dognovel Chapter 916: Hopes to Become a General
Chapter 916: Hopes to Become a General
After the sampling was completed, the follow-up examination at Jiachuan Township Central Primary School, the first stop, was finished.
"Professor Sun, why are you in such a hurry to leave? At least stay for dinner! Although Enqiu is not well-off, we can still afford to treat you to a meal." Zhou Xiaogang held onto Sun Jianqiu's hand tightly.
Sun Jianqiu naturally refused: "Thank you for your hospitality, Director Zhou, but the itinerary for this trip is quite tight. We need to head to the next stop now, and we have to re-inspect another school tomorrow morning. Please forgive us."
"I understand, but work is more important. Professor Sun, Director Ji, Engineer Qian, and the other young colleagues, we wish you a safe journey. If you have any questions later, please feel free to call us!"
"Okay, goodbye!"
Seeing that Lao Yu's injuries were healing day by day, he was already able to get out of bed and walk around a little.
"Hey, Dad's recovering pretty well!" On Sunday, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang brought their two children to Yu Wei's house. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Old Yu walking slowly in the yard, with Zheng Aiying accompanying him.
"Grandpa! Grandma!" Huang Zeji and Huang Ruiying greeted Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying in unison, and then they ran into the house to find Yu Chengping.
"I really don't want to sit anymore, and I don't want to lie there all the time. It's too uncomfortable." Old Yu, who had been resting in bed for two months, couldn't help but complain when he saw his eldest daughter and son-in-law.
Before Huang Xiaochuan could speak, Zheng Aiying said, "This is your own fault. If it were me, I wouldn't have said that. I would have just swallowed my pride."
Old Yu glared angrily at Zheng Aiying. "That old hag, what's wrong with her? She keeps bringing it up every few days. Isn't it annoying?"
"Alright, alright, Mom! It's been so long, stop bringing it up all the time. Dad's getting on in years, he's not naive." Yu Xiang put her arm around Zheng Aiying's shoulder and pushed her into the house.
Before leaving, she gave the man a wink; after so many years of marriage, Huang Xiaochuan naturally understood immediately.
He stayed in the courtyard to take a slow walk with Lao Yu, mainly to ensure proper protection.
"Xiao Chuan, I heard from your dad the other day that your eldest brother is coming back to visit relatives?" Old Yu refused his eldest son-in-law's help and instead asked about Huang Dahai.
Huang Xiaochuan knew about this. Ever since Huang Dahai was promoted and transferred, he has been given a month's leave to visit his family every year. This was only because Jiang Rong refused to accompany him to the military base. Otherwise, Huang Dahai would probably come back even less often.
Huang Dahai originally wanted Jiang Rong to go south with him to join the army, but Jiang Rong was unwilling. In fact, it was because she was used to living in Shanghai, and Shanghai was not far from her family home in Qingjiang. If she went south with Huang Dahai, she would be even farther away from her family home.
Besides, you'll be in a completely unfamiliar place there, and you'll have to start everything from scratch, so why bother?
Moreover, her parents-in-law and two younger brothers-in-law are still in Shanghai, especially the youngest brother-in-law, Huang Xiaochuan, who is a towering figure in the Huang family. As the saying goes, it's good to have a big tree to lean on. If she takes Huang Zemian to the south, Huang Zemian's relationship with his younger brother-in-law and several cousins will become distant, which is not what she wants.
Moreover, the closer you are, the more you will be able to see the Buddha; if you are far away, it is impossible to think about him all the time.
So, Jiang Rong also had her own ulterior motives.
When his father-in-law asked about Huang Dahai, Huang Xiaochuan replied, "Yes, probably in the next few days!" He had heard it from his mother, Zeng Lijuan, who had repeatedly told him not to travel far unless it was something important, as she wanted the whole family to have a meal together.
