The Lu family of three gradually walked away. Someone came out from the house next door, glanced at their backs, then turned and went back into the house. Looking at her own man, she couldn't help muttering, "Look at the Lu Cheng couple, they are so capable, and you are like a mute person." Thinking about the words she vaguely heard just now, you are awesome.
Oh my… Her hair stood on end. However, she only heard this one sentence. She wanted to hear the whole thing, but the man didn't stop to talk to her.
I really can't believe that Comrade Lin is so good at praising in front of Lu Cheng. But it's also true, they are newlyweds, and Comrade Lin looks so delicate, how could she not know how to handle things? Asking her to say that you are great to her man... No, she will be so jealous that she will die of jealousy.
In the evening, Lu Cheng and Lin Qingqing discussed the dinner again, and they decided to choose the weekend when Lin Qingqing was resting. It might be the modern concept, there is only one day off in a week, and Lin Qingqing likes to choose Sunday.
the next day
Lu Cheng went to find the political commissar.
"Has Comrade Lin agreed?" The political commissar asked impatiently as soon as he saw Lu Cheng.
Lu Chengdao: "What are you asking about?"
The political commissar really wanted to hit him with a stick: "You still have to give me this? Of course I hope there is a good answer to both questions, just tell me frankly."
Lu Cheng: "One good news, one bad news, which one do you think is good news?"
Political Commissar: “…” He really got the upper hand, “What about the logistics matter?” Relatively speaking, the nature of his work is very different from being a non-staff member of the canteen of the third company’s kitchen squad to being a staff member of the army’s logistics department.
Therefore, the good news should be this matter. Then the bad news is self-evident, it must be the dinner party. In fact, the political commissar said that the dinner party was just a joke, and it was more important for Lin Qingqing to join the logistics unit.
Lu Cheng said: "You guessed half right."
Political Commissar: "You're messing with my brain. I can't guess."
Lu Cheng stopped teasing the political commissar and said frankly, "My wife agreed to join the logistics department and take charge of the food."
The political commissar was very happy when he heard this. He finally fulfilled everyone's trust. "Congratulations, but in terms of procedure, Comrade Lin needs to be investigated again. Previously, it was your marriage political review, but now that she is joining the logistics department as a logistics soldier, a more in-depth investigation is required."
Lu Cheng: "Everything will be subject to the organization's arrangements."
The political commissar also knew that he would not object: "Okay, you will take Comrade Lin to report to the logistics department later, but what did you mean when you said that I guessed half right?"
Lu Cheng smiled softly: "It means about the dinner invitation. My wife agreed, but it will take a few days until she has a day off on Sunday and she prepares the ingredients."
"Go to hell..." The political commissar wanted to hit someone, but this guy was just playing with him. If Lu Cheng wasn't taller and younger than him, he would definitely beat him up if he couldn't beat Lu Cheng. "Go, go, go, I don't want to see you now, go back to where you came from."
"Yes." Lu Cheng left without hesitation.
The political commissar smiled and shook his head, and was also a little surprised. Lu Cheng had always been a serious person, but now he would joke. Sure enough, men still need women to mediate. Don't ask him how he knows, after all, he is an experienced person.
After Lu Cheng left the political commissar, he went directly to the cafeteria of the third company's kitchen team. Since it was not yet eight o'clock, everyone was busy.
Qi Shao and others didn't know that Lin Qingqing was about to go to the Logistics Department. Lin Qingqing was waiting for Lu Cheng to notify her. Of course, she wouldn't tell anyone about something that hadn't been confirmed.
Seeing Lu Cheng coming, Lin Qingqing went over and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I just came from the political commissar, and he said that if you are ready, you can report to the logistics department today. However, the army will still conduct an audit on you as usual, but it will not affect your post." Because she is a military wife, she will definitely pass the political review, and now the routine re-investigation is just a process, so the army can let her take up her post ahead of time.
Lin Qingqing said, "So soon? Then I'll say hello to squad leader Qi and the others first. Fortunately, the food for the third company this month has been arranged, so there won't be any problems here even without me. But after I leave, you still have to recruit people here, right?"
Lu Cheng: "Don't worry, Qi Shao will arrange the recruitment."
"Um."
Qi Shao was making a fire. Breakfast was just some soup or steamed sweet potatoes, so even though they had to wake up at the wake-up call, it was still quite relaxing when they were making breakfast.
"Squad leader, I have something to tell you." Lin Qingqing came to the stove and said.
Qi Shao put some more firewood into the stove, then stood up and asked, "What did Comrade Lin want to say?"
"It's like this..." Lin Qingqing said that she was going to join the logistics department, "So I might be there in the next two days. I think the dishes for this month are all arranged, so there shouldn't be any problems. If there are any problems, the squad leader can come to the logistics department to find me."
