Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

Lu Huaicheng was very disappointed with Chen Jianjun's performance in intercepting the unknown submarine. Anyone with a discerning eye around could see that Chen Jianjun's succession as the captain of Ship 186 was already on Lu Huaicheng's blade.This made Wang Hongye, the political commissar, very anxious. He knew that the old chief Chen Jingguo really wanted his son to be successful, so that when he retired in the future, someone would continue his military relationship.Chen Jianjun has always performed very well in all aspects, and Chen Jingguo placed great hopes in him.In addition, there is another reason, that is, Lu Huaicheng has always been valued by Chen Jingguo, and Wang Hongye is actually thinking for Lu Huaicheng.Unexpectedly, when Wang Hongye talked about this matter to Lu Huaicheng, Lu Huaicheng did not buy his account as the newly appointed political commissar at all. Ren Wang Hongye's mouth was worn out, and Lu Huaicheng said something, Chen Jianjun had to learn a lesson.

Just when the Standing Committee was about to discuss who would replace Captain 186, Chen Jingguo called Lu Huaicheng. Chen Jingguo cut straight to the point on the phone: "Huaicheng! I heard that your fleet held a standing committee today to discuss Chen Jianjun's replacement of Captain 186. I didn't call anyone at your base, but I had to call you. You It is the chief of staff of the base who is in charge of training. You have to check it out and exercise your power well. My personal opinion is that if you can do it, you can do it. If you can’t do it, you can’t do it. Lu Huaicheng's mood was extremely complicated. He knocked on the gong to listen to the sound, and listened to the sound of speaking. How should I understand your words?Chen Jingguo's next words seemed to have overtones: "Ever since you became the chief of staff of the base, you haven't come to my house. Do you have any objections to me?"

Lu Huaicheng hurriedly explained, and put down the phone with a wry smile. At the Standing Committee, the Director of the Political Department asked the Standing Committee to vote by show of hands on the promotion of Chen Jianjun as Captain 186. Everyone raised their hands, and all eyes were on Lu Huaicheng. Wang Hongye was more nervous than anyone else. Others agreed, but the chief of staff, who was in charge of combat training, disagreed. How will this work be done in the future?He stared at Lu Huaicheng and thought to himself, old man, don't be stubborn, even if you give me Wang Hongye face, wouldn't it be okay?

Lu Huaicheng hesitated, and he could see that he was conflicted. Wang Hongye was almost desperate, he didn't even give Chen Jingguo face, let alone me? Unexpectedly, Lu Huaicheng finally raised his hand. Seeing this, Wang Hongye finally breathed a sigh of relief. Three days later, Chen Jianjun saw Lu Huaicheng on the pier and raised his hands in salute: "Chief of Staff, I will report to Ship 186 tomorrow. Do you have any instructions?" "Ship 180 is about to be decommissioned. Bring all the officers and soldiers who you think have good military skills." "Yes!" Chen Jianjun said gratefully, "Chief of Staff, I know that if you disagree with the Base Standing Committee, my appointment will not be approved."

"I originally disagreed. People have to show their hands to vote, and the majority is against the minority. It's useless if I don't agree." "Thank you anyway!" Lu Huaicheng's eyes were full of anticipation: "Building an army! Being a captain is not an official, but a burden on your shoulders. I have given you the best ship. You must always remember your responsibilities." "Yes! Don't worry, I will never let you down." "No, it should be said not to disappoint your father, let alone make him look bad." Chen Jianjun nodded solemnly.

Lu Huaicheng's blood pressure has been unstable, fluctuating up and down, and he often forgets to take medicine when he is busy with work, let alone going to the hospital.On this day, the hospital arranged for Mei Xing'er to come to Lu Huaicheng's house to measure blood pressure. Mei Xing'er entered the chief's house, staring at Gao Mingyan's photo on the wall in a daze. It was a color photo that was artificially colored a long time ago. His face was flushed, and there was a kind of softness in his valiant and heroic posture.Especially those eyes, somehow Mei Xing'er always felt that she was looking at her, from another angle, then another angle, it seemed that the eyes in the photos were always staring at her.She smiled at Gao Mingyan in the photo, as if Gao Mingyan was also looking at her and smiling.Lu Huaicheng was very happy with Mei Xinger's arrival, and was busy serving her fruits and drinks.

