Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

The two of them held Xiao Erbao and asked her to explain in detail.

Erbao nodded: "Yes, but don't tell my mom. Otherwise, she will definitely scold me."

The female officer from the telephone company raised her hand and guaranteed: "I will never tell anyone!" I thought to myself, I won't have the chance to chat with the division commander's sister-in-law.

Erbao suddenly remembered something: "Sister, you don't have a partner, right?"

The female officer was amused: "You just remembered to ask?"

Erbao was embarrassed because he was not very skilled at introducing a date to someone for the first time.

The female officer was not angry. Instead, she comforted her: "Don't worry, my sister doesn't have a boyfriend."

"Then how old are you?" Erbao became more annoyed after asking this question. Where did her usual cleverness go?

The female officer asked back, "How old do you think I am?"

Joining the army at the age of 18 is not a three-year compulsory military service. He must be at least 23 years old this year. Erbao asked, "Twenty-four?"

Both of them were surprised.

Erbao: "Did I guess right?"

Female officer: "Twenty-six."

"Age?"

The female officer’s hometown is indeed considered virtual age: “She is not young if you count her age.”

Erbao couldn't help but look puzzled. Although she didn't say anything, the female officer could see that Erbao wanted to ask why she didn't have a partner at such an age.

The female officer also wanted to get married. First, her parents often urged her to get married. Second, she was alone in the capital and had no one to rely on. Sometimes she felt lonely and wanted to have a family. However, she had a low education level and her own conditions were not outstanding. The officers with higher education levels looked down on her. Even if they did, it would be difficult for her to stay in the army with her education level. Unless the man's family had a wide network of connections and could let her work in the capital police station, she would not need to live apart from him.

However, officers who were of good quality and had connections in the capital looked down on her.

She didn't want to just settle for someone. She could find an officer who was going to retire in two years like her. They were from the same hometown, and they could both go back to their hometown to be police officers. Otherwise, one of them would have a job while the other would become an idler. However, the chances of them being transferred to the same place were too small.

She had learned a lot of skills in the army during these years, but she was unwilling to stay at home and take care of the elderly and children.

The female officer was afraid that Xiao Erbao would not like to hear these trivial matters, so she said directly: "I haven't met the right one yet."

The female logistics officer chimed in: "Maybe this is the destined person. Erbao, don't keep us in suspense."

Erbao: "He is five years older than you."

They both said in unison: "Over thirty?"

Erbao was startled.

The two of them hurried to comfort her, saying that it was not that they thought he was too old, but they just didn't expect that he was still not married at this age.

Erbao was relieved: "There are many unmarried people in their thirties in the city now. My eldest cousin is one year older than you and has no partner either."

The female officer couldn't help but want to say something.

Because many people wanted to introduce a date to Geng Leilei, Erbao understood as soon as he saw her expression: "My eldest cousin is a master's degree--"

"Stop talking, I'm not worthy of you."

Erbao smiled and said, "Actually, my eldest cousin doesn't care about the woman's education, but my uncle and aunt do. They think that a woman with a high education and wide knowledge is less likely to make mistakes and bring trouble to the family."

The two female officers knew without asking that Commander Geng's eldest brother must be extraordinary. Even if such a family did not mind their education background, it would be difficult for them to integrate into it.

The two of them asked Erbao to talk about the person just now.

Erbao: "He is not married because he likes to play. He has no time to play because he is alone in the store. Her sister and sister-in-law and her eldest brother and brother-in-law are troublesome. Those who know his family situation dare not marry him."

The female officer asked, "So you think I dare?"

Erbao nodded: "You are in the telephone company, so you also need training, right? If a fight breaks out, can you beat his sister-in-law and his sister?"

The female logistics officer asked, "Will he feel bad for his sister and his sister-in-law?"

Erbao gave a definite answer, no! Erbao first said that when he first started his business, except for his mother, his whole family thought it was nonsense, and although they didn't stop him, they didn't support him much. Later, when he made money, his sister-in-law and his elder sister got involved. He ignored them, and they set up a stall in front of his store.

The two female officers exclaimed: "Is it so excessive?"

Erbao nodded: "They were trying to compete for business at the door but couldn't sell more than him. Later, for some reason, my mother knew, but I didn't, his brother wanted to split the family. He built a wall in the middle of the courtyard and separated his parents, one for each family. His mother can entertain guests and cook, but his brother wants his mother. He also let his father go with him."

