Chapter 3

When Gu Huaining got off the plane, it was raining lightly in City B. He carried his simple luggage and walked out. As soon as he got out of the terminal, he saw the jeep that the regiment headquarters came to pick him up.Sitting in the driver's seat was also a lieutenant colonel carrying a pair of two-bar and two-star epaulettes, Zhao Ganhe, the chief of staff of the [-]nd Armored Regiment.

Gu Huaining took a look, put the luggage in the back row and sat directly on the co-pilot's seat.

"Why are you here? The cadre study is over?"

"It ended this morning. As soon as I got back to the regiment, Lao Zhou gave me a task to pick up the regiment leader and comrade back to the regiment headquarters. It's not raining and there is a little fog. I guess your flight will be delayed. I'm afraid there will be no car when I go back. .”

Zhao Qianhe is Gu Huaining's son, and he grew up together when he was young. In Zhao Ganhe's words, when he wore open crotch pants, he hanged out with the three boys from the Gu family, and they are all married now.And because when Gu Huaining got married, Zhao Ganhe happened to be unable to attend his wedding just before the cadre training was over, so now he can't help being a little curious.

"Comrade commander, your old face doesn't look right. Is it a pity that the newlywed Yaner was called back to the army?"

"Drive you away." Gu Huaining glanced at him, he didn't have time to waste words with him now.The meals on the plane were so-so, and the only thing he ate seriously all day was breakfast. No wonder his stomach felt a little burning at the moment. He has a stomach problem, and such irregular eating habits are not allowed.

Zhao Ganhe chuckled, started the car and drove to the regiment headquarters.

Gu Huaining had been leaning on the back of his chair and closing his eyes to rest his mind. Halfway through the drive, he suddenly heard Zhao Qianhe say: "When I went back this morning, I saw that the regiment headquarters suddenly had many more buses loaded with many students. Did you come directly to the army for training?"

"Well, the school suggested it." If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have come back early.Mentioning this, Gu Huaining felt a little confused.He has not called home to report his safety since he got off the plane.Taking out his phone, he looked at the buttons and frowned slightly in thought.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Huaining dialed Liang He's phone, but no one answered the phone after it rang for a long time.After hooking up the phone, Gu Huaining heard Zhao Ganhe beside him laugh maliciously: "No one answered?"

Comrade head of the group cast a cold glance over him, Zhao Ganhe didn't dare to talk anymore.

It didn't take long for the car to drive to Jingshan.

The T Division where Gu Huaining's [-]nd Regiment was stationed was stationed in the eastern outskirts of Jingdong. The car drove into the gate of the division headquarters and slowly drove towards the regiment headquarters building.

Gu Huaining got off the car first with the luggage, while Zhao Ganhe went to put the car into storage. The rain in City B hadn't stopped at this time, he walked a few steps, and the originally clean and tidy military uniform was soaked in dark green. When Gu Huaining looked up, he saw a slim figure walking towards him holding an umbrella.

The person who came was a female officer from the [-]nd Regiment.Lu Shiyu, graduated from the military academy, is now the commander of the communications company of the [-]nd Regiment.Lu Shiyu's ear-length hair is short, and he wears a dashing military uniform, which has always been a beautiful scenery here.

"Back?" She greeted him with a smile.

Gu Huaining nodded, and the tall figure walked towards the regiment headquarters building.

Lu Shiyu followed with an umbrella, "Huaining!"

The originally soft female voice sounded a bit sharp in the thick fog, Gu Huaining stopped, looking back at Lu Shiyu inexplicably.In the cold eyes of the man, Lu Shiyu's courage to call him back gradually cooled down, she smiled, "I haven't wished you a happy wedding yet."

Gu Huaining raised his eyebrows: "Thank you."

The office of more than ten square meters was a bit gloomy and cold after being put aside for two weeks, but because the correspondent cleaned it every day, it still looked clean and tidy.

Gu Huaining sat down along the sofa and took a deep breath.

