CHAPTER IX
In the years after Zhu Daju and Liang Liang got married, Zhu Daju was already the instructor of the police communication company, and Liang Liang was still working as an officer in the propaganda department, and his position changed from the original platoon level to the main company. They have been working in the army for more than ten years. Life has made them accustomed to everything, including their marriage. Zhu Daju, who is full of motherhood, still cares about Liang Liang's daily life, every night, Liang Liang has to go home to write a manuscript, and Zhu Daju puts on his clothes from time to time to pour tea and water for Liang Liang. When Liang Liang was busy at the desk, Zhu Daju was wearing clothes and pacing in front of and behind him with his hands behind his back, looking like an instructor. Liang Liang was disturbed, he turned around and said angrily: Can you stop for a while, I can't concentrate like this.
Zhu Daju tiptoed back to the bed and lay down slowly, but she couldn't sleep, and after a while, she got up quietly, sat there, and looked at Liang Liang very carefully. When Liang Liang raised her head and lit a cigarette, she lost no time in whispering: Liang Zi, if I don't make you a bowl of noodles, it's the middle of the night, I'm afraid you'll be hungry.
Liang Liang waved his hand absentmindedly and said: Whatever.
As if she had received an order, Zhu Daju quickly got off the bed, walked to the kitchen, and carefully closed the door. After a while, a bowl of hot noodle soup was brought to Liang Liang's desk. Liang Liang couldn't write anymore when he saw the steaming bowl of noodles, and he devoured the bowl of noodles.
In normal times, Zhu Daju seems to have a lot to say to him, as long as she enters the house and sees Liang Liang, she has the desire to speak, from the joining of the party to the demobilization of the company soldiers. She was an instructor in the company, and she had to constantly do ideological education work for the soldiers, and when she returned home, she was still in the working state of an instructor. Liang Liang was not enthusiastic about the company's bits and pieces, but he was not good at dampening Zhu Daju's enthusiasm, and she was still chattering. If he is fierce, he will think of Li Jing, if he and Li Jing get married, will he be like Zhu Daju? If not, what would it be?
In the years after marriage, he thought of Li Jing from time to time, of course, when his thinking was in a vacuum. As soon as he thought of Li Jing, he had more content and more flavor in his heart. He couldn't tell what it was like, and his heart was empty, and he looked like he was unsettled.
Liang Liang subconsciously paid close attention to Li Jing's news, but he had never heard from her since he learned that Li Jing had left the Normal Hospital. He only knew that Li Jing had been transferred to the General Hospital of the Military Region to work. During this period, Officer Liu of the Propaganda Section went to the military hospital for surgery for appendicitis and stayed in the hospital for more than 10 days. After Director Liu was discharged from the hospital, when he went to visit Secretary Liu, he hoped to hear the news of Li Jing from Secretary Liu's mouth, but Secretary Liu did not say a word. He didn't have anything to say: You didn't see any acquaintances when you were hospitalized there?
Director Liu shook his head puzzled, and then said as if he came to his senses: You mean Li Jing, I haven't seen it. The main hospital is too big, there are thousands of people in the whole hospital, and I live in the internal medicine department.
He walked back a little disappointed and tired.
For a while, Zhu Daju has been talking about children in his ear, and they have been married for a few years, but they have never had children, because he doesn't want them, and he is afraid that having children will drag down his work. Since getting married, Zhu Daju has hoped to have a child, but he has not been able to let her succeed. Recently, Zhu Daju's central topic has been talking about children, and she is very strategic when she says it, starting with other people's children. Zhu Daju is really a woman who likes children, she can't walk when she sees other people's children, her eyes are straight, in order to contact other people's children, she is willing to buy gifts for other children, and then use such and such excuses to send the gifts over, take the opportunity to play with the child for a while, she was happy at that time.
Zhu Daju couldn't wait for the child's problem, and she began to discuss it directly with Liang Liang.
She said: Liangzi, why don't you want children?
Liang Liang had already answered this question a hundred times, and he was too lazy to answer it, just looking at her so tiredly.
She said again: I know why you don't dare to have children, for fear that if we divorce in the future, the children will drag you down, right?
