Chapter 602

At this time, Wu Dani's brows were knitted into a knot.

For so many years, the Cao family seemed to have never been as chaotic as today; one thing after another, smashing this rural woman who had only been to the commune until she was dizzy, and her brain couldn't turn the corner at all.

At this moment, she only grasped one central idea, which was that old man Cao just made a decision to divide the household?

Where to live in the future? Would they be driven out? Where to get money to build a house, who would do so much work at home? Who would look after the two little ones? Eldest daughter Zhaodi...

She subconsciously wanted to open her mouth to call her eldest daughter Zhaodi and keep this dead girl by her side.

But before she could make a sound, President Yu and his party, who were about to go out, stopped at the courtyard gate.

Not far away, a green jeep was driving toward this side; because the road in the village was narrow, the car stopped at a slightly wider place, the car door opened, and the director of the Xiang Yang Food Factory, Lu Qiaoge, jumped down nimbly and walked hurriedly toward the Cao family's courtyard.

Why she returned after leaving, naturally no one knew.

Only the old principal's eyes burst with a glimmer of light; he stared tightly at Lu Qiaoge, his lips trembling with excitement, trying to see some great good news from the face of this young factory director.

Lu Qiaoge arrived at the gate in a few steps, her gaze sweeping across the courtyard, taking everyone's expressions into her eyes.

The eldest Cao sister-in-law's face was darker than the bottom of a pot, and she even secretly glared fiercely at the third Cao sister-in-law when no one was paying attention.

Lu Qiaoge was puzzled in her heart; weren't these two singing in harmony and having a firm alliance just now? How did they look like they were about to tear their faces apart in the blink of an eye?

Lu Qiaoge only took one look and withdrew her gaze.

Her gaze turned to the old principal, she cleared her throat, and her voice clearly spread throughout the suddenly quiet courtyard of the old Cao family: "President Yu, old principal, I'm afraid Zhaodi cannot return to school for classes."

These words were like cold water dripping into a hot oil pan, making everyone who was pricking up their ears feel a thud in their hearts.

The color on Zhaodi's face instantly faded, and she looked at the old principal in panic, but saw that the old principal was not disappointed, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Then... then where is she going? Factory Director Lu, tell us quickly!"

The old principal's voice carried an eager tremor.

Lu Qiaoge said loudly: "Cao Zhaodi has extraordinary talent in mental calculation; our country has a special mental calculation unit that specifically cultivates and selects such top talents. I was in such a hurry to leave just now because I went to make a phone call to report Zhaodi's situation to my superiors."

President Yu finally knew what was going on.

Lu Qiaoge's voice paused, her gaze swept over the second Cao and Wu Dani, who were standing in the distance in a daze, and continued to throw out even heavier news: "The higher-ups attach great importance to it and decided to send the leader of the mental calculation unit to come over in three days to personally examine Zhaodi. Of course, specific details, such as cultivation methods, treatment, confidentiality regulations, etc., will be discussed with you parents and the child face-to-face when the leader comes."

The inside and outside of the courtyard were suddenly in dead silence.

All the villagers opened their mouths wide, their eyes full of blankness and disbelief.

Mental calculation? Unit? Never even heard of it; it felt very mysterious.

And this Cao Zhaodi, who was always scolded as a dead girl and money-losing good, such a small girl was going to be a soldier?

How did it feel like listening to a heavenly book...

The second Cao and Wu Dani looked at each other, stunned for several seconds, before they seemed to have their butts burned by fire, hurriedly pushing through the crowd and rushing to the very front.

Old man Cao and old Mrs. Cao were also stunned, and even the eldest Cao sister-in-law, who was prepared to make a big scene, forgot to make a scene; she turned her head and stretched her neck to look over here.

Lu Qiaoge didn't pay attention to the reactions of the others in the Cao family.

As for the matter of dividing the household, Little Cangcang had already told her just now.

Lu Qiaoge looked at the second Cao and Wu Dani, who were excited and at a loss, and her tone softened: "Uncle, Auntie, what do you want to ask? As long as it doesn't violate regulations, I can tell you what I know."

The inside and outside of the courtyard were so quiet that one could hear the wind blowing through the leaves, and all the villagers watching the fun held their breath, their gazes nailed to Lu Qiaoge.

In this near-stagnant silence, Wu Dani was so nervous that her palms were sweating, her throat was dry, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Zhaodi stood beside the old principal, her little hands tightly gripping the corner of her clothes, her heart pounding, as if something that could change her life's destiny was whistling toward her.

It was the second Cao who found his voice first, asking stammeringly: "Factory, Factory Director Lu... what mental calculation... what unit did you just say? I, we didn't understand..."

Lu Qiaoge patiently explained it again, but involving core secrets, she was vague, which instead added to the mystery: "... this unit is very special and has strict confidentiality requirements; I really can't say much here about specific details. When the unit's leader comes, they will explain it clearly to you. As long as Zhaodi passes the examination and she herself is willing, she can become a member of the unit. At that time, you will be military dependents, and the country will have subsidies. If the family is indeed difficult, the organization will also consider it appropriately, and perhaps arrange a stable job for one of you..."

Military dependents? Subsidies? Arrange work?

These few words exploded like thunder in the silent crowd, but because of the extreme shock, the scene still maintained a weird silence.

In this day and age, being a soldier was a path to success that countless people dreamed of!

If a family produced a soldier, that was a major event of bringing honor to one's ancestors!

It meant an iron rice bowl, it meant the whole family could stand tall!

But how old was Zhaodi?

A girl, actually also could...?

Old man Cao's breathing suddenly became rapid, and he no longer cared about suppressing those few troublesome daughters-in-law, stumbling and squeezing toward the gate.

And the old principal was rubbing his hands with excitement; this was even better than the gifted class he thought of.

That was the military.

He lowered his voice, unable to hide that sense of shared honor: "... mental calculation unit, that is a place that cultivates top-tier national-level talents; if Zhaodi can get in, she will be a great scientist who serves the country in the future, and it will be the glory of our entire commune, no, the entire county!"

Lu Qiaoge smiled and nodded, and said gently to the second Cao and Wu Dani, who were completely stunned: "Zhaodi's family background is clean, and there is no problem with the political review. The examination is just a necessary procedure. For a good seedling like her who is one in ten thousand, the country will definitely attach great importance to it and pick her up to a special place to give her the best cultivation."

Lu Qiaoge's voice wasn't high, but it carried an unquestionable certainty; the prospect she depicted was, for the Cao family and villagers who faced the yellow earth with their backs to the sky, as distant as a story from another world, but because of Lu Qiaoge's identity and that parked jeep, it became real and touchable.

Envious, shocked, and unbelievable gazes focused on the thin Zhaodi.

This eldest girl, who was usually obscure and even bullied in the Cao family, had her life's trajectory completely twisted by a single sentence this afternoon...