Chapter 149 I Can't Help Myself
Qin Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "Why do I feel like we are like stars?"
Su Lingyu couldn't help laughing.
In a few decades, when Qin Zhen sees the sensation caused by the appearance of a top star on TV, she doesn’t know if she will remember what she is saying now.
The commendation ceremony officially began, and after the host came on stage, he gave an inspiring speech.
Afterwards, the process was much more streamlined. Su Lingyu and others were invited to the stage, and then honorary medals and bonuses were collectively awarded and a group photo was taken.
Jiang Yufeng, as the initiator of the free medical team, and Su Lingyu, as the discoverer of the disaster in Xiaoyan Village, received a reward of 200 yuan, and the others received a reward of 100 yuan each.
This reward may not seem like much, but in an era when wages were only 20 or 30 yuan a month, it was already very good.
In two days, the news will report their selfless dedication and good deeds in disaster relief and medical treatment.
After the commendation meeting, everyone had a celebration banquet and discussed where to go next. Anyway, today was a happy day, and the young people didn't want to go home after dinner.
There is not much entertainment these days, except for watching movies.
The movie "Lushan Love" happened to be on the air, and it is a love-themed movie that young people like to watch. When people voted, they almost unanimously chose this movie.
Dean Hao, Jiang Yufeng and other elders originally said they didn't want to go, but they were dragged to the cinema.
When they arrived at the cinema entrance, Dean Hao arranged for a colleague to buy tickets, while others went to buy snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts, some went to buy maltose, and some bought soda drinks.
Su Lingyu was not very interested in these snacks.
Peanuts and melon seeds need to be shelled, so she couldn't just eat them and wear out her teeth, and she didn't want to damage her carefully trimmed nails. Maltose was too sticky to her teeth, and she wanted to eat it, but she couldn't rinse her mouth right away, so she had to give up.
She wanted to drink soda, but the shadow that Jiang Yuyu left on her last time was too big, so she gave up.
But she didn't buy it, someone gave it to her instead.
Qin Zhen gave it to her, Wang Yiling gave it to her, and two female colleagues also gave it to her with a smile.
Gu Yanying walked up to Jiang Yufeng carrying two bags and handed them to her.
Jiang Yufeng took a look and saw that both bags were filled with snacks of all kinds. Almost everything that could be bought in front of the cinema was bought.
She asked knowingly, "Are both bags for me?"
Gu Yanying smiled.
Jiang Yufeng sighed and said seriously, "Yanying, you passed."
"Lingyu and his lover are in perfect harmony. I can't help you do something that will damage their relationship."
"You just bought something and many people saw it. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to give it to Lingyu. Besides, I don't think Lingyu wants to eat it. You can't imagine her eating melon seeds and peanuts in front of others, can you?"
Gu Yanying thought about the scene she described and couldn't help but smile softly. She didn't say that there was a bag of shelled melon seeds and peanuts in it. She just needed to eat the melon seeds and peanuts.
At this moment, Jiang Yufeng patted his arm and said, "Look, my lover is here."
Gu Yanying followed Jiang Yufeng's line of sight and saw a tall man in a military coat walking quickly to Su Lingyu, holding her hand in his palm to warm it, while lowering his head to talk to her.
If there were no one around, in public, he might have opened his coat and held the petite girl in his arms, warming her with his body temperature.
Su Lingyu looked at him with a shyness and joy that she had never shown to outsiders.
He lowered his eyes and smiled: "You are right to remind me, I understand."
This time he couldn't help himself.
He will pay more attention in the future.
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After Su Lingyu's commendation ceremony ended, it was Huo Yan's turn to receive the commendation ceremony from the army.
Compared to Su Lingyu's ceremony which was held in a hotel banquet hall, where media reporters were invited to publicize the event and the commendation was published in newspapers, the commendation ceremony in the army was much simpler.
The ceremony was held in the conference room of the 52nd Division's office building, and the participants were soldiers and senior officials in the army.
This is also in line with the temperament of the military: do more and talk less.
As a military family member, Su Lingyu had the honor to participate in the commendation ceremony, and her almond-shaped eyes were bright throughout the whole process.
When Huo Yan went on stage to receive the award, she stared at him with pride.
Xie Rongjun laughed at his focused look and nudged Huo Yan with his elbow.
Huo Yan glanced at him coldly, just as a warning.
However, when he looked at Su Lingyu in the audience again and saw the praise and admiration on her face, a smile flashed across his calm eyes.
Huo Yan was awarded first-class merit, and the person who presented him with the medal was an old man sitting in a wheelchair.
The old man was wearing a dark military uniform, with military medals densely packed and heavy on his left chest.
Although he is very old, one can still vaguely see his bravery in the war of resistance against the enemy. His leg and eye, which were broken by a landmine, all tell of his dedication to the country and the people.
Su Lingyu stood in awe.
She suppressed the smile in her eyes and looked ahead seriously.
At this time, the system's baby voice asked curiously: "Host, I think you humans are really weird. People will die in war, so why do so many people dare to fight? You can still survive while you are alive, and disaster may not befall you, but if you die, won't everything be gone?"
Su Lingyu thought carefully and answered seriously: [Because of belief, because of unity. ]
The system sounded with regret: [Host, do you admire this old man? It's a pity that this old man's body is already exhausted and he will die in two or three days.]
Su Lingyu was shocked: [What?!]
Wang Zhengkai and others who heard her thoughts were also shocked, but not that surprised.
After all, given the old man's physical condition, they had already prepared for the worst.
They originally did not want to trouble the old man for this commendation ceremony, but he himself heard about Su Lingyu's existence and insisted on coming to see her.
But the sadness in their hearts was overwhelming, and some people even had tears in their eyes.
The system said: [Host, why are you so surprised? Human life span is limited. When you reach a certain age, aging, illness and death are inevitable.]
[However, if you are willing, you can help the old man fulfill a wish. ]
Wang Zhengkai and the others suppressed their grief and tried to listen attentively, not wanting to, and not daring to, miss a single word.
They also want to know what the elderly’s wishes are and then help them fulfill them.
He deserves it for fighting for his country all his life.
Su Lingyu immediately asked: [What is your wish? ]
She was talking to the system and didn't notice the weathered old man looking at her.
He did have a wish in his heart, which was to see whether the country would be as strong and prosperous as he wished in a few decades or even a hundred years.
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