Liang Liang opened his eyes a little wider, he had no passion for Zhu Daju, but he really hadn't thought about divorce, besides, what does the child have to do with divorce?
Zhu Daju took advantage of the victory to pursue, and she said: Liangzi, don't occupy the pit and not. You can rest assured, I won't delay you when you have a child, you are the same as now, you can do whatever you want, okay?
Liang Liang said: Do you really like children so much?
Zhu Daju said: As long as I have children, you can do whatever you want.
Liang Liang didn't have a good idea to say anything, and then worked together with Zhu Daju to have a child. Finally, Zhu Daju became pregnant, and when she walked with her waist straight, the news of the disarmament of the troops reached the division, and when there was no definite news, there was all kinds of news. Some said that this division could not be saved, and that the establishment would be abolished, while others said that this division would be reduced by half and merged with other divisions, and all kinds of rumors grew like grass.
Zhu Daju was originally wholeheartedly caring for the child growing up in her belly, but such news did not make her realize the seriousness of the problem, according to her words: Where the loess does not bury people, whether it is a job change, or whether it stays in the army, it will not delay her to have a child.
Liang Liang was very anxious, he knew that the disarmament of the army at this time was not conducive to Zhu Daju, if he left the army, he would have to change to a new environment, and it was difficult to find a job for demobilized cadres in the army. He expressed his worries, and Zhu Daju also realized the seriousness of the problem, but when she saw Liang Liang's sad look, she immediately said again; You don't have to worry, it's a big deal that I don't change jobs, and I still stay in the army, but our division is gone, and the army won't be without it, right? I'm going to write to Master Fan and ask him to help me.
At that time, Division Commander Fan had been transferred to the military region as a minister, and Zhu Daju did what she said, and she enthusiastically wrote a letter to Minister Fan, but Minister Fan never replied. Just two months after the birth of the child, the order to reduce the number of troops finally came down, and the division retained only one regiment, which was merged with other units. Zhu Daju stayed in the army because of the special situation, and Liang Liang was announced to have changed jobs along with most people.
Zhu Daju, who had survived the difficulties, took a long breath at this time and said: What I said is right, this is fate, who has a fate, Minister Fan will not ignore me.
Then, the whole army changed greatly, and those who remained were happy, and those cadres who had been transferred to other jobs began to run around for their reemployment. Liang Liang also joined the search for work. Their division is a unit directly under the military region, and most of the demobilized cadres have returned to their hometowns to work, because Zhu Daju has not changed jobs, and Liang Liang can find jobs locally.
In order to better communicate with the demobilized cadres, the relevant departments of the province specially organized a job fair for demobilized military personnel. All units that have the task of receiving demobilized cadres have set up booths at the job fair. Liang Liang has always thought that he is still young, and he has the specialty of being able to write and draw, and he always feels that he has a strong competitiveness. When he arrived at the job fair, he saw a lot of demobilized cadres clamoring in front of the booths of various employers, and his self-confidence suddenly plummeted. He put the dozen or so personal materials he had prepared in his hand on the table of the recruiting unit silently, and without raising his head, he quickly left the recruitment venue.
At that time, Liang Liang's mood was extremely gloomy. Now the division is just a place to stay, Zhu Daju and he are still living in the original house, there are still dozens of kilometers from here to the provincial capital, it is very inconvenient, he can only wait for news. During that time, Liang Liang really felt a little cornered. Zhu Daju looked like a full man who didn't know how hungry he was, she comforted Liang Liang and said: Don't worry, what's the hurry. I can't find a job with me, I can support you and your children.
As soon as the child was mentioned, Liang Liang was angry, this child didn't come early or late, but at this time, isn't it worse? After Zhu Daju gave birth to the child, she asked her adoptive mother to rush over from the old district, although the adoptive mother was over seventy years old, her body was still strong, and it was more than enough to help take care of the child. As soon as his adoptive mother came, Liang Liang was completely relaxed, and he lived in fear all day long.
Suddenly, one day, he received a letter from an employer, informing him to go to the employer for an interview on a certain day. Liang Liang, who was confused, seemed to see hope again.