Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

Li Muhua felt embarrassed after hearing this. He really didn't want to be a soldier and didn't want to live a life under collectivized control, no matter how well things developed here.

Yang Liu also refused and said, "Dad, you promised me before that you would not interfere with our future. Mu Hua doesn't want to join the army and fight in the war."

Looking at Yang's father, Yang Liu's eyes were full of rejection.

Father Yang persuaded in a deep voice: "Warfare is a major issue for a country. You are still young and don't understand——"

Seeing the impatience in Yang Liu's eyes, Yang's father changed his words and said, "Apart from the significance of these things, even if it's for personal development, Li Muhua should also come to the army!"

"Just based on the fact that he wrote 'Drawing Sword' and was praised by the instructor, he is a top student at Huazhong University, has a long-term strategic vision, and is able to endure hardships. With my support, he has a bright future in the army."

He had thought carefully about letting Li Muhua join the army.

"What can he achieve outside?"

"At best, he could go to the Construction Committee, or go to a design institute, or stay in school to be a teacher?"

Yang Liu said directly: "Anyway, he won't join the army. Even if he can become a marshal in the army, he won't join the army."

"You——" Father Yang was speechless.

The military rank system has not been restored yet. Even if Li Muhua is captured by Prime Minister Ohira Masazato now, he cannot be awarded the rank of second lieutenant.

Only then did Li Muhua open his mouth and say, "Uncle, I have plans for my own development, and I am not considering the army."

"Infrastructure is actually very important. It is used in all aspects, from the small things like food, clothing, housing and transportation for everyone to the big things like social development, material transportation and the national business card—"

Li Muhua didn't want to explain it too profoundly, so he simply concluded: "In short, in peacetime, I would rather work on infrastructure and seek benefits for the people."

"Make money for yourself!" Of course Li Muhua didn't say this out loud.

"In peacetime?" Father Yang sneered, "I just withdrew from South Vietnam last year!"

"I know that."

Li Muhua explained: "And it's also written in the letter. I'm sure they will continue to cause trouble on the border and continue to fight us with the support of Big Brother."

"But with nuclear weapons, things will move toward peace in the future. Now the focus is on the economy. Only when the economy takes off can everyone's living conditions improve. Only with an economy can industry and technology be developed, and the troops will have military funds to develop aircraft, warships, missiles, and aircraft carriers."

"I am greedy for pleasure, but I also hope that everyone can be like me, not having to be hungry and cold, living in a leaky mud house, and walking on a dirt road in straw sandals!"

When Li Muhua said these words to Yang's father, it was almost as if he was making a promise.

Father Yang looked at Li Muhua and was deeply moved by his words. He felt that he was really old and was still thinking about going to war.

Li Muhua's idea may not be wrong. Judging from the long-term vision and knowledge, he really doesn't think he can beat Li Muhua.

But Father Yang did not praise Li Muhua. Instead, he looked at Yang Liu and said, "You have a good eye. It's not in vain that you have waited for him all these years."

"what the hell?"

Yang Liu felt somewhat proud when she heard that Yang's father approved of Li Muhua and praised her for her good vision.

But he still complained, "I should blame you for the delay. If you hadn't forced me to go to that crappy Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, I would have been able to get into Huazhong University even if I went to work in the countryside, and I wouldn't have wasted all these years!"

Father Yang shook his head and said, "You learned a lot in the School of Engineering. You have made contributions to the Institute over the years. You didn't waste time. It just delayed your marriage."

"Oh~" Yang Liu said, "If the Zhou family wasn't stupid and greedy, and the whole family didn't have the vision that I do, causing him and Zhou Ru to divorce, you can just wait and cry!"

Li Muhua felt embarrassed to mention this in front of his father-in-law. Father Yang glanced at him, picked up the military cap on the table and put it on his head.

"Since you've been doing well, let's go out for dinner today!"

After saying that, Father Yang walked to the phone, picked it up, pressed a few buttons and said, "Notify Xiao Wu and ask him to drive the car to my yard now. I need the car at noon."

"Great!" Yang Liu pulled Li Muhua, who was still looking at Yang's father, and said, "There's an empty room over here, you can live here first!"

There was only an empty iron bed in the room, and there was nothing on the table or cabinet. It was indeed an empty house, but the room was very clean and tidy, without any signs of dust.

Li Muhua put down the suitcase, Yang Liu glanced at it and said, "We don't have any extra bedding at home, we can just go to the supplies department this afternoon to get some!"

Li Muhua nodded in agreement, opened the closet door, and prepared to hang her coat in to get rid of the smell.

I saw the army green quilts neatly stacked in the closet, and on top of it was a yellow iron basin, which contained a porcelain jar, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel and other supplies.

"This..." Yang Liu wiped his eyes in disbelief, then patted Li Muhua's shoulder.

"My dad prepared this for you because of me, do you know?"

Li Muhua didn't point it out, but just agreed and said, "You are right!"

Yang Liu smiled as she watched Li Muhua take out the quilt, spread it on the bed, and then hang her coat and cashmere sweater in it.

After finishing all these, Li Muhua turned back and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Hurry up and pack your luggage. I'm waiting to see your boudoir!"

Yang Liu glanced around the room and said, "There's nothing interesting to see. It's probably similar to your room, with just a few bookshelves and a desk."

Li Muhua glanced around the room and asked suspiciously, "Can this bachelor's dormitory be called a boudoir?"

Yang Liu nodded and said, "My family doesn't like fancy things, and I don't like them either. Simple is good enough!"

"Unlike your sister, who has many cloth dolls, puppets, clay sculptures, dough sculptures, porcelain sculptures, hair dolls, monkeys, silk dolls, round fans, hair flowers, purses, shuttlecocks, silk scarves, drawing paper, hairpins, headbands, and hair ropes in her house—"

Yang Liu said all this in one breath, and even her breathing became rapid.

"I can't even tell you how many kinds there are. Anyway, there are things everywhere, and they are all small, exquisite and beautiful!" Yang Liu said with emotion: "Her place is really a boudoir. She even has fifteen scarves!"

Fifteen scarves. Yang Liu had never thought that a person would have fifteen scarves.

Li Muhua smiled and said, "When my dad was young, he drove a truck and delivered goods all over the country. He always liked to bring back small items to cheer us up. Whenever we went to temple fairs and shopping malls, we also liked to buy new and interesting small items, and in the end, most of them were given to my sister."

"My sister has a habit of collecting things. Later, when she went to work in a shopping mall, her collection of small items increased!"

Yang Liu nodded, with some daydreaming in her eyes.

"As for the 15 scarves - that's all my mother's fault. She might have bought all of them. She used to be a salesperson in the clothing department and she favored girls over boys. Every year I wore my two brothers' rags."

"My sister is so good, she wears new clothes every year and has a new scarf every year!"

Li Muhua was still complaining, but Yang Liu murmured, "That's great!"

"What's so good?"

Yang Liu came back to her senses, looked at Li Muhua and said, "I said you are so nice to Sister Yujie!" She felt a dull pain in her heart.

"Of course, she is my sister!" Li Muhua said proudly, looking at Yang Liu, "But I will treat you better in the future."

"When we get back, go to her room and choose whatever you like. Just take it. I'm here and she won't dare to say anything!"

"Pah~~" Yang Liu spat and cursed, "You urged me to become a bandit and rob your sister. You are really a 'good' brother to Sister Yujie."

Li Muhua was about to retort when the sound of a car was heard outside.