Chapter 71
The three members of the Lu family gradually walked away. Someone came out of the house next door, looked at their backs, and then turned back into the house. Looking at her man, she couldn't help muttering, "Look at the couple of the Lu Cheng family, how good they are at dealing with things, and you are just like a dumb person." Thinking of the words she just heard vaguely, you are awesome.
Ah... her hair stood on end. However, she only heard this one sentence. She wanted to hear the whole thing, but the man didn't stop to talk to her.
I really can't believe that Comrade Lin is so good at boasting in front of Lu Cheng. But it's true, the two of them are newly married, and Comrade Lin looks cute, how could she not be good at dealing with things? Asking her to say you are awesome to her man... No, she will be jealous and will be so jealous.
In the evening, Lu Cheng and Lin Qingqing discussed the dinner again. They decided to have it on the weekend, when Lin Qingqing was resting. It might be the modern concept that Lin Qingqing preferred to have a day off on Sunday.
The next day,
Lu Cheng went to see the political commissar.
"Did Comrade Lin agree?" The political commissar asked impatiently when he saw Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng said, "What are you asking about?"
The political commissar really wanted to give him a stick: "You are still giving me this? Of course, I hope there is a good answer to both questions, but you should tell me frankly."
Lu Cheng: "One good news and one bad news, which one do you think is good news."
The political commissar: "..." This really gave him this trick, "The logistics thing?" Relatively speaking, from being an extra-staff member of the canteen of the third company's cooking squad to being a regular member of the army's logistics, the nature and actions are very different.
So, the good news should be this matter. Then the bad news is self-evident, it must be the dinner party. In fact, the political commissar said that the dinner party was just a joke, and it was more important for Lin Qingqing to join the logistics department.
Lu Cheng said: "You guessed half right."
The political commissar: "You messed with my brain, I can't guess it."
Lu Cheng stopped teasing the political commissar, he said frankly: "My wife agreed to join the logistics department to be in charge of food."
When the political commissar heard this, he was very happy, and finally completed everyone's trust. "Congratulations, but Comrade Lin still needs to be investigated again in terms of procedure. Before, it was a political review for your marriage, but now that she has entered the logistics department and become a logistics soldier, a more in-depth investigation is needed."
Lu Cheng: "All arrangements will be made by the organization."
The political commissar also knew that he would not have any objections: "Okay, you will take Comrade Lin to the logistics department to report later, but what do you mean by saying that I guessed half right just now?"
Lu Cheng smiled softly: "It means about the dinner party. My wife agreed, but it will take a few days until she has a rest on Sunday, and she has to prepare the ingredients."
"Go to hell..." The political commissar wanted to hit someone, this kid, just teasing him. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Cheng was taller and younger than him, and he couldn't beat Lu Cheng, he would definitely go up and beat him up. "Go, go, go. I don't want to see you now. Go back to where you came from."
"Yes." Lu Cheng left without hesitation.
The political commissar smiled and shook his head. He was also a little surprised. Lu Cheng has always been a serious person, but now he would joke. Sure enough, men still need women to mediate. Don't ask him how he knows, after all, he is an experienced person.
After Lu Cheng left the political commissar, he went directly to the cafeteria of the third company's kitchen team. Because it was not yet eight o'clock, everyone was busy.
Qi Shao and others didn't know that Lin Qingqing was going to the logistics department. Lin Qingqing waited for Lu Cheng to notify her. Of course, she would not say anything that was not confirmed.
Seeing Lu Cheng coming, Lin Qingqing walked over and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I just came from the political commissar. He said that if you are ready, you can report to the logistics department today. However, the army will still conduct a rectification review on you as usual, but it will not affect your post." Because she is a military wife, she will definitely pass the political review. Now the routine re-investigation is just a process, so the army can let her take up the post in advance.
Lin Qingqing said: "So soon? Then let me say hello to squad leader Qi and the others first. Fortunately, the food for my third company this month has been arranged, so there will be no problem even without me. But after I leave, they will have to recruit more people, right?"
Lu Cheng: "Don't worry, Qi Shao will arrange the recruitment."
"Yeah."
Qi Shao was lighting a fire. Breakfast was just some soup or steamed sweet potatoes, so even though they got up at the wakeup call, it was still quite easy for them to make breakfast.
"Squad leader, I have something to tell you." Lin Qingqing came to the stove and said.
Qi Shao put some more firewood into the stove, then stood up: "What does Comrade Lin want to say?"
"It's like this..." Lin Qingqing said that she was going to join the Logistics Department, "so I may be there in the next two days. I think the dishes for this month have been arranged and there shouldn't be any problems. If there are any problems, the squad leader can come to the Logistics Department to find me."
