Wen Nuan held Le Le's little hand and slowly walked towards the stage under the gaze of everyone.
In addition to a neat row of soldiers waiting to be awarded medals on the stage, there was also tonight's host, Political Commissar Li, and Commander Lu and Commander Xu who were presenting the medals.
Political Commissar Li looked at Wen Nuan and Le Le who were slowly walking up to him, and whispered to Division Commander Xu beside him: "This is the first time in our army that a child has been praised and awarded a medal. Gu Qinghan really stole the show."
Commander Xu chuckled, "If it weren't for Gu Qinghan and his family, do you think our army would be criticized this year? We are thankful that the higher-ups are not pursuing the matter."
Political Commissar Li nodded and said, "That's right, if I had known, I would have asked him to buy two more bottles of Moutai last night to treat us."
Commander Xu: "Knock him again during the Chinese New Year."
Commander Lu glanced at the two of them. Did they really think he was deaf
While the two were whispering, Wen Nuan and Le Le had already arrived on the stage. Political Commissar Li smiled kindly and motioned them to come over to Gu Qinghan: "Comrade Wen Nuan, you and the child should stand over here."
Wen Nuan glanced at Gu Qinghan, then took Lele's hand and walked over obediently. Lele stood in the middle, and she and Gu Qinghan stood on each side.
Lele was very happy. Looking at the huge crowd below the stage, he took Gu Qinghan's hand and smiled, "Dad, I am accepting the praise with you. That's great!"
In such formal occasions, Gu Qinghan is always serious and solemn, but after hearing Lele's words, he couldn't help but look at her.
At the same time, he looked at Wen Nuan again, and their eyes met. Gu Qinghan felt an overwhelming joy invading him.
He had thought about his own awarding ceremony before, and Wen Nuan and the children would definitely come to watch.
But I didn't expect that I would be able to stand with them and receive the award.
This feeling was so wonderful that he couldn't even find words to describe it. Especially when he saw the envious eyes of countless people in the audience, he even felt a little proud in his heart.
When Political Commissar Li saw that everyone was present, he officially announced: "Okay, now please invite Commander Lu and Division Commander Xu to present medals to all the soldiers who fought bravely on the stage."
After that, two leaders with dignity came forward, stood in front of the soldiers who were receiving the medals, and put the shining medals on them.
Commander Lu encouraged the other heroes on the stage with a smile: "Comrades, you have worked hard. I hope you will keep up the good work and continue to serve the people."
Soon it was Gu Qinghan's turn. Commander Lu took the order and colonel's epaulettes handed to him by Division Commander Xu.
The sharp eyes looked at Gu Qinghan, who was standing straight in battle, and then replaced a new shoulder strap for him, saying earnestly: "From today on, you are a regular regimental cadre. The shoulder strap carries the mission of defending the country. I hope you will continue to work hard, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and forge ahead."
"Of course, we must also cherish our family."
The first sentence was said by Commander Lu, and the second sentence was said by grandpa.
Gu Qinghan naturally understood Commander Lu's good intentions, and then saluted solemnly, "Yes, Chief."
Then Commander Xu pinned him with the first-class merit medal, with a satisfied look on his face, and said, "Keep up the good work and bring honor to the army."
Afterwards, Commander Xu followed Commander Lu and walked up to Lele and Wen Nuan. Since they were not soldiers, there was no medal awarding ceremony, but there were certificates of commendation and a metal medal for them.
Lele couldn't wait any longer. When he saw Commander Lu coming, he took a step forward and said, "Grandpa, I want Dad's badge too. I want to wear it on my clothes, here."
As she spoke, Lele pointed to her arm, signaling Commander Lu to pin the medal on her.
Commander Lu had no choice but to hand the certificate to Commander Xu, picked up the seal and pinned it on the spot designated by Lele, and said, "I want to praise Lele this time. Lele thinks about what you want and tells Grandpa later."
