The next day was Chinese New Year's Eve. Jiren hall was open for half a day and closed early to let everyone go back for the festival.
Chen min'er and Erniu go back to Shilipu together. Tianyou's mother has picked it up, so Chen min'er leaves him and ah Quan to see the shop.
On New Year's Eve this year, there is no smell of new year at all. Every household is hung with white lanterns. The government has ordered that it is not allowed to organize banquets and prohibit all kinds of entertainment activities.
Chen min'er came home with a large cart of new year goods. Wu has made her favorite cabbage, pork and dumplings, and her eldest brother has returned from the military camp.
The family reunited after a year. Chen Zhengde couldn't close his mouth with a smile.
"Your father hasn't been so happy for a long time." Wu smiled. She was not.
Chen Yongnan said, "Mom and Dad, sister, after the new year, I will be transferred to the Wucheng army and horse department as the deputy commander, and I can go home every month in the future."
"Really?" Wu was overjoyed.
Chen Zhengde knocked him on the head with a cigarette pole, smiled and scolded, "you boy, I can't say such a big thing until now."
Chen Yongnan said with a smile, "don't wait for your sister. You don't have to say it one by one."
Jin Qiaohua was very happy at first when she heard the news, but she was not happy when she heard the following sentence. Now the family holds Chen miner higher than the sky. They have to discuss everything with her and listen to her opinions. What is she? At least she is his mother-in-law and his son's mother. But this festival, she was not easy to make trouble, so she asked, "what official is the deputy commander of the five cities army and horse department? How old is it? Is it bigger than the county magistrate?"
Chen Yongnan thought and said, "almost!"
Chen Zhengde laughed: "good boy, I haven't worked hard in vain these two years. I'm promising."
Looking at his sister, Chen Yongnan hesitated and said, "thanks to the promotion of Yongning Hou, people also look at her face."
Chen Yongnan is not stupid. Although he performs well in the army and is excellent in all aspects, there are many good players in the army, but he is promoted very smoothly and never makes trouble for him. Including this visit to the Wucheng military and Horse Department, there are more than ten people in the whole Xishan camp. He is one of them. Others are older than him and not higher than his position. It's said that Hou Yongning arranged it himself. Isn't that for the sake of my sister's face or something? Sister saved the life of Yongning Hou.
"Elder brother, what are you talking about? You did well yourself. I heard you won the title of sharpshooter in the army." Chen min'er laughed angrily and looked nervously at his parents' reaction.
Sure enough, Dad stopped smiling and his face wasn't ugly, but he couldn't look anywhere. He didn't know what he was thinking with a cigarette.
Wu smiled and said, "eat, eat quickly, or it will be cold."
Jin Qiaohua kicked Chen Yongnan under the table and gouged him out. Fool, which pot doesn't open and which pot doesn't open.
Chen Yongnan couldn't figure out what he said wrong. He didn't know anything about Mrs. Mu's visit to Yongning Hou's house.
"Dad, it's bad for your lungs to smoke less. Come on, eat dumplings..." Chen min'er put two dumplings in his father's bowl.
Tiger son stretched out his little hand and muttered childishly, "yes, yes... Aunt."
Chen min'er hurriedly took one for Huzi: "Huzi is so good. My aunt loves you."
As soon as father Chen was silent, the atmosphere on the table became subtle. After eating the dumplings, Chen min'er wanted to help his mother clean up. Chen Zhengde said, "Qiao Hua, go and help your mother. Min'er, you stay. My father has something to ask you."
Jin Qiaohua pouted and reluctantly stuffed the tiger to Chen Yongnan to help her mother-in-law clean up the dishes and chopsticks.