Volume 1: The Empire Awakens Chapter 11 The Important Screw (Part 2)
Tan Renhao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he left Ji Xiaobin's room.
He never thought that he would be able to become a leader once he arrived at the Fifth Fleet. Even if he was just the leader of an ordinary three-person staff team, he was still a leader.
What makes Tan Renhao feel even more headache is that although Lieutenant Chang Jianxin is also a second lieutenant officer, he has worked in the Imperial Navy for at least five years and has much more seniority than Tan Renhao. Given the strict hierarchical concept of the Imperial Navy, will Chang Jianxin obey his leadership?
Of course, there are still many things that give Tan Renhao a headache. Even with the care of General Liao Hanxiang, for a young officer like him who has just joined the Imperial Navy, climbing too fast will only make him offend more people, which will not do him any good.
In addition, the new task given to him by Colonel Ji Xiaobin also made Tan Renhao feel overwhelmed and he really didn't know what to do.
In the office, Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin had already packed their things and it was almost time to go to the cafeteria for lunch, but it seemed that they were both waiting for Tan Renhao.
"Renhao, you're back just in time. Let's go out for dinner. It's my treat today!"
Hao Dongjue is a very straightforward person, which has a lot to do with his age.
"this……"
Tan Renhao immediately said, "Let me treat you. After all, I've been here two days earlier, so I should be the host."
"Hey, why are you being so polite? Doesn't it make a difference who invites you?"
Hao Dongjue called Chang Jianxin, and then the three of them left the headquarters "building". There were three restaurants opened by military families at the port base, which mainly served single young officers from relatively wealthy families.
Of course, there is much more to a hotel.
Because of the relationship with military families, this is also the place where most young single officers meet their life partners in the barracks.
All three restaurants looked very ordinary, and they only sold home-cooked meals, which could not be compared with those restaurants outside.
However, this is still much better than the food in the base cafeteria, and the proprietress who personally entertained the guests was very polite. Especially after knowing that Tan Renhao and Hao Dongjue were young officers who had just arrived here, her enthusiasm was a bit too much.
Hao Dongjue ordered more than ten dishes, which made Tan Renhao feel a little sad.
Wenzhou people are naturally frugal (the temperament of a businessman) and he has never liked waste since he was a child. More importantly, the allowance is not much, and if he were to waste more, it would hurt him even more.
However, the last meal was treated by Hao Dongjue, and Tan Renhao also learned that Hao Dongjue's family was very well-off, and he could be considered to be from a half-naval family. His three uncles were all senior naval officers, and several of his uncles were also senior naval officers.
After a few drinks, Tan Renhao immediately felt dizzy. He initially suspected that he had ordered the wrong drink, but he soon discovered that it was not liquor but beer. It must be because he had not had a good rest for two consecutive days. Now that he was feeling tired, it would be strange if he did not feel dizzy.
However, the atmosphere was completely relaxed at this time, and Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin both talked about how they came to the Fifth Fleet.
Hao Dongjue has a great chance to go to the navy's shore-based aviation unit, and he is fully qualified to be a fighter pilot.
However, he accepted his uncle's advice and took the initiative to sign up for the Fifth Fleet and apply to become a carrier-based fighter pilot. However, in the end he was "temporarily" kept in the General Staff by Ji Xiaobin.
"Brother Chang, have you ever flown a fighter jet?"
Hao Dongjue had drunk a bit too much. "I could have come to the fleet two days earlier, but before coming, I took some time to visit the aviation unit. To be honest, it was so exciting to fly a fighter jet in the sky, especially when diving. It was like an electric shock. All the pores on my body opened up and my hair stood up. That smell is something you will never forget for the rest of your life!"
Chang Jianxin laughed and poured another glass for Hao Dongjue.
"I'm a sailor, so I'm afraid I won't be able to fly to the sky in this lifetime!"
Tan Renhao only occasionally interjected a few words. From their conversation, he knew that Chang Jianxin had worked in the First Fleet for five years and had two chances to be promoted to destroyer first mate, but was squeezed out by other people in the final assessment, which made him make almost no progress in the five most important years.
Tan Renhao also noticed one thing, that Chang Jianxin had participated in the exercise half a year ago.
"If there's a chance, I'll take you guys flying a few laps!"
Hao Dongjue laughed devilishly, "Do you know? Colonel Ji Xiaobin has promised that in half a year, I will be transferred to an aircraft carrier and let me command a fighter squadron. When the time comes, I will take you to experience the feeling of taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier. I guarantee that you will never forget it in your life..."
Tan Renhao took the bottle of wine and did not let Chang Jianxin pour wine for Hao Dongjue.
"Dongjue, you've already drunk quite a bit, let's go back early!"
"Go back? No, we won't go home until we're drunk today. Since we're able to meet you two brothers, we have to have a good drink together!"
Tan Renhao frowned slightly and immediately gave Chang Jianxin a look.
"Yeah, it's getting late, we should go back!"
Chang Jianxin snatched the wine glass from Hao Dongjue's hand and said, "Don't drink anymore. If you get drunk, you'll get into a lot of trouble."
"What are you afraid of? I'll take care of it anyway!"
Tan Renhao smiled bitterly and shook his head, then waved to call the proprietress over.
"No, take my money!"
Hao Dongjue hadn't finished drinking yet, he took out his wallet, took out two bills at random , and stuffed them into the proprietress's hand, while stopping Tan Renhao who was about to pay.
"I told you, I'm treating you today. If you don't let me treat you, you're looking down on me as a friend!"
Tan Renhao laughed awkwardly, but he also had a better impression of Hao Dongjue. At least this young man was not very scheming, and he probably had never worried about money since he was a child.
After collecting the change, Tan Renhao and Chang Jianxin helped Hao Dongjue leave the hotel. They did not ask the adjutant to drive over to pick them up. When the cool sea breeze blew outside, Hao Dongjue immediately vomited out all the food and drinks in his mouth.
Fortunately, the three of them lived in the same dormitory area. After finally sending Hao Dongjue back, Chang Jianxin took the initiative to stay and help Hao Dongjue clean up, and Tan Renhao happily returned to his dormitory.
By the time he took a shower and washed the vomit-stained military uniform, it was already past one in the morning.