As long as it wasn't the stars and the moon in the sky, he would give it to her!
When Lele heard this, he was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Then I'll think about it carefully."
Commander Lu touched her head and smiled: "Don't worry, think about it slowly."
Then only Wen Nuan was left. In fact, when she cooked quick dishes for the border troops before, she had received a certificate of commendation from the army. She didn't expect to receive one this time as well, and it was given to her by her grandfather himself.
Very meaningful.
Commander Lu looked at his own granddaughter with pride and doting: "Comrade Wen Nuan, I would like to thank you on behalf of the Air Force." After that, he pinned a medal on her.
Wen Nuan met her grandfather's gaze and smiled brightly: "This is what I should do. Thank you, Chief."
Commander Xu looked at Wen Nuan and smiled sincerely: "Comrade Wen Nuan, you have done so much for the army. In addition to commendation, we have decided to reward you."
After saying that, Commander Xu handed her a khaki envelope.
Wen Nuan was stunned for a moment, then took the thing. If nothing unexpected happened, it must be a cash reward.
Looks like I can treat everyone to a good meal.
Everyone in the audience looked at Wen Nuan and the two leaders, trying to guess what they were going to say.
A small number of people in the army knew about the relationship between Commander Lu and Wen Nuan, and they couldn't help but whisper to each other: "I think Commander Lu specially awarded the medal to Captain Gu's family? He really dotes on this granddaughter."
"I also heard that Wen Nuan is Commander Lu's granddaughter. I heard that Commander Lu went to the family compound many times. No wonder the army didn't get criticized for such a big incident this time. It seems that Commander Lu pleaded for us."
"Come on, didn't you see that Captain Gu was promoted directly to colonel? This time, Captain Gu made a lot of contributions to the operation of arresting enemy spies. He also arrested all the enemy spies in Jing City."
"Captain Gu's family is not only good-looking, but the couple are also capable, and the children are lucky, capable and handsome. Who wouldn't like them? If I had such a capable descendant, I would want to announce it to the world."
"I don't know how much bonus Comrade Wen Nuan got. If I had known, I would have dug deep to find it out."
It was really a good thing that all the good things were taken by their family, and everyone present was envious.
After the awarding ceremony, Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan walked down from the stage holding Lele's hands, and then a bunch of people congratulated them.
Gu Qinghan saw that Wen Nuan and Le Le were almost squeezed, and smiled and said, "Thank you everyone, but please don't squeeze my wife and children."
Many female comrades present couldn't help but feel envious when they heard Gu Qinghan's words.
Why can't I meet such a capable man who loves his wife
After the crowd dispersed, Liang Guoan, the quartermaster, and several men from the 76th Regiment came over and joked to Gu Qinghan, "Captain Gu, you've been promoted two levels in one go. I'm afraid you're going to treat everyone to a meal and a drink?"
Gu Qinghan is not even 30 years old yet he was promoted to colonel and captain of a flying squadron, and then he was directly promoted to colonel. Looking around the entire corps, there is no other person like him.
Gu Qinghan glanced at a few old comrades who were familiar to him, and snorted: "Didn't you eat yesterday?"
Liang Guoan raised his eyebrows: "How can they be the same? That was your son's hundred-day banquet, and this is your personal celebration banquet!"
Gu Qinghan curled his lips and looked at them: "You also know that I have two sons. I have to go back and wash their diapers now."
Then, Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan and said to her, "Wife, let's go home."
Although Uncle Zhao and Aunt Chen are watching the house, they have been out for several hours, so they probably need to find someone.
Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Wen Nuan took out her own bonus envelope and smiled: "It's rare that you are so happy, why don't you go have a meal with everyone?"
"That won't work." Everyone shook their heads: "This is your bonus, sister-in-law. How can we take it away?"
"It doesn't matter. Today is New Year's Day anyway. Have fun." After saying that, Wen Nuan stuffed the envelope into Gu Qinghan's pocket.
