Li Changpu had no holiday during the Chinese New Year and had to go to work on New Year's Day. Jiang Tingxia complained that he was too busy at work.

Li Changpu didn't think so. He was used to it and he was always thinking about work. The only bad thing was that he had no time to spend with his family.

There was no one else at home, even the three children had gone out to play. After Li Changpu left, Jiang Tingxia was the only one at home, feeling extremely bored. Of course, Jiang Tingxia didn't want him to leave.

Li Changpu tapped Jiang Tingxia's nose and said with a smile, "Don't be unhappy."

He promised, "I won't work overtime today. I'll go home as soon as I get off work."

Jiang Tingxia tugged at his sleeve and made an unwilling and aggrieved expression.

Li Changpu gently pressed Jiang Tingxia's brow with his thumb, "Your little face is almost wrinkled."

Jiang Tingxia hummed and snuggled into Li Changpu's arms.

It was a major holiday, and she wanted Li Changpu to be with her, even if it was just for today. The two of them could snuggle up in bed together, drink hot tea, read a book, and chat.

Li Changpu had a smile on his face. He had already picked up his briefcase, but he couldn't move any further. He just held the bag and hugged Jiang Tingxia for a while. His heart softened, but in the end he could only push Jiang Tingxia away, holding her warm shoulders, and looked at the watch on his wrist helplessly, "I have to go."

He said, "If you don't want to stay at home, go out for a walk and go play with Anxi."

Jiang Tingxia was already a little discouraged, "It's too far, I don't want to walk."

Li Changpu suggested again, "Then go visit my sister-in-law next door."

Jiang Tingxia pouted, "There's no point in visiting people every day."

Seeing that Li Changpu wanted to say something, Jiang Tingxia pushed him again, "You're going to be late, go away."

"I'd better stay at home."

Li Changpu kept thinking about this in his heart. Jiang Tingxia had been staying at home all the time and was getting more and more lazy to move. Even when he asked her to go out for a morning jog, she acted like a rogue and avoided it. Her exercise volume was getting less and less. Li Changpu felt that it was not a good idea to continue like this. How could her body get better?

After more than half a month, things took a turn for the better.

There was a vacant position that was quite suitable for Jiang Tingxia, and someone asked him to contact Jiang Tingxia.

Li Changpu then went back and told Jiang Tingxia about this.

Jiang Tingxia was not happy and exclaimed in surprise, "You agreed?"

"No," Li Changpu took a bite of the steamed bun, "I said I would give her an answer later."

He thought about telling Jiang Tingxia about this and would reply after she agreed.

Jiang Tingxia shook her head and said, "Please postpone it. I don't want to go."

"Listen to Xia," Li Changpu advised her, "You will get sick if you stay at home every day."

"You should go out more often and meet some new friends."

Li Changpu talked about the job, "It's not a difficult job. Using an abacus and keeping accounts is not much different from keeping accounts at home."

He encouraged Jiang Tingxia again, "When this job became available, Director Zhao thought of you first, why didn't he find someone else?"

Li Changpu said to Jiang Tingxia in a serious tone, "It shows that you are excellent."

After being persuaded by him, Jiang Tingxia looked embarrassed and said, "I...will think about it."

Jiang Tingxia thought about it and finally decided that it would be better to turn this matter down as she had no interest in this job.

But before she had the chance to tell Li Changpu, who would have thought that the women's director Zhao Yun would come to her house the next day. She was in her forties, with neat short hair cut to the ears, and she walked with a breeze, and it was obvious that she was a decisive person.

Li Changpu introduced Jiang Tingxia, "This is Director Zhao."

"This is my love."

Zhao Yun looked at Jiang Tingxia, "Little Jiang, right?"

"How's it going? When do we go to work?"

The conditions in Chazipo are difficult, but there are some benefits. In theory, as long as the military dependents meet the requirements, they can be assigned jobs. However, Chazipo is a small place with few positions, so it is difficult to assign jobs. More than half of the military dependents are unemployed.

Now that he finally had a job vacancy, and it was a good office job that was sheltered from the elements, Zhao Yun could guarantee with confidence that no one would disagree.

So, she talked to Captain Li yesterday, but after waiting for a long time without any response, she went straight to his house the next day.

Jiang Tingxia smiled awkwardly, "I..."

Zhao Yun thought Jiang Tingxia had some thoughts in mind, so he said, "Don't have any objections. I know you have been with the army for almost half a year. In fact, I should have arranged a job for you before that. Isn't it because the quota is tight? As soon as there was a vacancy, I immediately thought of you. I think this job is suitable for you. We just need someone who is educated, good at math, and can write well. I made the decision right away and it's you."

Zhao Yun looked so enthusiastic that Jiang Tingxia didn't know what to say.

Jiang Tingxia refused and said, "I have never done such a job. This is not suitable for me."

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Xiao Jiang, don't worry. Everyone needs to grow and develop through work. I believe in you, and the organization believes in you too. You will definitely be able to do this job well."

Zhao Yun said, "Well, I will take you to the cafeteria today so that you can get familiar with the route and the work."

Director Zhao was about to pull Jiang Tingxia away, but Jiang Tingxia dodged with his arm, "Director Zhao, I don't want to go."

"what?"

Zhao Yun seemed to have not heard clearly and asked again, "Such a good job, you don't want to go?"

Seeing Jiang Tingxia nod, Director Zhao frowned, no longer looking like the enthusiastic elder sister she was just now, and gave Jiang Tingxia a serious lecture. She wanted to say that this delicate young lady Jiang Tingxia had a lot of problems with her thinking, but when she glanced at Li Changpu who was standing next to her, she swallowed her words back because of his presence and changed her words to a gentler tone.

"Xiao Jiang, times have changed, women can hold up half the sky, are you willing to stay at home doing nothing and eating free meals every day?"

Although Zhao Yun spoke more restrainedly, Jiang Tingxia understood what she meant. In this place where everyone values ​​hard work and integration into the collective, people like her will be criticized for being lazy and greedy for enjoyment.

She would be seen as an outlier, and outliers would be excluded and targeted, and she was very afraid of these things.

Li Changpu stood aside, listening to what Zhao Yun said, and realized something was wrong.

He is an officer. In addition to going to the battlefield and doing physical training, mental work is also indispensable. Moreover, he has to deal with all kinds of people in the office. Of course, he understands the twists and turns here. Faced with such a big hat, he cannot be involved in it at all.

Li Changpu corrected him with a polite smile on his face, "Director Zhao, there are so many wives of soldiers accompanying the army in our hospital. They are all doing housework and taking care of children at home. How can it be said that the women comrades working at home are doing nothing? It's just that the division of labor is different. Their tasks are no lighter than anyone else's."

After Li Changpu finished speaking, Zhao Yun came to his senses and realized that what she said was likely to offend people.

She had an awkward smile on her face, "That's not what I meant."

Zhao Yun changed his words and said, "What I mean is that Xiao Jiang is well-educated and has such a good opportunity now. If you go to work, there is a vast world where you can achieve great things. It would be a waste of your talent to stay at home."

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