Qi Shao was really happy for Lin Qingqing after hearing this: "That's great, congratulations, Comrade Lin. I'm familiar with the Logistics Department, don't worry, I'll come to you if there are any problems. And as for the Logistics Department..." Qi Shao often had work dealings with the Logistics Department, and the kitchen squad was under the jurisdiction of the Logistics Department, so he knew the people there very well. Now that Lin Qingqing was about to go there, he analyzed the personalities of those people in the Logistics Department for Lin Qingqing.
The logistics department of the troops has several departments, including the headquarters, political department, finance department, quartermaster department, health department, ordnance department, transportation department, fuel department, supplies department, barracks department, quartermaster production department, and management bureau, 12 departments.
Lin Qingqing was assigned to a small section in the Logistics Department, which was responsible for the canteen. The canteen of the army was self-supplied, so although it belonged to the Logistics Department, it was an independent department and did not participate in some meetings of the Logistics Department.
However, this section is also very important because it concerns the livelihood of the entire army. Because livelihood issues are very important, the procurement and transportation of food are the responsibility of the comrades in the kitchen team, not the comrades in the transportation department.
For example, the comrades in the kitchen team are responsible for everything from purchasing to transportation. If anything goes wrong, the investigation will be much easier.
There are two people in the canteen section, one is the director and the other is the secretary. The director is an old female soldier who graduated from a military academy, and the secretary is from the art troupe. Something happened when she was participating in a cultural program, so she was assigned to the canteen section and became the secretary.
Now there is Lin Qingqing, she is the third person.
Lu Cheng brought Lin Qingqing to the logistics department. The office building of the logistics department was large, but also nostalgic, a feature that only buildings of this era have. Speaking of which, Lin Qingqing has been in the book for more than a month, and this is her first time in the army. Her previous activities were between the family housing and the canteen, and the family housing and the canteen were not in the army. Lin Qingqing was a little anxious. This was her first time to be so close to a powerful figure in the army. How could she not be nervous? If it were modern times, this would be a relationship that could not be obtained even if you begged for it.
"Don't be nervous." Lu Cheng said, "You have to remember that it was the political commissar who hired you." So, she was not a person without confidence.
"Yeah." Lin Qingqing's nervousness was not fear, but a kind of spontaneous... probably excitement.
Lu Cheng deliberately slowed down his pace and walked slowly with her.
Walking into the logistics building, he saw soldiers standing guard inside. The soldier saluted when he saw Lu Cheng coming. Lu Cheng walked up to the soldier and asked, "Excuse me, where is the office responsible for the canteen?"
Soldier: "In office 208 on the second floor."
Lu Cheng: "Thank you."
Lu Cheng took Lin Qingqing directly to the second floor.
"Lu Cheng, if I work here in the future, will I also wear a military uniform?" Lin Qingqing asked curiously. She thought that if she worked here, she would be considered a civil servant. However, this was a completely different working environment from that of ordinary civil servants. It was serious, rigorous, meticulous, and even awe-inspiring.
Lu Cheng: "You have to ask your director about this."
After reaching the second floor, Lu Cheng quickly found Office 208 and knocked on the door.
The door of the office was open, and the people inside looked up. One of the younger female comrades came out and glanced at the badge on Lu Cheng's body, the deputy regiment commander. She said respectfully: "Hello, comrade, who are you looking for?" The deputy regiment commander was a very senior officer, and he was so young. The female comrade was also a little curious about his identity. Of course, she also saw Lin Qingqing standing behind Lu Cheng.
"Hello, my name is Lu Cheng, and this is my wife Lin Qingqing. Political Commissar Qu asked Comrade Lin Qingqing to report here." Lu Cheng said.
"It's Deputy Regiment Commander Lu and Comrade Lin. Please come in. Political Commissar Qu mentioned this yesterday. By the way, my name is Wang Lele, and I'm a clerk here." Wang Lele is 20 years old and got married last June. Her husband is the company commander here. She was able to enter here because, first, she was a female soldier, second, she was injured on the job, and third, her husband was a clerk.
"Hello, Deputy Commander Lu, hello, Comrade Lin." The older female comrade inside also stood up. She looked to be in her forties and a little serious. "My name is Hong Jun, and I'm the director in charge of the canteen."
Lu Cheng: "Hello, Director Hong."
Lin Qingqing: "Hello, Director Hong."
"Please take a seat." Hong Jun asked Wang Lele to pour tea. She said, "Has Political Commissar Qu explained the nature of Comrade Lin's work?"
This is a difficult question to answer. If she said she had given instructions, then Hong Jun would not say anything. If she said she had not given instructions, then what if Hong Jun made arbitrary arrangements? However, Lin Qingqing chose to tell the truth: "I have not given instructions. I will obey the arrangements made by my leader in everything."
