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Chapter 336 Social Awesomeness

Jiang Defu was thinking about Jiang Changyi all the time, and fell asleep in this complicated state of mind. He went to work the next morning still full of energy.

For Jiang Defu, family and work are equally important, which is why he has a happy life and a smooth career. Few people see him complaining about anything, which is in sharp contrast to his "good friend" Lao Ding.

"Dehua, why were the dumplings you made yesterday so salty?
I didn’t sleep well all night.”

"Ah? Are they salty? I think they're fine!" Jiang Dehua felt that yesterday's dumplings were not as exaggerated as Lao Ding said. "I'll make you some bitter gourd tea later. Drink more bitter gourd tea and you'll be fine."

"Yeah! Soak more!"

"Haha, got it!"

As soon as Jiang Defu entered Lao Ding's yard, he heard Lao Ding complaining to his sister. This made Jiang Defu frown, feeling that Lao Ding was getting more and more excessive.

"Lao Ding, why do I feel like you are becoming more and more like a wealthy landlord?

The dumplings I eat are either too salty or too bland, why don’t you make them yourself?

"Hmph! Don't come to our house and stir up trouble. Our Dehua won't fall for it."

"Hmph! Problem!" Looking at his "good friend" with a rogue look on his face, Jiang Defu stopped nagging about it. Instead, he looked at his sister Jiang Dehua who brought him some bitter melon tea. "Dehua, come with me out of the island on the third day of the junior high school."

"Ah? Where to go?"

"Hey! Someone's coming from my hometown again!

Come with me out of the island to pick someone up."

"Huh! Who is coming?
The Jade Emperor from your hometown?
Do you two need to go pick her up in person?" Old Ding, who was drinking bitter gourd tea, overheard the conversation between the brother and sister and couldn't help but become "venomous" again.

"Shut up! Drink your bitter gourd tea!" Looking at the "venomous tongue" Old Ding, Jiang Defu could no longer hold back his anger, "I find that I just can't stand you lately!"

"Tsk!" When Old Ding saw Jiang Defu getting angry, he just made a "tsk" sound in disdain.

"Brother, who is coming from my hometown this time?" Looking at her husband and brother bickering with each other, Jiang Dehua smiled indifferently. It was really common for the two of them to bicker with each other.

"Oh! A big trouble!" Because Lao Ding was sitting next to him, Jiang Defu could only sigh and hesitate to speak.

"Ah? Big trouble?" Jiang Dehua couldn't help but widen his eyes. "Could it be that Second Aunt is here again?"

"Humph! A hundred times more troublesome than Second Auntie."

Green Island Wharf is also under semi-military management. In order to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings, Suning rarely goes out at the wharf, let alone wander around.

Suning's thoughts played a trick on a few "unlucky guys" in his own space world, and he suddenly felt great, as if he was the creator of this space world, and all the creatures in the space world were there to make him happy.

But Suning's happiness did not last long, and he suddenly had a very terrifying guess: is the real world he lives in also a "toy" in the eyes of others, and is there also a hand controlling it at all times?

Thinking of the most terrifying part, Suning couldn't help but turn pale and broke out in a cold sweat unconsciously. Suning was considered a "weirdo" who was scared by himself. Fortunately, Xiao Liu brought two little soldiers to Suning's room at this time.

"Xiao Jiang, you look so ugly, are you feeling unwell?"

"Huh? It's okay!
I just thought of a horror story and frightened myself."

"Haha." Xiao Liu and the other two couldn't help laughing. Suning's explanation was really too funny.

"Xiao Jiang, let me introduce you.

These two are my comrades who came from the capital with me. His name is Lei Ming, and his name is Su Nan.

"Brother Lei, Brother Su, hello!" Suning quickly greeted them with a smile.

"Hello, Xiao Jiang!"

"Xiao Jiang, I have another shift today, so I really don't have time to accompany you. Lei Ming and Su Nan happen to be off today, so I'm going to ask them to take you winter fishing."