The rain was so heavy that it drenched his coat, and even the military undershirt he wore inside was a little wet, making it very uncomfortable to wear.Gu Huaining took off his coat, and walked to the desk while wiping his hair.

Looking at the mobile phone on the table, Gu Huaining hesitated for a moment, and dialed Liang He's number again, but this time there was no beeping, and a clear female voice reminded him - the other party had turned off the phone.

Gu Huaining couldn't help frowning, what is this girl doing?
After cutting off the phone and looking out the window again, the rain became more intense, and the weather outside was a mess, just like his mood at the moment.

It didn't rain in City C, but the weather was still gloomy and cold.

Liang He slept from the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, with only a thin layer of quilt covering his body, and he was a little dazed after waking up from the cold.The whole house was empty, and it took her a while to realize that this was her new house after getting married, no wonder it was so deserted.Thinking of something, Liang He patted his forehead to touch the phone. After pressing it twice, there was no movement. It must be that the battery was exhausted and automatically shut down. She quickly connected the power and turned it on, and found that there were two missed calls, and the caller ID showed—— Gu Huaining.

She shook her body and called back, and it didn't take long for the other side to pick up.

"Hello."

"Hello." She said, his calm tone made her calm down for a moment, "I just, I was sleeping just now, and my phone ran out of battery, so..."

"It's okay." Gu Huaining quickly replied.

"Oh." She responded.

"If you're tired, take a break."

"Ok."

"Well, is there anything else?"

"No, then I'm going to rest."

Liang He answered in a trance, and didn't come back to his senses until the beeping sound of hanging up on the phone.Just, just hang up the phone?This, this is too neat, right?Liang He held his forehead, a little in disbelief.

The two-week vacation seems redundant now, Liang He thought about it, and decided to end the vacation early and go back to work.

When she appeared in the magazine office the next day, He Anmin, a friend and colleague, was very surprised, and grabbed her hand and walked towards the tea room.

"I said Liang He, didn't you divorce? Why did you come so early? It's not even a week after all."

"Oh, he's back in the army. I just come to work because I have nothing to do at home."

"What? Returned to the army? He returned to the army in just a few days?".

"He's busy." That's how soldiers are. If there is a need in the organization, I have to rush there without saying a word.Liang He took out a disposable paper cup and made a cup of black tea.

He Anmin laughed: "I can't tell, Liang He, he has only become a military wife for a few days, and he has become so enlightened."

Hearing this, a mouthful of black tea was stuck in his mouth and he almost spit it out. After swallowing it, Liang He glared at He Anmin angrily, and walked out of the tea room on small high heels.Seeing this, He Anmin hurriedly followed out.

"Don't, just say a few words about you and leave. Hurry up and report to me about your newly married feelings, no, your first night feelings—"

The more she said the more outrageous, Liang He rubbed his forehead, and just about to give He Anmin a chestnut, someone stopped her.According to Liang He's reputation, it is Jian Ning, the director of the personnel department of the magazine.Seeing Jian Ning's cold face, He Anmin shivered spinelessly and dodged away first. Liang He looked at her back with black lines, and turned to Jian Ning: "What's the matter, Director Jian."

Jian Ning took a deep look at the woman in front of her through the thick glasses, and then said expressionlessly, "Go directly to the editor-in-chief to sell your fake."

"Why?" Liang He asked in surprise.

"You follow what the editor-in-chief means." Jian Ning said coldly, and turned to leave.

Liang He stood there in a daze for a few seconds, then turned around and walked towards the editor-in-chief's office.

Liang He stood at the door and knocked lightly, and soon heard a deep male voice from inside: "Come in."

The door opened with a click, and Lu Chengwen raised his head from behind the black marble table, looking straight at Liang He.He was wearing a black cashmere shirt, the computer was open, and there were several documents spread out on the desk. It seemed that he was working before she knocked on the door.

Liang He was a little embarrassed: "I'm really sorry to disturb your work."

Lu Chengwen's black eyes stared at her for a few turns, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "It's okay, come to sell vacation?"

