Chapter 109

Lian Zhenxing nodded and raised his hand.

The attendant followed and waited respectfully for his instructions.

"Call a few people to help carry the books to my car, and I'll deliver it to..." Lian Zhenxing looked at Xu Wen.

"With so few books, we can move them ourselves. We're sorry to trouble you to wait for a while!" Xu Wen didn't want to bother him.

Originally, Lu Yuanzheng had arranged for her to accompany him with warriors, but in his haste he forgot to ask them to come along and help.

After all, there are differences between men and women, and they don't live with her and Song Baoying.

They couldn't stay in the guesthouse either, so they settled down on empty beds in the camp.

"We lack everything here except strong labor. How can there be thousands of masters in this hospital and they want you two women to take care of two children and do manual labor?" Lian Zhenxing shook his head.

Xu Wenjian couldn't refuse and said, "We will stay in the guesthouse for the time being."

Without waiting for Lian Zhenxing to give any further instructions, the attendant went to the security guard to call someone.

Lian Zhenxing stood at the rear of the car and opened his arms to Dongsheng, "You little brat! Come here, let me hug you."

Dongsheng jumped into Lian Zhenxing's arms without saying a word. Lian Zhenxing didn't expect him to move so fast and jump so hard that he was caught off guard and took a half step back. After stabilizing himself, he raised Dongsheng and said, "You are such a boy! You have grown taller and stronger!"

Dongsheng chuckled.

Lian Zhenxing invited Xu Wen, "Xiao Xu, are you free? Come to my place and chat with me about your elementary school."

"Won't this... disturb your work?" Xu Wen asked a little embarrassedly.

"I just couldn't sit still and came over for a while. It's not important business." Lian Zhenxing shook his head and pointed at the soldiers who were doing their jobs. "Unless there is a battle, it doesn't make much difference to them whether I come or not. They all know what they should do, and my presence won't disrupt their daily work. I come here and they have to waste a few seconds to salute me."

Xu Wen's eyes followed the movement of his fingers. Indeed, everyone has places to go and things to do.

The compound is very clean.

Unlike other places, when they hear that the superior leaders are coming to inspect, everyone starts cleaning in a hurry.

Regardless of whether there are superiors here or not, the sanitation here is so clean that even wearing white gloves, dust cannot be wiped out of the seams between the beds.

Xu Wen nodded and agreed: "You are right! Otherwise, many large companies outside would learn militarized management! However, you are too modest. Even if they each have their own responsibilities, they must first have responsibilities and orders before they can execute. You are the decision maker!"

"You are much more talkative than that brat Lu Yuanzheng! It's such a blessing for him to marry a wife like you!" Lian Zhenxing laughed.

Song Baoying had been to the compound several times, but this was her first time meeting such a high-ranking official. She couldn't be as calm and composed as Xu Wen, and was so nervous that she was at a loss for words. She held Wenwen's hand tightly and whispered to Xu Wen, "How about... I... I go back to the guesthouse first?"

Lian Zhenxing heard this and turned to ask Xu Wen, "Who is this sister-in-law?"

"Song Baoying, the wife of instructor Shi Lei. It's my fault that I forgot to introduce her when I was talking." Xu Wen turned to Song Baoying and said, "This is Uncle Zhenxinglian, the commander of the company. He is also the boss of Lu Yuanzheng and his boss."

Song Baoying: "..."

It would be better not to introduce it, it would make me more nervous.

It can be seen that he is a high-ranking official, but I didn't expect him to be so high-ranking. I thought he was at most a group leader.

Lian Zhenxing nodded suddenly, "Shi Lei! Comrade Song, if you don't have anything urgent, let's talk about it. Didn't you say you wanted to start a school together?"

Song Baoying swallowed nervously and subconsciously glanced at Xu Wen for help.

Xu Wen patted her arm gently: "Don't be nervous. Uncle Lian is very easy to talk to."

