CHAPTER 1919: CHAPTER 1919: A NEW YEAR 3

Leaving Wang Qiao to guard the door, Lu Jiang walked inside and saw no sign of the children on the first floor. Only Aunt Zhang and the orderly were cleaning, which puzzled him. He shouted upstairs, "Come down, I’m taking you out to play."

With the sound of footsteps hitting the ground, five children of various sizes rushed downstairs, all asking in unison, "Where are we going to play?"

A particularly noticeable line came from Lu Erxiong at the back, "Can we go eat Quanjude roast duck?"

"What else do you think about besides eating?" Lu Jiang patted his head, as he was the fastest on his feet and was the first to rush to Lu Jiang.

Lu Erxiong swung his fist, "I love shooting targets. Dad, can you take us to shoot targets?"

"No, your mom assigned a task for me to take you into the city and also to visit your Aunt Xue and your Brother Guan Cheng." Living in the military compound every day was enough, and Lu Jiang quite liked going out for a stroll to observe people’s lives.

Lu Erxiong oh-ed in surprise and said, "Aunt Xue who sends us clothes, toys, and snacks? That’s great."

Unexpectedly, when they got to Zheng Jinrui and Chen Xueniang’s place, they were greeted by a locked door guarded by a ’general’.

Lu Erxiong went to ask the neighbors, but they didn’t know where they had gone either. The group helplessly turned around and went straight to find Guan Cheng, who was now a mechanical engineering expert, showing his hard work over the years.

When he saw them, Guan Cheng was naturally overjoyed and quickly asked for leave from his unit, then went to the daycare to pick up his son.

Guan Xu, who had just celebrated his third birthday not long ago, had bright black eyes much like Guan Cheng’s. Dressed chubby and with white skin and a red mouth, he was a rather pretty boy.

Lu Jiang was briefly stunned, "The child is in daycare? Where’s his mom?"

As he spoke, he suddenly realized that he hadn’t seen Zhong Wenxiu in the capital’s military art troupe.

Guan Cheng, holding his son, tapped his nose and smiled, "Back then, to take care of him, Wenxiu left the army. When he got older, she felt idle was a waste of time, so she found a job as a broadcaster. The conditions there aren’t as good as mine, so I take him to and from work, and the daycare takes good care of him."

"Isn’t today a day off?"

"Oh, it was supposed to be a day off, but then there was a mechanical issue that I needed to check out, which is now fixed. Wenxiu has a lot of promotions today, it’s New Year’s, so she’s even busier than I am."

Lu Jiang nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

When they got to Guan Cheng’s house, they found that their small place had been changed to a bigger house. Although it was still a two-bedroom, it was much larger, looking a lot more comfortable with the extra space.

Lu Jiang accepted the tea he poured and signaled the guard to hand over the review materials.

"Uncle Lu, what’s this?"

"Our hometown has now started a review class, which reviews high school courses in preparation for the national exams. Although there’s no clear direction yet, both your aunt and I believe university entrance exams are inevitable, just a matter of time, so we specially bought some materials. If you want to go to college, study well with Wenxiu, don’t fight unprepared battles!"

Guan Cheng was pleasantly surprised, "You think the national exams are very likely to be reinstated?"

"Over the past decade, the notion that learning is useless has spread across the country. What has that led to? A lack of talent. The country needs to focus on economic construction; how can we do that without talent? So, just wait, within a year, there will definitely be news."