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The day Qian Xiaoyun arrived was Sunday, and Ye Min and Meng Cheng were both having a day off.

But because An An was too young to be taken out, Ye Min asked Meng Cheng to stay at home to take care of the child, and she took Meng Zheng to pick up Qian Xiaoyun.

Actually, Ye Min originally planned to go to the city alone, but Meng Zheng couldn't sit still and wanted to go out and play as soon as the holiday came. He knew that she was going to pick someone up at the train station, so he showed all kinds of behavior in front of her as soon as he got up in the morning.

When she was getting dressed, he stood beside her and handed her clothes. When she was brushing her teeth, he stood beside her and handed her a toothbrush. He was so servile that Ye Min softened her heart and had to bring this burden along.

Just like last time, they took a ride on the army procurement bus to Pingcheng City. When they got off at a bus stop with many routes in the city, they took the bus to the train station.

They left early and arrived at the train station at just 9:30. They waited for nearly half an hour before the train Qian Xiaoyun was taking arrived. They waited for a few more minutes before Qian Xiaoyun came out.

Pingcheng is not a big city, and not many people get off the train at this station, so Ye Min saw Qian Xiaoyun the first time and waved his hands: "Xiaoyun! Here!"

Hearing Ye Min's voice, Meng Zheng, who was only as tall as her waist, jumped up and shouted, "Where is it? Where is my mother?"

Ye Min said, "He came over right away."

While the mother and son were talking, Qian Xiaoyun also noticed them and ran happily, bypassing the two passengers walking side by side. Meng Zheng finally saw her and shouted, "Fuck! I'm here!"

As Meng Zheng finished speaking, Qian Xiaoyun walked up to the two of them and said with a smile, "Minmin, Zhengzheng, hello." At the same time, he took out the ticket from his pocket and handed it to the staff for inspection.

After the inspection was successful, she was allowed to pass. She walked out of the fence, put down her luggage, and hugged Ye Min.

Meng Zheng saw this from the side and also stretched out his hand and said, "There's me too!"

"You are indispensable." Qian Xiaoyun said, bending down to hug Meng Zheng, and comparing his height, "You have grown a lot taller."

"Hmm~" Meng Zheng raised his head, looking proud, "I am the tallest in the class now!"

Qian Xiaoyun was surprised: "Really?"

Ye Min explained: "He is in a small class, and the students are between two and a half and four years old."

Qian Xiaoyun touched Meng Zheng's head and said with a smile: "This shows that Zheng Zheng is the tallest among children of the same age."

Meng Zheng was very satisfied with what his mother said: "Of course."

…

Jiangcheng is the provincial capital and is much more prosperous than Pingcheng. In addition, Qian Xiaoyun had been on the train for two days and two nights and was very tired both mentally and physically. So even though they had time, Ye Min did not take her around. Instead, they took the bus directly to where they got off.

It was almost eleven o'clock when we arrived. We still had a few hours before returning from shopping, so we found a state-owned hotel to eat and wait for the bus to arrive.

During the meal, Ye Min did not rush to ask about Qian Xiaoyun's situation. The topic basically revolved around the two children: "You don't know, Zhengzheng was so happy to hear that I was here to pick you up. In order to come to the train station with me, he was very active in the morning, handing me clothes and getting me a toothbrush. Tsk tsk."

Meng Zheng was a little embarrassed by what his mother said, but he was very good at expressing his feelings. Even though he was embarrassed, he still said frankly: "I want to fuck mom."

Meng Zheng meant what he said. Although Ye Min and Qian Xiaoyun were not in the same unit before she joined the army, and it was not convenient for them to see each other on weekdays, they had a good relationship and would see each other two or three times every month on weekends.

Qian Xiaoyun's parents both have jobs, so the family has no burden. She has a good salary, and she doesn't have any hobbies of spending money. She has quite a bit of savings, and she is very generous to Meng Zheng.

Every time Qian Xiaoyun went to see Ye Min, he would bring food to Meng Zheng, and would buy him gifts during festivals, sometimes toys, sometimes clothes, and he was completely obedient to her.

After Ye Min joined the army, the two of them saw each other less often, but they kept in touch through letters. Qian Xiaoyun didn't come, but he sent a lot of things to Meng Zheng. So even though they hadn't seen each other for more than a year, Meng Zheng was still very close to Qian Xiaoyun.

Hearing Meng Zheng's words, Qian Xiaoyun smiled, stretched out her hand and pinched his nose and said, "You are really good at talking. Mom brought you a new toy. I will give it to you when I go back."

