunzi. Dunzi was teasing Hengheng, and she learned it after listening to him many times."

"Dunzi, we have to teach him some good things and don't lead our daughter astray." Cheng Zheng thought about Dunzi. He probably never said anything bad about him...right?

"Shuangshuang, what else did you learn from Brother Dunzi and the others?" Cheng Zheng fed Shuangshuang another noodle and asked after watching her finish it.

Shuangshuang tilted her head and thought, "I need money~ Dad, I need money to buy candy~"

Cheng Zheng: "..."

What do you learn all day long?

"Dunzi is looking forward to asking his parents for pocket money every day." Aunt Wang often saw this scene, mainly because Dunzi was a smart kid who was always thinking of ways to squeeze out some money.

"This kid." Cheng Zheng laughed when he thought about it. Dunzi was always competing with his parents in wits and courage.

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It's the end of the month again, and the results of the new round of essay collection are out. Jian Lu has been ranked first for several months in a row. Everyone in the family home has gone from being shocked and surprised at the beginning to getting used to it now.

"Sister Jian Lu, remember to walk past us after you bring the pork back so we can smell it too."

Jian Lu held the latest issue of the newspaper in her hand and joined in the jokes as she heard them. "Wouldn't it make me even craved more if I smelled it?"

"It's okay, just have an idea."

"Okay, then everyone wait."

Jian Lu wore her dacron shirt and went to the Army Women's Federation to receive the award. The top ten winners came to receive their awards one after another. Many of them were familiar with Jian Lu and greeted her warmly when they saw her.

Some military wives even joked with her, "Sister Jianlu, go quickly, your pork is waiting for you."

Everyone didn't expect to win pork, but a prize would be good enough. A pound of pork tied with straw ropes, elastic and tender, made people hungry just by looking at it.

I was lucky this time, this pound of pork turned out to be pork belly!

"Thank you, Director Qian, and thank you, Deputy Director Wei."

Jian Lu was about to leave with the straw rope in her hand. She could have braised pork tonight! Just thinking about it made her feel delicious.

"Comrade Jian Lu, wait a moment." As Jian Lu turned around and prepared to leave, she was stopped by Deputy Director Wei Shufen. "Director Qian has something to tell you."

Turning back and walking a few steps forward, Jian Lu looked at Qian Honglian, "Director Qian, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Yes." Qian Honglian took the newspaper from the Women's Federation and looked at the section on it. "Now our newspaper has been published for more than half a year. It is finally getting started. The feedback from the military families is also good. We are going to re-plan the layout of the newspaper and reserve an area to publish important events in the family home."

Jian Lu didn't know how to tell herself this, but it sounded good, "That's a good thing."

"Yes, I want you to be the writer."

"Me?" Jian Lu knew that apart from the top three articles about military families in each issue of the newspapers, the rest were articles written by internal staff of the Women's Federation. Why did they want her to write something now?

Wei Shufen smiled and looked at the victorious general with great satisfaction. "Yes, it's about paying you a salary. I know you don't have a formal job now, right? It's good to be a writer. You have free time, and you can write articles at home. It's also convenient for you to take care of the children."

Get paid and write at home?

It sounded good at first glance, and Jian Lu immediately became interested.

"Director Qian, Deputy Director Wei, what is that request?"

"Write three or four articles a month, mainly about the situation in the family home, such as the progress of our blindness-eliminating class, or the progress of an individual or a family member. By the way, at the beginning of next month, we will organize a movie screening for the families, and you can write about this in your first article."

After observing for several months, Qian Honglian found that although Jian Lu was mostly self-taught, she was smart and clever. The words she wrote were relatively colloquial, but they were always easy to understand and to the point. She was also very observant and really had some talent.

Better than any other article written by the Women's Federation now!

Wei Shufen then added, "This position is a good one. There are many people in the family compound who want to get a formal job."

"Because the work in this position is easier than that of the rest of us, the salary will be lower. From now on, the monthly salary will be 10 yuan, and in addition, 10 jin of grain coupons, one foot of cloth coupons, and half a jin of sugar coupons will be issued."

When Jian Lu heard about cloth coupons and sugar coupons, her eyes sparkled. "Director Qian, can the wages be reduced and the coupons be more?"

