Chapter 114: Approve It First, We'll Talk Later
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The guard wasn't too clear on that. Lou Huaijin took the application form the guard handed over, mulled it over for a moment, then asked, "This Zhong Xiao—I haven't met her yet. Political Commissar Liu, you have. What kind of person do you think she is?"
Liu Guangmin shot a quick glance at Lou Huaijin.
Even though Lou Huaijin had already approved the marriage application for Song Tingshen and Zhong Xiao, it was still best to say a few favorable things just to be safe.
"Comrade Zhong Xiao is beyond reproach. Although she comes from a capitalist family, she's a person of great ideological awareness. She told me she'd even studied military strategy on her own at home. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to locate where Old Song and his men were trapped so quickly."
"Besides, she's a very down-to-earth girl. She looks like a proper young lady, but in reality she's quite unconventional and adapted to military district life in no time. She stayed in the female soldiers' dormitory before, and got along well with the women there. I've asked around privately—they all have a very good impression of her."
"Anyway, standing next to Tingshen, the two of them make a fine match—a handsome man and a beautiful woman."
Lou Huaijin couldn't help it—he slapped Liu Guangmin on the back.
"Are you out of your mind? I ask you one thing and you answer another. I'm asking whether you think she looks like someone who's good at farming—can she do farm work, heavy labor?"
Liu Guangmin was a bit embarrassed now.
This, he really didn't know.
But from the way Zhong Xiao looked before—so frail and delicate—she was clearly a young lady raised in an environment where her hands never touched spring water, so to speak. Logically, she probably couldn't...
Still, Liu Guangmin said, "Well... you can't judge a person by their appearance. I'm not very familiar with Comrade Zhong Xiao either, so I don't know whether she can do physical work. You're really putting me on the spot here... But—"
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Liu Guangmin shifted the conversation.
"But Tingshen's got plenty of strength! Anyway, the young couple has already applied. As for who does the work after the application goes through, let's not worry about that—it's their own business as husband and wife. And look, Tingshen and Zhong Xiao are solving your problem just in time. You were just worrying about this, weren't you? Aren't they like rain in a drought? Right?"
Lou Huaijin thought about it. That was true.
Forget all the what-ifs.
Approve it first, talk later.
With that, he waved his hand grandly, picked up Liu Guangmin's stamp, and pressed it down.
He even worried that Song Tingshen might change his mind, so he instructed the guard, "Deliver it to them right now. Don't be late."
The guard nodded and dashed off like the wind.
He rushed to the Song residence without pause and handed it over to Song Tingshen.
Zhong Xiao found it strange. "How did the application get approved so quickly?"
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Song Tingshen said, "The land in the family compound has been lying fallow all this time. They're probably eager for someone to take it. Three hundred square meters—all yours."
Zhong Xiao smiled so wide her eyes crinkled into slits.
Song, on the other hand, was a little worried. "That much land—you won't be able to manage it all by yourself. In a few days, I'll take some men to break the ground first. Whatever you want to plant, I'll buy the seeds in advance."
But Zhong Xiao waved her hand grandly. "No need! When I came from Yucheng, I already bought plenty of seeds in advance. Don't you worry! All you need to do is help me turn the soil and connect a water pipe—leave everything else to me!" Zhong Xiao's eyes sparkled. "I'll make sure our whole family gets to eat fresh vegetables grown by my own hands!"
Seeing Zhong Xiao so full of confidence, the corners of Song Tingshen's mouth curved up involuntarily.
Though he said not a word, Zhong Xiao could clearly hear what was in his heart.
—[My Xiaoxiao is the best in the world.]
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