They are all in the army, who is in love?

Chapter 278 Whatever is decided, settle directly
People are terrible.
Chen Ming shook his head speechlessly. He was doing a good job in the army, so he only wanted to send good news. The way of proposing marriage was a bit special.

How could it still be spread like this?

This was something Chen Ming had not expected.

Does this really correspond to that sentence, some people are still alive, but they are actually dead?
I once saw a joke on the Internet about having a drink with an uncle. He just said that he couldn't drink, but the uncle kept telling him that he wouldn't live long.

When he said in the village that he wanted to get a massage when he was tired, someone told him that he wanted to find a rich woman. When Chen Ming saw these things, he didn't think it was anything, he just thought it was funny.

Now I realize that many jokes on the Internet really come from reality.

He had only been away from home for half a year, and his words had already spread so outrageously? ! !

Damn it, Chen Ming could only feel that thousands of grass and mud horses were galloping in his heart at this moment, and he was still riding on the horse's back.

No matter how bad he was when he was a child, he was rather naughty and mischievous, but now he has made a contribution in the army. He has been awarded third-class merit once, second-class merit twice, first-class merit once, and second-class collective merit. There is no one left.

But facing the folks from his hometown, what could Chen Ming say?

Looking at the relieved old man, Chen Ming shook his head helplessly: "Don't listen to other people's nonsense."

"I'm serving in the army fine now. Nothing has happened. The last merit ceremony was not as lively as before. That's because there are other reasons."

"As for the few military vehicles that came to my house a few days ago, that is also the arrangement of the army. Don't follow them and spread rumors."

Chen Ming patted his forehead and finally understood why his mother felt so helpless after mentioning the news that suddenly spread in the village in recent days.

If you put these things to others, everyone will talk about them with gusto and act as if they are true.

But when it comes to your own family, you can understand the pain involved.

There is no way, the elderly in the countryside are basically like this. They don't watch much TV, and they don't know how to play with mobile phones. When they get together during farm breaks or festivals, the only thing left is chatting and nonsense.

After judging from these few words, Chen Ming roughly knew how these words came out.

The reason is nothing more than that he performed second-class merit in this major military training, which involved confidentiality, so it was not so lively when the good news was delivered.

Their family gets attention every time they deliver good news, so this time there is no excitement, which creates a psychological gap.

It happened that Chai Yansong came to the war zone with another person, accompanied by some guards. It was normal for the guards to carry guns.

But this kind of scene is not normal in the village. It was seen by the gossiping old lady. In addition, the previous merit giving was not lively. The old people did not know much about the process and differences of the merit giving.

Don't just analyze it casually.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the countryside.

Because Chen Ming has such a calm personality, now he wants to turn around and go directly to the county armed forces department, and then find some comrades to send him home to prove it with actions.

But I can only think about it. If he really does this, it might be said that he was caught by the county soldiers.

Chen Ming took out the cigarettes he had just bought at the mall from his pocket, tore them open, gave one to the old man and said with a smile, "Let's go, I have a car to take you back, so I won't walk anymore."

"Okay, okay, if the children of Mr. Chen's family are promising, I'll tell you that nothing will happen to you, and you won't sacrifice yourself. You are the pride of our Luozi Camp, and you spread lies all day long about those blind bitches."

The old man happily reached out and took it. Kong Wu, who had been sitting in the driver's seat and hadn't gotten out of the car, was also very discerning. He opened the door and walked straight down, opening the back seat door.

"Chief, get in the car and I'll take you back."

"Chief?"

The old man glanced at Chen Ming suspiciously. When he came back during the New Year, he told his family that he would be a staff officer, but how could his family remember this.

It's OK to join in the fun, but you generally can't remember other people's business.

After sitting in the car, the old man looked around, then looked at the two bars and one star on Chen Ming's shoulder, and asked strangely: "Chen's son, what kind of official are you in the army now?"

"I just heard that young man calling you chief. Isn't this a young official?"

"Haha." Chen Ming said nothing. Kong Wu, who was driving, laughed and said, "Old man, don't ask. This is the chief staff officer of our battalion, which can also be said to be the chief of staff of the battalion."

"Major, it's normal to call the commander."

