Chapter 190 Anonymous Package
When the kiss ended, both of them were a little out of breath.
After saying a few more words, Huo Tingzhou glanced at the time.
"Honey, I have to go now. Take good care of yourself at home and don't worry about me."
Although this mission came very suddenly, everyone was aware of the situation.
At this stage, the two sides are at most just having a minor skirmish, and it won't escalate to an unacceptable level.
Jiang Si nodded, "You too, be sure to be careful when you go out."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and straightened the wrinkles in his military uniform.
She didn't look up, but she could still feel how reluctant his gaze was on her.
After a pause, Jiang Si said gently, "I'll wait for you to come back."
"Okay," Huo Tingzhou replied solemnly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the assembly whistle sounded outside.
"Wife, I'm leaving."
After saying that, Huo Tingzhou picked up his pack and strode out of the courtyard.
This was his second mission, so he probably had some prior expectations.
This time, Jiang Si only spent less than half a day to adjust her condition.
She lives alone, and Jiang Si is too lazy to cook lunch.
I used the "one-click cooking" function in the space, ate and drank my fill, and then took a nice afternoon nap.
After waking up in the afternoon, Jiang Si packed up the facial feature templates she had drawn and went to the military mailroom.
"Comrade Jiang, you've come at the perfect time."
When Sister Chen, who was in charge of receiving and sending packages, saw Jiang Si arrive, she quickly took out a money order from her drawer.
"Here you go, this is your remittance slip."
"Mine?" Jiang Si was taken aback.
"Yes, it's yours."
Sister Chen smiled and said, "Your name is quite unique; there's no one with the same name in our compound."
"Oh, right, here's another package for you."
As she spoke, Sister Chen took the package out from the inner room and gave a brief explanation.
"We sent someone to deliver it to you, but you weren't there, so they came back."
"I'm sorry, I was taking a nap at the time, and I was probably sleeping soundly, so I didn't hear the knocking outside," Jiang Si said.
The temperature on Qiongzhou Island has been rising day by day these past few days. She found it too hot inside and didn't want to fan herself, so she went to sleep in her spatial dimension.
"Oh, it's nothing," Sister Chen waved her hand.
Seeing that Jiang Si was holding a large bag, he asked, "Are you sending something?"
Jiang Si nodded.
"Here, fill in the address, and give me the items first." Sister Chen quickly handed over a form.
The address Uncle Huo left was just an email address, which was quick to type.
During their casual conversation, Jiang Si had already learned that the other person's surname was Chen.
After filling in the address, she smiled and said, "Sister Chen, could you help me calculate how much all of this costs?"
But Sister Chen glanced at it and said, "It's free."
Jiang Si paused in taking out her money. "Don't you need any money?"
"Yes." Sister Chen picked up the postmark and stamped it with a special seal.
Then, with a smile on his face, he said, "This address is a confidential email address; the recipient will pay for the postage."
So that's how it is.
Since Sister Chen had said that, Jiang Si didn't dwell on it anymore.
She's now more curious about the package and who sent the money order.
The amount on the draft is two hundred dollars.
The remittance address and remitter's name section only had two words written on it: "Details to be determined".
At first, Jiang Si thought it was sent by her mother-in-law, but the postmark on it didn't seem right.
The money was wired from Jiangcheng.
The problem is, two hundred dollars is not a small amount.
She had never even been to Jiangcheng, so who would send her so much money?
Thinking this, Jiang Si opened the package again.
Inside were two pieces of trendy fabric and a large bag of Jiangcheng specialties.
In addition, she also found an envelope inside.
Jiang Si opened the envelope and glanced inside; it contained a portion of the national grain coupons.
The rest were local receipts from Qiongzhou Island, most of which were military-issued.
Jiang Si was even more confused now.
After racking her brains for a long time without finding a solution, Jiang Si went to the communications unit a little later.
The only person you can ask about this is your own mother-in-law.
