Refuse to join the Wansui Army, I will build an ace division

After hearing what Li Xiangyang said, Cui Xiulan felt relieved.

"That's what I said, but you still shouldn't go tomorrow."

She shook her head. "I'll tell your uncle He. He'll understand."

"That's right, just take a good rest at home."

Li Changyi followed up.

Li Xiangyang didn't say much about his parents' concerns.

The next day, Li Changyi and his wife returned to the courtyard.

"Brother Li, sister-in-law, long time no see!"

As soon as they entered the door, they were warmly greeted by the neighbors.

Some of these people came out of neighborly friendship, while others came out of a desire to curry favor with the powerful. Each had their own purpose.

But overall, Li Changyi and his wife are still very popular.

"Brother Li, sister-in-law!"

He Daqing, who was busy, heard the noise outside and hurried over.

"Qing!"

Li Changyi nodded and greeted.

"Wow, this little girl is so pretty!"

Cui Xiulan's eyes lit up and she walked to Xu Huizhen's side.

Looking at He Yufang in the cradle, she said with a smile.

"Daqing, your daughter looks like Sister Huizhen!"

Hearing Cui Xiulan say this, He Daqing did not show any dissatisfaction, but instead smiled from ear to ear.

After all, he knew what he looked like.

His son, He Yuzhu, is not very good-looking, but thanks to the efforts of his two daughters, each of them is very pretty.

"Where's Xiangyang? Didn't he come?"

Suddenly, He Daqing noticed that Li Xiangyang was gone.

"Xiangyang has government affairs to attend to, so he really can't spare the time..."

Cui Xiulan said apologetically.

"Xiangyang is doing big things, so of course the important things are the most important!"

He Daqing also expressed his understanding.

His son is just a battalion commander, but he is so busy that he can only go home once a year, let alone Li Xiangyang who is the division commander.

In his simple understanding, the busier a person is, the higher his official position will be.

He Daqing had a daughter in his old age, so naturally he loved her very much.

In order to hold a full-month banquet for his daughter, he specially prepared six large tables and invited all the neighbors in the compound.

At his strong invitation, Li Changyi and his wife took the seat of honor.

"Daqing, you are the one who hosted the banquet today, how can your sister-in-law and I sit here?"

Li Changyi was helpless.

"Brother Li, don't say anything, you and my sister-in-law should sit here!"

He Daqing said loudly: "If it weren't for Xiangyang, Zhuzi wouldn't be as successful as he is today. Huizhen and I were able to have our affairs done smoothly thanks to his help. I will always remember this kindness in my heart!"

Xu Huizhen stood beside him and took the initiative to toast the two of them, "Brother, sister-in-law, I toast to you!"

Seeing this scene, many residents were envious.

The He family’s ancestral graves are really smoking!

Look at how they live. The eldest son became a battalion commander at a young age, he married a young and beautiful wife, and his tavern is doing booming business.

The most important thing is that he has a very close relationship with Li Changyi's family!

Li Changyi's son, Li Xiangyang, is the head of a division, in charge of tens of thousands of people.

Many people wanted to establish connections with his family, but they all had no way to do so.

After all, Li Changyi's family had already moved out of the courtyard, so even if they wanted to curry favor with them, they couldn't enter the military compound.

Among the crowd, Yi Zhonghai's expression was very complicated.

Thinking back to the beginning, he never took He Daqing seriously.

A poor cook was cheated by the widow and almost abandoned his family and business to run away with her.

As a result, because I gave birth to a good son, hey! Life is so enjoyable!

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai clenched his fists tightly.

Why, everyone can give birth, but he can’t!

"Old Yi, raise your glass!"

At this moment, the person next to him pushed him.

Yi Zhonghai was startled, and quickly forced a smile and raised the cup in front of him.

The wine went down my throat, but it tasted bitter.

"Look, what's going on!"

Jia Zhang sneered, "Li Xiangyang doesn't even want to come back, and He Daqing is trying to curry favor with his parents. How shameful!"

As she spoke, she picked up the meat in front of her and took a vicious bite, as if to vent her disdain.

"Mom, keep your voice down!"

Seeing that many people were looking at him, Jia Dongxu pulled him with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What's wrong? You won't even let me tell the truth?!"

Jia Zhang was furious. "We, the neighbors, at least contributed our share. What happened to the Li family? They have the nerve to come and get free food and drinks!"

Her voice was loud enough that even He Daqing's table could hear it.

Li Changyi frowned immediately.

Their two families have a close relationship, and Li Xiangyang and He Yuzhu are even as close as brothers.

Therefore, He Daqing specifically told him in advance not to send him anything.

As a result, in the eyes of Jia Zhang, it was seen as a free meal.

"Mom, what are you talking about!"

Jia Dongxu suddenly became anxious.

After all, Li Xiangyang is also a teacher. Even if he is broad-minded, it is not Jia Zhang's turn to say this!

"Sister-in-law Jia, you are wrong!"

Before He Daqing could speak, Xu Huizhen stood up.

"Brother Li's family has been very kind to our He family, so my Daqing repeatedly told Brother Li not to send any gifts!"

She stared at Jia Zhang, with a hint of displeasure in her tone, "But your Jia family doesn't seem to have given any gifts!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu was stunned.

He quickly looked at Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, didn't I give you all the money? Didn't you give it to Uncle He?"

Jia Zhang's arrogance subsided a lot, and she muttered: "I think we are all neighbors, there is no need to be so distant..."

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu's face turned red.

"Sister-in-law Jia, I originally thought that we are all neighbors, and whether we are members or not is not important. The key is that we all have fun together. But you slandered Brother Li's family in public, which clearly shows that you don't take this neighborly relationship seriously!"

Xu Huizhen shouted: "You should apologize to Brother Li's family!"

"Apologize?!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang immediately refused to do it.

"Am I wrong? Even if his family doesn't have to give gifts, Li Xiangyang didn't come!"

"You said the two families have a good relationship, is that the best way to do it?"

Jia Zhang stood up, put her hands on her waist and said, "If the person doesn't come, does that mean the intention is not there either?"

Just as she finished speaking.

A young soldier suddenly walked in.

The residents of the compound quickly shut their mouths and dared not whisper any more.

They all knew this soldier, who was Li Xiangyang's bodyguard, Chen Yourong.

"Xiao Chen, why are you here?"

In the silence, Cui Xiulan asked.

"Aunt, the Chief of Staff asked me to deliver a gift to Captain He's father."

As Chen Yourong spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his arms.

In the sunlight, the jade pendant was crystal clear and glowed with a faint light.

Anyone who is not a fool can see that this thing is priceless.

However, Chen Yourong’s words stunned everyone.

Chief of Staff? Who is the Chief of Staff?

What other chief of staff does He Daqing know? !

Even Cui Xiulan was a little confused. "Xiao Chen, aren't you Xiangyang's guard? Why are you following the chief of staff's orders?"

Chen Yourong said with a smile: "Aunt, the military has already made the appointment. Commander Li has been officially promoted to Chief of Staff!"