The next afternoon, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang had lunch at Li Chu's place.
After dinner, Li Chu and Uncle Wang were chatting in the courtyard when Li Chu finally understood why Chen Fangguo had made a point of telling him.
He's like Xiang Zhuang performing a sword dance, his real target is Liu Bang!
They simply want a promotion, and another is to become a member of the committee that everyone in the organization aspires to be on.
Li Chu smiled helplessly. If Uncle Wang hadn't said it, he probably wouldn't have been able to figure it out even if he racked his brains.
Director Chen probably didn't expect to run into a political idiot.
"Xiao Chu, you don't need to worry about anything. If he comes to you again, just pretend you don't know anything unless he says something directly."
"Uncle, what do I need to dress up for? I don't know anything about this anyway."
"You don't need to belittle yourself. It's already quite good that you could figure out he must have other intentions for coming to see you," Uncle Wang said with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle!" Li Chu took a sip of water. "Uncle, my nephew will be taking the college entrance exam next month. If he doesn't get into university, could you arrange for him to join the army?"
"Your nephew? Oh, you mean Xiaoqin's son, Jiadong, right?"
“It’s Jia Dong. I don’t think he’ll get into university. My sister and brother-in-law and I have discussed it and we want him to join the army.”
Which military unit do you want to join?
Li Chu smiled ingratiatingly: "Uncle, it would be best to arrange for you to be in our Beijing."
Uncle Wang listened without saying anything, placed his right hand on the stone table, and tapped it with his index finger.
Knowing that Uncle Wang was thinking, Li Chu did not press him further.
After a while, Uncle Wang stopped pointing: "You've graduated from high school and are quite educated. I have a suggestion for you. You can talk to Xiaoqin and Ziwen about it and see if they agree."
"Uncle, the arrangements you made are definitely fine."
"Stop flattering me, kid. My suggestion is that there's a unit going to the Northwest at the end of this year. Let him go to that unit. He's educated, so it's a good fit for him. It'll also make it easier for him to get promoted later."
Go to the Northwest? Li Chu instinctively wanted to say no, that's too far.
If he dares to agree, Li Qin will probably tear him to pieces and stew him.
Suddenly, something felt off. This unit only went to the Northwest at the end of this year, so this timing...
"Uncle, which unit is it?" Li Chu asked hurriedly.
"Why ask so many questions? Just tell me if you're going or not."
“Yes, I’ll definitely go. I’m making the decision for my sister and brother-in-law.”
Uncle Wang pointed at him and said, "Don't make decisions for others. Ask around and see if you don't want to go. If you don't want to go, arrange another unit. It's really tough over there."
Li Chu stood up, patted his chest, and said, "Uncle, there's no need to say anything more. With this unit, would they dare to disagree?"
The commotion also caught the attention of Aunt Wang and Ding Qiunan, who were sitting on the swing.
"Xiao Chu, who dares to disagree? Why are you patting your chest like that?" Aunt Wang asked loudly.
"Auntie, it's nothing. I'm just talking to my uncle about letting Jiadong join the army."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang and Ding Qiunan clearly lost interest and started talking about their child again.
"Alright, sit down." Uncle Wang gestured for Li Chu to sit down: "Tell me after he finishes the college entrance exam and decides whether he wants to join the army."
"Uncle, please remember to reserve one spot for this unit."
"Do you know which unit I'm talking about?" Uncle Wang found his behavior a bit strange.
"Uncle, you didn't tell me, how could I know?" Li Chu said, his face flat and feigning composure.
"Then why are you so sure you want Jiadong to go?"
"Isn't this what you arranged? You can't go wrong by listening to you."
Just as Uncle Wang was about to say something, Aunt Wang's voice came over: "Old Wang, you two stop chatting. The two children need to go to sleep. Let's go."
Zhang Meng, who had been sitting under the eaves playing with the two puppies, stood up when he heard Aunt Wang's words.
Distracted by Aunt Wang, Uncle Wang forgot what he wanted to say and simply said to Li Chu, "Remember to tell me again after Jia Dong finishes his exam."
"Okay, Uncle."
Seeing that Uncle Wang was definitely leaving, Zhang Meng said goodbye to Li Chu and Ding Qiunan and prepared to go out to get his car.
"Xiao Meng, you've been playing there for a while now. Which dog do you think is good enough for me to catch?" Uncle Wang said, pointing to the two puppies in the doghouse.
“I think his little black one is the best,” Zhang Meng said with a smile.
His words made Uncle Wang laugh: "Xiao Hei is so big now, how could he possibly go with you?"
"Old Wang, what do you need the dog for?" Aunt Wang asked.
"I think both dogs are quite smart. You can take one home to keep you company."
Upon receiving instructions from his superior, Zhang Meng went over without a word, grabbed one from the nest, and didn't even pick it out, thinking the two were about the same.
No one asked the dog owner what they meant from beginning to end.
Xiao Hei simply walked up to Zhang Meng, looked up at him, and then walked back to its little master's stroller.
The puppy that Zhang Meng was holding kept barking in a cute, innocent way.
"Hey, nobody even asked me what I thought," Li Chu muttered to himself.
Uncle Wang, who had already reached the door, seemed to have heard something and turned around to ask, "Xiao Chu, what did you say?"
"Hehe, Uncle, I think it would be best if you took both of them."
His fawning manner amused everyone.
After seeing Uncle Wang and the others off, Li Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how to answer if Uncle Wang continued to ask him questions.
As for the unit that Uncle Wang mentioned would be heading to the Northwest at the end of the year, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be the predecessor of Er Mou, that training unit.
It seems that young lady is getting married in Northwest China next year.
I must find a way to persuade my sister and brother-in-law to agree to send Jia Dong to this unit.
Li Chu and Ding Qiunan each carried one of the children back to the yard to go inside. At this moment, Xiao Hei seemed to realize that one of its children was missing. It circled the doghouse a few times and then ran to the gate and barked a few times.
Li Chu and Ding Qiunan didn't rush into the house; they stood at the door to see what Xiao Hei was going to do.
Xiao Hei ran from the doorway to Li Chu's legs and rubbed against them, then rubbed against Ding Qiunan's legs before burrowing into its nest.
She hugged the remaining puppy as if she were holding it in her arms, cuddling it with her two front paws and licking it with her tongue. She lay there quietly, and the puppy seemed to know what was happening, so it also stayed still and didn't move.
Li Chu glanced at his wife, just as Ding Qiunan turned to look at him.
Both of them sighed at the same time. They were deeply attached to their pets. Usually, Xiao Hei didn't seem to care much about the two puppies, but if one of them was taken away, it would still be sad.
Li Chu squatted down beside the nest, holding the baby, and reached out to scratch its head. Little Black looked at him with its big eyes, and a tear slid down its cheek.
156n.
Tonight is the first time since we had a baby that Xiao Hei hasn't gone into the bedroom; he stayed in his bed all night without coming out.
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