After living a new life for my neighbor's grandmother, I traveled through the book again

After Liu Ping returned, he probably reported what Tong Jia said to his superiors.

That night, Sister Zhao, who had agreed to meet again in the office, came to the hotel again.

She held Tong Jia's hand and seemed to be hesitant to say something several times.

But before leaving, all he said was: "Please wait patiently for the review results. I believe there will be news soon."

Tong Jia felt that Sister Zhao's behavior was very abnormal, so she went to ask Xiao Su, who stayed with her, about it.

Xiao Su said, "This is the first time I've seen Sister Zhao like this. She only acted like this before when she received a letter from her niece."

"Niece?" Tong Jia asked.

Xiao Su said, "Yes. Sister Zhao's husband died early, and they had no children. Coincidentally, her sister and brother-in-law were both gone, so she was the one who basically raised her niece.

She is called a niece, but in fact she is just a daughter."

After saying that, Xiao Su looked around again, leaned over to Tong Jia and whispered, "Sister Zhao is particularly worried that people will say that her niece got the job through the backdoor to become the leader of the Red Zone team.

So, she used to call her niece Shengnan. After her niece became the team leader, she changed her name to Xiao Yuan.

She called us young people by "xiao" followed by our surname.

I guess that after you pass the review, she will no longer call you Comrade Tong Jia, but will directly call you Xiao Tong.

The leaders here all call us that, to make us look like we are close to them."

Tong Jia nodded, not caring what others called her.

What she cared about was that she didn't expect Yuan Shengnan to have a background in the Soviet area.

Although she had a good relationship with Yuan Shengnan, she never regarded her as a love rival.

But I did hide something about my identity from her. I wonder if she will feel embarrassed when we meet again in the future.

After learning that Sister Zhao and Yuan Shengnan were aunt and niece, Sister Zhao's change in attitude towards herself was explained.

Perhaps it was for this reason that, after Liu Ping and Liu Na had gone through seven days of verification and examination and finally confirmed Tong Jia's identity, they arranged a job for her that was very suitable for her and did not require her to be exposed to the wind, sun and rain.

Liu Ping still had doubts and always felt that there was something that could not be explained.

For example, the chance encounter between Tong Jia and Yang Jixia.

She had clearly gone to the northwest on a mission, and had returned with a mission, but the feedback from Yang Jixia and Guo Xin was that she was alone and had no luggage.

No, I did bring it. I brought a lot of gold bars with me and donated them all to the base where Yang Jixia and Guo Xin were.

Tong Jia explained this by saying, "Sister Yuan should know that I took Lele with me when I went there.

When we went there, we were targeted by human traffickers in Xiyang. We thought everything would be fine if we got rid of them, but when we returned to Tianjin, an accident happened at Xiyang Station and we had to interrogate them one by one.

At that time, I had something on me that I needed to hand over to Sister Yuan, and I didn't dare to accept their interrogation, so I agreed with Lele to take a small road and meet at Niangzi Pass.

I am a big target, so even if I pretend to be old, ugly, crazy or stupid, I can easily be targeted.

I was afraid that those things would be stolen if I carried them with me, so I gave them to Lele.

He couldn't speak and pretended to be deaf and miserable. He had begging experience before, so most people were unwilling to let him get close to them. It was actually safest for him to keep his things.

Because the mission was confidential, and I was suddenly captured by Yang Jixia's men and taken to their place, I thought they were bandits at first, so naturally I didn't dare to say anything.

This is also the reason why I left without saying goodbye even though they promised to take me to the station.

After all, once I send him off, I will see Lele, and many things will be revealed.

I couldn't reveal the mission I was supposed to be carrying out, and I was worried that my lies wouldn't hold up, so I had to leave early."

Liu Ping wanted to find loopholes in Tong Jia's words, but he always felt that there were loopholes everywhere, but they could all be explained.

Moreover, if you ignore everything else and just look at the gold she donated to the base where Yang Jixia and Guo Xin were, she did make a contribution to the organization.

We can't interrogate her like a criminal, we can only ask her to help answer questions.

Liu Na looked at her brother who was trying to find fault but didn't know where to start, and smiled gently.

She said, "Liu Ping, please find a way to communicate with Lele. I have a more private question for Comrade Tong Jia, and it's not appropriate for you to be here."

