Chapter 54

The group hurried and when they returned to the base, it was already eight o'clock.

By this time, it was completely dark, and it was difficult for Ning Yu, the photographer, and the driver who were in the car to return to the division headquarters in the dark.

On the way back, Ruiting had already made an appointment with a few people to have dinner at home, so after registering at the gate, he went straight to the family compound.

Hu Xiu learned from a military officer who was on leave last night that his daughter-in-law would be back tonight, and he has been thinking about her ever since.

When I heard the sound of a car outside, I rushed out immediately.

Weishuang was one step late in carrying the dragon and phoenix fetus.

When the three of them went out, they saw Aunt Xiu chatting with a few strange soldiers with a grateful look on her face.

There seems to be a female soldier among them?

Just as Zhu Zhu was about to take a closer look, the two children suddenly let go of her hands and ran towards her sister, shouting, "Mom..."

In this room, when Ruting heard the sound of the dragon and phoenix fetuses, he turned around immediately, then squatted down skillfully and caught the two little babies.

Guoguo is usually very lively, but at this moment her voice was obviously crying: "Mom...can you please not go to work in the future? You've been gone for a long time, Guoguo misses you."

Miaomiao said nothing, but buried her little face in her mother's neck and cried silently.

This made Ruiting, who originally wanted to tease them, feel so distressed that she tried to coax them and promise them that she would try not to be away for such a long time in the future and that she missed them too.

Unfortunately, the child is at the age when he is dependent on his mother. When he feels wronged, his tears can't be stopped when his mother comforts him.

Just when Tingting was feeling sad and wanted to take the children into the house to comfort them, a "humming" sound that sounded a bit like milk sounded in her ears.

That’s right!

How could I forget it!

Ruting turned around and looked beside her, and sure enough, she saw Ning Yu standing next to her holding a dirty little thing.

Guoguo's attention was diverted in an instant. It can be said that his eyes could not move: "Wow! Little puppy!"

"Where did this dog come from? Why is it so dirty?" Hu Xiu blocked her grandson's hand that wanted to touch the dog, and took it herself. After she touched the dog, she found that although the little thing had a big belly, it was very thin.

Ruting stood up with his daughter in his arms, and while inviting a few people into the house, he said, "We picked it up on the way back. I guess it was lost in the flood. You don't know that it was a small black ball, and it was almost crushed to death by a car."

"Oh, it's so pitiful. Why don't we raise one later?" Hu Xiuting liked puppies. Many years ago, when Huo Xiao was a child, his family also raised one.

Later, the dog died of old age. She was very sad and never took the initiative to keep it again.

Now that the dog was picked up by his daughter-in-law, it was fate, and Hu Xiu couldn't help but think about raising another one.

Of course, Ruiting had no objection, but she wanted to cultivate her children's sense of responsibility.

So I didn't answer immediately, pretending not to see the children's expectant eyes, and went to greet the guests to sit down first.

Seeing this, Guoguo became extremely anxious. At one moment he wanted to go see the puppy that his grandmother was holding, and at another moment he kept following his mother's butt, which made the adults with evil intentions unable to hold back their laughter.

After putting the information away, she explained to her mother-in-law that the guests would stay at home for dinner.

Ning Yu took good care of me during these three days, and even the photographer and driver helped a lot.

Hu Xiu said quickly: "Of course, of course. The dishes are still warm in the pot. Mom will go and serve them now." As she spoke, she looked at Shuang Shuang who also stood up, and they walked towards the kitchen together.

Although the food in the pot was heated up, it was only enough for my family. Now there were three more mouths to feed, including two grown men, so I had to hurry and prepare two more dishes.

Seeing that her mother-in-law and eldest sister had gone to the kitchen, Ting Ting seemed to have just discovered Guo Guo, a follower, and said in surprise: "Oh, why is our Guo Guo following mom all the time? Sorry, you are too short, and mom didn't see you."

Miaomiao sat next to her mother without saying a word. She had already realized that her mother was teasing her younger brother.

Guo Guo, who was busy running around, didn't notice it at all and said quickly, "I forgive you, Mom. Let's get a puppy!"

