Xia Shao turned around and saw Zhang Ruman standing at the door, wearing black pants and a T-shirt, with his hands in his pockets, his brows and eyes high-spirited and heroic. Xia Shao glanced behind her and quickly stood up when she saw two elderly people from the Zhang family standing behind her.
Seeing that today's protagonist has arrived, Xia Zhitao took the lead and stood up, joking: "Hey, the future military officer is here, we ordinary people have to get up to greet him."
The room burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately became lively. Zhang Ruman turned around and helped the two old people in, and arranged to go next to Xia Guoxi and Jiang Shuhui. He raised his head and waved her hands. It was rare to see her and she was a little embarrassed. "No, officers don't dare to think about it. When I join the army, I want to fight. As long as I can fight, I will be a soldier." ."
Everyone in the room was stunned, afraid to think? This is really not what Zhang Ruman would say. She has been fearless since she was a child. Why is she so humble just after being admitted
"It seems that the army is really a place that can change people. Just after being admitted, have you learned to keep a low profile?" The Zhang family joked with a smile.
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Everything is easy to read." Xia Zhimei said with a smile. She is now at the director level in Dongshi No. 1 Middle School and is expected to be promoted to vice principal. I have been in the habit of lecturing people for many years. Although it is difficult to change, my attitude is good today.
Xia Zhiqin glanced at her sister. In the past, she was the one who said that Zhang Ruman had a wild temper and was difficult to discipline. But now her tone has changed. Xia Zhiqin sighed, that's it. It's been so many years since the family separation. Now that the old people in the family are happy, they won't talk about the past.
Zhang Ruman shrugged and sat down next to Xia Shao. He smiled as he sat down and said, "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier? My aunt has never heard anyone say that university is darker than high school, and society is darker than university. Is it the military that is worse than society? I don’t want to be that high, so I’ll treat myself as a soldier first.”
Zhang and Xia's family were stunned again. Xia Shao sat next to Zhang Ruman and turned around to see a hint of self-deprecation in her smile.
"Well said. If you can't even be a soldier, how can you be a good general? You can have lofty aspirations, but you have to be practical in your work." Xia Shao smiled and said.
As soon as she spoke, the atmosphere immediately relaxed. After thinking about it for a while, the two families thought it made sense and agreed one after another.
"Don't say it, it's really the case! After all, Xiaoshao has seen a lot of the world, and her perspective on problems is different from ours."
"Ru Man can say this, which shows that she is pragmatic. I have just entered college, and I feel like I have grown up all of a sudden, haha."
"Be a good soldier and you will have a chance to become a general. Take your time!"
Xia Zhimei's face was a little embarrassed, but she didn't say anything. He sat aside and said nothing again. Xia Shao smiled lightly and turned a deaf ear to the compliments. She only saw her sister-in-law Xia Zhiqin glance at her daughter worriedly. Zhang Qixiang frowned and wanted to say something to his daughter. But seeing the atmosphere change, he smiled gratefully at Xia Shao and said, First, I asked the waiter to serve the food, and then invited the two relatives to have a drink and dinner tonight.
Xia Shao lowered his eyes, already seeing something going on here. But on this occasion tonight, both families came to congratulate each other. Even if something happened, it was obviously not the right time to ask, so she just explained aloud.
It seemed that after finishing this meal, it was time to ask.
Fortunately, during the meal, Zhang Ruman didn't say anything else. She looked very happy and toasted a table of elders. She had a good drinking capacity and even knocked down a few elders at the table. In the end, Xia Zhitao slapped the table and stood up. He drank as much as he could from drinking outside for many years, and finally made Zhang Ruman faint.
After the meal, Zhang Ruman was so drunk that she fell unconscious. Zhang Qixiang and his wife wanted to send the two elderly Zhang family members home, so Xia Shao asked Zhang Ruman to sleep in her own house at night, and the two families dispersed.
After returning home, Xia Shao and her mother put Zhang Ruman to bed. When they arrived in the living room, Xia Shao asked her parents if they knew what happened. Xia Zhiyuan and his wife were also confused. Today was a happy day, but it seemed that Zhang Ruman was indeed worried, but Xia Zhiqin's family never said anything, so they didn't know.