Song Baoying pursed her lips. No matter how easy he was to talk to, he was still such a high-ranking official.

Xu Wen whispered in her ear: "Really, don't be afraid! Shi Lei is his soldier and you are not! I am just a military wife and I am not his colleague."

Lian Zhenxing: “…”

It seemed to make sense, but he could ask him to speak a little more quietly, otherwise he would feel a little embarrassed.

Song Baoying: "..."

That being said, shouldn't Shi Lei's leader also be treated with respect?

Seeing that Song Baoying was still hesitating, Xu Wen added, "You have to go! Think about it, if an important cadre like Uncle Lian is willing to support what we want to do, then the teachers will be paid. At least the money for the books should be reimbursed, right?"

Several hundred dollars!

Lian Zhenxing: “…”

Song Baoying was just an ordinary citizen, and she didn't have such a big vision. She was really moved by Xu Wen's words. She nodded, thinking that she would endure it for the sake of the children.

Xu Wen and Song Baoying took their two children and followed Lian Zhenxing into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the door, Dongsheng slipped off Lian Zhenxing and saluted respectfully. "Uncle Lian, I don't want to go to your office. I want to go to the family building to play with the kids."

What adults say is so boring.

Lian Zhenxing raised his eyebrows and pointed at Wenwen, "Then you have to be responsible for protecting this young lady."

Dongsheng responded and took Wenwen's hand.

Wenwen didn't like listening to the adults chatting, so she happily followed Dongsheng without even looking back.

Song Baoying frowned, feeling a little worried, and opened her mouth and then closed it again.

Xu Wen saw her worry and comforted her, "Don't worry. Dongsheng is very familiar with this place and will take good care of Wenwen. Besides, this is probably the safest place in the world. Even traffickers can't steal here."

Song Baoying smiled sheepishly: "I know, it's just a habit."

This is not Lian Zhenxing's permanent residence. When he comes here, he has to requisition someone else's office.

But he was a high-ranking official, so the place he was given was the best office.

Xu Wen saw a row of four pockets, and looked at them with an attitude of wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Xu Wen took the initiative to speak: "Uncle Lian, how about we wait for a while until you finish your meeting and then come over."

Lian Zhenxing was stunned when he heard this, then turned around to look at the people following them and waved his hand: "You guys go and do your things first. Come back later."

After the people left, he asked Xu: "I came here on impulse. They thought I had made a mistake again and were afraid that I would scold me."

Xu asked: "..."

It’s really good to be a high-ranking official.

Lian Zhenxing didn't sit on the office chair, but pointed to the reception area in the corner and said, "You guys take a seat first."

Xu Wen and Song Baoying sat on a double sofa, and Lian Zhenxing sat on a single sofa.

After a while, a soldier came and brought three cups of tea.

Lian Zhenxing blew on the teacup and said, "Tell me in detail, what does your school think?"

Xu Wen and Song Baoying looked at each other, and Xu Wen started talking about what they wanted to do.

Lian Zhenxing thought for a while while holding his teacup, and said with some emotion: "If there are more military wives like you two, our soldiers' work will be easier to carry out. You are really thoughtful. We, the elders, are still not thoughtful enough. When we discussed in the meeting, we only thought that if the welfare of military wives is improved, their willingness to follow the army will naturally increase. I didn't expect that these newly sensible children would also be a big obstacle."

"Parents don't just care about themselves. They always put their children first." Song Baoying said in a low voice.

Lian Zhenxing nodded: "You are right! Your Rainbow Island should be the island that I worry the least about. Originally, that island was the most remote, the most dangerous, and the most difficult to develop and build. I didn't expect that you have done such a good job now! You even want to build a school. This is a good thing, I support it."

He raised his index finger and pointed at Xu and asked, "Just as you said just now, I will reimburse your textbook expenses. I will help you get the qualifications to open a school. I will apply for the teacher's salary, and the children's tuition will be waived."

