Chapter 233 I only wish for peace and prosperity for the country.
Once inside the car, the heater enveloped me again.
Gu Baobao fastened her seatbelt but did not immediately urge the driver to start the car.
She turned to the side and looked longingly at Lu Zhanming, who was starting the car.
The man's profile was sharp and handsome, and his focused driving was particularly captivating.
As Gu Baobao watched, a slight unease and heartache suddenly welled up in her heart.
"husband……"
She called softly.
"Um?"
Lu Zhanming turned to look at her, his eyes questioning.
Gu Baobao bit her lower lip, her voice becoming even softer, tinged with hesitation:
"With you following me around every day, acting as my driver, bodyguard, and handling all sorts of chores... don't you feel...?"
Hmm, you're worthless now? I mean, you were originally a combat hero who led troops into battle and made great contributions on the front lines, but now..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Zhanming suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a steady stop in the temporary parking area marked out on the side of the road.
"laugh--!"
Engage the handbrake.
The next second, Lu Zhanming unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned his entire upper body forward, instantly shortening the distance between the two.
His arm rested on the back of the chair beside Gu Baobao, forming a semi-encircling circle. His deep eyes were fixed on her, and their breaths could be heard.
The sudden sense of pressure from being so close made Gu Baobao's heart skip a beat.
"daughter in law,"
Lu Zhanming spoke, his voice not loud, but each word clear and carried an undeniable force.
"There is no 'whether' or 'if'."
He looked into her somewhat dazed eyes and spoke slowly, deliberately:
"A soldier's duty is to obey orders and defend the country and its people. Now, we will protect you and ensure your safety."
It allows you to save lives, conduct research, and do things that make our country better without any worries.
This is the most important task assigned to me by the organization, and it is also the position I, as a soldier, should most firmly uphold at this moment.
His tone was solemn, and his eyes were intense:
“I don’t feel wronged, nor do I feel worthless. On the contrary, I feel very lucky and happy.”
He leaned closer, his nose almost touching hers, his warm breath brushing against her cheek:
"I can stay by your side and protect you at all times without having to leave my wife or live in fear of being thousands of miles apart."
Watching you save one important person after another, watching you come up with one beneficial thing after another for the country and its people, watching you stand on the podium and pass on your skills to more people…
His voice lowered, but became even more fervent:
"Comrade Gu Baobao, what you see might just be me revolving around you every day. But what I see is my wife doing things in her own way..."
Let this country sacrifice fewer valuable talents, let our soldiers shed less blood, and let ordinary people afford medical care and medicine.
Let those lurking demons and monsters tremble in fear! What you've done is the future my comrades and I most wanted to see when we put on this uniform!
He paused, his gaze softening, filled with longing:
"All I want is for the country to be peaceful and prosperous, and then, with my wife in my arms, to live our simple, peaceful life. Every step you take now is bringing that goal closer."
After saying that, before Gu Baobao could react, he quickly lowered his head and planted a heavy but brief kiss on her slightly parted lips, which were parted in surprise.
Instantly separate.
"so,"
He returned to the driver's seat, fastened his seatbelt again, started the car, and a gentle yet firm smile curved his lips.
"Comrade Gu Baobao, you just need to focus on doing your job well. The sight of you walking away is the scenery that I and countless comrades yearn to see."
Gu Baobao stared blankly at his smooth profile, her heart feeling as if it were being soaked in warm spring water, aching and swollen, yet filled with a huge, heavy sense of happiness and mission.
It turns out that every step she took had such significance in his eyes.
"husband……"
She murmured to herself, then suddenly felt a lump in her throat and her eyes reddened.
Lu Zhanming glanced at her and chuckled:
"What? Touched? You can feel touched when you get home. Now sit down, let's go home."
Ignoring everything else, Gu Baobao suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt, turned to the side, opened her arms, and pounced on Lu Zhanming, grabbing his neck in one arm.
"Honey! You're so good to me!"
