Chapter 73: Commendation (Long Chapter)
Chen Jintao's words were like a sharp knife stabbing into Liu Wanzhi's chest. "Chen Jintao, you are a latecomer. Huo Beichuan and I have spent more time together. He is so blind that he is with a country bumpkin like you. He will regret it one day! You have no advantages except your face!"
"Then you are wrong. You should keep this to yourself. My wife is not only beautiful, but also excellent in every way. Whether it is teaching or character, you can't compare to her in any way. It is a blessing for me, Huo Beichuan, to marry my wife in my previous life."
"Did you hear that? Liu Wanzhi, I didn't bother with you before because we're both women, and I didn't want to say anything too harsh, but look at what you've done?" Chen Jintao didn't want to save face for the other party at this time, "You can obviously have a good life, why do you pursue something that doesn't belong to you? If you weren't so stubborn, I think you should be living a good life now, and Brigadier General Liu wouldn't be implicated by you."
"I just like someone, what's wrong with me?" Liu Wanzhi shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with liking someone, but if the person you like doesn't like you, you shouldn't get entangled. Just as you said, there's nothing wrong with you liking someone, so what's wrong with Huo Beichuan not liking you? If he doesn't have a partner and hasn't married, your bold pursuit is a kind of courage, but you're still chasing him even though you know he's married. This is just tying yourself up in knots. Everything you do is meaningless to us, and it will make everyone look down on you. What do you want? Now that your father who loves you so much has lost his lifelong career, are you satisfied?"
"Stop it! Stop it!"
Liu Wanzhi was about to collapse, and Brigade Commander Liu, who had hurried over, sighed bitterly after hearing what Shen Jintao said. He walked forward and bowed deeply to Shen Jintao and Huo Beichuan, "I'm sorry, I didn't keep an eye on her. I will be more careful next time. There's no future, we're about to leave for the Northwest."
Looking at the bitter smile on his former leader's face, Huo Beichuan felt no ripples in his heart. From the moment Liu Jianguo withheld his marriage report for the sake of his daughter and condoned Liu Wanzhi to spread false rumors in the army, he no longer had the respect he had before for this leader.
It's not that he only has romance in his mind, but Liu Jianguo's behavior is definitely not what a soldier should do. He also loves his career and the military uniform. He believes that as a soldier, he should at least be upright.
Seeing that Huo Beichuan and Shen Jintao had no intention of talking to him, Liu Jianguo knew why.
He left the family compound in shame with Liu Wanzhi.
Chen Jintao smiled at the military wives and said, "Sisters-in-law, I have been tinkering with cookies today and I finally succeeded in making them. I will send some to you all later so that you can all try my craftsmanship and thank you for speaking up for me these days."
"Hey, why are you saying this? It was Liu Wanzhi's fault in the first place. Isn't it my duty to speak up for you?"
"That's right, biscuits are such precious things, just keep them for yourself."
"yes……"
Chen Jintao knew that although the sisters-in-law would have some minor frictions and each had their own little thoughts, everyone had a good heart. It was just that life in this era was too hard, so everyone would care about even the smallest detail.
"It's not something very expensive. If you go to a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store, it's a bit expensive, but I made it myself and it really didn't cost me much. Don't be polite to me. I just came to our family compound, and I will need your help in many places in the future. If you are so polite to me, I won't dare to ask you for help in the future."
Qian Mingfang once again sighed in her heart that Xiao Shen was a good person, "Stop pushing it back and forth. Since it is Xiao Shen's kind gesture, just accept it."
She has a lot of say among the military wives, so everyone agreed after hearing this.
Qian Mingfang smiled and joked, "You know what, the cookies that Xiao Shen made today taste really good. I think they're no worse than those sold in department stores."
"It's not as exaggerated as you said, sister-in-law. I just thought that most of you sisters-in-law have children at home, so I made something delicious to please the children. You don't know that I tried several times before I succeeded today." Chen Jintao said pretending to be embarrassed.
