"Our art troupe came to Beijing for a performance, so I came here yesterday." Li Jie smiled.
"How long can you stay?"
"Let's go."
"Ah, so fast." Linglong was a little disappointed.
"It's over, at least we met, right?"
"That's right." Linglong was happy again. "Have you eaten yet? I'll treat you."
"You haven't eaten yet, so I won't be polite."
"Why are you being so polite to me?"
The weather was quite cold, so Linglong took Li Jie to eat mutton hotpot.
The copper hot pot on the table was bubbling with steam, and the two of them were chatting while eating.
"You look a lot thinner than before."
"The army has a strict work and rest schedule. Even our literary troupe has to do some training from time to time. That's why I've lost weight." Li Jie was quite happy that she had lost weight.
"You didn't tell me in your previous letter whether you have found someone you like?" Linglong was curious.
Li Jie was a little shy.
"Oh my, there must be something going on." Linglong became excited.
"There is one, still under development, who is my comrade-in-arms."
"How are the people?"
"He's very kind to me."
"That's all, that's the most important thing. By the way, do uncle and aunt know?"
"I haven't told you yet, but actually, I'm going to take him to my house during this Chinese New Year."
"That's too much! You're all going to meet your parents soon. Does that mean you're going to have a wedding after the New Year?"
"That's right. This is how we plan it."
"In the blink of an eye, we are both married. I don't know when Chunlei will have any news." Linglong sighed.
"I'll go see her during the Chinese New Year and ask her." Li Jie smiled.
Hao Chunlei was finally admitted to the military academy, but her school was not in Beijing, so she could not meet Linglong.
However, since I was in military school, I had fixed holidays, and I would go home during the Chinese New Year holiday.
"There are many male comrades in the military academy. If Chunlei doesn't have a partner yet, you should also persuade her to try hard. If there is a suitable person, she can just go first. It's easy for a woman to pursue a man. For your own happiness, you should be decisive."
"Hahaha, Linglong, I find that you are becoming more and more bold in your words." Li Jie teased.
"Hehehe, come on, after dinner, I'll take you to my store and pick out two pieces of clothing for you as gifts. Don't be shy."
"Okay, I won't be polite with you."
"That's more like it."
"Looking at your complexion, I know that your Commander Zheng, no, Deputy Commander Zheng, is very fond of you."
"He dares not try it on me."
"Linglong, it seems that you are really living a good life. I am so happy for you." In the past, they only communicated via correspondence, and she was afraid that Linglong would only talk about private matters. Now that they met, she realized that Linglong had not concealed anything and was truly living a happy life.
As her friend, Li Jie was naturally happy.
"I also hope that you and Chunlei will be happy and content."
"Yes."
After dinner, Linglong happily took Li Jie to her shop.
Li Jie was wearing a military uniform. When she entered the store, Xiao Jiang saluted subconsciously. After saluting, he remembered that he had retired for a long time and felt a little embarrassed.
Li Jie took a closer look and felt that Xiao Jiang was very familiar.
"You are the one, the one."
"This is Xiao Jiang. Have you forgotten our old waiter?"
"Yes, yes, Xiao Jiang, why are you here?" Li Jie was surprised.
After all, what happened with Xiao Jiang was not a big deal. Li Jie's family didn't mention it when they contacted her, and Linglong didn't mention it when she corresponded with her.
It had been a long time since the incident, and neither Linglong nor Xiaojiang planned to bring it up again.
"Xiao Jiang has retired from the army and has nothing to do in the countryside. I want to start a business but I still have to go to school, so I asked Xiao Jiang for help. We can open this shop together."
"Yes, that's it." Xiao Jiang nodded.
Li Jie felt a little regretful when she learned that Xiao Jiang had retired from the army, but seeing that he looked like he was living a good life, she smiled.
"Very good."
"Come on, come on, take a look at these clothes and see which one you like." Linglong pulled her in.
When meeting Sister Luo, Linglong also briefly introduced herself.
Li Jie didn't hesitate to walk around and look around. Finally, she tried on a few pieces and picked out the two she liked best.
Linglong asked Xiaojiang to put all the expenses on her account.
After picking out clothes, Li Jie asked about Congcong.
"I want to see him, is it convenient?"
"It's convenient. What's inconvenient about this? Congcong is at my mother-in-law's place. It's not far from here. Let's go there now."
The weather was too cold, so Congcong's kindergarten closed early. As soon as the holiday started, Congcong said he missed his grandma and mom. Zheng Tiansen was busy, so he asked Xiao Li to drive his son over, so Congcong is also living in the compound now.
Before even entering the compound, Li Jie suggested buying some things.
"No need to buy it, you're welcome."
"No, that won't work. There are elders at home. How would it look like for me to come empty-handed? Besides, I haven't seen Congcong for so long. I can't just leave the child without anything."
Linglong didn't think it was a big deal that she didn't bring anything for Congcong, but she was afraid that her mother-in-law would think Li Jie was being rude.
Although she and her mother-in-law have always gotten along well, she is not familiar with Li Jie.
She accompanied Li Jie to go shopping first.
Li Jie picked out some canned snacks, weighed some candies, and bought a toy before continuing to the compound with Linglong.
With Linglong's guidance, Li Jie entered smoothly.
Li Jie knew before that Zheng Tiansen's family was unusual, but she didn't feel that way until she entered the compound.
She asked in a low voice. "Linglong, what's your father-in-law's rank?"
Linglong said this, and Li Jie took a breath, feeling like she was about to meet a new friend's family.
After arriving at the Zheng family, Li Jie seemed a little restrained.
After all, she was still in the army, and knowing Zheng Yu's rank, she couldn't control her nervousness when she visited him.
When Zheng Yu was not at home, she only saw Zeng Yu.
Zeng Yu knew that she was Linglong's friend and Congcong's godmother, so she was very enthusiastic towards her, and Li Jie slowly relaxed.
Congcong didn't remember Li Jie at the time. After all, he was still very young when Li Jie went to the army, and it had been so long since they last saw each other that he had long forgotten her.
But he was very well-behaved and smart. As soon as Linglong introduced him, he immediately called for someone to bring Li Jie to him happily.
Li Jie had a very pleasant stay at Zheng's house, but when Zeng Yu wanted to keep her for dinner, she refused and got up and left before dinner time.
Linglong walked her out.
"No, no need to send me off. I can go to the guesthouse by myself."
"If you leave now, I don't know when we will meet again." Thinking of this, Linglong felt reluctant to let you go.
"We'll see each other again if there's a chance, so go ahead."
"Well, be careful on the road and keep in touch."
"Tuo."
After watching Li Jie walk away, Linglong turned around and went back to the courtyard.
In the evening, she called home and mentioned the incident of meeting Li Jie.
Zheng Tiansen knew that his wife had been communicating with two of her former friends, and he was also aware of her friendship with Li Jie.
"That's pretty cool."
"It's quite nice, but Li Jie is leaving tomorrow, and I don't know how long it will be before I can see her again."
"When you graduate and have time, go find her if you want to see her."
"That's right." Linglong immediately became happy.
After coaxing his wife, Zheng Tiansen also smiled.
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