Chapter 77

As soon as Yan Lei turned around, Qiao Wei saw Secretary Gao.

"Ah, Secretary." Qiao Wei greeted, "You are here."

The first time she met Secretary Gao was on the first Sunday of work, and she guessed that he should be a leader. Later, as expected, she saw him in the cafeteria, and her colleagues told her that he was the head of the unit.

Qiao Wei remembered that Yan Lei had told her that the local forces below the mayor were intertwined, and the head was parachuted in.

Secretary Gao had a good first impression of Qiao Wei, and the subsequent feedback from Section Chief Xie also proved that his vision was correct. Qiao Wei is a comrade who is very good at work and can already take the lead in her own position.

He said in a particularly gentle voice: "Yan Tuan is in charge of supporting our town this time. We had a meeting this morning and everything was settled. I just accompanied him to visit our town committee."

Qiao Wei paused and glanced at Yan Lei.

Yan Lei was holding the child, and he was particularly calm. He

looked a little strange, not as relaxed as he usually was at home, like a big boy.

Here, he was not nervous, but that calmness still made Qiao Wei feel strange.

She and Stationmaster Lu stood aside and listened to what Yan Lei and Secretary Gao said.

"Go ahead and do your work. It won't interfere with your work. You must have a lot of things to do these days."

"Let's have dinner here. I'll make arrangements."

"No, we'll go home together later."

"Well, thank you for your concern this time."

"Don't worry. You also came from the army. Leave this matter to the army, don't worry."

"I envy you. You can still carry a gun and make achievements. Here, in this position, yes, right here, there are bullet fragments that have never been taken out. It hurts when it's windy and rainy."

"This is your military medal."

"The year you made the report on your deeds, I was sick and hospitalized, so I missed it. I especially regret not being able to listen to the war hero's personal account. Later, I read the introduction of your deeds and admired you. I admire you."

"You are honored. If you were there, you would only do better than me."

"Hahaha, OK, then you guys chat slowly."

"Have a nice day."

After the top leader left, the people at the radio station relaxed.

Stationmaster Lu said, "Weiwei, is this your wife?"

Yan Lei, holding Yan Xiang, watched Secretary Gao leave. Hearing Stationmaster Lu talking, he turned around.

But he saw Qiao Wei looking at him with a scrutinizing look. Yan Lei thought she saw through him.

But it seemed that she didn't.

Qiao Wei introduced Stationmaster Lu and Yan Lei to each other.

The two greeted each other in official language and complimented each other, and praised each other's business.

Qiao Wei held out her hand: "Sister Hu, you know."

Yan Lei called her "sister-in-law", and Hu Sui smiled: "Hey."

Qiao Wei held out her hand again: "This is Tianming."

Yan Lei said affectionately: "Hello, Tianming. Xiangxiang usually causes you trouble."

Lu Tianming likes to take Yan Xiang with him and often finds books for him to read. After all, the shelves in the library are too high, and Yan Xiang can't reach them by standing on a chair.

Lu Tianming: "No, no. I have never seen a child as worry-free as Xiangxiang."

"And this is Manman." Qiao Wei said, "We are the two generals of the radio studio."

Lu Manman had finished the radio show and could go home. Today, Hu Sui brought her own fried melon seeds, which were particularly fragrant. Lu Manman ate melon seeds with her in the office.

Who would have thought that the top leader would suddenly come.

Lu Manman is not afraid of the mayor, deputy mayor, and section chiefs. If you take a look at all of them, you can find out their relatives.

Lu Manman is afraid of Secretary Gao.

Unfortunately, she was almost caught by the secretary when she was eating melon seeds after walking ten minutes late. Fortunately, Station Chief Lu reacted quickly and stood up to block the door for the secretary. She and Hu Sui quickly grabbed books and newspapers to cover the melon seeds.

Then a tall and good-looking male soldier came and stood at the door.

It turned out to be Qiao Wei's lover!

Oh my God!

Hu Sui, Lu Manman and Lu Tianming were all in the office, while Qiao Wei, Yan Lei and Section Chief Lu were standing outside in the corridor.

Yan Lei greeted the three people inside through the window.

To a young lady like Lu Manman, she simply said "Hello".

Lu Manman was originally standing behind Hu Sui, clinging to her shoulders and looking out. At this time, she quickly raised a paw: "Hey, ok, hey, hello, hello."

Her face flushed with nervousness.

Stationmaster Lu also asked Yan Lei to stay: "Let's have dinner together."

"No, I'm going home now."

"Okay, bye."

"Stay."

The couple carried Yan Xiang home.

Stationmaster Lu also relaxed.

Lu Tianming sat back in his seat.