Xia Shao had to wait until Zhang Ruman woke up early tomorrow morning before asking.
The next morning, while Zhang Ruman was still drunk, Zhang Qixiang and Xia Zhiqin arrived first.
"Xiao Shao, my uncle has to thank you for what happened last night! Sigh..." Zhang Qixiang patted Xia Shao on the shoulder and sighed. His face did not look like there was a happy event at home.
"Uncle, what happened? Is there something wrong with the admissions this time?" Xia Shao invited Zhang Qixiang and his wife to sit down in the living room and asked. She could tell this from Zhang Ruman's face, but her face had been resolved when she met a noble person.
"Alas! There were some unhappiness, but it's okay now." Zhang Qixiang and Xia Zhiqin sat down. Li Juan brought tea. The two old people were still at home. The family sat down and started chatting.
"I have to thank Xiaoshao for this. If it weren't for Xiaoshao, Ruman's admission to the military academy might have been replaced by someone else." Xia Zhiqin's words made Xia Shao stunned. What does it have to do with her
It turned out that the day of Zhang Ruman's physical examination was during the few days when the domestic public opinion of Huaxia Group was aroused. She grew up in the military area, and her shooting skills are extremely accurate, not to mention her physical fitness. On the day of the physical fitness test, Zhang Ruman took the first place among the female candidates in the province. Based on her college entrance examination results, even if the Beijing Military Academy only has six places in Qingdao Province, she must be one of them!
However, the day they checked their results online, the family was dumbfounded. Zhang Ruman’s name was not even there.
Zhang Qixiang went to inquire and found out that the six students admitted were either from powerful families or from wealthy families. The family was dumbfounded. When Zhang Qixiang joined the army, how could such things happen in the army? Now the salary in the army is better, the military academies are all trained by the state, and the graduates will be awarded the rank of deputy company lieutenant as soon as they graduate and join the army, which is more effective than the seven or eight years he spent in the army! No wonder there are some behind-the-scenes operations.
Zhang Qixiang knew about these things as early as when his daughter decided to apply for the military academy. But to be honest, he never thought that his daughter would fail the exam. She has excellent grades and excellent physical fitness. The Zhang family is also related to the Huaxia Group. Zhang Qixiang has never thought about giving gifts. He is a stubborn person. He always feels that if his daughter's grades and physical fitness are not good enough and she cannot get into the military academy, she will take another exam. The Zhang family does not do this kind of spending money to beat others. Quota, a lifetime job for others. This matter was too damaging and involved other people's lives. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that it shouldn't be done. But he didn't expect that his daughter, who had excellent grades in all aspects, would be replaced by someone else.
After all, those people looked down on him, a little criminal police captain, and they looked down on the Huaxia Group
How dare they change this quota
Xia Zhiqin was so anxious that she didn't want her daughter to get admitted to the military academy. She always felt that her personality was too boyish. Wouldn't she become more wild after joining the army? How can any man dare to ask for it in the future? As a mother, she just hopes that she can get into a better university, work in a company, marry a man and live a good life. But seeing that this child was bound to be admitted, but something like this happened, she became a little worried. If she hadn't passed the exam, everything would have been easy, but now that she was replaced by someone else, she was really worried that her daughter wouldn't be able to bear it emotionally.
My daughter knows it herself. Even though she looks carefree all day long, she is actually a very proud person.
Xia Zhiqin hurriedly asked Zhang Qixiang to inquire, and Zhang Qixiang went to the Provincial Education Bureau, thinking that if he went directly to the provincial department without going through the municipal level, he would be treated coldly. Unexpectedly, the other party received him warmly, asked about Zhang Ruman's college entrance examination and physical examination results, and immediately agreed to ask.
When Zhang Qixiang returned home, he thought it was official talk. Unexpectedly, someone came to the house the next day. Someone from the education department came to apologize in person, saying that there was something wrong with the website during the registration process. Zhang Ruman had already been admitted and was waiting at home. Just a notice.
The Zhang family is confused. Is there something wrong with the website? This explanation…
But no matter what, the person who came here solemnly apologized and promised to punish those responsible. When Zhang Ruman logged on to the website to check her results, her name was already listed.
