Qian Xiaolan sat up suddenly from the bed. She remembered what Gu Yanqing had said to her in the morning.
He said, "Our leader is very curious about you, the hero who knocked out a spy with one stick. I'll take you to see him later."
Qian Xiaolan raised her wrist and looked at her watch. It was already half past eight.
It shouldn’t be too late to get up now, right?
The leader hasn't slept all night, so he shouldn't have gotten up so early, right?
Everyone is training so hard, but she is an outsider. She has slept until now and passed by them. Will that attract hatred?
…
Qian Xiaolan thought about the many uncertainties, and finally gritted her teeth, put on her clothes quickly, washed her face with the water in the basin, ran back to the space to brush her teeth, ate the breakfast that Gu Yanqing had made for her, and then opened the door to go out.
It was drizzling from the sky. On the training ground opposite the dormitory building, rows of soldiers were training in the rain.
Qian Xiaolan had just stood under the eaves when Gu Yanqing, who was standing opposite her, noticed her.
He said a few words to the deputy battalion commander and ran towards Qian Xiaolan.
"Are you awake? Have you eaten the food I prepared for you?"
Qian Xiaolan nodded, then asked him uncertainly: "Did you tell me this morning that your leader wanted to see me?"
Gu Yanqing looked at her with a smile on his face: "Yes, the leader is curious about your skills, and also curious about what kind of person could make me so anxious to file a marriage report."
As they talked, they walked towards the office area.
Gu Yanqing's leader was referring to Captain Xie of their Marine Corps.
Captain Xie looked like a very serious man. Qian Xiaolan stood outside the door and watched him looking down at the documents. His expression was as if the documents were his enemies.
Gu Yanqing squeezed her hand and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Xie Tuan heard a knock on the door, looked up and saw two people standing outside the door, and immediately waved to them.
"Xiao Gu, bring your wife in quickly."
"Hello, Commander!" After Qian Xiaolan entered the room, she stood straight and gave a standard military salute.
Captain Xie glanced at her lower body and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, you are a good candidate for the army. Why didn't you think of joining the army in the first place?"
Qian Xiaolan saw that his eyebrows and eyes softened a lot when he smiled, so she smiled too: "Actually, I have thought about it, but unfortunately I was living under someone else's roof, and my uncle and aunt wanted me to work at home to earn work points."
It was Xie Tuan who approved the marriage application, so he naturally knew Qian Xiaolan's background.
Hearing her mention it so calmly, I felt a little annoyed, but also a little pity for her.
His daughter is the same age as Qian Xiaolan. He would feel heartbroken just thinking about his daughter suffering the same hardships as Qian Xiaolan did before.
"Oh, it's my fault. I made you sad by mentioning this."
Qian Xiaolan shook her head, and he continued, "We had been planning for ten days to catch that spy last night, but we didn't expect that he almost escaped with his stuff again.
Fortunately, I met you and knocked the guy out, helping our boss.
Tell me, what reward do you want?"
The spy was carrying important secrets. If they were leaked, the country would be in turmoil.
Qian Xiaolan looked at Gu Yanqing and asked, "Didn't you say that the leader would give me a reward before I came? Why do I have to ask for it myself now?"
Gu Yanqing winked at her and said, "The leader wants you to ask for an extra reward."
Xie Tuan: “!!!”
It's early in the morning. Who are you trying to irritate by exchanging glances?
No, he wants to hug his wife for comfort when he goes back at noon.
Qian Xiaolan thought for a while and asked Xie Tuan tentatively, "If I ask for a small boat, would that be too much?"
Gu Yanqing raised his eyebrows.
Xie Tuan was stunned: "You want to go out to sea by yourself?"
Qian Xiaolan shook her head: "I just want to sail to the island occasionally to collect some medicinal herbs."
Xie Tuan pondered for a while and said to her, "I can apply for a small iron boat for you, but if you want to add a diesel engine, you may have to pay for it yourself."
A low-horsepower diesel engine costs several thousand yuan outside. They are just a legion and are quite poor. It is impossible for them to give such a big reward.
The headquarters can afford it, but there will definitely be those who are jealous and disagree. Giving them some money can shut them up.
Gu Yanqing frowned, "Thank you, a diesel engine costs at least two to three thousand."
Qian Xiaolan's brows suddenly frowned.
She is rich, but it would be too conspicuous to take out so much at once.
Xie Tuan laughed, stood up, patted Gu Yanqing on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, kid, I won't let you really spend so much money.
We have our own shipyard at our headquarters. I'll call our leader and ask him to sell the diesel engines to you at cost price.
In addition to the great contribution your wife has made this time, you can just give her three to five hundred yuan as a token of your appreciation."
Qian Xiaolan's eyes immediately lit up, "Thank you very much, Captain."
After the deal was settled, Captain Xie praised Qian Xiaolan a few more words, and then handed her a certificate of merit and a military water bottle.
I originally had 500 yuan left, but now that other rewards are required, naturally there is no money left.
Qian Xiaolan happily left the base with Gu Yanqing taking the reward.
On the way, Gu Yanqing was a little worried: "Wife, do you really have to drive the boat yourself?"
Qian Xiaolan nodded frantically: "Every time I was tired from work, I wanted to have my own boat to go out to sea and relax."
“Originally I was thinking I would have to wait until after the reform and opening up before buying, but now this opportunity is perfect.
And it can save a lot of money, hehe."
Seeing how happy she was, Gu Yanqing stopped trying to persuade her and just said to her:
"Then you can't sail the boat too far."
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