"Well, it's like this. I asked for two weeks of marriage leave before, but now I only take seven days for some reasons, so I want to cancel the leave, and I need your signature." Editor-in-Chief Lu's expression was obviously worried, and he quickly disappeared after speaking.

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and didn't look at him, and Lu Chengwen remained calm, and it was a long time before he heard him lightly sigh, and said: "How many people still think that two weeks of marriage leave is not enough, and you come to sell the leave in advance like you There are really not many people."

Liang He lowered his head and didn't speak. Lu Chengwen looked at her and stopped embarrassing her. He just said, "Okay, I'll call the personnel department later. Besides, happy newlyweds."

"Well, thank you editor-in-chief."

Liang He went out and closed the door, exhaled lightly, and felt a lot lighter in his heart.Then I was a little surprised, did the editor-in-chief ask her to come in just to say happy wedding?Liang He suddenly felt flattered again.

On weekends, Liang He and He Anmin went shopping together.At this time, new winter styles are on the market, and the prices are generally expensive. Buying a few clothes will contribute to this month's salary.

His eyes slid across the rows of bright and bright clothes, and the waiter stood aside and explained them attentively. He almost pulled them off and put them on Liang He, but after trying for a long time, Liang He really didn't like any of them. of.I can't feel it, but I still feel more comfortable wearing denim T-shirts.

On the other hand, He Anmin, with the few pieces in his hand and the one he was trying on, there are four or five sets.

Tired from walking, Liang He sat in a booth beside him and waited for He Anmin. While waiting, he saw a familiar figure walking towards her.

It was Gu Huaining's mother, her mother-in-law Li Wan.

Li Wan was also a little surprised when he saw Liang He, looked him up and down and said, "Are you here to buy something?"

Liang He smiled lightly, "Well, with friends."

Li Wan groaned and looked around, and saw He Anmin standing inside picking out clothes, this girl looked familiar, she must have appeared on the wedding day.

"It's just good to meet you here. I want to tell you something, so I don't have to call."

"Well, you said."

Gu's mother pondered for a while and said, "Huaining has a strong career ambition since he was a child. I used to see him once or twice a week when he was in C city, but I don't know what happened. He was transferred to B city the year before last. I'm going, it's going to be a long way, but it's hard for you." Li Wan patted Liang He's hand as he spoke.

"A man should put his career first." After thinking for a moment, Liang He said this sentence.

"Well, I feel relieved with your words." Li Wan smiled with relief, "Huaining said, you are seven years younger than him, let me take good care of you, I was thinking, you are living in a new house now , it’s inconvenient to take care of it. How about this, you’ll go back to the garden from tomorrow, and I’ll ask Feng Zhan to find some soldiers to help you bring things over, what do you think?”

Liang He didn't expect Li Wan to mention this suddenly, and hesitated for a moment: "Will it be inconvenient for me to live there?"

"Look at what you said, none of the three children in this family is by my side, and even your daughters-in-law are married to me. Let me tell you, this family is only lively when they live together."

Speaking of Gu's mother asking Liang He's opinion, Liang He really hesitated.She thought to herself, if Gu Huaining is not at home, what does it matter if she lives in the past, facing a whole family of people who are equivalent to strangers every day, she will definitely feel guilty.

After thinking about it, she still bit the bullet and refused: "It's okay, Mom. I'm busy at work and always need to work overtime. Moreover, Gu Yuan is far away from the magazine office, so it's not convenient to go back and forth."

Li Wan didn't expect that the quiet girl in his impression could reject her so directly, the atmosphere was a little stiff, after a while, Li Wan smiled lightly, and said: "That's fine, I'll leave it to you."

Liang He smiled obediently.

Before leaving, Li Wan told her again: "Then if you have any problems at home, remember to call home, don't hold on alone, you know?"

Liang He hummed: "Thank you, Mom."

After seeing off Li Wan, Liang He breathed a sigh of relief.