"Sir, don't be too busy." Mei Xing'er said shyly. "You see, I've been so busy all day long that I even forgot about the hospital and let you run here." "This is what we should do." Mei Xinger said as she turned on the blood pressure monitor and tied it to Lu Huaicheng's arm. Lu Huaicheng looked at Mei Xinger, and the scene when his daughter was just born flashed in his mind... Mei Xing'er untied the sphygmomanometer: "The blood pressure is a little high, don't be too tired these days, and have a good rest." Lu Huaicheng nodded and asked, "Mei Xing'er, are you twenty-two years old this year?" ?”

"Yes! How do you know?" "Oh! I asked Zheng Yuanhai!" Lu Huaicheng looked at her lovingly. As soon as Zheng Yuanhai was mentioned, Mei Xing'er felt an indescribable grievance in her heart. She went abroad to study for more than a year, and she didn't even have any news. This heartless guy didn't know if she really had herself in her heart.Sometimes she gets angry and unconsciously excuses Zheng Yuanhai, maybe he is too busy studying abroad.Lu Huaicheng seemed to have guessed her mind, and smiled and told her a piece of good news that she never dreamed of. He will lead a formation composed of 186 ships and supply ships to visit Europe, and one of the stops will be France.The hospital formed a medical team to provide protection with the ship, and she and Qin Siting were among the list reported.

Mei Xing'er couldn't believe her ears, when she thought that she was about to see Zheng Yuanhai, her heart beat faster and her face turned red with excitement. "Chairman, please pay more attention to rest, don't be too tired, I will check for you again in a few days." Mei Xing'er hurriedly bid farewell, she couldn't restrain the excitement in her heart, she wanted to go back and tell Qin Siting the good news. Lu Huaicheng said goodbye to her with a smile, Mei Xing'er accidentally glanced at Gao Mingyan's photo on the wall before leaving the house, strangely, her eyes seemed to miss her very much, and she didn't want to let her go.

Xie Tingqun hadn't been to Zheng Xiuzhu's bar for a long time. He specially chose a beautiful bouquet of roses for her and came to the bar. Unexpectedly, he ran into Nan Kejiang again unexpectedly.Nan Kejiang was helping Ma Yifan carry beer in front of the door. Ma Yifan next to him saw Xie Tingqun first, and quickly reminded Nankejiang: "Your love... your rival is here!" Ma Yifan walked towards Xie Tingqun Fang Xiang pouted.Seeing that it was Xie Tingqun who lowered his head and picked up a case of beer, Nan Kejiang turned around and left. "Hey! Ke Jiang!" Xie Tingqun spoke first, "You go out to sea for training during the day and work here at night, is it hard enough?"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Nan Kejiang had to stop, and said coldly, "It doesn't seem to be your business, does it?" Xie Tingqun sighed, "I really didn't expect you to drink so little." "It's not all because of your care!" Nan Kejiang turned and entered the room.Xie Tingqun sneered contemptuously: "I really don't understand, there are people who love such a man." Xiaona lost no time in appearing next to him and said: "Accordingly, Sister Zhu should love you." Happy, and asked: "Xiaona, you talk about education, looks, and future, who is better between us?" "Of course it's you." Xie Tingqun gave her a thumbs up: "You have vision!" "But you lack one thing compared to him." Xie Na added. "what?" "De!" Xiaona didn't know the accent when she spoke, and pronounced "de" instead of "duo". "What? What?" Xie Tingqun asked, Xiaona smiled at him and turned to enter the room, Ma Yifan stuck his head over from the side: "She said you are... immoral!" Xie Tingqun rolled his eyes angrily. Nan Kejiang came out of the bar and strode over. "Ke Jiang, Ke Jiang..." Zheng Xiuzhu chased him out, and when he saw Nan Kejiang leaving without even looking back, he turned around angrily.Xie Tingqun came over: "Xiuzhu..." Zheng Xiuzhu ignored him and walked straight back into the house.Xie Tingqun disappointedly put the rose in his hand at the door, turned around and left angrily. Xiaona said to Ma Yifan: "Why don't you persuade them to quarrel?" Ma Yifan said triumphantly, "Do you understand what is a snipe... a snipe and a clam fight, fish... Weng Deli?" Xiao Na gave him a white look : "Virtue!" Xie Tingqun walked back in a depressed mood, he was thinking about why he loves Xiuzhu?A child who grew up in the countryside and a self-employed person in a small shop, but he fell in love with her madly. When he thought of her, a bunch of dew-wet mountain flowers in the wilderness immediately appeared in his mind, stubborn and unyielding, standing proudly.He