Tong Jia was not worried that they would ask Tao Junle, as the two of them had already prepared the words.

If Tao Junle could speak, he wouldn't appear to know many words.

Maybe, with his intelligence, he could get a lot of information out of Liu Ping.

So, after hearing what Liu Na said, Tong Jia calmly let Tao Junle and Liu Ping go out.

Liu Na and Xiao Su, who had been observing Tong Jia's expression, did not see any trace of panic on her face, and they trusted Tong Jia a little more in their hearts.

Even Liu Ping felt that he was being too sensitive after communicating with Tao Junle using both gestures and writing.

In particular, it was confirmed that Tao Junle was a beggar whose parents had both passed away and had no relationship with Tong Jia. He only helped Tong Jia out when she was being bullied by the Yang family. Tong Jia kept Tao Junle by her side and took care of him like a younger brother. This made Liu Ping completely remove his tinted glasses for Tong Jia.

After Liu Ping and Tao Junle left, Liu Na sat next to Tong Jia.

She asked, "I've contacted Xiao Yuan, and after she learned your true identity, she expressed her willingness to vouch for you.

Can you tell me why you didn't tell her your true identity?"

"How do I tell her, Sister Liu?

According to the relationship in the organization, she is my superior, and I am a newcomer that she is optimistic about and is developing and supporting.

According to... according to our personal relationship, I am the first wife who was married in a formal ceremony, and she...

Lele said that when Yang Jixia asked him to deliver a letter to the Yang family, Sister Yuan was standing next to him.

Also because Lele had seen her, I knew her identity when she was recuperating in my dormitory.

I did feel uncomfortable at first, but it seemed that she was really disregarding her own health and life and death for her ideals.

The initial complaints turned into admiration for her.

In the organization, I respected her. But in my relationship with Rong Xintong, Yang Jixia, and her, I sympathized with her.

In fact, neither she nor I were wrong. The only one who was wrong was the indecisive Yang Jixia.

"Exposing my true identity would not only make her feel guilty and affect our future interactions, but would also not help me grow or complete my mission. Isn't that right?" Tong Jia analyzed this to Liu Na thoughtfully.

There was one more thing she didn't say, which was that she had felt more than once that Yuan Shengnan was aware of her true identity.

Maybe she was worried that if she said something, the two of them would have trouble getting along, so she pretended to be confused.

Otherwise, why would Yuan Shengnan, who has always been so cautious, be willing to help me guarantee the safety of my identity?

In this way, Tong Jia passed the identity check organized by the Soviet District Government and went to Sister Zhao's office under the guidance of Xiao Su.

As soon as Sister Zhao saw Tong Jia, she walked up to her enthusiastically, shook hands with her, and pulled her into her office.

She said, "Xiao Su, go get me a cup of tea."

"No, no, just drink water." Tong Jia knew that the conditions in the Soviet area were not good now. Tea is a good thing, but very rare. Unless it is a distinguished guest, the leader himself will not take it out to drink.

She had just arrived in the Soviet area, so she still knew the limits.

She originally wanted to refuse directly, but she couldn't guess how long Sister Zhao would talk to her. In the end, she felt that she needed to prepare a glass of water. When she didn't know how to answer some questions, it would be good to hold the cup to ease the awkwardness.

Sister Zhao pulled Tong Jia to sit on the wooden bench. She did not return to her office, but sat on the other side of the bench.

She said, "Xiao Tong, I read the review report on you submitted by Liu Ping. It's really not easy for you along the way!

I won’t say much else. It’s not my place to get involved in your affairs as young people, so I’ll leave it to you to resolve on yourselves.

It's a problem with your work. I think it can be adjusted appropriately.

I don’t know what you mean?”

Tong Jia took the jar from Xiao Su, thanked Xiao Su, and then turned to Sister Zhao and asked, "Sister, this is my first time in your office, and I have no idea what kind of work the organization will assign me.

Whether or not I need to be adjusted and what position is suitable for me, I will follow the organization's arrangements.

Although I don't have much work experience, I have enough determination and perseverance.

No matter what task the organization assigns me, I will study hard and complete it conscientiously."

Show your determination and attitude first, and then things will be easy afterwards.

Sure enough, after hearing what Tong Jia said, Sister Zhao was very satisfied.

