After having He Xiang, Chen Yun felt more relaxed. When she returned home, the Gao family had left, so the house was much quieter. But the child was not easy to take care of. Zi Rui was also very naughty. If Chen Yun couldn't keep an eye on him, he would run away.
He crawled very fast on the ground and could walk, which was different from before. Chen Yun said to Liu Qiao with a fierce face: "Husband, you must teach your son a lesson today. You know how he behaved today. I held his hand and told him not to move, but he saw a bicycle on the street and rushed towards the people. I couldn't stop him."
When Zi Rui was 18 months old, he liked to bump into others. He was very strong and often hurt Chen Yun when he sucked her breast. When she couldn't take care of the child, she hoped that Liu Qiao could take care of him. Didn't he tell her every day how good he was at leading troops?
Liu Qiao scratched his head and said, "Keep a closer eye on him next time."
"It's not a question of whether to watch closely or not. Just talk to him." Chen Yun was also confused.
Liu Qiao was both amused and annoyed: "He is so young, I can't explain the reason to him."
"Then why don't you scare him?" Chen Yun said.
Of course Liu Qiao still disagreed.
Seeing that Chen Yun was a little angry, Liu Qiao took the initiative to go to the room and carry Zi Rui out. Chen Yun glared at her son, and Zi Rui quickly pulled his mother's sleeve with his little hands. He was born knowing how to seek benefits and avoid harm. Now that he saw his mother was angry, he pretended to be a good boy. Chen Yun would not be fooled by him like this.
"How many times has mom told you not to run around? Why don't you listen?"
She usually spoke softly, but today she raised her voice a little. Zi Rui subconsciously wanted to pinch Chen Yun's mouth. Chen Yun acted coquettishly to Liu Qiao: "Hubby, look at him..."
Liu Qiao then pulled Zi Rui aside and said to him, "Zi Rui, you are going to pinch your mother's lips. Your mother is doing this for your own good."
As Liu Qiao said, how could a child understand so much? Chen Yun spoke sternly, and Zi Rui buried his head in Chen Yun's arms to act cute. Chen Yun showed a hint of helplessness on her face. Liu Qiao watched the mother and son reconcile from the side, and thought it was a big show. He kissed Chen Yun's temples.
Soon it was May, and it was another holiday. Chen Yun packed up the things in the store and went home. There was already a gift box at home, which she was going to take to the hospital to see Zhang Han.
Zhang Han was blessed with a baby girl, and the head of the group was so happy that he distributed red eggs everywhere. Liu Qiao was also happy for the head of the group. No matter whether it was a boy or a girl, at least she had her own child.
Zi Rui can walk now, but he is as lazy as his father and still wants to hang on Chen Yun. It was not until he saw Liu Qiao that Chen Yun put the child in Liu Qiao's arms.
"You hold your son. I'll go change my clothes."
The family of three got ready and went directly to the hospital to visit Zhang Han. Lanlan was playing with Xu Lijie's son Zhong Yang. Zhong Yang had a good temper since he was young and he was good at his studies, so the adults were relieved to leave the child to him.
"Uncle Liu, Aunt Chen." Zhong Yang called Liu Qiao and Chen Yun politely.
Chen Yun smiled and said, "Yangyang, are your parents in there?"
Seeing Zhong Yang nodded, Chen Yun and Liu Qiao went in together. Unexpectedly, Xu Lijie called Zhong Yang in at the door, "Yang Yang, look at this little girl, isn't she very pretty?"
Xu Lijie used to like Lanlan, but now it's different. Zhang Han has her own biological daughter, so she will definitely be nice to her. As an adult, she will definitely not treat Xiaolan in any way, but she is more attentive to Zhang Han's biological daughter Xiao Zhenzhen.
"Sister Zhang, are you feeling okay?" Chen Yun sat on the edge of the bed. Although Zhang Han looked tired, she seemed to be in an unusually relaxed mood.
Zhang Han smiled and said, "I am tired. After all, I am at this age. It would be strange if I am not tired. No matter how tired I am, it will be worth it when I see the baby is born." She treated Xiao Lan as her own daughter, but after her own daughter was born, she understood the feeling of being a real mother.
She thought she would care about this little man who was closely connected to her by blood, and she would not hesitate to sacrifice her own life for him.
