Chapter 154 Promotion
After talking with Tong Aiguo, Gu Yanxiao quickly began arranging Tong Aiguo's train ticket to Beijing.
Seeing his happy expression, Su Xiangwan guessed what was going on.
I teased him on purpose: "So happy!"
“Yes! Aiguo is a promising talent. He will definitely achieve great things if he joins the army. Staying in Bakushu Village will only hold him back,” Gu Yanxiao nodded and said.
"So, I want to congratulate our Commander Gu on gaining a great general?" Su Xiangwan said with a smile.
There was no one else in the hall at that moment. Gu Yanxiao reached out and pulled Su Xiangwan into his arms, whispering something in her ear.
After hearing what Gu Yanxiao said, Su Xiangwan's eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "What did you say? You...you're going to be promoted again?"
Gu Yanxiao smiled and nodded, then pinched her nose: "Well, however, Commander Huo said I'm too young. He'll promote me to deputy division commander first, let me accumulate military merits, and then I'll be promoted to full division commander after I turn thirty."
"Division Commander, he's already a division commander?" Su Xiangwan's eyes widened. Gu Yanxiao is only twenty-four years old at most!
This is a division commander! Even though he's only a deputy, it's still terrifying!
"The deputy," Gu Yanxiao corrected, looking at her with a doting expression.
"I know it's just a deputy position, but I'll be promoted to a full-fledged position in a few years!" Su Xiangwan happily hugged Gu Yanxiao's waist, jumping and skipping.
Just as Gu's father was about to carry Niannian back into the house, he saw this scene, turned a corner, and went out for a stroll with his grandson in his arms.
Being young is great!
Unlike his wife, who is always complaining about him now.
No wonder the ancients said, "Beauty fades and love wanes." His wife must have married him only for his good looks, without ever really getting to know the interesting soul beneath his handsome face...
Thinking of this, Mr. Gu looked at his grandson with his big, bright eyes and said, "Niannian, it's fortunate that you inherited the good looks of our Gu family! Otherwise, when you grow up, you'll have trouble finding a wife..."
"Gu Jianguo, what have you been saying to Niannian?"
When Gu's mother came over, she heard Gu's father talking to Niannian about these things.
She immediately glared angrily and took a few steps forward, grabbing Gu's father's ear and saying, "Niannian is only a little over a month old, and you're saying all this nonsense in front of him. What kind of grandfather are you?"
Caught off guard, Mr. Gu's ear was suddenly grabbed, and he quickly begged for mercy: "Oh, wife, I was wrong, I'll never do it again..."
Inside the room, Gu Yanfei, who was engrossed in reading, looked up at the window helplessly when she heard the sounds of her father and mother arguing in the yard.
Upon seeing his father's disheveled state, he burst out laughing with schadenfreude.
Life is so good now!
A few days later, Tong Aiguo appeared outside the Su residence, looking travel-worn. Looking at the luxurious and grand courtyard, he nervously knocked on the gate.
Just then, Uncle Wang, who had finished watering the flowers and plants in the yard, heard the noise and came over to open the gate. Seeing Tong Aiguo carrying his luggage and looking cautious, he smiled and asked, "Young man, who are you looking for?"
Tong Aiguo looked at the increasingly luxurious courtyard after opening the gate, and at the polite old man in front of him, who was completely different from the other elderly people in the village.
He swallowed nervously and asked, "Hello, does Gu Yanxiao live here?"
Before he could finish speaking, Uncle Wang's smile, which had been polite but clearly distant, suddenly became warm: "Oh, you're looking for your son-in-law! He hasn't returned yet, and you are...?"
Before Wang Bo could speak, Gu's father's voice came from behind him: "Is it patriotism?"
Upon hearing Gu's father's voice, Tong Aiguo, who had been extremely nervous, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly replied, "Uncle Gu, it's me, Tong Aiguo."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu's father appeared in front of him and stepped forward to take the bundle from his back: "Aiguo, come in quickly! Here, give me the luggage."
Tong Aiguo said somewhat awkwardly, "No need, Uncle Gu, I can do it myself."
Gu's father noticed his obvious restraint and said with a smile, "Aiguo, don't feel restrained. Just treat this place as your own home."
Tong Aiguo followed Gu's father through the courtyard and into the hall. Looking at the clean and tidy furniture that exuded an extraordinary feel, he understood even more why his father had said that the Gu family was no ordinary family.
After helping Tong Aiguo put down his luggage, Gu's father said, "Aiguo, sit down. Yan Xiao won't be back until tonight!"
Tong Aiguo carefully sat down on half of his bottom, feeling that the cushion under his bottom was soft, like cotton, but not quite cotton.
The solid wood sofa, with this cushion underneath, is both soft and firm, indescribably comfortable.
Uncle Wang, who was standing nearby, had already brought over a cup of brewed tea: "Please have some tea."
"Th...thank you." Tong Aiguo's heart skipped a beat, and he naturally recognized Uncle Wang's identity.
They must be the stewards or servants of important figures in those rumors and stories.
"Have some water and rest for a bit. Your room is all set up. Would you like to take a shower, get some sleep, and relax?"
Looking at the undisguised exhaustion on Tong Aiguo's face, Gu's father asked.
He knew all too well what it was like to sit on a slow train for several days at a time, so he didn't intend to keep Tong Aiguo talking to him, but instead planned to let him rest first.
"Thank you, Uncle Gu." Tong Aiguo knew very well that since he had come to see Gu Yanxiao, he would inevitably have to trouble him.
Instead of saying polite words now, it's better to keep this kindness in mind and repay them when the opportunity arises in the future.
The room prepared for Tong Aiguo was a guest room on the first floor.
There was a separate bathroom. Uncle Wang considerately demonstrated to Tong Aiguo how to use the equipment inside before turning to leave.
Tong Aiguo felt the warm water from the showerhead spraying on his body, and all his fatigue seemed to dissipate with the hot water.
It turns out that city life is so wonderful.
Even their bathing habits are different from those of people in the countryside.
No wonder so many educated youths couldn't accept their lives after going to Bakushu Village.
Tong Aiguo seemed to finally understand why those educated youth sent to the countryside had become so terrifying.
What he didn't know was that this house was prepared by the Su family for Su Xiangwan.
As the richest family in Shanghai, the Su family's lifestyle far surpasses that of ordinary people.
Even people in Beijing rarely saw bathroom facilities like this at that time.
The Su family went to great lengths to arrange a place for Su Xiangwan.
Many of the devices were shipped from the United States, and the financial and material resources spent on them went far beyond just money.
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