Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Chu Guangming's biological mother dreams of her ex-husband being thrown into jail.

The old lady's anxiety was not fake. Upon seeing this, Chu Guangming's biological mother called her acquaintances to inquire. She also found out that Chu Guangming's grandfather had passed away a few days earlier and was buried on the same day without waiting for relatives to see him off. Chu's mother therefore hated her ex-husband even more.

So she told the old lady which unit Chu Guangming's stepmother's father worked in, what his name was, and what to do if someone drove her away.

The old lady felt ashamed at the thought of taking advantage of innocent people, but when she saw that she never mentioned Chu Guangming, and thought that if she hadn't ignored it, her daughter-in-law would not stand up for her nephew and beat people up just because the child support was too little, she suddenly didn't feel sorry for her.

At noon when it was time to get off work, the old lady was crying and wailing outside the military compound. She knelt down to stop every car that came out.

After blocking the car for more than half an hour, people from nearby units and family compounds came out to watch the fun.

The military didn't dare to let her continue making trouble and quickly invited her in.

The public security officers were all transferred from the army. When the military leader called, the branch leader did not dare to neglect it and went to the street police station to investigate the matter in person. The military could not get away with it since the matter had been reported to them. It was a critical moment for the “fight against crime and evil” campaign, so he had to investigate the matter and clear his name. Otherwise, the “lax supervision” would make him lose hope of promotion.

At around two o'clock, the branch leader replied: So-and-so called the police, so-and-so threatened the police handling the case and they must put that person in jail.

The military chief hung up the phone and wrote down a few names. The political commissar in the chief's office took a look at the words on the paper and said, "I know this comrade." He pointed to one of the names and said,
It was not someone else. It was Chu Guangming's stepmother's eldest brother who ordered the police to arrest the people, and it was the guard who went to the police station in person. How dare the little guard order the police to take the case? Besides, the guard didn't know Aunt Chu's family, so why bother them? There was no need to check to know that it was Chu Guangming's stepmother's eldest brother who ordered it.

The chief handed the matter over to the "military patrol" and ordered his guards to drive the old lady to the police station to release her.

There were no wounds on Aunt Chu and her husband's faces. When the old lady touched her son's arm, Uncle Chu screamed in pain. The guard opened his clothes and was shocked to see bruises and purples all over his face, with no intact skin.

The branch chief was also at the police station, and the guard stared at him and asked, "How are you going to handle this matter?"

The director first explained: "There are all kinds of birds in the forest." Seeing that the guard didn't want to listen, he immediately said: "Investigate thoroughly!"

"Don't make any more false cases." The implication is that don't even think about getting away with it by just using two ordinary policemen.

The director's scalp tingled: "No, no!"

The guard said to the three members of the Chu family, "Send you to the hospital for a checkup?"

The old lady was really afraid of officials and didn't want to cause any trouble. Aunt Chu was furious and wanted to fight with her elder brother and younger sister-in-law. She said angrily: "Go! We can't suffer for nothing!"

The injury was not serious but it was excruciating. The doctor concluded that it was all intentional. The guard took the medical report back to report.

With only two months left before the two sessions, the old lady's making a scene outside the military compound became known to everyone. The army chiefs in the capital were worried that the matter had been leaked to the highest level by someone with ulterior motives, so they held an emergency meeting to investigate such incidents.

Even if the subordinates dare to continue fooling around, the investigation will be in vain and the leader has to show his attitude, so he asks about the progress every few days.

As the saying goes, if the boss keeps talking, the subordinates will run around. The army departments were conducting inspections vigorously, Geng Zhiye was so busy that he was running around, but Ye Fan knew nothing about it.

Zhang Xiaoming was worried that Chu Guangming would be home on the weekend without his grandfather, and thought that life was meaningless without relatives and friends. When he met Ye Fan on the street, he asked, "Should I ask Chu Guangming to come to my house during this period?"

