Chapter 696 Mission
The plane took off on time and arrived in Yanjing at exactly noon.
Lin Yuhang drove to the airport to pick up Song Yuanchao and others. When they saw Lin Jianhang getting out of the car, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan were stunned at first and then surprised.
"Brother, why are you here? Are you back for the New Year? Where are your sister-in-law and children?"
"Haha, it's a rare opportunity for me to bring your sister-in-law and the kids back. This is Yangyang, right? Yangyang, do you know me? I'm your uncle, call me uncle!"
Yang Yang stared at the stranger in front of him with round eyes, and hid in Lin Yan's arms with some fear. What uncle? He was a child, let alone the uncle, and he had only met the second uncle a few times, and had long forgotten him.
"Mom..." Yangyang snuggled in Lin Yan's arms and called for his mother. His cute appearance made everyone laugh.
"The child has never seen you and is shy." Lin Yan explained embarrassedly.
"It's okay, my kid is the same. Yesterday I saw your second brother also snuggling in his mother's arms. Today, they are familiar with each other. Now Maomao is taking him home to play." Lin Jianhang said with a smile, took out a bullet shell from his pocket, put it in his mouth and started blowing it.
The bullet shell made a humming sound in Lin Jianhang's mouth, which immediately caught Yangyang's attention. Yangyang had never seen this before, and tilted his head as if wondering what kind of fun toy this was and why it made such a sound.
"Do you like it? Your uncle will give it to you." Lin Jianhang handed the bullet shell to Yangyang. Yangyang hesitated, stretched out his little hand to take it, and suddenly grinned when he looked at Lin Jianhang in front of him.
"Hahaha, this child is smart, just like me!" Lin Jianhang touched Yangyang's little head and was very happy. Lin Yuhang on the side was unhappy and shouted, "What do you mean by 'looks like you'? Yangyang clearly looks like Lin Yan and Song Yuanchao, how come he is your child?"
"Do you understand? I've never heard of a nephew who looks like his uncle, and you're his second uncle." Lin Jianhang glared at his brother, while Song Yuanchao at the side said with a smile, "They look alike, they look alike, the eldest uncle and the second uncle are both uncles."
Everyone laughed and helped carry the luggage into the car.
Lin Jianhang was driving, Lin Yuhang was sitting in the passenger seat, and Song Yuanchao's family was sitting in the back.
Lin Jianhang's return this time was rather sudden, and he hadn't even called before.
It was already the morning of New Year's Eve yesterday when Lin Daoyuan learned that Lin Jianhang had brought his wife and children back to celebrate the New Year. Considering that Song Yuanchao and the others would be back the next day, he did not call Shanghai again.
Lin Jianhang hasn't been back for many years. He didn't even come back when he got married and his wife had a child. In addition to the fact that the war in the southwest was still going on intermittently, his job change was also an important reason.
After the outbreak of the Southwest War, some of the situations our troops showed in the war made the higher-ups very worried. Due to a series of reasons such as many years of peace and the previous special period, many troops did not know how to fight, which attracted great attention.
In order to train the troops, they decisively adopted the method of debate after the first round of war, and at the same time attached great importance to the construction of the troops. Lin Jianhang, as a young officer who had fought on the front line and made meritorious services, was highly valued by his superiors. The unit he is currently serving in is responsible for the important task of troop construction.
The group arrived home quickly. Chen Yuqin, Luo Lin and the eldest sister-in-law had already made dumplings. After entering the house, they greeted the two elders and took out the red envelopes they had prepared long ago to give to Maomao and Lin Jianhang's kid . Speaking of red envelopes, it was a good thing that Song Yuanchao prepared a few more when he went out, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
Yangyang was so excited to see Maomao. He had been separated from his little friend for a while, but when they met again, he immediately recognized him as the brother he grew up with.
Yangyang struggled and twisted in Lin Yan's arms, trying to get down. Lin Yan put the little guy down with a smile. As soon as his feet touched the ground, Yangyang couldn't wait to run towards Maomao. Maomao did the same, grinning widely and running towards his little friend.
The adults all laughed heartily when they saw the two little brothers hugging each other in a very affectionate manner. The boy from Lin Jianhang's family, who was one year younger than Maomao and one year younger than Yangyang, stood aside and chewed his fingers in his mouth, staring with wide eyes and looking curiously at the little brother who suddenly appeared.
After Maomao and Yangyang were intimate for a while, Maomao took Yangyang's hand and introduced the little brother to Yangyang. Yangyang couldn't stop laughing at the brother who was younger than himself. He had never been a big brother, but now he had a younger brother, which made the boy very happy.
The three little ones started playing happily. Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan went back to the room to change clothes, washed their faces and returned to the front. Just then, the steaming dumplings were served.
"Thank you, Mom."
"You're thanking me, kid? Come eat." Chen Yuqin handed the chopsticks to Song Yuanchao with a smile, and then said, "The pot is still boiling. If you don't have enough, just talk. I'll be right back."
Watching Chen Yuqin walk away, Song Yuanchao was a little confused. The dumplings hadn't been eaten yet. Why was Mom in such a hurry to go out? Aren't Luo Lin and the eldest sister-in-law in the kitchen? It was only when Lin Yan smiled and said that the two eldest grandsons and one eldest grandson still had to be served by the old Buddha that Song Yuanchao suddenly realized.
