"Did you go and ask that comrade later?" Qi Mengmeng asked softly.
"No, we never contacted each other again." Gu Guizhi lowered his head. Although more than a year had passed, he still felt aggrieved about it.
He is clearly a comrade who can be trusted with your support, so why is he so indifferent?
Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what happened exactly, but since you were able to go on a mission at the same time, and Hunzi was willing to save him, then you must have a good relationship. That person was transferred back to the Beijing Military Region immediately after the mission, and he hasn't even contacted you yet. It's really strange."
"You can write to each other and ask, or ask someone about the other party's news."
Being able to be transferred quickly after completing the mission, he must be a second-generation red. Such a person should be easy to find out about, right?
Gu Guizhi shook his head. It had been so long since the incident happened, and neither Hunzi nor he wanted to think about it anymore.
Qi Mengmeng had originally made a suggestion, but seeing that Gu Guizhi didn't want to bring it up again, she didn't say anything.
"Xiao Man has a job now. She and Hun Zi should have a good life in the future."
Gu Guizhi nodded: "When we left today, Hunzi told me that he is doing well now and asked me not to worry about him so much in the future."
Hunzi is actually very content. Compared with those brothers who did not come back, it is already very good for him to have a job and support his wife.
"Be more careful when you go on missions next time." Qi Mengmeng suddenly reminded Gu Guizhi.
She knew that Gu Guizhi would definitely not give up joining the army, and she was just an ordinary person without any special skills. All she could do was take good care of herself at home so that Gu Guizhi would have no worries and not hold him back.
"Okay, I will be careful." Gu Guizhi promised.
When Qi Mengmeng went to work again, she felt much better. Although the work was still the same, without Qin Nian rolling his eyes at her, she felt that the people around her in the workshop were better.
Lu Xiaolan often talks to Qi Mengmeng when she goes to the toilet or gets something.
What she said was not important, it was just to bring them closer. She even asked Qi Mengmeng to go shopping in the department store together on the weekend.
Qi Mengmeng usually goes back home to her family compound on weekends, so she politely declined.
Lu Xiaolan was a little disappointed, but still smiled and said they would meet again when there was a chance.
While shopping, Qi Mengmeng asked Su Meng about Lu Xiaolan.
Su Meng told Lu Xiaolan that she wanted to marry a soldier.
"Sister-in-law, I think Xiaolan is a good person. If there is a suitable soldier under Captain Gu, please introduce her to her." Su Meng had a good impression of Lu Xiaolan and was willing to speak well of her.
Qi Mengmeng was very cautious about matchmaking and did not agree to it. "Just tell your Li Zhuang and ask him to give a suitable comrade to Lu Xiaolan."
Su Meng shook his head: "I told Li Zhuang, but none of his soldiers are qualified to join the army, and their age is not suitable. I can only ask Deputy Colonel Gu to see if there is anyone suitable."
This clearly means that they want to find someone who is at the rank of deputy battalion commander or above. Given the current relationship between Qi Mengmeng and Lu Xiaolan, if there is a suitable candidate, Qi Mengmeng would at most mention it but would not say it specifically.
Su Meng also knew that Lu Xiaolan's requirements were a bit high. She smiled bitterly and said, "My cousin went to my house specifically for Xiaolan's marriage. In fact, the Lu family is well-off in the village. Xiaolan is the only daughter, and now she has a job, so her requirements are a bit higher."
Qi Mengmeng could understand, so she told Su Meng that if there was a suitable candidate, she would introduce him to Lu Xiaolan.
Since she said so, Su Meng didn't insist any further and changed the subject by talking about other things.
Qi Mengmeng did not mention this to Gu Guizhi, but when she came home to make dried meat on the weekend, she brought it up in gossip.
I don’t know why, but Qi Mengmeng and Yu Xiaoman have a very good relationship. Although they have not known each other for long, they can always chat for a while every time they meet.
Qi Mengmeng said a few days ago that she wanted Yu Xiaoman to help her cook some food. On Saturday noon, Yu Xiaoman waited at the canteen door and asked Qi Mengmeng if she could go to her house on Sunday.
The weather is hot these days, and Qi Mengmeng originally wanted to wait until after a while.
But Yu Xiaoman's enthusiastic face made her swallow her words.
Forget it. There’s plenty of meat in the space anyway. I can just make it into jerky and eat it myself.
Yu Xiaoman looked at the pot of meat with surprise in her eyes, but she was not a nosy person and did not ask where the meat came from.
Qi Mengmeng had prepared some explanations, but since Yu Xiaoman didn't ask, she saved herself the trouble.
Yu Xiaoman rarely has the opportunity to cook so much meat, and she was very excited. She looked at the pork belly and lean meat that Qi Mengmeng took out, and suggested that Qi Mengmeng make bacon, sausages, and meat sauce.
This was similar to Qi Mengmeng's plan, but she looked at the weather and was worried that something might break down.
Nowadays, mail delivery cannot be done in three days as in the later period. It takes a week for short distances and ten days to half a month for long distances. It would be a pity if so much meat went bad on the way.
Yu Xiaoman said confidently: "Don't worry, the bacon I make will definitely not go bad."
Yu Xiaoman opened the cloth bag he brought and took out small jars of various spices. Qi Mengmeng only recognized a few of them.
"These spices are passed down from our ancestors. Using more seasonings will make them taste better," Yu Xiaoman explained.
Qi Mengmeng stopped staring at the spices. She just took a look out of curiosity, but she had no intention of stealing the ancestral recipe.
Yu Xiaoman was still struggling over whether to introduce spices to Qi Mengmeng, but now he was relieved to see that Qi Mengmeng no longer looked at the spices.
Qi Mengmeng took out all the meat, and Yu Xiaoman began to wash and cut it into strips. The two of them worked together and worked much faster.
During a break from work, Qi Mengmeng told Lu Xiaolan that she wanted to find a partner.
"That girl is pretty, but I don't know her family situation and I haven't told Gu Guizhi yet."
Yu Xiaoman wiped the sweat off his head and nodded: "You do have to be careful when introducing someone to a date. If anything happens, you have to find a matchmaker."
"And I think that girl shouldn't date a soldier. She's not from here herself, and if she dates someone who's not often at home, then if they have a child in the future, there won't even be anyone to help them."
Yu Xiaoman had experienced something like this before, so he didn't quite approve of Lu Xiaolan's choice.
People nowadays don't care about dividing the family property. They all think that life is easier with the help of elders and brothers. However, they don't know that some relatives are worse off than not having them.
As soon as Qi Mengmeng expressed her thoughts, Yu Xiaoman immediately nodded. She came from the countryside and had seen many such situations.
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