Chu Fenghe and Geng Zhihui still have ten days of vacation left. Ye Fan considered the relationship between Chu Fenghe and Chu Guangming and said, "Let's go to my house. Have dinner at my house on Saturday night, and then ask him and my nephew to stay in the back, so that he won't feel uncomfortable."

Chu Guangming's aunt was really tough. That night, Chu Guangming and his uncle didn't help, and his aunt beat his father up alone. Zhang Xiaoming didn't dare to provoke such a powerful woman: "Then let's go to your house. If you have any problems, ask Dabao to call me."

Ye Fan nodded.

Zhang Xiaoming has another question: "What about the Chinese New Year?"

Ye Fan: "Find a chance to ask him if he wants to come to your house. Ask him to buy a few pounds of meat, and a few pounds of rice and noodles, so that he can be a partner. He probably won't refuse. He will definitely feel embarrassed to eat and drink for free if you don't ask for anything. He wants to spend the holiday alone, and since you live nearby, you can go over to see him on the morning of New Year's Eve. I'll also ask Erbao to go and ask him on the morning of New Year's Eve."

Once Chu Guangming's grandfather passed away, he was worse than an orphan. Orphans have the government behind them, and the neighborhood committee will also visit them. Chu Guangming cannot apply for state subsidies because both his parents are alive, and the neighborhood committee like his father dare not interfere in his affairs.

Chu Guangming was even more pitiful than an orphan. Zhang Xiaoming was worried that he would get stuck in a dead end, so he walked back and forth outside his house on Saturday afternoon after picking up his daughter. When he saw Chu Guangming, he went to him and asked, "Guangming, why didn't you go to Erbao's house?"

Chu Guangming: "I-I have rice, flour, oil and salt at home. I can cook. There is no need to trouble Aunt Ye and her family."

Zhang Xiaoming said, "If you make too much, you won't be able to finish it. If you make too little, you won't be able to finish it. How about you take it to Erbao's house, have a meal at her house tonight, buy food tomorrow morning, go to the store at noon, and go back to school in the afternoon?"

Chu Guangming was reluctant to go home, as the darkness meant his grandfather was gone. Chu Guangming wanted to go but was afraid of causing trouble for Ye Fan. Zhang Xiaoming dragged him home to pack up rice, flour, oil, and salt, and then took his schoolbag and toiletries and sent him to Ye Fan's house.

After returning from Ye Fan's house, Zhang Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief.

Dong Ying had come back at this moment and asked, "Have you seen the light?"

Zhang Xiaoming nodded: "At Sister Ye's house." He sighed again: "God is so unfair. Why should the child suffer when his parents commit evil? He was abandoned at the age of eight and became an orphan at the age of sixteen."

“This kid has a tough character.”

Zhang Xiaoming: "As tough as bamboo, it can also break."

"Then help him more often. I feel guilty for seeing such a good child ruined." Dong Ying touched her belly, "I hope this baby can be as smart as him."

Chu Guangming brought rice, flour, oil and salt to Ye Fan's house but still felt out of place.

Ye Fan noticed that he was uncomfortable, so he urged Geng Sen Sen to wash up and rest after dinner.

Geng Sensen couldn't sleep, so he took the radio away, went to the back and called Chu Guangming to go to his room, and the two of them listened to the radio.

It was the first time for Chu Guangming to hear about the outside world in his life. He found it very strange. He asked, "Is it a domestic station?" and then asked, "Is this authentic English?" Before going to bed, he was reluctant to part with the radio that could receive foreign radio stations. He wanted to hold it while sleeping. He didn't even remember feeling uncomfortable.

Early in the morning, after washing up, Chu Guangming went to Ye Fanjia Hutong with Geng Sensen. Geng Sensen went home and Chu Guangming went to the intersection. Since eating at Han Dawei's stall was free, Chu Guangming helped serve the food and get tea eggs or fried dough sticks.

