Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 72 It’s been a long time since I shared chicken soup

The military compound located at the foot of Shijingshan Mountain represents the strongest garrison force in Yanjing. Du's father's residence here is a two-story building of considerable quality.

He did not explain the specific reason for the call, but just asked Lin Chaoyang to come to the military region when he was free.

Lin Chaoyang took a Sunday off and brought Tao Yushu to visit.

It was my aunt Qi Hongying who opened the door for them. She smiled as soon as she saw them.

"Yushu, Chaoyang, you are here, come in quickly!"

"Look at you guys, what else do you buy as a family?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Aunt, we are young people, so why would we come empty-handed?"

"Really?" Qi Hongying took the things, led the two into the house, and poured them some tea. "Your uncle said yesterday that you two would come. But he has something to do right now, so he's still outside. You two should wait a moment."

"It's okay, we'll wait a while." Tao Yushu said.

The main person was not here at the moment, so Qi Hongying chatted with Lin Chaoyang.

"Oh, I never expected that! I heard from Du Feng a few days ago that Chaoyang is now a writer."

"Aunt, I just got lucky and published a novel."

Qi Hongying laughed and said, "Hey, how can you rely on luck? Du Feng is such a person that he won't be successful even if you let him rely on luck."

It is a common practice for Chinese parents to praise other people's children by disparaging their own children.

Lin Chaoyang followed her words and asked, "By the way, why haven't I seen Du Feng recently?"

As soon as he asked this question, Lin Chaoyang noticed that Qi Hongying's face looked a little strange. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Alas! It's all because of that girlfriend."

girlfriend?
"As you know, your uncle sent Du Feng to the front some time ago, and the girl went there too.

I don’t know the details of this, but a few days ago someone in the hospital told me that the girl fell in love with a war hero in the south at first sight.”

"Ah! This..."

Abandoning the second generation of military officers and looking for a combat hero?

If this happened thirty years later, I wonder how many of our compatriots who claim to be sober-minded would beat their chests and stamp their feet.

Did this woman get kicked in the head by a donkey?

But in this passionate era, this seems to be very normal.

At least from Lin Chaoyang's point of view, he really admired this "former brother-in-law" whom he had never met.

Of course, the person who suffered the most in the whole incident was the brother-in-law Du Feng.

It is not pleasant for anyone to have his girlfriend stolen away by someone else. If this were to follow the plot of the TV series, Du Feng, a second-generation military man, would definitely have to play the villain and cause trouble for the other party.

But Lin Chaoyang guessed that with his uncle's temper, if Du Feng dared to cause trouble for the lovers, he would break Du Feng's legs.

Lin Chaoyang felt aggrieved for his brother-in-law when he thought about it.

This second generation of the military is not worthy of being called a hero!
After chatting with Qi Hongying for less than half an hour, uncle Du Ruolin came back. He greeted Lin Chaoyang and the others first, then took off his military uniform, revealing the white shirt underneath, and said to Lin Chaoyang, "Let's go to the study to talk!"

"I heard that Du Feng is working on a novel with you recently?"

"Yes. Du Feng has grown a lot since he came back from the south. He happened to know that I was doing creative work now, so he suggested that I write about the stories of the soldiers and found a lot of information for me."

Hearing this, Du Ruolin showed a look of relief on his face.

"What information is there?"

Although she was relieved, Du Ruolin was still worried, fearing that Du Feng did not know the true situation and showed Lin Chaoyang documents that he should not have seen.

"They are all those he had access to and those that were made public. Some are also correspondence between him and his comrades. I ask everyone to help provide some information and details of the time."

After hearing what Lin Chaoyang said, Du Ruolin felt relieved.

"Chaoyang, Du Feng is causing you trouble."

"It's not a problem. He has given me some creative inspiration."

Du Ruolin asked, "Have you started writing?"

"Not yet. But I have the general outline, and I think I can start writing in the next few days."

"Show it to me when you finish writing it."

This kind of work involving ongoing wars is bound to be subject to review.

Lin Chaoyang also understood what Du Ruolin meant and nodded, "Okay."

Seeing Lin Chaoyang's serious expression, Du Ruolin rarely smiled and said, "Don't feel pressured. As long as you don't deliberately smear or tamper with the text, the army will have no objection. If you write well, I will transfer you to the army." "Transfer to the army?" Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised.