When he heard about toys, Meng Zheng's eyes lit up instantly, and he nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah!"

After dinner, they sat in the state-owned hotel until around one o'clock, and only walked towards the bus stop when they saw that it was almost time.

Not long after they sat down at the bus stop, a military truck slowly drove over from the end of the road and stopped in front of them. The people inside also stuck their heads out and called for Ye Min and the other two to get on the bus.

After getting in the car, Ye Min briefly introduced the stationing situation to Qian Xiaoyun: "The troops are stationed in Hongqi Commune under Donghe County. It takes only ten minutes to walk from our family compound to the commune. However, there is nothing to visit in the commune on weekdays. For example, our family compound has supply and marketing cooperatives, vegetable markets, and grain markets. It will be lively during the rush hour, and the ethnic minorities living nearby will also come to set up stalls. If you are interested, I will take you to visit next time we rush."

Qian Xiaoyun nodded and asked, "Is your house big?"

Ye Min thought for a moment and said, "It's not small anyway. The station is in a remote area, so there's no shortage of land. The houses in the family compound were basically built by the soldiers themselves, so they basically have front and back yards. Our front yard is quite big, and we only have two rooms. You can live in Zhengzheng's room for the time being, and he will sleep with me and Mengcheng."

"good."

"In terms of conditions, this place is definitely not as good as Jiangcheng, but the air should be better."

Jiangcheng is an industrial city, especially the new district where they grew up, where state-owned factories of all sizes are located, and a large amount of exhaust gas is emitted into the sky every day.

When they were young, they could often see the blue sky and white clouds, but as they grew older, the once blue sky seemed to be covered with a layer of gray.

Therefore, Qian Xiaoyun agreed deeply with Ye Min’s summary.

…

There were a lot more people in the family compound on Sundays than usual. When Ye Min was taking her two children home, she met a lot of military wives and would stop to say hello from time to time.

Qian Xiaoyun was a stranger, and the military wives were all curious about her. After greeting her, they couldn't help but ask a question. When they learned that she was Ye Min's friend and had come to visit An An, they all smiled and praised their good relationship.

Qian Xiaoyun has been pointed at and criticized a lot recently. When she first saw strangers, she was a little afraid to look them in the eye. It was not until she felt the kindness of the military wives from the conversation that her tense body gradually relaxed.

By the time she arrived at the door of the Meng family, her expression had returned to normal, and she had become the Qian Xiaoyun that Ye Min was familiar with.

The three of them entered the yard. Before Ye Min could say anything, Meng Zheng ran in: "Dad! We're back! Eh? Uncle Ding! Why are you here?"

Hearing the words "Uncle Ding", Ye Min paused slightly.

Although she intended to bring Qian Xiaoyun and Ding Yang together, she planned for the two to meet after Qian Xiaoyun settled down.

Before that, she would properly persuade Qian Xiaoyun to let go of the past, leave Jiangcheng and start a new life. And on the day of the meeting, she would ask Qian Xiaoyun to dress up well, not to say to stun Ding Yang, but at least not to look haggard.

Although she had a good relationship with Qian Xiaoyun, she couldn't say with a clear conscience that Qian Xiaoyun still looked radiant after sitting on the train for two days and two nights.

But the above plans were all disrupted after Ding Yang suddenly appeared. So when Meng Cheng came out of the house, Ye Min glared at him fiercely, as if asking, "What's going on?"

Meng Cheng quickly understood Ye Min's look and explained with a wry smile, "Old Ding doesn't have to be on duty today. He knew you were not here, so he came over to have a free meal."

After eating, An An woke up and was about to leave. Seeing this, Ding Yang immediately changed his mind and stayed to play with the little girl for more than an hour. Just as he coaxed the little girl to sleep, Ye Min came back with Qian Xiaoyun, and the current situation occurred.

At this point, it was inevitable that the two would meet in advance, and abruptly separating them would arouse suspicion.

Ye Min gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and said to Qian Xiaoyun, "Let's go inside."

He led the person in and pointed to the house on the right and said, "This is Zhengzheng's room. You will sleep here tonight." He led the person to put the luggage in and then took him to the master bedroom. "This is Mengcheng and I's room. An'an just fell asleep."

