Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Military Academy
In June, the weather became completely warm.
After Zhao Zhanming's injuries were almost healed, he received a notice from his superiors.
On the sofa.
Lu Qinghe helped Zhao Zhanming remove the bandage on his calf.
Although the wound caused by shrapnel was not deep, it was infected because of the delay in treatment. A lot of rotten flesh was scraped off before suturing. The wound, which was originally only two fingers long, required more than 30 stitches.
Fortunately, it only left a scar, which did not affect my walking. In addition, after a few months of rest and applying ointment, it looks much smoother now.
"It's definitely going to be itchy after the stitches are removed. This ointment was bought from the Russians through someone at the military hospital. It's the most effective for removing scars and also relieves itching."
Lu Qinghe took out a cotton swab and applied the ointment on Zhao Zhanming.
"I'm not that delicate. A scar isn't a big deal. I'm a grown man, and I don't expose this part of my body often. It's nothing."
Lu Qinghe reached out and patted Zhao Zhanming's calf.
"You're calling it a small matter. The doctor said if it had been off by even half an inch, it would have damaged the bone. The shrapnel is very shattered, and if it had hit the bone, surgery would have been much more difficult. Also, if the rescue had been delayed by another two days, your infection would have been even more severe. Don't take it lightly."
But Zhao Zhanming didn’t think it was serious.
Under the circumstances at that time, he felt it was worth it even if he sacrificed himself to save a company.
What's more, in the end it was just a wound.
But Zhao Zhanming could not say this in front of Lu Qinghe no matter what.
Of course, he was also extremely grateful.
I am glad that I survived, saw Lu Qinghe again, and returned to this home.
"I just don't want you to worry so much." Zhao Zhanming said gently: "You have worked hard these past few months."
"Just know that I've worked hard. Next time you have any missions, you must be extremely careful. Got it?"
"Okay, okay."
Lu Qinghe didn't know how many times she had said this, but every time, Zhao Zhanming would seriously and carefully nod in agreement.
He could not refuse any mission. In front of his lover, all he could do was to agree repeatedly and use one or two sentences to comfort Lu Qinghe's heart.
After applying the ointment, the gauze was thrown aside.
"You officially returned to the base this afternoon. I don't know how the organization arranged it for you. Commander Meng couldn't explain it clearly."
Zhao Zhanming: "It's not hard to guess."
"Um?"
"There are three options. The first is to stay in the same military region and be promoted to a full regimental or divisional staff officer. The second option is to change the station. If you change the station, only divisional staff officers from other stations can go there. The third option is probably to go to Beijing."
Lu Qinghe asked curiously, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before? How can we go to Beijing?"
"As we head south, there are many places that need garrisons. They will then belong to the northern combat zone of Jing City, but the actual garrison will not be in Jing City, but should be nearby."
Lu Qinghe had an idea in mind.
"I secretly hope you can go to Jing City. That way it's at least... safer."
Zhao Zhanming looked at Lu Qinghe with great understanding.
Seeing him looking at her like this, Lu Qinghe asked, "What about you? Where do you want to go?"
"To be honest, I don't have any particular place I want to go. Relations between countries will only become more peaceful in the future, but as long as I'm needed, I'll go there and follow their arrangements."
Obeying orders is a soldier's duty.
In the afternoon, Zhao Zhanming went to the military area, and Lu Qinghe took Zhao Ran out for a walk.
"Yu Lili, do we have any carpenters in our military region?"
"Yes, there's one behind the playground. What do you want to do?"
"I want to make a walker for my child."
According to Yu Lili, Lu Qinghe went to the carpenter's house. It turned out that the carpenter was the old father of the officer. He had nothing to do on weekdays and was idle anyway. Taking on some carpentry work was a way to find something to do.
When he heard that Lu Qinghe wanted to buy a walker, the old man gestured at Zhao Ran's height and immediately said that he already had one at home.
"Besides, making a new one definitely takes time, three or four days at the very least. Although this one is old, my granddaughter hasn't used it many times. Besides, she's already polished the old one very well, so there's no need to worry about burrs pricking the child. It was only made at the end of last year. You can take it home and try it out."
Lu Qinghe liked the well-made walker very much. She nodded and wanted to give the old man money, but the old man refused to take it. After arguing for a long time, Lu Qinghe thanked him again and again before going home.
The workmanship of this walker is indeed very good. You can tell at a glance that it is not as rough as the ones you buy outside. It must be for my own child.
After wiping and scrubbing, Lu Qinghe found a cushion and sewed it on, then put the babbling Zhao Ran inside. After trying a few times, the child learned how to walk by paddling.