It just so happened that He Anmin finished shopping, and the two went to a hotpot restaurant for dinner. When Liang He mentioned Li Wan's suggestion, He Anmin was very excited: "Go, why not?! A family like this can't be called a wealthy family. It can be considered a family with status, right? Live in and enjoy it!"

Liang He glanced at her sideways, and He Anmin realized: "Oh, the more prestigious the family, the more rules there are."

"That's one reason." Liang He sighed, "And the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is so complicated, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it well and cause trouble, so I'd better live alone."

He Anmin nodded, and when he lowered his head to eat, he remembered something, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "What if you live alone? Your mother-in-law is...worried about you?"

"Don't worry about me? Why don't you worry about me?" Liang He stopped his chopsticks in confusion.

"I said, why are you so stupid!" He Anmin winked at her, "Think about it, your husband has been serving in the army all year round, leaving a beautiful daughter-in-law like you at home, can your husband and his family rest assured? ? Don’t try to keep an eye on you!”

Liang He just choked on the sip of water that he put into his mouth, and his face flushed from coughing: "Am I that kind of person?"

"Of course I know you're not." He Anmin handed her a tissue, "Didn't I just say it to remind you?"

That makes sense, Liang He thought as he wiped the water stains on his clothes with a paper towel.However, when she looked at Gu Huaining's appearance when he left home, she didn't seem to be worried about her.

"Harmony?" He Anmin called out to her.

Liang He came back to his senses and smiled at her: "It's okay, anyway, I don't do anything wrong, so I have nothing to worry about."

Even if Liang He was so confident, his heart still skipped a beat when he received a call from Gu Huaining the next day.The call came when he was getting off work, Liang He turned off his computer, picked up his bag and headed out. The weather in city C changed suddenly, and a self-proclaimed iron man like He Anmin was sick and asked for leave at home. She was alone, and there was no program at night, so she had to squeeze the subway to go home.

"Busy?" Gu Huaining asked.

"No, I just got off work." She walked slowly towards the subway station, she was alone anyway, and she was not in a hurry, "What about you?"

The other end coughed twice, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse: "I just came back from the training ground, and I'm ready to eat."

Training Course?Is it the kind of place where you climb up and down to shoot targets?
"That's hard work, isn't it?"

Gu Huaining was stunned for a moment. It is not common for field troops to go to the training ground, so it can't be called hard work.He knew that she was looking for something to say, so he simply skipped it and got to the point: "You rejected mom's proposal to let you go home yesterday?"

"Well, I do find it inconvenient." Liang He couldn't help but want to laugh, he just refused last night and Li Wan could receive a call from Gu Huaining today, so could it be that he also wanted her to live in Gu Yuan?

Logically it is impossible.

Sure enough, Gu Huaining smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll make it clear to Mom."

"um. Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Liang He still thought, Gu Huaining is not a bad person, he didn't push himself into the fire pit.

According to He Anmin, Liang He, don't look at her quietly like a little rabbit, but once she is pushed, she can become a dog, not to mention a Tibetan mastiff, at least she is a little Jing Baer.Although the words were nondescript, Liang He thought that if he really wanted to live in Guyuan, in case there was a little friction, the family would definitely be unanimous.After thinking about it, I think my decision is quite right.

After figuring it out, Liang He felt relaxed.But Gu Huaining in City B was not so comfortable.

Today, the division headquarters called and said that the Gu political committee in the military region had come down for inspection in the past two days.In order to welcome the leaders to come to inspect, the regiment was busy for a while, and there was an extra meeting in the evening.

After dinner, Gu Huaining and Zhao Qianhe walked side by side to the regiment headquarters building.

"The division called and said who is coming down this time?" Zhao Ganhe asked.

"Gu Changming, political commissar of the military region."

"Oh, Political Commissar Gu." Zhao Ganhe nodded knowingly, then raised his head suddenly, "Isn't this your second uncle?"

The head comrade looked at him with a half-smile, and Zhao Ganhe immediately made a gesture of zipping his mouth shut.But he didn't go far, and his mouth became restless again.