I smiled at him and said, "I'll go back and check on Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou."
Gu Qinghan frowned as he watched his wife's actions, and felt more and more unwilling. He decided to go home and stay with his wife, and see the child at the same time.
Gu Qinghan said to them: "If you want to eat, each of you can bring a dish to my house. I will accompany you anytime."
As soon as he finished speaking, Political Commissar Li came over and said, "Are you going to treat us again? Commander Lu said that a batch of sheep will be shipped from Beijing later, and we can take one out and roast it whole. How about that? How about we continue to get together?"
When Wen Nuan heard this, she felt hungry again. Since she gave birth to Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou, she really hadn't eaten the delicious barbecue very often.
Now I really miss the roasted whole lamb during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year.
Commander Lu and Commander Xu went to a small meeting, and they probably wanted to eat something hot after they were done.
Gu Qinghan saw Wen Nuan's intention at a glance, and then said to them: "Then let's get together, but don't go to my house."
Everyone said in unison: "Why?!!!"
Gu Qinghan rolled his eyes at them: "I'm too lazy to clean up and wash the dishes."
Everyone's jaws were about to drop. It seemed that Captain Gu was not so enviable after all. Who would have thought that he, a cadre, would have to wash dishes and diapers after returning home
After some discussion, everyone decided to go to the flight crew canteen, which was well-equipped and spacious, and could accommodate more people.
Wen Nuan thought about it, and then said to Gu Qinghan: "Then I'll go back and bring the kids and Uncle Zhao and Aunt Chen over to have some fun."
By the way, we also celebrate New Year's Day.
Gu Qinghan saw that they were already heading towards the kitchen, so he said, "Let me go, you take Lele over there first."
Although the walk from the auditorium to the family quarters was not far, it was cold outside and Gu Qinghan was worried about letting Wen Nuan walk around with Lele.
Wen Nuan smiled and whispered: "I'm too lazy to do it, you go ahead."
Since she got pregnant with Baobao and Zhouzhou, Wen Nuan hasn't done much housework. With winter coming, she has become even lazier.
And if I take Baobao and Zhouzhou out, I have to feed them first, otherwise they will make a fuss again.
Gu Qinghan smiled. It was rare that Wen Nuan didn't take on any work. He felt even happier. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek: "That's why we said we don't allow them to come to our house. Okay, I'll go over and help first. You go back and bring Uncle Zhao over."
Then Gu Qinghan stuffed the warm bonus back to her and said, "This is the bonus for you and Lele, take it back."
Wen Nuan asked him, "Do you have money?"
Gu Qinghan nodded, "There will also be a bonus, but it will be paid into the salary passbook when the time comes."
Wen Nuan put the envelope away and said, "Then I'll take it back."
Lele watched his father and mother whispering to each other, and then he pulled Gu Qinghan's military uniform hard: "Dad, I'm so hungry!"
"Let's go back and check on Bao Bao and Zhou Zhou. They must be hungry too."
Wen Nuan pinched the little guy's cheek and said with a smile: "Then you go to the kitchen with Dad, Uncle Zhong will definitely have something delicious for you."
When Lele heard this, he jumped up excitedly: "Great, I like the kitchen class!"
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Gu Qinghan took Lele towards the kitchen, while Wen Nuan walked towards the family quarters.
But not long after she walked out of the auditorium, Wen Nuan was frightened by a figure that suddenly jumped out and took two steps back.
Huahua's mother, Lin Guoqiang's wife Liu Chunyan, stood in front of Wen Nuan with a sad face.
Her face was very pale, her hair was messy, her clothes were wrinkled, she had lost a lot of weight, and she looked lifeless.
She glanced at Wen Nuan, then choked up and said, "Comrade Wen Nuan, please help me. I don't want to do this either, but I really have no choice. Guo Qiang and my mother-in-law will both be sent to labor reform, but we really have never been in cahoots with the enemy agents and have never betrayed the organization."