"Oh, then I am a lucky person. You sent me some right after you succeeded."
Chen Jintao asked Huo Beichuan to go to her house and take out the packaged biscuits. Of course, she couldn't give them to everyone. She only gave them to those who spoke for her. As for those who took advantage of her misfortune, she didn't bother to go and complain, which was already very good.
Qian Mingfang felt embarrassed when she saw that there was still some for her. "Why are you giving it back to me? I don't want it anymore. I've already eaten it. How can I be so shameless?"
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Chen Jintao stuffed the thing into Qian Mingfang's hand. "If you hadn't protected me during this period, I don't know how I would have been bullied. Besides, the previous one was just to let you help me taste the flavor, the sample, which can't be confused with this."
No one expected that Chen Jintao's craftsmanship was so good that she could make all kinds of cute patterns. You can imagine how much the children at home would like them when they see them.
"Sister, this is so beautiful, isn't it? How can these kids bear to eat it?"
Chen Jintao smiled and said, "This is actually very simple. I asked my husband, Lao Huo, to find a comrade who is good at carpentry to help carve the mold. They were very quick and finished it in a short time. If I didn't have such a mold, I wouldn't be able to make cookies like this."
"Anyway, you are this!" Huang Xiuru gave Chen Jintao a thumbs up.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and it was very lively. After chatting for a while, Chen Jintao said goodbye to her sisters-in-law and went back home with Huo Beichuan.
The news about Shen Jintao's great achievements also spread in the family compound and the entire military region. Shen Jintao didn't think much about it. She didn't take the royalties and letters seriously. If she had any different thoughts, it must be that she was grateful that she really had the ability to spread the "Heimlich Maneuver". As long as she could save more people, it was good. She didn't care about anything else.
However, the army was busy preparing to commend Shen Jintao. In all these years, there was only one awesome military wife like Shen Jintao. The articles she wrote could be directly published in Kyoto newspapers. What else is there to say?
In particular, some people previously questioned whether Shen Jintao got her teaching job through improper relationships, and now they have been severely slapped in the face. This is not something that ordinary people can do. There are so many teachers in the school, but not everyone can submit articles and succeed in getting their articles published in newspapers, not to mention that Shen Jintao's articles are basically on the headlines of those newspapers. It can be said that she is very impressive, to the extent that the family tree can be torn up and rewritten from her.
Huo Beichuan naturally also got those newspapers. The smile on his face was harder to suppress than AK. He hugged Shen Jintao and tossed her around for a while. Then he put on his clothes and said seriously that he was going out to do some business. He even took those newspapers with him before leaving.
Chen Jintao was so exhausted that she had no strength left. She couldn't help thinking that men really can't eat too much. Once they are full, they will think about that kind of things, which is really exhausting.
"Hello, Deputy Captain Huo!"
"Xiao Li, how was the training today?"
"It's over! Even though you're on vacation, we will definitely train hard and won't fall behind!"
"Okay, okay! I'm going back to the army tomorrow. I have no choice. My wife's story is in the newspaper. I have to send it to my parents back home so they can see it too."
Huo Beichuan met a lot of people along the way. Every time he met someone, he would show off in a roundabout way. In the end, it was basically like this...
"Xiao Huo, have you eaten yet?"
"It's the political commissar! How do you know my wife is in the newspaper?"
"Huo Beichuan, you little bastard... you're the only one who has a wife, right?"
“…”
After sending a telegram home, Huo Beichuan always felt that it was not enough. After all, telegrams were too expensive. He wrote another letter. In previous years, when he was not married, the letters he wrote home were as brief as possible, but this time he wrote several pages in a very eloquent manner, most of which was used to praise his wife.
Let's not talk about the expressions of the Huo and Chen families who received the letter. Anyway, the whole army knew about it. The former serious deputy commander Huo seemed to have become a different person since he got married. He became extremely talkative and even boasted about his wife. He made those stone-hard guys tremble to such an extent that it was terrifying, as if they were possessed by a ghost.