"Oh, Major, that's awesome." The old man lit the cigarette in his hand tremblingly, took a puff, and looked at Chen Ming from time to time.

It can be seen that there are still a lot of doubts in his eyes.

Chen Ming sat aside and shook his head helplessly, keeping silent about himself. He was worried that the old man would misunderstand any of his words.

That really made him numb.

Fortunately, his parents have always been in contact with him, so the nonsense of old men and women in the village will not be affected.

In addition, Chai Shuyao visited Chai Shuyao's home in the war zone, and his parents also knew that he was getting married. I'm afraid they have been busy with the wedding for the past two days and have not had time to pay attention to these opinions in the village, which is why they are like this now.

The vehicle restarts.

Soon we returned to Luozi Camp. The sun was already showing its fierceness at noon in June, and there were no people on the main street of the village.

After delivering the old man to the door of his house and saying hello briefly, Chen Ming directed the vehicle to go straight back to his home.

Haven't been back for half a year.

Chen Ming got out of the car with great expectations. When he walked to the door, he found that the door was locked and there was no one at home.

Kong Wu was carrying large and small bags and the clothes he bought behind him. When he came over and saw the door locked, he said strangely: "Counsel Chen, it seems that my uncle and aunt are not at home."

"Do you have a key to the house?"

"There should be." Chen Ming smiled brightly, walked to the door with ease, removed an old flower pot, and quietly placed a key under the pot.

This is a habit of his family. Usually when he goes out, he will leave his keys at the door if he is afraid of losing them. This habit has not changed after so many years since he started studying.

"Let's go." Chen Ming opened the door with the key and took Kong Wu into the home.

After putting the things on the table in the courtyard, Kong Wu gathered around the gate and looked at the hero cards that were sent along with the good news. They were all arranged in a row at the gate, which was very dazzling.

It looked like he was full of envy. If an ordinary soldier could make one meritorious service in the army, that would be enough to brag about for half a lifetime. Unexpectedly, Staff Chen had already made so many achievements before he came back to form the 169th Brigade. No wonder he could do so at such a young age. Awarded the rank of Major.

Served as the chief staff officer of the Tiger Wolf Battalion.

Without a chance to catch Kong Wu's curiosity, Chen Ming walked into the house by himself. The living room did not change much from the Chinese New Year. It was still the same as before, but there were a lot more stools.

There should be more guests at home these two days.

I opened the refrigerator and looked at the food inside. They were all pickled radishes, tofu cubes, and some steamed buns at home. There were almost no vegetables.

Seeing the living conditions at home, Chen Ming felt a little helpless. Now that he had established a firm foothold in the army, he would not have to ask for living expenses from his family like before when he was studying, and he would be ignorant and ask for more every time.

Save it to buy things and give gifts to Jiang Kexin.

Now that he is no longer studying, his family can receive a local subsidy of nearly 2000 yuan every month, and he transfers some money to his family from time to time. It stands to reason that even if he is not too rich, there will be absolutely no problem in eating and daily life.

After my father was fired from the factory, he learned to be a carpenter. Now he is doing interior decoration, hanging ceilings, and making cabinets with others.

I have an income of six thousand or seven thousand a month, but I still don't want to eat or drink. The older generation is used to being frugal.

I took a walk around the house but didn't find anything to eat. If I came back by myself, I could deal with him casually.

But Kong Wu drove him all the way, so he couldn't let him go back hungry. Even if it was his own paperwork, he couldn't go so far.

Chen Ming looked around and found nothing to eat. He put on the casual clothes he bought and took a casual hat with him before going home. Wearing military uniform again would be too ostentatious.

After everything was packed and they came to the courtyard, the two of them were going to go to the town to deal with it, and then let Kong Wu return to the army first.

"Xiao Wu."

"arrive."

Kong Wu was studying the Hero Cards outside. When he heard him being called, he quickly stood at attention.

This scene, the neighbor's aunt who came out to take out the garbage saw this scene, and ran over excitedly and shouted: "Is Mingzi back?"

"Hey, you're not Mingzi? Where is Mingzi?"

"The chief is in the courtyard." Kong Wu pointed to the door.