Song Baoying was a teacher. She was particularly grateful to Lian Zhenxing for supporting the school. She stood up and bowed to him, "I thank you on behalf of those children."

Xu Wen also stood up and bent over.

Lian Zhenxing helped them up and motioned for them to sit down: "I should be the one to say thank you. Thank you for taking good care of the soldiers' families and children in the rear. Let them devote themselves to work without worries. If the sisters-in-law were as conscious as you, it wouldn't be so difficult for our soldiers to find wives!"

Song Baoying exclaimed, wondering, "Is it difficult to get a wife?"

The unmarried women around her generally have a favorable impression of soldiers, so why is it so difficult for him to find a wife?

Xu Wen didn't say anything, but she more or less knew why.

Appreciation and liking are two different things.

Just like what the Xu family advised her to do before she married Lu Yuanzheng.

Everyone knows how great it is to be a soldier, but how many people would be willing to marry their daughters to a soldier?

Being a military wife is a painful experience that is visible to the naked eye.

This is partly why they have trouble finding the right person.

Another reason is that they are stationed there all year round.

The compound was like a temple all day long. Not even a girl could be seen, and no matchmaker could come to the door.

Many warriors can only go on blind dates during their one month off.

Once the blind date is successful, they have to get married quickly.

However, for the warriors, the actual meaning of marriage is that their parents will be taken care of and they will have a nominal wife.

Now there is no video, no phone, and no internet, so I can only write letters.

To remote areas, there may be only a dozen or ten letters a year.

From a woman's perspective, such a marriage is worse than not getting married at all.

Lian Zhenxing sighed, "That's right! It has become one of our unsolvable problems that soldiers have difficulty finding wives. There is no other way. We all have only two hands. If we can carry a gun, we can't hold a girl's hand. So in the past two years, we have been working hard to improve the treatment of military wives, hoping that our officers and soldiers can hold their heads higher when they go out on blind dates, and the marriage rate can be higher.

You don’t know how many of the military discharge reports submitted every year are for marriage. Half are unmarried, saying that they are too old and their families want them to go home and find a partner. Half are married, saying that if they don’t leave the military, their families will be gone.”

Song Baoying blushed and lowered her head.

She is the latter half, but Shi Lei is a military officer and cannot retire, so he can only change his career.

It is not easy to train a military officer these days, and it is not easy to change careers just because you want to.

Lian Zhenxing looked at Xu and asked, "Comrade Xu! You are always smart. Why don't you try harder to think of a way to make our soldiers more likely to get married?"

Xu asked: "..."

Does she look like a matchmaker or something?

Lian Zhenxing saw what she was thinking and waved his hands, "It's not that you look like a matchmaker. I'm just praising you for your ability. Your Rainbow Island is the island where the wives of soldiers are most willing to follow the army. It was said that your island also has the highest rate of discharge from the army, but when it comes to discharge, the discharge reports submitted to me show that your island has the lowest rate of discharge from the army.

I was very puzzled, so I asked someone about it. Then I found out that you also contributed to it.”

Xu asked: "..."

"You are too flattering. I just want to have fun and take everyone out to have some fun."

"You should have more fun like this. I heard that everything is good on your island except that you are isolated from the crowd. If the school problem is solved, it will be great! I guess those soldiers who are replaced next year will rush to Rainbow Island!"

"This is not my credit, but everyone's. It proves that Instructor Shi and Lu Yuanzheng are good managers and have won the hearts of the people."

"I know what they are capable of. They are good at leading troops in battle. They would never think of such methods to deal with such human relationships. They are worthy of being admitted to a famous university. They are really amazing!"

Xu asked: "..."

Anyway, even if she builds an airplane now, it will be thanks to her college education.

After chatting for a while, Lian Zhenxing asked about the situation on the island.

"I was planning to take some time to visit the island in the next few days, and it just so happens that you guys are here. I asked them all the questions I needed to ask, and then I told them that I would not go. I will go after your school is built."

