Lu Yanchen was the last to arrive at the factory.
The old rule is to be inspected before entering the stadium, hand in all personal items, and put on a uniform black combat uniform.
The conditions here are not comparable to the base. Lu Yanchen calculated that he should not have the conditions to contact Gui Xiao every day, so he made an agreement with Gui Xiao on the way. She has to send emails on a regular basis, he will check them together when he has the conditions, and she has to keep a mobile phone open at all times, and he will find a chance to talk to her when he is free.
Everyone lives in the factory dormitory, a three-story dormitory building.
Two people live in one room, the upper and lower bunks are used for luggage, and the lower bunk is used for sleeping. The simplicity is like returning to the past. About two months later, when I came back one night, Elder Shen, who was in the same room, hadn't slept yet. He ordered some peanuts from the cafeteria and was drinking white wine. When he saw Lu Yanchen coming in, he greeted him to come and sit. The old and the young were sitting on the desk beside the bed, drinking a little wine.
While drinking, I watched the downloaded American TV series on the laptop opened on the table.
He smiled when he saw it. Before leaving home, Gui Xiao often watched it.
The old man smiled when he saw his expression: "You young people don't understand. In our time, the country had a good relationship with the Soviet Union's big brother, and everyone studied Russian. I didn't expect that now, all of them speak English. You have to start from scratch, not just learning it, you have to master it, and you have to keep pace with the times and understand other people’s new words. See how this works.”
Lu Yanchen understood what Old Shen said.
It is a shame to the country to go out to communicate and say that it is not good. International support is troublesome if you don't say it quickly.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Shen Lao finally pointed to the picture on the computer screen: "I just don't understand, the big girls and young guys here keep breaking up, and they are free to pair up, and every few episodes change their boyfriends and girlfriends. The culture is different, it’s hard to understand.” Mr. Shen said that his youngest niece helped the download, and he came to the factory before he had time to look at it. Let's take a break and go back to Beijing.
The next day before dawn, someone knocked on the door.
Shen Lao put on his coat and went out, and came back shortly after: "Xiaolu, you sleep a little longer, there are some incredible things dug up in the minefield ahead, I'll go take a look."
When others got up, it was just dawn.
Because there was a problem with the drainage pipes in the building, Lu Yanchen took a cold shower in the bathroom of the factory building and wiped his hair with a towel. In the morning, the person who brought Old Shen out in a hurry came back with sweat on his forehead. Seeing Lu Yanchen, he strode over, took a breath, and whispered, "There's no one left."
Drops of water dripped down his face, and the cold water scalded his chest.
Lu Yanchen calmed down and wiped his face silently, shaking off the remaining water droplets.
I wanted to ask, but I didn't ask a word, and went out with people.
Work has not yet started at this time, and there are echoes of walking in the high and open space. When others stepped out of the iron gate, they faced the rising sun, and their eyes were stabbed to avoid.
With every inhalation, my chest vibrated heavily.
Later, when he arrived at the scene, Shen Lao's body had already been sent away.
Without delay, Lu Yanchen put on a protective suit, made a gesture, and walked into the minefield with two new assistants. When he passed the bloodstain, there was still laughter from an old man complaining: "This American There is really a problem with his view of love, and it’s not good to be too open.”
A person who has never planned to get married and have children in his life for the sake of his family and country has his own set of standards for beautiful love.
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After completing the follow-up tasks, it was noon when I returned to the factory.
Lu Yanchen had already reported that he was going to the city, but he was not in the mood at this time, but he had to go. He hadn't spoken to Gui Xiao for two weeks. So he jumped into the car and drove for more than two hours into the small town. The driver put Lu Yanchen at the end of the commercial street. In a place with a lot of people, there are a lot of young people. Lu Yanchen felt that it was abnormal to see so many students at this time. He glanced at his watch, it was Saturday. No wonder.
He found a noodle shop, poured out the phone and card from the small black bag in the corner, and assembled it.