couldn't figure out why Xiuzhu fell in love with Nankejiang, what was he not better than him?There is no reason to fall in love with someone, just like he fell in love with Xiuzhu.If he wanted Xiuzhu to leave Nankejiang, he had to separate them, so that he would have a chance.Thinking of this, he secretly made up his mind to continue implementing his plan. In the afternoon of the next day, Xie Tingqun met the deputy detachment leader Li who came to the base to handle errands. "Deputy Captain Li!" Xie Tingqun took the initiative to greet him. "Xiao Xie, long time no see, how are you?" Deputy detachment leader Li was very enthusiastic about this chief secretary whose position was much lower than his. After exchanging pleasantries, Xie Tingqun naturally brought the topic to Nan Kejiang: "The last time we urgently pulled him to get drunk, we conducted serious criticism and education, and ordered him to write a profound inspection." "Ah!" Xie Tingqun sighed on purpose, pretending to be casual and said: "I never thought that Nan Kejiang's mistakes would affect so many people." Li deputy detachment leader was stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Secretary Xie, are you Say……" "Ah? Oh, deputy detachment leader, so you don't know? Look at me, I talk too much! I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything!" Xie Tingqun pretended to leave. "Thank you, Secretary!" Deputy Captain Li hurriedly stopped him: "Don't go! Come and smoke." "Oh, no." Xie Tingqun pretended to refuse. "Secretary Xie, what do you mean by implicating so many people?" Xie Tingqun looked around pretending to be mysterious, turned around and said in a low voice, "Deputy detachment captain, don't tell me that I told you that Chief of Staff Lu became angry after beating your detachment back, not against Nankejiang, but against Nankejiang." For your detachment leaders, mentioning Nankejiang will expose your detachment leaders' problems in appointing cadres." "Did the chief of staff not say anything about us when he came back?" Deputy detachment leader Li asked in bewilderment. A strange smile flashed across Xie Tingqun's face: "I'm by his side every day, and I know him too well. If I'm in a hurry to deal with you when I come back, then he's not Lu Huaicheng. He's waiting." "What are you waiting for?" Vice Captain Li asked. "He wants to see how you deal with Nankejiang. If there is no movement, it means that someone is protecting him, which confirms his analysis. There is something wrong with Nankejiang's promotion." Xie Tingqun secretly observed his expression and said, "The chief of staff always likes to check work on ships. Whenever he sees Nankejiang in the future, he will definitely think of this incident. Alas, deputy detachment captain, to be honest, you haven't straightened up yet. I'm really afraid that you will be hurt. implicated!" "Thank you secretary, thank you!" "Hey, I'm just talking casually. People's leaders don't necessarily think so, so don't take it seriously!" Xie Tingqun left, but Li deputy detachment leader was still standing there thoughtfully. Sure enough, Xie Tingqun's scheming was not in vain. Not long after, Nan Kejiang was transferred from the 614 submarine to work at the Juhua Island Observatory nearly 100 kilometers away from the submarine detachment.Before leaving, Liu Tiegang saw him off at the pier. He felt sorry for Nan Kejiang, but he had no choice but to comfort him that he would definitely come back when he had the chance. Colorful flags fluttered, gongs and drums sounded, and the base's red banner read "Warmly welcome our naval fleet to visit European countries", and the 186 ship hung a banner with "Promote our country's prestige, our military's prestige, spread friendship, and win glory for our country". With the welcome of Chen Jingguo, Wang Hongye and other leaders at all levels, the formation led by Lu Huaicheng slowly left the military port and embarked on a journey of visit. The vast ocean stretches as far as the eye can see, continuously extending forward with the sailing of the warship. Mei Xing'er and Qin Siting ran up the deck excitedly. "It's so vast and beautiful! No wonder so many people compare the sea to their mother." Mei Xing'er sighed.Qin Siting also said forgetfully: "Yes! Only when you truly embrace the sea can you feel the pride of being a navy." Mei Xinger couldn't restrain the excitement in her heart: "Sister Siting, I want to shout!" "Then shout!" The two laughed and ran to the front of the deck, dancing excitedly, waving their military caps to the sea, and shouting: "Ocean, here I come..." "I'm here too!" "We're all here..." Only an hour later, Mei Xing'er changed into another state. She