The female officer of the telephone company asked, "What about now?"

"His old house is close to the store. He usually lives there, and stays in the store when he's busy. Oh, and he also has a building. But no matter who asks, he always says it's rented. He also says he rented the store even though he bought it."

The female logistics officer exclaimed, "Wow!" and asked, "There's a store, an old house, and a house? If it weren't for his sister-in-law and sister being so impressive, wouldn't he be able to find someone easily with these conditions?"

Erbao: "My mother said that women with stable jobs who wanted to marry him dared not do so, fearing that his brother and sister-in-law would go to his workplace to cause trouble and the boss would transfer her out of the workplace because of the bad impact."

The female officer of the telephone company nodded and said, "If someone's family members make trouble at the entrance of the army every day, your father will ask him to solve the problem first. If he can't solve it, he will let him retire."

Erbao nodded, "Yes. They didn't break the law, and my dad is a division commander and can't lock them up. But if we don't lock them up, they will continue to make trouble if they don't achieve their goal. We can't use money to settle the matter, otherwise, if it happens the first time, there will be a second time."

The two were very surprised, but couldn't help but say in unison: "You really understand."

Erbao: "My mom has a lot of friends and often encounters various things. I also have a lot of relatives. I heard it from her and my grandma."

The two of them didn't take what Erbao said seriously at first, but it was still early before the lights were turned off and they had nothing to do. Besides, she was the teacher's daughter, so they had to give the teacher some face by chatting with her.

After hearing what she said, she was sure that she was not an ignorant minor. The female officer of the telephone company became serious and said, "Tell me about his appearance and height, and then tell me what he is doing now."

Erbao: "Not tall, but half a head taller than you."

The female officer gestured above her head: "A little over 1.7 meters? Not short."

Seeing that she didn't mind, Erbao continued: "He definitely doesn't look as good as the college student officer who plays with my brother."

The two female officers laughed immediately.

Erbao didn't understand.

The female logistics officer kindly explained, "He is the handsome guy in our division. There is an event that requires showing off, but we don't need someone of your father's caliber to go, so the division commander asked him to go."

Erbao asked: "So you accept that he looks average?"

The female officer of the telephone company said: "I am just an ordinary person."

Erbao was relieved: "Actually, he's not ugly. In my mother's words, he's smart. I just said he has a store. Actually, he has another one. Although that store is co-opened with a friend, he can get a lot of money every month because that store is in a good location, in Xiushui Market."

A female logistics officer who had been to Xiushui Market couldn't help but say, "There are so many people there. I think I can make a lot of money selling roasted sweet potatoes at the intersection."

Erbao nodded: "Yes. In winter, I sell roasted sweet potatoes at the intersection and can sell hundreds of kilograms a day. My brother told me that."

The female officer of the telephone company couldn't help but say: "He has such good conditions and is from the capital, so he may not be interested in outsiders. Although I have relatives in the army, they are not in the capital, which can't give me extra points, and my family conditions are average. If the older generation hadn't helped his family, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to stay in the army for a few years."

Erbao doesn't think so. The older generation was kind, and her generation is very self-aware. It is rare to have a family with good character.

Erbao: "You can't say that. My mother said that three women make a drama. His mother, sister, and sister-in-law are still alive. Ours is going to be demolished, and my mother thinks it will take a few years, but his family thinks it will be soon, and they often come to him to tear down the wall, hoping to get more in the future. My mother said that most people can't stand his sister-in-law making such a fuss. He can't do it, he can't beat his brother, sister, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law alone. If you don't mind these, he certainly doesn't mind that you are from another place."

The female logistics officer pulled her comrade's arm and said, "You are from another place, and not having much money is a deduction. His family is also a deduction. So you two are a good match. He is only five years older than you, not ten years older. You can give it a try. Besides, you can't get into the relevant units if you stay in the capital, but you can still have a job."

Erbao nodded: "His father doesn't know how to run a store, so he has to close the store when he goes to buy goods."

Female officer: "Is the place where you buy the goods far away?"

Erbao: "Let's go to the south."

The female logistics officer asked, "Will he mess around in the south? I heard there are many discotheques there, and southerners are good at having fun."

Erbao thought to himself that even the children of high-ranking officials in the capital don’t know how to play.

Erbao didn’t know this before.

