Everyone in the courtyard knew that Qu Sen had a bad cold, so no one came to disturb him. He slept peacefully for half a day until Gu Shan's call woke him up at lunchtime.
"Captain, you'll lead the team for tonight's performance." Gu Shan said directly.
Every New Year, in order to alleviate the soldiers' homesickness, the army would think of all kinds of activities.
The various battalions and companies would usually organize some competitions, such as a ball game or a tug-of-war. At the regiment level, there would be some entertainment activities. The small units below would rehearse a program, and then the whole regiment would come together to perform.
Of course, in the end, there would be a ranking of first, second, and third places, plus consolation prizes and other small prizes.
At the division level, it was much more formal. The various units below would produce a program, and after selection, it would be a lively evening party.
The nearby units would watch it live, and the units further away would be organized by the battalions and companies below to watch it through closed-circuit television.
The synthetic division's annual New Year's party would be very formal. Not only would there be programs sent up by the units below, but there would also be professional performers from the military's political department.
The drone teaching team had a program at the party this year, which could be considered a stunt flying performance. Qu Sen was not very enthusiastic about this kind of thing, so Gu Shan took care of it the whole time.
She picked out twenty or so experts to control a few drones in all kinds of ways, and finally sprinkled some candy under the stage.
In order to sprinkle the candy under the stage, Qu Sen and Kou Hai were both hired as laborers. The electric flipper box on the drone was made by the two of them.
The programs sent by the various units below were all some chorus, crosstalk, allegro, and so on. Even a guitar performance was new. As soon as the UAV Teaching Team's innovative program was submitted, it passed the review without any suspense.
It was already planned that Gu Shan would lead the team to the division to attend the party, and Qu Sen would stay behind to watch the house. Now that he heard that he was going to lead the team, Qu Sen quickly declined.
Actually, it didn't matter who led the team, but the program was organized by Gu Shan from beginning to end. If Qu Sen led the team to the division to "play", it would be a bit like stealing the limelight.
"Just go when I tell you to go. What's the matter!" Gu Shan said impatiently.
"I don't want to join in the fun. You should go. I'm fine watching the house." Qu Sen got up from the bed as he spoke.
Qu Sen was the captain of the team, and it was not right for him to hide in his room and spend time with the sick. Besides, if Gu Shan were to set off with her men, he would have to be on duty.
"Why are you being so pretentious? It's a good opportunity to get everything done, so that we don't have to stand guard outside the female soldiers' dormitory in the middle of the night. "Gu Shan began to mock without warning.
Qu Sen was speechless. He thought to himself, "Sure enough, the whole world knows …"
For many things, it was one thing for everyone to understand in their hearts, but it was another thing for someone to directly expose them. Qu Sen suddenly had the urge to bang his head against the wall and kill himself.
"Be more energetic. Don't be so sick that others will laugh at you." Gu Shan reminded him again before she left.
Actually, Gu Shan did not tell the truth. The reason why she asked Qu Sen to lead the team was because the higher-ups had specifically called and ordered it. As for the reason, Gu Shan knew, but she did not plan to tell Qu Sen at all.
The party started at eight o 'clock. Qu Sen and his men left after lunch and arrived at the division headquarters around two o' clock.
After all, they still had to leave enough time for everyone to get used to the stage. They did not want to collide in the air. Losing face was not a big deal, but it would be a big deal if the audience below was smashed.
Qu Sen said something to the secretary of the Political Department who was guarding the auditorium. Then, he led his men inside. On the stage, the members of the military song and dance troupe were rehearsing.
After the director asked what Qu Sen and his men were doing, he immediately arranged positions for the soldiers to perform.
Soon, more than twenty drones of various sizes took off one after another and flew all over the auditorium.
The buzzing of various sizes quickly distracted the dancers on the stage. Then, the originally neat dance moves began to make mistakes.
"Focus, focus, what's going on! What are you thinking? " An "auntie" in a down jacket shouted at the top of her lungs. Judging from her posture, she should be the leader of the song and dance troupe.
"Pay attention, what are you looking at? If one of you makes a mistake, go back and clean the toilet! "
Qu Sen saw that his men were controlling the drones and still had the energy to peek at the movements on the stage. He immediately pulled a long face and scolded them.
"You little brat, you're still doing the same thing!" Yue Jianjun's voice sounded.
When Qu Sen heard this, he immediately squeezed out a smile and turned around. Just as he was about to say something to celebrate the New Year, he froze.
Qu Sen's mother was held by Zhou Li's arm. She pulled a long face and said unhappily, "You're really something. Your dad and I have been waiting for you to call us since this morning, but we haven't heard from you until now!"
Qu Sen's father stood next to Yue Jianjun with a smile and told his eldest son with his eyes, "You little brat, you're dead!"
"Hiss …" Qu Sen's face twitched as if he had a toothache. After a while, he finally accepted the fact that had suddenly appeared in front of him.
Seeing that the anger in his mother's eyes seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, a smile instantly bloomed on his face. He walked over in two steps and held his mother's other arm.
