"I had this idea when Xiangdong came back. But since he just came back, I thought I would let him get familiar with the situation at the base first. Now there is not much to do at the base, so I thought I would deal with this matter." The old general leaned on the sofa and sipped his tea slowly.

"You have been managing it well, so there is no need to rush at this moment. You are also in charge of security, so isn't it good to let Xiangdong help you?" Li Xue advised.

"What's good about that? I am old, and I just want to live a few days of peace and quiet. I have lived too hard in my life, and it is time to stop and rest." The old general said with a smile, "Besides, Xiangdong is now worried that he has nothing and cannot marry you. If I hand over the security department to him, he will be a person of status, and he will not be so inferior."

What? Xiangdong is inferior? Li Xue was stunned by this. Did she ignore him too much in the past?

"You don't know yet? Xiangdong wants to marry you, but he doesn't even have a proper job, let alone a position, let alone any family background. He is a face-conscious person and is afraid that he will let you down if he marries you now, so he has never dared to mention marriage to you. Anyway, I don't want to work hard anymore, and Xiangdong was originally my preferred successor, so let's take this opportunity to get it done so that he can marry you earlier. It also saves him from worrying about you being abducted by others." The old general joked.

Li Xue felt a little uncomfortable and cleared her throat twice: "Ahem, it's such a big thing for you to resign, I can't make the decision alone! Let me call other ministers over this afternoon and ask for their opinions." "Okay,

I'll come again this afternoon." The old general put down his teacup and stood up to say goodbye.

After Li Xue sat back at her desk, she picked up the document and continued to read it, but her mind kept replaying what the old general had just said. Did Xiangdong really feel inferior because of these things?

It was also her fault that she had been busy with the base's affairs and had neglected Xiangdong. He had been back for such a long time, but she had not officially assigned him a job, so he could only help the old general every day. What she thought before was that Xiangdong would take over the old general's job anyway, so it would not be a bad idea to let him follow the old general to get familiar with the base first. She did not expect that she actually ignored his self-esteem as a man.

In the afternoon, Li Xue invited several ministers over, and the old general personally told them that he wanted to step down and let Xiangdong take over.

The ministers naturally kept persuading him.

But the old general had made up his mind, and Xiangdong also had a high status in their hearts, so the matter was finalized.

It is hoped that Xiangdong will take over as the Minister of Security of the base, and the whole base will be informed soon. The people of the base are also familiar with Xiangdong, and they admire his abilities very much. Therefore, this matter was so happily accepted by the people of the base.

At night, Li Xue, who felt guilty for neglecting Xiangdong because of the old general's words, decided to comfort Xiangdong.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Xiangdong raising his hand to knock on the door.

"You're here. I was just about to find you." Li Xue pulled Xiangdong in.

"Seeing you like this, I think I should also go to our Guo Qing to improve our relationship." Lin Miao looked at Xiangdong entering the door, said carelessly, and then left in a hurry.

The other people also found their own reasons and disappeared. Before leaving, they also took Haohao and Yuan Mo away.

Although the houses in the base are now enough for each of them to live in a small villa, everyone is used to living together, except for the men who were all kicked out and started their own homes. The women in the Hope Team still live together. The men who were kicked out also found a villa and squeezed together to "depend on each other". There were

only two of them left in the house, and Li Xue felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

Xiangdong pulled Li Xue to sit on the sofa: "You just said you were going to look for me? Is there something?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to see you." Li Xue smiled. "Do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to see you." Xiangdong also smiled.

Then, the two of them sat on the sofa in the living room.

"How about we go for a walk outside." Li Xue suggested. It was so awkward for the two of them to sit there like this.

"Okay." Xiangdong stood up and led Li Xue out the door.

He hoped that there was no curfew at the base, so that there would be pedestrians coming out to enjoy the cool air from time to time. Everyone who saw them greeted them warmly.

"Well, you will soon take over the duties of the old general. If there is anything you can't handle, just let me know." Li Xue thought for a long time and found this topic. She originally wanted to ask Xiangdong if he was really inferior. But how could she ask such a question directly.

"Well, don't worry, I can handle it." Xiangdong nodded. "Well..." Xiangdong wanted to say something, but swallowed it back when it came to his lips.

"What's wrong?" Li Xue asked.

Xiangdong stopped and looked at Li Xue seriously: "I want to... I want to ask, if I propose to get married now, would you agree? I also know that I have nothing now and it will definitely be unfair to you. If you don't agree, are you willing to wait for me? I will try my best to save enough money for the betrothal gift to marry you." Xiangdong hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and asked the question that had been bothering him for a day.

Li Xue's face turned red and she hesitantly said, "I am willing to, if...if you want to wait before getting married, I am willing to wait for you."

Xiangdong's originally uneasy heart suddenly settled down. He took Li Xue's hand, put it on his chest, and said, "I don't want to wait any longer, Xiaoxue, do you know? I'm looking forward to marrying you every day. But I want to give you a grand wedding, so please wait for me."

Li Xue put her hand on Xiangdong's chest, feeling the increasingly rapid heartbeat in his chest, and smiled, "Okay, I'll wait for you to marry me."

Xiangdong excitedly hugged Li Xue into his arms and put his cheek on Li Xue's hair: "Thank you, Xiaoxue."

Li Xue pushed him gently: "Someone will pass by here. If they see us, they will definitely laugh at us." After all, she is the base commander now! It's embarrassing to talk about being caught in a relationship, okay?

"Then let them laugh. I wish the whole world knew that you are my fiancée and we will be married soon." Xiangdong said with a smile.

"Xiangdong, do you feel inferior because of my current status?" Li Xue asked this question that she had been thinking about for a day.

"Why do you ask this?" Xiangdong was a little surprised.

"The old general told me when he came to see me this morning." Li Xue honestly gave the old general away.

Xiangdong:...

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