One time, Geng Huihui was chatting with Geng Sensen and Dabao. They were so engrossed in the conversation that they didn’t even notice Erbao came in. Only then did Erbao realize how heatedly his and her brother and sister were chatting in private.

From then on, Erbao was no longer curious when he saw his older brothers and sisters acting sneaky like thieves, for he was worried that he would be disappointed in men after hearing too much and would not want to find a partner in the future.

Anyway, she doesn't know anything and doesn't have to worry about encountering scammers, her mother will help her to screen.

Erbao: "No. Every time he goes south, he's either with Uncle Xiaoming or with my mom. If he dares to mess around in front of my mom, my mom will break his legs."

Female logistics officer: "Who is Uncle Xiao Ming? Is he married?"

Erbao thought to himself, maybe she doesn’t have a partner either.

"The eldest daughter is a little younger than me."

The female logistics officer was disappointed.

Erbao heard that her accent didn't sound like someone from the capital, and was sure that she also wanted to find a partner to stay in the capital: "Uncle Xiaoming doesn't dare to mess around, his wife's family is powerful. He has several brothers-in-law, if his brothers-in-law knew about it, he would be bedridden for half his life."

Both female officers laughed at her words.

Erbao: "Sister, do you want to meet him? If you want to meet him, tell me your conditions. I will tell the uncle to wait for you to be discharged from the army and then go on a blind date with you. By the way, when will you be discharged from the army?"

Female logistics officer: "She'll be there soon. In the past, communications were not well developed, so we needed a lot of operators. Now the military conditions are getting better and better, and the personnel in this area are being streamlined every year. I will have to wait until next spring. When new recruits are recruited next spring, if there are those with higher education who join the logistics department, I may have to leave immediately."

Erbao: "You can transfer to a public institution, right?"

The female logistics officer nodded: "But they definitely don't welcome an outsider to squeeze in. It's a pity that my family doesn't have such connections."

Erbao couldn't help but say: "My family doesn't have it either. My brother said that if he gets bullied, he can ask my mom to invest in him so that he can start his own project."

The two female officers couldn't help but feel envious when they heard this.

Erbao suddenly thought of someone: "Do you know my dad's former guard?"

The two shook their heads: "But I heard from your father's current guard that he has retired from the army. Did he go back to his hometown?"

Erbao: "In the capital. I was dating a girl before, and her mother-in-law asked her to buy a house. My mother suggested he buy a courtyard house. He didn't have enough money to buy a house, and the courtyard house he bought was shabby. His mother-in-law thought he did it on purpose, so she asked his girl to break up with him. After the breakup, he never found another girl, saying he needed to earn money to buy a house."

Female logistics officer: "Make money and then marry his ex-girlfriend?"

Erbao said this with disgust from the bottom of his heart: "No! His mother-in-law was afraid that he would rekindle his past relationship with her daughter, so she introduced her daughter to a man with a house soon. Now the children are all gone. But my mother said that his ex-girlfriend didn't marry well. The man was better off than her, and her mother was the one who rushed to find him, so he looked down on her."

The two female comrades couldn't help but ask: "Why marry him if you don't like him?"

Erbao: "My mom said that since we can't marry someone better, we have to settle for someone lower. Anyway, both parents are not good people."

The female logistics officer pointed at herself and said, "Are you going to introduce me to someone?"

Erbao shook his head: "I don't know him, so I won't introduce him. I can tell him about your situation, but whether he wants to contact you or not is none of my business. And I'm also afraid that he has an ex-girlfriend in his heart, because I can't go to his ex-girlfriend to get along with you."

The female logistics officer smiled and said, "Young comrade, you know a lot."

Erbao: "There are so many people in my family, and if everyone says one sentence, it's enough for me to learn."

The female logistics officer said seriously, "Your father's guards often accompany him to many occasions that we can't imagine. They are well-informed and must have high standards. I don't think it will work."

Erbao: "But he is from another place. He has a low level of education. My mother's company's highly educated sister has nothing in common with him, so he can't choose even if he wants to."

Unless he has a lot of money in a few years and the money can make up for his shortcomings, he still has to find someone with a similar background.

The female officer of the telephone company said, "Erbao, ask for this sister. There's nothing wrong with asking. Even if he wants to see her, it may not be possible."

Erbao: "Yes. My mom also said that if you meet someone a month, you may not meet the right person even if you meet for a year." "Yes! Ask." The female officer of the telephone company advised her comrade, "What if he thinks that you two have served in the army, and you both served in the capital, and you have something in common, and want to meet."