"It's always like this." Chen Yun kissed her son. "When I was carrying Zirui, I felt it was magical, a little life was growing in my belly. I carried him slowly, punching and breathing in my belly. It was really tiring when I was carrying him. When he was born and I held him in my arms, I felt that all my hard work was worth it."
Zhang Han felt the same way. She saw Lan Lan standing at the door and smiled and asked Lan Lan to come over to see her sister.
Chen Yun saw that Lanlan was unhappy and was a little worried about her situation. People of her generation all had brothers and sisters, but most of the next generation were only children, and they would not be happy when they knew that their mothers were going to have a second child.
If it was her biological daughter, of course, these actions would not be considered a big deal, and they might even think it was very cute. But Xiao Lan was an adopted girl after all, and Zhang Han and his wife had been waiting for a child for so many years, so how could they allow their child to be rejected by an adopted child?
Zhang Han was rich and hired a nanny to take care of her child. She also treated her daughter Zhenzhen like the apple of her eye. Even Chen Yun, who loved her child as much as she did, was not as kind as her.
On the way back with Xu Lijie, she said to her, "I think Lanlan needs to be more obedient in the future, otherwise it will be difficult to be her adopted daughter."
This was the truth. When Chen Yun returned, she saw Chen Dafen still eating melon seeds at the door. She was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Dafen, aren't you going to see Sister Zhang?"
Chen Dafen shook her head. Ever since she knew her husband might not get promoted, she felt that it was useless to curry favor with Zhang Han. Besides, seeing Xu Lijie currying favor with him every day, Zhang Han was actually very good to Liu Qiao, but was just average to Xu Lijie's husband.
Now that Gao Guobin has been transferred to civilian work, Hu Yongbing has to get along with the new deputy battalion commander, and the time he spends at home is getting shorter and shorter. Chen Dafen quit another job these days because that job requires working the night shift, which she doesn't do, so now she only has one job, cleaning the bathroom in the morning and coming back at noon.
Although she didn't go, she asked very clearly: "How many pounds?"
"It's about 6 pounds, not bad."
Chen Yun exchanged a few pleasantries with her before going in. Liu Qiao seemed to have something to say to her, so Chen Yun smiled and said, "Just tell us what you want to say."
"Yunyun, didn't I go on a mission before? I made great contributions that time, and the organization wanted to transfer me. I have been thinking of telling you after it was finalized, but now I'm telling you that I will be transferred to a regiment in Beijing as deputy head. We can transfer our household registration, and we will be Beijing residents from now on." Apparently Liu Qiao had just received the news, and he couldn't wait to tell Chen Yun the good news.
I didn't expect her husband to be so cunning. If it was Chen Yun herself, she should have told her when she saw such signs. After all, they are a family and there is no need to hide anything.
It should be said that from the expressions of people in the know, Chen Yun already had that feeling, but only now did she realize that her husband was so amazing that he could reach Beijing in such a short time.
She was confused for a moment, and Liu Qiao saw that she was not as happy as he had imagined, and said anxiously: "Yunyun, are you blaming me for not telling you? I was really afraid that I might not be promoted, so I didn't tell you, and there are too many uncertain factors in this matter." He was promoted too quickly, which was due to his own efforts and also luck.
"Yeah, I see." She smiled.
Liu Qiao doesn't care. These days, who doesn't want to settle down in Beijing? Going to Beijing means their children can receive the best education and they can live a better life.
No matter from which aspect, Longcheng is not a place suitable for long-term stay. Longcheng is even more backward than Jiangcheng, comparable to a county town, and it is inconvenient to go anywhere. Chen Yun has a hard life here. If he can arrange a better job for Chen Yun and make her life easier, he won't have to feel so guilty.
But for Chen Yun, she was the one who set up the store at Hongqi School, and the dolls were all carefully made by her. The store now has a stable customer base. She was a little shocked to see him leaving so suddenly.
Her husband was born to do great things. He is not as nagging as her. Now he is wholeheartedly trying to establish connections and obtain more information about Beijing.
Even when Zhang Han went home to recuperate after giving birth, she specifically called Chen Yun over and said with some reluctance, "I know your husband and you can't stay here. I didn't expect that we would have to say goodbye so soon. When you go to Beijing in the future, you must keep in touch."
When I first came here, I saw military wives happily moving in one after another in this newly built military housing complex, and now I see them moving out one after another suddenly.