Lu Manman did not let go of Hu Sui's shoulders, clinging to her and shaking her like a koala: "Sister Hu, is there anyone else like this in your army? Someone who grows up to be like Xiangxiang's father! Is there anyone else?"

That height, shoulders, strong waist and long legs, the clothes were lifted up, and the face was so beautiful.

No wonder Yan Xiang looks so cute.

"Stop shaking, stop shaking, my melon seeds fell!" Hu Sui yelled.

Lu Manman stopped.

Hu Sui took out another handful from his pocket and gave her half: "Didn't your mother forbid you to find a soldier?"

The country has always been at war, and the shadow of nuclear bombs of imperialist countries has always been hanging over their heads.

Soldiers really go to the battlefield and may really sacrifice.

Many families want to be soldiers for the high salary.

But Lu Manman is the daughter of the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. Her family has everything. It has always been others who ask her father for help, but never her family asks others for help. Her mother didn't allow her to find a soldier.

"Don't worry about my mom!" Lu Manman said, "My mom introduced me to all kinds of bastards."

Lu Manman was 19 years old, just the right age. Many people introduced her to potential partners, but she was tired of blind dates and still hasn't found anyone she likes. She

has become a famous matchmaker who has "eyes on the top of her head."

"Is there any?" She kept asking.

Hu Sui chuckled.

"Of course there are good-looking ones," she said, "but there are no men like Weiwei, who are young, good-looking, and have rank. He is the only one among the regimental-level cadres. Most of the battalion-level cadres are older than him."

"Many of those who are older than him are still company-level cricket pupae."

"And I can't introduce you to someone too old, I'm afraid your mother will come to me with a broom."

Lu Manman thought about it and said with certainty: "I don't want rank, I just want good-looking!"

After meeting so many relatives, I am almost face-blind. Today, when I met Qiao Wei's family of three, I finally understood what I wanted.

She originally wanted a good-looking one.

Only with a good-looking man can you give birth to a good-looking child!

"Okay, I must find a good-looking one for you." Hu Sui agreed immediately, full of fighting spirit.

Middle-aged sisters love to be matchmakers.

Yan Lei and Qiao Wei led Yan Xiang out, and met many people from the county committee along the way. Everyone saw that they were a couple, and each of them held Yan Xiang's hand.

The vicious stepmother of five children who had to marry a second-married old man to make a living was gone.

After leaving the town committee compound, Yan Lei even said hello to Lao Xu in the communication room.

Lao Xu waved through the small window and watched the family of three walk away.

"They are really a couple."

Yan Lei looked at the sky and said to Qiao Wei, "Don't go back to cook, let's go to a restaurant today."

I was in a good mood, and I should have a good meal.

Qiao Wei had no objection, so the family went to the restaurant.

After dinner, they went home.

When they got home, Yan Xiang went to take a nap by herself.

Qiao Wei also brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, and went back to the bedroom to take a nap.

Yan Lei was at home in the afternoon, so there was no need to take Yan Xiang to the unit. She went to the unit by herself.

As soon as she arrived at the unit gate, Lao Xu from the communication room greeted her. All the way to the radio station, people greeted her.

"Come on, Qiao Wei."

"I saw your husband today."

"Your husband is so tall."

"Yan Xiang looks so much like your father."

And so on.

Everyone looked at her differently. Some male colleagues were not very natural. Some female colleagues were much more enthusiastic towards her than before.

Qiao Wei stopped in the corridor and suddenly understood something.

He was...

She laughed.

After finishing work in the afternoon, she went home directly.

Yan Lei was picking vegetables.

Qiao Wei wanted to take over, but Yan Lei said, "Don't get involved, I'll cook today."

Qiao Wei didn't argue, she dragged a small bamboo chair over and sat next to him to watch him.

Yan Lei was cutting vegetables, he looked up and asked with a smile: "What are you looking at?"

Qiao Wei smiled and didn't answer.

It was time to go to bed at night, but Yan Lei didn't let her sleep.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Wei was puzzled.

"You haven't said anything." Yan Lei said, "Are you unhappy?"

Yan Lei noticed that Qiao Wei didn't seem to talk much since Secretary Gao left the radio station.

But he was in such a good mood at the time that he ignored it.

He only noticed it a little while eating. In the afternoon, when she came back from work, she was very quiet all night.

This is very unlike her. She talks a lot, often chattering, and her laugh is especially pleasant. It makes people feel good.

Today at noon, she didn't laugh at all, as if she was thinking about something.

Even after returning home, she didn't talk much.

That's very wrong.

Yan Lei was a little worried. She couldn't be angry, right?

Maybe he should have informed her before going...

