Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Assignments Begin in March

Just like that, every Sunday Wang Miaomiao and the other two looked forward to Jiang Yan coming over to take them out for a good meal.

Since there were many people, over time, Wang Miaomiao’s slight discomfort gradually disappeared.

The weeks flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

In mid-October of ’74, eighty-eight female soldiers successfully passed the examination, becoming true female soldiers. After that, they were gradually assigned to different places, each going their separate ways.

Jiang Huilan was the first to leave, taken by her father Jiang Peng. Her father didn’t trust others to look after his daughter and wanted her under his own watchful eyes, which was for the best.

Xue Yunyun became an artistic soldier, being naturally talented in singing and dancing, with a lively personality. She was expected to adapt well there.

Cheng Xue and Luan Qian were assigned as communications soldiers.

The dorm mates, one by one, were either taken away or sent away.

When Cheng Xue was leaving, she hugged her and cried deeply, complaining all along about why they weren’t assigned together. How could her uncle be so careless…

As a soldier, following orders is the most basic quality. Although reluctant, Cheng Xue had to leave together with the others.

Wang Miaomiao also wondered why Jiang Yan didn’t arrange for them to be together.

As the comrades from Dorm 108 left one by one, the last one, Wang Cuihua, also departed. Wang Miaomiao looked at the empty dorm and felt uneasy.

Left all alone, Jiang Yan, why haven’t you come to pick me up… Late at night, Wang Miaomiao tossed and turned, thinking over and over in her mind about why Jiang Yan hadn’t come for her yet…

Fortunately, the next afternoon, the person coming to pick her up arrived, but it wasn’t Jiang Yan, it was his aide Xiao Liu.

Luckily, they knew each other.

“Comrade Xiao Liu, where’s Brother Jiang?” Wang Miaomiao swiftly picked up her luggage and followed Xiao Liu out. She had already packed and was just waiting to leave.

“Mr. Jiang is at the General Hospital of the Military District. He just woke up today, and as soon as he did, he asked me to come and get you.” Xiao Liu, now closely following Jiang Yan, had gradually understood Jiang Yan’s intentions and sensed that the young girl in front of him was very likely to become their regiment commander’s wife, so he dared not be negligent.

“What? Brother Jiang is injured, what happened?” Wang Miaomiao felt a sharp pain in her heart, pierced by some unknown needle, upon hearing Xiao Liu’s words.

“Haha… It’s just an injury from a task, a minor surgery was done, and he’s now awake, it’s nothing serious…” Xiao Liu tried to brush it off lightly. There were some things he couldn’t say due to confidentiality agreements, and others that were not his place to tell…

Wang Miaomiao found his words too casual. But if Jiang Yan had just woken up that morning, could she infer that he had been unconscious before?

Yet, he said it wasn’t serious, even after being in a coma…

Seeing Xiao Liu grin foolishly ahead, she knew he wouldn’t say more, so she gave up on asking and said, “Then hurry and take me over there…”

“Alright.” Xiao Liu responded brightly, took her luggage, and quickly headed for the camp gate.

“Hey, let me carry it for a few days.” Wang Miaomiao caught up, wanting to take it back, but he deftly dodged and avoided her.

Xiao Liu said, “It’s fine, I’ll carry it, so we can walk faster, let’s go quickly, Mr. Jiang is still waiting at the hospital…” It was a joke. If the commander knew he hadn’t helped his ’sister-in-law’ with her things, wouldn’t he be criticized for not doing his job properly?

Seeing the person ahead almost starting to jog, Wang Miaomiao had no choice but to give up chasing and thanked him.

The car raced along the road and finally got back to the General Hospital by dinnertime.

Wang Miaomiao pushed open the ward door and was startled by the scene inside.

Jiang Yan was pale, his right hand bandaged, resting on his neck, immobile.

Injured, he sat on the bed, not being at all well-behaved. The bed was covered with documents, and he was sitting amidst the piles, using his good left hand to search for something.

“Brother Jiang,” Wang Miaomiao frowned disapprovingly at him.

“Ah, Miao Miao is here, come in and sit down.” Jiang Yan quickly organized the documents, smiling as he asked, “Haven’t had dinner yet, right? Xiao Liu, go get some extra food from the cafeteria for us to share.”

Wang Miaomiao stepped forward to help him, scolding as she organized, “Brother Jiang, I seriously don’t know what to say about you, you’re injured and still don’t take a proper rest. These documents can’t wait? You just have to deal with them now?”

Xiao Liu left, leaving only the two of them in the room, and even speaking softly, the words were clear as day.

“Really can’t wait,” Jiang Yan smiled, “But it’s good you’re here. Look, this will be your job from now on.”

“Ah? Me?” Wang Miaomiao looked at the thick stack of documents, as thick as ten centimeters, not quite understanding her job role.

Seeing her confusion, Jiang Yan explained, “It’s about helping me with some administrative work, can you handle it?”

“Absolutely! I guarantee to complete the task,” Wang Miaomiao replied confidently, with a loud voice.

Heh… it’s her specialty. If she can’t handle this, what’s she doing here?

“Okay, Mr. Wang, then please do your best from now on,” Jiang Yan, seeing she didn’t reject the arrangement, felt incredibly delighted.

Finally managed to have her by his side, it wasn’t easy.

And Wang Miaomiao was just too happy, not yet realizing she would be working with Jiang Yan.

Xiao Liu brought the food back, and the three of them had dinner in the room.

Seeing his inconvenient hand, Wang Miaomiao helped him with the dishes and soup, casually asking again, “How exactly did you get injured? I haven’t seen you in just a few days. What have you been up to…”

She was just asking casually and wasn’t expecting a detailed response from him.

But he meticulously filled her in.

Jiang Yan started introducing the special forces he was a part of, realizing that Wang Miaomiao’s file had also been transferred there, making her a part of this force, so sharing such internal information wasn’t against the rules.

The special forces Jiang Yan took over were just formed this year, composed of unique talents, taking on tasks that conventional forces couldn’t handle, resembling but also differing a lot from special forces.

Jiang Yan elaborated a lot, yet Wang Miaomiao was still left somewhat confused.

“Forget it, after you’ve dealt with a few tasks, you’ll understand,” Jiang Yan couldn’t help but pat her head seeing her clueless look.

“Ow… Stop ruffling my hair,” Wang Miaomiao cried out, displeased, covering her head with her hands, tidying her hair, and warning, “Don’t touch a girl’s head randomly, or else…”

“Or else what?” Jiang Yan inquired curiously.

Wang Miaomiao puffed her cheeks and said, “Hmph… Or else I’ll get mad.”

She really wanted to tell him such small actions were reserved for couples, but was scared it would be awkward if she said that, so she chose to warn him again.

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