Gao Wu was so depressed that he stopped Huo Beichuan when he was about to go home to hug his wife to sleep. He looked at Huo Beichuan with a face full of bitterness and hatred, "Old Huo, sometimes I am really jealous of you!"
Huo Beichuan pushed Gao Wu's hand away and asked, "Why are you jealous of me?"
"Look at you. Not only are you good-looking, you're also a great fighter and a decent leader. The higher-ups always praise you at every meeting. Yet, you're such a stubborn bastard, and you still found such a wife. Old Huo, why don't you ask your sister-in-law if she has any sisters or something? Introduce some to me."
"What? You want to get married?" Huo Beichuan looked at his good brother suspiciously.
"Nonsense!" Gao Wu twitched his lips. "Who doesn't want a wife and children? I've wanted to get married for a long time, okay?"
"Then why didn't you go once when your family arranged a blind date for you?" Huo Beichuan rolled his eyes.
"You know my situation. I only have one stepmother at home. Do you think she will introduce me to any particularly good candidates? It's nothing more than her nieces from her mother's family. I know exactly what she is planning. She is afraid that I won't send her money or tickets in the future. She wants to find a woman she trusts to marry me so that she can control me for the rest of my life. I finally came to the army and lived a peaceful life for a few years. Would I be so stupid as to bring back an ancestor for myself?"
Speaking of this, Huo Beichuan was a little silent.
He knew something about Gao Wu's situation, so what he said did make sense.
"My wife has only one cousin on her natal side, but she's already married, and that woman is way inferior to my wife. Okay, I'll go back and ask my wife. If there's really any good ones, I'll ask her to tell you."
Huo Beichuan nodded in the end. After all, he was the deputy regiment commander now and it was time for him to pay attention to the personal problems of his soldiers.
He has now completely forgotten how much his leaders used to worry about his personal problems.
"Oh, but I remember you seemed to have a younger sister..."
“Bang!”
Before Gao Wu could finish his words, Huo Beichuan punched him in the face. Although he controlled the force a little, Gao Wu's face was still visibly bruised.
“…”
“Ah…”
Hearing Gao Wu's cry of pain, Huo Beichuan did not feel guilty at all, "Don't try to hit on my sister, my sister is still young!"
"I was just kidding, Huo Beichuan, are you seriously ill?"
"Not even a joke!"
“…”
Two days later, everything was ready and the troops held a special meeting attended by all soldiers and their families. This commendation meeting was held for Shen Jintao.
Although everyone admired Shen Jintao, some people did not understand and thought that compared with the life and death of the soldiers, this was just a small matter and there was no need to make such a big fuss.
But no matter what these people think, Shen Jintao was indeed commended by the army, and even received a certificate and banner personally issued by the division commander.
The division commander also spoke at the conference, saying that everyone should learn from Comrade Shen Jintao, strive to shine like her, and contribute their own strength to the motherland.
Shen Jintao was forced to give a speech, and she felt a little embarrassed. She never expected that this matter would attract so much attention from the higher-ups.
But she was also happy in her heart. She was commended by the army, which would be beneficial to Huo Beichuan's future. This was the case now. As long as good people and good things happened in the family, the whole family would benefit.
Huo Beichuan looked at his wife from the audience and felt that her whole body was glowing, making it impossible to take his eyes off her.
A group of officers who had a good relationship with Huo Beichuan felt their teeth ache when they saw this scene, but it was impossible for them not to be envious, jealous and hateful.
I don’t know how many good things this brat must have done in his previous life to have such good luck in this life.
At the same time, Huo Chenggong also received a telegram from Huo Beichuan, and excitedly shared the matter with his in-laws.
The two families were so happy that they told others about it when they asked about it. As a result, the news that Chen Jintao's article was on the headlines of Kyoto Newspaper and several other newspapers spread in the team, causing quite a stir.
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