Qi Shao was really happy for Lin Qingqing after hearing this: "That's great, congratulations Comrade Lin. I am familiar with the Logistics Department, don't worry, I will come to you if there are any problems. And as for the Logistics Department..." Qi Shao and the Logistics Department often had work exchanges, and the cooking squad was under the management of the Logistics Department, so he knew the people there very well. Now that Lin Qingqing was about to go there, he analyzed the personalities of those people in the Logistics Department for Lin Qingqing.
The logistics department of the army has several departments, including the headquarters, political department, finance department, quartermaster department, health department, ordnance department, transportation department, fuel department, material department, barracks department, quartermaster production department, and management bureau.
Lin Qingqing was assigned to a small section in the material department, which is the section responsible for the canteen. The canteen of the army adopts a self-supplied method, so although it belongs to the logistics department, it is an independent existence of the logistics department because it does not participate in some meetings of the logistics department.
However, this section is also very important because it is related to the livelihood issues of the comrades of the entire army. Because the livelihood issues are very important, the procurement and transportation of food are personally responsible for the comrades of the cooking class, not the comrades of the transportation department.
For example, the comrades in the kitchen team are responsible for everything from purchasing to transportation. If there is a problem, it will be much easier to investigate.
There are two people in the canteen section, one is the director and the other is the clerk. The director is an old female soldier from a military academy, and the clerk is from the art troupe. When she participated in an art show, something went wrong and she was assigned to the canteen section as a clerk.
Now there is Lin Qingqing, she is the third person.
Lu Cheng brought Lin Qingqing to the logistics department. The office building of the logistics department was large, but also nostalgic, a feature that only buildings of this era have. Speaking of which, Lin Qingqing had been in the book for more than a month, but this was her first time in the army. Her previous activities were between the family quarters and the cafeteria, neither of which were in the army. Lin Qingqing was a little anxious. This was her first time to be so close to a powerful figure in the army. How could she not be nervous? If it were modern times, this would be a relationship that could not be begged for.
"Don't be nervous." Lu Cheng said, "You have to remember that it was the political commissar who hired you to come here." So, she was not a person without confidence.
"Yeah." Lin Qingqing's nervousness was not fear, but a kind of spontaneous... probably a little excitement.
Lu Cheng deliberately slowed down his pace and walked slowly with her.
Walking into the logistics building, I saw soldiers standing guard inside. When the soldier saw Lu Cheng coming, he saluted. Lu Cheng walked up to the soldier and said, "Excuse me, where is the office in charge of the canteen?"
The soldier said, "It's in Office 208 on the second floor."
Lu Cheng said, "Thank you."
Lu Cheng took Lin Qingqing directly to the second floor.
"Lu Cheng, if I work here in the future, will I also wear a military uniform?" Lin Qingqing asked curiously. She thought that if she worked here, she would be considered a civil servant of the next generation. However, this is a completely different working environment from that of ordinary civil servants. It is serious, rigorous, meticulous, and even awe-inspiring and yearning.
Lu Cheng: "You have to ask your director about this."
After reaching the second floor, they quickly found Office 208 and knocked on the door.
The door of the office was open, and the people inside looked up. One of the younger female comrades came out and glanced at the badge on Lu Cheng's body, the deputy head of the regiment. She said respectfully: "Hello, comrade, who are you looking for?" The deputy head of the regiment is a very senior military officer, and he is still so young. The female comrade is also a little curious about his identity. Of course, she also saw Lin Qingqing standing behind Lu Cheng.
"Hello, my name is Lu Cheng, and this is my wife Lin Qingqing. Political Commissar Qu asked Comrade Lin Qingqing to come here to report." Lu Cheng said.
"It turns out to be Deputy Regiment Commander Lu and Comrade Lin. Please come in quickly. Political Commissar Qu mentioned this yesterday. By the way, my name is Wang Lele, and I am a clerk here." Wang Lele is 20 years old and just got married last June. Her husband is the company commander here. She was able to enter here because, first, she is a female soldier, second, she was injured on the job, and third, she also has the relationship of her husband.
"Hello, Deputy Regiment Commander Lu, hello, Comrade Lin." The older female comrade inside also stood up, looking more than 40 years old, a little serious. "My name is Hong Jun, and I'm the director in charge of the canteen."
Lu Cheng
: "Hello, Director Hong." Lin Qingqing: "Hello, Director Hong."
"Please sit down." Hong Jun asked Wang Lele to pour tea, and she said, "Has Political Commissar Qu explained the nature of Comrade Lin's work?"
This is not a good question to answer. If he said he had explained it, then Hong Jun would not say anything. If he said he hadn't explained it, then what if Hong Jun made arbitrary arrangements? However, Lin Qingqing chose to tell the truth: "No, I have never explained it. I will obey the arrangements of the leaders in everything."
Although this was the case, her voice was trembling.
