Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1517 Qingyun Returns 1

Chapter 1517: Chapter 1517 Qingyun Returns 1

When Ding Guofeng packed up his belongings and headed to the Capital, the elders of Wanglou Brigade were filled with reverence for the remaining elders in the village.

They came in dire straits and left as cadres. Fortunately, over the past few years, no one had bullied these elders or involved them in revolutionary struggles. Now that their posts were reinstated, perhaps they would look out for Wanglou Brigade in some way?

Even if they didn’t receive any direct benefits, Wanglou Brigade would still be able to bask in a little reflected glory.

What do they call this? They call this "when one person ascends, even the chickens and dogs rise to heaven."

As soon as Ding Guofeng and his grandson left, the school announced its holiday. Lu Xibao, eager for this moment, no longer had to attend classes—though he had forgotten all about the impending break when he made his case to quit school.

In early August, Ding Guofeng and his grandson returned to the Capital. That same month, Feng Qingxue received her diploma and took her graduation photo.

"From today onward, I am no longer someone without an education!" Back at home, Feng Qingxue held up her diploma, announcing loudly to Wang Cuilan, Chen Xueniang, and the four children, her joy radiating from her brows to her eyes.

Lu Erxiong was the quickest to react, clapping and exclaiming, "Mommy’s amazing!"

Dundun and Zhuangzhuang, slightly slower to catch on, clapped their hands as well. "Mommy is the first college graduate in our family!"

This was something they had heard the elders at home mention, so they remembered it well.

Fubao handed over a few fresh flowers he had snipped from the Lu household’s garden as a gift for Feng Qingxue. "Mommy, here’s a graduation gift for you!"

Chen Xueniang smiled and added, "Congratulations, congratulations. By the way, what exactly is the educational level of a worker-peasant-soldier college graduate nowadays? Before I retired, the worker-peasant-soldier graduates assigned to the department store had starting wages lower than the traditional graduates."

Without hesitation, Feng Qingxue replied, "A worker-peasant-soldier college graduate is roughly equivalent to a technical associate degree. It ultimately depends on the graduation institution."

Not all worker-peasant-soldier enrollees could be classified as formal graduates; the latter were only a subset of the former.

Wang Cuilan acknowledged this with a hum. "That’s still pretty good. In the past, without any proper certificate, you suffered quite a bit. Otherwise, with your medical skills, you could’ve easily become a cadre in a military hospital. So, how is your job being assigned now? I heard from the neighbors that some graduates return to their previous jobs, while others are assigned work by the state."

Feng Qingxue sighed with a smile. "It’s been assigned."

She majored in a Western language department and minored in English, while also auditing some other courses. The state wanted to assign her to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, given that the nation had recently secured its rightful place in the United Nations, establishing diplomacy with various countries. The Ministry urgently needed foreign language professionals. However, her core specialty was as a physician, specifically a retired military doctor. Both the Ministry of Health and the military eagerly hoped for her return, putting her in a tough predicament.

Few students were in such high demand, but then again, who could ignore that Feng Qingxue’s husband was Lu Jiang? Naturally, her position rose with his.

At present, Lu Jiang was not only the commander of Wucheng’s military division but also a part-time chief of staff for an independent brigade, holding several other titles. Most notably, he was currently undertaking the experimental formation of the nation’s first special forces unit.

According to historical records from a previous lifetime, the first professional special forces group should have been established in 1988, under the Southeast Military Region.

Now, with Lu Jiang aware of the trajectory of history—even for details unrecorded in books, he had heard about them from his wife—he held a deep admiration for the legendary special forces. After much deliberation, he had drafted an exceptionally thorough proposal and submitted it last year. Only this year did it receive approval. Between adapting to the operations at Wucheng and forming the special forces unit, he was so busy he could barely catch a moment’s rest.

Under such circumstances, Feng Qingxue’s post-graduation job assignment naturally attracted significant attention.