There are many people in the family and it is difficult to satisfy everyone. Yu Wentao uses the rice cooker to cook sweet potato porridge, heats steamed buns and dumplings on the stove, and asks Dabao and Sen Sen to buy spicy soup, fried dough sticks, fried dough rings, and tea eggs.

Erbao came out of the house: "My brother and I will go." He ran out with the pot in his hand.

At the intersection, Chu Guangming saw that she was a little uncomfortable and turned around subconsciously. Erbao shouted: "Chu Guangming, come and help me make the spicy soup."

Chu Guangming had nowhere to hide, so he turned around and walked over with his head down. Erbao whispered, "Help me get the gluten quickly, don't let Uncle Han see it."

Chu Guangming was shocked.

Erbao stamped his feet and urged him: "Hurry up."

Han Dawei came over with an empty bowl: "Erbao, I heard it."

Erbao glared at Chu Guangming and handed the pot to Han Dawei helplessly: "Put six bowls of tofu pudding and six bowls of spicy soup together. My brother will take it back." He took the small bamboo basket from his brother's hand to pick out the tea eggs, fried dough rings and fried dough sticks.

Dabao couldn't help but say, "I wonder why you are so active. Geng Erbao, if you like to eat gluten, go back and mix the dough and wash it yourself."

"I thought he would help me get more money because we are alumni." Erbao muttered and went home.

Dabao gave Chu Guangming money and comforted him: "Ignore her."

Chu Guangming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect Geng Jingjing to be such a Geng Erbao.

Geng Erbao is just like that. When he got home, he muttered, "What's the point of having Chu Guangming? He's just like Second Mom. He's indeed a relative of Second Mom within the fifth degree of mourning."

Chu Fenghe didn't expect that she would dare to turn the tables: "You want to eat alone and blame others for not cooperating? Erbao, does your mother know that you are so shameless?"

"I was born by my mother. Do you think my mother knows about this?" Erbao rolled her eyes at her step mother.

Ye Fan picked out all the gluten in the bowl and gave it to her: "If you want to eat it, ask your aunt to mix the dough and wash the gluten."

Geng Zhiqin was anxious: "No, Erbao is your daughter, why should I serve her?"

"You have nothing to do during the school holidays. I have to go to the company and watch TV to pay attention to the preferences of customers." Ye Fan asked, "Graduate students get subsidies, and you also get a salary as a counselor. How much living expenses do you give to your family every month?"

Geng Zhiqin was speechless: "I-I-the salary is low!"

"If you don't want to pay, then contribute your labor!" Ye Fan said.

Geng Zhiqin subconsciously looked for her mother, and by chance she nodded. Geng Zhiqin sighed, "It's fine to help. But not today."

Dabao blurted out: "Date?"

The tofu pudding in Geng Zhiqin's mouth almost came out of his nostrils. He couldn't help but glare at his nephew: "Buy clothes!"

Dabao nodded: "It's still for a date."

Geng Zhiqin asked unhappily, "Can't food stop you from talking?"

Dabao put down the spoon: "I'm so angry!"

Geng Zhiqin: "Sister-in-law! Do you want to take care of it?"

Ye Fan: "I also want to know what clothes you want to buy. There are a lot of them in the warehouse in front. What clothes do you need to buy?"

"Can't I go shopping on the street without buying clothes?" Geng Zhiqin asked.

Dabao was amused: "Mom, when we talk about one thing, she talks about another, when we talk about one thing, she talks about another. It's obvious that she has something to hide."

Ye Fan stared at his sister-in-law: "I can not ask you what you are doing, but if you dare to play both sides, I will break your legs!"

Geng Zhiqin shuddered and dared not speak.

After dinner, Geng Zhiqin went to her and Huihui’s room at the back to tidy up and then left with his bag.

Yu Wentao was also free, so she hid behind Han Dawei's car and watched her daughter get on the bus, then came back and told Ye Fan: "Dabao guessed right, it's a date. Should I get off the bus and follow them to see?"

Ye Fanyi frowned, "Your daughter isn't a spy, there's nothing to keep an eye on her. Just go and have a rest."

