Chen Yuanwu successfully helped Jiang Yun temporarily get rid of the resistance caused by her fear of marriage, and she became obedient and cooperative in the matter of marriage.
What he was most satisfied with was this trip to the grassland, as the relationship between the two of them had taken a big step forward.
Jiang Jun didn't understand what was wrong with her. As long as Chen Yuanwu told her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here," she became a docile little lamb.
Only after Chen Yuanwu took her to Ping County and met Jiang Yonghua did she gradually regain her senses.
Jiang Jun looked at Chen Yuanwu carrying bags of various snacks and was surprised: "Old Wu, when did you go to buy them?"
They hadn't been apart since returning from the grasslands. She hadn't seen any of these snacks in the car just now. When had Chen Yuanwu learned his magic tricks? Or did he have a treasure bowl and could just take whatever he wanted?
Chen Yuanwu laughed: "I called my comrades and asked them to go to the Beijing Department Store to buy it for me. He packed it in a box and put it in the back of the car."
In order to see Jiang Yonghua, he drove out by himself.
This was his first official visit, and he brought a driver with him. He acted more arrogantly than my future father-in-law, which was inappropriate.
Jiang Yonghua was assigned to work at the Ping County Cultural Bureau. He has been working there for three days. He was just assigned to a one-bedroom dormitory and had just added pots and pans, but bedding and other supplies were not yet fully furnished.
When he was about to get off work at noon, the guard at the unit called him and said that a man and a woman came to see him. The man was a soldier and the woman claimed to be his daughter.
As soon as Jiang Yonghua heard it, he knew it was his daughter who came to see him. He greeted his colleagues in the office and hurried to the gate to greet her.
After seeing the pile of gifts in Chen Yuanwu's hands, Jiang Yonghua's heart sank. What was supposed to come finally came!
Jiang Jun was happy but also a little embarrassed when he saw Jiang Yonghua: "Dad, I brought Chief of Staff Chen to see you."
Chen Yuanwu's hands were tied, so he couldn't salute. Since he was visiting as Jiang Jun's future son-in-law, he could only follow behind him, greet him, and offer his gift: "Uncle Jiang, hello!"
Jiang Yonghua glanced at his daughter, whose face was flushed, and took the two boxes of snacks. "Let's go home and have a seat. It's not far, just a few steps away."
It was not yet time to get off work, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and there was no one in the dormitory of the Cultural Bureau.
Jiang Yonghua's dormitory was the last room in a row of bungalows. As he opened the door, he said, "Xiaojun, look at this location. Does it look like our old home?"
Jiang Jun smiled: "It looks like it when I plant vegetables."
As soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it. It turned out that when the Jiang family lived in the division headquarters’ family compound, all the vegetables were grown by Zhang Xiuying.
Why bother to mention growing vegetables!
Jiang Yonghua didn't seem to mind: "It's too late to grow vegetables this season. Next spring, I'll build a rack at the door and plant some cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplants and pumpkins."
Chen Yuanwu continued, "That's a good idea, Uncle Jiang. Do you want me to get you some seeds? Bottle gourds are very easy to grow."
Over in the military headquarters' courtyard, Chen Yuanwu had seen Commander Gao and Political Commissar Guo's yards filled with gourds of all sizes on the shelves.
Jiang Yonghua replied casually: "Okay."
Jiang Jun thought of the Calabash Brothers. Wherever there were Calabash Brothers, there were also the Snake Demon and the Scorpion Demon. He immediately rejected the idea outright: "No, no, growing gourds is not as good as growing grapes. I just like eating grapes!"
Chen Yuanwu agreed: "Okay, then I'll go find you some grape vines for Uncle Jiang to plant."
There is no yard in the equipment department’s dormitory, so I can only grow crops at my father-in-law’s place.
Jiang Yonghua opened the door to a simple one-bedroom apartment. Outside was a living room and dining room, furnished with only a dining table and two stools. "Xiao Chen, please sit down first. Don't be shy. I'll move the stove outside and boil some water."
Jiang Yonghua borrowed a small kerosene stove from the unit’s living department for cooking. He had to wait until he received the coal book before he could buy the coal stove and coal briquettes.
Chen Yuanwu put down what he was holding and rolled up his sleeves: "Uncle Jiang, let me do it. You talk to Xiaojun."
Before coming, he had already made an agreement with Jiang Jun to have lunch at Jiang Yonghua's place. He would rush back to the military headquarters to meet Chen Zhong before getting off work in the afternoon. After explaining the matter clearly, he would go to Beijing to meet Ye Qingyin tomorrow.
Jiang Yonghua also wanted to talk to his daughter alone, so he led Jiang Yun into the inner room: "Xiao Yun, sit down, Dad has something to ask you."
The inner room was even simpler, with only a cabinet and a bed. On the wooden bed was a cool mat, an old towel blanket, and a palm-sized pillowcase that served as a pillow.
Jiang Jun sat down on the bed, feeling a little uneasy. "Dad, ask."
Jiang Jun was always very calm when discussing Jiang family matters. But now that she was talking about her marriage and that she didn't need to return to live in this family anymore, Jiang Jun immediately showed some of the reluctance of a girl.
Jiang Yonghua sat down a foot away from Jiang Jun and sighed slightly in his heart. His life had just started to get better, but his daughter was about to leave home. Once a girl got married, her heart was no longer in the Jiang family.
"Xiaojun, I always feel like our days in Spring City just started yesterday." Jiang Yonghua was filled with emotion. The father-daughter relationship between him and his eldest daughter was cultivated in Spring City. "Now it's good. Daddy can finally take care of you. I'll go to work later and get a bed from the office and put it in the outer room. When you and Xiaolan come back, you can sleep in the inner room, and I'll sleep outside."
Alas, what a pity! My good daughter is about to be snatched away by someone else! Jiang Yonghua was filled with mixed emotions: "I went to the vegetable store at the supply and marketing cooperative and saw that they had a wide variety of supplies, especially pickles. There are many varieties and they taste great. The pickles supplied by Beijing are all shipped over from here. Dad will cook for you when the time comes, and there will be no repeat every day."
In front of Jiang Yonghua, when it came to housework, food, clothing, housing and transportation, Jiang Jun resumed his commanding demeanor: "Dad, have you asked Aunt Zhao about her job?"
Jiang Yonghua looked a little uneasy. "I'm new here, so I'm not very familiar with the unit's situation and personnel relationships. However, I asked at the Personnel Bureau, and they said that for someone like your aunt, it's best to first have a unit back home, and then find a similar unit here. That way, the transfer procedures will be easier, and the major will be more suitable."
Jiang Jun sighed, "Ah? Doesn't that mean I won't be able to see Aunt Zhao for a long time?"
Jiang Yonghua's eyes flashed with pain, and he changed the subject: "Xiaojun, you brought Staff Officer Chen here, what are you doing?"
Jiang Jun pursed his lips and looked down at his toes: "Dad, let him tell you later."
Jiang Yonghua shook his head slightly. His daughter still didn't understand what he had just done. "What are you afraid of? Just tell me. Dad has already received the snacks!"
This means that he has accepted Chen Yuanwu as his son-in-law!
"Huh?" Jiang Jun looked up suddenly. "Just these two boxes of snacks, and you don't want me anymore? You just said you'd cook for me every day!"
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