Ruiting looked embarrassed: "But my mother has to work every day and has no time to take care of me."

Guoguo's eyes lit up and her chest straightened up: "Me! Mom, I'll take care of the puppy." As she said that, as if she was afraid that she alone was not enough, she immediately looked at Miaomiao: "Sister, raise it together!"

Tingting raised an eyebrow: "Do you really want to raise one?"

Guo Guo nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Miaomiao didn't say anything, but nodded her head firmly.

Seeing this, Li Ting curled her eyes, stretched out her little finger, and made a final agreement with the children: "Then let's make a deal. Now that you have a dog, you can't abandon it. From now on, you two will be responsible for bathing the dog, feeding it, washing dishes, and playing with it. If you don't have any objections, then we'll play hook and hook."

Guoguo and Miaomiao stretched out their hands without hesitation, one on the left and one on the right, and hooked their mother's hands, and promised in a baby voice: "Pull the hook and hang yourself, and don't change it for a hundred years!"

Ruting's heart was softened by the cuteness of the cubs. She kissed the two little guys on the face, then patted their little butts and signaled them to go and play.

After the dragon and phoenix twins shouted happily and ran to find the puppy hand in hand, Tingting started chatting with the three people who were watching with great interest...

night.

After dinner, the two male soldiers were taken to the male soldiers’ dormitory building by Political Commissar Xing next door.

Ning Yu was left at home by Lu Ting.

First, she had a good impression of this female reporter.

Another problem is that there are too few female soldiers stationed there, and the dormitories are too crowded.

Moreover, based on her brief understanding of Ning Yu, she knew that she certainly didn't want to share a bed with a stranger.

So, when they rested at night, Li Ting, her mother-in-law, and the twins squeezed into the master bedroom, and the entire second bedroom was given to Ning Yu.

In fact, Tingting originally planned to sleep with the eldest sister and talk about work at the same time.

Unfortunately, the elder sister disagreed, saying that she had to feed her baby in the middle of the night and was afraid of waking her up.

Of course, Ruiting didn't sleep well in the end.

Gain slept with his mother, which made Guoguo's mouth chatter non-stop. He drank too much water and wet the bed...

"How about you sleep for another half an hour? It's not even six o'clock yet." When Hu Xiu prepared breakfast and called his daughter-in-law, he saw that her face was tired and it was obvious that she had not rested well. Thinking about how she had been running around for several days with a big belly, he couldn't help but make a suggestion.

Ruting shook his head: "No, I have to report my mission to the brigade commander before going to work."

Hearing this, Hu Xiu stopped urging him and said as he turned around and left, "By the way, reporter Xiao Ning has already gotten up."

Li Ting got out of bed and put on her shoes: "Ning Yu will go back to the division headquarters after dinner. Mom, can you help me get some food that can be eaten directly from the food I brought back yesterday? I told Ning Yu yesterday to help me bring it to my second brother."

Hu Xiu slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my brain. Why didn't I think of the two of us being together? I'll go right away."

Li Ting wanted to say that they were not completely together, but just not too far away, and she happened to have a mission to join the art troupe later.

But before she could say anything, her mother-in-law ran out the door, so she had no choice but to give up...

After breakfast, Ning Yu and the other two were seen off.

Ruting did not dare to delay and went straight to the brigade commander's house.

It's only a little after six now. Normally, the guard brigade should have just finished their drill.

The facts are indeed as Li Ting speculated.

When she hurried to the brigade commander's house, he was having breakfast.

When he saw her coming, he didn't look surprised at all and even asked his wife for another pair of chopsticks.

Seeing that Sister-in-law Pang really stood up, Tingting waved her hands and said, "No need, sister-in-law, I ate it before."

Pang Lihua was familiar with Hu Xiu and had a good relationship with Lu Ting. She did not pretend to be polite when she heard the words. After pouring a cup of tea for the man, she sat down at the table again, ate breakfast and listened to the two people talking.

When she heard that Xiaolue had secured eight places for the family home, she was immediately impressed and said, "You are really capable, you cultured people."

