Commander Xiao straightened up, thinking, this is my grandson, this is my grandson, this is my grandson.
Just as he finished his mental preparation, Tong Jiaxin farted twice in a row.
Tong Jiaxin ate a lot tonight, including one or two sweet potatoes. The taste was really... indescribable.
Commander Xiao slapped him hard on the butt, helped him cover the quilt, and then rushed out.
If he didn't come out, he would really be suffocated to death.
In the middle of the night, it suddenly started to rain and snow, and it was even colder when he got up in the morning. There were
only five days off for the New Year, and there were still two days before work. The holiday was really too short.
Tong Xuelu originally wanted to stay in the quilt all day without moving, but at noon, someone from the Ministry of Commerce suddenly came to her house and brought her a message.
Xie Chengzhou was going to Yangzhou to visit his mother's relatives and pay respect to his grandparents.
Since all state-owned hotels were closed, the people from the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office were worried that Xie Chengzhou would not be able to eat well on the road, so after discussion, they decided to let Tong Xuelu go with him.
When Tong Xuelu heard the news, she cursed several times starting with the letter F in her heart.
She admired comrades like Xie Chengzhou, but she really didn't want to travel far in such a cold weather.
But obviously, she had no right to refuse.
After sending the people away, Tong Xuelu went into the house and announced the news to everyone.
Commander Xiao's face suddenly turned ugly: "It's really hard for Grandpa to interfere in your matter."
If it was in the army, he might be able to use his connections to make it work, but this is Beijing, and it's really hard for him to interfere.
The key is that such a thing is a very honorable thing in the eyes of many people. If they refuse, people will think that they don't know what's good for them and have no sense of collective honor.
Tong Xuelu: "Grandpa, don't be embarrassed, I'll go, but you're leaving tomorrow, and I can't see you off."
Thinking of leaving, Commander Xiao's mood became even worse.
Before he hadn't been with his grandchildren, he could still control himself in his heart, but now that he has been with them for several days, he doesn't want to leave at all.
This year, he will find a way to transfer back to Beijing no matter what.
His granddaughter is so pretty, he has to come back and take good care of her, and he must not let Wen Rugui take her away.
Because they were leaving for Yangzhou tomorrow, Tong Xuelu told everyone and went to pack her bags.
At noon, Wen Rugui came over and heard the news. It was as if there was a stone in his heart that kept falling down, but it could not fall to the bottom.
Tong Xuelu saw that he looked a little unhappy, and when no one was paying attention, she reached out and pinched his hand: "I will be back soon."
In fact, these words were said in vain.
When she came back, Wen Rugui would definitely go back to the base, and she didn't know how long she would have to wait for him to take a vacation.
Wen Rugui looked at her and said, "I'll take you there tomorrow."
Tong Xuelu nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you to pick me up at home tomorrow."
In the following time, although Wen Rugui tried his best to act normal, anyone who was careful could tell at a glance that he was absent-minded.
Wen Rugui was indeed absent-minded. Thinking that Tong Xuelu would be with the man named Jason for the next four or five days, he felt very anxious.
Although they were not the only two people there, he still couldn't feel at ease.
In order to make up for Wen Rugui and Grandpa, Tong Xuelu made a dessert for everyone after lunch.
She put the sweet potatoes in the oven to bake them. After baking, the sweet potatoes burst open and exuded a sweet aroma.
Tong Jiaxin couldn't help but take a sweet potato to eat, and he kept praising her while eating: "Sister, why is your baked sweet potato better than others?"
Commander Xiao couldn't look directly at his grandson Tong Jiaxin now.
Seeing him eating sweet potatoes, he couldn't help but think of that stinky fart last night, and his face turned green again.
Seeing Tong Jiaxin eating so happily, Tong Mianmian said that she wanted to eat it too.
Fortunately, Tong Xuelu put a lot in, so she took out half for everyone to eat and used the other half for dessert.
She dug out the sweet potato flesh, crushed it and added glutinous rice flour.
