Chapter 149 Was the sacrifice worthwhile? Yes.
Chapter 149
Xu Wenjun had waited ten years for this day and these words.
Ye Yingtao looked over and smiled at Xu Wenjun.
As bridesmaids, Meng Yingying and Lin Qiu didn't make things difficult for Xu Wenjun and let him enter directly.
Because everyone around Xu Wenjun could see how difficult her journey had been.
Meng Yingying and Lin Qiu also gave up their seats, and Xu Wenjun walked unimpeded to Ye Yingtao's side.
Their eyes met.
An indescribable affection flowed between the two.
Ye Yingtao did not inform her family members of her marriage this time; not a single one of them was informed. Therefore, when she got married, only Commander Fang and Meng Yingying were by her side.
As a member of the maternal family, Commander Fang is also an elder.
She watched Ye Yingtao come to the cultural troupe when she was eight years old, and now she is twenty-seven, which is almost twenty years.
She watched Ye Yingtao grow from a little child into an old maid.
And then today she gets married.
"Comrade Xu, Cherry has a bit of a fiery temper, but she's not a bad person. On the contrary, she's a very gentle girl. I'm entrusting her to you today."
At this point, Commander Fang changed the subject, "She married from the cultural troupe. Our entire cultural troupe is her family. If you treat her badly in the future, none of the dozens of people in our cultural troupe will forgive you."
Ye Yingtao and Meng Yingying are not the same.
Meng Yingying married into Zhao Yueru's family because Zhao Yueru was there with her. In a sense, Zhao Yueru was her family.
But cherry blossoms are not.
Compared to Meng Yingying, Ye Yingtao had a stronger attachment to the performing arts troupe. She had lived in this dormitory for almost twenty years, from childhood to old age.
So when she heard what Commander Fang said, tears immediately fell from her eyes. "Leader."
She called him "leader" for many years, and it accompanied her throughout her youth.
Commander Fang patted Ye Yingtao on the shoulder, "Don't cry."
She took Ye Yingtao's hand and personally handed her to Xu Wenjun, saying, "Comrade Xu, I'm entrusting Yingtao to you."
This is the second time.
Even Commander Fang himself choked up a little.
Xu Wenjun took Ye Yingtao's hand, and he bowed to Commander Fang, saying, "I will."
"I swear on my military insignia that Xu Wenjun will treat Ye Yingtao well for the rest of his life. If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning and never be promoted."
That's a really vicious oath.
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Yingtao covered his mouth, saying, "Xu Wenjun, don't say anything more."
Xu Wenjun grinned foolishly at her, then squatted down and pointed to his back.
Ye Yingtao then climbed onto Xu Wenjun's back and was carried out of the dormitory by him little by little.
As Ye Yingtao left the dormitory, she glanced back at it.
Lin Qiu stood there.
Meng Yingying was also standing.
They were all smiling at her. Ye Yingtao was even a little dazed, feeling as if the whole house was smiling at her too.
She is finally leaving the dormitory that accompanied her as she grew up.
The dormitory I used to despise is now something I feel a little reluctant to leave.
Xu Wenjun, who was carrying her on his back, seemed to notice something and paused. "Cherry, we will have a new home."
A home that belongs to him and Ye Yingtao.
Ye Yingtao nodded, no longer lingering. She turned back and gently leaned against Xu Wenjun's back, whispering, "Xu Wenjun, let's go home."
Meng Yingying and Lin Qiu stood in the dormitory, and for some reason, they both felt like crying.
"very nice."
Meng Yingying murmured, "How wonderful, Cherry and Xu Wenjun are so wonderful."
Even as an outsider, she felt a surge of emotion and was almost moved to tears.
Lin Qiu was also crying, "You left, and Cherry left too. Now I'm the only one left in this dormitory."
Meng Yingying looked up and teased her, "Don't you still have Chen Shuisheng?"
She called out to Chen Shuisheng, "Chen Shuisheng, did you hear that? Lin Qiu also wants to move out of the dormitory."
Being called out in front of everyone, Chen Shuisheng and Lin Qiu both blushed deeply. Chen Shuisheng said somewhat embarrassedly, "We'll get married once my application for a house in the family compound is approved."
I initially thought it was a joke.
Unexpectedly, Chen Shuisheng really kept his word. On the night of Ye Yingtao's wedding, the house he applied for was finally settled.
The first thing Chen Shuisheng did upon seeing the house was to go to Lin Qiu and say, "Lin Qiu, let's get married."
Lin Qiu agreed without any hesitation.