Chu Fenghe rolled up his sleeves: "Let me mix the dough and wash the gluten."

Ye Fan: "Just do it if you're not tired."

Geng Huihui said: "Mom, you knead the dough and I'll help you wash it."

Then the mother and daughter went to the kitchen.

Ye Fan and Da Bao moved the washing machine to the yard. Er Bao carried the kettle to heat water in the washing machine, Ye Fan poured in cold water, then used warm water to dissolve the detergent, and threw the dark-colored clothes in.

After washing the dark colors, Ye Fan switched to washing the light colors. Geng Leilei was busy with a project and was not at home late on holidays, so Geng Sen Sen helped to fetch water.

Everyone was working together and it was very lively. Aunt Li couldn't help but come over and said, "I heard that your family was washing clothes. Why do you wash clothes every other day?"

Ye Fan: "I wash once a week. Usually I wash small clothes. Didn't Aunt Li go out?"

"The road is icy and I'm afraid I'll fall." Aunt Li asked in a low voice, "I saw Chu Guangming helping Han Dawei get food when I bought fried dough sticks this morning. What happened?"

Ye Fan said: "Dawei didn't charge him, so he felt embarrassed to eat for free."

"He's a good kid." Aunt Li asked, "How did he spend the Spring Festival?"

How come they are more anxious than him? Ye Fan wanted to complain: "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

A few days later, Zhang Xiaoming came to pick up the goods, and Ye Fan asked him to ask. Zhang Xiaoming had seen Chu Guangming's most vulnerable side, and was worried about irritating him, so he waited until Chu Guangming finished his exams before asking him if he wanted to go to his aunt's house for the New Year.

Chu Guangming said he would not go, and asked Zhang Xiaoming when he would buy things for the New Year.

When Zhang Xiaoming heard this, he knew that he wanted to spend the holiday alone, so he said that he would buy New Year's goods on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Xiaoming took him to buy chicken, fish, meat and eggs and sent him to the compound. People in the compound thought that Zhang Xiaoming had bought them with his own money, and after he left, an old lady told Chu Guangming to visit Zhang Xiaoming's home on the first day of the new year.

On the first day of the new year, Chu Guangming went to Zhang Xiaoming's house first, then to Han Dawei's house, and finally to Ye Fan's house, which was the farthest away. Ye Fan winked at Dabao, and Dabao asked him if he wanted to play badminton.

Chu Guangming subconsciously looked for Geng Sensen. Geng Sensen asked Dabao and Erbao to play ball, and they went to the back room to listen to the radio.

As soon as the two of them arrived at the backyard, Zhang Xiaoming took Dong Ying and the child to his father's house. After realizing that there are always people better than you, Zhang Xiaoming saw that Zhang Xiaojun was not so heartless.

Han Dawei thought about the character of the Chu family. He didn't feel annoyed when he heard his brother's wife say in a sarcastic tone that he made money when he went to his parents' house.

Ye Fan invited Chu Guangming to have lunch at his home, and after lunch he asked him to go back with Zhang Xiaoming. Zhang Xiaoming asked them to go to his home to watch the replay of the Spring Festival Gala.

After getting through New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, everyone who cared about Chu Guangming breathed a sigh of relief.

On the afternoon of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Ye Fan returned from her mother's home with her two children. Yu Wentao said, "Dong Ying came to see you yesterday but you were not there."

There is no need to cross the road to go to Dong Ying's house, and Ye Fan doesn't have to worry about Erbao getting hit by a car because of being naughty, so she just asks Erbao to tell Dong Ying that she is back.

The store opened on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Dong Ying and Zhang Xiaoming had nothing to do, so the couple came over together. Erbao was playing shuttlecock with Dong Ying's daughter and fellow schoolmates.

Ye Fan asked Dong Ying to sit on the sofa: "What happened?"