This year, because her in-laws, Lao Yu, were injured, her younger son's family couldn't have New Year's Eve dinner with them, which made Zeng Lijuan feel somewhat unfulfilled. Now that her eldest son has returned, it's a good opportunity to make up for this belated reunion dinner.
Old Yu instructed his eldest son-in-law: "Then remember to tell your older brother to come to my house for a meal. It's rare for him to come back, so it's only right and proper for your mother-in-law and me to treat him."
"Okay, I'll talk to him about it later." Huang Xiaochuan readily agreed.
"That's settled then, that's enough for today. I'm not going any further. I've been lying down for too long, and I'm already tired after walking just this little bit." Old Yu felt a bit tired.
"Then you stand here for a while, I'll go and push the wheelchair over." Huang Xiaochuan glanced at it and saw that the wheelchair was still more than ten meters away. He jogged over and pushed the wheelchair over.
After entering the house, he learned that Yu Wei was not home. He had been called away by a phone call, apparently about some smuggling case. Huang Xiaochuan didn't ask any further questions. There was no need to care about such things, especially since Yu Wei and his team were bound by confidentiality rules.
The three women, including Tang Yuan, were busy in the kitchen. When Tang Yuan came out with the dishes, she saw Huang Xiaochuan and greeted him warmly, "Brother-in-law!"
"Tang Yuan, your cooking skills are getting better and better. It looks like Mom has passed on all her best techniques to you," Huang Xiaochuan joked with Tang Yuan.
Hearing this, Tang Yuan laughed so hard he almost fell over. He barely managed to stand up before saying, "Don't flatter me. I'm afraid if I get too proud, I'll put too much seasoning on the food and you won't be able to eat it."
She then pointed towards the restaurant: "Brother-in-law, could you please take this opportunity to push Dad over there? I'll go call the kids down for dinner; the food is ready."
"Okay!" Huang Xiaochuan pushed Lao Yu toward the restaurant.
With Yu Wei not home, Huang Xiaochuan naturally took on the task of keeping Old Yu company while he drank.
Now Lao Yu drinks a little every now and then, but Zheng Aiying always supervises him, and he drinks no more than two ounces at a time.
Although Lao Yu was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to bow his head under someone else's roof. He could only hope that he would recover soon so that he could go out. Once he could go out, the old woman would be powerless to stop him.
After a few drinks, the father-in-law and son-in-law chatted casually with the eldest son-in-law.
"How many years has the Grand Marshal been in command?"
Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment and replied, "It seems like it's been less than two years!"
Old Yu shook his head with a sigh: "In our army, you'd be a regimental commander at most in your forties. The Navy promotes you much faster!"
Huang Xiaochuan chimed in, "The navy is highly technical, and the country is vigorously developing the navy. My older brother has caught a good opportunity. Moreover, he wants to stay in the military. Last year, my mother asked him when he would be able to transfer to civilian work, but he said he had no such idea at all."
Old Yu laughed heartily: "Old Zeng doesn't understand either. Once you reach your brother's position level, there's basically no chance of being transferred. You either get promoted or you work your full term and retire."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't really understand, so he asked, "So, does that mean my older brother can retire at fifty?"
Seeing that his eldest son-in-law didn't know much about this, Old Yu explained it to him in detail: "I'm not very clear about the current regulations and details, but when I was in the army, if a regimental-level officer had served for 30 years and couldn't be promoted, he could retire. Of course, regimental-level officers could also apply for demobilization and return to civilian life to continue playing a role."
"Officers at the division level like your older brother rarely transfer to civilian jobs. The vast majority retire upon reaching the retirement age, and a small number are promoted to general. However, I reckon your older brother has a pretty good chance of being promoted to general. He's only one step away from being a division commander or a deputy corps commander. Your older brother is still so young; he has a very good chance!"
Speaking of this, Lao Yu's eyes lit up, and he even picked up a cup of tea. It seemed that he was pleased with his own reverie.
Huang Xiaochuan was also very happy. The Huang family had produced a general, which was truly a great honor for the family. He was naturally proud of it as well.