Pointing at the little girl in the crib, Ye Min extended her arms to Ding Yang and introduced them: "This is Ding Yang, Meng Cheng's comrade-in-arms. He is resting today and will come to our house for lunch at noon. This is Qian Xiaoyun, my friend and the godmother of Zheng Zheng and An An. She came from Jiang Cheng to see An An."

Ding Yang was a passionate person. Upon hearing this, he immediately stretched out his hands, shook hands with Qian Xiaoyun and said, "Hello, Mom!"

Qian Xiaoyun was a reserved person, and was not used to his enthusiasm. After shaking hands, she said hesitantly, "You don't have to be so polite. Just call me Xiao Qian."

Ding Yang continued to laugh: "Don't call me yours, it's too distant. Just call me Old Ding. It must be quite far for you to come here from Jiangcheng, right?"

"Not bad."

"How long does it take to get here by train?"

"About two days and two nights."

"Wow! It took so long. It must have been difficult for you to come here by train alone."

"It's not bad. I bought a sleeper ticket and it only took me two days to get here."

"The sleeper berth is more comfortable than the hard seat, but the space on the train is small and you can't turn around. It's okay for half a day or a day, but it's exhausting if you stay there for a long time." Ding Yang said as he thought again, "When did you arrive in Pingcheng? Did you have lunch?"

"I arrived in the morning and had lunch with Minmin." Qian Xiaoyun was a little overwhelmed by Ding Yang's enthusiasm and secretly gave Ye Min a look for help.

Although Ye Min felt that Qian Xiaoyun met Ding Yang's criteria for a partner and had thought about bringing them together, she never expected this to happen and was stunned.

However, she also realized that Ding Yang was indeed attracted to Qian Xiaoyun, but the latter was totally unprepared for this, so she didn't know what to do.

Too much is as bad as too little.

Ye Min thought to herself and said, "Xiaoyun must be tired after sitting on the train for so long. Let her go back to the house and rest for a while."

Ding Yang was not a person without tact. After Ye Min's reminder, he glanced at Qian Xiaoyun who looked tired, slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I forgot such an important thing. Comrade Xiao Qian, go and have a rest."

After that, he said to Meng Cheng, "There is still work to do in the camp, so I should go back."

Meng Cheng and Ding Yang were in the same camp. Although they were in charge of different areas, they overlapped a lot in their work. How could he not hear that his friend was just making an excuse?

He said he had something to do, but in fact he probably guessed that he had scared the girl, and was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would cause disgust, so he felt very regretful and wanted to back out.

Although he guessed the truth, since it concerned his friend's life, Meng Cheng did not expose it. He nodded and said, "I'll take you there." He went out with Ding Yang, leaving the space for the two lesbians and their two children.

…

When Meng Cheng came back after sending the people away, Qian Xiaoyun had already gone to bed.

She was really tired, although she downplayed it in front of Ding Yang, but she was a girl after all, and how could she sleep well when she was out alone?

During these two nights, her sleep was intermittent, and she would be awakened by the slightest movement in the carriage. She couldn't catch up during the day because everyone was busy, coming and going, talking and laughing. It was too lively.

She slept for more than two hours and woke up just in time for dinner.

Meng Cheng was still the chef for dinner, and Ye Min was helping out. Qian Xiaoyun was a little surprised when he found out, and quietly asked his friend, "Comrade Meng can also cook?"

"Of course, he cooks delicious food." Ye Min praised her husband and said with a smile, "After I joined the army, he has been the one who cooks more at home."

Qian Xiaoyun showed envy: "That's great."

Knowing that Qian Xiaoyun was coming, Meng Cheng rushed to the vegetable market and bought two spare ribs and a piece of pork liver. He cooked the former in sweet and sour sauce and sliced ​​the latter and stir-fried it with chili peppers.

There are only these two pickled mustard greens, the rest are vegetarian, but they have very local characteristics. Qian Xiaoyun was curious about them and was full of praise after taking a bite.

After dinner, several people took turns taking a bath.

Although it was agreed that Qian Xiaoyun would sleep in Meng Zheng's room during this period, she had just arrived today and Ye Min had a lot to say to her, so before going to bed, she sent the father and son to the second bedroom and slept in the same room with her best friend.

Meng Cheng had no objection to this as he had already prepared himself mentally. But Meng Zheng, before going to bed, yelled that he wanted to sleep with his mother and godmother, and finally he calmed down when his father grabbed him by the collar and took him back to his room.

After the father and son left, Ye Min closed the door and said to Qian Xiaoyun, who was leaning against the crib looking at An An, "Isn't she cute?"