In those days, milk was not available, so she asked Wen Rugui to help her mix the White Rabbit Milk Candy with hot water into milk, and then added it to the glutinous rice flour.
After kneading the dough, divide it into several pieces, poke a hole in the pieces, add red bean paste inside, and then put them in the oil pan to fry. After
frying, the sweet potato balls are crispy on the outside and soft, glutinous and sweet on the inside.
The sweet potato balls are soft, glutinous and sweet, with the sweetness of sweet potatoes, the milky flavor of toffee, and the sweetness of red beans. The combination of these flavors makes them sweet but not greasy, making people want to eat more.
Although Commander Xiao is not very old, his teeth are not as good as they were when he was young.
The sweet potato balls are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, soft, glutinous and sweet, which are especially suitable for him. He ate three in a row before stopping.
Before the Chinese New Year, Tong Xuelu made beef cubes by herself. Because she had to go out tomorrow, she took out these two things and shared them with her grandfather and Wen Rugui.
Wen Rugui stayed at Tong's house until three or four in the afternoon before leaving.
After leaving Tong's house, Wen Rugui did not return to the military compound, but went to find Huang Qimin.
When he arrived at Huang Qimin's house, Zhou Yan happened to be there.
So the three love rookies at the base got together again.
Zhou Yan saw Wen Rugui and sighed: "Busy man, how come you have time to come to Huang Goudan's house today?"
Before the Chinese New Year, he said he would visit Wen's house, but Wen Rugui told him that he was busy and he would be at his girlfriend's house during the Chinese New Year.
Hearing this, he almost got angry!
What's more annoying is that although he also has a girlfriend, he can't stay at his girlfriend's house every day. It's infuriating to think about it.
So when he saw Wen Rugui suddenly coming over, he had to say a few words to him.
Wen Rugui looked around and said, "Let's go out and find a place to talk. It's not convenient here."
Huang Qimin lived with his parents and brothers. There were five or six nephews and nieces at home. He had only been here for a while, and two or three people came in and stared at him.
Huang Qimin looked at him like this, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you in trouble?"
Wen Rugui: "Yeah."
Huang Qimin likes to be a love strategist the most, and he also likes people to ask him about love.
His eyes lit up, and he stood up and said, "Come on, let's go outside and talk!"
Zhou Yan: "..."
These two people have problems in their brains. It's so cold and windy outside, and they actually want to go out to talk?
But since both of them have left, it's boring for him to stay alone in Huang's house, so he had to grit his teeth and follow them.
The hotel was not open, and the park was too cold with wind blowing on all sides. After walking around outside, the three of them finally found an abandoned house with no one living in it, and squatted under the corner of the wall to talk.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Huang Qimin shivered and said, "Tell me, what happened to you?"
Wen Rugui paused and said, "A very thief appeared next to my target..."
Then he briefly told the story of Jason.
Zhou Yan suddenly interrupted him: "The man you are talking about is called thief? Is he the thief?"
Wen Rugui's eyelashes trembled slightly and nodded: "Yes, that thief."
Zhou Yan: "..."
Huang Qimin: "..."
Wen Rugui coughed and continued: "Tomorrow they are going to Yangzhou together and will have four or five days to spend time together. What do you think I should do?"
Zhou Yan: "What else can I do? Don't you trust your partner?"
Wen Rugui: "Of course I do. What I am worried about is that thief."
Huang Qimin looked like an experienced person: "I understand, I understand everything! A new clerk came to my wife's factory before, and their leader asked my wife to take care of that clerk. I was very unhappy at the time!"
"Thinking about a man hanging around my wife every day, I can't wait to ask that brat out and beat him up!"
Wen Rugui nodded twice: "That's what you said."
That's the feeling. He never doubted Tong Xuelu, but he was just very unhappy with Jason.
Especially when he thought about them meeting every day in the future, he was like an ant on a hot pot, very anxious.
Although Zhou Yan had never experienced this, he could understand Huang Qimin's words after thinking about it.