The guard brigade's brows also relaxed: "Comrade Xiaolue has worked hard. Half of the quota will be given to the division headquarters, and our family members can also get 4."

Tingting explained: "There are 16 positions in total, and half of them have been allocated. Ten factories have each been given one position, and three factories have each been given two positions."

Not only Pang Lihua, but even the brigade commander was a little surprised: "So much?" He immediately laughed and said: "Comrade Xiaolue is really...really a role model for military families. Don't worry, when the newspapers publish your deeds, we will definitely let the soldiers of the entire division know what you have done for everyone."

Ting Ting... why do I feel a little guilty... cough cough... "That's not necessary. The factory mainly values ​​the troops." I really wasn't saying this for her sake!

Wei Lu waved his hand and said: "If you hadn't played a role in it, there wouldn't be any good things later."

Don’t these people have the ability to ask the factory for quota?

have!

A factory can have all five!

Society is like this, it's all about relationships and backstage.

However, if you really do it, not only will you be unworthy of the military uniform that you are so proud of, but you will also be easily caught by others.

Comrade Xiaolue is different as she is a military dependent. Her action this time gave both the army and the factory an opportunity to make things public, which made everyone happy.

Thinking of this, Wei Lu did not want to take credit for the young man's work. He hesitated for a few seconds and then said, "We have to implement this as soon as possible... So, when you get off work tonight, let your sister-in-law take you to a meeting with the unemployed family members, and you can distribute these eight quotas."

Ruting really didn't expect things to go this way, her eyes widened slightly: "Me? Not good, right?"

Pang Lihua rolled her eyes at her and said, "What's wrong with that? Isn't this the opportunity you worked so hard to get back for them?"

"But...it will offend people, right?" Eight positions may sound like a lot, but there are 20 to 30 unemployed families in the family home.

Pang Lihua: "It's okay, I'll accompany you. I'm really afraid of offending anyone, so let's just draw lots. It all depends on luck."

It seems possible, and Ting Ting began to think about the possibility.

In fact, apart from Wen Lan's wife, the other military dependents who had a good relationship with her were all teachers in schools and had no use for these jobs.

But she had already asked the other party in the morning that Mrs. Lan was not interested in the job, so it didn't matter to her who got these positions.

After figuring out the relationship, Ruting did not delay any further, but said: "Should I tell Political Commissar Liu about this matter?" After all, this area should be within his jurisdiction.

Hearing this, the guard paused while picking up the dried radish, then quickly shook his head as if nothing had happened: "No, he's busy lately."

藺葶...?

"What did you say? Liu Wenyan was pushed into the well by Ding Feiyan, and now she is going to the countryside to be an educated youth?" Ruting just arrived at the office with doubts in her heart, and heard a lot of gossip from Fangfang. She was a little confused.

She was only away for three days, how could the world change so quickly?

Gu Fang ate the cake her friend brought her and said vaguely, "What's so strange about this? Nowadays, if there are more than two children in a family and they are adults and unemployed, they have to be sent to the countryside for re-education. Haven't you heard about this? The eldest child of Political Commissar Huang of the Second Regiment is 18 years old this year. When he graduates from high school at the end of the month, if he can't find a good job and doesn't catch up with the recruitment season, he will also have to go to the countryside to work."

Of course, Ruting had heard of this, but... "That's Political Commissar Liu, a brigade commander! Doesn't he favor Liu Wenyan? It shouldn't be difficult to assign her a job, right?"

She knows the answer to this question. Her brother Rongxuan just analyzed it for her yesterday. Gu Fang swallowed the food in her mouth, approached her friend, and told her about Political Commissar Liu's recent concerns and worries: "...Brother Rongxuan said that Political Commissar Liu did this to show everyone, especially to Captain Cao. If three or two months pass and no one pays attention, Liu Wenyan will definitely be given a better place to go, but she probably won't come back to us."

Tsk tsk tsk, Political Commissar Liu is really...Ting Ting couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude.

He probably never imagined that Captain Cao, whom he had manipulated at will, would finally come up with a powerful trick.