Qian Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Well, she looks a lot like you."

"Really? They all say An An looks like his dad." Ye Min said as she sat next to Qian Xiaoyun.

Qian Xiaoyun looked at the little girl and said thoughtfully, "She also looks like her father. She has inherited the good features of you and your wife. She will definitely be very pretty when she grows up."

"Are you jealous?" Ye Min asked with a smile, "Have you ever thought about having a daughter yourself?"

"Why would I be jealous? Isn't An An my goddaughter?" Qian Xiaoyun said as a matter of course. However, as soon as he finished speaking, his pretended aura disappeared. He lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "...I don't want to get married either."

Ye Min smiled and asked, "Why don't you want to get married?"

Qian Xiaoyun looked at An An, his voice so soft that it sounded like a whisper. He didn't know whether he wanted to convince Ye Min or comfort himself: "There's no reason. I just think there's nothing good about getting married. At home, you're a daughter, spoiled by your parents, but after you get married and go to your husband's house, you have to serve others. It's fine if the man you marry is good, but if he's not, who knows what life will be like in the future."

At this point she couldn't hold back any longer, and looked up at Ye Min with a smile that was uglier than crying: "Besides, who would be willing to marry a woman like me?"

Ye Min did not agree, but asked seriously: "What kind of woman are you?"

Without waiting for Qian Xiaoyun to speak, he answered himself: "You are beautiful, gentle, smart, and generous. Which man would not want to marry someone like you?"

"I'm not as good as you say."

Ye Min stared into Qian Xiaoyun's eyes and said with certainty: "You have it!"

As they looked at each other, Qian Xiaoyun looked away first. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

After she avoided his gaze, Ye Min softened her voice and said, "Xiao Yun, if you really feel that marriage does more harm than good and you don't want to get married, I will support you. But if you have this idea because of the Jiang family's interference and because of emotional setbacks, then I can only tell you that you are doing what they want, which will make your relatives hate you and your enemies happy."

After hearing this, Qian Xiaoyun couldn't hold back any longer, and threw himself into Ye Min's arms, sobbing and crying.

Ye Min reached out and hugged her, patted her on the back and said, "Think about why the Jiang family slandered you behind your back. Isn't it because they don't want you to live a good life?"

How could Qian Xiaoyun not understand what she said? But the more she understood, the more helpless she felt. She cried and said, "But I don't know what to do. You don't know, after Teacher Qi proposed to me, they found him directly and asked him to separate from me, otherwise they would put a label on him and send him to labor reform."

As early as when she first met Teacher Qi, she told him about the grievances between her and the Jiang family, and he also made it clear that he didn't care. She was moved because of his statement.

But she didn't expect that he dared to say that he didn't care because he was lucky and thought that after so many years, the Jiang family wouldn't keep pestering her. So when the Jiang family came to her, he was afraid and asked her to let him go.

In fact, she knew in her heart that it was not Teacher Qi's fault. Who would give up a good life and be sent to labor reform for a woman?

She didn't blame him, so she readily agreed to break up.

But the Jiang family still didn't want to let her go. They brought up the past again, spreading the story of her and Technician Jiang's past everywhere, and blamed her for his death.

Time can heal the pain, but it can also obliterate the truth.

When Technician Jiang first got into trouble, everyone comforted her and said that it had nothing to do with her. But a few years later, everyone seemed to have forgotten the real reason for his death and believed the rumors that he died because of her.

She became a beauty that brought disaster to everyone's eyes!

Qian Xiaoyun said with tears in her eyes: "It's too hard to bear the days of being pointed at by others, and the Jiang family will not let me go. Now I... now I can't see any hope at all."

Although Ye Min had the idea of ​​changing Qian Xiaoyun's fate when she saw the brief description of her life on the barrage screen, her desire for this was not half as strong as it is now.

Although she had known that Qian Xiaoyun had had a hard time in recent years, she was also busy, having to go to work and take care of Meng Zheng. In addition, they always reported good news but not worries to each other, so she did not have a deep feeling for the hardships her friend encountered.

Only when she heard her crying did Ye Min realize that Qian Xiaoyun had so many things on her mind. She finally made up her mind and asked, "Xiaoyun, have you ever thought about leaving Jiangcheng?"

"Leaving Jiangcheng?" Qian Xiaoyun raised his head, a look of confusion on his tearful face.

Ye Min nodded and said, "The Jiang family has a director of the Revolutionary Committee. It is too easy for them to target an ordinary person like you. If you continue to stay in Jiangcheng, it will be difficult for you to change the current situation."