"Seriously, Gu Laosan, why are you hiding this? Your ability is obvious to all!"

"Is it good to tell the world?"

Not at all.

Zhao Ganhe muttered, followed Gu Huaining into the office.

The main content of this meeting is not only to deal with the inspection by the superiors, but also to formulate a plan for the upcoming assessment. The cadres of the grassroots company have already familiarized themselves with the previous assessment plan, and follow this set every quarter and every year. Not only did it fail to arouse the enthusiasm of the soldiers, but the cadres also became bored.

Gu Huaining felt the disadvantages of this model in his first year at [-], so he changed the assessment plan for this year a lot.The time, assessment method, and assessment content are all randomly determined.

Some cadres expressed their opinion because of this: "What if this affects the performance of the soldiers? Isn't this unfair?"

Gu Huaining didn't raise his head: "This is to get close to actual combat, is it fair on the battlefield?"

So the assessment plan was decided like this.

In the next few days, the assessments will be carried out one after another. Just as Gu Huaining thought, there must be complaints among the soldiers, but this cannot be a reason for sticking to the rules.

When the leaders of the military region came, Gu Huaining was sitting in an open jeep and followed the convoy of tanks to the assessment area. The terrain from [-] to the assessment area was relatively complicated, and an ambush had been set up along the way, and there were small groups of people from time to time. The enemy harassed and even forced the convoy to ask for fire support from its superiors. The advance along the way was really a bit of a maneuver.

The car of the leader of the military region followed behind, and the deputy chief of staff of the military region who accompanied Gu Changming all the way couldn't help laughing when he saw the situation outside: "Don't say it, the third boy of the Gu family is a rare talent in training. What I can think of any tricks."

Gu Changming also smiled, looking thoughtfully at the jeep speeding away in the dust ahead.

Gu Huaining waited for the convoy to arrive at the designated assembly area. After all the members arrived, the assessment was carried out with the battalion as a unit.During the whole process, Gu Huaining has been using a telescope to observe the assessment situation in detail, and has a rough estimate of the assessment result in his heart.

Suddenly a hand reached out and took away the binoculars in his hand. Gu Huaining looked sideways, and saw the second uncle who was acting as if nothing had happened, and the deputy chief of staff of the military region smiling warmly at him.

Gu Huaining smiled in his heart, and immediately stood up straight and saluted the two chiefs: "Hello, chief."

Gu Changming glanced at him, handed the binoculars to the deputy chief of staff, then turned around and walked away. Gu Huaining paused and followed.

"You made this plan?"

"Yes." Gu Huaining replied without hesitation, "I think this kind of assessment result is more convincing."

Gu Changming glanced at him: "You do have an idea."

Gu Huaining didn't speak, but Jun Zi still stood up straight.

"Okay, take a break. I have something to tell you."

Gu Huaining relaxed: "What?"

"Your mother mentioned to me yesterday that you were transferred back to City C. What do you mean?"

"Why go back? I did a good job here." Gu Huaining smiled slightly.

"Isn't it far away from home? Your mother loves to worry about you again."

Gu Huaining frowned and said nothing.

"Think about it carefully." Gu Changming patted him.

"Don't think about it, I've been planning to do a good job here in the past few years. When you go back, just go back to the old lady."

Gu Changming also had nothing to do with him, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "What about Liang He, she's in City C and you're in City B, is that okay?"

Gu Huai was quiet for a moment, then smiled: "You don't have to worry about this." Judging from the situation of the last phone call, Liang is the same with him or without him.

Gu Changming didn't know what Gu Huaining was thinking, the only thing he felt after listening to his words was that this young couple was a bit strange.

In fact, it can’t be blamed, that is, the separation of the two places does not interfere with each other’s business.

For example, Gu Huaining is still carrying out the assessment in full swing in City B, while Liang He on the other side is also struggling with work.For some reason, the interview task that should have been taken over by her was given to another new reporter who was also a fledgling. She took the manuscript she had prepared to find Li Shaoli, the director of the reporter department.

