So, Feng Qingxue made a phone call to Jiang Xiaoyue.
"Xue, how come you have time to call me? Usually we just exchange letters." Upon receiving Feng Qingxue’s call, Jiang Xiaoyue was thrilled and immediately started squealing, "Let Xibao talk to me, let Xibao speak." She had really missed Xibao.
Feng Qingxue held the receiver to Xibao’s ear, and Xibao greeted with a surprised "Hello?"
"Xibao, guess who I am?" Jiang Xiaoyue was as excited as a child, overjoyed to hear Xibao’s voice.
"Sister!" Hearing the familiar voice from her memory, Xibao cried out, looking left and right, but since she couldn’t see Jiang Xiaoyue anywhere, she said unhappily, "There’s no sister here, where are you, Sister? BaoBao can’t see you! BaoBao is unhappy."
Jiang Xiaoyue laughed heartily, "Sister is in the phone! When are you coming to visit Sister?"
As Xibao said this, she grabbed the receiver and was about to throw it on the ground, but Feng Qingxue caught it back and placed it by her own ear, "Xiaoyue, don’t joke with Xibao, she almost threw the receiver trying to see if you would come out."
Jiang Xiaoyue giggled with her mouth covered, "Back to the point, Xue, if you have something to say, just say it."
"One doesn’t visit the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I do need a favor from you," Feng Qingxue said straightforwardly, without beating around the bush.
"You tell me, I’m all ears!"
"My nephew, Lu Tianjun, whom I’ve mentioned to you before, Xibao’s older cousin, cannot go to university after finishing high school because of an issue with his ancestors’ class status, so we were thinking of arranging for him to join the military. But you know, with Xibao’s dad, every move he makes is being watched, and I’m afraid to ask for help because it might cause issues. So, I’m asking if you know anyone in charge of recruitment who could give Tianjun a chance to enlist? Aside from his status, if he doesn’t meet the standards, we won’t have any complaints."
Jiang Xiaoyue couldn’t help but laugh, "I thought it was a big deal that was beyond my ability, but it turns out to be such an insignificant matter. To my family, arranging for ten or eight people to join the army isn’t even worth mentioning. Xue, leave it to me. The person in charge of recruitment in your area used to be my dad’s bodyguard. I’ll have my dad call him."
This news was unexpectedly good, and Feng Qingxue hadn’t anticipated landing the right connection.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll trouble you then, Xiaoyue. Let’s meet up someday, and I’ll treat you to a meal!"
"Sure! When you come to Beijing, I want Quanjude Peking Duck, the whole three-course meal," Jiang Xiaoyue unashamedly requested, then lowered her voice, "Xue, be careful these days, I can’t quite explain what happened, and my dad and brother won’t tell me; they just tell me to behave and not stir up any trouble. I’m telling you this too; apart from the old leader’s orders, don’t get involved in anything else! Getting involved won’t bring any good, remember that."
Feng Qingxue took a serious tone, "Don’t worry, I’ll remember."
Jiang Xiaoyue’s voice quickly reverted to its preceding cheerfulness, "Then let me talk to Xibao!"
Xibao shouted into the phone, "Sister, I can’t crawl in!"
"What?" Jiang Xiaoyue didn’t understand at first.
"The phone is small, but BaoBao is big. Can’t crawl in, can’t find Sister," Xibao frowned in distress.
Jiang Xiaoyue chuckled, "No worries, Sister will come and find you as soon as possible, okay?"