"Why not? I heard from your mother that you are not yet on the staff of Yanda University. Our army does not have so many restrictions. As long as you have the ability, you will be promoted immediately!"

Du Ruolin's tone was firm and resolute, which was the confidence that came from holding great power.

In the few years after the end of Buzz Buzz, the army's propaganda team expanded rapidly. The past two years should be the climax, but it will no longer be possible in another two or three years. By then, large numbers of art troupes and propaganda teams will be included in the list of disbandment.

Compared with personnel in art troupes and propaganda teams, military writers have a much higher status and it is easy to be promoted as long as they produce works. However, Lin Chaoyang is not interested in this.

The work in the library was just to reassure his wife and family. Joining the army might be something that others would love to have, but it was useless to him.

"Uncle, I'm used to the work in the library. Besides, I can attend the classes of famous scholars every day. It's happier than being admitted to a university."

Students at Yanda University are still affected by courses and activities, but Lin Chaoyang is different. As long as he greets his colleagues, he can attend classes at any time.

"Hahaha! Great! If our Du Feng was half as studious as you, he wouldn't be such a loser."

Du Ruolin didn't care about being rejected at all. Instead, she admired Lin Chaoyang's attitude very much.

"Du Feng has a pure heart, but it's just that he hasn't settled down yet."

"You two are only two years apart in age, but you sound ten years older than him."

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Marriage makes a man mature."

Du Ruolin laughed again. He and Lin Chaoyang met during the Chinese New Year and only had a general impression of each other. After meeting and chatting in detail today, he found that his nephew's husband was actually a wonderful person.

After the conversation, Du Ruolin and Lin Chaoyang came out together. Aunt Qi Hongying was preparing lunch and Tao Yushu was helping.

Of the four children in the Du family, three are married and live elsewhere, while Du Feng usually lives in the dormitory of the art troupe.

Because he had just returned from the south, the army granted him a period of vacation and he has been living at home.

But he hasn't left the house in the past few days. His girlfriend ran away and he is depressed.

After having lunch at the Du family at noon, Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu returned to Yanda, and Du Feng followed them.

I haven't seen Du Feng for several days. He looks haggard and has an untidy beard, looking like a man who has become haggard because of her.

"You didn't show up when I was at your house just now, why are you here now?" Tao Yushu asked disapprovingly.

"I'm looking for my brother-in-law."

Du Feng pulled Lin Chaoyang aside, lowered his head and said hesitantly: "Brother-in-law, that novel...you should stop writing it."

Lin Chaoyang observed Du Feng's expression and could probably guess what was going on in Du Feng's mind. He was planning to write a novel to praise the war hero, while his girlfriend ran off with the war hero. No one would feel comfortable with that.

But who can be blamed for this?
He did not answer Du Feng directly, but turned around and took out a cigarette from the closet.

Du Feng felt that the cigarette looked familiar. Lin Chaoyang said, "You gave it to me before you left last time. I didn't dare to open it, thinking that if you died gloriously, this would be the last gift from my brother-in-law to me. It is very memorable."

Du Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He recalled his experience in the south and felt a little upset. "Brother-in-law..."

Lin Chaoyang unpacked a box of cigarettes and took out two, one for him and one for Du Feng.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled, and smoke instantly filled the room.

"How is it?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"Comfortable!" Du Feng said with his eyes narrowed, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

“How many people can’t smoke this cigarette anymore!”

Hearing this, Du Feng had a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth, his expression was dazed, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The smoke filled the air, and he didn't come to his senses until his fingers felt hot.

"Brother-in-law..." Du Feng wanted to say something.

"I've been to the battlefield, so I should be more open-minded. Although I may not be a combat hero in this lifetime, I'm still a man who can stand tall and proud!"

Lin Chaoyang held a cigarette in one hand and his other hand on his waist, and he was full of heroism as he spoke. Du Feng immediately felt like he was looking up to a mountain.

He couldn't help but feel somewhat ashamed for his narrow-mindedness and his own greed.

"Brother-in-law, you are right, I will listen to you!" Du Feng said with a firm look.

Lin Chaoyang nodded with relief.

I haven’t shared some chicken soup for a long time. Today I’ll try it out and see if I can still use my skills.

(End of this chapter)