The old secretary invited me to dinner. Chu He had no reason not to go. If I remember correctly, today should be the old secretary’s birthday.
As for the surprise mentioned by the old secretary - Chu He wondered whether he planned to directly promote himself to become the principal?
If so, Chuhe will definitely give him a decent birthday gift.
Forcibly suppressing the inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, Chu He got off work early and went to the shopping mall in the city. He bought a few boxes of high-end tea leaves and two calligraphy and paintings that were indistinguishable from authenticity and returned them.
The old secretary lives in a community that mainly features villas and western-style buildings. Most of the neighbors in the community are local government officials or family members. It is a residential area with political overtones. Because his children are doing business abroad all year round, the old secretary spends his free time with his wife.
I drank some wine and played chess with some old people in the courtyard. This semi-retirement life was quite fulfilling.
Chu He came here in a taxi and went straight into the community carrying gifts.
This place is no stranger to Chu He. On the contrary, what makes him feel most at home in Baicheng is probably the three-story villa in front of him.
But at this moment, more than ten soldiers were lined up at the door of the villa. They had straight backs and resolute expressions, playing the role of doormen.
Chu He was quite curious. The old secretary did work in the military system a few years ago, but now he has been relegated to the second line. There is no reason for the defense system to be so powerful, right?
Ignoring him, Chu He walked away carrying the gift.
"Stop." A soldier stretched out his arm to stop Chuhe. "What are you doing?"
"Visit the old man in the villa." Chu He said with a smile. He didn't mind the other party's interrogation.
"Know?" the soldier said stiffly.
"Yes." Chu He nodded. "We have known each other for more than ten years."
"What do you do?" the soldier asked meticulously.
"Counselor." Chu He smiled.
"Counselor?" The soldier raised his eyebrows. "Do you know who the old man in the villa is?"
"I know." Chu He nodded slightly and said, "We are the secretary of Bai Da."
The soldier changed the topic: "I'm sorry. There is a protected person showing up in the villa tonight. No matter who you are, please come back."
"Protected person?" Chu He was startled. Could it be an old general?
He shook his head and smiled, and said: "The old secretary invited me here. Please go in and inform me."
"What's going on?"
A man walked out of the villa. He was not very old. He was similar to Chu He. But overall he looked quite elegant and somewhat scholarly.
As soon as the man saw Chu He, he frowned.
"This handsome guy, I am a guest invited by the owner of the villa. Can you help inform me?" Chu He said politely.
He Ning looked at Chu He carefully, and then said after a moment: "Are you Chu He?"
"Do you know me?" Chu He asked curiously.
"We know you." He Ning said slowly. "I also know that you were dismissed from Baicheng Military Region and later absorbed by the Divine Corps."
Divine Corps?
The expression of the soldier who had questioned Chu He before changed drastically, with a hint of envy and fanaticism in his eyes.
Those who can join the Divine Corps are all the most advanced soldiers in the country. But the man in front of him is too low-key and has no aura, right? He is as weak as a loser who has failed in career and love.
In the eyes of these soldiers, the soldiers of the Divine Corps should be very domineering. At least they are full of energy and full of youth. The man in front of them really doesn't look like him.
Chu He was a little surprised at first. Seeing He Ning reveal his details in one breath, he was relieved. It is not difficult for someone who is interested to check his details. He smiled and said: "Then can I go in?"
"Mr. Liu doesn't want to see you." He Ning shook his head.
"Sir Liu?" Chu He frowned slightly and asked in confusion. "When did the Liu family have a senior?"
"Liu Yue. Master Liu." He Ning said in detail.
Chu He trembled and said in disbelief: "Sister Liu - joined the army?"
He was not surprised that Liu Yue could become a division commander. Even thirty-five-year-old division commanders were very rare in China. But he knew that this smart and resilient woman would achieve it crazily as long as she set a goal.
After regaining consciousness for a moment, Chu He smiled bitterly.
I had no hesitation to join the army, but was dismissed by my parents' family, Baicheng Military Region. I reluctantly joined the Shenbing Corps, but only had a false position, without a sense of belonging. But Sister Liu, who had determined to be a strong woman in the business world since she was a child, became a powerful woman.
Division-level cadre. Is that enough to ridicule?
A trace of imperceptible pain flashed in his eyes. Seeing this, He Ning said calmly: "Aunt Liu is the youngest and fastest-promoted division-level cadre of the 39th Army."
Snap.
Chu He lit a cigarette, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Since she doesn't want to see me, please help me deliver the gift to the old man."
He Ning took the gift and said calmly: "Please come back."
"Yeah. I'll leave now." Chu He forced a smile, held a cigarette in his mouth and turned to leave.
"Xiao Chu!"
Just as he was about to leave, the old secretary's call came from behind him.
Chu He was stunned for a moment. But he didn't hesitate and strode out.
He is not angry, but he does not want the old secretary to be difficult to do.
Whoosh!
Chuhe was about to leave when his way was blocked by a military vehicle. An energetic old man got out of the back seat, who was the old general.
"Hey, Xiao Chu, are you leaving right after Third Grandpa arrived?" the old general complained. "Do you hate getting along with Third Grandpa so much?"
"No." Chu He hurriedly shook his head and said with a wry smile. "There are still some things at school. I have to go back and deal with them."
"Let's go in and have a drink with Third Grandpa." The old general winked at the old secretary, who saw this and returned to the villa.
"Get out of the way!" the old general said as He Ning rushed towards him.