I ate dumplings and drank a bowl of dumpling soup.
Lin Yan felt a little tired after eating the dumplings. Pregnant women are sleepy, so Song Yuanchao sent her back to the house and let her lie down.
After Lin Yan fell asleep, Song Yuanchao returned outside and Lin Daoyuan just called him to the study. The two chatted in the study for more than an hour, mainly talking about business matters and Si Te's development plan this year.
When he came out of the study, Song Yuanchao saw Lin Jianhang sitting in the garden smoking. He walked up to him, greeted him, and asked him why he didn't go inside to smoke since it was cold outside.
"The air outside is good. Smoking inside will affect my wife and children." Lin Jianhang replied with a smile, and took out a pack of special cigarettes provided by the army: "Would you like one too?"
"Okay! I'll also enjoy the treatment of a division-level cadre." Song Yuanchao took the cigarette with a smile, lit it, and sat down on the stone bench next to Lin Jianhang.
"Have you finished talking to the old man?"
"We're done." Song Yuanchao nodded. "Some business matters. You know that our Si Te Company was established by the old man against all odds. And now the old man is in charge of business and economic work in the local area, so he is very concerned about this."
Lin Jianhang expressed his understanding and said with a smile: "I don't understand these business matters. I am just a soldier. If you want to discuss military training and fighting with me, I can still tell you about it, but I know nothing about this."
"Hahaha, big brother, what you said is actually the same as leading troops and managing a company. The essence remains the same. There is no fundamental difference between leading troops in battle and managing a company. Both involve choosing a goal, gathering strength, building a good team, concentrating energy, and working hard to break through the mountaintop."
Lin Jianhang thought for a moment and laughed, "That's a good description. If you think about it carefully, it's true. You're really good at it."
Song Yuanchao shook his head: "This is nothing. In fact, some people have pointed out before that there is no difference between the business world and the battlefield. Let's not talk about our domestic entrepreneurs and cadres for now. Do you know what the big bosses of foreign companies, especially the famous entrepreneurs in Japan, are most keen on researching?"
"What are you studying?"
"Study our military tactics!"
“Is this true or false?”
"Of course it's true! " Song Yuanchao said seriously, "Many famous Japanese entrepreneurs have a copy of our "The Art of War" in their offices or study rooms. They highly respect this book. Some even say that the reason they were able to succeed and build such a huge business empire was entirely due to the inspiration of this "The Art of War"."
"How could there be such a thing?" Lin Jianhang was surprised and curious. As a soldier, although he had read professional military books and participated in training courses for middle and senior commanders organized by the army, he had never read "The Art of War" written by the ancestors of his country.
After all, in the past, such books were considered poisonous weeds and were to be criticized. Many military cadres like Lin Jianhang, who had risen from the grassroots level, had never attended a formal military academy, so it was normal for them to lack understanding of this aspect.
After thinking about it carefully, Lin Jianhang felt that what Song Yuanchao said made sense. He was thinking about looking for his ancestors' military books to read in the next few days.
Since taking office as deputy division commander, Lin Jianhang has worked very hard, paid close attention to the training and daily life of the troops, and done a good job in actual work. However, he always feels that he is lacking in some areas and is a little overwhelmed. Perhaps he suffers from this aspect.
"By the way, brother, you are coming back not just to visit relatives this time, right?" Song Yuanchao suddenly asked.
Lin Jianhang glanced at him and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Song Yuanchao smiled and said, "It's very simple. If it was a family visit, it would have been arranged long ago. Although I have never been a soldier, I have been an educated youth. Our army has discipline, right? Even if you are the deputy division commander, you can't just go home for the New Year. If you don't have a mission or... Brother, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. I just asked casually. Don't be angry if I said something wrong."
Song Yuanchao was halfway through his words when he realized that some of the questions were inappropriate to ask Lin Jianhang, so he quickly changed his words and admitted his mistake.
Lin Jianhang smiled and patted his shoulder: "You are smarter than others. This time I came back because the division commander and the political commissar specially gave me leave. Firstly, I haven't been back for so many years. I haven't been back to Beijing to see my child since he was born. This time, there is nothing to do in the domestic army, so I was specially approved for this vacation."
"Secondly, as for the mission, it's not that I can't tell you. To be honest, strictly speaking, it's not a mission." Lin Jianhang looked around, as if paying attention to whether there were any outsiders around. This time, he lowered his voice and said to Song Yuanchao, "Some time ago, the old leader of the group army gave us a tip that all the troops might have to move this year. This is no small matter. Our division commander and political commissar have been worried about this these days. They know that I have connections in Yanjing and the old man has a wide network of contacts, so they asked me to take this opportunity during the New Year to inquire about it so that I won't be caught off guard."
"Move? You're not going to the front lines again, are you?"
Song Yuanchao asked subconsciously. Seeing that Song Yuanchao had misunderstood, Lin Jianhang shook his head and whispered two words to him. After hearing this, Song Yuanchao suddenly realized that this was the case. No wonder Lin Jianhang rushed back in such a hurry.