Qian Xiaoyun nodded: "I know."

"But you don't have to be too discouraged," Ye Min comforted, "No matter how powerful the Jiang family is, they can only show off their power in Jiangcheng. If you leave Jiangcheng, they won't be able to control you, right?"

Qian Xiaoyun understood what Ye Min meant, but...she smiled bitterly and said, "It's not easy to leave Jiangcheng."

It's not that she hadn't thought about applying to support the Third Front construction, and when she was desperate, she also considered going to the border, but no matter which path she took, she couldn't avoid the Jiang family.

Moreover, although Jiang's father's position was not high, he had been a leader for more than 20 years, and his network of contacts was beyond the reach of ordinary people like them.

If she stayed in Jiangcheng, she would have relatives, friends, and so many classmates and colleagues. No matter how ordinary she was, the Jiang family would not dare to do anything to her. But if she went to a place where she was unfamiliar with, she was afraid that she would die there and no one would know.

After listening to Qian Xiaoyun's analysis, Ye Min was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that her good friend had considered leaving Jiangcheng.

In this case, Ye Min thought there was no need to hide it any longer, so he said directly: "Actually there is another way."

"Which way?"

"Marry into the army."

Now it was Qian Xiaoyun who was stunned: "I, I, you, this..."

"In fact, I called you to come to the army with this in mind. Although marriage in the army requires application and people will be arranged to investigate the woman's place of residence, the news should not reach the Jiang family. Even if they know, they probably won't dare to go against the army, so your safety can be guaranteed. If you are willing, you can follow the army to the army after marriage. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and you don't have to worry about being retaliated by the Jiang family."

With just a few words, Ye Min outlined a relatively bright future for Qian Xiaoyun.

But Qian Xiaoyun is not a girl in her teens. After going through so many things, she can't think of marriage so simply. She said, "But this... marriage is a matter between two people. It's not that if I say I am willing to marry, someone will be willing to marry me. Besides, whether I can join the army depends on my military rank, right? If my rank is not high enough, I can only stay in Jiangcheng even if I get married."

Noticing Qian Xiaoyun's undecided attitude, Ye Min frankly stated her plan: "This is what I think. Didn't you take a two-month leave? During this time, you can live in my house with peace of mind. There are many comrades in Mengcheng, and there will definitely be someone you like."

Ye Min thought for a moment and said, "As for his low rank, I don't think it's a problem. I'll let Meng Cheng help with the screening and try to introduce people with a higher rank and a promising future. That way, even if his rank is not high enough to join the army in the short term, he'll have a chance in a year or two. During this time, you can come here to support construction and then rent a house in the commune. Of course, there are difficulties as well. You may lose your town hukou. If you can find a job, it's fine. If you can't find a job, food will become a problem. Moreover, the conditions here are definitely not as good as those in Jiangcheng. You may not be able to get used to it and may have to endure a lot of hardships."

"I'm not afraid of hardship." Qian Xiaoyun shook his head, looking a little hesitant, "It's just..."

Ye Min interrupted her hesitation and said, "It would be even better if you are not afraid of hardship! I know that marriage is a major event in life, and leaving your hometown for a man requires careful consideration, but you will be here for a month, so there is no need to reject my proposal in a hurry. Walk around and see more. Maybe you will like the scenery and people here, right?"

When he said the last half of the sentence, Ye Min blinked at Qian Xiaoyun with a teasing tone.

Qian Xiaoyun smiled helplessly: "Okay."

"You don't need to be too stressed about this. If there's a suitable person, we'll date. If no one likes you, just think of yourself as someone who is here for fun. The worst that can happen is that you'll return to Jiangcheng and continue to be criticized by the Jiang family, right?"

Qian Xiaoyun heaved a sigh of relief: "You're right. No matter what, the situation won't get worse."

…

Because Qian Xiaoyun would stay in the army for a month, Ye Min did not rush to ask for leave to accompany her out to play, and she and Meng Cheng went to work as usual the next day.

Just as she was about to take her daughter out after dinner, she heard her friend say, "It's inconvenient for you to take An An to work, right? Leave her at home and I'll take care of her."

Ye Min had never thought about this and was slightly stunned when she heard this: "Actually it's not that bad. An An is very well behaved, and my colleagues in the unit like her very much. They will help me look after her for a while when they are busy."

