Chapter 37 I am proud, honored and glorious!
The next day.
Just after breakfast, the loudspeakers in each village started to sound.
Qin Wanliang personally broadcast the announcement, asking every household, both adults and children, to gather at the brigade headquarters within half an hour to hold a "Support the Army and Honor the Families of Soldiers" meeting.
He also specifically emphasized the discipline of the meeting. Men were not allowed to smoke or play cards, and women were not allowed to mend clothes, sew soles, or braid their hair.
In the past, when we had meetings, everyone just came to make up the numbers. The men smoked, chatted, and played cards, while the women chatted about household matters, did needlework, knitted sweaters, and braided their hair. No one listened seriously to the content of the meeting.
This time, with Minister Zhou Yunhai in charge, Qin Wanliang dared not slack off, let alone make any mistakes again.
In order to hold this conference successfully and restore his image in front of Zhou Yunhai, Qin Wanliang was busy for most of the day yesterday and was so nervous that he didn't sleep all night.
As soon as the loudspeaker was turned off, the women's director of the brigade came over in person to invite Yun Angge and Qin's mother. She also brought three bright red flowers and gave them to Yun Angge, Qin's mother, and Qin Mingyue to wear on their chests.
Along the way, there were people carrying stools and talking as they walked. When they saw Yun Angge and Qin's mother coming over, they greeted them enthusiastically.
This was the first time Yun Angge had been treated so warmly and it was a bit difficult for him to get used to it.
But she knew that these people's enthusiasm was fake, so she just responded indifferently.
Although these people didn't really hurt her, she didn't want to waste her expression to deal with such two-faced people.
The Baishi Brigade included six villages, with several thousand people pouring into the open space near the brigade headquarters from all directions. It was a sea of people, quite spectacular and noisy.
The waiting time was almost up, when a military green jeep slowly approached on the road in the distance.
Qin Wanliang's expression suddenly became nervous. He stood up and took the microphone to quickly maintain order. "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! Hurry and sit down! Minister Zhou is here, everyone should give him a warm welcome!"
After he finished speaking, he put down the microphone, dusted off his clothes, clapped his hands vigorously, and hurried towards the jeep, not forgetting to wink at the crowd, asking them to applaud and welcome him.
Bang!
Bang!
For a moment, applause rang out like thunder.
"Minister Zhou, welcome, welcome..."
Zhou Yunhai had just put one foot on the ground and hadn't even stepped out of the carriage when Qin Wanliang came towards him flatteringly.
Then, the accountant of the brigade, several team leaders, and some villagers followed suit, clapping their hands and shouting loudly: "Welcome Minister Zhou!"
Zhou Yunhai got out of the car, frowning, "Comrade Qin Wanliang, we are all people who work hard. If we want to do these things, we must not be realistic..."
Qin Wanliang's old face froze, he said "smile, yes, smile, yes", and quickly waved his hand to signal the crowd to be quiet. He was angry and hateful in his heart, and kept greeting Zhou Yunhai's ancestors.
Damn it, no matter what he does, this Zhou guy likes him and is just picking on him on purpose!
At this time, the driver got out of the car and hurried around the passenger side, opened the door, and reached out to help someone get out of the car.
When the man got off the bus tremblingly, the crowd that had quieted down immediately let out a series of sighs...
Qin Wanliang, the accountant of the brigade, and several captains kept their attention on Zhou Yunhai. Even though they noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat, they didn't pay attention to it. They just thought it was an officer from the armed forces department who came with them. Besides, Luan Yingjie kept his head down and couldn't see his face.
Qin Wanliang sensed something was wrong and turned his head to look behind him. He was surprised to see Luan Yingjie in such a state of disgrace, but then he thought of something and a deep regret immediately appeared on his face...
Damn it, he has such a pig brain that he can't even eat shit while it's still hot!
Why didn't he think of asking Luan Yingjie to attend the conference tomorrow, and by the way, let him apologize to Yun Angge in public!
Zhou Yunhai glanced at Luan Yingjie, then his eyes fell on Qin Wanliang again, and he said meaningfully: "Comrade Wanliang, considering that Luan Yingjie's ideological awareness is too poor and he has slandered and spread rumors about Comrade Yun Angge time and time again, he is the one who should be attending the "Support the Army and Honor the Families of Soldiers" conference held today, so I brought him here by the way."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Wanliang knew that Zhou Yunhai was trying to criticize him, but he still smiled and said, "Minister Zhou is right. You are right, Zhou."
Even though Luan Yingjie's arrival caused a huge sensation, due to Zhou Yunhai's presence, everyone suppressed their emotions and did not dare to make loud noises.
You can't speak to him, but you can look at him without restraint.
Luan Yingjie was wearing a hospital gown. The injuries on his face and forehead had almost healed, but his face was pale and bloodless. He looked unusually thin and haggard, with greasy and messy hair and an unshaved beard. His right leg was hanging in a splint and wrapped in thick bandages. He was unable to stand up with the help of the driver.
From that midnight to now, only three days have passed, but for Luan Yingjie, it feels like thirteen years have passed. He has lost his former gentleness and handsomeness, and is now in a state of humiliation and desolation.
There are also vicissitudes and decline!