To be able to be personally transferred by the division headquarters, he is no ordinary backstage person!

Kicking the iron plate... is so satisfying!

Unfortunately, only Liu Wenyan left, and Political Commissar Liu remained Huo Xiao's top boss.

Thinking of this, Lu Ting, who had no idea that Political Commissar Liu was also targeted by her man, felt sorry for her Captain Huo's future working environment.

after school.

Knowing that my friend was going to accompany the brigade commander's sister-in-law, I arranged a lottery for the unemployed military dependents.

Worried that the sisters-in-law who didn't win the lottery might make trouble and hurt the pregnant woman, Gu Fang also went with them.

During the day, Pang Lihua had already notified the military families in the family compound to go to the anti-blindness class for a meeting after dinner.

Be it Hu Xiu and Lu Sheng, or Tang Wenlan and Pang Lihua, none of them disclosed the information about the job positions for fear that some military dependents would compete for the positions and cause trouble.

So many people were reluctant and just thought that Mrs. Pang gathered everyone to raise funds for the disaster area.

After all, the news about this matter had already been leaked two days ago.

Some were reluctant, but naturally there were also some who were active. These military dependents had all heard from their husbands about the miserable conditions of the suffering civilians, and it was inevitable that they felt sorry for them.

Moreover, it is not just them who are donating, many well-known organizations outside are also organizing.

Of course, some smart people plan to take the opportunity to donate more to give the men in their family some face, so that the leaders above can see that their family has a high level of political awareness.

Ruiting had no idea what these military wives were thinking.

She and Gu Fang followed Mrs. Pang, and when they arrived at the classroom, all the military wives were there.

Pang Lihua planned to "suffer first and enjoy later", so she did not mention work at the beginning.

After letting Ruiting find an empty seat and sit down temporarily, he began to talk about fundraising.

Because they were mentally prepared, when Mrs. Pang finished her passionate speech, everyone gave her a big round of applause out of respect.

Then they went on stage one by one and handed the money they had prepared in advance to Mrs. Pang, who was in charge of record keeping.

Most people donated five dollars.

There are also one or two pieces.

Of course, there are also ten yuan, but they are very rare.

But it's just a thought, not a requirement.

Ruiting and Gufang sat in the third row. It was their first time to donate, so they were paying attention to the amount of money donated.

After the sister-in-law of the head of the second regiment paid twenty yuan, the two of them had an idea.

But when Ruiting also handed over twenty yuan, someone was unwilling to accept it.

"Sister-in-law Rue gets two salaries, so isn't it too selfish to donate such a small amount?" Ever since she was sure that Rue Ting and Tang Wenlan both looked down on her, Ding Feiyan tried to save the country in a roundabout way and clung to Liu Wenyan's thigh. But now, not only has Liu Wenyan been offended, but even Political Commissar Liu has been disfigured by her.

After being severely beaten by the man, Ding Feiyan knew that Fang Shuigen's career change at the end of the year was a done deal, so she simply let herself go.

Anyway, I have offended Political Commissar Liu, so why should I be afraid of a regiment commander?

Thinking of this, Ding Feiyan, who had just found fault, even had a bit of provocation on her face when the other party looked at her.

On the podium, Li Ting stopped Mrs. Pang who was about to speak with a frown on her face, and gave a calm look to Mrs. Gu Fang and Mrs. Wen Lan who had already stood up.

Just looking at Ding Feiyan, who had become gloomy in just a few days.

He glanced at the military dependents who had different looks on their faces, and said calmly, "I work two jobs because I have the ability and was assigned by my superiors. So? You have an opinion on the instructions of the division headquarters... Of course, if you, Ding Feiyan, have the ability, you can go too!"

Ding Feiyan's face turned blue and red. She could barely read a single word, so how could she go?

But she didn't want to show her weakness, so she raised her chin and said with disdain: "Do you think you are the only one who can do it? Of course, I can do it if I want to."

Hearing this, Li Ting's eyes flickered: "Oh! You don't want to go to work in the factory?"

Ding Feiyan raised her chin again: "Of course I don't want to!" She thought sarcastically in her heart, is it so easy to be a worker?

