"Xiaohang, since you are free today, don't leave tonight. You scared us so much the past two days, but fortunately it was just a false alarm. Auntie will prepare a table of delicious food for you tonight."
Li Hang was a little flattered by Chen's mother's enthusiasm.
It was obvious that the other party had regarded him as his son-in-law.
"It's been a long time since I've had a meal with my family, so I'll shamelessly have a delicious meal tonight." Li Hang agreed with a smile.
"Really?" Mother Chen was so happy when she heard that she hurriedly covered her mouth and laughed, then called to the mediocre servant, "Go and tell Aunt Zhang to cook something delicious tonight and cook more dishes. Xiaohang's ancestral home is Sichuan. Yes, can you still eat spicy food now?"
"Anything is fine, I won't choose." Li Hang quickly replied.
"Okay, let's make a few of the same. In addition to Hubei cuisine, we'll make a few of Sichuan and Huaiyang dishes. Go and prepare the ingredients. Forget it, I'll give the orders myself."
Seeing the happy mother Chen, Li Hang felt as if he had returned to his own home, as if he had not been home for many years.
When Chen Qingshan saw this, he was also surprised by Feng Feng Huohuo's wife, but he also told the steward next to him, "Steward Zhou, send someone to tell Xiao Rong that Xiao Rong will have dinner at home tonight. Let him come back."
"Okay, sir."
After the housekeeper left, Chen Qingshan looked at Li Hang and asked, "Do you know how to play cards or chess? It's boring just sitting around, so why not find something to do."
"I'm not very good at playing cards, but I know how to play chess. Go is just an introduction."
"Then let's play two chess games. It's just a good time for us two sons-in-law to have a good chat."
Soon the two came to a corridor near the garden, and someone immediately took out a chess set and set it up.
"Aren't you usually very busy? Why are you suddenly free today?" Chen Qingshan jumped up and looked up at his future son-in-law curiously.
"Uncle Chen also knows what happened two days ago. My plane was shot down by the Japs. There are no planes available for the time being, so I have nothing to do... I will eat your soldiers!"
Seeing Li Hang's style of play, Chen Qingshan was a little surprised, "Young people dare to fight and fight hard. Without a plane, what are your superiors going to do with you?"
Although your plane was shot down, I read that you were praised to the heavens in the newspapers. You should be rewarded, right? Promotion and salary increase must be at least the same, right? "
With that said, Chen Qingshan calmly took Li Hang's lead.
"My superiors talked to me today, but I don't know what to choose." Li Hang placed the 'cannon' in the middle, intending to eat the opponent's horse.
"Tell me about it, I might be able to analyze it for you."
Li Hang thought for a while and listed several options, but excluded the third option.
He actually came today for this purpose.
There were no other options. There were not many people in Wuhan with whom he could talk openly.
When it comes to job changes, it is not easy for him to go to Liang Tiancheng and others to talk about it. After thinking about it, Chen Qingshan is more suitable as his future father-in-law.
It's not like he has a soul, but a body, and he doesn't even have any relatives around him.
After hearing several options, Chen Qingshan was a little surprised, because these four options proved that Li Hang was really appreciated by his superiors.
Otherwise, if the person concerned does not take the initiative to fight for these appointments, it will be decided by the superiors and they will not discuss it with you too much.
"Listen to what you mean, you don't plan to consider the next two options for the time being?" Chen Qingshan is also a veteran, so he naturally heard the meaning of his future son-in-law's words.
To be honest, it would be no surprise to stay in the Fourth Battalion and continue to be a squadron leader.
First of all, Li Hang didn't care about the five thousand yuan bonus. Logically speaking, he could get hundreds of thousands, but his superiors were willing to give him five thousand yuan and send him off as a beggar.
When Chen Lu gets the patents in the United States, he won't be short of money either.
In China at this time, making big money means being unconscionable.
If you want to make money during the war, you can make a small amount of money without being unconscionable, and don't even think about making a big one.
Just like the Kong and Song families, before the Anti-Japanese War, their wealth situation was actually the same, but during the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, they were able to become the richest people by relying on corruption.
Thinking about it makes me feel a little bit irritated.
The key is to stay in the 4th Group. If you can't go up, you can occupy the position of squadron leader and you won't be able to fly the plane, so it's better to leave.
If you become an instructor, in addition to teaching students, you may also be able to build a good relationship with that American, Chen Lade.
In fact, Chen Lade was somewhat praised for being too perfect in later generations.
He was depressed while serving in the U.S. Army. He was forced to retire from the Army Air Corps in 1937 due to defeat in factional strife.
This year, Chen Lade was 44 years old. His military rank was only that of captain. He was a little deaf and physically ill. He did not look like a man with a bright future.
Because he had met Mao Bangchu before, the latter extended a helping hand to him and recommended him to Miss Song San, who was the Secretary-General of the Aviation Commission at the time.
Miss San, who has always been superstitious about Americans and has a special affinity for them, extended an invitation to Chen Ladd to serve as a consultant for three months.
The monthly salary is US$1,000; there are also allowances, cars, planes, and translators; round trip expenses are included.
Not to mention this treatment.
Now, an aviation school has been established in Kunming to train the Chinese Air Force according to the standards of the US military.
Well, it was the Central Aviation School that moved to Kunming.
The principal has just been replaced by a micro-management expert, but the actual responsible person is this US military captain, who has the same military rank as Li Hang now.
No matter whether this Chen Lade is not worthy of his name or not, he is really deeply trusted by Miss Song San, and there is definitely no harm in having a good relationship with her.
But Li Hang didn't want to go now, because he couldn't ignore the ongoing Battle of Xuzhou and the upcoming Battle of Xuzhou.
If he was injured, he wouldn't be able to fly, but he just couldn't fly for the time being.
"I'm a soldier and I'm fine. I can't hide from the front line." Li Hang explained.
"Don't you have the answer in your heart?" Chen Qingshan smiled, and there was no trace of what his future son-in-law was worried about.
Li Hang was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head, as if he had already made his choice.
Then he stopped thinking about it and concentrated on playing chess with his future father-in-law.
As for chess, he is not very good, but his advantage lies in his novel playing methods and often surprising moves.
The two played five games, and in the end he was defeated, losing 2 to 3 to his future father-in-law.
"Father, it's rare to see you so happy."
Just when the last sentence ended, Chen Rong's voice sounded in their ears.
Only then did the two of them realize that Chen Rong was standing next to them at some point. The last chess game was so intense that neither of them noticed that there was an extra person next to them.
"Who told you not to come and play chess with an old man like me?" Chen Qingshan said angrily.
"Father, you are in your prime, what kind of old man do you think you are? If you don't let me take care of those factories, I promise to play chess with you every day."