Even so, her voice trembled.
Hong Jun smiled and said, "Comrade Lin, don't be nervous. Since Political Commissar Qu has not explained it, let me tell you about the nature of your position. There are 46 canteens in our entire army, one of which is a large canteen, and there are 45 company canteens. Comrade Lin is very good at cooking and arranging dishes, so the dishes of these 46 canteens are arranged by Comrade Lin. However, the arrangement of dishes is related to the price of the dishes. The funds allocated by the Finance Department to the canteen are limited, so the arrangement of dishes cannot exceed the funds given by the Finance Department. You just need to arrange the dishes, and the procurement and transportation are the responsibility of the large canteen and the cooking team.
Of course, during the arrangement process, there will be some problems such as shortage of food. These are what you need to arrange. Do you think you are qualified for this job?"
Lin Qingqing answered firmly and affirmatively: "I can." Her answer was resounding. She must be able to do it. To her, this is a sacred job, much more meaningful than being an anchor. So she does not allow herself to fail, nor does she allow herself to be unable to do it.
"Okay." Hong Jun's smile deepened. Compared with the polite smile just now, her smile now was more sincere. "We female soldiers must also show courage and bravery to fight in the battlefield. We can't lose to male soldiers, so we must be able to."
"Yes, you are right. The leader said that women can hold up half the sky. We must not let the leader down. We firmly believe in the leader's words and must not let him down." Lin Qingqing came from the future. She agreed with gender equality more than anyone else. Moreover, she also heard a clue from Hong Jun's words that this director had ambitions that were not inferior to men and was a strong person.
"Well said." Hong Jun really liked Lin Qingqing's words. She followed the army when she was young. At that time, female comrades could also form teams to kill the enemy, but because they were female comrades, they were subject to many restrictions. After liberation, she entered the logistics department of the army because of her meritorious service and was responsible for the canteen section. However, she still longed for life on the battlefield.
The cafeteria section was very dull. Ten years of dullness almost consumed Hong Jun's energy. Now when she heard Lin Qingqing say this, she became excited again. You know, female comrades nowadays rarely have their own ideas. They all rely on and depend on male comrades. In other words, there is a generation gap between them. "Do you have your own ideas about your position? Or do you have your own suggestions?"
Lin Qingqing naturally had her own ideas and suggestions. Now that she had this opportunity, she directly proposed: "I think we can't waste resources. Instead of waiting for supply to exceed demand, why don't we supply it ourselves in the cafeteria?"
Seeing that Lin Qingqing really had an idea, Hong Jun was even happier: "Tell me about it?"
Seeing this, Lu Cheng said: "Then you guys take your time to talk, I'll be leaving first." It's not that he has something to do, but he wants to give them some space.
Hong Jun nodded and said, "Xiao Wang, please see Deputy Commander Lu off."
Lin nodded gently and continued to say to Hong Jun: "Director, look, there are many abandoned fields and barren hills around the location of our troops. They are all things that benefit us. Fields and barren hills can be planted. If we use them, the expenses of our canteen can be reduced a lot, and the financial resources of the troops can also save a lot, right? Moreover, we can have farms at home and raise poultry. If we have these meats, the nutrition of the comrades will be better and their bodies will be healthier. When the time comes, it will be better to use strong bodies to fight in other places, right?" What is our country lacking? It is food and other supplies. "Yesterday afternoon, we encountered such an incident in the kitchen squad of the third company, because the kitchen squad of the third company drank mung bean soup and soy milk in a row..." Lin Qingqing repeated what the other squad leaders came to talk about, "So when our farm is built, who will care about mung bean soup and soy milk? At that time, eggs and pork can be eaten as much as you want, don't you think?"
Hong Jun was a little stunned. She didn't expect Lin Qingqing to have such an idea. She had to say that she really underestimated her. Just before Lin Qingqing was about to express her idea, she had never thought that this little girl would have such a bold idea. Lin Qingqing was 19 years old this year. In front of her, who was in her forties, she was just a little girl. Her daughter was older than Lin Qingqing. If she was a few years older, she could be Lin Qingqing's grandmother.
Hong Jun has lived for half her life, and she is really surprised that she can still meet someone with the same ambitions as herself. She always felt that her ideas were different from others, and even her own daughter could not understand her. Now that she has met Lin Qingqing, she suddenly feels that she can understand her ideas.
"Okay, it's good that you have such an idea. Let's do this, you write a plan for me. If we want to use the surrounding fields and barren hills, it won't be that simple. We will also have to talk to the army and the county government, so your plan is very important." Hong Jun began to be curious about Lin Qingqing's plan.
Lin Qingqing said: "Yes."