She is not short of money. The income from Cai Xiujuan's pearl farming is the bulk of it. What she lacks is various tickets. These are the tickets that Cheng Zheng, as the group leader, cannot receive more of.

"That's fine, it's all decided by us. We'll give you five yuan a month, twenty kilograms of grain coupons, one foot of cloth coupons, and one kilogram of sugar coupons."

"Great!" It was hard for Jian Lu not to be moved when she heard the offer. "Thank you, Director Qian, thank you, Deputy Director Wei!"

It will be easier to collect grain coupons, cloth coupons and sugar coupons in the future.

"Director Qian, what movie are we going to see next month?" Jian Lu had only watched an open-air movie once since she came here. There were so many people that she couldn't see anything clearly and could only listen to the noise.

"We've specially invited the army's film projectionist to come to our family compound to show revolutionary films." Some of the army's artistic and literary backbones also served as film projectionists. They were specially sent for training and would show revolutionary films to the soldiers from time to time.

There are movies to watch! I have something to look forward to again.

"But once you become our internal staff, you will not be able to participate in this paper solicitation activity." Director Qian reminded her that this must be avoided.

"Ah?" Jian Lu almost forgot about this. "Director Qian, that's a pound of pork."

Qian Honglian didn't expect that Jian Lu's face would be filled with reluctance and attachment to pork, but then she thought, who doesn't like pork?

"How about this, if you write four good articles every month, I'll add a pound of pork to your salary."

"Okay!" Jian Lu didn't expect Director Qian to be so easy to talk to. She saluted her and said, "Director Qian, I will definitely write well!"

In a good mood, Jian Lu left the Women's Federation office carrying the pound of pork. As soon as she walked downstairs, she ran into Cui Jingfang. She was also wearing a Dacron shirt and looked clean and energetic, but there seemed to be a hint of anger on her face.

"Comrade Cui, Comrade Dong, hello." Jian Lu greeted them.

"Hello, Comrade Jian Lu." Dong Qiuhua looked at the pork in Jian Lu's hand with envy.

Cui Jingfang felt upset. Looking at Jian Lu's beautiful smile, she remembered that she had dropped to sixth place this time. She had always been second before!

"Comrade Jian Lu." Cui Jingfang stopped Jian Lu who was about to leave, "You...you are number one again. To be honest, I am not convinced in my heart."

It's so embarrassing that a high school student like me keeps losing to this guy who hasn't even finished elementary school.

Jian Lu noticed that this man was indeed somewhat arrogant. She really wanted to tell this high school graduate that she was actually a college graduate and that he didn't need to worry about his academic qualifications, but she couldn't say it.

"Comrade Cui Jingfang, please think about the words and themes of your articles." Jian Lu had read her articles and could tell that she had been educated and had a certain literary accomplishment, but it was a pity that she did not use her words in the right place.

"You." Cui Jingfang was even more angry. How could someone who didn't even go to elementary school still point fingers at her, a high school graduate? "I think I wrote well. I guess it's just luck, or... or maybe your man is the group leader, and mine is just the deputy group leader."

If they were discussing article writing, Jian Lu could be kind enough to talk to her and give her some suggestions, but this person actually implied that she relied on men's connections?

Jian Lu put away her smile and said in a serious tone, "Comrade Cui Jingfang, we are participating in the essay contest in a serious manner. Even the judging is done by the Women's Federation. No matter if it's your man or my man, it's impossible for them to get involved in the Women's Federation. Aren't you ruining your participation and disgracing the Women's Federation by saying this? Trouble comes from the mouth, you'd better not let Director Qian hear what you said."

Cui Jingfang was lectured by Jian Lu but had no power to refute. She knew in her heart that it was impossible for Jian Lu's man to win the first place just because he was the regiment leader. After all, among those who participated in the essay contest, there were also the wives of brigade commanders and the daughters-in-law of chiefs.

The Women's Federation really treats everyone equally, regardless of who holds a higher position.

Watching Jian Lu leaving with the pork, Cui Jingfang heard what Jian Lu had just said: Was there something wrong with the wording and theme of the article?

She picked up the newspaper and read Jian Lu's article carefully, then recalled her own article. She suddenly raised her head, as if she understood something.

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When she returned home with a pound of pork, Aunt Wang had already prepared dinner. Jian Lu marinated the pork with salt and hung it in the kitchen to eat the next night.