Hong Jun smiled and said, "Comrade Lin, don't be nervous. Since Political Commissar Qu has not explained it, let me tell you about the nature of your position. Our entire army has a total of 46 canteens, one of which is a large canteen, and there are 45 company canteens. Comrade Lin is very good at cooking and is very good at arranging dishes, so the dishes of these 46 canteens are arranged by Comrade Lin. However, the arrangement of dishes is related to the price of the dishes. The Ministry of Finance allocates funds to the canteen manager. The budget is limited, so the arrangement of dishes cannot exceed the funds given by the Finance Department. You only need to arrange the dishes. The canteen and the kitchen staff are responsible for purchasing and transportation.
Of course, in the process of arrangement, there will be some problems such as shortage of dishes. These are all your responsibility. Do you think you can do this job? "
Lin Qingqing answered firmly and affirmatively: "I can." She answered loudly, she must be able to. For her, this is a sacred job, which is much more meaningful than being a host. So she does not allow herself to fail, nor does she allow herself to be unable to do it.
"Okay." Hong Jun's smile deepened. Compared with the polite smile just now, her smile now was more sincere. "We female soldiers must also show the courage and bravery to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. We can't lose to male soldiers, so we must be able to."
"Yes, you are right. The leader said that women can hold up half the sky. We must not let the leader down. We firmly believe in the leader's words and cannot live up to the leader's words." Lin Qingqing came from the future. She supports gender equality more than anyone else. Moreover, she also heard a clue from Hong Jun's words. This director has the ambition to be no less than men. He is a strong person.
"Well said." Hong Jun really likes these words of Lin Qingqing. She followed the army when she was young. At that time, when fighting in the local area, female comrades could also form a team to kill the enemy, but because they were comrades, they were subject to many restrictions. After liberation, she entered the logistics department of the army because of her meritorious service and was in charge of the canteen section. However, she still longed for life on the battlefield.
The canteen section was very dull. Ten years of dullness almost consumed Hong Jun's energy and blood. Now when she suddenly heard Lin Qingqing say this, she became excited again. You know, female comrades nowadays rarely have their own ideas, and they all rely on and depend on male comrades. In other words, there is a generation gap with her. "Do you have your own ideas about your position? Or do you have your own suggestions?"
Lin Qingqing naturally has her own ideas and suggestions. Now that she had the opportunity, she brought it up directly: "I think we can't waste resources. Instead of waiting for supply to exceed demand, why don't we supply it ourselves in the cafeteria?"
Seeing that Lin Qingqing really had an idea, Hong Jun was even more pleased: "Tell me about it?"
Seeing this, Lu Cheng said: "Then you guys talk slowly, I'll be leaving first." It wasn't that he had something to do, but he wanted to give them the space.
Hong Jun nodded: "Xiao Wang, you see Deputy Regiment Commander Lu off."
Lin nodded gently and continued to Hong Jun: "Director, look, there are many abandoned fields and barren hills around the location of our troops. They are all things that benefit us. Fields and barren hills can be used for planting. If we use them, the expenses of our canteen can be reduced a lot, and the financial expenses of the troops can also be saved a lot, right? In addition, we can have farms at home and raise poultry. If we have these meats, the nutrition of the comrades will be better and their bodies will be healthier. When the time comes, we can use our strong bodies to fight in other places. Isn't it better?" What does our country lack? It is food and other supplies. "Yesterday afternoon, we encountered such an incident in the kitchen squad of the third company. Because the kitchen squad of the third company drank mung bean soup and soy milk in a row..." Lin Qingqing repeated what the other squad leaders had said, "So when our farm is built, who will still care about mung bean soup and soy milk? By then, we can eat eggs and pork as much as we want, don't you think?"
Hong Jun was a little stunned when she heard it. She didn't expect Lin Qingqing to have such an idea. It has to be said that she really underestimated her. Just before Lin Qingqing was about to express her idea, she had never thought that this little girl would have such a bold idea. Lin Qingqing is 19 years old this year. In front of her, who is in her forties, she is just a little girl. Her daughters are older than Lin Qingqing. If she is a few years older, she can be Lin Qingqing's grandmother.
Hong Jun has lived for half of her life, and she is really surprised that she can still meet someone who has the same ambitions as herself. She always felt that her ideas were different from others, and even her own daughter could not understand her. Now that she has met Lin Qingqing, she suddenly feels that the other person can understand her ideas.
"Okay, it's great that you have such an idea. Let's do this, you write a plan for me. If you want to use the surrounding fields and barren mountains, this matter will not be so simple. The army and the county government will have to negotiate, so your plan is very important." Hong Jun began to be curious about Lin Qingqing's plan.
Lin Qingqing said, "Yes."