"My eldest brother said that Guangming's stepmother's family was investigated." This matter was too sudden for Dong Ying. She had been talking about it frequently in the past few days but still couldn't get enough of it, so she couldn't help but start from the beginning.

Ye Fan listened to her quietly and felt incredible. After a while, Dong Ying did not disappear out of thin air, and she was sure that she was not dreaming: "In recent years, the children of families more severe than ours have been executed at will, and his stepmother actually dared to carry out lynching?"

Dong Ying: "Maybe they thought their fathers had not retired yet and the people below them dared not touch them. Or maybe they thought they were noble and didn't take their bright aunt and uncle seriously."

Ye Fan asked, "Where is her father? Doesn't he care?" Dong Ying was speechless but wanted to laugh, "Don't mention it. Guangming's aunt's mother-in-law probably thought it was useless to ask Guangming's stepmother to lock someone up. She ran to the gate of the military compound to mourn. The police station wouldn't let her see anyone. She was born in the old society and probably thought of the bully. She thought that family wanted to kill her son and daughter-in-law, so she knelt down and begged the chief to make the decision, and said that Guangming's stepmother's father wanted to kill her daughter-in-law and son."

Ye Fan was stunned.

Dong Ying continued, "There are all kinds of birds in the forest. This kind of thing happened before, but it was mostly settled privately. They thought it was a small matter and would not tell the elders at home. Guangming's stepmother's father didn't know about it. When he heard someone slandered him for murder, he was furious and told the leader to send someone to investigate. It turned out that it was true, and he wanted to suppress it but it was too late. His relatives and friends thought someone was really dead and didn't dare to intervene. In the end, the investigation did not encounter any obstacles."

Ye Fan hurriedly asked: "Then what?"

"His stepmother's eldest brother is so arrogant, this must not be the first time something like this has happened. If you pull out a carrot, you will bring out mud. These days it's like a snowball rolling bigger and bigger. If it happened in the summer it would be easy to deal with, but the two sessions are going to be held in a few days, and the army representatives are afraid of being named and dare not show favoritism. Then my father didn't even have the heart to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve, for fear of being implicated by them. These days he asked my brothers to check their subordinates and check themselves, for fear that someone would trick them if they were not careful."

Dabao didn't dare to listen any further, fearing that his mother would find out that he was the one behind it, so he took some toilet paper and pretended that he wanted to go to the bathroom.

Ye Fan sighed: "My father and brother are really good at hiding things."

Dong Ying: "Most of the Air Force members are not in the urban area and cannot cause trouble. The police officers in each district were transferred from the Army. The Air Force is a single branch with few people and a shallow foundation. Officers are not very useful in the Public Security Bureau and don't cause much trouble. The Air Force held an emergency meeting on the day when Guangming's sister-in-law's mother-in-law cried out for injustice, and those who needed to be dealt with had already been dealt with internally."

"No wonder." Ye Fan breathed a sigh of relief that his family was not involved. However, just as he calmed down, he thought of Geng Zhiye who had disappeared for nearly two months: "No way?"

Dong Ying asked her what was wrong.

Ye Fan: "Geng Zhiye!"

Dong Ying just realized that she was anxious to find Ye Fan because she was worried about Geng Zhiye. "Yes, yes, do you have the work phone number of Dabao's father? Call and ask."

Ye Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it. If we investigate in his office, we'll be caught in a trap. I suspect my dad didn't mention it or call to ask about it. He doesn't know his situation and is worried that if he tells me, I'll get worried."

Dong Ying thought about it and agreed, so she asked Ye Fan to go back and ask Chang Guangrong.

Chang Guangrong now runs a company with Ye Fan, and his most profitable wholesale business is also thanks to Ye Fan, so when he heard that the army officer was messing around, he asked his father to find out where Geng Zhiye was.

Geng Zhiye also did not escape the "inspection" visit. He first explained his own problems, and after the inspection left, he checked his soldiers. Fortunately, these soldiers were often sent out for training, and fell asleep as soon as they returned home, so no major problems were found. Even so, Geng Zhiye was busy like a top.

