Chapter Thirteen: The Uncharacteristic Old Man Su, who, in order to cook a good meal for his grandson, has almost plucked his little vegetable garden bald!
Don't even talk about Zhou Li Xun.
At this moment, even Old Wei, who was always extremely indifferent to everything, was somewhat taken aback by this statement.
Old Wei had seen too much, what kind of stormy waves, rarely were there any that he hadn't seen.
Even, he had personally participated in them.
But even with his composure, after hearing this, he couldn't help but gasp.
Su Yuan's identity as an ace pilot and his talent in the field of aviation did indeed make him pay attention, and it could even be said that he was somewhat planning to let Su Yuan shoulder part of the responsibility for the future of the Xia Air Force.
But no matter how strong Su Yuan was, he was just one person.
His appearance, besides solving the Xia Air Force's lack of top ace pilots, didn't actually have much of an impact on the overall improvement of the Xia Air Force.
This was already known from the moment they learned of Su Yuan's identity in the Bear.
That was why, even though he was surprised by Su Yuan's identity as an ace pilot, he wasn't overly shocked.
But at this moment, he was truly shocked.
Su Yuan's talent in cultivating Air Force pilots astounded him.
This was no longer about personal strength improvement. If Su Yuan were to cultivate pilots for Xia, then what would be improved wouldn't just be the Xia Air Force's top forces, more importantly, the overall strength of the Xia Air Force would have a huge improvement.
This was a truly immortal feat!
Moving!
Even, excitement.
Old Wei's eyes suddenly became fiery. At this moment, even him, he was far from being able to ignore Su Yuan.
That young man, only twenty-two years old, was qualified to make him pay attention.
Even, qualified to be looked up to by nine out of ten people.
At this moment, the two of them were truly dumbfounded.
Zhou Li Xun opened his mouth wide, completely stunned.
Are you kidding me?
You're freaking kidding me?
That kid, how terrifying is he?
After a long time, Zhou Li Xun swallowed hard, then looked at Old Wei, his voice abnormally firm: "Old Wei, Su Yuan should be granted the rank of a Lieutenant General, this matter cannot be delayed, whoever dares to object, I Zhou Li Xun will let him know that I am still the same Zhou Li Xun of those days!!!"
In Zhou Li Xun's tone, apart from firmness, there was also a hint of coldness.
If Su Yuan was just an ace pilot, he would still hesitate whether or not to grant Su Yuan the rank of Lieutenant General.
But at this moment, he had no hesitation.
Old Wei recovered from his shock, looked at Zhou Li Xun with a little daze, and a smile appeared on his face: "It seems that it was the right decision not to decide his rank prematurely."
Zhou Li Xun was speechless.
But in his heart, he completely agreed with Old Wei's words. Indeed, not deciding Su Yuan's rank prematurely was the right decision.
Otherwise, if they really decided on it and it spread, the impact would not be ordinary.
Don't think that this matter is only being discussed by the two of them, but for the high-ranking officials, there is no such thing as a secret that cannot be kept, it's difficult to guarantee that what they discuss will not be leaked.
Of course, ordinary people, even some high-ranking military officers, might not know.
But once this matter is decided, they will have to confirm it with the other members of the Military Commission.
By then, changing the rank is impossible.
But to face such an outstanding young man, just giving him the rank of Major General, honestly, even the two of them felt a little sorry for Su Yuan.
In two years, he cultivated a near-ace, even an ace pilot for the Bear. This blue sky will be swept by the winds and clouds due to Su Yuan's appearance.
The Star Alliance Air Force is the best in the world?
No country can surpass them?
Before, Old Wei had to admit that it was almost impossible to surpass the Star Alliance Air Force.
But today, about surpassing the Star Alliance Air Force, he felt that it was not impossible.
Even, it was highly likely.
"Then this matter is settled!"
The aura on Old Wei's body burst forth.
Every word carries weight!
One sentence, and Su Yuan's rank was decided.
Lieutenant General!
Secretary Li took a deep breath, his heart shocked.
In his mind, he saw Su Yuan's youthful face, and the shock on his face intensified.
Lieutenant General!
A Lieutenant General at twenty-two!
This was different from Su Yuan's rank in the Bear.
No matter how high Su Yuan's rank was in the Bear, it had nothing to do with him, with Xia.
But now it was different, Old Wei's one sentence decided Su Yuan's starting point in Xia.
A journey that starts with the rank of Lieutenant General.
He couldn't imagine how terrifying the future of that twenty-two-year-old would be.
Looking at Secretary Li, who was somewhat excited and clenched his fists, Old Wei said in a low voice: "Keep this matter confidential for now, don't let it leak out."