He avoided the important matter and said lightly, "Mom, when did you come? Let me know so that I could pick you up at the station!"
"Wait for you to pick me up?" His mother spat out angrily, "If it weren't for Xiao Li, your dad and I would still be at the airport right now!"
"Dad, you're so mean. This is such a big thing. Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Qu Sen turned his head and began to complain to his father.
"You little brat, don't be so heartless. I secretly sent you a message before I got on the plane yesterday, okay?" His father replied in a low voice.
"I was in the barracks and my phone couldn't be turned on … Yesterday, yesterday?" Qu Sen grumbled before he caught the main point. His eyes instantly widened as he said, "When I called you in the middle of the night yesterday …"
"At that time, your mom and I were watching the New Year's Gala in our room." His father continued in an infuriating manner.
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After finally regaining normal communication with his mother, Qu Sen finally understood that his parents had received Yue Jianjun's invitation to come to the military to celebrate the New Year.
This wasn't a problem. Regardless of whether it was an officer or a non-commissioned officer, many of them couldn't go home during the New Year. It was normal for their family members to come to the military.
The problem was that after his parents made this decision, they very tacitly agreed not to tell Qu Sen about it. They wanted to give their son a surprise.
Just like that, the couple packed up early and boarded the plane on the morning of New Year's Eve. A few hours later, they landed at the Spring City Airport. Then, they followed Lady Zhou, who had arrived at the airport early. They successfully arrived at the division headquarters and stayed in the guest house.
Since his parents were here, Qu Sen didn't have the mood to care about the program. He reminded Zhu Honglei and followed them to the guest house.
In the afternoon, Qu Sen and Zhou Li left the division headquarters in a seven-seater commercial vehicle sent by Yue Jianjun. Their mission was to pick them up at the airport.
At 6: 40 pm, Jiang Mei and Da Peng arrived at Spring City. At 7: 20 pm, Zhou Li's parents would come out from the same terminal.
For the first half of the afternoon, Lady Zhou had been smiling like a blooming flower in front of Qu Sen's parents. However, as soon as she came out of the guest house, her pretty face instantly turned cold.
She didn't say a word to Qu Sen even though they were traveling on the highway for more than 300 kilometers.
With a "third wheel" called "driver" sitting there, Qu Sen couldn't be thick-skinned and act like a rascal. He could only force himself not to speak and wait until they reached the airport. Taking advantage of the fact that the plane hadn't arrived yet and the driver went to the toilet, he quickly went to her side.
"Um … are you still angry?"
"…" Lady Zhou turned her face to the car window.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so petty. I should have asked clearly if there was anything."
"…" Lady Zhou turned her head and glanced at Qu Sen. Then, she turned her head to the car window again.
Qu Sen understood that the apology wasn't strong enough. He quickly corrected his attitude and dug out his mistakes from a deeper level.
"Um … I should have had confidence in you. I shouldn't have blindly thought about it. I shouldn't have made arbitrary judgments without knowing the facts. I sincerely apologize for my previous mistakes and deeply reflect on them. I promise that I won't do it again. "
Seeing the driver come out of the departure hall, Zhou Li looked at the time and turned to Qu Sen. "My parents will be here in a while. I'll let you go for now. But this isn't over yet. We'll talk about it after they leave. "
"Okay!" Qu Sen nodded happily.
It was almost 6: 30 when the driver returned to the car. Qu Sen and Zhou Li got out of the car and went to the exit to welcome Teacher Jiang and Student Da Peng.
While waiting for them, Qu Sen took out two bank cards from his pocket and stuffed them into Zhou Li's hands.
"What?" Zhou Li didn't take the cards and asked angrily.
"I'm handing over the financial rights. You know that sometimes I spend a lot of money. What if I accidentally spend my wife's money one day?" Qu Sen said with a cheeky smile.
Zhou Li's expression finally looked better. She held the two bank cards in her hands.
She was the one who handled the Construction Bank card. There was nothing to see. She looked at the ICBC card and asked, "How much money is in there?"
"A little over thirty thousand ~" Qu Sen smiled and answered with a little guilty conscience.
Lady Zhou's expression, which had just eased up a little, dropped again. She didn't say anything and waited for Qu Sen to explain himself.
Qu Sen had been in a state of financial freedom for the past year and a half.
His salary and bonus in Flower City, plus his salary and year-end bonus for the past few months as a fusion combat master, should have been around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan after deducting his normal daily expenses. It was mainly the bonus given by the "715" task force that accounted for the bulk of it.
Now that there were only around 30,000 yuan in the card, it clearly didn't add up.
"Um … I haven't saved up my salary for the past few months. And last summer, Gao Sheng and Gao Chao came to visit me. Someone came to play with me, so I spent some money on renting a car, "Qu Sen explained carefully.
"How much cash do you have on hand?"
"About 5,000 yuan. Other than spending my salary for the past few months, the rest is in my hands."
"Write me a detailed expense report when you get back."
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