It just so happened that Li Ting didn't want to give the job she had worked so hard for to someone like Ding Feiyan. She was not a bodhisattva. Thinking of this, she smiled with her beautiful peach blossom eyes and said gently, "Is that so? Then I really have to respect your personal opinion."

Having said that, she no longer looked at Ding Feiyan's confused face, and announced the eight places with a smile on her face at the podium.

As soon as these words were spoken, those who were happy that Suan Ting could earn two wages, and those who admired her ability, all couldn't believe it.

Mrs. Pang, who had been standing nearby, took the opportunity to say, "Xiao Lu is a good comrade! She definitely did not do this for herself, she is devoted to the revolution and the party from the bottom of her heart!... During these three days, Xiao Lu stayed up all night with a big belly because she knew that it was not easy for military families and she wanted to get more places! Comrade Xiao Lu deserves the admiration of all of us. Some military families are not aware enough and are full of dirty thoughts, which simply chilled Comrade Xiao Lu's heart!"

1. The...

With her ears burning, Ruting winked at Mrs. Pang frantically...

Passed!

It’s an exaggeration!

But Mrs. Pang, who was also the part-time director of the Women's Department, felt that this was not enough. She looked at the military families whose eyes were clearly burning with anger and asked loudly, "Do you still think Comrade Xiaolue is selfish?!"

"Comrade Xiaolue is a good comrade!"

"Not selfish! Comrade Xiao Lue is doing this for us!"

"Comrade Xiaolu is truly a role model for my generation. I want to learn from her!"

"Xiao Lu has always been a good comrade who works for the people. Fang Cuihua's success today is entirely due to her!"

"Tingting, you are so selfless!"

1. The...

Ruting, who was in the scene of social death, glared at Fangfang who was pretending to wipe her tears, and thought to herself, what are you joining in the fun!

Pang Lihua is an expert at controlling situations. Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, she took the opportunity to say, "There are only eight jobs available. Someone will definitely not get this opportunity."

Having said this, Pang Lihua paused and scanned the faces of the military families below. As expected, she saw that many of them looked nervous.

She continued, "I've discussed this with Ruting and Lao Wei. For the sake of fairness, we're going to use a lottery. I hope you all have no objection to this!"

Everyone said in unison: "No objection! When will sister-in-law start smoking?"

Pang Lihua was quite decisive. She bent down and took out the lottery-shaped box that she had prepared in advance from under the podium.

After placing them on the table, she added, "Just come up one by one according to your current positions... I'm going to say this in advance, if those who didn't get a chance to draw make a scene later, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the military dependents, who could only see the boxes, nodded randomly, rubbing their hands and getting ready, unable to wait.

Some military dependents who were seated at the back had faces full of regret. They should have known not to sit at the back, as they were afraid that by the time it was their turn, all the seats would have been taken.

Seeing this, she successfully transformed herself from being the one being ridiculed and envied to being appreciated by everyone and curled her lips.

Oh... not everyone.

Ruting looked at Ding Feiyan, who was spitting into her palms and rubbing her hands together, obviously determined to win, and curled her lips: "Comrade Ding Feiyan, don't force yourself to participate."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Then Ding Feiyan jumped up and asked, "Why?"

Ting Ting was puzzled: "Didn't Comrade Ding say that he didn't want to work in the factory? I am respecting you!"

Ding Feiyan choked and subconsciously retorted: "That's nonsense..."

How could Ruting give her a chance to fight? She immediately said, "Comrade Ding is also a good comrade! If you withdraw one spot, others will have one spot. I think everyone will be grateful to you."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of several quick-thinking military dependents lit up and they immediately started to make a fuss:

"Yes, yes, yes! Comrade Ding is a good person!"

"A selfless good man!"

"I always misunderstood you! Feiyan, why are you so nice?"

"......"

Not only did they make a fuss, but several tall military wives even walked up to Ding Feiyan, who hadn't reacted yet, and carried her out.

Then quickly lock the front and back doors of the classroom.

Standing in the corridor, Ding Feiyan looked confused...?