coobybook Chapter 148 Bai Hongmei
Chapter 148 Bai Hongmei
When An Jie got home from get off work, she saw Jiang Defu had already returned, his face full of fatigue, so she hurried forward to greet him.
With concern in his eyes, he asked softly, "Are you tired?"
Jiang Defu shook his head and replied with a smile: "Not tired, but you still have to help me clean up. You have to go out in a few days, and the time is not short!"
When An Jie heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and asked in confusion: "Why do you want to go out?"
Jiang Defu explained: "This is not a business trip. I was assigned a task by my superiors. I was temporarily seconded to the military region and temporarily served as the chief of staff of the military region."
Upon hearing the news, An Jie's face instantly lit up with a smile of surprise, and he said excitedly: "Oh, Lao Jiang, you've got a promotion! It's so unexpected and so sudden!"
Jiang Defu waved his hand modestly and said, "It's not really a promotion, it's just a temporary secondment.
Once I successfully complete this mission, I will probably be able to be officially promoted."
An Jie nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement: "That is also a rare opportunity! Lao Jiang, you must seize it firmly and don't miss it!"
"Okay, got it!"
Then, Anjie asked curiously, "How long will you be out this time?"
Jiang Defu thought for a moment and replied, "It will take at least half a year."
Anjie opened his mouth in surprise: "It took so long! Do we need to go together?"
Jiang Defu's expression became serious, and he lowered his voice and said, "This mission is highly confidential, so it's hard to say the details.
Let's make a decision after I finish my task. It's too early to talk about moving now."
After that, Anjie turned and walked into the kitchen, while tying an apron, he said: "Okay, then I'll go cook two delicious dishes first, and we can eat and talk at the same time."
At dinner time in the evening, everyone sat around the dining table and the atmosphere was particularly warm.
Everyone knows that Jiang Defu is about to go to the military region to serve as temporary chief of staff. This news makes the whole family immersed in joy.
Everyone's face was filled with smiles of pride and anticipation.
The next morning, when Ding Jiqun heard the news that Jiang Defu was going to take up a post in the military region, he sighed with emotion, "Old Jiang, I never thought that I didn't get a promotion last time because of family reasons.
And this time, I got a chance to be promoted based on my military theory level.”
Jiang Defu smiled modestly and replied: "It's just a temporary appointment. If you want to be officially promoted, it depends on your subsequent performance!"
"But then again, you are benefiting from Wei Min's help this time!
If Wei Min hadn't drawn comic strips to help you organize your military theory materials, and successfully sold those comic strips abroad, how could you have had such a rare opportunity?"
Jiang Defu nodded with deep feeling, "Yes! It is beyond my expectation.
I originally thought it was just a trivial comic strip, but who would have thought it could play such a huge role.”
Not long after Ding Jiqun left, Jiang Defu received a call from Wang Tie from the Jinan Military Region.
"Oh! Old leader! I heard that your military region is going to form a special operations team from you!
It's really unexpected!
We were close comrades who fought side by side in the past, but now we may become rivals!"
"Hey, you sound like you're here to challenge me."
"Oh! Old leader, please don't misunderstand me, I definitely didn't mean that!
I just want to know what your ideas and plans are for the establishment of this special forces team!"
"Humph, you are such a good Wang Tie, stop playing tricks on me, it's obvious that you are here to spy on me!"
"Old leader, you are so harsh. I really just came here with an open mind to learn from you!"
"Humph, we are on different sides now, and we are already rivals.
So I won’t tell you anything about this matter now, let’s wait until the real showdown to reveal all the answers! ”
"Okay! Lao Jiang, if that's the case, don't blame me for being merciless!
Although the concept of this special forces was originally proposed by you,
But once the team is actually formed, it may not be certain who will win! "
"It's time to call me Old Jiang again, okay? Just wait and see, I will make sure you lose with a sincere heart!
I once taught you as your leader, and now I can teach you a lesson again."
Seeing that Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Weidong were about to return to the army, Jiang Weimin suddenly remembered something.
Jiang Weiguo sat face to face with Bai Hongmei on the train on his way back for a day and a night, and then they began to get to know each other.
Finally, before Jiang Yaning's high school graduation admission letter arrived, Jiang Weiguo brought Bai Hongmei with him on his second visit home, hoping to gain his parents' approval. But he failed to find her and the two parted on bad terms.
An Jie didn't dislike Bai Hongmei. It wasn't because he started to dislike Bai Hongmei when he met her, nor was it because Bai Hongmei acted awkwardly when eating. Rather, he started to dislike Bai Hongmei before he even met her. The most important reason was because Bai Hongmei was an opera singer.
In Ding Jiqun's words, An Jie is unwilling to accept her old age and is not yet ready to be a mother-in-law. This is only the superficial reason. In fact, it is also Old Ding who is trying to save An Jie's reputation.
An Jie was born into a capitalist family. Because of class issues, her family and herself suffered some discrimination. She has a very clear understanding of class.
In Anjie's opinion, and even in the opinion of most people at that time, singing opera was considered a very low-class profession.
So when he knew about Bai Hongmei's profession, An Jie looked down on her very much. He repeatedly said "just an opera singer" in his conversation. To put it bluntly, he looked down on the profession that Bai Hongmei was engaged in.
Both An Jie and Bai Hongmei had a bad first impression of each other, and this impression was exacerbated after spending just a few days together after meeting.
Therefore, Jiang Weiguo's first love failed inevitably. And Bai Hongmei's dislike for him was not only due to her own reasons, but also to An Jie's.
During dinner, Jiang Weimin brought up the topic
"Mom, my eldest brother is 20 years old this year! He can get married now. Why don't you help me find someone suitable while he's at home?"
An Jie was stunned when she heard that. She didn't expect that Jiang Weiguo was already at the age to get married. She turned to look at Jiang Defu.
"Old Jiang, isn't it a bit too early?"
Jiang Defu thought for a while and said, "It's not too early. Weiguo is in the army now and doesn't have time to come out. It's just right to get to know him for a year or two and then get married."
"Dad, Mom, I have no plans to get married yet!"
"Brother, you just haven't met the right person! If you had met the right person, you wouldn't say that! Right, second brother?"
Jiang Weidong was obviously flustered. "Why are you talking about me? I'm not even old enough to get married! Or should you talk about my brother? I do think I should find someone for my brother!"
Jiang Weimin looked at An Jie and fell into deep thought, "Mom, you haven't thought about being a mother-in-law yet, have you?
"Brother, you better be careful. If you bring a girlfriend home, your mother will definitely be unhappy!"
"Go, go, go, it's nothing, I'm just sad that your brother has reached the age of marriage so soon!"
"Mom, what do you think if my eldest brother brings back a worker, a farmer, or an opera singer?"
"Not so good, let's eat!"
"It seems my mother doesn't like a daughter-in-law who sings opera!"
"Jiang Weimin, you talked too much today!"
Jiang Weimin had given Jiang Weiguo a heads-up at this time.