The Zhang family was not happy when the admission notice was lost. Zhang Qixiang and Xia Zhiqin didn't sleep that night. After thinking about it, they felt that their original results must have been replaced by someone else. However, when I checked the results later, I found that Xia Shao had already done a big job abroad, the mural returned smoothly, and Huaxia Group became a household name. These people must have looked for the Zhang family, so they urgently changed the places.
After all, I should thank Xia Shao for coming back this time. Without her, Zhang Ruman would have been busy with other people's college entrance examination this year.
But after hearing the whole story, Xia Shao lowered her eyes and smiled strangely.
Zhang Ruman's face showed that she was being helped by a noble person, and this noble person was not her. Things related to her have always been secretive. If the other party hurriedly returned the admission quota to Zhang Ruman for the sake of Huaxia Group, then there should be nothing visible on Zhang Ruman's face.
Since she saw it, it means that this noble person who secretly helped her was someone else.
Xia Shao already knew who had so much energy to influence the admission quota of the Beijing Military Academy.
However, there was something she couldn't understand, and she always felt that it was unreasonable.
The days for the military school physical examination are from the 2nd to the 6th. Even if the public opinion is not good for the Huaxia Group during that time, there are also rumors that the Xu family will regret their marriage. Some people dare not take the Huaxia Group seriously, but the mural will return to Infinite Martial Arts Reincarnation on the night of the 6th. Read all over the world. The domestic public opinion situation has reversed. So during the admissions process, why would anyone dare to touch Zhang Ruman's quota
This is against common sense. When did someone in Qing Province become so bold...
Even if public opinion was unfavorable to Huaxia Group some time ago, Xia Shao still has the reputation of a Feng Shui master in the upper circles and has deep connections. Even a short-sighted person should not be so hasty and add insult to injury. Moreover, Qing Province belongs to the Qin Clan, and the Xu family is now regarded as the same faction as the Qin Clan in the eyes of the outside world. Even if some people think that she cannot marry into the Xu family, there were rumors that the old man personally picked her up from the police station a few years ago. This represents the old man's attitude, which is much clearer than the rumors of outside public opinion. People in the officialdom are always cautious, how could they dare to attack her just because of rumors without waiting for the matter to become clear
But the strange thing is that things really happened, two things happened in a row!
Qing Province is the foundation of Huaxia Group. Xia Shao's connections, status, and reputation here are more stable than anywhere else. The matter really happened in Qing Province. This made Xia Shao feel that things were not as simple as they seemed. Maybe it was because she was good at calculating, but she smelled something different about two seemingly unrelated things.
Things are definitely not that simple! However, Xia Shao still felt something was strange.
It was hard to explain this weird thing for a while. Zhang Qixiang and his wife were here, and Xia Shao was distracted, so she simply put it aside and listened to the two men continue talking.
"I got the admission notice, but your cousin has been feeling uncomfortable these days. During the two days when the admission was announced, she was very excited. Once she said she didn't want to study! Her father and I tried every possible means to persuade her. She turned around and ran out of the house. For the whole day after she left, the two of us were looking for her everywhere, fearing that something would happen to her... Unexpectedly, she came back by herself in the evening, and I don't know how she figured it out. She was calmer now. Master, please apologize to us and admit your mistake, and that will make things better. Alas!"
When Xia Zhiqin said this, she sighed, "That's right. When she was in the military area, she didn't think about anything all day long. She just followed those soldiers. She went to school when school started and went to the military area to play during the holidays. She didn't She has been exposed to social affairs. When this incident suddenly happened, the image of the military academy in her mind was probably greatly reduced. She has wanted to be a soldier since she was a child, so it’s no wonder she can’t stand it. Your uncle and I have seen that she is still depressed at times in the past two days. , but didn’t dare to persuade her. I thought, your cousin has admired you since she was a child. She has been living here for the past two days. You can help persuade her, and she will only listen to you. My aunt is at her wits end... "
"Auntie, this matter is all my responsibility." Xia Zhiqin didn't need to speak up about this matter, and Xia Shao couldn't just sit idly by.
…
Zhang Ruman woke up at noon and her parents were already gone. After lunch, Xia Shao and she went to the pomegranate tree planted in the backyard.