First, Zhou Qin's family returned to Yincheng, then Zhu Xiaofang also returned home, and now even Chen Yun is going to Jingshi.
She felt a little sad: "I will go to Beijing and look for you guys later."
Zhao Huimei couldn't believe it either. If there was any promotion, it would be her husband. Her husband had the age and experience, and his family background was much better than Liu Qiao's. Liu Qiao was just the son of a local cadre, while her husband was a native of Beijing.
Liu Qiao finally invited everyone to his home for a meal. Xu Lijie said nice things, saying that she couldn't bear to leave Chen Yun, but she had actually already started to take action secretly.
Everyone knew that the deputy regiment commander from Beijing would not last long, so it was easy to imagine who would be the deputy battalion commander. At least her husband had one less powerful enemy.
The person who most wanted Liu Qiao to leave was Xu Lijie, but the person who was most reluctant to let Chen Yun go was Chen Dafen. She sometimes went out to work, and her son often stayed at Chen Yun's house. At first, she laughed at her for buying such a bad bungalow, but now that she has moved to Beijing, she has a Beijing household registration, and maybe she will live a much better life than herself in the future.
This was also the last time Chen Yun prepared a banquet. She bought a lot of cooked vegetables and meat dishes. The first dish was braised lion's head, and the second dish was crispy pork ribs. There were three large plates of cooked vegetables, two plates of green vegetables, and a plate of peanuts for the men to drink.
"What do you do with all the home appliances in your house?"
Chen Dafen asked.
Chen Yun thought for a moment and said, "Let's see if there are any other military dependents who need us to sell them at a discount. If that doesn't work, we can look for people outside who want them."
Of course Chen Dafen wanted it, but she also knew that she didn't have much money, so she had to give up. In the end, Liu Qiao found someone in the second-hand market to sell all their electrical appliances at a discount. They spent a lot of money when they bought them, but they sold them for very little. Chen Yun was unwilling to accept it.
The key point is that Chen Yun also bought a bungalow here. She entrusted the store to He Xiang and asked her to pay her a little rent every year. She did not even ask for the transfer fee of the store. Captain Yuan and his wife were naturally very grateful.
There are many trains going to Beijing. After Chen Yun and Liu Qiao confirmed the departure date, they began to pack their luggage and inform their relatives and friends of the news.
Chen Yun first called her family: "Mom, are you home? I want to tell you something. Liu Qiao is going to Beijing, and I will follow him in a few days."
"Really? Oh, this is good news." Zhang Meixiang wanted to applaud her son-in-law.
Who doesn't yearn for Beijing in this era? Beijing is the capital of the country, and first-class universities and economies are all developed here. If my son can go to a university in Beijing and live with my sister in the future, how great it would be!
"Yes, Mom. Once I settle down there, I'll pick you and Dad up to go over and play together." Chen Yun promised.
Zhang Meixiang hung up the phone happily, but the expression on Chen Yun's face was not as happy as she had just said. Liu Qiao could see that she was reluctant to leave. After all, she had lived here for several years, and every plant and tree here was taken care of by Chen Yun. She would almost walk the road to Longcheng with her eyes closed.
Liu Qiao comforted her: "All good things must come to an end. When you arrive in Beijing, you will meet better friends, better military wives, and see more good things."
"I know everything you said, I just felt it happened too fast and I couldn't adjust my mood for a while. I thought my son would not move until he was at least ten years old, but I didn't expect that he would leave now." She knew this was a good thing, and everyone even told her that it was a very good thing.
That's Beijing. If a person can go to Beijing to be an official, then he will definitely have a bright future. At the same time, the future of their family will definitely be brighter. Even Chen Dafen, who usually looked down on her, looked at her with envy, but she knew she was a little scared.
This fear could not be expressed in words. Here, she could easily start a business and buy a house, but in Beijing, the little money she had was not enough. Not only was it not enough, but she might even have to ask her family for money. This unpredictability of the future gave her a headache.
Besides, in Longcheng, all the military wives are like this, not to mention Beijing, a place with many twists and turns. She might be buried.
Her husband is talented and courageous, and it is only a matter of time for him to achieve success. But for Chen Yun, she is more confused about the future. She was forced to go to Beijing, not on her own. All these things that were not in her plan have now happened, and it is not so easy to face them.
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