couldn't find her joy anymore. She lay on the bed and kept vomiting, sighing in pain: "I didn't expect Mother Hai... so soon... You will become a stepmother." Qin Siting smiled and handed her a bottle of water: "A stepmother is also a mother! Rinse your mouth quickly." Mei Xinger burst into tears: "Sister Siting, why don't you faint? Qin Siting joked: "Can you compare with me? How many years have I been in the navy?" Qin Siting vomited before finishing speaking.Mei Xing'er handed over the water bottle: "Old Navy, drink some water..." Qin Siting yelled: "Why did you say that, don't you know that seasickness is contagious?" The two of them fainted like this, laughing... In the evening, Mei Xing'er felt a little better, so she thought of blowing some air on the back deck, but she didn't expect to run into Lu Huaicheng again here. "Are you seasick?" Lu Huaicheng asked with concern. "Well, a little bit!" "A little bit? His face is pale!" Lu Huaicheng looked at her lovingly. "Chief, are you dizzy?" "gosh." "Then what do you do if you get seasick?" "What else can I do if I get seasick? Spit!" "Ah?" Mei Xing'er giggled: "You are such a big chief, are you throwing up?" Lu Huaicheng laughed and said, "The chief is also a human being!" "You are usually so serious, I thought you were made of iron!" Mei Xing'er said. "Just like you, I am also a soldier in uniform, no different." Lu Huaicheng explained. Mei Xing'er seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked, "Chief, why didn't you see your family when I went to your house? Where's Auntie?" Lu Huaicheng's expression became serious: "She has sacrificed for many years!" "Ah... I'm sorry! Chief!" Mei Xing'er blushed, a little embarrassed. Under the night, the sea was deep and blue, and the waves kept beating against the side of the ship, and there were sounds one after another. "My mother died when she gave birth to me. I don't even know what she looks like. Sometimes I dream of her in my dreams..." "Really? Dream about what your mother looks like?" Mei Xing'er thought: "Hmm...not very clear, it seems to resemble me." Seeing Lu Huaicheng staring at her, "Chief, what's wrong with you?" Lu Huaicheng came back to his senses: "Oh, it's nothing, you don't look like your father?" "I don't look like one at all. People in the village say I look like they picked it up! In fact, I'm his own. My dad also said that I look like my mother..." "Oh..." Lu Huaicheng unconsciously thought of his daughter again, which aroused the pain in his heart that he couldn't let go of. Xie Tingqun did not visit with the ship. He asked Lu Huaicheng for leave, saying that his mother was sick and had to go back to take care of her.In fact, the transfer of Nan Kejiang was only the first step in his plan to pursue Zheng Xiuzhu, the second step was to take advantage of the situation, and he hadn't considered clearly how to get in.He knew in his heart that he should not rush for success. The lovers who have just separated will be in the stage of longing and daydreaming at the beginning. At this time, the defense line is the strongest and not easy to break through, but it will loosen as time goes by.But he can't wait that long, nights are long and dreams are many, anything can happen.He was looking for opportunities to create new conflicts between them.Just at this time, he accidentally got a photo of Nankejiang on Juhua Island, and felt like a treasure. The photo was placed in front of Zheng Xiuzhu, she couldn't believe her eyes, the photo was taken on the beach of Chrysanthemum Island, in the photo, Nan Kejiang was holding a young woman in a swimsuit and facing the camera, with a smile on her face, The young woman's head was deeply buried in his arms, and her hands were tightly wrapped around his neck.Coupled with Xie Tingqun's well-timed commentary, no one will doubt that the photo records a moment of a couple playing in the water and making out. Zheng Xiuzhu bit her lip tightly, tears rolled in her eyes. "Xiuzhu, don't be too sad. You have to understand him. Life on Chrysanthemum Island is really lonely. He's looking for a girlfriend... maybe it's just a temporary relief..." Xie Tingqun seemed to be trying to excuse Nankejiang, but in fact Everyone could tell that he was fanning the flames. In fact, everything is superfluous, anyone can see what the content of this photo is, Zheng Xiuzhu left crying. Xie Tingqun didn't chase her, he knew in his heart that the fire was burning, and he didn't need to add more firewood at this time, all he needed was to wait patiently, when Zheng Xiuzhu threw his feelings for Nan Kejiang into ashes in anger, then he launched the attack best time. Zheng Xiuzhu came to the seaside