After dinner, the family took Shuangshuang out to play. I happened to see Dunzi washing dishes at home to earn pocket money.

"Hey, Dunzi, this is what hard work means to get rich, right?" Cheng Zheng watched Dunzi busy in the kitchen. There were four sets of bowls and chopsticks and three plates on the stove. Wu Feng had gone out to sea recently, so Wu Xiangchen lived in Dunzi's house. One of them was washing the dishes in the pot for the first time, while the other was holding the bowls and washing them for the second time under the faucet.

They cooperated very well.

"Uncle Cheng! We are now good comrades who can support ourselves." Dunzi saw someone coming and complained, "Uncle Cheng, please talk to my dad. He is very stingy and won't give me a dime. Chenchen and I want to buy some candy."

When Wu Feng left, he forced six yuan on Liang Haisheng and one yuan on Wu Xiangchen as his pocket money. Since he was staying in someone else's house, he had to treat Dunzi to something to eat.

However, Liang Haisheng ordered Dunzi not to spend the money.

In the end, the two children had to make a living by washing dishes.

"Your dad's method is quite good. Exercising is not a bad thing." Cheng Zheng looked at Dunzi and Chenchen, both of whom were around eight or nine years old, and they did their work in a very capable manner.

Liang Haisheng put his hands on his waist and supervised his son. He said to Cheng Zheng, "Kids nowadays are more comfortable than we were back then. What kind of life do they lead now? They can eat rice and fine grains, and they eat a lot of meat. It's nothing like us back then. We didn't have enough to eat and we had to work every day."

Here we go again!

Dunzi turned around and yelled, his chubby face full of helplessness, "Dad, what era is this? It's a peaceful era! It's different from your time!"

"You kid!" Liang Haisheng raised his chin and prepared to cut his salary, "I'll reduce your dishwasher salary to..."

"Don't!" Dunzi immediately begged for mercy, "Without your hard work and blood and sweat, we wouldn't have the good life we ​​have now! Don't you agree, Wu Xiangchen?"

Wu Xiangchen curled his lips quietly, then put on a smile again and nodded, "Yes."

"You are such a sweet talker." Liang Haisheng saw that they were almost done with their work and waved over. "Okay, come here. Each of you has 1 cent. Don't spend it carelessly. This is your pocket money for a week."

Dunzi and Wu Xiangchen stood straight. The money earned through hard work was really good!

Both of them come from military families, and they seem to be standing in a military posture, looking like two tall and straight poplar trees.

Both of them have grown taller now, and at first glance they look like two young boys. Jian Lu looked at Dunzi, and he no longer had the chubby look that he had when she first met him three years ago. He has obviously grown up now. Wu Xiangchen, on the other hand, has lost his initial timidity and looks energetic and handsome.

Just...huh?

Jian Lu looked at the figure next to Wu Xiangchen and immediately looked down at her side. Eh, is there really no one there?

"Dunzi, one cent."

Liang Haisheng was handing out money, and then he said, "Chenchen, one cent."

After giving money to the two kids standing in a row, Liang Haisheng glanced around and thought, Hey, how come another one shows up!

I saw a little person appear next to Dunzi and Wu Xiangchen.

Shuangshuang didn't know when she sneaked past her mother and joined the queue. She tried hard to imitate brothers Dunzi and Chenchen and stood as straight as possible.

"Hahahaha." Liang Haisheng looked at this cute baby who suddenly appeared, white and tender, and immediately took out a piece of money and generously gave it to Shuangshuang, "Here, Shuangshuang, take it! Use it to buy candy later."

"Lao Liang, she is just joking." Cheng Zheng stopped him.

"Hey!" Liang Haisheng pushed Cheng Zheng's hand away and looked over with frowned brows, "What's wrong with you? I'm giving pocket money to my niece and you still care? Here, take both!"

Shuangshuang took a step back, waving her two little hands in front of her body, and said in a baby voice, "Shuangshuang, don't do that~"

She just came to play with her brothers and stood together.

"It's okay, take it. Your dad won't say anything. This is given to you by Uncle Liang."

Shuangshuang pursed her lips and tried hard to explain, her head shaking, "No, no, Liang Susu, Shuangshuang doesn't want it, Shuangshuang has money!"

After saying this, the little girl remembered her piggy bank and added with a hint of pride, "Very rich!"