Xiang Nan, Xiaoping and others were very happy to receive awards and promotions for their meritorious service at the end of the year.
Being promoted from deputy company to deputy battalion not only increases his position and salary, but also increases his voice in the art troupe.
Because the political commissar of the art troupe is only at the deputy troupe level. Xiang Nan is only two levels behind him. If he performs meritorious service in the future, it is not impossible to replace him.
Moreover, Xiaoping was promoted from soldier to full-time squad member, and was only one step away from the deputy platoon. Once you become a platoon-level officer, you can fall in love freely and apply for marriage, housing and other benefits.
At that time, the two of them can be together openly.
In addition, Xiaoping also became a probationary member of the art troupe because of her meritorious service and awards. As long as you perform well in the future, becoming a party member will be just around the corner.
Becoming a party member is an extremely glorious thing. It not only represents honor, but also a symbol of status.
Another benefit of receiving rewards and promotions for meritorious service is that others treat Xiang Nan and Xiaoping with more respect.
Now Xiangnan alone has two second-class individual merit, one second-class collective merit, and one individual third-class merit. It can be said that he has made numerous achievements. All merit medals are hung on the chest, guaranteed to blind people.
And Xiaoping also has a second-class personal merit. The merit medal hangs on her chest, shining with gold, making those who have not achieved even an inch of merit drool with envy.
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Xiaoping immediately wrote to her father and mother about the news that she had received an award for meritorious service and had become a probationary party member.
They wrote back quickly. Xiaoping's father was very happy that his daughter had received awards for meritorious service and successfully joined the party. In his letter, he encouraged Xiaoping to make persistent efforts and make new achievements.
Xiaoping's mother was also surprised by her daughter's changes. In her impression, her daughter was still the same low self-esteem, timid, and disobedient person.
But she didn't want to join the art troupe. She achieved second-class merit in just six months, and her songs were well-known in the streets, making her a mother feel proud.
In the letter, she also encouraged her daughter to continue working hard and make new achievements. Moreover, she also revealed that Xiaoping's stepfather was also very satisfied with her results.
After seeing this letter, Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh, "The poor man is playing with ten steel hooks on the cross streets, but he can't hook his relatives; the rich man is playing with swords, guns and sticks in the deep mountains and old forests, but he can't break up the unjust guests and friends."
He has read the original work of "Youth". He knew that Xiaoping's stepfather had never liked her, he thought she was not his biological child, and he had always treated her differently.
His two biological children wear new clothes and have good food and drink. Xiaoping can only wear old clothes and eat what they don't eat.
There is a sentence in the original book that left a deep impression on Xiang Nan: "Before the second-hand goods at home go to the garbage bin at the scrap collection station, there is a transfer station, which is Xiaoping's place."
Now that Xiaoping has achieved great results, her stepfather is proud of her. Don’t look in the mirror to see if you are worthy.
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Fast forward to 1976.
Xiang Nan knew that many major events would happen this year, but he did not dare to reveal any information.
Usually, he stays in the creative team and teaches Xiaoping homework every day.
Now, they've finished high school math and are now taking high school physics.
In fact, Xiaoping's intelligence is still very high, after all, she has her father's excellent genes. In addition, she is young, energetic, and simple-minded, so she learns things very quickly.
In comparison, Xiao Suizi and Hao Shuwen also studied with him for a while, but their progress was far behind Xiaoping. If we look into the reasons carefully, it turns out that they are a few years older and are preoccupied, and their main focus is not on studying.
"Liu Feng, I got two movie tickets. Let's go watch a movie." Hao Shuwen invited Xiang Nan.
"Just the two of us?" Xiang Nan was stunned and asked.
"I only have two tickets. These two tickets were easy for me to grab." Hao Shuwen said with a smile, "How about it, are you going?"
"Forget it. I don't like watching movies. You'd better go find Suizi or Xiaoping." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"What's the point of watching them?" Hao Shuwen rolled her eyes and muttered.
Xiang Nan pretended not to hear and continued reading his book.
Seeing that he didn't understand the style, Hao Shuwen couldn't help but stamped her feet with hatred, turned around and went out.
"Liu Feng, are you really stupid or pretending to be stupid? Didn't you see that Hao Shuwen wanted to chase you?" Xiao Suizi said secretly.
"How could I not see it?" Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "The key is that I don't like her."
"No, Hao Shuwen is so good." Xiao Suizi said in surprise, "She is beautiful and has a great figure. She can play the accordion and be an announcer.
And don't forget, her father is the deputy commander of the army, and her mother is the head nurse. She is a child of high-ranking officials. If you don't like her, who else do you like? "
"Who do you think I like?" Xiang Nan looked at Xiao Suizi and asked.
He was so gossipy at such a young age, no wonder he later became a writer.
Xiao Suizi saw Xiang Nan looking at her and asked herself, "Who do you think I like?", which seemed to mean something. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then his face turned red and his ears turned red, and he felt confused.
"How did I know~" She hurriedly dropped a word, got up and went out.
Xiang Nan didn't pay attention and continued reading.
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He has no interest in Hao Shuwen. Although she is quite beautiful, with big breasts, a slim waist and long legs, her character is not very good and her personality is too arrogant. It will be tiring to deal with her.
What's more, the reason why she likes him is not simple. It was just that he saw that he had made new achievements repeatedly and had a promising future, so he wanted to fall in love with himself. Before, when she had done nothing but selfless dedication, she had been dismissive of herself.
Therefore, he was not interested in Hao Shuwen. Even if he did not accept Liu Feng's mission, he would not accept her pursuit.
Hao Shuwen failed in her pursuit and never gave up.
In her opinion, Xiang Nan does have value to pursue.
On the one hand, at such a young age, he has already won two second-class merit awards, one third-class merit award, and a second-class collective merit award. What a glorious resume. With such a resume, Xiang Nan has a bright future whether he stays in the army or transfers to another place in the future.
On the one hand, he has a mysterious background. Xiang Nan is proficient in mathematics, physics, chemistry, literature, history, etc. He does not look like a child of a peasant family, but more like a child of a high-ranking official, and he is also a child of a big intellectual family.
With such a background, he can be one step ahead in future development. Hao Shuwen is also a disciple of high-ranking cadres and has considerable experience in this matter.
On the one hand, Xiang Nan himself is quite charming. Smart, confident, calm, and generous, he can be said to stand out among the male soldiers in the art troupe, and he is extremely conspicuous.
Of course she would not miss a man like this easily.
And she believes in the old saying that there are always barriers between men and women. When a woman pursues a man, there is a veil between them. As long as she is willing to work hard, she is not afraid of not being able to defeat Xiang Nan.
So not only was she not discouraged, but she pursued him even more fiercely.