Hong Jun stood up and said, "You will start working today. Your seat is opposite Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang is responsible for calculating the expenses of each canteen and then coordinating with the Finance Department. Now you are in charge of the canteen's dishes. In other words, you have a rule for the expenses of each canteen. You will cooperate with Xiao Wang when the time comes."
Wang Lele has come back. She also heard what Lin Qingqing said just now. Unlike Hong Jun's shock and joy, Wang Lele disagreed. She felt that Lin Qingqing was really troublesome. Wouldn't it be better for her to work quietly? However, this was none of her business. Now hearing what Hong Jun said, Wang Lele responded, "Don't worry."
Lin Qingqing: "Yes."
Because no one cleaned this desk, although Wang Lele would occasionally clean it when she cleaned the office, it was still quite dirty. So Lin Qingqing wiped the desk inside and out several times, from the table top to the drawer. She couldn't stand the existence of a single dirt on the desk. She didn't feel relieved until the water from the rag was almost clear. But when she finished wiping the table, it was time for dinner. Everyone ate lunch separately. Directors like Hong Jun went to the cafeteria. And Wang Lele went to find her husband, Captain Chen.
Lin Qingqing did the same as her. She went to find Lu Cheng and Lu Haici.
Lin walked out of the office building of the Logistics Department and saw Lu Cheng standing under the shade of the tree at the door.
"Lu Cheng..." Lin ran over, "Why are you here?"
Before Lu Cheng could speak, people from the Logistics Department greeted Lu Cheng one after another: "Why are you here, Commander Lu?"
"Commander Lu? Is this the promotion appointment letter?"
As the deputy commander of the independent regiment, Lu Cheng was known to many important staff members of the Logistics Department. Because the independent regiment did not have divisions or brigades, the deputy commander was equivalent to the deputy division commander. Of course, those important staff members knew that Lu Cheng was going to be promoted, and now that someone called Commander Lu, they immediately thought of what was going on.
"She came down, just came down yesterday." Lu Cheng said, "This is my revolutionary partner, Comrade Lin Qingqing, who will also work in the canteen of the Logistics Department in the future. Today is her first day at work and she doesn't know the way, so I came to find her."
"It turns out to be Comrade Lin. I have heard of your name for a long time. I heard from Commander Qin that Comrade Lin's dishes are very good." "
Hello." Lin Qingqing hurriedly said.
"This is the Minister of Finance." Lu Cheng said.
"Comrade Lin is here." Commander Qin said, "From now on, the food in our canteen will also be handed over to you."
Lin Qingqing: "Hello, thank you for your trust."
"Captain Lu, congratulations."
"Captain Lu..."
"Comrade Lin..."
During this lunch time, Lin Qingqing got to know more than half of the heads of the 12 departments of the Logistics Department. Until now, when Lin Qingqing followed Lu Cheng to the cafeteria, her legs were weak and her heart was empty.
"Look at the ideas and suggestions you shared with Director Hong today. Weren't you very brave at that time? Why are you scared now?" Lu Cheng looked at her like this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Lin Qingqing said, "It's different. Director Hong is probably a female comrade. Plus, you were there at that time, so I felt confident. I thought that at most I wouldn't work there. But now I'm in. Although I won't work with these leaders, I will always meet them in the future, so I'm a little nervous."
Lu Cheng comforted her, "There's nothing to be nervous about. You also said that you won't work with them, so you should relax."
"How can I relax? I just found out today that you are so famous and they all know you. If I don't do this job well, I will definitely embarrass you, and that won't do." Lin Qingqing shook her head. However, she is still very capable. She has confidence in herself. This is her job. And in Lin Qingqing's opinion, this job is much simpler than being an anchor.
"It's a good thing to have confidence." Lu Cheng knew that she was a confident and brave girl.
The two came to the canteen of the third company's kitchen squad and saw a group squatting at the door. Wasn't that little boy Lu Haici? The two were so busy with their work in the logistics department that they forgot about Lu Haici.
This afternoon, Lu Haici came to the canteen to eat lunch as usual, but his mother was not there. Lu Haici had to wait at the canteen door. Now that he saw his parents, Lu Haici ran over aggrievedly: "Mom, where have you been?" He asked eagerly.
Lin Qingqing touched his face, which was still sweaty: "I'm sorry, Haici, Mom changed her job. I just changed it today and didn't have time to tell you. I will tell you in advance where Mom goes in the future."
"Ah? Then Mom doesn't work in the canteen anymore?" Lu Haici only knew that her job was to make money, and she didn't know anything else.
"Yes, Mom will be able to make more money in the future, and I can buy you two comic books every month." Lu Haici now has two comic books, one of which was bought for him by Lin Qingqing in June. The other one was bought for him by Lin Qingqing some time ago after she calculated the salary for July. He likes these two books very much. He reads them over and over again every day, and can look at the same picture several times.
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