Chapter 159 This reward is even better than a promotion!
At the military hospital.
Yang Yiyi sat on a small stool next to her, holding sunflower seeds in her hand, but her mouth never stopped, vividly describing the "grand occasion" in the auditorium to her.
"You didn't see it, sister-in-law! When the commander read out that 'commendation', the whole room was completely silent!"
"The woman next to me dropped all her sunflower seeds on the ground!"
"Everyone's faces looked like they'd swallowed a fly; they all thought they'd misheard!"
Yang Yiyi imitated those people, widening her eyes and opening her mouth, looking extremely comical.
"A commendation? A 500 yuan bonus?"
Su Yue's hand, holding the water glass, froze in mid-air, and her brows slowly furrowed.
Something's not right.
This is very wrong.
Gu Beichen's achievements this time included uncovering an enemy agent who had been lying in wait for over twenty years, thwarting the enemy's deliberate sabotage, protecting the entire military pharmaceutical factory, and even saving her and her unborn child.
This achievement is enough to warrant not only a first-class merit, but also a promotion in military rank.
Why would they only give a perfunctory verbal praise and five hundred yuan?
This is not like Liu Xingsheng's style.
unless……
Seeing her serious expression, Yang Yiyi quickly continued speaking.
"Don't rush, the best part is yet to come!"
"The audience went wild! Second Young Master Gu, your troublesome brother-in-law, was the first to jump up, yelling, 'What the hell is going on!'"
"Chief Engineer He and Elder Huo were also embarrassed; their expressions were practically screaming 'I'm going to go on stage and demand an explanation!'"
"And guess what happened?"
Yang Yiyi kept everyone in suspense, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and started cracking them open herself.
"Your husband, Commander Gu, didn't react at all! He just walked up to the stage, saluted, and said 'Thank you, Commander!' He was so calm! As if this reward was a matter of course!"
Su Yue looked at the man next to her who was intently peeling an apple for her.
Gu Beichen lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a shadow beneath them. His slender fingers held the fruit knife, slicing the apple peel so thin it was translucent, and it didn't break off at all.
He seemed not to hear Yang Yiyi's words at all; his entire attention was focused on the apple in his hand.
This composure deepened Su Yue's doubts.
"And then?" Su Yue asked.
"Then! The big twist happened!"
Yang Yiyi slapped her thigh excitedly.
"Commander Liu saw that everyone was unconvinced, so he laughed! He cleared his throat and said, 'Commander Gu is too young and his promotion is too fast, which is easy to cause controversy. This is a case of flattery to kill!'"
"But he also said that the heroes must not be disheartened! So the military region party committee decided that this 500 yuan 'special bonus' is a 'special fund to improve the living conditions of the heroes' families'!"
Yang Yiyi paused deliberately at this point, her eyes widening.
"The commander announced in front of the entire military region that he had approved Regiment Commander Gu's request to build additional houses on the land in our small courtyard!"
"All building materials will be provided by the logistics department to the highest standards!"
Su Yue was stunned when she heard the words.
In the military compound where land is extremely valuable, how can land be allocated and houses built?
This is no longer a reward, this is an enormous privilege!
This is far more beneficial than being promoted to deputy division commander!
"My God! Yueyue, you didn't see that!" Yang Yiyi's voice rose eight octaves. "The moment the commander finished speaking, everyone's jaws nearly dropped to the floor!"
"Everyone understands now! This isn't a light reward; it's clearly a sign that Commander Gu is being treated like royalty!"
“Those sisters-in-law who used to look down on you, looking at their faces, I’m filled with regret! They’re all so envious their eyes are practically red!”
"Now the whole compound is talking about how you're not only capable, but also a hero cherished by the military region. You're about to move into the only 'little villa' in our military region!"
Su Yue couldn't help but laugh as she listened.
She turned her head and looked at the man beside her.
He had already peeled the apple and was carefully cutting it into small pieces with a knife, placing them into a clean enamel bowl.
The uproar and the discussions in the outside world had nothing to do with him.
In his world, there was only her.
This man is always like this, silently giving her the best of everything.
Gu Beichen noticed her gaze, looked up, picked up a piece of apple with a toothpick, and held it to her lips.
"Open your mouth."
Su Yue obediently opened her mouth and ate it; the apple was sweet and crisp.
Her heart was sweeter than the apple.
Gu Beichen is a man of action; once the matter was decided, he didn't delay at all.
That afternoon, the guard, Xiao Li, brought over a large roll of blueprints.
Gu Beichen spread the blueprints out on the table, feeding Su Yue an apple while discussing the layout of the new house with her.
"Here, facing south, the sunlight is the best. We'll build you a large study connected to the laboratory, so it will be convenient for whatever research you want to do in the future."
He pointed to another area on the drawing.
"Here, prepare a playroom for the babies, the biggest room in the whole house."
He planned meticulously, as if he could already see his future home before his eyes.
Looking at his radiant appearance, Su Yue felt a warm glow in her heart.
“Since we’re going to make such a big change, let’s design it as a two-story house,” Su Yue suggested. “We can make the upstairs bedrooms for peace and quiet, and the downstairs living room, kitchen, and study spacious.”
"Okay." Gu Beichen agreed without hesitation. "I'll do whatever you say."
His eyes were full of doting affection.
Watching the two of them plan their future as if no one else was around, Yang Yiyi felt like she had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
She sighed enviously.
"You two are really something... Sigh, my marriage with Yunmu is settled, but at his rank, he can't get a family apartment at all. I'm worried that after we get married, we'll have to rent a house in a village outside."
No sooner had Yang Yiyi finished speaking than an overly enthusiastic female voice came from the courtyard gate.
"Oh, Director Su! I heard you're much better, so I came to see you!"
The visitor was Zhou Hong, the wife of Battalion Commander Zhao of the Third Battalion.
She's the one who tried to force her niece into the pharmaceutical factory during the last recruitment drive, relying on her husband's status, only to be publicly humiliated by Su Yue.
She was carrying a fruit basket today, with a smile plastered on her face, but the smile looked fake no matter how you looked at it.
"Congratulations, Director Su, and congratulations, Regiment Commander Gu! Now you're going to live in a unique little villa in our military region. We can only be so envious!"
There was an undisguised sourness in her words.
Su Yue glanced at her indifferently and said nothing.
Yang Yiyi couldn't stand her attitude and was about to retort when Zhou Hong, with her sharp ears, overheard Yang Yiyi's complaint.
Her eyes lit up immediately.
"Oh, is this Comrade Yang?"
Zhou Hong immediately moved closer, her enthusiasm bordering on excessive.
"You're looking to rent a place? Oh, you've come to the right person!"
She clapped her hands, showing exceptional loyalty.
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