Keyed in Gui Xiao's number, and sent a brief message: I called back empty. Lu Chen.
When Gui Xiao saw the text message, it was Qin Xiaonan who brought her the phone half an hour later.
Since she was pregnant, she had been careful not to get sick, but she still caught a cold. On this day, her heart was in free fall when her nose was running out, and she was stunned. The main reason is that the popular opinion that you must not take medicine when pregnant is too deep, and there is no way to keep calm.
Her pregnancy is still a secret, and I don't dare to tell too many people. After all, there is a title of "pregnancy before marriage", and not everyone can understand it.
Gui Xiao said on the phone that it was his best friend.
My cousin-in-law had no doubts, and asked her to boil the garlic and steamed rock sugar water. By the way, she smiled and said that fortunately it wasn't Gui Xiao, and Gui Xiao, who never touched garlic, would be troublesome. Gui Xiao kept silent, and went to the kitchen to fiddle with it. After taking two sips, he almost fainted due to the smell of garlic. After drinking it in one minute, he spent ten minutes gargling in the bathroom...
She also had a mouthwash in her mouth, her cheeks bulged to look in the mirror, and when she saw the text message, she sprayed all the water into the pool.
He grabbed the phone, blasted the kid out, and called back.
It's no exaggeration. Before the call was connected, my heart was beating wildly, just like when I was a girl.
Thinking of talking on the phone with "Lu Chen", I can't help shaking my heart, my face is red and my ears are hot...
Here, the space is quiet, the phone is obviously a lively place, and the environment is noisy. When she was connected, she was hearing a word in a local dialect, which, judging from the pronunciation, should be "your face".
"Lu Chen." She whispered his name.
"Have a cold?" He was keenly aware.
"One point," Gui Xiao quipped his index finger, knuckles his nose, and leaned against the edge of the sink, "Why are you having lunch so late?" The reply from there was calm: "It's a bit of business, I'm late."
"Then you eat first, and then... What kind of noodles do you eat?"
"Lanzhou noodles."
Gui Xiao pricked his ears and listened, but there was no movement.
"Can you eat louder?" If you can't see it, you can hear it.
…
The phone is on the table.
It's really obedient, try to make a little noise when eating noodles, but the background sound is too strong, and it is covered. Some people are talking, some girls are laughing, and some people are educating children.
The bathroom was airtight, so she went out and across the living room saw Qin Xiaonan watching an anti-Japanese war movie, frowned at him, and glanced upstairs, meaning that stinky boy was reading a book. Seeing the child go upstairs, she entered the study and opened the window to breathe.
About three or four minutes later, Lu Yanchen picked up the phone again: "Go to the doctor if you have a cold."
"I can't take medicine, and I don't want to go to the hospital. What if I get infected with other diseases? I'll just drink more hot water." Gui Xiao pressed his elbows on the windowsill, "Lu Chen?"
"Um."
"What are you wearing, now?"
"White short sleeves, camouflage shorts."
"Are the short sleeves patterned?"
"No."
"How long is your hair now?"
"The same as in Beijing."
"Have you shaved your beard?"
"Um."
"Handsome?"
Lu Yanchen seemed quite helpless, but he still cooperated and said, "It's okay."
"It's okay," Gui Xiao said with a little smugness in his voice, "I've never seen someone more handsome than you."
This time, the man on the other end was really amused. The haze was forcibly cut open all day, and the light that came through fell on the heart.
Regarding this issue, Gui Xiao has liked to discuss with him since she was a child. It seems that she is particularly keen to emphasize that she fell in love with his face. This is a little fun between the two. Of course, Lu Yanchen also asked her, is there no other advantage other than a face that can be seen? Her answer was: Good-looking people take advantage of themselves. She gave him 100% when she first saw him. Unexpectedly, the more contact you get, the more points you get. Everything is good. In the end, naturally, 200% love he.
If the baby can be born as good-looking as him, then his contribution will be even greater, 300% is not ambiguous.