"No matter how well behaved I am, you will definitely have to take care of me when you are at work," Qian Xiaoyun said, "and it would be boring for me to be alone at home, so An An can keep me company at home."

Qian Xiaoyun of course knew that An An was very well behaved and not shy at all. After the little girl woke up last night, they played together for a long time.

But like she said, no matter how well-behaved An An is, she is still a child. Bringing her to the company would definitely affect Ye Min's work. It's just that her colleagues are nice people, so she doesn't care too much.

It would have been fine if she hadn't joined the army, but since she was here, she had to stay and eat for free at Ye Min's house for a month, so she had to do something within her ability, such as helping her friend share the work of taking care of the children.

Ye Min understood what Qian Xiaoyun meant, and said without further ado, "Then I'll leave An An to you."

"No problem." Qian Xiaoyun agreed immediately and asked some questions about An An's habits.

Because time was urgent, Ye Min only briefly explained An An's habits, such as when she would wake up, what toys to use to coax her, and what to pay attention to when making high-quality powder. She remembered that she had helped to make high-quality powder last night, and said, "Just make it the same as last night."

"good."

After explaining the matter, Ye Min thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be much. I'll take two lunch boxes with me later. I'll bring lunch back from the cafeteria at noon. Your taste hasn't changed, right?"

"no."

"Okay, if you have any questions, just follow this road and go to the second building to find Yang Mei. She's a very nice person."

Qian Xiaoyun nodded again: "Okay."

After explaining everything, Ye Min thought about it and felt that there was nothing missing. Meng Cheng reminded her that time was running out, so she waved to Qian Xiaoyun and hurried out.

Since Ye Min returned to work, except for the day when she was working and Meng Cheng was off, she always took An An to work. Therefore, she was the only one at the office today, and the colleagues she met were very surprised. Someone even asked curiously: "Comrade Meng is off today? No, isn't today Monday?"

Ye Min explained: "He didn't rest, but I had a friend come to help me take care of the children at home."

A colleague misunderstood and asked, "Is she here specifically to take care of the children?" Subconsciously, he was asking if she was a nanny.

Nannies are considered exploitation these days, so except for senior officials who are busy with work, their units will arrange nannies for them, and the benefits they receive are similar to those for workers. Ordinary families dare not hire nannies.

But ordinary people will sometimes have to hire a nanny. People like Ye Min and Meng Cheng, who both work dual-income and don't have parents to help them, find it difficult to balance family and work, so they need to hire a nanny.

But hiring a nanny can easily lead to accusations, so everyone has to think of other solutions, asking relatives for help is one of them.

With a family relationship, it seems natural for someone to live in the house. You can't just eat and live for free, and it's not a big deal if someone helps out with some work. If you do the work and then give them a red envelope, it's also an exchange between relatives, and it doesn't count as crossing the line.

So one party has people to work, and the other party has a job to earn money, and everyone is happy.

So when colleagues heard that Ye Min had a friend coming to look after the child, they thought of a nanny. But she knew that this was a matter between us and only known to us, and it was not good to publicize it, so she changed her statement to a more obscure one.

Ye Min didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What are you thinking? She's just a friend. Something happened to her some time ago and she's feeling bad. I asked her to come and stay for a while to relax." Then he added, "She's a technical secondary school student and works as an accountant in the largest state-owned factory in my hometown."

My colleague finally believed it and said with a sigh: "A technical secondary school student? That's an educated person!"

Although people with high education are easily labeled as "stinky ninths", it generally refers to those with a college degree or above, or those who are teachers. Qian Xiaoyun's education is not low, but it is not to the extent that he is easily labeled, so he is still relatively popular.

After hearing this, the head nurse specifically asked, "How old is your friend? Is he married?"

"She is half a year younger than me, 24 this year, and unmarried, but she had a date before, but broke up." Ye Min said, "I asked her to join the army this time for this matter."

People at that time generally married early, and many girls got married at the age of 18 or 19. But if we analyze the specific issue specifically, many working girls in the city did not get married until they were 25 or 26.

Qian Xiaoyun is not young, but she is not old enough to be an old maid. Moreover, her high education is also a plus point. There are not many girls who can go to technical secondary school these days.

Just like the health center, the number of nurses who actually graduated from health schools can be counted on one hand, and half of them went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers School after 1968. The admission was not based on whether the students had solid academic knowledge, but only on their class background.

There was a nurse who, after taking the job, had trouble reading prescriptions and even recognizing straight characters. If she hadn't had basic skills in giving an injection and was not a hard-working person, she would have sent her back long ago.

