Xibao repeated her own name over and over again, causing the old man to burst into hearty laughter. "Good, good, good. You call yourself Xibao, what a fitting name, full of joy."
Feng Qingxue, respectfully said: "I’ve been rude not to have asked for your name since we boarded the plane."
"Me?" The old man laughed heartily, "I am Wang Xinsheng!"
As soon as the name "Wang Xinsheng" entered her ears, Feng Qingxue was taken aback. She never expected to meet Wang Xinsheng here. Of course, she seemed familiar. Isn’t he the slightly younger version of the famous Wang Xinsheng?
Once she gathered herself, she smiled politely, "It’s an honor to meet you, we have long admired you. My name is Feng Qingxue, and my husband’s name is Lu Jiang. We are both from Huaibei City and serve in the army. If I’m not mistaken, we’re from the same hometown!"
Wang Xinsheng paused for a moment, his eyes widening, "What a coincidence?"
He and Cheng Baoguo kept in touch once or twice a year, so he knew quite well about Lu Jiang, who had achieved a high position in the army and married a woman named Feng Qingxue. Yet, he had never heard Cheng Baoguo utter the name of Lu Jiang’s son.
"Yes, we are really lucky to meet you ," Qingxue replied.
"Wait a minute, did you say you and Xibao’s father are both in the military?" He was aware that Lu Jiang served in the military. By following the military policy, Feng Qingxue indeed had the right to follow the army, but being a military family and being a soldier were two different things. He then noticed Feng Qingxue’s military uniform, adorned with a shiny red cross, "Are you a medic?"
Feng Qingxue nodded, "I had received medical training at home before joining the army. After that, the army assigned me to work as a medic. Now, I am on my way to the capital for a medical exchange."
Dr. Tan Yutong, from the military district general hospital, who was sitting in front of Feng Qingxue, turned around. He was the military medical leader who was accompanying Feng Qingxue to the capital, while Du Xiaotao was only accompanying her, "Comrade Feng Qingxue, truly, has earned first-class merit. The region’s military sub-district had recommended, group army approved, the military district too approved this honor."
Having earned first-class merit, one could be promoted.
Upon hearing Tan Yutong’s words, Wang Xinsheng was extremely surprised, "What did you do to earn first-class merit?"
"Not much." Feng Qingxue said, a bit embarrassed.
Tan Yutong elaborated the details, "I must say, the capital’s military region is really overbearing. We have not even had the chance to have Feng Qingxue share her experiences with our hospital’s doctors when we received an invitation from the capital’s military region. We have no choice but to make this trip and hope to accomplish the task quickly and return"
Feng Qingxue, heavily pregnant and with a child to look after, who wouldn’t understand her hardships?
"Very good! Very good!" Wang Xinsheng felt genuinely happy for Lu Jiang’s father. "I admire young people like you who are ambitious and contribute to the country. When you get to the capital, you must find time to visit my home."
Feng Qingxue always followed the military’s arrangements and didn’t dare to make rash promises, but Tan Yutong said: "We will see how things are arranged by the military region of the capital. If there’s a chance, we will have Feng Qingxue pay you a visit."
The chance seemed slim. As soon as they got off the plane and left the airport, people from the capital’s military region came to pick them up.
...I managed to write two Chapters, will update more around 08:00