The two talked nonsense for a long time, and Gui Xiao thought of the main topic: "Lu Chen, you are so unreliable, let you come back three months ago to get the certificate... It's over, I'm really angry if you don't come back."
"In two days, just this week," he said decisively, "I will definitely go back, and you are ready."
this week
These two words alone are like lighting a cluster of small fireworks, splashing sparks and burning them to the bottom of my heart.
Gui Xiao couldn't help biting his lip and smiled. He kept laughing, and his voice was full of joy: "Okay, I'm ready, I have all the documents on my back. As soon as you land on the plane, we'll go straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau. It's five o'clock, so don't be late when you come back."
He promised to see the time, it was time to meet the driver.
Set aside five minutes to wander around here and buy her a small gift.
To be honest, apart from giving Gui Xiao a mobile phone and a wedding ring later, he never bought anything for her. The two of them stayed together less often, and they didn't clear what she really liked. Instead, they saw that there was a wall cabinet in her study, and hundreds of small boxes were filled with various things, which they said was brought back from every business trip. . He carefully memorized the size of the grid, estimated the length, width and height, and bought a set of clay dolls in national costumes. Everyone was smiling like Gui Xiao.
Back to the factory, it is almost dusk.
Lu Yanchen ordered a portion of braised beans with potatoes from the cafeteria, and the two steamed buns returned to the room. On the way, they were stopped and called to the office.
There were two leaders sitting inside, both of them from the army, sitting side by side on the sofa, eating with one lunch box each. When Lu Yanchen came in, one of them pointed at the chair with his chin: "Talk while you eat."
Lu Yanchen pulled up the chair and sat down, and the three of them started talking, starting from the memorial service for Shen Lao, the meaning above was someone from the Beijing base after all, they must go back to Beijing, and the body will be sent away within two days. Then, he said: "Two were injured and one died within three months. The above means, let us two experts work together as a team, and we can no longer lead two assistants by one person." This is reasonable and reasonable. , but everyone is well aware that this will slow down the progress.
One day of delay, one more day of danger exists.
The original plan was to end all work in the fall, and such a merger would have to be tossed until next year. After talking about the situation in a few words, one of the more impatient leaders put the unfinished lunch on the glass coffee table and turned around twice: "So, let's transfer people and apply for more experts."
The other with glasses smiled: "We are not the only ones with tasks in the whole country. How can you get so many experts?"
"Xiaolu, do you have any good suggestions?" The quick-tempered leader looked at Lu Yanchen, his eyes burning.
Lu Yanchen broke apart half of the steamed bun and ate it in two mouthfuls.
In the brief silence, he was thinking, and the other two were watching him.
"Let's borrow someone. I have led an EOD class in the past. Although I don't have as much experience, I can still be used as an expert for most of them."
He patted the table in a hurry and smiled: "I'll wait for your words! Tonight, please call your old leader first, explain the situation, and provide support."
Well, of course he knew that these two were waiting for this sentence.
If you report back to Beijing from the factory, you will have to wait a few days to borrow people one by one. In the end, you may not be approved, and you may not be able to get the right person. After all, it is not so easy to borrow people from the front line, and Erlianhot also has to consider the issue of personnel allocation. But the news from him is much faster, which one is suitable? He knows best. How can we meet the needs here and ensure that the personnel layout in Erenhot is not affected? Still he knows best.
"No problem, I'll borrow someone at night," Lu Yanchen nodded, "I will go back to Beijing first this week, and it will take two days."
The two leaders looked at each other and didn't quite understand. This person who usually doesn't even need to take a break except for the need for external phone calls, is this what happened at home and wants to go back
Lu Yanchen ate the last piece of white-flour buns, chewed slowly, and then said, "My wife is almost four months pregnant, she has to go back and get a certificate." After a pause, he continued, "Old Shen doesn't have a son, and he has a good relationship with me. If I send him back this time, it can be regarded as the end of the hero's coffin."