Before the two sessions, Geng Zhiye was finally able to go back.

When Ye Fan saw him, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you okay?"

"Something happened." Geng Zhiye fell on her.

Seeing that he was acting like a scoundrel, Ye Fan knew that he was fine: "Get up, you stink!"

"Alas, I'm disliked as soon as I come back." Geng Zhiye sighed.

Erbao came back earlier than her father. She was doing her homework in the main room because there was a stove. Hearing this, she glanced at her father and said, "Don't live with her anymore?"

Geng Zhiye gave his daughter a slap on the face: "Have you finished your homework? Then write another composition, and the title should be "My Dad."

Erbao: "What do you mean? Your name is Geng Zhiye, and your brain is called Ye Fan?"

Geng Zhiye gave her another slap: "Call your parents by their first names. Is that what I usually teach you?"

Erbao rolled his eyes: "I admit what mom said to me! Dad, do you know what grade I am in?"

Geng Zhiye subconsciously said: "Third grade!"

Erbao rolled his eyes again and said helplessly, "First grade in high school!"

"Dad was too tired and remembered it wrong. But you can't blame me. Without dad and his people defending the country, would you be here talking nonsense to me?" Geng Zhiye asked.

Erbao put away his books and went back to his bedroom, looking as if he didn't want to pay any attention to him.

Ye Fan whispered, "In a few days, we will definitely talk about the recent events in the army at the meeting. You should listen more and speak less."

"It's not my turn to speak." Geng Zhiye sat down. "I only knew someone was abusing power to oppress others when the police came to my house. How did you know?"

Geng Zhiye had not come back during the time when Geng Zhihui was on leave, and knew nothing about what was going on at home. Ye Fan started talking from the day Chu Guangming's grandfather died, all the way to when Chu Guangming's aunt was released.

Geng Zhiye was dumbfounded: "--Are you saying that our army was thoroughly investigated, but it was actually caused by just a few hundred dollars?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Even Guangming's biological father has not been masturbated."

Geng Zhiye: "On the surface, this matter has nothing to do with him. But after this incident, neither his biological father nor his biological mother would dare to bully him."

Ye Fan nodded: "By the way, your stepmother still didn't let go of Huihui's grandmother's house."

Geng Zhiye subconsciously looked outside, but he didn't see his stepmother or his sister, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "Speak properly! What did Aunt Yu do again?"

Ye Fan: "Chen Xiaohui came to me a few days ago and told me about her business trip. She took the opportunity to ask Chen Xiaohui to go to the school to tell the truth - Professor Chu despises the poor and loves the rich, and does not recognize the brother of his great-grandfather."

Geng Zhiye rubbed his forehead, feeling helpless: "He doesn't worry about his daughter's marriage, but is so active in this matter! I don't know which is more important. By the way, can Xiaoqin get engaged?"

Geng Zhiqin loves to talk to Geng Huihui. Geng Huihui promised not to tell anyone, and then told Ye Fan. Because Ye Fan kept her mouth shut, Geng Zhiqin still didn't know that she was completely betrayed by her niece.

Ye Fan: "I asked Huihui to ask her, and she said that something was not right between her and Sun Laifu, and she felt something was wrong."

Geng Zhiye: "It's very exciting to date Liu Ning secretly, but it's too stable to date Sun Laifu. The difference is more than just a little bit."

Ye Fan suddenly realized, why didn't she think of it.

Geng Zhiye raised his eyebrows proudly: "This family can't do without me, right?"

"Yes, yes." Ye Fan nodded perfunctorily: "We can't live without Brigade Commander Geng at home or outside."

Geng Zhiye held her hand and said, "Since you know this, please be polite to me."

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him and said that he dared to open a dyeing workshop just by giving him three points of pigment.

Geng Zhiye couldn't help but laugh when he saw this: "Do I really smell?"

