"What I mean is, do you believe what she said about not intentionally taking your job?"
Gao Qian had a good relationship with Yun Qiao, and faced with Jiang Hua's sudden appearance, she naturally sided with Yun Qiao. She said indignantly, "If Jiang Hua was truly sorry, she would switch positions with you right now. Did she say that? She didn't. You must not be fooled by her false pretenses."
"I know."
Gao Qian could tell the truth from the distance, and Yun Qiao was face to face with Jiang Hua, so how could he not tell whether her feelings were sincere or not.
"But if she wants to talk, I can't just cover her mouth. So, let her talk, I'll listen, and then it's okay if she lets it out through my ears."
Gao Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you understand. From now on, we just need to be polite to her. No matter what she was like in the past, she is now the wife of the deputy division commander. After all, we can't afford to offend her."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Well, thank you Miss Gao for your advice, I understand."
When they got home, Feng Juan asked her how she was getting along with her new classmate, and Yun Qiao just said everything was fine.
She never brought her work-related emotions home. It was enough for her to handle them on her own. Why should she make her family worry about her?
Not only her, He Tingjun also had the same idea.
The border has been unstable in recent years. Since the conflict broke out in 1970, although there have been no major disputes, minor frictions have always existed.
Especially after He Tingjun came from the southwest this time and returned to the team after his leave, Yun Qiao clearly felt that he was busier than before.
I used to occasionally go home for lunch, but now I don’t eat dinner at home anymore. Going home at seven or eight o’clock is considered early, and nine or ten o’clock is also normal. Sometimes I am so busy that I don’t even come home, and I just sleep with my comrades on the big bunk bed in the dormitory for the night.
The number of missions also increased from the normal one week to irregular schedules. Sometimes we would say in the morning that we would have dinner together in the evening, but we would go out suddenly in the afternoon, and our return time would become longer and longer.
Once, he came back with an unshaven beard, and He Yan didn't recognize him as his father.
I don't know if it was because of these reasons, but Jiang Hua suggested having dinner together several times but it never happened. Gradually, she rarely mentioned it, and Yun Qiao just got along with her in this indifferent way.
After May Day, the weather finally began to warm up, and the long-lost green swept across the entire Beidahuang land, as if the barren and yellow land had become full of vitality after just a spring rain.
Zheng Wenjing also called Yun Qiao at this time to share her good news.
"Yun Qiao, I can go back to the city now!" Yun Qiao could hear the excitement in Zheng Wenjing's voice through the phone.
She said excitedly, "Last week, Ji Ping called me long distance. He didn't dare say much on the phone, fearing someone might overhear him and let me know. He just kept exchanging code words with me."
"I was holding it in for the whole time, not daring to tell anyone. Now that all the paperwork has been completed and I can come anytime, I feel comfortable enough to call you."
"That's great! Wenjing, congratulations!" Yun Qiao was genuinely happy for Zheng Wenjing. "After five years of hardship, you can finally go back to the city. You won't have to suffer in the Great Northern Wilderness anymore. When do you plan to leave?"
"I really want to get there as soon as possible. I don't want to stay here for even a day longer," Zheng Wenjing said. "I've asked Comrade Lu to buy me the nearest train ticket. If possible, we can leave tomorrow."
"Then be careful on your way and don't talk to strangers. When you get back to Beijing, remember to call me or send a telegram to let me know you're safe." Yun Qiao instructed.
Zheng Wenjing nodded: "Yes, of course! Yunqiao, take care of yourself here too. We'll definitely meet again if we have the chance in the future."
"Well, when I go to Beijing to visit my relatives, I'll go to your house to find you." Yun Qiao smiled: "I have your home address. But by then you may have married Comrade Ji Ping, so I have to go to Comrade Ji Ping's house to find you."
Zheng Wenjing smiled shyly and said, "That's even easier to find! Ji Ping has allocated two houses in the film studio's family compound. We'll live there after we get married. You'll be able to find me when you go there."
Yun Qiao asked her, "Will you also work in a film studio in the future?"
"Yes. But I'm not an actor. My job is to take over for others. I'm a stagehand on the crew, pretty much just a handyman." Zheng Wenjing said this with a somewhat depressed tone.
Yun Qiao immediately said, "That's just doing odd jobs in the capital. Many people can't even hope to get there."
"That's true." Zheng Wenjing's mood instantly became happy again after hearing that.
Yun Qiao said, "Let's go back to the city first and do our work. You're so beautiful, maybe one day the crew will be short of actors, and you can fill in."
"Of course," Zheng Wenjing said confidently, "I'm so pretty, it would be a disservice to them if they didn't let me act."
Yun Qiao smiled dumbly, "Yes, yes, yes. First, do your job as a stagehand well and wait patiently for opportunities. When such opportunities become more common in the future and you get to act more often, you'll naturally become an actor."
"Well, when I become a big star, I'll give you a stack of autographed photos to give out to anyone you want!" Zheng Wenjing said.
"Then I'll be famous." Yun Qiao smiled, "Everyone will know that I'm a good friend of the famous star Zheng Wenjing."
"That day will surely come."
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