Secretary Li knew what Old Wei was reminding him of, he came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Old Wei, I understand."
"That little fellow is truly terrifying..."
A soft sigh echoed in the room.
After a long time, it became silent again.
...
The Bear visiting delegation.
This was probably the first time Su Yuan was alone with the leader of the Bear. Even though the Emperor kept a kind smile on his face, Su Yuan was still under great pressure.
Especially facing this Emperor's favor, while he himself might be staying in Xia, he felt a little ashamed.
Seeing Su Yuan come to him, but falling silent, the Emperor smiled and said: "What's wrong? Feeling pressure?"
Su Yuan gave a wry smile, how could he not feel pressured.
After a while, Su Yuan said thoughtfully: "Going back, I always feel a little..."
The Emperor chuckled: "There's no need to feel so much pressure. I said you can fight for your own country, and at the same time, you are also the Chief Instructor of the Bear Air Force, this will not change in any way."
"Moreover, I heard that your student, Andrei, is undergoing the ace pilot assessment. With his strength, passing the assessment shouldn't be a problem. The Bear will have another ace, and this is all your credit."
"At this time, you want to stay, I have no reason to stop you."
"Of course, I have one condition."
These words made Su Yuan relax a little: "What condition?"
If there was no condition, he would really feel uneasy.
The smile on the Emperor's face disappeared, and then he became serious: "One day, if I need it, I hope Su Yuan will be one of the bravest and most valiant eagles of our Bear."
Su Yuan's face changed slightly.
All these years, he had never gone to the Bear Air Force's frontlines, he had mostly been cultivating the next generation of Air Force pilots in the rear.
This was tacitly accepted by the Bear military.
Now, the Emperor suddenly brought this up, catching Su Yuan off guard.
However, Su Yuan had also considered this.
While Su Yuan was deep in thought, the Emperor sipped his tea and waited quietly.
He was not in a hurry.
After a long time, Su Yuan finally raised his head, looked at the Emperor, stood at attention, saluted, his face serious: "I was born in Xia, even if I am a soldier of Xia in the future, I will also be a pilot of the Bear Air Force!"
"This will never change!!!"
The strong and powerful voice echoed from Su Yuan's mouth.
"Thank you!"
The Emperor got up and walked forward, patted Su Yuan on the shoulder, and expressed his gratitude.
Su Yuan could have refused.
He is a soldier, he is a Lieutenant General of the Bear Air Force, but before that, he was born and raised in Xia.
He could have refused this condition.
But he agreed, in the way of a soldier.
This was a promise from a soldier.
It was loyalty!
It was sincerity!
If you call, I will answer!
This was Su Yuan's promise!
"The Bear Air Force will always have a place for you."
Having received the answer he wanted, the Emperor patted Su Yuan on the shoulder and left with a smile.
At this moment, his heart was filled only with relief.
Su Yuan had not let down the Bear's training for these years, nor had he let him down.
Bang!!!
He heard a soft sound of a door closing.
Hearing that sound, Su Yuan relaxed, then laughed.
This seemed to be the Emperor's room.
The Emperor left, leaving him here.
This...
It's quite audacious.
But such a characterful leader made Su Yuan smile involuntarily.
"It's time to go home!"
The murmuring voice came out of Su Yuan's mouth, and soon he dialed a phone call.
"Grandpa, I'm coming back tomorrow morning."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
On the other end of the phone, a voice full of excitement came from the old man: "Come back, Grandpa will cook for my precious little麒麟儿."
Su Yuan's lips curled up.
Grandpa cooking himself, in the Su family, who has ever had this kind of treatment?
It seems... no one!
However, it felt good.
...
The next day.
Morning.
Ye Wen Qin was about to go out to buy groceries, when she was called by the old man.
"Buy some chicken, duck, fish, and meat. Don't buy any vegetables, the ones in my little vegetable garden are ready to be eaten."
Old Man Su instructed.
Ye Wen Qin was slightly stunned.
The vegetables from this little garden were not something anyone could eat.
As a daughter-in-law, she could occasionally have a taste, otherwise, even Su Hai, her son, rarely got even a single leaf from the old man's garden.
This vegetable garden, it could be said, was the old man's third grandson, and it was the most favored one.
According to the older generation, these weren't vegetables, they were sentiment.
Su Bing Sheng belonged to the older generation. When he was young, he followed his elders to the fields, and when he was a little older, he had to do all kinds of housework, gardening being one of them.
Before retirement, the old man, although he had the intention, he was powerless due to his many affairs. Now that he was retired, his only hobby was gardening.
He took care of this vegetable garden in an orderly manner.