and faced the sea silently, and questioned the direction of Chrysanthemum Island in the depths of the sea more than once: Nankejiang, how did you become so fast?Could it be that everything you said to me before was false?Could it be that this not-so-distant distance has so easily blocked the relationship for many years?She remembered a letter from Nan Kejiang a few days ago, and had to believe the facts presented by the photos. Nan Kejiang's letter reads: It was only a month since I went to the island to write a letter, and I proposed to break up again. All these are excuses, and the only thing that can explain it is this photo.Xiuzhu silently took out the letters and photos, and all of them, together with her thoughts and love, were torn into pieces, drifting with the wind, and disappeared without a trace as the waves washed over and over again. Lu Huaicheng led the formation to cross the Strait of Malacca, the Indian Ocean, the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea, and the Strait of Gibraltar into the Atlantic Ocean. They visited Wilhelmshaven in Germany and Portsmouth in England. After more than 20 days of sailing, they finally arrived at the naval port of Brest in France. The officers and soldiers of the 186 ship stood on the slope in white uniforms, and the warship blew its whistle and slowly approached the military port. The wharf was crowded with eagerly awaiting overseas Chinese students. People held up banners saying "Warmly Welcome the Chinese Naval Fleet to France" and waved the national flags of China and France. The berths reserved for Chinese warships in the Brest Naval Port are not large. They can only berth 186 ships with a body of more than 130 meters.One can imagine the difficulty for such a huge warship to rely on such a small berth. In the cockpit of Ship 186, people couldn't help but sweat for Chen Jianjun.Lu Huaicheng glanced at Chen Jianjun trustingly, and Chen Jianjun also gave him a confident smile, and then gave the command to maneuver the ship. "Left into one!" "Two to the right!" "Back one right" "Left into two"... The French counterparts widened their eyes and opened their mouths wide, watching the huge warship slowly approaching the berth in surprise.Amid the cheers of overseas Chinese students, the 186 ship docked steadily at the berth. French soldiers saluted with guns, and the military band played the "Welcome Song". Lu Huaicheng led the officers and soldiers down the gangway, and Rear Admiral David Sen of the French Navy went forward. The national anthem was played, the national flag was flying, and the Brest naval port became a sea of ​​joy. The welcome ceremony ended, and the long-awaited people crowded onto the warship.Chen Jianjun, who stepped out of the cockpit, saw Zheng Yuanhai who had just boarded the ship at a glance, rushed forward, and the two hugged tightly. "I knew I'd see you boy in France." "I've been looking forward to your coming for a long time. I rushed here from Paris early in the morning! How is it? Am I right? You really became the captain of this ship." Chen Jianjun smiled: "How about studying here?" "Hi! You are already on such a good ship, how can I be at ease! Homecoming is like an arrow!" "Brother Zheng!" Mei Xing'er had been searching the crowd for a long time, and finally found Zheng Yuanhai's figure. "Mei Xing'er?" Zheng Yuanhai rushed over and hugged her up and turned around: "I heard that you were assigned to the Dongjiang Base, I was so excited for several days and couldn't calm down." "Really?" Mei Xing'er looked at him and smiled sweetly. "You talk first, I still have work to arrange." Chen Jianjun finished speaking and left. Mei Xing'er suddenly thought of Qin Siting: "By the way, Sister Siting is here too." "Really? Where is she?" "I'll take you to find her." Mei Xing'er dragged Zheng Yuanhai around to look for Qin Siting. Qin Siting had long been hiding on the side of the ship watching them, and turned her face away unnaturally when she saw the two walking towards her. "Si Ting!" Zheng Yuanhai shouted and rushed over. Qin Siting suppressed the excitement in her heart and stretched out her hand: "Are you okay?" "Very good." The two shook hands. A resentful expression flashed across Qin Siting's eyes, but it did not escape Zheng Yuanhai's eyes. "I'm sorry, Si Ting, I... I'm too busy studying, and I forgot to write to you again." In front of Mei Xing'er, Qin Siting couldn't say more, and joked: "We came to France from a long distance, not to listen to your self-criticism." The three laughed at the same time, at this moment Jiang Xizi rushed over from the crowd, shouting excitedly: "Old row..." "Xizi!" Zheng Yuanhai rushed up to hug him. "Are