Hong Jun stood up and said, "You will start your job today. Your seat will be opposite Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang is responsible for calculating the expenses of each canteen and then connecting with the Finance Department. Now you will be in charge of arranging the dishes for the canteen. In other words, you will have a rule for the expenses of each canteen. You will cooperate with Xiao Wang when the time comes."
Wang Lele has returned. She also heard what Lin Qingqing said just now. Unlike Hong Jun's shock and joy, Wang Lele disagreed. She felt that Lin Qingqing was really troublesome. Wouldn't it be better for her to go to work quietly? However, this was none of her business. After hearing what Hong Jun said, Wang Lele responded, "It's you who can rest assured."
Lin Qingqing: "Yes."
Because no one cleaned this desk, although Wang Lele would occasionally clean it when she cleaned the office, it was still quite dirty. So Lin Qingqing wiped the desk inside and out several times, from the tabletop to the drawer. She couldn't stand the presence of a single dirt on the desk. She didn't feel relieved until the water from the rag was almost clear. But by the time she finished wiping the table, it was time for dinner. Everyone ate lunch separately, and directors like Hong Jun went to the cafeteria to eat. Wang Lele went to meet her husband, Captain Chen.
Lin Qingqing did the same as her. She went to find Lu Cheng and Lu Haici.
Lin Qingqing walked out of the logistics department office building and saw Lu Cheng standing under the shade of a tree at the door.
"Lu Cheng..." Lin Qingqing ran over, "Why are you here?"
Before Lu Cheng could speak, people from the logistics department came out to greet him one after another: "Why are you here, Captain Lu?"
"Captain Lu? Is this the promotion letter?"
As the deputy head of the independent regiment, Lu Cheng was known by many key personnel in the logistics department. Because the independent regiment did not have a division or brigade, the deputy head was equivalent to the deputy division commander. Of course, those key personnel knew that Lu Cheng was going to be promoted, and now that someone called him head, they immediately thought of what was going on.
"She came down. She just came down yesterday." Lu Cheng said, "This is my revolutionary partner, Comrade Lin Qingqing. She will also work in the canteen of the Logistics Department. Today is her first day at work and she doesn't know the way, so I came to find her."
"It's Comrade Lin. I've heard a lot about you. Commander Qin said Comrade Lin's dishes are very good."
"Hello." Lin Qingqing said hurriedly.
"This is the Minister of Finance." Lu Cheng said.
"Comrade Lin is here." Commander Qin said, "From now on, the meals in our cafeteria will be handed over to you."
Lin Qingqing: "Hello, thank you for your trust."
"Captain Lu, congratulations."
"Captain Lu..."
"Comrade Lin..."
During this lunch hour, Lin Qingqing got to know more than half of the heads of the 12 departments of the logistics department. Until now, when Lin Qingqing followed Lu Cheng to the cafeteria, her legs were weak and her heart was empty.
"Look at the ideas and suggestions you shared with Director Hong today. Weren't you very brave at that time? Why are you scared now?" Lu Cheng looked at her like this and felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Lin Qingqing said, "It's different. Director Hong is probably a female comrade, and you were there at that time, so I felt confident. I thought that at worst I would just not work there. But now I'm in, and although I won't work with these leaders, I'll always run into them in the future, so I'm a little nervous."
Lu Cheng comforted her: "There's nothing to be nervous about. You also said that we won't be working together, so you should relax."
"How can I relax? I just found out today that you are so famous. They all know you. If I don't do this job well, I will definitely embarrass you. That won't do." Lin Qingqing shook her head. However, she was still very motivated. She had confidence in herself. This was her job. And in Lin Qingqing's opinion, this job was much simpler than being a host.
"It's a good thing to have confidence." Lu Cheng knew that she was a confident and brave girl.
The two came to the canteen of the third company's cooking squad and saw a group of people squatting at the door. Wasn't that Lu Haici? The two were busy with the work of the logistics department and forgot about Lu Haici.
At noon today, Lu Haici came to the cafeteria to eat lunch as usual, but his mother was not there. Lu Haici had to wait at the cafeteria door. Now that he saw his parents, Lu Haici ran over aggrievedly: "Mom, where have you been?" He asked eagerly.
Lin gently touched his face, which was still covered in sweat. "I'm sorry, Haici. Mom changed jobs. I just changed today and didn't have time to tell you. I will definitely tell you where I'm going next time."
"Ah? So mom doesn't work in the cafeteria anymore?" The only thing Lu Haici knew about work was making money, and he had no idea about anything else.
"Yes, Mom will be able to earn more money in the future, and I can buy you two comic books every month." Lu Haici now has two comic books, one of which was bought by Lin Qingqing in June. The other was bought for him some time ago by Lin Qingqing after calculating her salary for July. He likes these two books very much, and reads them over and over every day, and can look at the same picture several times.