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Jiang Nian ran out of the troop and saw Ge Mei wearing thick clothes, looking into the troop with her hands in her pockets. After seeing her, she stretched out her hands and ran towards her: "Jiang Nian, you are finally back."

"Sister Ge, what urgent matter do you want to talk to me about?"

Jiang Nian took a breath.

Ge Mei said, "Three days ago, an overseas partner came and told the leaders that he wanted to see you. You went to Xinjiang and couldn't come back. The partner left yesterday at noon and left an embroidery for you to embroider. He said he would come in person to pick up the embroidery in three months."

Ge Mei happily hugged Jiang Nian and patted her back: "You know, the partner came this time and said that your last embroidery was very popular there. Our embroidery has been sold abroad and will have better development in the future. Jiang Nian, I believe you will go higher and higher in the future."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I will try my best to embroider this embroidery."

Ge Mei let go of Jiang Nian and said happily, "There is another good news."

Jiang Nian asked, "What?"

"I'm getting promoted."

"Promoted?"

Jiang Nian was stunned, Then she smiled and said, "Sister Ge, congratulations!"

Ge Mei said, "I have been transferred to a higher position. I am now the deputy director of the city district, responsible for the operation of the state-owned embroidery shop and several factories in the original city. The embroidery shop will have a new director. I know this person. She is about the same age as me and we get along well. You can go to the city in two days to get the embroidery drawings. She will be responsible for the subsequent handover."

Jiang Nian said, "Okay."

Ge Mei said, "Is it convenient for you to go to the county town for a walk?"

Jiang Nian glanced at the clothes on his body, Asking Ge Mei to wait for a while, she ran back to put on a cotton coat. When she passed by the regiment headquarters, she ran into Gu Shizhou who was coming out of the regiment. The man paused, his dark eyes fell on Jiang Nian, nodded and smiled: "Sister-in-law, how was your trip?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said: "Not bad."

She said a few words to Gu Shizhou and ran outside. She took a walk with Ge Mei in the county town, talked a lot, and talked a lot about the embroidery manor.

The two walked a long way and finally sat on a chair by the river.

Ge Mei looked at the sparkling water and suddenly said, "Jiang Nian, I want to be transferred back."

Jiang Nian turned to look at her, and Ge Mei suddenly smiled bitterly, "Isn't it ridiculous? I tried my best to climb up, and I wanted to climb to the highest point, but when I really got here, I felt that what I wanted was not so important compared to having my children by my side."

She looked at Jiang Nian, "The last time my daughter-in-law came to see me, she was pregnant. The doctor said she was pregnant with twins and they had to be raised well. If I was transferred back, I could take care of her every day. This is the flesh and blood of the Ge family, and as a grandmother, I can't stand idly by." When she said this, Ge Mei lowered her head, with a bit of loneliness on her face, "I envy Deng Ke very much. It would be great if I could be like her."

Jiang Nian said nothing, and listened quietly to Ge Mei's inner thoughts.

Ge Mei pinned her messy short hair behind her back, feeling powerless as she had to accept her fate, and her eyes were filled with unwillingness, all of which were reflected in her eyebrows and eventually turned into a compromise with her age. She accepted her fate and said, "I have struggled for decades, argued, quarreled, and given up a lot. Now I'm over 50 years old, and it's time for me to go back to see my grandchildren."

Jiang Nian looked at Ge Mei, and the bright winter sun shone on her, casting a faint warm light.

She saw in this middle-aged woman the compromise with reality, her powerlessness against aging, and her resistance and numbness to this era. She envied Deng Ke, but could not become Deng Ke. She was afraid that for the rest of her life, Deng Ke would still be her obsession for the rest of her life.

Jiang Nian reached out and held Ge Mei's hand, and said to Ge Mei in her puzzled look: "Sister Ge, if one day the reform and opening up are implemented and we can do business on our own, what would you most like to do?"

Ge Mei didn't know whether she was shocked by Jiang Nian's bold idea or was thinking about the era that Jiang Nian mentioned. She was stunned for a long time before she smiled and said, "If that day really comes, I will open my own factory and combine the textile factory and embroidery shop. In addition to embroidering patterns, I also want to design and make clothes and embroider fabrics, open up channels overseas and Hong Kong, and be able to travel everywhere like Deng Ke, do business everywhere, and see the outside world."

When talking about this, Ge Mei's eyes were full of light.

Jiang Nian held Ge Mei's hand tightly and said with a smile: "Sister Ge, this day will come soon."

Jiang Nian went back after parting with Ge Mei. Two days later, she received a call from Suna, saying that the embroidery was ready and the new director asked her to come and pick it up. Shu Xue accompanied Jiang Nian to the city. When Jiang Nian went there, Suna's family came over. They played in the embroidery house for a while. In the afternoon, the new director opened the After the meeting, she came out and handed the new embroidery to Jiang Nian, saying with a smile, "Comrade Jiang, thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Nian and Shu Xue hurried home just as it was getting dark. Lu Yu came back early today and dinner was ready. When she went to the bathroom to wash up, Gu Shizhou and Jiang Zhou came over. When Jiang Nian came out, she found that Lu Yu had placed several dishes on the table outside, and Jiang Zhou and Gu Shizhou went over to help serve the dishes and get the bowls. Gu

Shizhou said, "Sister-in-law."

Jiang Zhou called out cheerfully, "Sister-in-law."

After a while, Chen Yao and Shu Xue also came. They all came with a lot of things. Lu Yu said to Jiang Nian beside him, "We were away during the New Year, and Shizhou and the others came just after we came back. Let's get together and have a New Year's Eve dinner."

