The superior is waiting for the list, the material can be reported later.
Director Tan of the Yangtze River Committee received a call from Director Liao of the Changhang Bureau and asked in surprise: "You recomnded Huang Yuanchang, and now Huang Yuanchang has shown style and recomnded the old director of the Linghai Transportation Bureau?"
"Director Ye, Comrade Ge Weidong has indeed done a lot of work. He's nearing sixty and has consistently remained on the front lines of flood relief, and the local transportation system is part of the transport system. I just called the departnt's leadership to report, and they said there's no issue; Comrade Ge Weidong can represent our Ministry of Transport."
"Alright, I'll wait for Port Supervision Bureau, Waterway Bureau, and Changhang Police Bureau to report the lists, then we can submit them together."
Master Xi listened clearly and silently took out a pen, crossed his own na off the list, and wrote down Yao Lirong's na.
Director Tan put down the phone and stared at him, asking, "Old Xi, what are you doing?"
"Master Ge can represent the transportation system, and Xiao Yao can equally represent our water conservancy system."
Master Xi put away the pen, thought for a mont, then smiled wryly, "Director, I shouldn't have suggested to Salted Fish to recomnd Xiao Yao. He was right on the call just now; they're reserve forces, not active duty. As the camp commander, he needs to consider every aspect and look to the future."
The leadership from the National Flood Control Headquarters made it clear that the Linghai Reserve Camp will beco the national ergency force for the Yangtze River Basin in the future.
In other words, the Linghai Reserve Camp must maintain its combat effectiveness and absolutely cannot disband.
And this ergency rescue force is ford by several units, as camp commander, that Salted Fish must first consider unity.
Thinking of this, Director Tan nodded.
Everyone has personal biases. The reason Master Xi suggested Han Yu recomnd Yao Lirong is partly due to his ti spent with Yao Lirong recently, treating him like a student.
Now that the spot is given to Yao Lirong and it doesn't affect the unity of Linghai Reserve Camp, Master Xi feels extraordinarily good and smiles, asking, "Director, if there's nothing else, I'll head back."
"Wait."
"What's up?"
"Still that sa phrase, Salted Fish must be a role model. You don't need to worry; I'll explain to the superior."
"Even if I wanted to worry, I don't have the qualification."
"Also, Vice President L instructed before returning to Beijing, that an advanced flood control collective should be added."
Master Xi asked curiously, "Which unit will be added?"
Director Tan picked up the pen and quickly wrote down a unit na under the advanced flood control collective list. Master Xi thought he misread, hesitated for a while, then laughed: "Unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable!"
"After returning, make sure they invite you to dinner."
"They absolutely must invite for this al! If you tell them, they'd likely be too happy to sleep."
"It must be kept confidential now, can't be told for the ti being."
"I understand."
...
Farewell to Baidi amidst colorful clouds, return a thousand miles to Jiangling in a day!
It's impossible to take a passenger ship to Jiangcheng in a day, but the poetry of the ancients is indeed thought-provoking.
The rolling waters of the Yangtze evoke vivid mories of Master Han's increasingly distant past, and all that once glorious water transportation flowed east with the mighty Yangtze, never to return.
He sat by the ship's railing, watching the lights on the South Bank, and couldn't help recalling his youthful years, remarking: "When I was a soldier in Jiangcheng, I'd often take the Jiangshen or Jianghan when returning ho from the military. Initially, they weren't called Jiangshen or Jianghan but East Red.
Departing from the Xia Guan Pier by night and arriving at Binjiang in the morning, then transferring to a bus to return to Si Gang. Back then, I didn't quite appreciate the greatness of the Yangtze River, but only valued three advantages of riverboats."
With nothing to do in the evening, he was just keeping company with his brother-in-law and father-in-law.
Han Yu asked curiously, "What are those three advantages?"
Master Han laughed and replied, "First, the ferry ticket is cheaper than the bus ticket; initially, it only cost a few bucks. Second, departing in the evening and arriving in the morning doesn't waste ti; you sleep through a night and arrive at Binjiang. Third, passenger ships have spacious rooms, open views, and travel smoothly without causing dizziness or blurred vision."
Han Xiangng asked curiously, "Dad, did Mom take the ship when she returned ho too?"
"Xichuan is too far. Just the round trip alone takes half a month, which wastes ti and costs money, so she rarely went back." Master Han thought about it, then sighed: "After you and Ningning were born, she went back even less often, so she's had this wish for years to take you all back ho."
Having received quite a bonus last year and after being awarded a First-level rit this year, financial stress from buying a house has eased.
Thinking of his mother-in-law, who retired and went to work to support the family, Han Yu felt particularly guilty, hesitated a mont, and said: "Dad, how about we accompany Mom back to Xichuan for the New Year this year? I'll call Ningning right now; Ningning should agree."
Old Han was about to speak when Han Xiangng burst out laughing: "San'er, can't you be a little proactive!"
"What's wrong with ?"
"If you want to accompany my parents back to Xichuan, just do it, do you really need Ningning's approval?"
"The money's all with her, saying we should go is useless."
"Hahaha."
"Why are you laughing? It's not like you didn't know this from day one."
Liang Xiaojun felt sorry for his brother-in-law, the Salted Fish, and couldn't help but say with a chuckle, "If you want to go, just go. I haven't been there either. Don't worry about the travel expenses; ngng and I will cover them."