When Li Shao heard what Liang He said, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Look at my memory, Editor-in-chief Lu explained it to me yesterday, but I forgot about it today. It's like this, Liang He, you know General Ye Zan Ye?"

Although Liang He didn't understand, he still nodded.Ye Zan, General Ye, Liang He still knows a little bit, because she and Gu Huaining were married by Ye Lao on the day of their wedding.Ye Lao participated in the Sino-Vietnamese self-defense counterattack. He was very brave on the battlefield and made great contributions. He was awarded the rank of general in the 90s.Although Ye Lao is over 70 years old, his body is still strong and he looks in good spirits.

When Li Shao saw this, he handed her a thick brown paper bag. Liang He dug it out and saw that it was the interview plan for the second half of the year, and Ye Lao's name was impressively listed.

"This is the key person to be interviewed by our magazine next month. Other people are pretty easy to talk about, but Ye Zan, as you know, usually doesn't accept interviews."

Hearing this, Liang He finally understood: "Planning to send me there? But I'm still a newcomer in the agency, so I don't have the qualifications to accept this kind of interview?"

Li Shao smiled: "I'm not adding insult to injury, what's more, Editor-in-Chief Lu asked you to go, can we say no?"

Liang He thought about it, it is his duty to do this job well, maybe he can use this to move his position, but if he can't do it well, it means that you have a problem with your ability.Everyone in the club knew about her marriage, but even He Anmin didn't know much about who she was marrying, and it was even more impossible for Lu Chengwen.But why does she feel that this job arrangement is so targeted that she can't refuse it even if she wants to.

Thinking of this, Liang He pursed his lips and smiled, and replied: "Okay, then I have to obey my orders."

When he got home from get off work at night, Liang He hurriedly dialed Feng Zhan's number, but Feng Zhan was only in his early 20s, and he had been working as a security guard with Gu Changzhi for three years, and he won the old man's favor.And the young man has a quick mind, so he might be able to help.Well, as Gu Huaining said, if you need it, find Feng Zhan.

After the beep, Feng Zhan's uncertain voice came from the other end: "Sister-in-law?"

Liang He paused and said, "It's me, Liang He."

Feng Zhan smiled heartily on the other end, obviously not paying attention to Liang He's slightly stiff voice because of the sister-in-law: "Is there something wrong, sister-in-law, this is the first time you call me."

"Are you busy?"

"Well, I'm free now, what's the matter?"

Liang He quickly described the situation to Feng Zhan in detail. After listening to it, he pondered for a moment: "As far as I know, the person who wanted to interview General Ye last time was from the XX Daily, and it seemed like half a year ago. Sister-in-law, aren’t you?”

"Half a year?" Liang He frowned, can she wait, can Lu Chengwen wait?

"Hey, sister-in-law, don't worry." Feng Zhan heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly comforted him, "Isn't Mr. Ye still a witness for you and the team leader? I guess you have something to do."

"Only saw one side."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. The commander is familiar with the old general Ye Zan. He will never forget you, the wife of the commander. If you can't do it, you can ask our commander, he will definitely know!"

Gu Huaining.

Liang He paused when he was mentioned, and said to Feng Zhan after a while, "Okay, I'll think of a way. Hang up."

"Hey, goodbye, sister-in-law."

It's not that he didn't think of Gu Huaining, but Liang He subconsciously didn't want to bother him with this matter.

If it doesn't work, let's talk about it, that's all.Liang He rubbed his face and acted quickly.

The next day, Liang He called General Ye Zan's mansion, briefly explained his intentions, did not mention Gu Huaining, and only reported his name.The other party did not directly reject her, but said that General Ye's health is not very good recently, and the meaning behind the words is probably clear to both parties.

Liang He wasn't discouraged either, he just felt that in this way, he would have one more reason to visit General Ye.

The euphemistic name is: visit the sick!
(End of this chapter)

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