"Winter fishing? Can you fish in winter?"

“Haha, sure!
However, there are only a few fish species that can be caught, with black snapper and sand eels being the most common.

"Ah? That's great! Thank you!"

“Haha, you’re welcome!
Anyway, we took a break to go fishing." Lei Ming and Su Nan said casually, indifferent to Suning's thanks.

Soon Xiao Liu went to work, and then Lei Ming and Su Nan gave Xiao Liu's homemade fishing gear to Suning, and took Suning to the beach to go fishing.

Looking at the scenery of the northern coast around him, Suning's depressed mood was relieved a lot. No matter how depressed he was, as long as he went out for a walk and have a look, he would suddenly feel free and easy.

In the real world, Suning particularly likes to travel around. Seeing different beautiful scenery and tasting different foods can cultivate his sentiments.

Following the two "hosts" Lei Ming and Su Nan, Suning also sat there and started fishing. Maybe Lei Ming and Su Nan thought that Suning didn't know how to bait a bait, so they were particularly considerate and prepared everything for Suning in advance.

Looking at the three attentive strangers, Suning was somewhat touched and really wanted to take out the modern food in the space and share it with them.

However, worried that his behavior was too strange and would cause unnecessary trouble, Suning gave up the idea and sat there quietly fishing.

Looking at the vast sea in front of him, Suning couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts. Suddenly, he felt the fishing rod in his hand was a little heavy. Just when he realized that he had caught something, he heard the surprised voices of Lei Ming and Su Nan beside him.

"Xiao Jiang, there's a fish! Pull it up!"

"Oh! Haha, good luck!"

Su Ning casually pulled the fishing rod and caught a sand eel weighing nearly two kilograms. "Ah? It's a sand eel?"

"Yeah! Aren't sand eels nocturnal?
Xiao Jiang, you are so lucky."

"Haha, this can be considered a good start for the three of us!
I have a feeling that we will have a good harvest today."

"Haha, Xiao Jiang is right.

This is our good start." Lei Ming responded with a smile as he helped Suning collect the fish.

Because of this first sand eel, the three of them were no longer so unfamiliar with each other, but gradually became familiar with each other. Lei Ming looked at Su Ning who was fishing quietly and asked, "Xiao Jiang, have you been to Beijing?"

"No! It's just that some educated youth from Beijing have come to my hometown in recent years. I really enjoy chatting with them. I feel that the world outside is very exciting."

"Yes! The world outside is wonderful.

If you have the chance to visit Beijing and watch the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, we will definitely entertain you."

"Haha, then we have a deal.

Maybe one day we will really meet again in Beijing."

“Haha, don’t worry!

We Beijingers are definitely the most hospitable.”

At this time, Su Ning noticed that Su Nan had been sitting there reading a book, and asked curiously, "Brother Su, what book are you reading?"

"Haha, the army is popularizing the Four Great Classical Classics recently. I'm reading Water Margin!" Su Nan raised the cover of the book in his hand with a smile.

"Oh? The troops are great!
Not only can you exercise your body, but you can also learn more knowledge."

"Yes! Joining the army is indeed the best way out for us young people!"

Before dinner, Suning and the other two returned to the dock. When they took out their harvest, it immediately caused a sensation among the people stationed at the dock, and even the cook who was in charge of cooking was alarmed.

"Lei Ming, are you guys okay today?
How could they catch so many fish?

Wow! There's a sand eel here?"

"Haha, most of them were caught in Xiaojiang."

"Xiao Jiang?"

"Yes! They are relatives from my hometown."

"Oh? Hello, Xiao Jiang!
Thank you for adding extra food to our entire company!"

"Haha, cook, don't be polite!

I should also thank you for accompanying me on winter fishing trips and not letting me get bored.”

"Haha, relatives are always good at talking. Everyone, wait a little longer, and we'll have a snack for the whole company."