It is also because of this that the head nurse deeply understands how incompetent the current workers, peasants and soldiers students are. When she thinks about the completion of the hospital next year and the large number of newly graduated nurses taking up their posts, she can't help but worry.

On the other hand, after learning that Qian Xiaoyun was a technical secondary school student before the Great Movement, the head nurse became curious and asked, "How did she blow with the person in front?"

Ye Min saw what the head nurse meant, but she didn't refuse directly and said that she had plans. She looked around and saw that the other nurses had changed their clothes and left, so she lowered her voice and said, "She used to date someone with better conditions, but the boy's parents disliked her family's conditions and forced them to break up. Her previous boyfriend was too stressful, and she made a mistake while working, and something went wrong. After their son died, the boy's parents thought it was all my friend's fault, and they kept making trouble for my friend."

The head nurse listened attentively and asked without waiting for the next words: "And then?"

"My friend was delayed for several years until she met a teacher last year. With the teacher's encouragement, she managed to come out of it. But just as she mustered up the courage to start a new life, her ex-girlfriend's parents reappeared and found the teacher to force him to break up with my friend. Her ex-girlfriend's father was the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and the teacher was afraid of being implicated, so he broke up with her."

The head nurse was furious when she heard this: "That's too much! Isn't this an abuse of authority? What is your friend going to do?"

"She wants to accept her fate, but I'm her friend, how can I watch her throw herself into such a purge?" Ye Min said with a smile, "To be honest, I asked her to come here this time with the intention of introducing her to someone. If we can't afford to offend him, can we just avoid him?"

The head nurse was an old revolutionary, and wanted to say something at the time, but when she thought about Qian Xiaoyun being just an ordinary person and the other party being the director of the Revolutionary Committee, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said, "These people really do whatever they want!"

"Isn't it?"

"Have you decided what kind of person to introduce to her?"

"I have a candidate in mind, but I can't say whether it will work out or not."

The head nurse patted her chest and said, "It's okay. Just introduce him to your friends. If he doesn't work out, come find me. There won't be any unmarried young people in our place that I don't know."

Ye Min smiled brightly: "Then I'll trouble you when the time comes."

"What are you talking about!" The head nurse waved her hand and said earnestly, "Go back and tell your friend that this temporary difficulty is actually nothing. When she reaches my age and looks back, she will find that the obstacles she once couldn't overcome are nothing. When the great powers invaded, this continent was in flames and the people were living in misery, but didn't we make it through? Everything will be fine."

"Yes!" Ye Min nodded heavily, "I will definitely convey your message."

…

Ye Min suddenly didn't take An An to work. Many people in the clinic couldn't adapt to the new situation, especially Feng Aiyun, who seemed to be hesitant to speak to her several times in the morning.

Because of An An, the relationship between Ye Min and Feng Aiyun improved a lot after returning to work. Seeing that she really missed her daughter, she couldn't help but said before leaving get off work: "If you want to see An An, you can come to my house to see her when you have time."

Feng Aiyun immediately said, "I have time now. Can I come to your house?"

Ye Min: “…”

Although Feng Aiyun was not very active during work hours, she was very proactive in other matters. So when Ye Min returned home, in addition to holding two lunch boxes in her hands, she also had a burden following her.

Qian Xiaoyun was a little confused when he saw the burden: "Who is this?"

"My colleague, Feng Aiyun." Ye Min introduced the two to each other, "This is Qian Xiaoyun, my friend."

When Feng Aiyun heard that Qian Xiaoyun's name also had the word "Yun", she was a little surprised, but not too surprised. She simply shook hands with Qian Xiaoyun and went into the house to see An An.

Qian Xiaoyun saw this and asked softly, "What's going on?"

"She likes An An very much. She didn't see me taking An An to work today, so she came to see her." Ye Min explained softly, opened the lunch box and said to Qian Xiaoyun, "Let's eat first."

After dinner, An An woke up and cried for milk.

High-dry powder is not nutritious enough, so Ye Min has been feeding An An with a mixture of breast milk and formula. She usually has no choice but to do this at work because there are so many people coming and going. But today, she was at home, she sent Qian Xiaoyun and the others out, and started feeding the child as soon as she closed the doors and windows.

An An is very easy to raise. Some children don't like to drink formula after drinking breast milk, but she is okay. She basically drinks whatever you give her. However, An An also has preferences. She eats more every time when she is breastfed.