Yan Lei supported himself on the kang with his arms, looking down at Qiao Wei. Qiao Wei was lying flat on her back, looking at Yan Lei's face.

She suddenly reached out and touched his face.

Ah, do you want to make peace at the end of the bed?

Okay, it's an effective way.

Yan Lei was about to make peace, but Qiao Wei held his shoulders and held him diagonally with her arms.

"Tell me about your past." She said.

Yan Lei was confused: "What happened in the past?"

"About the war," Qiao Wei said, "Achievements in war, becoming a war hero or something."

Yan Lei was surprised: "You want to listen?"

Qiao Wei rested her head on her arm: "Yes, I want to listen."

Yan Lei looked strange: "Don't you think it's boring?"

Qiao Wei sighed softly, turned over and lay on her side facing him, resting her head on her arm: "Tell me about it, I want to listen."

Yan Lei lay down: "It's nothing. Later, they all praised me and asked me to talk about how I judged and thought at the time when I made a report."

"Actually, at that time, I couldn't use my brain. When the shell exploded, my comrade's severed hand hit my face directly, as if I was slapped in the face. My whole head was buzzing."

"The leader has died. I hid in the trenches, shouted around, and found out that I had the highest rank. I had to command..."

"Oh, yes, there were still military ranks at that time. Now that they have been withdrawn, I often wonder what I will do on the battlefield. When the command needs to be transferred, I can't judge the level at a glance. Who listens to whom? This will waste time..."

Qiao Wei rested her head on her arm and stared at his profile, listening to him talk about what happened in the past.

It was her fault.

When she traveled through time, she wanted to "take over" and then have a new life in this world. She took over her son and her husband.

She never thought that the level of "regiment commander" was anything special. After all, the neighbors around her were either regiment commanders or battalion commanders.

It seemed to have become a very common thing. It was

also because "regiment commander" was almost a standard configuration for the male protagonist of military-related period novels.

Because the level of battalion commander is slightly lower, it is not sensitive enough when written out. The rank of division commander is too high, too absurd, and it is easy for readers to lose interest. Therefore, authors of period novels have chosen "regiment commander" as the identity of the male protagonist.

After reading so many and getting used to it, they don't think it is rare and precious.

He also turned a blind eye to his title of "the youngest group leader".

Until today, I saw Secretary Gao accompanying him at the unit.

There are rules for official receptions. If Yan Lei's level is not high enough, Secretary Gao will find someone else to accompany him, such as the town chief, or the deputy town chief. Below these two, there is also the director.

The status of the person receiving and the person being received should be appropriate.

But Secretary Gao accompanied him personally, and it is said that he visited all the departments. What does that mean? It means that Yan Lei's status is at least not lower than Secretary Gao, or even higher.

After all, Secretary Gao is only the secretary of the town committee. The administrative level of the town is at the same level as that of the township.

But even so, Qiao Wei still realized the value of the "group leader".

At that moment, she was quite surprised.

She realized what she had been ignoring.

Other team leaders are in their 35s or 36s or even 40s. High income, high allowance.

Why do I think this is normal and ordinary? The workers only get 30 yuan. Why do I think the salary of a level 15 worker is normal?

Yan Lei is only 26 years old, how can he be among a group of middle-aged people?

I never thought that because he traveled through time, he has already achieved success, has a rank, a salary, and a bright future.

Qiao Wei happily took over and started a new life.

She kept telling herself that she lived here and this was the real world.

But she didn't think that since there is a real future, there should also be a real past and real people.

She never thought about exploring Yan Lei's past.

She just happily accepted his present: a high-level position, a generous salary, and endless tickets. A handsome face, an attractive figure, and endless physical strength.

As for why he became what he is now. What he paid for it, what he suffered. She never thought of exploring it.

Until today, Qiao Wei finally realized it.

It turned out that deep in her heart, she had never really treated Yan Lei as a real person.

It was the male protagonist.

It was a paper man.

Qiao Wei propped up her body and pressed on Yan Lei.

Yan Lei just responded to her request and told her about the past that he had not talked about for a long time. It was thrilling, a line between life and death, a desperate breakthrough, and a counterattack.

He let out a long breath, and some emotions dissipated.

Qiao Wei leaned against his neck and seemed to say something.

"Hmm?" he asked, "What?"

"I'm sorry."

"Why do you say sorry?" He was confused.

Qiao Wei did not explain.

She propped herself up and bent down to kiss his lips.

Yan Lei hugged her back.

She stared at him for a long time. Her behavior confused him: "Qiao Wei?"

Qiao Wei smiled and bent down to kiss him again.

Nice to meet you, Yan Lei.

I am Qiao Wei.