At this hour, Huo's mother hadn't finished get off work yet. When she heard her daughter-in-law say that she had received an anonymous package and a remittance from Jiangcheng, she was extremely surprised.
After thinking about it for a long time, she still had no clue.
"Sisi, don't worry, I'll go ask."
After hanging up the phone, Huo's mother went directly to Huo's father's office.
"Hey, what brings you here at this hour?"
Mrs. Huo briefly explained the situation.
"I wonder who sent it. Do you think it might be aimed at you this time?"
It's no wonder that Huo's mother thought so deeply.
There are still two weeks until the election, who knows what dirty tricks they might pull behind the scenes.
After a moment of contemplation, Mr. Huo said, "It shouldn't be."
He paused for a moment, then said, "I remember the Yu family's youngest daughter transferred to Jiangcheng, didn't she?"
Upon hearing what Mr. Huo said, Mrs. Huo immediately remembered.
"It seems so. I remember their second son was also serving in the army on Qiongzhou Island, right?"
"Yes." Mr. Huo nodded.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo was so angry that she didn't want to say anything. "He has already withdrawn from the election, so what is he doing behind the scenes doing these dirty tricks? Does he want to accuse our family of accepting bribes?"
"Don't worry."
Mr. Huo felt that the matter might not be as complicated as they thought. "If Lao Yu really wanted to do something underhanded, he wouldn't have waited until now."
"That's hard to say. Until the very last moment, who knows if he'll turn against us?" Mrs. Huo said irritably.
Mr. Huo originally wanted to give Mrs. Huo a surprise, but seeing how angry she was, he had no choice but to tell her in advance.
"The document has been issued, and Lao Yu knows about it."
"What document?" Mrs. Huo didn't react for a moment.
After a moment of stunned silence, his eyes widened suddenly as he looked at Huo's father.
"You...you mean, the promotion documents?"
"Yes." Mr. Huo nodded.
"How could it be so fast?"
Mrs. Huo was surprised and somewhat at a loss. "Isn't the election convention still half a month away? How come the documents have been issued already?"
Mr. Huo smiled and gestured for her to quickly drink some water to calm her nerves.
Mrs. Huo had no interest in drinking this at the moment; she had a look on her face that said, "Tell me what happened."
Seeing this, Mr. Huo said bluntly, "Do you really think that whether you get promoted depends on the vote results that day?"
"What else?" Mother Huo had never participated in an election conference of this level, so how would she know these things?
Jiang Si is not here, otherwise she would definitely be chatting with her mother-in-law.
This election conference was not much different from the award ceremonies of later generations.
In fact, they already knew who would win the awards before they even went there.
Similarly, the same applies to election rallies.
Mr. Huo lowered his voice and said, "Actually, the day of the conference was just a formality; the appointment documents have already been officially issued."
"However, it will not be officially announced until the day of the election convention."
Mrs. Huo was so excited that she was speechless for a moment and couldn't say a word for a long time.
"It's enough that you know about this."
Mr. Huo gave a few words of advice, "Especially at times like these, our family must keep a low profile."
"I know, I'm not stupid." Huo's mother glanced at him.
Even though it was such good news, she felt quite bad that she couldn't share it with the children right away.
Fortunately, there are only ten days left until the election.
After calming down, Mrs. Huo said, "Now that the Yu family knows about the issuance of the document, they really have no need to make any more moves."
"However, you have just taken office and your foundation is not yet stable, so you should return these things to them."
Mr. Huo nodded; that was his opinion as well.
Having received confirmation, Mrs. Huo said directly, "Then you go ahead with your work, I'll head back now."
Mr. Huo paused as he dialed the phone. "Aren't you going to call them back?"
She would definitely go back, but Mrs. Huo had some private things she wanted to say to her daughter-in-law.
"I'll call from home; it's not convenient to talk here."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Huo fell silent. His office phone was always monitored by someone, so chatting was indeed inappropriate.
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