Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1174: Heading to the Frontier 4

Chapter 1174: Chapter 1174: Heading to the Frontier 4

Sang Hong had seen the Jiang Family’s family portrait at Lu Jiang’s home and immediately recognized the very similar-looking young men, Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu, as well as Guan Cheng following behind them, holding a sign with one hand and saluting with the other, smiling, "Hello, my name is Sang Hong. I have been ordered to pick you and Comrade Guan Cheng up. However, I still have to wait for one more person."

"Xiaoyun, right? We know," Guan Cheng pushed Zhao Xiaoyun up to Sang Hong.

Zhao Xiaoyun saluted crisply, "Hello, Comrade Sang Hong. I’m Zhao Xiaoyun. Was it me that asked you to come pick me up?"

"Oh, what a coincidence, you guys ended up together," Sang Hong found it incredible but it didn’t stop him from answering Zhao Xiaoyun’s question, "That’s right, the Army Commander and Zhao Regiment Commander sent me to pick you up, knowing you were on the same train so they had me bring you all back at once. You’ve come at just the right time; the mountain roads aren’t heavily covered in snow and are easy to travel."

All four of them thanked him in succession, very politely.

Zhao Xiaoyun grew up with his grandparents and was used to going in and out of the compound, whereas the other three country bumpkins were not as familiar, especially Lu Tianzhi and Guan Yu who, sitting in the car, looked around and touched everything, their sense of wonder as evident as Feng Qingyun’s.

Guan Cheng, steady and composed, forcefully suppressed his desire to explore.

Zhao Xiaoyun laughed heartily, "If I have the chance, I’ll teach you guys how to drive. The first time I saw a car, don’t even mention it, I harried the master every day asking how the car could run so fast without eating or drinking. Later, I found out that they do eat; they eat oil! This oil is not simple; it’s a great thing, necessary for so many machines to run!"

Guan Yu expressed his amazement, "Oil is so precious, and they let cars eat it! Our brigade gets only half a kilogram of oil per person per year."

Guan Cheng knocked on his head, "The oil we eat is cooking oil, which is different from the oil that mechanical cars use. I told you to study well, and you didn’t, and now you’ve made a fool of yourself. Let me tell you, the principles of mechanics work like this!" He went on and on, lecturing his two clueless younger brothers, borrowing entirely from Jin Ruochu, who was not only a physicist but also an expert in ordnance research.

Zhao Xiaoyun and Sang Hong were almost mesmerized by the lecture, and after getting out of the car, Sang Hong gave Lu Jiang a thumbs-up, "Commander Lu, your nephew is really something. I think his knowledge is rich enough to go work in a military factory!"

"You can’t just say that carelessly; he’s just a child and can’t be that skilled," Lu Jiang dared not casually accept Sang Hong’s praise and took over the chicken cage that Guan Cheng was carrying, "It must not have been easy to bring this all the way? Your aunt has been longing for chicken soup, and you brought it. Come on, let’s go home and slaughter the chicken to make your aunt some soup."

Zhao Xiaoyun winked vigorously at Lu Tianzhi, who said, "Oh, Uncle, he’s Zhao Xiaoyun, a good friend we made on the train, the son of Uncle Zhao Yong."

Turning around, Lu Jiang caught sight of Zhao Xiaoyun, who immediately bowed, "Hello, Uncle Lu!"

"Good day to you, Comrade Zhao Xiaoyun," Lu Jiang’s serious face softened with a smile, "I’ve seen your picture. You should hurry and find your parents with Sang Hong; they’re all waiting for you."

"Alright, take care, Uncle Lu," Zhao Xiaoyun said. Then, not forgetting Lu Tianzhi, he added, "I’ll come to hang out with you guys later!"

His purpose for the visit was to see the triplets, and looking at the basket in his hand, he knew it was the perfect reason to visit. Hence, cleverly, he didn’t hand the basket directly over to Lu Jiang.