Chapter 181 The old lady really dares to think!
Battalion Commander Wang was furious. "Did you ask Director Pan to act as matchmaker?"
"You mean this?"
Grandma Wang blushed. "Yes, there is such a thing, but I did it all for your sake. Otherwise, I'm too old to find someone else."
Battalion Commander Wang wiped his face. "Mother, if you really want to find a companion, I have no objection, but can you please stop making decisions on a whim?"
"The military has explicitly prohibited anyone from using feudal ideas such as 'reputation' and 'responsibility' to extort money, let alone coerce rescuers."
Knowing his mother's temperament, Battalion Commander Wang pointed it out directly.
"The loudspeakers in the family compound broadcast these messages every day. As a military family member, surely you have that much awareness?"
"No, what do you mean?"
Grandma Wang finally sensed something was amiss.
"Why do you say that? It sounds so awful. What blackmail and extortion? Can't it just be that you like each other?"
Grandma Wang wasn't lying; she really had her eye on him.
However, this was all just wishful thinking on Wang Laotai's part.
Third Uncle didn't even get a clear look at what she looked like.
Battalion Commander Wang gave his mother a deep look and said, "Mother, do you even believe what you're saying?"
Grandma Wang felt a little guilty, but after thinking for a moment, she still braced herself and said, "It's all about human effort. How will we know if it will work if we don't try? Let me tell you..."
"mother!"
Battalion Commander Wang didn't want to listen to his mother's nonsense. He knew what his mother cared about most, so he spoke directly.
"If you think I'm living too peacefully right now, I'll apply for discharge from the military tomorrow."
"Are you crazy? You joined the army at eighteen and it wasn't easy for you to get to where you are today!"
Battalion Commander Wang gave a bitter laugh. "Mother, you know how hard it was for me to get to where I am today, so why are you still doing this? Do you think that if a few rumors get out, people will..."
He, as a son, simply couldn't bring himself to say what came next.
"Isn't your mother doing this for your own good?"
At this point, Old Lady Wang stopped hiding it.
"That old man was good-looking and rich, and Commander Huo and his wife were very obedient to him."
"If we get together, Commander Huo will have to call you uncle!"
"..."
Oh my god!
Battalion Commander Wang and his wife were utterly stunned when they heard this!
When the mother and son were talking, Battalion Commander Wang's wife never interrupted.
But since it concerned her man's future, she had to speak up.
"Mother, this isn't something you can just do as you please."
"If a marriage could be arranged simply by spreading a few rumors, then Da Cheng would have saved at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people over the years!"
"Does that mean I have to marry them all?"
One sentence was enough to leave Old Lady Wang speechless.
However, Battalion Commander Wang's wife continued, "No wonder when I went out this morning, the people in the family compound looked at me like I was a monkey."
Her mother-in-law is old and shameless, but she still has some shame.
But she couldn't say it, nor dared she say it.
She could only pass the buck to her husband, saying, "The wedding hasn't happened yet, and we might even become enemies. What do you suggest we do?"
Battalion Commander Wang pondered for a moment, then said, "Go and get a few things. We'll go to Regiment Commander Huo's house later to apologize to him."
After saying that, he looked at Old Lady Wang and said, "Mother, I'll take you back after I'm done with this busy period."
The moment the topic of going back to her hometown was mentioned, Old Lady Wang immediately wilted, "I'm not going back!"
"Mother, I'm not discussing this with you right now."
Battalion Commander Wang said, "You said you would come to take care of Xiaomei during her postpartum period, so I submitted a report for three months. Now Xiaomei has been out of postpartum period for almost half a year. Do you know that the leaders have talked to me several times because of this?"
Grandma Wang originally wanted to struggle a little more, but when she heard that her son had been called in for a talk with his superiors...
My spirits vanished instantly.
The matter was settled, and at noon, Battalion Commander Wang and his wife went out with their things.
Along the way, they encountered many military families, and Battalion Commander Wang had to explain to each person he met.
When the couple arrived, Jiang Si was painting in her room. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she instinctively glanced outside.
Seeing the two men standing awkwardly outside the door with their things in their hands, she roughly guessed what was going on.
Jiang Si didn't care how Huo Tingzhou handled it.
Anyway, by the time she came out, Battalion Commander Wang and his wife had already left.
