Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 132 - 0132: Letter from Lu Jiang 4_1

Chapter 132: Chapter 0132: Letter from Lu Jiang 4_1

Upon hearing about Lu Jiang’s letter, Feng Qingxue, not caring about visiting Hongling’s home any longer, hastily ran to the secretary’s office.

"Uncle, where is Lu Jiang’s letter?"

Seeing Feng Qingxue, Feng Shuanzhu smiled, pointed to a package and an envelope on the table, "Now all post offices send the letters and parcels to the various production brigades, next time just come here directly to pick it up."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Feng Shuanzhu waved his hand, "No need for thanks, it’s no trouble."

The package was heavy. Feng Qingxue carried it in her hand; she put the envelope into the pocket of her military coat. She didn’t open it until she got home.

Upon reading it, she was stunned.

Deployment!

Lu Jiang was going to war!

The letter did not specify where the battlefield was. It only mentioned that the situation was critical on the southwestern border, and their unit had been dispatched. The day after writing this letter, he would leave. He cannot disclose any more details, and it will be a long time before he can write to her again.

At the same time, Lu Jiang sent her a remittance receipt amounting to five thousand yuan.

This amount was his current life’s savings; he originally planned to use it as a betrothal gift before the wedding since the Lu family strictly observed the tradition of ’three matchmaking and six betrothals.’ Now with the change in circumstances, he sent this money to Feng Qingxue for her living expenses and asked her to take care of his elderly father and young nephew.

Since he would be on the battlefield, he would not be able to write or send money.

With this departure, the duration would be uncertain, and the original plan to get married this year fell through.

This departure, he may live or die.

In his letter, Lu Jiang was nonchalant about it, but a strain of unease was apparent between the lines.

He hoped that he could return safe and sound, but he was also aware that life and death on the battlefield were not up to him. If he were to survive and Feng Qingxue was willing to wait, he would marry her immediately upon his return. However, if Feng Qingxue didn’t want to wait, or he died in the war, he requested her not to grieve, not to wait any longer, but to find someone else.

Due to the urgency and fearing that his father would worry about him, he didn’t write to his father and asked Feng Qingxue in the letter not to tell his father unless she received news about his death.

Tears fell from Feng Qingxue’s eyes.

The greatness of a soldier lies in his willingness to put his own life on the line for the sake of his country and people.

Knowing that this departure means unpredictable life and death, they still march fearlessly forward.

She wanted to tell Lu Jiang that she was willing to wait for him, wait for him to return safely. In a lifetime, it’s not easy to meet a beloved companion. But Lu Jiang might already be on his way or may have reached the battlefield; sending a letter now would be like throwing a stone into the sea.

Now, her only hope is that the two bulletproof vests arrive before Lu Jiang’s deployment.

At that thought, Feng Qingxue couldn’t help beating her head, berating herself for not giving the bulletproof vests to Lu Jiang earlier. Then, she wouldn’t have had to worry about the vests not reaching him in time.

Though in the midst of a battlefield, with bullets and artillery fire raining down, the protection provided by a bulletproof vest seems insignificant, but nonetheless it offers some relief!

While she held on to this sliver of hope, Lu Jiang, clad in the bulletproof vest she had sent, had already infiltrated the enemy camp.

On the day of the deployment, Lu Jiang received the two bulletproof vests.

It was a close call. If it had been a day later, he wouldn’t have received them until he returned after the war.

Although he couldn’t express his gratitude, he understood Feng Qingxue’s intention. He kept one for himself and gave the other to Zhao Yong, reminding him not to spread the word. He only said that it took a lot of effort for Feng Qingxue to manage to get these two pieces of high-tech foreign bulletproof vests.