you on this ship too?" Zheng Yuanhai asked. "Isn't this going to be a visit? Of course you have to choose a good-looking one for foreigners to see." "When I got to a good ship, my face became thicker." Qin Siting said: "Thanks to Jiang Xizi for taking care of me and Mei Xing'er along the way." "Otherwise, I might not be able to cross the Strait of Malacca and die heroically due to seasickness." Mei Xinger said shyly. A Frenchman visiting the ship asked a lieutenant in French: "Sir, can you speak French?" The lieutenant couldn't understand French, so he had to say in English: "I'm sorry, sir, I... don't understand what you're saying." The Frenchman made a regretful gesture and shrugged his shoulders. Seeing this, Zheng Yuanhai said to Qin Siting and others: "Let's talk later!" He walked to the foreigner and said, "Hello, do you need help?" The Frenchman's eyes widened in surprise: "Wow, you speak French very well, can you introduce your Chinese warships to me?" "No problem." Zheng Yuanhai introduced in fluent French, "This is a 5,300-ton guided missile destroyer built by China itself... The Chinese navy's visit has shown the world that China's military power is completely transparent and is Those who wish to communicate and understand each other with the world, and warships are internationally recognized as mobile land, the purpose of coming to France is to build a bridge of friendship between the Chinese and French peoples..." Mei Xinger sighed in admiration: "Brother Zheng is too powerful..." Qin Siting turned around and left silently. A girl came over pushing a wheelchair, on which sat a gray-haired old overseas Chinese.The excited lips of the old overseas Chinese trembled: "Look, this is our Chinese warship..." "Grandpa, I saw it." "I'm going up, I'm going up..." "You have bad legs and feet, let's take a look below!" "No, you help me, you help me up." The old overseas Chinese stood up with difficulty. "Grandpa..." The girl hurried forward to support him, "The warship is so tall, you can't get on it." As if the old overseas Chinese didn't hear it, he moved towards the warship with trembling legs excitedly. "Old man, let me help you." Jiang Xizi ran over and carried the old overseas Chinese onto the warship.The girl said gratefully to Jiang Xizi: "I heard that you are coming. My grandfather was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days. We came here by plane from Paris, and we just wanted to see the warship." The old overseas Chinese stroked the warship excitedly. Jiang Xizi supported him and said, "Old man, a warship is a mobile country. When you step on the ship, it is like going home." The old overseas Chinese murmured: "Go home, go home I left home at the age of fifteen, and it’s been sixty-eight years this year, sixty-eight years, and I’m finally home..." With tears running down his old face, he suddenly knelt on the deck: "Father, mother, Xiao San’er has returned home, and my son kowtows to you!” The girl stepped forward to support him with tears in her eyes: “Grandpa…” As wanderers in a foreign land, many overseas Chinese students also shed tears. Beside the front main gun, a gray-haired old man caressed the turret for a long time. Chen Jianjun walked over and asked, "Sir, do you need help?" The old man turned around, with tears on his face, and said in a trembling voice: " I am so excited, I am so excited to see our Chinese warships! You are here, we overseas Chinese are really proud!" "Old man, when did you leave home?" "In 1949, I left and never went back." "Who else is there?" The old man shook his head silently: "I have lost contact. I used to be a navy, the Kuomintang navy. Shame! I have fought with you..." "Old man, let the past be the past! After all, we are all Chinese." "Yes! That's right!" The old man was even more excited, "Chinese, no matter where I go, I am a Chinese, and I hope that my motherland will be strong..." He slowly turned to face the sea, "Brothers are here, Let’s meet each other with a smile and forget our grievances..." He suddenly said to Chen Jianjun, "Lieutenant Colonel, you must not ask Taiwan to be separated, that is ours, Taiwan is ours, please!" He held Chen Jianjun's hand tightly , tears flashed in his eyes. On the rear deck, a young mother led a four or five-year-old child standing there. The young mother looked at the national flag fluttering on the ship with deep eyes and was fascinated, "Mom, you took me on the plane for so long just to see Is this a red flag?" The son asked, tugging at the corner of his mother's clothes. "Yes! Just to see the five-star red flag." Tears flowed down the young mother's face: "Mom brought you here just to let you know that this is