"Oh"

The three days passed quickly. With the PLA soldiers at the dock taking turns to accompany him, Suning did not feel lonely. Maybe Suning really had "social adeptness". In just three days, he got to know almost all the soldiers stationed at the dock.

It may be that Suning has experienced too much of the world and has very rich experience, so it is easy for everyone to like to contact him instead of treating him as a "passerby" or a stranger.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Defu and his sister Jiang Dehua boarded the boat. Only then did Jiang Dehua realize who they were going to pick up. "What? What? Brother, who did you say came from my hometown?"

Looking at his sister whose eyes were almost bright as light bulbs due to surprise, Jiang Defu repeated with a wry smile, "Jiang Changyi!"

"Ah? What's he doing here?"

"Hey! He said on the phone that he wants to join the army and asked me to help him."

"Oh? So that's how it is." Sister Jiang Dehua was relieved, and then looked at Jiang Defu again, "Brother, how are you going to arrange Changyi?

After all, he is my nephew."

"Oh! What else can we do? Send him to the army."

"Brother, aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law will be angry if she finds out?"

"Dehua, I was worried about your sister-in-law, so I secretly brought you out to pick up the child."

"Brother, you know that I spend most of my time here helping you take care of the kids, and I haven't actually seen Chang Yi very often.

Her mother is also stubborn and doesn't like this child to be close to me."

"Well! I don't know what this child looks like. Why did he suddenly come here?" Jiang Defu murmured to himself dejectedly after hearing his sister's explanation.

The ship soon arrived at Green Island Wharf. When the soldiers on duty on the shore saw that the ship was about to dock, they excitedly went to inform Suning, and then brought the somewhat nervous Suning to greet him.

The first meeting with Jiang Defu and his sister made Su Ning, the "old fox", feel embarrassed. If he had any other choice, he would never choose such an embarrassing meeting.

Many people may say that they can fight alone, but Suning knows that identity is very important in this era. Farming in his hometown in the countryside is very hard. You know, it is all done manually now, and the hardship is unimaginable for ordinary people. In any case, it is absolutely impossible for Suning to go farming.

It was still the room where he had lived for three days. The three members of the Jiang family sat together officially for the first time, and Jiang Dehua kept staring at Su Ning's "black face".

"Brother, Changyi looks so much like you!

Look at the shape of his face, and then look at his mouth, it looks like it was slapped in the face." Jiang Dehua yelled in surprise.

"Ahem!" Jiang Defu couldn't help but stop his sister from shouting. In fact, when he saw Su Ning's appearance for the first time, he couldn't help but be moved.

"Changyi, wouldn't it be better for you to stay at home and farm?"

"No! Now everyone pays by the pound. The food rations at home are barely enough. My stepfather is okay, but he still discriminates against me to some extent." Su Ning spoke his mind based on his memories. "So, I want to join the army. I want to change my fate through military service."

"Yes! Sure! I can arrange for you to join the army." Jiang Defu did not feel any aversion to Su Ning's explanation.

"Thank you!" Suning just felt embarrassed at this time.

"Changyi, I'm your aunt, do you still remember me?"

"Auntie, I remember you!"

"Oh! What a poor child!" Jiang Dehua couldn't help but hugged Jiang Changyi sadly.

Perhaps Jiang Defu also realized that he had treated the child badly, so he just sat there smoking one cigarette after another while looking at the aunt and niece hugging each other tightly.

After a long while, Jiang Dehua stopped crying, and then looked at Jiang Defu who was standing beside him, "Brother, what do you think about how to arrange for Changyi?
Do you want to take him to meet his sister-in-law and the others?"

"This"

"Brother, you are a good husband and a good father.

But all your kindness was given to my sister-in-law and Guoqing and their five children.

But are you worthy of Changyi?"

"Brother, it was indeed Zhang Guilan who wronged you in the past, but what does this have to do with the child? He is innocent!
No wonder Zhang Guilan didn't let me see Changyi for so many years, because they were also angry. After all, you should at least take Changyi home!"