Her voice was slightly choked up. After she finished speaking, without saying another word, she planted two loud kisses on Lu Zhanming's cheeks, one on each cheek.
Lu Zhanming was taken aback by her sudden outburst of enthusiasm, but then a deep, irrepressible smile and a kind of ignited fire spread across his eyes.
He held the steering wheel with one hand and caught his wife, who was lunging at him, with the other, letting her cling to him like a koala.
When Gu Baobao finished kissing him and tried to return to her seat, she found that his arm was wrapped around her waist.
Lu Zhanming turned his head, his eyes so deep they seemed to draw you in. His voice was low, husky, and hot, as if he were suppressing something, with an inexplicable, sultry quality.
"Wife... a good comrade is one who starts a fire but doesn't put it out."
He leaned close to her flushed ear, his breath hot on her:
"When we get home... I'll let you kiss me as much as you want. Kiss me anywhere...anywhere is fine."
Gu Baobao: "!!!"
Her face instantly turned bright red, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She jerked her hand away from his and scrambled back into the passenger seat.
She quickly fastened her seatbelt, stared straight ahead, her face stern, but her voice lacked any real force:
"Drive! Drive home!"
Lu Zhanming chuckled softly, his chest heaving, and stopped teasing her, steadily driving the car into the lane.
But the curve of her lips just wouldn't go down.
As the car drove back to the entrance of the courtyard alley, snow began to fall sporadically again.
The two got out of the car and walked home through the thin snow, still holding hands.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard lively voices coming from the main room, and it wasn't just my own family members.
When they lifted the curtain and went inside, both Gu Baobao and Lu Zhanming were stunned.
In the main room, besides family members, there were several guests sitting.
Leading the group was Minister Sui Jianguo, who had led the delegation to Country F last time. Next to him sat a middle-aged man with a refined appearance and capable demeanor, followed by two young cadres carrying briefcases.
"Minister Sui? Happy New Year! What brings you here?"
Gu Baobao quickly greeted them, but in her heart she wondered, "Don't the leaders get a holiday on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"
Lu Zhanming also stood at attention and saluted:
"Happy New Year, Commander!"
"Good, good, good! Happy New Year, Comrade Gu! Happy New Year, Comrade Lu Zhanming!"
Minister Sui stood up with a broad smile, then bowed to Gu Dahe and the others.
"Old Gu, Sister Wu, everyone, Happy New Year! I apologize for the intrusion and for disturbing your family reunion!"
"Minister, you're too kind! Please have a seat!"
Gu Dahe hurriedly greeted them.
Minister Sui waved his hand and pointed to the middle-aged man beside him, introducing him as follows:
"Comrade Gu, this is Director Zheng Anguo of the Economic and Trade Bureau. We've come today to give you a 'good start'!"
Director Zheng Anguo also stepped forward with a smile and shook hands with Gu Baobao and Lu Zhanming:
"Comrade Gu, I've long admired your name! You truly are a woman who is just as capable as any man! What you did in F country has brought great honor to our nation and, more importantly, valuable resources and foreign exchange! It's remarkable!"
Gu Baobao was a little embarrassed by the praise:
"Director Zheng, you flatter me. It's all thanks to the efforts of the organization, the leadership, and everyone else."
"Hey, credit is credit, and it belongs to whoever it belongs to."
Minister Sui took over the conversation, took a thick manila envelope from the cadre behind him, and handed over a brand-new bankbook.
"Comrade Gu, this is a copy of all the overseas distribution contracts for the three products—hemostatic powder, health-preserving pills, and antibiotics—up to the end of last year, as well as the first phase of profit settlement."
All funds, according to the stipulated proportion, the portion belonging to you personally, have been transferred into this passbook account.
This is your personal account; your dividends will be deposited into it on time every period. In addition, the special award from the state for your outstanding contributions is also deposited here.
Zheng Anguo added:
"We should have delivered it much earlier, but you've been busy with family matters lately, so we didn't want to bother you. Since today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, a lucky day for a prosperous start, we rushed to deliver it to you! We hope it brings you good fortune!"
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