"Did you hear that? Now that's a real man." Han Xiangng laughed heartily.
Han Yu felt embarrassed and muttered, "If I hadn't bought the house, I could afford it too! It's just a year's salary, I could work for free if necessary."
"Stop bragging. Even if you didn't buy a house in East Sea, you'd still have no money. I know my sister better than you."
"Let's not talk about her, let's change the topic."
Master Han didn't want his younger daughter to tease his son-in-law and pointed towards the direction where Jiujiang had long disappeared, smiling as he said, "Your mom and I were quite the adventurous couple when we were young. One year, we took a boat from Jiangcheng, and I think we arrived in Jiujiang in the morning. We walked all the way from Jiujiang Port to the long-distance bus station, then took a bus to the foot of Lu Mountain. By the ti we climbed to Guling Street along Brave Man's Slope, it was already dark."
Han Yu, having seen the family photos, asked with a laugh, "Dad, the photos of you and Mom on Lu Mountain, were those taken during that trip to Jiujiang?"
"Yes, it was during that trip."
"You just knew how to have fun on your own and didn't take along." Han Xiangng pouted and muttered.
Master Han chuckled and said, "You and Ningning weren't even born yet."
Liang Xiaojun couldn't help but ask curiously, "When you were dating?"
"We were dating then, but hadn't officially confird the relationship. You could say our relationship was confird on Lu Mountain."
"Lushan Love!"
"Pretty much. I actually took your mom to see the movie 'Lushan Love.'"
"Dad, I didn't know you were quite the romantic. No wonder Xiaojun's dad couldn't compete with you!"
"Don't underestimate your dad. I was quite a handso chap in the army back in the day."
...
Sitting on the passenger ship, looking at the Yangtze River night scene, listening to my father-in-law's youthful love story is quite enjoyable.
Han Yu curiously asked, "Dad, how did you et Mom?"
"It was destiny."
Old Han took a sip of tea and smiled, "Actually, at first, your mom and I didn't work in the sa place. I was at Da Xiao Airport's weather station, and she was at the military district's air force headquarters communication station. Once, their station had an equipnt malfunction, and they couldn't find anyone to repair it in ti, so the higher-ups sent . That's how we t."
Han Yu asked further, "Wasn't Mom a communications soldier? Not a nurse?"
"She wasn't a communications soldier, and she didn't start as a nurse either. She was a health worker at the communication station. Since most of the communication station personnel were female soldiers, the dic had to be a woman too."
"Then how did Mom beco a soldier?"
"That's a long story; they didn't recruit female conscripts before, and still don't now. Won soldiers at the communication station were all daughters of leaders, at least their fathers were commanders. Your mom was different; she was the least privileged among the female soldiers at the communication station."
"How could she beco a soldier without a background?"
"Your grandpa, in his hotown Xichuan, was a renowned traditional Chinese dicine practitioner. Your uncle and mom learned dicine from your grandpa since young, helping villagers with dical care. Later, when your grandpa got old, they needed to train successors, so after your mom graduated from middle school, the commune sent her to the regional health school, where she studied for three and a half years."
Master Han paused before continuing, "Barefoot doctor Xiang Yanghua was praised by all the poor and lower-middle peasants. A silver needle cured hundreds of diseases, and a red heart ward thousands of families. Just as she graduated and prepared to return ho to succeed your grandpa as a barefoot doctor, a close classmate who was supposed to join the army asked her if she wanted to join instead, as she didn't want to go after falling in love.
Back then, unlike now, everyone idolized the liberation army, and everyone wanted to be a soldier. Not just young won; even young n found it hard to join the army. Your mom thought her classmate was joking and agreed instantly. However, just a few days after she returned ho, a cadre from the army ca to Jiangcheng and took her."
"Just like that?"
"Yes, your mom was stunned then and couldn't believe it was true. Once she joined, the team couldn't lack a barefoot doctor, so the commune and team let your uncle take over your grandpa's role. You've t your uncle; he followed in your grandpa's footsteps as a barefoot doctor and continues to this day."
"Did Mom's classmate's family have a background?"
"That classmate's uncle was a leader in our old unit, a commander back then. Even though your mom wasn't his niece, they were from the sa hotown, and he looked after her in the army. Later, when the communication station was disbanded, your mom was transferred to our station's health team, sent for training, and promoted afterwards."
"So that leader was our family's benefactor!"
"You could say that, but that leader has long passed away, and we don't even know how to express our gratitude."
Master Han thought for a mont and then said, "One day, when we accompany your mom back to her hotown, our family should go and properly thank her classmate back then. Your uncle said her classmate works at the County People's Hospital as head nurse like your mom, probably retired by now."
Recalling recent events when arguing who was the real Red Saber Battalion, considering inviting retired old commanders to support the Linghai Reserve Camp, Han Yu couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Dad, with Mom having so many comrades from high-ranking families, why didn't you have her build so connections back then?"
"What for?"
"To get ahead."
"I'm not like Liang Xiaojun's dad; I'm a technician. What use would connections be for ?"
"You could switch to administration or political work."
"It's not as simple as you think. Speaking of connections, you have plenty too, so why not go to Director Yu?"
"Why would I go to Director Yu? I'm doing quite well in Linghai."
"Exactly, just like how I was doing well at the station's weather station."
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