Chen Shuisheng and Lin Qiu's marriage was as ordinary as they were; they successfully applied for a house and smoothly submitted their marriage application.
We got our marriage certificate smoothly and moved into our new house without any problems.
There were no setbacks, it was so uneventful that it didn't even cause a ripple.
If there's one place where there's a splash, it's not Chen Shuisheng, but Gao Chunyang.
On the day Chen Shuisheng left the dormitory, he patted Gao Chunyang on the shoulder and said, "Chunyang, I'm leaving. Take care."
Only those involved can truly understand the meaning of these words.
Gao Chunyang didn't say anything, he just had a cigarette in his mouth. "You can go now."
"I'll stay here and guard the dormitory."
This wasn't the answer Chen Shuisheng wanted. He paused, turned around, and asked, "How much longer are you going to wait?"
Gao Chunyang didn't speak. He held the cigarette butt in his mouth without smoking. The once sunny young man now bore the marks of time, with wrinkles around his eyes.
He didn't not want to answer Chen Shuisheng's question; rather, he didn't know how.
"I don't know either."
Gao Chunyang didn't know when that would be.
Chen Shuisheng murmured, "I have a feeling that Commander Qi is about to leave."
Once Commander Qi leaves, Meng Yingying will leave too.
Gao Chunyang, who had been looking blankly at him, suddenly looked up and asked, "What do you mean?"
“Even I’ve been promoted, so where would the higher-ups find a position for Commander Qi? If he’s not promoted, but he has so many merits, what are the garrison’s plans to do with him?”
"Everyone says that Commander Qi will succeed Division Commander Chen, but Division Commander Chen is clearly not old enough to retire yet, so Commander Qi's position will inevitably become awkward."
"If he doesn't get promoted, he'll stay in the same place. If he doesn't move, no one else can get promoted."
This is a vicious cycle.
The saying "one radish, one hole" is not just a saying.
Gao Chunyang didn't say anything.
Chen Shuisheng sighed, "You're really confused. You've lost even this basic political acumen. Gao Chunyang, you need to reflect on yourself."
After saying that, he didn't look at Gao Chunyang's reaction, turned around and carried his luggage back to the family compound.
He returned to his own home.
Now that he's married, he no longer has time to spend with Gao Chunyang in the dormitory, reminiscing about their brotherhood.
After Chen Shuisheng left, Gao Chunyang stood there silently for a long time, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but he didn't smoke it. The cigarette butt was bitten with fine teeth marks.
He turned around and found Political Commissar Xiao, "Is Regiment Commander Qi leaving?"
This was the first sentence he uttered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Political Commissar Xiao immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth, glanced around warily, and seeing no outsiders, lowered his voice and asked, "Where did you hear that from?"
Only Qi Donghan and Commander Chen knew that Qi Donghan was leaving.
This is a highly confidential internal matter, and it was kept absolutely secret until the transfer order was issued.
"You don't need to cover my mouth."
Gao Chunyang said, "Everyone can guess it."
Political Commissar Xiao nodded, "We do have that plan, but the final decision hasn't been made yet."
Gao Chunyang didn't say anything. This time, he couldn't hold back anymore. Instead, he borrowed a light, lit a cigarette, and took a puff. The cigarette was almost gone.
"Want to go on a blind date?"
"You're on the blind date list this time, are you going?"
Gao Chunyang paused for a moment, then closed his eyes and remained silent. Harbin in December was truly cold; just standing outside, the cold wind felt like knives cutting into your face.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Just when Political Commissar Xiao was about to think Gao Chunyang wouldn't answer, he spoke up, "Go."
Commissar Xiao was somewhat surprised and delighted. He slapped Gao Chunyang on the shoulder and said, "You've finally given in after all these years."
Gao Chunyang took a drag of his cigarette. "I'm out of options."
It seems he can't wait any longer.
Political Commissar Xiao paused for a moment after hearing this, then sighed, "You're so stubborn. It's good that you've come to your senses now. In this life, whether you're getting married or marrying someone, how many people can marry someone they like or marry someone they love?"
"Life is full of disappointments. If you can have a healthy body, a good career, and get married and have a child, you are already among the best of the ordinary people."
Gao Chunyang hummed in agreement.
"I'm fine now."
It seems there's no other way but to comfort myself this way.
Qi Donghan was summoned to Commander Chen's office on December 11th. When Commander Chen saw him come in, he took out a transfer order from his drawer and handed it to him.
"have a look."
Qi Donghan took it and looked at it, then bowed to Commander Chen.