Huo Tingzhou confiscated the items, but he relayed the couple's apologies to his third uncle word for word.
Third Uncle wasn't the type to hold a grudge, since the other party had already apologized.
He also said he would make a clarification in the family compound, and that there was no need for him to keep harping on this matter.
However, this incident left some lingering trauma on Uncle San's mind.
Usually after meals, he and Uncle Zhong would go out for a stroll, but today he refused to go out no matter what.
The next day, they packed their luggage early.
Jiang Si knew she couldn't keep him anyway, so she and Huo Tingzhou sent him over.
The group spent the whole morning cleaning and tidying up the house inside and out.
All the necessary furniture is provided, and Jiang Si had already purchased all the pots, pans, and other utensils from the service store a few days ago.
The rest can only be purchased as needed after moving in.
Fortunately, the village has its own supply and marketing cooperative, so it's quite convenient to buy things.
Jiang Si also left the bicycle behind to make it easier for them to get around.
In addition to these, Jiang Si also brought some clothes to change into, so that she could come and stay for a couple of days whenever she had free time.
There were four people when they left, but only the young couple came back.
Jiang Si was somewhat unaccustomed to it.
But before she could even feel sentimental, work came her way.
That afternoon, two police officers delivered all the materials needed to make the mannequin.
Seeing that the police officers' trunks couldn't even hold everything, Huo Tingzhou knew that this workload was definitely not as simple as his wife had described.
So as soon as they left, Huo Tingzhou rolled up his sleeves.
"Honey, is there anything I can do for you?"
He can't help with other things, but he can lend a hand.
Jiang Si really needs his help.
The main problem was that there were very few handy tools available at that time, unlike in later generations where electric drills and other tools could be made to a miniature size.
When Jiang Si saw the police officers carrying the electric drill downstairs, she was completely stunned, no exaggeration.
No wonder the police asked beforehand if the steel bars needed to be cut.
At the time, Jiang Si remarked that this person was actually quite nice.
Looking back now, I'm afraid the cutting tools were too big, and the police officers couldn't fit them all in one car!
With her thoughts returning to normal, Jiang Si picked up her paintbrush and marked the positions on the wooden base.
"Could you drill a few holes here for me?"
Huo Tingzhou nodded.
The electric drill was too loud, so Huo Tingzhou carried his things to the yard.
When he returned after drilling the hole, Jiang Si had already used wire to fix the steel bars into an "I" shape, which was the torso of the model.
Next, the limbs.
Jiang Si was exceptionally focused when she worked, so much so that Huo Tingzhou couldn't bear to disturb her.
Fortunately, their tacit understanding from growing up together means they don't need much verbal communication.
Sometimes, a single glance is enough to understand what the other person means.
It was four hours later when the skeleton was finally built.
Jiang Si was so tired that she didn't want to move at all.
Huo Tingzhou massaged her for more than half an hour as usual.
The filling and shaping were done early the next morning, and it was much easier than yesterday.
Next comes joint reinforcement.
Making a mannequin is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and if it is not properly reinforced, it can only withstand one or two rolls at most.
Therefore, Jiang Si did not choose traditional bolts, but rather shock absorber springs discarded from automobiles.
After doing all this, soak a plaster cast in water and wrap it around the whole body.
It took eight hours for the plaster to dry here.
Now we're just waiting for the silicone from Deputy Commander Lei's side.
It is said that every profession is like a mountain to climb, and Huo Tingzhou couldn't help but feel curious when she mentioned silicone.
"Honey, would it work better if we wrapped it with a layer of silicone?"
Jiang Si smiled and said, "Of course. If we don't use this, the model will fall apart after being dropped two or three times."
Huo Tingzhou didn't say anything more. His wife had been working hard for three days to make this model.
He'd be so frustrated if it fell apart after just two falls.
Fortunately, Deputy Regiment Commander Lei was very helpful and delivered the silicone that afternoon.
Jiang Si worked through the night and finally finished making the model by noon the next day.
Looking at the finished product, she felt much more at ease.
Huo Tingzhou contacted the Public Security Bureau immediately.
Half an hour later, the police officers, along with doctors from the military hospital and Aunt Lei and her group, entered the family compound.
The large group of people quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the residential compound.
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