Chapter 45 Wang Manman eavesdrops
Political Commissar Lu was furious. "I can't persuade you. Fine, I'll call your parents."
He picked up the phone from the table, but the next second Qi Jingchuan reached out and unplugged the phone line.
"you--"
Before Political Commissar Lu could speak, Qi Jingchuan asked him a question, "Teacher, do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing to be promoted to the rank of regimental commander at the age of twenty-six?"
"Of course it's a good thing." If Qi Jingchuan weren't a full regimental commander, but just an ordinary battalion-level officer, or even lower, he could marry whomever he wanted, and Political Commissar Lu wouldn't care.
But precisely because Qi Jingchuan became a regimental-level cadre at a young age, with unlimited potential, he cannot marry a capitalist's daughter like Cen Yan, which would invite criticism from those who envy Qi Jingchuan and cause them to make things difficult for him.
Qi Jingchuan, on the other hand, saw things very clearly.
"It's a good thing, but it's reached its limit. If I want to be promoted again, I'll be at the deputy division level, a deputy division level cadre under thirty. Teacher, do you think this is a good thing for me and for the Qi family?"
His parents hold high positions in Beijing. If Qi Jingchuan is promoted to deputy division commander at a young age, the balance of power among the major families in Beijing will definitely be completely broken!
Therefore, for the next five or even ten years, Qi Jingchuan will remain firmly in the position of a regimental-level cadre. Whether or not he marries Cen Yan will not make a difference to him.
Marrying Cen Yan would make Qi Jingchuan and the Qi family even safer.
Political Commissar Lu had come to his senses. "Jingchuan, since you have your own considerations, I won't stop this marriage. The marriage certificate will be delivered to you by noon tomorrow. Treat this young lady well. It wasn't easy for her to leave her hometown and come to Dongming Island. She's also six years younger than you. As a man, you need to cherish her. Do you understand?"
Qi Jingchuan didn't speak, but a storm was brewing in his deep eyes.
Suddenly! Wang Lijuan's voice rang out from outside the study, "Manman, what are you doing standing here!"
Wang Lijuan's voice was soft, tinged with a hint of doubt, but it startled Wang Manman so much that her heart stopped. Coupled with the sudden opening of the door from inside the room, she lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud.
"I...I didn't do anything! I just happened to be passing by and heard my uncle and Jingchuan arguing in the study, so I hesitated, wondering if I should go in and try to mediate." Wang Manman stood up awkwardly, like a panicked rabbit. "Auntie, I really didn't eavesdrop..."
"Who said you were eavesdropping? You've already admitted it." Qi Jingchuan really didn't like Wang Manman. She was crazy and chattered on and on all day long, doing nothing productive.
Upon hearing the word "eavesdropping," Wang Manman burst into tears, clutching Wang Lijuan's hand and sobbing, "Auntie, I didn't! How could I have eavesdropped on Uncle and Brother Jingchuan's conversation? They're both officers in the military; they were definitely talking about top-secret military matters. You could give me ten lives and I wouldn't dare to eavesdrop..."
"Alright!" Wang Lijuan was also angry. When she lived at home, she had told Wang Manman that her husband was a political commissar and that his study was full of important documents. Even she was not allowed to go in there, and Wang Manman was especially not allowed to go near that area unless necessary.
Wang Manman is really something else; she can't understand good or bad advice. I should have known better than to let her come to Dongming Island for rural work. Now look what's happened—the marriage proposal fell through, and this meddlesome niece can't be sent away anytime soon. Good heavens.
"Whether you were eavesdropping or not, whatever you heard tonight, don't let me hear it from a third person, or you'll face the consequences. Teacher, teacher's wife, I have training tomorrow, so I'll head back now."
"Stay for dinner."
"No, thank you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Jingchuan went out. Seeing how distant he was, Qi Jingchuan felt a little uncomfortable.
It seems that ever since this niece arrived, only a few days have passed, and Qi Jingchuan has become distant from their family. Could it be that she made a mistake by sending her niece all the way here to meet Qi Jingchuan for a blind date?
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