Commander Chen sighed, "I haven't signed or stamped it yet."
"I'm asking you one last time, are you sure you want to move from Harbin to Beijing?"
Qi Donghan nodded, "Yes."
"No regrets?"
Commander Chen stared intently into his eyes.
Qi Donghan nodded, his face sharp and his jaw resolute. "No regrets."
Commander Chen took the transfer order. He didn't rush to stamp it, but looked at the contents and sighed heavily. "Now, I don't know if it was the right thing to do to act as matchmaker for you and Comrade Meng."
Qi Donghan could have had an easy path; he could have stayed in Harbin as a team member, and stayed there for the rest of his life.
I'm not afraid now that I'm in the position of regimental commander.
He only needs to endure a few more years before he retires early, at which point Qi Donghan can take over his position.
But Qi Donghan didn't. He refused the plans and paths I had laid out for him and chose the most difficult one.
"Little Fierce".
Commander Chen couldn't bring himself to stamp it with the red official seal. "You need to think this through. Once you do, there's no turning back."
"I will stay in Harbin for a maximum of five years. After five years, I will apply for early retirement, and then you can take over my position."
Qi Donghan, who is stationed in Harbin, is outstanding in both experience and ability.
Everyone could see that Commander Chen's future successor would inevitably be Qi Donghan.
Qi Donghan shook his head. He was very direct. "Uncle Chen, it would be such a pity if you retired after five years."
"If you consider your age, you could stay in this position for another ten years."
"There's no need for you to make such a big sacrifice because of me."
Division Commander Chen stood up and walked to his side, his gaze fixed on him. "What if I'm willing?"
Qi Donghan pursed his lips and said, "I don't want to."
"Uncle Chen, you've been good enough to me. You can't let your entire career change because of me."
"The team stationed in Harbin needs you, not me."
“What’s more,” Qi Donghan murmured, “if there’s an opportunity in the future, and you don’t have a suitable replacement after you retire, I can come back from my post in the capital and take over your position.”
— Yingying should be willing to come back by then.
This is his real plan.
Commander Chen raised his eyelids. "Really?"
"real."
This made Commander Chen feel a little more at ease. He walked to his desk, picked up the red palm again, and covered Qi Donghan's face with it. "Tell me honestly, did you leave because of me or because of Xiao Meng?"
Qi Donghan declined to answer this question.
"What do you mean by delaying me, or not wanting me to leave early? These are all just postponements." His silence was the best answer.
Commander Chen saw right through him. "I think it's because of Xiao Meng."
Qi Donghan thought for a moment, then said softly, "Uncle Chen has both."
"Firstly, I don't want to take over your job ahead of schedule, nor do I want you to make such a big sacrifice for me. Secondly, it's also because of Yingying. We've been separated for more than four years, and I don't want to be separated again."
"Since her profession makes it difficult for her to return, I'll just go with her."
At this point, his gaze softened a bit. "The golden period for Yingying's career development is only a few years. Once you miss it, it's gone forever."
Upon hearing this, Commander Chen suddenly looked up and pressed him for an answer, "And what about you?"
How many years are left in your prime career development period?
Qi Donghan left his base in Harbin and went to the capital to start all over again.
As for what the future will be like, nobody knows.
Qi Donghan lowered his eyes. His features were particularly sharp, with high brow bones and deep-set eyes. Time had left its mark on his face, but his temperament had become even more composed and cold.
"I--"
Qi Donghan looked up at Commander Chen, his eyes gentle and tender. "Wherever Yingying is, that's where I am. If she's happy, I'm happy."
"Uncle Chen, this is my choice."
Upon hearing this, Commander Chen angrily flung his sleeves, turned around, grabbed the official seal, and stamped it without saying a word.
"Just wait and you'll regret it!"
Qi Donghan pursed his lips and said, "We won't regret it, because we will come back."
"Uncle Chen."
He looked up at Commander Chen, his voice pleading for the first time, "If possible, please keep the apartment where Yingying and I live."
There's another saying: "If you don't have it, then forget it."
Commander Chen then became more serious, "You're really back?"
"You're not lying to me?"
Qi Donghan nodded, "This is where Yingying and I are rooted. She will come back."
Zhao Yueru is here.
Cherry with leaves.
There was Lin Qiu, as well as Commander Fang and Coach Zhao.
Qi Donghan understands Meng Yingying; she will definitely come back in the future.
Commander Chen paced back and forth in his office for a moment before saying, "Why are you doing this to yourself?"
"You've made too much of a sacrifice for Xiao Meng."
Is it worth it?
"value."
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