The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 235 - 227: Daddy’s Getting a Promotion

Chapter 235: Chapter 227: Daddy’s Getting a Promotion

At five o’clock the next morning, Lu Jingqiu was already up and had made a pot of small dumplings and a clay pot of millet porridge.

Father Lu was also up, and Jiang Nanzhou came over at five-thirty.

Lu Xianrun invited him to sit down and have breakfast with them. During the meal, he said to the two of them, "I need to make a trip to Capital City tomorrow, the tickets are already booked."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "Didn’t Uncle Lu say next week?"

"The leaders over there want to see me."

Lu Jingqiu knew that after this visit, her father would be transferred to Capital City to take charge of an army.

But in her previous life, her father did not go because of her. He couldn’t rest easy leaving his sick self in the sanatorium, and his wife was also buried here. Plus, he was just a few years away from retirement, so he tactfully declined the leader’s promotion offer.

This time, Lu Jingqiu was determined not to let her father give up his career because of them, "Dad, since the leaders want to see you, you should hurry over. Don’t worry about me, I can take care of myself. Dad, is the leader seeing you because there might be a promotion in store?"

Lu Xianrun smiled, and Jiang Nanzhou gave Lu Jingqiu a dumpling as he said, "Possibly."

"That’s wonderful. Dad, you have to put on a good performance."

Lu Xianrun said, "Well, from what I know, they might let me take over three combined brigades to form an independent field division. If that’s the case, I’ll be even busier in the future. It will be tough to come back here to see you in West City, and your mother..."

"Dad, separation is only temporary; it’s just for these few years. If you can’t let go of me, I’ll come to Capital City to find you after I graduate... as for Nanzhou..."

Jiang Nanzhou said, "I won’t be leaving anytime soon. While going back to Capital City might be difficult for others, it’s quite easy for me."

Lu Jingqiu asked, "Why is that?"

Lu Xianrun laughed and said, "Nanzhou is in high demand. Every major military region is vying for him every year; all he needs to do is make a phone call if he’s willing."

Having said that, Lu Xianrun felt less hesitant in his heart.

After Lu Jingqiu went out, she asked Jiang Nanzhou, "When Dad leaves, he won’t take the division with him?"

Jiang Nanzhou shook his head, "Our current division is the main force of the military region; it can’t just follow along. But the division Uncle Lu is going to take over is not a simple one. It includes the previously formidable Tiger Special Forces Brigade, quite remarkable."

"Ah, I see."

Jiang Nanzhou smiled and said, "I was in that brigade before. Later, after going for further studies, I was transferred here."

Actually, Jiang Nanzhou wouldn’t be staying here for too long either. He was brought here to manage the artillery and impart technical knowledge.

After getting to school, Lu Jingqiu was relatively calm, except Mu Qiaomai, during the break between classes, occasionally steered the conversation towards Shen Mu.

Eventually, Lu Jingqiu simply lowered her head and kept to her studies.

Luo Xinyue whispered, "Why is Mi Qiaomai so smitten with your young uncle? This isn’t good. According to Xu Yu, she’s quite two-faced."

Lu Jingqiu was surprised, "Aren’t the two of them on good terms, though? What happened? Did they have a falling out?"

"It still looks the same as before. They go to the cafeteria together at noon and to the library in the evening, but it was strange when Xu Yu suddenly mentioned this to me."

"Let’s not worry about their business."

Luo Xinyue shrugged and said, "I’m busy, no time to bother with their petty schemes. Recently, I submitted a drawing to West City Daily News and they accepted it. What about you?"

"I’m working on a drawing for People’s Liberation Army Daily featuring a scene of victory."

"The newspaper office has been busy moving lately; they haven’t needed much from us, and I’ve been feeling a bit bored."

"It won’t be long now. Every year from April to May, a lot of books get published."

"Mmm. Right now, Yang Bo is the only one in the office. I saw him a few days ago, and he’s even helping with children’s books. He sleeps at eleven or twelve o’clock every night. That guy’s making big bucks; I heard he got married."

"Getting married without telling us, that’s just not cool. Even if you get married, you should at least let us know."

"Said he was forced into it. When he told me, he had complaints about everything. He didn’t inform anyone, not even his colleagues. He deliberately resisted his parents and told us not to take it to heart. When we get married, we definitely mustn’t forget to send him an invitation."

When the topic of being forced came up, Lu Jingqiu immediately thought of Xu Li sitting across from her. If Xu Li weren’t still unmarried, she would have thought Yang Bo had married Xu Li.

During lunch at the canteen, Lu Jingqiu told the others that she wouldn’t be staying in the dorm that night: "My significant other has come back. He’s been picking me up and dropping me off at school every day."

Her words almost caused a few sour chills among her friends, especially He Yu and Chen Qingru. Among the four in the dorm, only the two of them were single.

Chen Qingru said, "The two of you keep talking about your significant others. It’s making me envious; I want to find one myself."

He Yu, with her head down, picking at her food, said, "I don’t even think about having a significant other right now. If I can manage my architecture studies well, I’ll be grateful. Studying architecture is really not easy."

Luo Xinyue asked, "Do you regret it?"

He Yu replied, "Not really. I find it quite interesting, very fulfilling."

Lu Jingqiu said, "If you study this, you’ll definitely be in demand in the future. When you have free time, you can look at some architecture and see what flaws there are in our current buildings."

When it came to flaws, Luo Xinyue and Chen Qingru had plenty to say.

"The rooms are too cramped."

"It would be great if we had our own toilets."

"Having a bathroom in the house would be perfect."

"There are too many people in one building."

Listening to their complaints, He Yu looked completely at a loss: "I wouldn’t know how to solve these issues."

Lu Jingqiu said, "If you can’t sort them out, you should know that many new houses are being built in West City. You could combine the flaws they pointed out and try to design something yourself."

He Yu was startled: "Me design?"

Everyone nodded frantically.

Luo Xinyue said, "Ah Yu, how good are you now? Can you design buildings already?"

Lu Jingqiu said, "Some people have the talent. Without much schooling, they can still design just fine."

Chen Qingru said, "You should learn from me. We do a lot of imitation right now, then integrate our ideas, and slowly develop our own style.

You should draw more. If there’s something you don’t understand, you can ask the teacher."

He Yu, buoyed by their encouragement, laughed: "I have no problems with drawing. Alright then, I’ll design a dream house for you all in the next few days, how about that?"

Luo Xinyue said, "That would be great. Who knows when we’ll get to live in an apartment."

Chen Qingru said, "Isn’t the place you’re living in now an apartment building?"

"My future home is a tile house, with a courtyard."

Chen Qingru replied, "Here we go, somehow the topic has come back to your significant other."

Luo Xinyue was also stunned. Right, they were initially talking about their studies.

Recalling something, the friends burst into laughter without concern for the people nearby.

At their age, it’s either academics or romance; it always comes back to those, no matter the detour.