"Can you help them? They are innocent. My Guoqiang was negligent, but it was not intentional. And the child's grandmother is 60 years old. How can she bear such a heavy punishment?!!"
"Comrade Wen Nuan, please help us..."
Liu Chunyan had been waiting here for a long time. Just now, she saw Gu Qinghan receiving the medal awarding ceremony. It seemed that he had made a great contribution.
She had wanted to go find him just now, but was stopped by someone.
However, when Liu Chunyan saw Wen Nuan also went on stage, she thought it would be better to come and find Wen Nuan, at least she seemed easy to talk to.
Moreover, Huahua also praised Wen Nuan in front of her all day long, saying that she was very nice and gentle, and often gave her snacks.
So she thought about coming over and giving it a try.
Wen Nuan knew that Liu Guoqiang and Aunt Lin had been detained, but she didn't know that they were going to labor camps. However, she couldn't help with this matter as it was the decision of the organization.
Wen Nuan didn't beat around the bush with her and said bluntly: "Sister-in-law, it's useless for you to come to me about this. I'm just a military wife. This is the decision of the organization."
Not to mention looking for her, even asking Commander Xu for help would probably be useless.
Because of Lin Guoqiang's dereliction of duty, the army was disgraced and so many cadres were implicated. Not only Lin Guoqiang, but also several officers have been under investigation. Who can those people talk to
Liu Chunyan looked at Wen Nuan, thought for a moment, and said in one breath: "Comrade Wen Nuan, I know you are a good person, you will definitely find a way."
"You..." Liu Chunyan swallowed and asked tentatively: "Isn't Commander Lu your grandpa? Can you help me beg..."
"cannot."
Wen Nuan looked Liu Chunyan straight in the eye and said seriously, "It's true that Commander Lu is my grandfather, but I have no say in this matter. You've got the wrong person."
Lin Guoqiang cannot be separated from this matter in any way. Even if he did not collude with the enemy spies, the mere fact of dereliction of duty is enough for him to be reformed.
Liu Chunyan's eyes were full of tears, and she said excitedly: "It's useful. Your grandfather is the commander. He can bring Guoqiang back with just one word."
Wen Nuan sighed: "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."
Liu Chunyan's shoulders drooped instantly, and her whole body deflated like a deflated balloon.
Wen Nuan looked at Liu Chunyan's absent-minded look, and said in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, don't think too much about this matter. You still have several children to take care of, and Huahua and the others are waiting for you at home."
She knew that this incident would definitely be a big blow to the Lin family, but since the organization had already made a decision, no one could change it.
Liu Chunyan has three other children in her family. Huahua is the youngest, just over four years old.
If Liu Chunyan also fell, their family would be broken up.
Wen Nuan knew Liu Chunyan's pain, but she really couldn't help in this matter.
And this is also the lightest punishment for Lin Guoqiang.
Wen Nuan reached out her hand, patted the snowflake on her shoulder, and said, "Hua Hua is a very cute and sensible child. I hope you can cheer up and take good care of the children. They still have a long way to go in the future. And you, you still have a long way to go in your life, and you shouldn't stop here."
It would be hard for any woman to accept the sudden loss of the pillar of the family.
Wen Nuan didn't know how to comfort her, she could only give her a little hope. Liu Chunyan was only 30 years old, and she still had a long way to go in her life.
Her few words might not be of any use, but Wen Nuan still wanted to say a few words to her, fearing that she might be upset.
Liu Chunyan smiled bitterly and said to Wen Nuan, "I don't even have a man in my family anymore. How am I going to live the rest of my life? My children have lost their father. What are they going to do?"
"If you don't want to help, forget it. Thank you. I shouldn't have bothered you."
After saying that, Liu Chunyan turned and left.
Wen Nuan called her name several times, but Liu Chunyan did not stop.
Wen Nuan watched Liu Chunyan walking towards home and sighed silently, hoping that she could come to her senses sooner.