He Ning said helplessly: "General Zhuge, you know that Master Liu is currently under first-level protection. We can't force anyone she doesn't want to see."
"Stop talking nonsense to me!" the old general glared at King Kong and cursed. "What bullshit first-level protection? If something really happens, how can you guys keep that girl? You have to rely on him!"
He Ning was slightly embarrassed. These words were a slap in the face. But he did not refute, and even believed the old general's scolding.
Not to mention his identity as the honorary instructor of the Chuhe Divine Corps. Just for the dragon protection plan he executed alone five years ago, few of the millions of soldiers in the Republic dared to pat their chests and guarantee that it would be completed beautifully.
"Why don't you get out of the way?" The old general pushed He Ning away and pulled the embarrassed Chu He into the villa.
…
"Captain He. Is that guy really from the Divine Corps just now?" the soldier who questioned Chu He asked cautiously.
He Ning nodded lightly: "Yes. He also won the dragon protection mission that shocked the military five years ago."
"Fuck-" the soldier was shocked and said with heavy breathing. "Baicheng Qinglong?"
"Is he famous?" He Ning has been following Liu Yue since joining the army. He is not interested in the gossip spread by the military.
"It's not just about being famous!" the soldier tightened his body and said with a slightly excited tone. "The leader who was protected by Qinglong back then is now the third-ranking figure in the Military Commission. It is said that the big bosses above unanimously believe that Baicheng Qinglong is the strongest single player in China in the past twenty years.
The King of Soldiers."
He Ning was slightly lost in thought, and after a while he murmured: "Then why does Aunt Liu dislike seeing him so much?"
…
The villa is not much different from what it was eight years ago. They only added some new furniture and hired a cook. But it also shows from the side that the old secretary and his wife are really old. They are so old that they need someone to take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation.
The old general affectionately pulled Chu He into the living room. The latter looked like a rookie visiting for the first time. His limbs were quite stiff. On the contrary, the old general, who had been arguing with the old secretary all his life, shouted to the woman sitting on the sofa playing with her mobile phone: "I said
Girl from the Liu family, you don’t get up to welcome guests when they come to your house? Didn’t the old man teach you how to treat guests?"
The old secretary had already taken refuge in the kitchen. Apart from Liu Yue, the only ones left in the living room were the old general and Chu He.
"Sit." The woman was wearing a white casual shirt, with a few strands of black hair sticking to the side of her face. She didn't even raise her head, she just said a word and stared at the screen.
Seeing this, the old general patted Chu He's back gently and said in a low voice: "Grandpa San can only help so much. From now on, it's up to you." After saying that, he turned around and shouted towards the kitchen. "Old man
"Hey, have you made my favorite sauce beef? If not, I'll kill you!"
These old enemies...
As soon as the old general left, the Chu River became more and more cramped.
Eight years.
It had been eight years since he had seen the woman who loved and doted on him the most in the world.
She is still so beautiful. But her gentle jade face is covered with thick frost. Those slender but warm shoulders no longer belong to Chu He who is always pestering her to tell stories, walk around and play games.
As a child, Chu He was rebellious and bad. He either got into fights or smoked and drank. He never did anything a good boy should do. He learned what bad boys did. When he was fourteen years old, he joined a group of people with a good background.
Students from the same school got into a fight and were later chased across the street with a kitchen knife. Liu Yue, who was doing her graduation defense, got the news and took off her high heels and ran out while many judges were dumbfounded. Later, Chu He was beaten to a bloody head, and Liu Yue
He also had his arm broken with a steel pipe and was hospitalized for a month. The school was so furious that if the old secretary hadn't come forward, he would have been expelled.
Sixteen-year-old Chu He is already a frequent visitor to the police station. Every time the guarantor is Liu Yue, who has just started working. No matter she is just lying in bed after working hard all day, or she is in a plenary meeting. Once she hears Chu
She would arrive as soon as possible for any bad news about He. Chu He changed eighteen schools during high school. Liu Yue changed twenty-five jobs in the past three years.
Every time when Chu He was fished out from the police station, Liu Yue neither hit nor scolded her. The first sentence she said was, "Did they beat you?". The second sentence was, "Are you hungry? Sister, please do.
You cook”.
When Chu He and Liu Yue met, he was only two years old. He had just learned to walk and talk. From the age of two, he celebrated his birthday with Liu Yue every year. Liu Yue would buy him gifts and make birthday cakes. Later, Chu He got older.
Liu Yue also joined the work. But whenever she had time, Liu Yue would drag him to the apartment she rented for dinner. She would hold his arm on the sofa and watch TV all day long. Chu He liked to spend time with Liu Yue very much.
The feeling of being together. Her body was very fragrant and warm. What's more, in the eyes of young Chu He, Liu Yue was the best woman to him in the world, no one.
Eighteen years old.
He did not spend his birthday with Liu Yue. Instead, he spent his birthday with the girl from Yanjing who was loved by thousands of people and whose beauty made Chu He stunned.
After returning to Baicheng, he ran to apologize to Liu Yue. At that time, his career was gradually on track. Liu Yue, who had become the head of the department, stared at the handsome and tall Chu He in fascination. After a long time, he whispered softly: "You have grown up."
Before joining the army, he was engaged. She broke up with him and stayed away from each other until death.
Today, when Chu He saw again this beautiful sister whose appearance had not changed at all but was extremely unfamiliar to him, he could not say a word.
He pinched his thighs hard, tried to open his mouth wide, and shouted in a hoarse and confused voice: "Sister..."