After more than ten minutes, Ye Min tidied her clothes and opened the door to let the two people in.

After getting enough sleep and eating enough, An An is full of energy and wants to play for a while.

Feng Aiyun has a bit of a unique personality. She used to have a bad relationship with not only Ye Min, but also other nurses in the institute. But she gets along well with An An. She doesn't even need anyone to flatter her in front of the little girl. She can treat An An like a princess.

After playing with An An until she felt sleepy and coaxing her to sleep, she discussed with Ye Min that she wanted to be An An's godmother.

Ye Min didn't quite understand: "Why do you suddenly bring this up?"

Feng Aiyun raised his chin towards Qian Xiaoyun and said, "Isn't she An An's mother?"

Ye Min looked at Qian Xiaoyun, who looked apologetic, obviously not expecting Feng Aiyun to say that. Ye Min didn't think it was a big deal, and said directly: "She can become An An's godmother because we are good friends who have known each other for many years."

Feng Aiyun thought for a moment and asked, "So what you mean is, if I want to be An An's godmother, I have to be your good friend for many years first?"

"uh-huh."

Feng Aiyun pursed her lips. It was obvious that she also knew that although her relationship with Ye Min had eased a lot, they were still not good friends, let alone friends for many years.

Seeing that Feng Aiyun was unhappy, Ye Min suggested: "If you really like a daughter, you can give birth to one yourself."

"Do you think I don't want to?" Feng Aiyun rolled her eyes and said, "If I want to give birth to a daughter as cute as An An, I have to find a handsome man like your husband to marry. Do you think we have such a man here?"

"..." Ye Min really didn't expect Feng Aiyun to think so far ahead. She choked and said, "Maybe you can lower your requirements a little bit?"

Feng Aiyun asked confidently, "For someone as good-looking as me to find someone who is average-looking, do you think it's appropriate?"

Among the nurses in the clinic, Feng Aiyun is indeed pretty and she knows how to dress herself up. Her eyebrows are always trimmed neatly and the ends of her eyebrows are lightly drawn. Although she wears a nurse's uniform every day, the clothes underneath are carefully matched, and she looks exquisite from head to toe.

Because of these habits, she was often criticized for her petty bourgeois style, but because her uncle was the deputy commander, people only dared to talk about her behind her back and not to her face.

Feng Aiyun probably knew about it, but didn't care much and continued to do as she pleased.

This is a girl with a strong personality. Her shortcomings and strengths are too obvious. People who don't have a good relationship with her will think that she has flaws in everything, but if you really understand her, you will know that this girl is not a shrewd person.

Ye Min used to be the former, but now she is the latter. However, she still does not intend to let Feng Aiyun be the godmother of her daughter. She spread her hands and said, "Then there is nothing we can do."

Feng Aiyun, who had hoped that Ye Min would change her mind, walked out angrily, but turned back after only two steps and said to Ye Min, "I'll come to see An An tomorrow."

Ye Minqian smiled and said ok, and when everyone left, she smiled helplessly at Qian Xiaoyun: "She just has the temper of a little girl."

Qian Xiaoyun said: "This kind of personality is good and energetic."

"Sister, you are only 24, okay? It's so old-fashioned to say such things." Ye Min couldn't help but complain, and after a pause, she said, "I talked about you with our head nurse this morning."

"ah?"

Ye Min simply recounted the conversation with the head nurse, and then said, "Look, any honest person who knows those things will not think that you are wrong, so you don't need to be too psychologically burdened, and don't doubt yourself. Just like our head nurse said, you are still young now, so you will feel that the difficulties in front of you are like mountains that cannot be climbed, but when you cross this hurdle, you will know that these are trivial matters. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, what you need to do is to let the suffering temper yourself, instead of being defeated by it."

Before coming to the army, Qian Xiaoyun was indeed in self-doubt, but the conversation with Ye Min last night gave her a lot of courage, and she had been thinking about those things this morning.

But she had seen so many suspicious looks that she could not get rid of the confusion in her heart.

It was not until now, after hearing Ye Min's retelling of their head nurse's reaction and her words, that Qian Xiaoyun realized that although she said that the appointment should be made, she actually did not want to acknowledge him in her heart.

On what basis?

She didn't do anything wrong.

Thinking of this, Qian Xiaoyun stood up, hugged Ye Min, and said, "Minmin, you are right. I cannot be defeated by suffering, otherwise my loved ones will hate me and my enemies will be happy."

After that, she let go of Ye Min and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will be strong."