Now, the old man, who was like a stingy old man, was willing to contribute his vegetable garden, how could Ye Wen Qin not be surprised.
She stood there stunned, but Su Bing Sheng was in a hurry.
"Don't just stand there, go buy groceries first, if you go too late, you won't be able to buy fresh chicken, duck, fish, and meat."
Su Bing Sheng's urging brought Ye Wen Qin back to her senses, she hurried out the door with doubts.
Su Bing Sheng didn't idle either, he started plucking the wool of this little vegetable garden.
Half an hour later.
Ye Wen Qin came back.
After entering the house, she looked around, seeing no one, she put the things in the kitchen and turned to go towards the vegetable garden.
"Dad, I bought the groceries, I..."
Ye Wen Qin walked and talked, but as soon as she stepped into the vegetable garden, the scene before her eyes made her speechless.
"Dad, you..."
"This..."
Looking at the bare vegetable garden, Ye Wen Qin was completely dumbfounded.
Su Bing Sheng pointed to the full basket of vegetables, his laughter coming out: "There you go, the vegetables are all here, you don't have to pick them, I'll wash them later."
Is this about who washes it?
Ye Wen Qin was speechless, she felt both amused and annoyed.
Did this vegetable garden offend you?
You almost plucked the whole vegetable garden bald to get some vegetables!
For a moment, Ye Wen Qin didn't know whether to cry or laugh. Today's old man was a little unusual.
No, yesterday he was a little unusual.
It seemed that after he answered a phone call, he turned into a strange old man, with a faint smile always on his face.
He would occasionally let out a silly laugh.
The kind of laugh that was really silly.
If she hadn't confirmed it multiple times, she might have thought that the old man had some mental illness.
But not only was he not ill, he was even more lucid.
But now, looking at this plucked bald vegetable garden, Ye Wen Qin also looked at the old man with a strange gaze.
Should I call Su Hai back?
She was thinking this, but Su Bing Sheng, carrying a full basket of vegetables, stood up and walked over, muttering: "Go, go, go, don't block my way, I'm going to cook myself today, to welcome my grandson home!"
Ye Wen Qin subconsciously stepped aside, but the confusion in her heart grew even heavier.
Welcome the grandson home?
Is Su Ming coming back?
The first thing that came to Ye Wen Qin's mind was her eldest son, Su Ming.
Of her two sons, it was probably only her eldest son, Su Ming, who made the old man somewhat relieved.
He was not yet thirty years old, and was already a Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Regiment Commander, with a promising future. It was only a matter of time before he surpassed his father, Su Hai, in achievements.
"Dad, is Ming'er coming back?"
"Didn't he say last time that he had an important military mission that would take at least half a year?"
"How come he's coming back so soon?"
"Did he finish the mission and is going to be promoted?"
Ye Wen Qin threw out all sorts of questions.
The old man was so happy, he even plucked his beloved vegetable garden bald, except for Su Ming finishing the mission beautifully, achieving great merit, and being promoted, she really couldn't think of any other possibility.
"Grandson?"
"Little Ming?"
The old man stopped his hurried steps, turned his head and said: "It's not him, he's still coming back early, it's Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan is coming back today."
Ye Wen Qin suddenly looked up, her eyes widened, she looked at the old man who was about to get busy, her face changed.
The old man was making such a fuss, even cooking himself, just because Xiao Yuan was coming back today?
Ye Wen Qin felt like either the world was crazy or she was crazy.
The old man would cook himself for Xiao Yuan?
He's crazy!
Not cursing out loud is already pretty good.
How could he cook himself, and even plucked his beloved vegetable garden bald, just thinking about it made it feel impossible.
Seeing the old man acting so uncharacteristic, Ye Wen Qin hesitated for a moment.
This meal, the old man was cooking himself, that's right, but she always felt like it was a feast of intimidation.
The old man, this must be a tactic of winning the heart first and then attacking later!
Su Bing Sheng had said before that Su Yuan was coming back this time, no matter what, they had to send him to the army for training. This was to prevent Su Yuan from refusing, and he wanted to use a tactic of drawing the ground and striking the dragon.
After eating, if he still refused, then don't blame him for using force.
The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and Ye Wen Qin couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The old man was the absolute authority in the Su family, and his youngest son, Su Yuan, had a stubborn personality. These two, one old and one young, colliding together, and Su Hai was not at home, who knows what terrifying things might happen.
"No, I have to go and test the old man's attitude first..."
After much thought, Ye Wen Qin still couldn't rest assured. Under the pretense of helping the old man, she actually wanted to know the old man's true thoughts, and hurried to the kitchen.