Chapter 8 Lu Tingxiao reports his marriage
After the engagement was over and all the guests were sent away, Grandma Lu called Jiang Ruoxi aside and said, "Ruoxi, you and Tingxiao are engaged this time, so you can't refuse the bracelet that Grandma gives you anymore."
"Grandma, I won't refuse. Since Brother Lu and I are engaged, we are a family. I will accept the bracelet!" Jiang Ruoxi said with a graceful smile.
"Okay, okay, this is the daughter-in-law of our Lu family, she is generous. If Ting Xiao bullies you in the future, just tell us and grandma will help you beat him up. We in the Lu family only recognize you as our granddaughter-in-law!" said Grandma Lu.
"Don't worry, grandma. If Brother Lu bullies me, I will definitely come to you for help. Besides, I believe in Brother Lu!" Jiang Ruoxi said with a smile.
On the other side, when Mother Lu was seeing the guests off, her good friend Chen Yarong pulled Mother Lu aside and said, "Jingshu, I have something to tell you!"
"What's going on? Why are you so mysterious?" Mother Lu asked in confusion.
"Jingshu, have you noticed that your daughter-in-law looks very much like someone when he was young?" Chen Yarong said.
"I didn't notice. What's wrong? Who does Ruoxi look like?" Mother Lu asked in surprise.
"Just now, you were all busy. When your daughter-in-law first came in, I felt that she looked very much like someone, but I couldn't remember who it was. During the engagement process, I observed her carefully and found that her every move, every frown and smile was very much like Shu Yao!" Chen Yarong said excitedly.
"Like Shu Yao?" Mother Lu was surprised.
"Yes, she looks especially like Shu Yao when she was young. We all grew up with Shu Yao. Think back, does your daughter-in-law look especially like Shu Yao when she was seventeen or eighteen years old?" Chen Yarong said affirmatively.
Mother Lu carefully recalled and compared the appearance of Jiang Ruoxi and her good friend Wen Shuyao when they were young. The comparison was indeed very similar. They also knew that Wen Shuyao lost a newborn girl 17 years ago. The Jiang and Wen families had only had this one precious girl in two generations, and she was lost. Both families had been looking for the child, but have not found her until now.
"Yarong, don't tell Shu Yao yet. What if Ruoxi is not Shu Yao's daughter, but just looks like her? I'll ask Ruoxi again and find a suitable opportunity for the two of them to meet and confirm it!" Mother Lu said after a moment's hesitation.
Here, after Grandma Lu finished talking to Jiang Ruoxi, Lu Tingxiao took Jiang Ruoxi for a walk in the yard, and the two chatted as they walked.
"Ruoxi, you see, we are already engaged. Can I file a marriage registration? Can we get married after your birthday?" Lu Tingxiao looked at Jiang Ruoxi with hopeful eyes.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jiang Ruoxi asked.
"I have to be anxious. What if you are taken away by another man? Of course I have to get the girl I like first!" Lu Tingxiao said proudly.
Jiang Ruoxi couldn't help laughing out loud, "Okay, I won't let anyone else take it away. I'll stay in your bowl and only you can take it!"
"I will call our commander tomorrow to report my marriage. Ruoxi, I'm so happy!" Lu Tingxiao said happily.
The next day, Lu Tingxiao called Commander Xie in the army to apply for a report on the results. Commander Xie answered the call and said, "Hey, aren't you on vacation now? Why did you think of calling me?"
"Commander, I want to file a marriage report!" Lu Tingxiao said in a serious tone.
"What did you say? You want to file a marriage report? Are you kidding me? Your old man always said that you can't find a partner because of your bad temper. How come you found a partner less than half a month after your vacation?" Commander Xie said in disbelief.
"Really, Commander. My partner won't be 18 until March next year, so we can only get engaged for now. My parents should get ready. It's already the end of November, so there are less than four months left. I'll file a marriage registration first, and then my partner will pass the political review. The marriage registration will take about a month. Isn't it time for me to file a marriage registration in advance? Then we can go get the marriage certificate directly!"
"Okay then, send back this marriage application so that I can conduct a political review of your partner. Finally, someone is willing to accept you, so I have to hurry!" Teacher Xie said with a smile.
"Thank you, Master. I will send the marriage report back tomorrow!"
Two days later, Commander Xie, who was busy processing various military documents in the office, suddenly heard a knock on the door. Without even looking up, he shouted, "Come in!" Then, a young soldier quickly walked into the room, saluted with a standard military salute, and said, "Report to the division commander, here is a marriage report from Captain Lu Tingxiao, please take a look."
Upon hearing this, Commander Xie was slightly stunned, then raised his head and took the report. He was secretly surprised in his heart. Lu Tingxiao was really quick! And it was actually sent through the military channel. It seems that the matter is quite urgent.
He opened the report and read it carefully. The more he read, the more surprised and relieved his expression became. After reading it, he gently closed the report, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "This kid is finally going to start a family..."
Commander Xie called the guard and ordered, "Go find Xiao Li and have him start investigating and conducting a political review of Comrade Jiang Ruoxi."
Xiao Li is an officer in the division who is responsible for political review work. He is conscientious and meticulous in his work. After Xiao Li got the information, he quickly launched an investigation.
As the investigation deepened, some strange phenomena gradually emerged. He discovered that there were some unclear points in Jiang Ruoxi's life experience, especially some records about her childhood experiences seemed to be missing.
At the same time, Jiang Daguo seemed a little nervous, and people kept asking about the progress of the political review. Just when Commander Xie was puzzled, he suddenly received an anonymous call. The person on the other end of the phone warned him not to delve too deeply into Jiang Ruoxi's life experience, otherwise he would bear the consequences. Commander Xie snorted coldly, becoming even more determined to get to the bottom of the matter. He knew very well that there could not be any hidden dangers in a military marriage and it had to be foolproof. So he assigned more people to speed up the investigation, determined to find out the truth in the shortest possible time so that Lu Tingxiao could successfully marry his beloved girl.
Xiao Li followed the clues and found an orphanage, from which he obtained a tattered registration book. It shows that Jiang Ruoxi stayed here for a period of time when she was very young. At this time, Jiang Daguo learned that the military had stepped up its investigation and became increasingly uneasy. It turns out that there was another secret behind his adoption of Jiang Ruoxi, and he was asked by someone to hide her true identity.
Later, Commander Xie called Lu Tingxiao to tell him that someone was deliberately obstructing Jiang Ruoxi's political review and asked Lu Tingxiao to pay attention. Lu Tingxiao decided to take the initiative to ask his commander to participate in the investigation after returning to the team.
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