"Hey, Mingzi is really promising. Now he brings soldiers with him when he comes home. He is a leader."

The neighbor's aunt greeted him with a smile: "Young man, there is no one in Mingzi's home. His parents are not at home. Come on, you and Mingzi go to my house for dinner."

"Auntie is making ground-pot chicken for you. Your accent doesn't come from Pengcheng, right? Our Wei County free-range chicken with cattail tofu and pancakes is a delicacy."

"Auntie's house happens to have a few big roosters. I'll take care of them for you."

"Aunt Wang, I won't eat anymore. I have something to do later." When Chen Ming heard the voice, he quickly came out of the courtyard and said with a smile, "By the way, do you know where my parents are?"

"Why is there no one at home near noon?"

"You don't know?" Aunt Wang asked in surprise.

"what do you know?"

"Oh, you kid, you don't care about such a big thing. People from the army came to your house a few days ago and they said they were discussing marriage. Your mother told me last night that my daughter-in-law is beautiful, tall and special. Temperament."

"He also said that you should be back in the next two days, and you have to go to the county and city to find a hotel to get you engaged." "Is this what we agreed on that day? Your third uncle came here in the delivery car early this morning. Come with your parents and go to the county seat together."

"I guess the county town is not big enough. I heard from your mother that the person you are talking to has a rich family, right?"

Seeing Aunt Wang's gossipy expression, Chen Ming was speechless for a moment.

It seems that not all the old men and women in the village are affected by their idle chatter, at least not their neighbors.

"Aunt Wang, no way. The person I married is also a soldier. We are both soldiers. Our home is in Jinling, not far from here."

"Well, let me call my parents and see where they are now. I'll be there too."

"Okay, that's okay. You have to worry about this. It's not easy for boys to get married nowadays. You have to make good use of it."

"Okay, thank you Aunt Wang for reminding me." Chen Ming agreed with a smile.

"Thank you, why are you so polite to me when you are a soldier? Okay, go ahead. If you have nothing to do when you come back, come and play at my aunt's house."

"Okay, I'll go there when I have time."

Knowing that his parents might have gone to the city, Chen Ming didn't waste any time and locked the door.

After the two got into the car.

Chen Ming made a phone call and confirmed that his parents had gone to Pengcheng City. He was helpless for a while. When he came back, he didn't even think of calling his family in advance.

Because I said I would come back these two days, I didn't care. Who knew I would encounter such a trouble.

He had just passed by the city. If he had known this, he would have gone directly there.

Save yourself the extra trip.

"Counsel Chen, where should we go next?"

"Go to the town for a meal first, and then take me to Pengcheng. You can go directly back to the military area."

"My family will probably have to wander around the city for a long time."

"okay."

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Ming finally saw his parents and third uncle wandering around Pengcheng City.

"Dad, mom, third uncle."

Chen Ming waved his hand vigorously. When the two brothers Chen Qianghe and Chen Qiangshui saw Chen Ming, they ran over excitedly, especially the third uncle who punched him in the chest.

He grinned and said, "Good boy, are you finally willing to come back?"

"You should have come back a long time ago. You didn't tell your family about the person you were talking to. The girl's grandfather came directly to our house with her parents and your little girlfriend."

"It scared us all at the time. What does the girlfriend you are talking about do in her family? Are they all soldiers?"

"When we received the call, your father and I went to the town to pick it up. We were really shocked. More than a dozen military vehicles were surrounding us. To be honest, how did you kidnap someone?"

After all, the third uncle does business in the county, has contact with many people, and has relatively broad knowledge.

So I guess something is wrong.

Facing his family, Chen Ming had nothing to hide, so he simply ran over to arrange for Kong Wu to return to the military area and gave him a few words of advice.

Then he said with a smile: "Third uncle, dad, mom, this is a long story."

"Well, anyway, their family belongs to a military family. Everyone in the family is a soldier, and their positions are not low."

Chen Ming couldn't be too straightforward with Chai Yansong's introduction, for fear of scaring his parents. His level was indeed at a level that was difficult for his family to understand. That is to say, Chai Shuyao met him by accident. Otherwise, this would have happened. This kind of family will be difficult for him to reach for at least 20 years.

