"So, you'll be staying in Beijing for quite a while this time?"
Xiao Suizi's cheeks flushed crimson as she lay against his broad chest, looking up at her man.
"Not that long—about a month or so. I need to discuss the new weapons with the Equipment Department, arrange the barracks, set up the training grounds, draw up a training plan, and train the soldiers for a while. I can only leave once everything is on track."
"That's wonderful!"
Xiao Suizi rubbed herself against Wang Yan. "After all these years, this is the longest we've ever been together."
"It'll be better from now on. Once I'm done visiting the participating units, I'll be staying in Beijing for good." Wang Yan absently toyed with her ample breasts. "Tomorrow night, I'll go visit your family."
"The chief assigned you a new job. Don't you need to get busy with that? There's still more than a month anyway, so there's no rush."
"It's easiest at the beginning, during the preparations. Once things get going, I'll only get busier, so the sooner the better. Besides, my photo will be printed in tomorrow's paper. Once your parents see it, won't they know I've come to Beijing?"
"Then let's go. Pick me up from school tomorrow, and we'll go back together. My little brother's been talking about you nonstop. Every time I go home, he asks when you're coming."
"He's about to start university, isn't he?"
"He'll take the entrance exam next year, but his grades are pretty average. I doubt he'll get into any good university."
"There's still a year left. Anything can happen. Besides, the country is reforming and developing the economy. The future is wide open—there'll be opportunities in every line of work."
The two chatted idly for a while before falling asleep...
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