"Hey"

Jiang Defu also realized that he was a bit of a "scumbag". At the beginning, neither he nor Zhang Guilan could explain the child's background, so the situation today occurred. But now that he saw the child's appearance, all his doubts have become ridiculous.

Listening to his sister Jiang Dehua's complaints, Jiang Defu also realized that he needed to give Suning an explanation. Jiang Defu fiercely threw down the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "If you stick your head out, you will get a knife. If you hide your head, you will get a knife too!

Just talk it out with Anjie!"

"Brother, I support you!" Looking at his brother who suddenly became stronger, Jiang Dehua continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Huh? Aunt, Dad, I just want to join the army.

It doesn't matter whether you recognize Aunt An and the others or not. "After hearing the conversation between the brother and sister, Su Ning realized that things had changed and were becoming more and more beyond his expectations.

"Hmph! Silly child, what do you know?
Just listen to your father's arrangements!"

"Aunt, Dad, I've heard from Second Grandma and the others back home that you're all doing well now, so I won't bother you." Looking at the brother and sister who had undergone such a huge change, Su Ning quickly explained with a wry smile, "I really only came here to serve in the army. I don't want to interfere too much with your current family, so I won't be going to the island."

Jiang Defu looked at Su Ning in surprise, while Jiang Dehua looked at his nephew with a complaining look, "If you don't want to go to the island, then why are you here?"

"Brother, look how sensible Changyi is!
Can you really bear to let him continue in this unclear state?"

"Changyi, don't say anything.

I'll take you to the island to get acquainted with it, and it will be your home from now on." Jiang Defu seemed to have made up his mind and decided to confront An Jie.

At this time, Suning was really confused. Could it be that he performed too well and tried too hard, which suddenly caused things to go so wrong?

Jiang Defu, aren't you most afraid of your wife An Jie?
Aren’t you worried that An Jie will find out about the Jiang family’s scandal?

Why does it suddenly feel so unfamiliar?

You shouldn't be so tough!

Jiang Dehua, aren't you most afraid of your sister-in-law?
Suning knew that both the brother and sister were stubborn and it was difficult to change their decisions, so he no longer insisted on his own ideas, but instead obediently followed the arrangements of the brother and sister.

Being a "scheming man" was not my original intention. I thought that after I got the quota to join the army, I could live an upright life. I didn't expect that I would be forced to run all the way on the road of "scheming".
He didn't have much luggage to begin with, so he just put it on his back and followed the brother and sister away. Before boarding the ship, he said hello to the "acquaintances" he had been with for three days. Everyone came out to see Suning off, and some wealthy families gave him small gifts.

"Thank you!"

Suning was really moved. People of this era are so simple and honest. Or maybe Chinese soldiers have always been so simple and honest, so they are loved by the people.

Jiang Defu and Jiang Dehua, brother and sister, looked at this scene in surprise. They really didn't expect that Suning would be so popular. Looking at Suning who kept saying goodbye to the soldiers, the brother and sister watched silently with shining eyes.

"Brother Lei, Brother Liu, don't forget our agreement. We will meet in the capital if there is a chance."

"Well! Xiao Jiang, write to us after you settle down."

"Okay! I will!"

Just as Suning turned around and prepared to leave, the cook from the dock garrison came out hesitantly and said, "Xiao Jiang, I don't have anything good to give you.

This is the shrimp paste I made myself, I hope you don’t mind it! "

"Haha, why would I dislike it.

Thank you for the shrimp paste, I really like it. ”

"Haha, as long as you like it!" Seeing that Suning didn't dislike it at all, the cook couldn't help but reveal a simple smile.

After Suning and the other two boarded the boat, Jiang Dehua couldn't help but look at his nephew, "Changyi, how come you get along so well with them?"

"Haha, maybe since we're all young people, we can get along well with each other!"

When Jiang Defu heard the explanation from his eldest son Jiang Changyi, he just smiled silently and didn't say anything. Soon he thought of the "storm" he was about to face and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

"Hey"

(End of this chapter)