Chapter 155 I don't want her to spend money
"It's okay, sister-in-law. I was planning to treat everyone to a simple meal, so please join us!"
Su Wan only found out later that when Chen Yuan had the surgery, the soldiers in the army wanted to donate money to him but were stopped by the army.
Because there are subsidies in the army, and most of the soldiers come from families with poor financial conditions. They almost all have younger brothers and sisters to support, so they don’t want to spend money.
Before, she was still worried about how to thank them. Now that the political commissar said so, Su Wan also expressed her thoughts.
But she didn't just invite the people in the compound, she planned to invite everyone in the army to eat.
Of course, it won’t be really a big meal.
She planned to buy a few sheep to make soup, a dozen pig offal and pig blood stews, and two more pigs to braise and make dumplings. Probably enough for the entire army to eat.
After dinner, Chen Yuan was also called to the office by the political commissar.
The other sisters-in-law helped to pack up, and Su Wan also joined in to help.
After everyone was done, they went back to the yard.
Su Wan then took Mrs. Qiu's hand and told her what he was thinking.
Mrs. Qiu was extremely surprised.
She said, "We have quite a few people in our army. Including the new soldiers, there are over 20,000 of us!"
"I know there's a lot of people, so I thought I'd buy a few sheep and pigs so everyone can have some meat. I'll ask Brother Wang and Brother Xu to help with the shopping. Is that okay?"
"It's not a bad thing. It's for the troops to eat. But if you do that, it'll probably make people jealous."
"I understand what sister-in-law means. I just think it's hard for everyone, so it would be helpful to improve the food."
Hearing this, Mrs. Qiu nodded.
"If you can handle the rumors, then it's actually nothing. But you're being quite high-profile. I don't have a problem with that, but I'll ask Old Qiu about it. If I just say it was Captain Chen treating the soldiers, it might have a negative connotation and be misunderstood..."
Mrs. Qiu thought for a moment before saying, "I remember you opened a shop. How about we treat you in your name? That way, Captain Chen won't be framed."
Su Wan originally made money with the help of those soldiers at that time.
If you think about it this way, there is nothing wrong with it.
She thanked him and then went to find Wang Bin.
Wang Bin was surprised when he learned that Su Wan was going to treat the entire army to dinner.
He opened his mouth, but no word came out.
"Sister-in-law, are you so arrogant when you treat guests now?"
"Don't tease me, you know what I mean. I just want to thank everyone for helping me before, so I want to give everyone something good to eat. If you think it's okay, then buy it for me!"
"Okay, sister-in-law, you tell me, and I'll write it down."
Hearing this, Su Wan also asked about the price first.
Wang Bin thought of the prices he had paid in the past and said, "Mutton is 54 cents a pound, mutton offal is 20 cents a pound, pork is 79 cents a pound, spare ribs are 37 cents a pound, beef is 78 cents a pound, and pig offal, you know, is usually 8 or 9 yuan a pair. Pig blood can be bought for 1.5 cents if you need a larger quantity. Just tell me how much you need."
"Buy 200 kilograms of mutton, 500 kilograms of mutton offal, 300 kilograms of pork, 20 sets of pig offal, and as much pig blood as you can."
After that, Su Wan did some calculations and gave Wang Bin 700 yuan. "Buy some seasonings later. You know what I usually buy, right?"
"I know, sister-in-law. I'll go buy it tomorrow morning."
Wang Bin took the money and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so kind to us soldiers!"
Su Wan also felt a little emotional.
"If it weren't for you defending our country, we wouldn't be able to enjoy the good life we have today. We are the ones who should say thank you."
Many people take for granted the contributions of soldiers in defending their country, thinking that they are soldiers and that is what they should do.
But they all forget that they are also flesh and blood people who can get hurt and bleed.
But in Su Wan's mind, soldiers have always been great, whether in the past life or the future life. Without the noble character of those soldiers, how could ordinary people like them live such a stable life?
When Wang Bin left, Chen Yuan had not returned yet.
Su Wan quickly turned on the air conditioner in the room, searched in the drawer, and found the condoms she had received.
This thing is not as sophisticated as in later generations, but it was still the safest contraceptive method in the 1980s.
She also didn't want to get an IUD. When they were in love, they had always taken good contraceptive measures.
After waiting for a long time, Chen Yuan didn't come back.
Su Wan was lying on the bed and suddenly wanted to laugh.
She remembered a joke that was on the Internet. The husband came home for the Chinese New Year and she was very excited. She knew that he would sleep with her that day, but she didn't know when he would sleep with her.
When I first watched it, I felt a little crazy, but now I feel that it is somewhat real.
Political Commissar's Office.
The political commissar handed Chen Yuan the assessment list sent by the Army Academy.
"You performed exceptionally well at the Army Academy this time, and they praised you highly. Your previous education was only junior high school, and the knowledge you've learned now is from technical secondary school. If there's another opportunity like this in the future, would you like to continue studying?"
It is actually very impressive to be able to learn all the knowledge of a technical secondary school in one year.
Chen Yuan knew that his academic qualifications were only at a technical secondary school level, and in fact, he did not learn as much as he had in three years of high school, but he was already very satisfied.
When asked if he wanted to continue studying, Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
He asked, "Commissar, what do you mean by this?"
The political commissar said cheerfully, "Don't be nervous. The army has no other intentions. We can also inform you in advance that we will have a vacant deputy regiment commander position. That's the position reserved for you. We will promote you in two months.
The army now has academic requirements for promoting young cadres. If you are willing to continue your studies, Huaqing University will have a continuing education major in two years. You can graduate in one and a half years and get a university diploma.
If you're willing to go, wait until you've secured your position as a deputy leader, then go to Huaqing University for continuing education. Only then will you have a chance of being promoted to a full leader next time."
When Chen Yuan heard that he could go to Huaqing University to study continuing education, he was eager to try.
Wanwan happened to buy a courtyard house in Beijing. If he goes there to study for continuing education, there should be no problem. Maybe he can even let Wanwan accompany him to study for continuing education.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Political Commissar. I am willing to accept it!"
Hearing Chen Yuan's words, the political commissar patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's the best. It's a pity that Lin Wu doesn't know what's wrong with his brain. He just doesn't want to go alone. The army will be ready to send you two over when the time comes. You must keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you!"
Only the political commissar knew how much effort he had put in to protect him and promote him to deputy regimental commander.
Of course, it was only because Chen Yuan himself was outstanding that he, as the leader, was willing to give him a chance.
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