She said, "Xiao Yuan told me before that you are a student at Beiyang University and have a mute brother. So I arranged a job for you to organize the materials.

You can read and write, and you know foreign languages. This work of organizing materials is fixed and it will be convenient for you to take care of your younger brother.

But... after reading your review report, I feel that I can't just let your abilities go to waste.

I see that the officers in the White Areas are very impressed by your makeup skills and are willing to coax and deceive you into hiring you at a high salary. We should also make good use of your skills."

Tong Jia guessed, "Sister Zhao means... that I can also teach makeup here? Those cosmetics..."

Sister Zhao waved her hand and said, "I know the cosmetics you use in the white areas are very expensive and hard to buy here.

But the more difficult the conditions are, the more we need to find ways to overcome these difficulties and meet them head-on, right?

Don't worry, I'm not asking you to find a way to make cheap cosmetics.

What I mean is, I want you to join our Soviet area's art and propaganda team."

"Art and Culture Propaganda Team?" Tong Jia asked in surprise.

Sister Zhao nodded and said, "After the reorganization, our Soviet area established a special literary and artistic propaganda team.

He created excellent red dramas such as "Harvest", "Two Faces" and "Two Sheep Defeat Qixiling", which made great contributions to inspiring the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the Soviet area and inspiring and educating the people in the Soviet area.

Xiaotong, you are a college student and an intellectual who studies history.

Whether it's historical knowledge, cultural level, or your appearance, you should be considered one of the best in our Soviet area.

If you join the art and literature propaganda team, you can not only teach the team members how to put on makeup, but also participate in the creation and performance of drama scripts.

This three-pronged approach contributes more to our Soviet government than the tedious task of organizing information.

It’s just… it’s just that after you join the art propaganda team, you might be very busy, and then the Lele you bring with you…”

"Sister Zhao, I can take Lele with me to the art propaganda team. He is very sensible and won't affect my work." Tong Jia was worried that Sister Zhao would not agree to her taking Lele, and she wanted to stand up and express her opinion anxiously.

He had just half stood up when his upper body was pushed back by Sister Zhao.

Sister Zhao patted her hands and said, "I'm not saying that you can't bring your brother with you, but...but regarding accommodation, you two sisters have to live separately."

"Live separately?" Although it was a question, Tong Jia's tone calmed down.

Before, due to limited conditions, she and Tao Junle had to live in the same room.

In fact, she had thought several times about living separately from Tao Junle when conditions improved in the future.

Even though he looks like a child, he is already an adolescent at heart and there are many things that need to be taken care of.

So after hearing what Sister Zhao said, she was not so excited. Now she just wanted to know how they could live separately.

Sister Zhao said: "You have experienced a lot on the way from home and visited many places. You have been in the Soviet area for quite a while. You can see that the conditions in our Soviet area are still quite difficult.

Comrades like Xiao Su all lived in a large dormitory, and the same was true for the art and literature propaganda team.

Your brother is a boy after all. Although he is young, the other female team members are not very willing to accept him.

So, regarding the arrangements for your brother, I have two suggestions. Please consider which one is suitable.

This one means you let him go to the art and literature propaganda team with you. You live with the female team members, and he lives with the male team members.

Over time, through continuous learning, maybe this child can even learn a skill from the comrades in the art and literature propaganda team. This may not be a bad thing for him or you.

Of course, since he can't speak, it may be difficult for him to communicate with anyone other than you at first.

If you are worried about him living with the male team members, you can let him live with me.

I'm alone now, and although the dormitory room is a little small, it can still accommodate one more child."

Tong Jia thought for a moment and said, "Sister Zhao, this is Lele's business after all. I would like to discuss it with Lele first and ask for his opinion. Is that okay?"

Sister Zhao was visibly stunned when she heard this, but then she reacted and said, "Of course. There's no rush. Once you've secured a job, we can then solve the accommodation problem."

If you seek Lele's opinion now, does that mean you have no objections or dissatisfaction with your work arrangements?"

Tong Jia said, "As for work, I am a brick in the revolution. I will move wherever I am needed. My work is all arranged by the organization."

"Okay, I'll write a registration certificate for you now, and you can report in three days later. Then, we'll help you solve the accommodation problem together." Sister Zhao said happily when she saw Tong Jia agreed so readily.