This was how she looked when she was young, and this was how he had always wanted her to look.
Listening to the soft whispers on the phone and touching the person in the photo, she seemed to be standing clearly in front of me.
Bai Keyan hoped that this phone call would never end, and that this moment would last for eternity.
When paying the bill, Bai Keyan paid for a few extra bowls of tea.
The salesman, who was wearing a Mongolian robe, refused again and again: "People's Liberation Army soldiers, others may not know, but we do know that you built a base nearby to protect the people from the threat of imperialism and to win glory for the country. How can I charge you any more money?"
Bai Keyan was touched and saluted him: "Thank you, fellow countryman."
While she wasn't paying attention, he still put the change under the porcelain bowl.
Before leaving, Bai Keyan borrowed a pair of scissors, carefully cut out the photo of Xiao Jiahua, and put it into the notebook he carried with him.
The uncle said happily: "We have read this report several times and we all want to learn from this model supply and marketing cooperative. They are smart and hardworking, their business methods are flexible, and their turnover is high. It can be said that they are very impressive!"
Bai Keyan smiled: "Yes, she is very good." His wife is very good.
On the way back to Dong, there was a vast Gobi Desert and the stars and the moon were shining brightly. After four or five hours of walking, it was almost dawn.
Bai Keyan walked through one signpost after another in silence, no longer feeling the loneliness he had when he came here.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is very large, with the temperature only being around a dozen degrees at night.
But in his pocket, there was a photo of Xiao Jiahua, which became the only source of warmth in his body.
On the way, Bai Keyan looked up from time to time and gazed at the vast starry sky.
There were three thousand star plates, densely packed with them. With just the naked eye, he could tell which were fixed stars, which were moons, and which were extragalactic constellations.
In a few months, the day to test the results will come, and the measurement and electromagnetic testing of the base is particularly important. The superiors requested that additional data personnel be sent to the base to assist in the verification work.
The calculation team under Bai Keyan's institute consists mostly of young university graduates, and they are a jack of all trades for the entire project, able to be deployed wherever needed.
They were assigned to be stationed there for at least one year. Although it was far away from Kyoto and the living conditions were very difficult, Bai Keyan and his comrades signed up as soon as possible.
In the great scientific research project, he is willing to be an unknown screw. No matter when, no matter where.
Ten years ago, volunteer soldiers and scientific research predecessors came here, shed their youth and sweat, and turned the shooting range into a base.
He remembered that tonight, his wife told him that in the future, this place would become the most dazzling technology city.
"I have no reason, I just believe in... my motherland!" Xiao Jiahua said coquettishly over the phone.
"Yeah, I believe that too."
When saying goodbye, Xiao Jiahua said, "Bai Keyan, you have to be well. The mission is over. I will wait for you to come home."
He said yes, but forgot to tell her that he actually regretted it a little.
I regret not kissing her properly last time.
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Xiao Jiahua hung up the phone and walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Cai Xiaoju is the manager of the village supply and marketing cooperative, waiting outside the yard.
She is very dedicated.
Under the vines, she was bitten by mosquitoes many times.
Xiao Jiahua said sincerely: "Cai Zhiqing, thank you."
As soon as they said this, they both felt very emotional.
They once worked side by side in a village supply and marketing cooperative.
In just a few months, we have become so distant.
Xiao Jiahua handed her the phone bill, but Cai Xiaoju refused.
"No, Principal, I will not work at the village supply and marketing cooperative anymore. I'll treat you to this phone call."
Xiao Jiahua was surprised: "The village supply and marketing cooperative has a salary and work points, and if you are lucky you can be transferred back to the city. Why don't you want to work there anymore?"
Cai Xiaoju's nose felt sore and her eyes turned red again.
"I have taken the initiative to apply to go to the border to support the construction of oil fields in the north. I want to leave Qinghe Village. Because here... I can't stay here anymore!"
Xiao Jiahua probably understood something.
"Xiao Ju, working in the oil field requires physical labor, which is too hard and not suitable for you. Why did you apply for it? Was it because of... Liang Gaofeng?"
Xiao Jiahua was the first person in the village to try to keep her.
Cai Xiaoju couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.
She became very excited, "If you already know everything, why are you asking me!"
"Yes, I used to like Liang Zhiqing. But I never went into a cornfield with him. Why don't you believe me?"
She was also venting the humiliation and anger in her heart.
"And you, Xiao Jiahua, your man treats you so well, and he's a PLA soldier, why do you want to be... unclear with Liang Gaofeng?"
Xiao Jiahua didn't say anything, nor did he comfort her.
Only after Cai Xiaoju had cried enough did she slowly hand over her handkerchief.
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