Chapter 55: Chapter 0055 Main Male Character Appears 7_1 Chapter 55: Chapter 0055 Main Male Character Appears 7_1 “Lu Jiang, you have a telegram!”
Lu Jiang had just come down from the training ground, wiping his sweat with a towel when he suddenly heard these words.
Besides his dear father, no one else would say it that way.
Upon realizing this, Lu Jiang quickly went to get the telegram. Seeing that it was an express telegram, he grew increasingly worried about his father and his two nephews.
An ordinary telegram costs three cents per character, whereas an express one costs eight cents.
Unless something is particularly urgent, most people would not send an express telegram.
Lu Jiang knew very well that his family’s social status wasn’t good. His mother’s and sister-in-law’s deaths were related to such class distinctions. He was aware of the difficult times his father and nephews were going through, but he was helpless.
Though he had entrusted a few comrades who transferred to his hometown, he still felt uneasy.
Fortunately, express telegrams were delivered around the clock. As he read the few words on the telegram, Lu Jiang felt relieved. As long as it’s not a disaster at home, he thought, lifting his sharp brows as he read about the marital candidate.
He had firm confidence in his father’s judgment. His father wouldn’t send an express telegram unless he was particularly content.
No one knew his father better than he did.
Last year, when he went home on a family visit, his father told him that he had found him an eligible girl for him to meet during his vacation. If they agreed, they would report their intention immediately.
The implication was simple. It would be perfect if they both liked each other, but if not, it couldn’t be helped.
Lu Zhiyuan was very enlightened.
However, he had long told his youngest son that there were three kinds of women he mustn’t marry.
Unless he had deep and profound feelings for a woman that he couldn’t live without her, there were three types he should avoid marrying.
Don’t marry comrades, who are female soldiers on the battlefield.
Lu Jiang had a strong personality, and Lu Zhiyuan really did not wish his daughter-in-law to be such a person. Even if they shared the same ideals and aspirations, it might not be beneficial to the family. Most female soldiers were not soft-natured, and their headstrong interactions might not lead to happiness.
Don’t marry artistic soldiers, female soldiers in the arts and literature troupe who were generally morale-boosting singing and dancing artists.
Lu Zhiyuan did not despise artistic soldiers and knew that there were many upright and honest women in the troupe. Those with bad social status wouldn’t be selected into the troupe, but there were indeed quite a few women who would do anything to climb the social ladder. Could such women keep a good home when Lu Jiang went to the battlefield?
Don’t marry a woman of the same social status as his own.
The social status of the Lu family was not good. Lu Zhiyuan would certainly not despise people of the same social status as himself. But he was aware of the importance of social status, which is why he didn’t want a woman of a lower class to affect his youngest son’s future.
At present, the only hope for the Lu family lies in Lu Jiang. Lu Zhiyuan had to plan carefully.
If Lu Jiang really fell in love with a woman from any of these three types, and it reached a point of no return, Lu Zhiyuan would have no choice but to accept it. He wouldn’t actually ruin his son’s happiness.
Luckily, Lu Jiang had served in the military for twelve years. He was dedicated to his work and had no women in his eyes.
Because of this, Lu Zhiyuan decided to find a mate for Lu Jiang in their hometown.
While Lu Jiang was reading the telegram, his comrade Zhao Yong asked, “Ajiang, is something wrong at home?”
Zhao Yong was one of Lu Jiang’s best friends in the military, a life-and-death buddy.
It was Lu Jiang, who was injured himself, who rescued the heavily injured Zhao Yong from a pile of bodies on the battlefield. Without Lu Jiang, Zhao Yong would have surely died there. Even so, Zhao Yong spent a whole year recovering from his injuries.