In the Dongshi at the end of August, the weather was still hot in the afternoon. The two sisters were sitting at the stone table under the pomegranate tree. Before Xia Shao could speak, Zhang Ruman asked about her, his eyes burning. The question was naturally about the return of murals when I was in England.
Xia Shao smiled and told her everything except the mission and the battle. Hearing this, Zhang Ruman's heroic eyebrows were raised high, her eyes were shining, and she said after a while: "Sister, you are so awesome... That old man, you didn't fool him into vomiting blood, right?"
Xia Shao lowered her eyes and smiled, then raised her eyes and looked at her, "I'm not as good as you. I heard that someone was in a bad mood and ran away from home, leaving his parents to look for him all day?"
Zhang Ruman's heroic eyebrows suddenly drooped back, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "My mother sued me..."
"Your parents are worried about you!"
"I know..." Seeing Xia Shao's face turn pale, Zhang Ruman winced and scratched his head, "Oh, it's not what they thought..."
"What is it like? Because the military academy is different from what you imagined, so you are in a bad mood? Everything in this world may deviate from what you imagined, including when you arrive at the military academy, your life may also be different from what you imagined. There is a big difference. You always said that you wanted to fight as a soldier, but now is a peaceful era and there is no war. What will you do?" Xia Shao asked seriously.
Zhang Ruman's brows raised again, "Who said there will be no war? I heard that my brother-in-law used to perform missions abroad. I also want to be an agent and the Dragon Emperor reborn in the apocalypse! Contribute to the country!"
Xia Shao laughed angrily at her, "Do you think being an agent is so easy? You don't even have the final say about going to military school. You can go on missions if you want to go? What if I can't choose you? I will leave if I get frustrated. The troops ran out?"
"Running from the army is called a deserter! Sister, how can I be a deserter?" Zhang Ruman raised his voice and stood up from the stone bench.
"Oh? If you don't run away, why don't you continue to stay in the army and make a fuss and show off to the commander?"
"Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders. If you don't choose me, I... won't go! I'm not in the mood!" Zhang Ruman's eyes drifted, his head twisted, and his ponytail flicked.
Xia Shao suppressed her laughter, "You are so emotionless, so why are you so emotional at home? Your parents are easy to bully, aren't they?"
"Who said that? I apologized afterwards and admitted my mistake! I ran ten laps on the playground and was punished by being locked up for three days!"
"Do you think that in the army, if you make a mistake, it can be solved by running to the playground and punishing you with solitary confinement?"
"I..." Zhang Ruman stopped talking.
"You can't control yourself at home, and it's the same in the army! I heard that you said you didn't want to study anymore? I think it's okay if you don't study like this."
Zhang Ruman suddenly raised his head and saw Xia Shao sitting on the stone bench under the tree. Her eyebrows were indifferent and her face was pale. She didn't look like she was joking. She suddenly froze under the tree, a little dazed. This was the first time she saw her cousin look at her like this, which sent shivers down her spine and made her nervous involuntarily. She knew about her cousin, but if she didn't let her read it, she would definitely not be able to read it. It turned out that she felt that she just couldn't read it. When she lost it and found it, she was actually happy in her heart. But, because of some things, I feel a little uncomfortable...
"Let me ask you one last time, are you going to this military academy or not?" Xia Shao asked calmly.
"Read!" Zhang Ruman said without even thinking.
"Please think carefully before answering me!"
"Read!" Zhang Ruman shouted loudly, raising her head and chest involuntarily, and stood up straight.
"What if I get unfair and unsatisfactory treatment when I get to the military academy?"
"read!"
"What if I can't choose you for a mission?"
"read!"
"Being a soldier is not what you think. Maybe you will remain unknown for the rest of your life and have to change jobs and go home when you are old?"
Zhang Ruman pursed her lips and answered louder and louder, until her voice became hoarse. When Xia Shao suddenly said this, she was stunned.
"Why didn't you answer?" Xia Shao's eyes turned cold.
"Read!" Zhang Ruman lowered his eyes, his voice became hoarse and his voice became softer.