"Ran Ran is really smart, she follows Qing He."
"Captain Zhao is also smart."
After a while, several people who usually chatted gathered at the door.
After chatting for a while, someone came outside looking for Lu Qinghe. It happened that Zhao Ran was learning to sit in a walker by himself. She found a rope to tie it to the walker, and half-pulled and half-pushed Zhao Ran out.
"Auntie, Auntie——"
As soon as he saw that it was Ye Yulian, Zhao Ran, who already had some memory of people, started to babble.
I don’t know if it was Ye Yulian who was calling out, or a few aunts passing by. Anyway, the child was not shy and made everyone around look over.
Seeing that Zhao Ran was also kissing the baby passionately, Ye Yulian took the baby in her arms and kissed him for a long time before putting the baby down with a smile.
"Sister, can you come in and sit down?"
"No, I came here in a hurry to deliver something, and I have to go to the hospital later."
"There's nothing missing at home, but I've been busy with Zhao Zhanming's affairs lately. I didn't even go home to see Grandpa during the Dragon Boat Festival."
The policy has been somewhat relaxed in the past two years.
Furthermore, because of Political Commissar Guo, the two families have a closer relationship and more frequent exchanges, and they are no longer as cautious and nervous as they were in the 1960s.
Ye Yulian: "We are being too polite. My family won't mind such things. Look at this. These are the tiger-head shoes my dad made for Ranran. Summer is coming. The ones he made in winter were too hot to wear, but these are made of thin fabric and are cool. There are also two sets of one-piece clothes."
Lu Qinghe took it, glanced at the stitches, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this also made by uncle?"
"No, it's my mom."
At this point, Ye Yulian sighed with some shame: "My dad fooled her, saying that it was a friend's child, so she did it. Alas, although my mother's mental state is much better now, she is still worried about Baojin the most. Baojin will be released at the end of the year, and I don't know what will happen when he returns home."
After saying that, Ye Yulian looked at Lu Qinghe's face again, "Qinghe, that incident a few years ago..."
"What's done is done. He was put in jail and lived in the bullpen for so many years. He deserved it." Lu Qinghe said in a light tone.
Ye Yulian nodded. "In the meantime, my mother asked me to visit Bao Jin twice. He was sent in shortly after being beaten, and his spine is disabled. Life in there has been difficult over the years, and he has been overworked and has many illnesses. It can be considered a lesson. I hope he will be more honest after he gets out."
"I hope so."
"By the way, it's been a month since Zhan Ming went to the hospital for a dressing change. Is his wound okay now?"
"Yeah, nothing serious. I've already started working."
"My dad has been worried for a long time since he found out. He's been urging me to come ask about it every day. He also said...that after this, Zhan Ming might get a promotion, which is a good thing. But he still wants to know if he'll be relocated."
The father and son had known each other for many years, but they had never had the chance to meet.
Even when Zhao Zhanming was hospitalized a while ago, it was difficult to see him because he was staying in a special ward.
Lu Qinghe: "I'm not sure yet, but if we have to change our station, I will try to find an opportunity for the old man to meet with Zhao Zhanming."
"this……"
"It's okay. The policy has been relaxed now, and there aren't as many people watching over me as before. But maybe I won't change regions."
"Yeah, let's get in touch then."
“Hey.”
After chatting for a while, Lu Qinghe watched Ye Yulian leave, turned around, and fiddled with the small clothes in his hand to show Zhao Ran.
"Ranran has new clothes to wear, are you happy?"
Seeing his mother laughing, Zhao Ran also grinned, giggling as he grabbed his little clothes and put them on his head.
This action made Lu Qinghe laugh, "Let's change it when we get home. Ranran is so smart that she can understand so much of what mom said."
In the evening, Zhao Zhanming came back and saw Zhao Ran wearing new shoes.
"You made it?"
"No, it's the old man."
The two of them understood each other tacitly, and both knew that the old man was talking about Ye Fuhua.
"Hey, how did we talk today? Tell me quickly." Lu Qinghe asked directly without caring about anything else.
Zhao Zhanming: "It's really different from what I thought. The organization wants me to go for further studies."
“…Further training?”
Lu Qinghe was a little confused. "How do I further my studies? Go to university?"
"Go to military school."
Zhao Zhanming frowned and sat down on the chair. "It's not an ordinary military academy. It's a national command school, a military training academy. After graduation, although I was told that I'll be deployed, I should probably go to the division headquarters to engage in military work."
Lu Qinghe understood and thought for a moment before saying, "It will be a peaceful era from now on. The organization is considering you. What do you think?"
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