Female comrade in logistics: "But I, I need to ask my parents. They want me to go back to my hometown."

The female officer of the telephone company said: "If you live well, your parents will be happy even if you are at the end of the world. If you live poorly and you stay with them, they will suffer as much as you do. Your family is not the commander's family. If this road is blocked, you can take another road."

Erbao really wants to say, yes, I got into trouble while I was in school, and my mother can arrange for me to go abroad. Others finish their studies seriously, but they can only struggle on their own after graduation.

However, she didn't know the female logistics officer, so Erbao didn't dare to introduce her to her, so he kept his mouth shut and let her decide for herself.

The female officer of the telephone company looked at the clock on the wall and told her to go back and think about it slowly, while she and Erbao took a bath first.

When they came back from the shower, they were startled - there was a person standing at the door. Erbao approached, and the female officer of the telephone company pulled her behind her and slowly approached. When the person in front of her raised his head, the female officer breathed a sigh of relief: "What are you doing here with your head down?"

There were two people living in the logistics department. When she arrived at the dormitory, her roommate asked her what she had been talking about with the teacher's daughter for so long. She said that the young comrade was very enthusiastic and wanted to introduce them to a date. She did not mention the uncle mentioned by Erbao because her roommate was also single and she was worried that the other party would think that the other person was good and would just come in, so she only talked about her own business.

My roommate meant that the dilapidated courtyard house is also a house. He can tear it down and rebuild it if he has money. The fact that he wants to earn money to buy a house shows that he is very ambitious. With a house and money, life is easy. You don't care whether he has an ex-girlfriend in his heart. If you find someone who has no one in his heart, he may not love you.

It's enough to live together.

The female logistics officer longed for love and felt uncomfortable hearing this, but this was the reality. Her parents had only met once before they got married and had never fought in their lives together.

The logistics officer was two years younger than the female officer of the telephone company, and she felt that she was too young and could wait a little longer. Her roommate said that even if she waited for two years, she might not be able to stay. Then she said that life in the capital was convenient and you would definitely not be used to it if you went back to your hometown.

The county town where the female logistics officer came from was not as lively as the towns around the capital, and she didn't want to go back to her hometown. Another point is that unruly people come from underdeveloped places, and the people in the capital are very polite. Although some people look down on outsiders, discrimination exists everywhere, and there are also rich people in her hometown who look down on the poor.

The female logistics officer thought more and more that she could meet him, so she came to Erbao and asked him to help her ask.

The next day, Erbao spotted a few young officers who were playing basketball with her brother and asked them if they had a boyfriend. One of the officers joked, "Erbao, I'll wait for you for two years, and then we can be together."

Dabao raised his foot and kicked the basketball over, hitting the opponent's back.

The foul-mouthed officer cried out in pain and quickly clarified: "I was just kidding. I'm still young."

Dabao snorted: "Rounding off, you're almost thirty, are you still young?"

"Yes. Brother is not yet thirty. I will look for a partner when I am forty."

Dabao: "Why didn't you say you'd look for someone else when you're eighty?"

"I want to, but my mother doesn't agree. That old lady is more powerful than your mother. Your mother is reasonable, she doesn't bother to talk nonsense with me, either asking my father to deal with me, or trying to use dirty tricks to deal with me." The young officer didn't want to say it, but once he said it, he couldn't help but sympathize with himself, "Erbao, do you want to help your brothers find a partner?"

Erbao nodded: "It's a pity that you are not worthy of it."

"Who are you?" The officer who was waiting to catch the ball in the distance came over.

Erbao: "A top student in the Computer Science Department of Peking University."

The officer exclaimed, then said, "They're not a good match. Let's leave it to the Kyoto boy. We prefer teachers who have winter and summer vacations." He put his arm on the shoulder of the officer who was teasing Erbao, "Right?"

The officer said, "That's you. As for me, I need to find someone good-looking. Someone as good-looking as Xiao Erbao!"

Dabao glared at him: "Is it not over yet?"

"I'm just teasing you." The young officer touched Erbao's little head, "I wish I had a daughter as smart as Erbao."

Erbao raised his hand to give him a push, and Dabao raised his foot to kick him: "Are you not taking advantage of me enough?"

The young officer dodged and said, "Play ball, play ball. Erbao, for the sake of your sisters, don't look for them. They are all uncivilized old antiques. I am the only progressive young person, but I really don't plan to find a partner now. Forgive me for being unruly and loving freedom all my life!"

