Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
One evening, Fu Shen returned home, followed by someone.
As soon as Wang Renyi entered the house, he saw Su Yue sitting on a low stool in the yard, intently picking vegetables.
He strode forward, grinning as he called out, "Sister-in-law."
When Su Yue saw Wang Renyi, her eyes were full of surprise, and she couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say you were going to be gone for a year before you came back?"
Wang Renyi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm going to stay there for a year. I'll come back to complete my mission and then go back again."
He is currently dating Qin Zhizhi, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will soon get married.
However, his current military rank does not meet the requirements for accompanying his unit, so he wants to take advantage of the fact that the two are not yet married to work hard to earn more military merits and try to get promoted.
So he called Yang Guohua and asked him to remember to mention his spot if there were any suitable tasks.
Yang Guohua told him that there was a vacant battalion commander position in the army, and many people were eyeing it and wanted to compete for it.
But this position is like a small piece of meat, and many people are vying for it, so everyone can only rely on their own abilities.
Fu Shen glanced at Wang Renyi indifferently, walked to Su Yue's side, and reached out to help her pick vegetables.
Su Yue looked up at Fu Shen, her eyes filled with concern: "Are you going on a mission too?"
Fu Shen gave a soft "hmm".
Su Yue asked again, "Are you all together?"
Fu Shen placed the picked vegetables into the basin, slowly raised his head, and lingered on Wang Renyi for a moment: "Whether he can take on this mission is still uncertain. We'll have to wait and see after he's been assessed by multiple people."
Su Yue asked in confusion, "There's an assessment for going on a mission? Isn't it that if a specific person is assigned, that person has to go?"
Fu Shen was hastily called away on a mission before, and there was no mention of any assessment at the time. He didn't even stay at the army base for a day before leaving again.
Wang Renyi quickly answered for Su Yue, "Sister-in-law, someone like Brother Shen doesn't need to go through an assessment. Everyone on this mission is aiming for the same goal, and many people want to get this mission..."
He paused, looked at Fu Shen, and tentatively asked, "Can you tell me what happens next?"
Fu Shen twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a helpless smile: "You've already brought this up, what difference does it make whether you say it or not? I thought you would have learned to be cautious after what happened, but I overestimated you."
Wang Renyi pouted, looking aggrieved: "I would never be so honest in front of outsiders. I was just answering for my sister-in-law when she asked."
After that experience, when he went to team-building events, he learned to be more discreet and less likely to speak ill of others. He no longer dared to treat people like he used to, assuming they were just rural folks who posed no threat, and to be as honest and open with them as he was with his fellow team members.
Seeing this, Su Yue quickly said, "Don't say things you can't say. I know you need to pass an assessment before you can go on missions after you come back."
Fu Shen frowned as he looked at Wang Renyi's appearance. The man in front of him reminded him of how foolish he had been when dealing with Jiang Huaidong.
He couldn't bear to see himself in that state, so he put all the remaining sweet potato leaves into the wooden basin, and also put the ones Su Yue was holding into it.
Su Yue: "..."
Fu Shen picked up the wooden basin and handed it to Wang Renyi expressionlessly: "Pick the rest and wash them clean. You can't eat for nothing."
Looking at the vegetables in the wooden basin in front of him, Wang Renyi's face immediately broke into a bright smile. "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
He understood that Fu Shen's words meant he could have dinner here tonight.
He had just gotten off the military procurement vehicle and saw Fu Shen walking towards the family compound. He put his luggage in the guard room and followed Fu Shen back. He had planned to apologize to Su Yue in person and then go to the canteen for dinner.
He almost thought their relationship would be further strained because of his use of Su Yue's breakup.
Unexpectedly, Fu Shen didn't kick him out, but instead invited him to eat there.
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