"Why do I sound unsteady? Nothing in the world is easy. Don't think that since you grew up in a military compound, being a soldier is easier for you than for others. Others are doing the same thing as you. It's something. If you're afraid, just give up now. It won't work, so there's no need to waste time."
"I didn't waste time, I just want to go to the military academy! I will work hard!" Zhang Ruman roared out, his mouth tightened, and his eyes were red.
"What if your efforts fail to produce results? Who will you blame then?"
"I don't blame anyone... I just want to go to the military academy. No matter what happens in the future, I won't regret it..." Zhang Ruman sighed, squatted down with his knees in his arms, and shed tears to the ground. The emotions he had been feeling for many days were finally resolved at this moment. embankment.
Xia Shao sat on the stone bench and saw Zhang Ruman hugging her knees and crying, so she smiled faintly. For some things, persuasion may not be helpful, only venting will make it okay. If you always try to persuade her about this matter, she will always feel how wronged she has been. Although this is indeed the case, if there is no turnaround, her life will be changed because of this. But there are many things in the world, and it is useless to dwell on those grievances. Not to mention that things are not the worst at all. Even if they are, you have to look forward! It's better now, she knows what's in her heart better than anything else.
While Zhang Ruman was venting his emotions, Xia Shao got up and went to the front yard. Under the questioning gazes of Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan, she slowly brought a pot of tea, washed a bunch of grapes and took them to the back.
After sitting down in front of the stone bench, Zhang Ruman stood up, wiped his face, and stared at the tea and grapes on the table. Xia Shao peeled them leisurely without raising his eyes, "Do it yourself."
"Hehe." Zhang Ruman smiled and poured a cup of tea, but did not drink it himself. He handed it to Xia Shao, "Sister..."
Xia Shao glanced at the tea and took it. Just as she was about to drink it, Zhang Ruman said urgently: "Don't be angry with me if you drink it."
Xia Shao raised her eyes lightly and saw a nineteen-year-old girl looking at her with a flattering smile, "I was wrong..."
"You have such a temper. When you get to the army, someone will try to polish you off." .
"Go back and admit your mistake to your parents. They have been worried about you during this time. If you have something to tell your family in the future, you are not allowed to run away without saying anything again. Got it?" Xia Shao took a sip of tea. , put down the teacup and said.
"I know." Zhang Ruman quickly took the tea cup and then sat down with a smile, "Actually, I was really in a bad mood that day, but I didn't run out because I was annoyed by my parents. I went out to find someone to settle matters with. …”
Before he finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly. Zhang Ruman realized that she had slipped up, so she quickly smiled and went to eat grapes.
Xia Shao raised an eyebrow and refused to let her go, "Looking for someone to settle the score?"
"No! No! How dare I..."
"Don't you dare?" Xia Shao smiled and her eyes dimmed again, "Have you learned how to lie in front of me?"
Zhang Ruman's neck shrank, and she had no choice but to admit, "Okay, I'll find someone to settle the score."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Qin Hanlin." Zhang Ruman stuffed a grape into his mouth and slurred.
Xia Shao heard it clearly and was stunned.
Zhang Ruman swallowed the grape and said confidently, "Shouldn't we look for him? He is a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission! The military academy admissions matter is a secret operation. Is it not a violation of discipline? It is not under his jurisdiction? I won't look for him. who?"
Xia Shao was stunned, but she didn't know why, and there was a thump in her heart.
Zhang Ruman became angry and slapped the table, "I really don't understand how my brother-in-law, a general with such great merits, has such a good relationship with that kid Qin Hanlin. That kid is just a playboy. There are women around him all day long, but he never sees her. He has done serious things! I went to see him that day, and what do you think he said? He said that he was only from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and that the military academy enrollment was not under his control, nor was it within his authority. I said that you, after all, were from the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and were in charge. If you can't, why don't you report it to the higher authorities? That guy told me that he is resigning! Do you think it's irritating or not?"
Zhang Ruman was fuming and didn't notice Xia Shao's face darkening at all.
It seems like something happened and she straightened it out...
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Girls, have you seen the chapter title of this chapter? That word is a sensitive word and is not allowed to be used, and my heart suddenly rushes...
Come and run with me! Next chapter, move the senior brother out for a walk