Xu Wen agreed with Song Baoying, said goodbye to him and left.

Song Baoying breathed a sigh of relief when she left the office, and asked Xu Wen in confusion, "Sister-in-law, are you really not nervous chatting with such a big leader?"

Xu Wen said nothing, but just placed his palm on the back of Song Baoying's hand.

Song Baoying: "..."

The back of her hand felt sticky, and Xu Wen's palms were sweating just as much as hers.

After a while, Song Baoying sighed: "I can't tell at all!"

Xu Wen sighed softly.

It's not that they are timid and have never seen the world.

Lian Zhenxing has been in a high position for a long time and his aura is very strong, especially the aura that has been tempered by the flames of war.

Most people can’t bear it.

Just like the new recruits nowadays would be trembling with fear when they see Lu Yuanzheng.

Lu Yuanzheng had only been a soldier for a dozen years, while Lian Zhenxing had been a soldier for most of his life and had participated in many battles, big and small.

When they returned to the guesthouse, the books they bought were already in the management office on the first floor of the guesthouse.

The administrator was a female soldier. When she saw them, she took the initiative to greet them: "Two sisters-in-law, your books are here. Look, since you are going to move them away anyway, why don't you move them upstairs? Why don't you leave them here with us first?"

"Will this trouble you?" Song Baoying asked embarrassedly.

"It's okay. We have people on duty 14 hours a day. You can pick it up whenever you leave. We guarantee it won't be lost."

Then what else could Xu Wen say to Song Baoying? Just thank him.

On the first day, with the help of Lian Zhenxing, Xu Wen and Song Baoying visited the primary school run by the army and the best central primary school in Haicheng.

Xu Wen was a layman, so he just stared at other people's hardware facilities.

Song Baoying took a notebook, asked a lot of detailed questions, and wrote them down carefully.

When the two school principals heard that they were setting up a primary school for military children, they were particularly supportive, provided a lot of teaching aids free of charge, and shared a lot of experience with them.

All in all, the trip was worthwhile.

On the third day, Xu Wen and Song Baoying went shopping in the city and bought some office supplies, such as chalk, erasers, pens, pencils, notebooks, etc.

Let the accompanying soldiers send him back to the compound first.

The two of them went shopping and bought some clothes for their children and themselves. They had lunch outside at noon, walked around a bit, and returned to the guesthouse in the afternoon.

On the fourth day, we set off for the island early in the morning.

Lian Zhenxing had probably made arrangements in advance, so a car was sent to take them there, and the teaching supplies were delivered directly to the dock.

After changing boats twice, we finally arrived back at Rainbow Island. It was already dusk.

Lu Yuanzheng knew that they would bring a lot of books, so he asked people to wait for them at the shore early.

Together with the two warriors who had accompanied them, Xu Wen and Song Baoying basically didn't need to do anything to get anything.

Xu Wen returned to the wooden cabin and sighed comfortably.

I don’t know if it’s because I like this place more and more or because my friend didn’t accompany me on the long journey, but I didn’t sleep well at night and always missed home.

I miss him too.

It was especially late when we returned from the long journey.

After taking a shower, I walked into the bedroom quietly, but I saw Xu Wen was still awake. I was stunned for a moment and asked softly, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Xu Wen yawned, his eyes and eyebrows showing obvious fatigue, and his voice became a little softer. "I haven't seen you for a few days. I miss you."

If I hadn't stayed up to see him, I would have met Zhou Gong long ago.

It's rare for two people to be separated for such a long time, and it's really difficult for them to adapt.

The sound was not loud, but it felt like a feather prickling at the tip of Lu Yuanzheng's heart.

Lu Yuanzheng threw the towel on the back of the chair in front of the desk, got on the bed, and lay down next to Xu Wen. He put his hand on her waist and sighed, "I miss you, too."

As he said this, he lowered his head and kissed Xu Wen on the lips.