It's not easy to find a partner, and there are still people eyeing your partner. It's unbearable to think about it!
Zhou Yan: "But what can I do if I'm angry? Rugui can't go with him?"
Huang Qimin looked at him like an idiot: "No wonder you haven't got your partner yet, you're just too honest and inflexible!"
He turned his head and looked at Wen Rugui: "Rugui, I tell you, for the sake of your partner, you must go with him!"
Wen Rugui was stunned for a moment: "Go with him?"
Zhou Yan: "But we have to go back to work at the base the day after tomorrow, do you want Rugui to be absent from work?" Huang Qimin
looked at him with contempt again: "What do you mean ?" Is going to work more important or is your partner more important?"
Wen Rugui's ears turned red: "The partner is more important."
Huang Qimin looked at him with a teachable look: "Very good, you are much more aware than Zhou Yan, no wonder you got your partner later than him but held his hand first, you are indeed more like a man than him!"
Zhou Yan: "..."
Huang Qimin continued: "The New Year has just passed, and you have nothing important to do at work at the base now, so the dean will approve your leave, not to mention it's for your partner's business!"
"Go buy a train ticket for tomorrow, preferably one train later than your partner. Then go and see your partner off tomorrow as usual, and then follow them after they leave. Then you can go and give your partner a surprise!"
Zhou Yan pinched his nose: "Wouldn't that be bad?"
Huang Qimin raised his eyebrows: "Why not? Rugui, let me tell you, not only do you have to follow them, but you must also dress up well!"
Wen Rugui showed a confused look: "Dress up?"
Zhou Yan was also surprised: "Why do men need to dress up? Only women need to dress up!"
Huang Qimin glared at him with contempt: "Look at birds. Male birds must have beautiful feathers to attract female birds. This is true for peacocks, roosters, and hens. If they are not good-looking, female birds will not like them."
Wen Rugui and Zhou Yan thought about it and felt that what he said seemed to make sense.
Huang Qimin saw that the two were convinced by him, and a smug smile appeared on his face: "So Rugui, you have to dress up well, put on your most beautiful clothes and appear in front of that thief, let him know that you, the male bird, are more beautiful than him!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Zhou Yan: "..."
Although Huang Qimin's last sentence sounded strange, Wen Rugui was still convinced by him.
After expressing his gratitude to Huang Qimin, he went back shivering in the wind.
After returning to the military compound, he first went to the security office and called the dean to tell him about his request for leave.
As Huang Qimin said, the dean immediately agreed after asking about the matter.
The dean also encouraged him: "Rugui, you must keep your partner. There are already enough single men in our base. Don't cause trouble for the base."
Wen Rugui: "..."
After the call, he rode his bicycle to the train station to buy a ticket.
These days, you need a letter of introduction to go in and out, so train tickets are not difficult to grab.
After buying the ticket, he went home and told Grandpa Wen and Uncle Zong about it.
Old Master Wen slammed the table and said, "I said from the beginning that the guy was a thief. Maybe it was that guy who suggested letting Xuelu go with us this time!"
Although Wen Rugui didn't like Jason very much, she still told the truth, "Grandpa, I don't think he has that power."
Old Master Wen was very upset and said, "Why are you still speaking for your rival? Have you packed your things?"
Wen Rugui said, "I'll pack them later."
Old Master Wen thought about it but was still worried, "How about I go with you? You have no experience, and I'm afraid you can't deal with that guy!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
If she let the old man go with her, things would be serious.
What's more, he wanted to spend time with Tong Xuelu, and if the old man went with him, he would definitely have no chance.
Wen Rugui persuaded him, and with the help of Uncle Zong, Old Man Wen finally gave up the idea of going with him.
**
The next day, Wen Rugui got up early, dressed up, and rode a bicycle to pick up Tong Xuelu.
When Tong Xuelu saw Wen Rugui, her eyes lit up immediately: "My dear, you are very different today."
