"Mr. President, new recruit Shen Lingxi reporting!"
Wen Nian looked behind him at Shen Xinhui, "Is this Commander Shen’s daughter?"
Shen Xinhui nodded, "Indeed."
The question and answer stunned Shen Lingxi, "Your Excellency... don’t you remember me? I am Lingxi. Back when you studied at Xilin, I—"
"Shen Lingxi, I remember you."
Shen Lingxi immediately burst into a smile, she just knew Brother Wen Nian wouldn’t forget her! She just knew it!
Wen Nian walked through the guards and came over to Shen Lingxi, speaking in a gentle, laughing voice,
"At Xilin Military Academy’s opening ceremony, enforcing the academy’s regulations ruthlessly, without sparing any feelings, and without regard for others’ privacy... first among the new recruits."
Shen Lingxi’s body stiffened.
"You will be even better than your father."
Having said this, Wen Nian, with a stern face, strode away.
Shen Lingxi stood still, unable to regain her composure for a long time.
Shen Xinhui passed by his daughter and spoke to her; he had just been entrusted with a significant responsibility and did not want it destroyed by his daughter’s momentary self-interest.
But Shen Lingxi quickly grabbed her father’s arm, urgently asking,
"How did Brother Wen Nian know about what happened on the day of the opening ceremony?"
At this question, Shen Xinhui was also momentarily stunned, but soon he responded, "The opening ceremony wasn’t classified; it’s normal for it to get out, and there’s nothing surprising about him knowing! Go back and reflect on your behavior, this arrogant and impulsive temperament of yours, shouldn’t you rein it in a bit?"
He shook off his daughter’s hand and quickly followed the President.
Indeed, it’s normal for incidents from the opening ceremony to be spread around, from one to ten, ten to a hundred...
It seems unremarkable, but Shen Lingxi isn’t the type to have a simple mind.
Even if, at the opening ceremony, she intentionally made it difficult for Tang Xiaohua, the incident indeed caused a huge uproar and became a topic of conversation for many, but such minor incidents happen almost all the time. The President surely wouldn’t care that much about it.
Only two possibilities exist, first, Wen Nian has always cared about her, even after so many years apart, he would still find ways to keep up with her affairs.
The second possibility, that person who called Tang Xiaohua on the day...
Shen Lingxi turned around and ran out; she remembered that Tang Xiaohua’s phone had been confiscated, and the confiscated contraband should be at the academy’s guidance office!
Lili finally got a two-day break.
This time Wen Nian’s inspection of Xilin seemed packed; in the evening, she turned on the TV, and the news was broadcasting Mr. President’s visit to Xilin.
He had visited a coal mining enterprise in the morning, then went to a school in the afternoon, had dinner with some people, and so on...
This was a relief; Lili’s heart, which had been uneasy since learning that Wen Nian was coming to Xilin, settled down a bit.
Once back in Luoshu County, Lili took Xiaocao back with her to enjoy a good two-day vacation, and Xiaocao was overjoyed.
The grandmother who had been taking care of Xiaocao kept praising her in front of Lili for being sensible and easy-going. She liked her so much that she even said she wanted to have Xiaocao as her grandchild.
But Xiaocao was scared when he heard this, quickly hugging Lili and saying he wanted to stay with his sister.
Though saddened, the old grandmother still greatly appreciated the young Xiaocao.
The holiday went by too quickly; the next day, Lili had to return to the academy to continue her military training, and Xiaocao stayed back at the old grandmother’s house.
"Why don’t we have hot pot tonight?"
As Lili pondered dinner with Xiaocao, who nodded in happy agreement, they went shopping together at the market for the hot pot ingredients. They had just gotten home when the doorbell rang.
Lili ran to open the door, and upon opening it, she froze...