our Chinese national flag." "Mother, was I born in France?" "Son, you will always be Chinese." "But I haven't been to China?" The young mother choked up: "Your grandmother and grandfather, that is, my father and mother are all in China. Children, remember, your roots are in China." Her tears flowed silently.The child stared at the national flag with a solemn expression, and slowly raised his hand to salute. For several days, Zheng Xiuzhu locked herself in the office. She didn't reply to Nan Kejiang's letter. She wanted to be quiet and try to make herself forget the past and Nan Kejiang.Ma Yifan saw it in his eyes and hurt in his heart, no matter how much he persuaded, Xiuzhu would not open the door.As soon as Ma Yifan walked back to his office, Xie Tingqun came. "Where's Xiuzhu?" Xie Tingqun asked. "Sister Zhu is not here." Xiaona said coldly. Xie Tingqun went straight to the door of Zheng Xiuzhu's office: "Xiuzhu, Xiuzhu." Pushing the door, the door was blocked from the inside. The door next to it opened, and Ma Yifan came out, looking at Xie Tingqun with a sinister smile: "In this life-and-death struggle, you have achieved stage...stage victories, but...yes, The journey is long, and there are still many... many seas of fire and mountains of knives ahead, you have to... want to roll the red flag, your future... task is still very heavy." Xie Tingqun looked at him angrily: "Ma Yifan, do you expect us to lose both?" Xiaona suppressed her smile and approached Ma Yifan: "The conspiracy has been seen through!" "Go!" Ma Yifan glared at her, turned around and said to Xie Tingqun with a smile on his face, "But you...you have no chance!" It was only then that Xie Tingqun saw that he was holding up a sign in his hand, which said, "This shop refuses Xie Tingqun to enter!" Xie Tingqun didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Ma Yifan, have I spent a lot of money here?" "Wolf...would spend a few...tears even when it has bad intentions towards sheep!" "Baffling!" Xie Tingqun ignored him and turned to leave. Ma Yifan smiled triumphantly: "Now...there are... no tigers in this mountain anymore, and I... monkey can be called... the king!" When he walked to the door of Xiuzhu's office, he raised his hand and was about to knock on the door... … Zheng Xiuzhu pushed the door open abruptly, and Ma Yifan was knocked down on the sofa behind the door. "Bamboo...bamboo..." Ma Yifan waved and shouted. Zheng Xiuzhu strode away, ignoring Ma Yifan at all. Naval Port of Brest, France. On the front deck of the 186 ship, the officers and soldiers danced the lion, and the overseas Chinese students onlookers gave warm applause. On the side of the ship, Chen Jianjun kept looking at the pier, as if expecting something.After a while, he turned around silently and was stunned for a moment. A young woman wearing sunglasses stood in front of him and slowly took off her sunglasses. A trace of excitement appeared on Chen Jianjun's face: "Xiaoqing, I knew you would come, when did you come?" "I've been here for a long time, and you've been busy. Are you okay?" Xiaoqing asked with concern. "Very good, how about you?" Xiaoqing didn't speak, but nodded, which was considered an answer. Chen Jianjun had been looking forward to this meeting for a long time, but when he actually saw it, he didn't know what to say for a while, so the two just looked at each other in silence. After a while, Chen Jianjun made up his mind to get straight to the point and said, "Xiaoqing, I wanted to ask you something a long time ago. You have been studying in France for six years. Do you still want to go back?" Xiaoqing remained silent. Disappointment flooded into Chen Jianjun's heart all of a sudden, he knew the ending without answering. Chen Jianjun forced a smile: "It's okay, I'm mentally prepared." Xiaoqing said apologetically, "Jianjun, I... I know you've been waiting for me for so many years, it would be too cruel for me not to go back, but..." Chen Jianjun smiled, and although it was very unnatural, he said generously: "It's nothing, I want to see you, just... just want to ask if you will go back." Xiaoqing glanced at the pier inadvertently, and Chen Jianjun followed her gaze to the pier. A young man on the pier looked at them from time to time.Chen Jianjun understood, he had thought of this kind of ending a long time ago, and he immediately felt relieved: "It's okay! I just want to prove with my own eyes that you don't want to go back." "Building an army..." "Stop talking." Chen Jianjun interrupted her softly with a smile, "Let's go!" Xiaoqing turned around silently... "Xiaoqing..." Chen Jianjun called her to stop. Xiaoqing turned her head, Chen Jianjun looked at her and said