Chen Yao clapped his hands and said, "Yes, that's what I meant, sister-in-law. Don't you know that you and Captain Lu were away during the New Year this year, and we had nowhere to go. We were counting the days until you came back." Then he glanced at the food on the table and joked, "I was thinking of coming to taste my sister-in-law's cooking skills, but I didn't expect it to be Captain Lu who cooked the meal."

"You kid are still picking on me!"

Jiang Zhou cursed with a smile. Gu Shizhou also laughed and said, "My sister-in-law's cooking skills are indeed good. I could smell that the food was not cooked by her as soon as I entered the door."

Lu Yu: ...

He glanced at them and said, "Are you going to eat this meal or not?"

The three of them said in unison, "Eat!"

Chen Yao laughed and said, "This was cooked by Captain Lu himself. We rarely have the pleasure of eating it. We have to eat it no matter how bad it tastes. Don't you think so?"

Lu Yu: ...

Jiang Nian: ...

She thought Chen Yao might get a beating.

As expected, Gu Shizhou and Jiang Zhou first poured two glasses of wine into Chen Yao, and Lu Yu poured one glass of wine into Chen Yao. Chen Yao's face turned red from drinking, but he didn't want to be rude anymore. He quickly said to Lu Yu, "Captain, I give up." He burped and continued, "I'm still hungry. Let me eat a few bites before drinking."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Eat."

Shu Xue pinched Chen Yao's thigh, and he frowned in pain, almost crying out. He turned his head to meet Shu Xue's warning eyes, and heard her whisper: "You are the one who talks the most, don't make my sister Jiang unhappy."

Chen Yao: ???

How did he offend his sister-in-law?

Seeing Chen Yao's confusion, Shu Xue whispered: "You are making fun of Sister Jiang when you laugh at Captain Lu."

Chen Yao: ???

He, he? ?

Chen Yao scratched his head, and he couldn't argue with Shu Xue's twisted logic. He took a bite of meat and drank it hard. Forget it, it's his own daughter-in-law, so he won't bother with her.

"Two sisters-in-law, you should drink some too?"

Jiang Zhou picked up the bottle and glanced at Shu Xue and Jiang Nian.

Shu Xue raised the cup readily and asked Jiang Zhou to pour her a sip. Jiang Nian thought of the last time she spilled the secret when she was drunk, so she didn't care anymore. Under Lu Yu's teasing gaze, she lifted the quilt and said to Jiang Zhou: "Pour a sip."

Lu Yu turned his head and breathed hot air into Jiang Nian's ear: "Aren't you afraid that you'll spill the truth after drinking?"

Jiang Nian:...

You really keep talking about things that are irrelevant.

She thought that with the experience of drinking twice before, she should not be able to drink so much this time. She took a sip of wine, and soon her eyes were dizzy, and she leaned on Lu Yu in a daze, her mind drifting away. Gu Shizhou raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Nian with a flushed face, a smile appeared between his eyebrows: "Lu Yu, if it really doesn't work, take your sister-in-law back to the room to rest."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, let her lean for a while, she hasn't eaten much."

After that, he picked up a piece of meat and fed it to Jiang Nian's mouth. Shu Xue's alcohol tolerance was not bad, so she didn't get drunk in one gulp. Seeing Captain Lu taking care of Jiang Nian meticulously, and then looking at Chen Yao who was drinking and chatting with Jiang Zhou and Gu Shizhou beside her, she suddenly realized that people are so annoying when they are compared to others. , so she pinched Chen Yao's thigh again. Chen Yao's eyebrows raised in pain, and he turned his head to look at her aggrievedly: "What's wrong?"

Shu Xue smiled and said: "The flesh on your legs is really rotten."

Chen Yao: ...

Several people were chatting about the regiment's affairs at the table. When it came to the fact that Captain Fang would be transferred to civilian work next month, Shu Xue was stunned for a moment and asked Chen Yao: "Is Captain Fang the husband of He Yue's wife?" "Husband?"

Chen Yao said, "Well, it's time for him to retire."

They talked a lot, and after two bottles of wine, the four grown men smelled of alcohol, but their eyes were extremely clear, without a trace of drunkenness. Lu Yu carried Jiang Nian into the house, sent them away, cleaned up the dishes and swept the floor, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.

Jiang Nian felt a little hot in her sleep. She wanted to unbutton her clothes but couldn't find the right place. She closed her eyes and felt a little anxious. Suddenly, a coolness covered the back of her hand. Jiang Nian shuddered at the coolness, and then followed the coolness greedily, touching everywhere with her hands dishonestly. Lu Yu's forehead was tense, and his palms held Jiang Nian's waist and brought her close to him. His teeth sharpened on her earlobe a few times: "Niannian."

"Hmm?"

Jiang Nian muttered something, opened her eyes in confusion, and looked at the blurry face so close to her. She blinked, and when her vision became clear, she saw Lu Yu's stern face, and then she pressed against his chest without any guard, listening to the trembling and powerful heartbeat, feeling extremely at ease.

Just as Jiang Nian gradually fell asleep, her body sank, followed by a heavy breath on her lips, and the unique breath of Lu Yu swept over her in an instant. Jiang Nian muttered something, climbed onto Lu Yu's shoulders, and faced the man's strong mouth.

"Lu Yu..."

Jiang Nian found a gap at her lips, and called Lu Yu's name affectionately.

Lu Yu's body tensed, clasped Jiang Nian's lower back, and kissed her ear: "Call my name again."

Jiang Nian hugged him, itching to move to the side, but was held down by Lu Yu's strong palm. The man passed over her collarbone and went all the way down: "Call my name."

"Lu Yu...ah."

Jiang Nian trembled and grabbed Lu Yu's arm tightly.