Erbao said bluntly: "I wish you a lifetime of freedom!"

The young officer waved his hand nonchalantly.

Erbao went to find his mother.

Ye Fan was sitting under a tree not far away, enjoying the cool breeze. He saw a few people playing and fighting, but he couldn't hear what they were saying, so he asked, "Erbao, why is your brother kicking the basketball as if it were a football?"

"Just kidding."

Ye Fan looked at her expression and confirmed that it was not a big deal: "Is it fun here?"

Erbao: "I found it interesting when I first came here. But today I find it boring. Mom, don't you get tired of repeating the same training every day?"

Ye Fan: "You have to practice even if you are worried, so as to form muscle memory. For example, if you practice driving every day, once you encounter something, you can start the car at night without lights."

"What's going to happen? A war?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "It could also be a flood or earthquake, and they are needed for disaster relief. By the way, you must have heard of the saying, raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a moment. The country raises soldiers for thirty years, but it may only be for a moment. If it weren't for the first thirty years, the army would be defeated when the time comes."

Erbao: "I understand."

"It seems that you don't quite understand. Erbao, it's because we are always training and preparing for war that our neighbors don't dare to bully us easily." Ye Fan added: "You don't have to use real swords and guns to defend against the enemy. It is because of them that you will have the confidence to fight back against the provocateurs when you become a diplomat in the future."

Geng Zhiye came over and said, "Erbao, it's not that you can reason with others just because you are reasonable. It's not that you can respect others just because you want them to respect you. What can make them talk to you properly are the soldiers like Dad and the weapons in our hands."

Erbao hugged his father and said, "Dad, I won't make you angry on purpose in the future."

Geng Zhiye said unhappily: "You know that too."

Erbao let go of him with a smile and hugged his mother again: "Who told you to snatch mom from us every day?"

Geng Zhiye: "Just understand, your mother and I knew each other first. Do you understand the principle of first come, first served?"

"I don't understand!" Erbao said, "Mom, I want to tell you something."

Geng Zhiye reached out and grabbed Ye Fan: "Go play with your brother."

Erbao reluctantly let go and went under the sun to cheer for his brother.

Ye Fan: "She won't last more than three days here if you keep doing this."

Geng Zhiye: "I'll have someone send them back tomorrow."

Ye Fan was speechless.

Geng Zhiye pointed to a bench not far away and said, "Go over there."

Ye Fan: "I've always wanted to ask, why are there chairs? It's like a park."

Geng Zhiye said: "We don't train all day long. We train in the morning and rest in the afternoon. With chairs, they can also come out to read books and keep in touch with each other."

Ye Fan: "I heard from the political commissar that you exchanged all the money you saved for various skill books?"

Geng Zhiye nodded.

According to the political commissar's suggestion, we bought a few more pigs to give the whole division extra food. A few pigs were divided into less than two pieces for each person, and two pieces of meat could not make up two taels of meat, but if they were exchanged for books, they could buy half a truck. Even if each person only read one book, they would not be blind after leaving the army.

Geng Zhiye: "Some veterans still think it's useless. Last year, a new soldier came in with mediocre grades in school. His parents were afraid that he would learn bad things, so they asked some distant relative to get him in. When he saw the books on repair, it was as if he had opened up his Ren and Du meridians. In just one year, the veterans all called him Master."

"So powerful?" Ye Fan exclaimed.

Geng Zhiye nodded. "Maybe it was given by the bookstore. It was a cookbook. The squad leader of the kitchen squad took it with him wherever he went, as if he had obtained a martial arts secret book. One time, a company commander even caught him reading it in the toilet, and he couldn't eat for several days."

Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh: "If you do this, ordinary soldiers will definitely think you are good and considerate of them. But your colleagues in the division may not think so."

Geng Zhiye: "I used the money, so they couldn't give me special treatment. They did have some complaints."

"Aren't you afraid that they will file a complaint?" Ye Fan asked, "They may smile at you on the surface, but curse you behind your back."

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Don't be afraid. My Ye Fanfan is very powerful."

Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh: "Do you regret not calling me over earlier?"

"No regrets!" Geng Zhiye thought carefully. If he had asked Ye Fan to come over when he was in the independent brigade, and then he was transferred here, his comrades would definitely think that his father-in-law was involved. If he asked Ye Fan to come over as soon as he arrived here, his unfamiliar comrades would also have wild thoughts.