softly, "Take care!" Tears filled Xiaoqing's eyes in an instant: "Jianjun, I'm sorry." She turned around and walked away quickly.Chen Jianjun turned his head to the side. Although he had already guessed the ending and tried his best to be magnanimous in front of her, his heart was still empty. As night fell, the colorful flags of the 186 warship were hoisted high, the lights were flickering, the military band played a welcome song, and a buffet was going on.Several soldiers walked through the crowd carrying trays filled with goblets. Chinese and foreign soldiers clinked glasses to each other, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere. "Have you gained anything?" Lu Huaicheng asked Zheng Yuanhai. Zheng Yuanhai said with emotion: "I have gained a lot, especially the advanced western naval warfare theory. If you don't come out, you don't know. When you come out, you can see that our navy is far behind the western developed countries!" Lu Huaicheng nodded: "So we can't always stay in the age of walking, we must use the experience of others to run. Of course, we also have our strengths. We believe in the wisdom of the Chinese people, coupled with hard work and bravery, to create a new situation. The days are not far." General David Sen raised his glass and walked towards Lu Huaicheng, who greeted him with a smile on his face. "Your Excellency, you are welcome to lead the formation to visit France. I hope you will enjoy your stay here." Under Zheng Yuanhai's translation, the two chatted happily. "I am very happy to come to this beautiful city. I would like to thank General David Sen for the grand welcome scene prepared for us. I hope that you will lead your formation to visit China if you have the opportunity." "Oh! I am very willing." David Sen said, "Beautiful China is the place I most yearn for! I propose, a toast to the friendly exchanges between our two militaries!" "Cheers to the friendship between our two peoples!" Qin Siting watched Zheng Yuanhai from a distance, and subconsciously covered the letter in her pocket.It's been a whole day, and she wants to find a chance to stay alone with Zheng Yuanhai for a while, but Zheng Yuanhai has been so busy that he can't take care of her at all.Knowing that Zheng Yuanhai had to rush back to Paris overnight, she could only express her thoughts on paper and put it in an envelope.At this time, a black officer came over and asked in English, "Hello, can I speak English?" "Yes!" Qin Siting said. "It's great, we can communicate, and I'm surprised that China has such beautiful female soldiers." "thanks!" "Cheers to your beauty!" "I also wish you a happy stay on our ship tonight!" On the side, David Sen praised Zheng Yuanhai: "Your translation is very pure in French. If I close my eyes and listen to it, I will definitely think that he is my compatriot." "Thank you, General David Sen. I'm just an ordinary officer in the Chinese Navy." Zheng Yuanhai said. "Oh! That's amazing!" David?Sen turned to Lu Huaicheng: "Your Excellency, I admire your subordinates, as well as the captain of your ship. His docking skills are incredible. I really want to get to know him." Chen Jianjun was called over: "Your Excellency, thank you for coming to our buffet." David Sen said: "You are the best captain I have ever seen!" The two clinked glasses. Chinese and foreign officers and soldiers clinked glasses to each other in twos and threes on the deck, chatted and communicated. Qin Siting walked towards Zheng Yuanhai: "Yuanhai..." Zheng Yuanhai turned back: "Siting!" "You've been busy all day, and I don't have time to chat with you for a while." Qin Siting said.Zheng Yuanhai smiled: "You seem to be preoccupied..." Qin Siting was silent for a moment, raised her head, and was about to speak when Mei Xing'er and Jiang Xizi walked over, Mei Xing'er said excitedly as she walked, "It's dark here It's so beautiful, let's take a picture!" 三人站成一排，郑远海两侧站着秦思婷和梅杏儿，姜喜子举着相机，快门闪动三人合影定格。照完相，梅杏儿和姜喜子兴致勃勃地和郑远海聊上了天，秦思婷在一旁暗自苦笑了一下，把头转向大海，默默凝望。 郑远海把一个信封递给梅杏儿。“这是什么？”梅杏儿问。 “我的奖学金，拿回去把于季东帮你还柱子的钱还上。” “不，郑大哥……”梅杏儿感激地说，“你一个人在国外不容易。” “拿着。”郑远海的语气不容置疑，“不要拿我当外人。” 这句话说得梅杏儿心里甜滋滋的，是的，她从来没拿他当外人，一直拿他当亲人，这个世界上最亲的人。 一直到郑远海就要离舰了，秦思婷也没找到和郑远海独处的机会，郑远海向鲁淮成、陈建军等众人一一告别下舰。秦思婷捏了捏口袋里的信，却始终也没有机会送给郑远海，望着郑远海下舰远去的身影，心里涌起阵阵失落。 军舰结束了在法国的访问，在华侨留学生盛大热烈的欢送气氛中缓缓驶离了法国布雷斯特军港。秦思婷站在后甲板上，任凭海风吹乱了秀发，望着法国的海岸线渐渐消退在视线中，失落的心情也扩散到了整个大海，弥漫了整个天空。她默默掏出那封寄托了她无限思念的信，慢慢地装进一个系着红布条的矿泉水瓶内，缓缓放入海中，她的心也一起留在了这片异国他乡的大海上…… 不知何时，陈建军站在了她身后。 “如果没猜错的话，漂流瓶里一定装着你的心愿。” “也可能永远不会有人知道它。”秦思婷的视线始终在海里那只漂流瓶上。 "Bad mood?" 秦思婷反问：“你好像也一样吧？” 陈建军苦笑了一下：“意料之中。” “你见到她了？” 陈建军惊诧地扭头看着秦思婷：“你怎么知道？” “打军舰一靠上布雷斯特港你就魂不守舍，还用别人告诉吗？” “那我能知道你为谁心情不好吗？” 秦思婷摇了摇头，轻声道：“不为谁。” 陈建军笑了：“你不说我也知道！别难过，他就快毕业了。” 秦思婷的目光久久地望着海里那只渐行渐远的漂流瓶……