Ye Fan: "I know I shouldn't ask, but I'm really curious. Eight out of ten times you have leaves or pine needles on your body. Do the troops stationed in the capital need to learn how to survive in the wild every day?"

"No. I suspect the main purpose of making me the brigade commander was to train the troops." Geng Zhiye said, "On my first day as brigade commander, the commander said, 'I believe in you, don't let me down.' I thought the brigade had some difficulties. I checked the troops from top to bottom, and found that I had everything that other troops had, and the military supplies were the same as those of troops with the same number of people. Not long after, the political commissar was craving for meat, and heard that I had connections in the countryside, so he asked me if I could get two pigs in the countryside. At that time, I thought that there were so many rotten vegetable leaves left over from washing pots every day, and there were wild vegetables and fruits on the mountain, so why not raise pigs. I built the pigpen, and the next year the commander saw me and praised me for doing a good job."

Ye Fan: "Is this asking you to open up new land?"

"I haven't finished yet. The hillside is thick with trees, so we can raise sheep. The year before last, the company had at least fifty pigs, thirty sheep, and plenty of vegetables. Raising pigs may seem time-consuming, but we don't have to buy oil with pigs, and we don't have to buy meat with sheep. Even if we have to go to the village to buy wheat bran to feed the pigs, it's cheaper than buying meat and oil. At the end of the year before last, we sold a few pigs and sheep to our brother troops. The net income was over four thousand the year before last. The company has gained experience and dares to expand its scale. The net income doubled last year." Geng Zhiye said, "Here's the point. Before the New Year of the Gregorian calendar, the higher-ups measured people's heights. Most people under the age of twenty-five had grown one to three centimeters taller, and were stronger than before. A few days later, the military chief came to inspect and said I didn't disappoint him."

Ye Fan: "I'm not asking you to train the soldiers, I'm asking you to raise them."

Geng Zhiye once had this doubt: "Why not just say it directly?"

Ye Fan: "The army cannot engage in business. If this gets out, the commander will be in big trouble. If you are like a royal sword and put the cart before the horse, the commander will be buried with you."

"That makes sense." Geng Zhiye thought of the recent military inspection, and wondered how many people would be punished. "Did the commander assign me this job because he knew I was raising pigs on the island?"

Ye Fan nodded: "I definitely know. I wouldn't dare to use you if I didn't check it out. But you won't be transferred to another unit to raise soldiers in two years, right? Don't the units have officers who came from the countryside? They have more experience than you."

Geng Zhiye didn't know and didn't bother to ask. Even if he asked the army chief, he would say he was overthinking it. How could the army allow a brigade commander to train soldiers? They didn't have no instructors.

"I can probably train soldiers, maintain them, and understand internal affairs." Geng Zhiye shook his head and sighed, "It's not good to know too much."

Ye Fanxin said, fortunately your comrade is not here, otherwise he would definitely scold you for showing off: "Go back early tomorrow morning?"

Geng Zhiye shook his head: "Stay at home for a day and go to the meeting the day after tomorrow."

"Hasn't started yet?"

Geng Zhiye: "You are not allowed to stay at home. You must stay at the guesthouse first."

"Where is your luggage?" Ye Fan couldn't help but ask as he looked at his empty hands.

Geng Zhiye said, "It's in the office. Ask someone to send it over for me. There's some information over there, and you can't take it home." After saying that, he sniffed the clothes again and felt that they really smelled, so he shouted outside, "Geng Dabao, come take a shower with me."

Erbao came out helplessly: "Dad, your eldest son is not at home and will only be back on weekends."

Geng Zhiye forgot: "Dad said he was tired recently and his memory was not good. He was not lying to you, right?"

"Just make excuses." Erbao went back to the house and shouted, "Mom, I'm hungry, cook!"

Ye Fan asked Geng Zhiye to take a bath while she prepared pickled vegetables, fried eggs and cooked noodles.

Geng Zhiye: "When it's ready, you eat first."

"I'll go downstairs when you come back." Ye Fan said, "I'll prepare the side dishes first."