Wen Rugui wore a long black coat today, a white scarf given to her last time around her neck, and leather shoes on her feet. She looked like a rich young master in the Republic of China.
The warm winter sun shone on Wen Rugui's face, and his ears were an alluring pink in the sun: "Well, the clothes have been put away for several years, and I'm afraid they will go bad if I don't wear them."
Huang Qimin was right, a male bird must have beautiful clothes to attract a female bird, and a man must have a beautiful appearance to attract a partner.
He even regretted not asking Huang Qimin for advice earlier.
Tong Xuelu looked at his slightly red ear tips and wanted to reach out and pinch them, but the old man and Tong Jiaming came out, so she had to give up.
Commander Xiao looked at his granddaughter reluctantly: "Take care of yourself when you go there. If someone bullies you, come back and tell grandpa, and grandpa will help you vent your anger!"
Tong Xuelu felt warm in her heart: "Okay, if someone bullies me, I will tell them that my grandpa is the commander!"
This feeling of having someone to support you is actually quite good.
Tong Mianmian hugged her sister's thighs and blinked her big watery eyes: "Sister, please come back soon, Mianmian will miss you!"
Tong Xuelu rubbed her head: "Sister will miss you too, you have to listen to your brother, understand?"
Tong Mianmian nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
After telling the Tong Jiaming brothers, Tong Xuelu got on Wen Rugui's bike and waved goodbye to her family.
When they arrived at the train station, people from the Ministry of Commerce and the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office had already arrived.
Seeing Tong Xuelu coming, they trembled and greeted her.
After a while, Xie Chengzhou and others also came.
Tong Xuelu looked over and was almost blinded by the light.
Jason was wearing a green hat and a dark green scarf around his neck.
That green outfit was very fascinating.
Wen Rugui saw Tong Xuelu staring at Jason, and felt like she was facing a formidable enemy: "You like the way he dresses? Actually... I can do that, too."
Tong Xuelu was startled and quickly said, "No, no, no, I don't like that kind of dress, you must never learn from him!" Wen
Rugui heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that.
He thought Jason looked ugly like that, and green hats and scarves were hard to buy in China.
The train was about to be checked, and Tong Xuelu got on the train with everyone else, then waved to Wen Rugui through the window.
Wen Rugui waved at her indifferently, with no strong emotions on his face.
She suddenly felt a little weird in her heart. Yesterday she felt that Wen Rugui was reluctant to leave her, but today Wen Rugui seemed very calm.
So love will disappear, right?
The trains were very slow these days, and it took fourteen or fifteen hours for the group to reach Yangzhou.
They set out in the morning, and it was already midnight when they arrived in Yangzhou.
Fortunately, the local unit was notified early in the morning to pick them up.
They took a car to the hotel and went through the check-in procedures.
Tong Xuelu was very tired, and after dinner she went back to her room to take a shower.
Just as she was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door.
She put on her coat and went to open the door, only to see a waiter standing outside: "Comrade Tong, there is a man who claims to be your cousin downstairs and wants to see you."
Tong Xuelu raised an eyebrow: "Cousin?"
Where did her cousin come from?
Tong Yanliang is her cousin, but he is currently undergoing reform on the farm.
The waiter nodded: "Yes, he said his last name is Wen."
Last name Wen?
Tong Xuelu's eyes widened. She only knew one person with the last name Wen. Could it be Wen Rugui?
But she quickly shook her head to rule out this guess. Wen Rugui had just separated from her in the morning.
Moreover, what was he doing in Yangzhou in such a freezing cold weather?
Tong Xuelu couldn't think of anything, so she had to put on her clothes and go downstairs with the waiter. As soon as she went downstairs,
she saw a tall man standing at the door.
The man was holding a black travel bag in his hand, standing straight in front of the front desk. He turned his head when he heard the footsteps.
It was Wen Rugui, who she thought was impossible.
Tong Xuelu was surprised: "Why are you here?"
Wen Rugui's eyelashes fluttered: "Cousin, I lost my letter of introduction and can't go through the check-in procedures."
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