"But Third Uncle, we don't need to be too cautious. After seeing us this time, they may not come over easily again. They are usually quite busy."

"I came here because of the wedding."

"This is a difficult situation for a military family." Her mother, Hu Caixia, frowned and said, "You think we are from a wealthy family, so if we get engaged, wouldn't it be too shabby for us?"

"If you're not looking for a hotel, don't look for it in Pengcheng. Let's go to Jinling."

"Go to the woman's house to make a reservation."

"This also shows that our husband's family does not understand etiquette."

"Engagement?" Chen Ming asked strangely: "Mom, what did you guys talk about last time? Did they say they wanted to get engaged?"

Chen Ming didn't come back at that time and wasn't very familiar with it. Later, when he called Chai Shuyao, she didn't mention the engagement. She only talked about where she wanted to take wedding photos and who to invite to the wedding. She also said that her handwriting was beautiful.

It's perfect for writing invitations.

Chen Ming has no objection to the engagement. This is what should be done, but the old man only gave him three months. Is it too late to get married after the engagement?
"Oh, they sat at home for two hours that day. The graceful grandfather and father looked very kind and spoke very kindly, but they felt too majestic. Your father and I didn't talk much, but we listened to others said."

"They said they would choose a date and get married, according to the customs here. But what your dad meant was that when a girl is married, you have to find a matchmaker before getting married."

majesty?

Chen Ming grinned. How could he not be dignified? A tough guy dug out of a corpse pit on the battlefield. His parents were ordinary people. It was really hard to withstand such an iron-blooded soldier.

Only then would they want to complicate the originally simple proposal.

Chen Ming had no objection to the engagement, but the old man might not care about it because he didn't mention it at all at that time.

"Mom and Dad, let's do this. I'll call and ask. I'll see what they want and then I'll ask."

"Okay, you call Yaoyao." Hu Caixia said nervously.

The person the son was talking to this time really had a big impact on the two elders.

Even now my mind is still confused.

Chen Ming didn't do any ink, walked to the side and dialed Chai Shuyao's phone. It didn't even ring twice before the call was connected.

"Chen Ming? Are you home?"

"It's pretty fast. I'm writing promotional copy in the Propaganda Department."

"Well, I just arrived too."

Chen Ming explained everything about his parents' arrangements and concerns.

After Chai Shuyao finished listening, he chuckled and said: "My opinion is undecided. Let's skip this step because there is not enough time. But I will ask Grandpa, please wait."

"I'll call and ask."

"All right."

Three minutes after hanging up the phone, Chai Shuyao called again, and his tone became much lighter.

"Chen Ming?"

"Ah."

"Grandpa said, no matter what the decision is, just get married. Maybe he is worried that I am not too young, haha."

"What else? Grandpa should have informed all the old comrades about the news. We usually rarely get together, but this time we will wait until I get married and we can get together before we get engaged."

"Are you back home?"

"Follow your custom. I'll go there tomorrow. We can pick out some wedding clothes and take a set of wedding photos. I'll take them."

"I'm very professional."

"Okay, then come over tomorrow and I will pick you up."

"No, it's not like I can't find it at home. I'll be there around eight o'clock tomorrow morning, very soon."

"Then you should talk to your uncle and aunt first. I will go tomorrow."

"okay."

Chen Ming hung up the phone with a silly smile, returned to his parents and said, "Dad, mom, third uncle, let's not look at the hotel for the engagement."

"They find it troublesome at home. Maybe they will get married based on the date. But we need to watch the date here. I have limited vacation time and will try to see it this month."

"The specific arrangements for the wedding will be waiting for Yaoyao to come tomorrow. Let's ask her again."

"Yaoyao is coming?" Mother Hu Caixia blinked, a little shocked by the decisiveness of their family.

No one wants to marry a daughter for fun and excitement, but this time, everything is simple.

The father, Chen Qianghe, stared at his son for a while and nodded, "That's okay, maybe coal is fine, but the wedding must be solemn."

"Let's go home. Your mother and I will pick up some things tonight and go to the old blind man in the next village to calculate the days."

"We need to choose a better day."

(End of this chapter)