Geng Zhiye found some clothes to change into, packed up soap, bath towels and other things, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Why are there only you and Erbao at home?"

Ye Fan: "Huihui, Dabao and the others live in the school. Aunt Yu should be at Xiaoming's house. Xiaoming has another daughter."

"Give another child in two years?"

Ye Fan said, "Xiao Ming doesn't care whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as he has a blood relative. Uncle Zhang is not satisfied, so no one cares about him. By the way, Benben is about to graduate, can he come back after graduation?"

"It depends on the assignment. He is doing well there. It's a land of plenty, not as cold as the capital nor as hot as Lingnan." Geng Zhiye said, "I'll ask my classmates to be careful and not let them get bullied."

After hearing what he said, Ye Fan had nothing to worry about, so he pushed him and asked him to go take a shower first.

Geng Zhiye really forgot that Erbao was in the first year of high school, so he sent Erbao to school early the next morning.

Erbao looked disgusted but did not refuse her father's gift to her.

Geng Zhiye accompanied Ye Fan to the company after returning from school. In the afternoon, the two of them stayed at home and did not go anywhere. The next morning, Geng Zhiye drove to the guesthouse. The driver took the guard to deliver Geng Zhiye's luggage and documents, and then the guard drove away.

As expected, the Capital Army was criticized at the meeting. Although they didn't point it out, the Army representatives looked unhappy. Geng Zhiye was not ashamed because he hadn't made any mistakes, but he didn't dare to joke with his comrades.

After the meeting, Geng Zhiye returned to the army for a few days. Everything was normal, and he drove home after get off work.

While he was in the meeting, Ye Fan applied for a phone for his home.

Geng Zhiye held up a brand new phone and said, "There is one in the store, and another one here. The monthly phone bill will cost a lot of money."

Erbao snatched the microphone: "My mother can afford it."

"Your mother is my wife. She earns half of my money. Can't I ask where the money is spent?" Geng Zhiye snatched it back. "Why do you need the microphone?"

Erbao snatched it back: "Call my grandma!"

Ye Fan had a headache: "Geng Zhiye. Can't you give Erbao up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone suddenly rang, startling the whole family. Ye Fan was the first to react, "Answer it."

Erbao quickly shouted: "Hello, I'm Erbao."

Ye's father's voice came from the other side. Erbao was chatting with her grandfather, and Ye Fan took the microphone away after she finished talking for five sentences. Erbao leaned against his father and said, "Your wife is so stingy."

Geng Zhiye was speechless but wanted to laugh: "My wife is your mother."

Ye Fan hung up the phone.

Geng Zhiye was surprised: "So fast?"

Ye Fan: "My dad said that because of Aunt Guangming's mother-in-law's protest of injustice, a lot of things have been involved. Several officers like you have either been transferred to civilian jobs or have other arrangements. You may be able to join the ace unit!"

Geng Zhiye said calmly: "Call if there is a chance? When did my father-in-law become so restless?"

"My dad hinted that I should behave myself recently and not cause you any trouble." Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him, "I don't know which one of us was raised by him and my mom with so much effort."

Geng Zhiye was not surprised to hear this: "Everyone has been behaving cautiously recently, and it's not just my father-in-law who is being cautious. I understand, I understand."

Erbao clung to his father's shoulders: "Is Dad going to get promoted again?"

Geng Zhiye shook his head: "Maybe it can be adjusted horizontally. From the original edge to the center."

"Wow!" Erbao exclaimed: "Dad, should we celebrate?"

Geng Zhiye: "There could be changes on the way the appointment documents are delivered to me. Let's talk about it after the dust settles."

"Then give me five dollars."

Geng Zhiye didn't understand: "Why?"

"You can only get promoted if I am obedient and don't cause trouble. If I am as bad as Chu Guangming's stepmother, you will also have to change your career. Shouldn't you reward me five dollars?" Erbao asked righteously.

(End of this chapter)