Ye Fan wanted to say something, but heard footsteps. He turned around and saw Erbao running over: "She really feels bored here."

Geng Zhiye: "Then you have to stay for three days too!"

"Stay for three days!" Ye Fan nodded helplessly.

Three days later, it was time to leave. Dabao was reluctant to leave because he had someone to play with every day, while Erbao wanted to fly back home immediately.

When Erbao got home, he exclaimed: "I'm finally back to the real world!"

Yu Wentao: "Your father's troops are in the mountains?"

Erbao shook his head: "It's so boring. My dad's dormitory doesn't even have a TV. I have to go to the cafeteria to watch the news at night!" After a pause, he sighed: "The army is really a training ground!"

Ye Fan: "Geng Erbao, go take a bath!"

"Okay!" It's hot and humid today and it's going to rain. Erbao wanted to take a shower as soon as he got off the bus. It was so uncomfortable to have a sticky face.

Erbao suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to laugh at her father for being targeted by a vixen, and then she thought of what she had done behind her mother's back, and she suddenly felt that this trip to the army was not complete.

Erbao decided to do the second thing. But she was a minor, and people would think she was young and ignorant. Erbao asked her mother to accompany her outside the door.

Ye Fan moved a chair and sat outside the door, and asked his daughter who was taking a bath in the room: "Did you get into trouble? Did you choose this time to confess on purpose because your mother can't beat you?"

"No. I'm not Geng Dabao."

Ye Fan: "Your brother is washing his hair in the yard."

Erbao suddenly didn't dare to bully her brother and confessed honestly that she would find a partner for the company's sales team leader and Wei Jianshe.

Ye Fan sighed speechlessly.

"Mom, please say something."

Ye Fan: "Leave it to me!"

"Oh, my dear mother, that's what I think!" Erbao said cheerfully. Ye Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The next morning, Ye Fan went to see Wei Jianshe and told him that he would be going south in two days. Then he went to the office on the north street and asked if he wanted to find a female officer who would be retired next year. She was a few years younger than him, but definitely not as fashionable as the women of the same age on the street.

The guards could understand, as they all had short hair and looked like tomboys, but he didn't think of looking for his comrades, so he said he would think about it for a few days.

On the way south, Ye Fan told Wei Jianshe about the personal situation of the female officer in the telephone company. Wei Jianshe was worried that the soldiers would look down on him. When Ye Fan heard that both of them felt that they were not worthy of each other, he thought that this matter could be accomplished, so he advised him to meet her when he had time when he came back this time.

Zhang Xiaoming stayed in the capital to receive the goods and arrange the wagons. A few days later, Ye Fan and Wei Jianshe came back, rested at home for one night, and then headed north. This time, Dabao and Chu Guangming's childhood friends all went.

There were still dozens of independent traders with Ye Fan. With so many people, the Soviets didn't dare to rob them openly, so they made every penny of their money.

The day after Ye Fan returned to the capital, she had just divided the money with Wei Jianshe and Zhang Xiaoming, and the design drawings of the port city were sent to her. Ye Fan took a few days off, and when Dabao and Erbao went to school, she found a state-owned enterprise to build a house.

She needed to supervise the construction of the house, and it was inconvenient to take the bus, so Ye Fan planned to buy a car. But once she bought a car, the neighbors would be jealous.

Ye Fan decided to move to a new home before buying a car. She didn't know anyone there, and the neighbors were envious but too embarrassed to talk about it in front of her.

When talking to the state-owned enterprise, Ye Fan pretended to make a slip of the tongue and revealed that her company was a public-private partnership and that the Ministry of Electronics Industry was keeping an eye on it. The state-owned enterprise then sent a leader to keep an eye on Ye Fan's project.

Ye Fan was quick to pay, seldom went to the construction site, and never gave blind orders. The construction team hadn't worked on such a satisfying project for a long time, so everyone was very serious and there were even fewer lazy people.

Ye Fan didn't know what was going on. At first, he found that the days were different every month, so he stopped going there so often unless they deliberately delayed the progress.

At the end of October, Ye Fan and Wei Jianshe came back from the north again. They didn't need to go abroad before New Year's Eve, so they had some free time. Ye Fan went to the army and arranged for the female comrade and Wei Jianshe to have a blind date in the town hotel.

(End of this chapter)