For example, most people look at Luan Yingjie like they look at a street rat, with disgust and contempt.
However, Qin Feng and Li Xian'e were so distressed that their eyes were red. The moment Qin Feng saw Luan Yingjie appear, she was about to get up and look for him, but was stopped by Qin Dafu.
"You want to make our father angry? You'll get your legs broken. Just sit still."
Qin Feng gritted his teeth, looked at Luan Yingjie with deep heartache, and finally sat down obediently.
In fact, she had no intention of attending this conference, but Qin Wanliang forced her to come.
I didn’t expect to meet Luan Yingjie!
I never thought that after not seeing him for just two days, he would become like this!
But Yun Angge just glanced at Luan Yingjie calmly, then looked at the two sparrows foraging in the distance, but his eyes were filled with ecstasy of revenge.
If the occasion was right, she would definitely laugh out loud three times!
Luan Yingjie kept his head down from beginning to end, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Even if he didn't look up, even if no one talked loudly, he could feel that thousands of disgusted eyes were scanning him.
"Let him sit at the back!" Qin Wanliang glared at Luan Yingjie and said to Qin Darong in a low voice. He turned around and smiled again, "Minister Zhou, please come this way."
Zhou Yunhai was walking towards the podium when he suddenly saw Yun Angge, Qin's mother, and Qin Mingyue wearing big red flowers sitting at the front of the crowd. An approachable smile immediately appeared on his face and he strode over.
"Comrade Ange, your mother, you are the protagonists of today's conference, please go up to the stage and sit down."
Qin Wanliang's face froze again. Damn it, he really understood Zhou Yunhai's thoughts...
Even for Qin Lingnian's sake, he wouldn't have to be so servile to please Yun Angge, right? !
Seeing Zhou Yunhai said so, Yun Angge didn't try to be polite. She supported Qin's mother and followed him to the podium.
After Zhou Yunhai, Yun Ange, and Qin's mother sat down, Qin Wanliang, who was sitting on the side, let out a breath of foul air and said to Zhou Yunhai with a smile: "Minister Zhou, everyone is here, shall the meeting officially begin?!"
Zhou Yunhai nodded, "I'm just here to listen, I'll follow your procedures!"
"well!"
Qin Wanliang stood up, took the microphone, and made a simple and clichéd opening speech. Then the students presented flowers to Yun Angge and Qin's mother, and saluted the pioneers.
This operation was fine for Qin's mother, but Yun Angge was so embarrassed that he dug out a three-bedroom, one-living-room tomb for Qin Wanliang with his toes.
Then, the principal, teacher and three students of the brigade’s school gave passionate speeches. The theme was naturally to praise Yun Angge, the military wife.
It was obvious that the speeches of those three students were written by the principal or teachers.
After the teachers and students finished their speeches, Yun Angge spoke next.
Yun Ange stood up, holding the microphone, and instead of pretending to thank Qin Wanliang and the villagers, he bowed to Zhou Yunhai.
"Minister Zhou, thank you for your fairness and justice. Not only did you clear my name, but you also allowed my family to live a stable life from now on. You can perform well in the army without any worries and make more contributions to the army and the country."
Yun Angge changed the subject, straightened his back, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful tone, "But Lingnian is just a representative among the thousands of soldiers, and I am just one of the thousands of military wives. Here, I want to thank all the soldiers, thank them for protecting the country and the people, and pay tribute to all the military wives, and say thank you for your hard work, you are all great. Finally, I want to say that I am proud, I am proud, and I am honored to have a husband like Comrade Qin Lingnian!"
As soon as Yun Angge put down the microphone, Zhou Yunhai immediately stood up, clapped his hands twice, then shook Yun Angge's hand, his face full of satisfaction and praise.
"Comrade Ange, if Comrade Lingnian knew that you are so understanding and supportive of his work, he would definitely be proud of you."
When Zhou Yunhai was halfway through his speech, Qin Wanliang started clapping and signaled the people below to clap.
For a moment, everyone present clapped their hands. Even Qin Feng, Li Xian'e, and Wang Meilian were unwilling to do so, but they had to clap their hands.
And Luan Yingjie, 껩 clapped his hands.
Because his right leg was unable to move, he had to stand at the back of the crowd leaning against a big tree. Even though he wanted to look up, when he heard Yun Angge's last heartfelt and touching words, he couldn't help but look up at her.
Although there was no platform for the podium, just a table placed on the ground, everyone below was sitting on the ground, and he and Yun Angge were both standing, so they looked at each other as soon as they raised their eyes.
There was a proud smile on that delicate and beautiful face. Everyone who knew was fooled by her acting skills!
But he knew her, he would definitely feel proud and honored for Qin Lingnian, a peasant!
She used to scold him for giving up his dignity and personality in order to please Qin Feng, and for being humble and degenerate.
Then what does it mean that she is flattering Qin Lingnian like this now?
Despicable!
Shame on you...
"Next, let Luan Yingjie come up and apologize to Comrade Yun Angge in person..."
Qin Wanliang interrupted Luan Yingjie's self-conceit with a clearly pleased voice, tore off his face, threw him to the ground, and let Yun Angge trample him in front of everyone...
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