In the phone call, Chief of Staff Lu Tian’s words were filled with anticipation and joy.
Tang Xiaohua pursed her lips, she lowered her head to look at her stomach, her hand unconsciously stroking it,
"Chief of Staff, do you think that with my qualifications..."
"What?"
Tang Xiaohua hesitated for a long while after starting her sentence, prompting Lu Tian to ask again.
"Do you think that with my qualifications... in this lifeti, is it possible for to reach the position of the Great General of G country?"
Tang Xiaohua’s voice over the phone was quiet, and with the hustle and bustle of the hospital drowning it out, nobody would have paid her any attention.
But soone happened to be sitting beside her, and upon inadvertently hearing her words, felt as if they were hearing things, and couldn’t help but glance at Tang Xiaohua.
Dressed in a denim outfit, with her shoulder-length short hair hanging down, it covered half of her face. However, the features that were exposed were still undeniably delicate and beautiful.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long ti, the passerby ’A’ didn’t continue to stare and thought it was a mistake on their part, taking a sip of water.
On the other end of Tang Xiaohua’s phone was a prolonged silence...
She was patient, patiently waiting for Chief of Staff Lu’s response.
On the other end, Lu Tian was standing in the cabin of an aircraft carrier, looking out at the boundless ocean through the round cabin window. He didn’t know how grand the ideals and ambitions in Lieutenant Tang’s heart were... but speaking purely about this question...
"The question you’ve asked , it truly stumps ."
It took a while before Lu Tian finally spoke.
Tang Xiaohua quietly listened to the end, then asked, "What if I want to beco the first female President of G country?"
"Pfft—!"
While Lu Tian had no imdiate reaction, the passerby ’A’ sitting next to Tang Xiaohua had already spat out all his water in shock!
The commotion wasn’t small.
Tang Xiaohua glanced at the man with a slight frown and walked to a slightly farther position before sitting down again.
The man was accompanying his wife and felt rather embarrassed by his spit-take.
But where was Tang Xiaohua in the fra of mind to care about that now? She was still waiting for Lu Tian’s answer.
"Why do you want to be President?"
To be honest, Lu Tian was very surprised when he heard Tang Xiaohua say this. To most senior military officers, such statents could very well be considered preposterous.
But... sohow, this normally jesting Chief of Staff did not dismiss Tang Xiaohua’s words.
Tang Xiaohua stood up and walked to the fire escape stairwell, leaning against the wall, a barrier muffling the noise and bustle of the hospital.
This mont of silence also allowed her to hear her own heartbeat clearly.
Why beco President... It seed like a question that anyone with that ambition would be asked countless tis, including those who ultimately beco President, a question that seed to follow them all their lives.
"To Chief of Staff Lu, what kind of reason would be sufficient for soone to want to beco President?"
"..."
Instead of answering, Tang Xiaohua threw the question back to Lu Tian.
This actually stumped Lu Tian.
"Take the recent election, for instance, the presidential candidates’ reasons for wanting to be President all revolve around serving the country, the people, and promoting social developnt."
Tang Xiaohua took a shallow breath and said,
"Perhaps what they say is indeed what’s in their hearts, filled with patriotism and love for the people, placing national interests before their own, being that noble."
"But as for now, I don’t have such a lofty sentint... If Chief of Staff Lu really wants to give a reason..."
She leaned her head against the wall, her gaze drifting,
"I want to give my father a long vacation, so he can co ho and spend so ti with ..."
"Your father? Weren’t Lieutenant Tang’s parents long gone?"
Lu Tian was stunned for a second.
"En, so that was many, many years ago when I was still a child... what I thought about."
Childish words, yet Wen Nian picked them up, saying,
"Being President won’t do, but being the President’s wife is possible."
Lu Tian always felt that Lieutenant Tang on the phone was sowhat strange, whether it was what she said or the tone in which she spoke...
"What about now? rely because you had such a thought as a child?"
"Is that not allowed?"
Lu Tian chuckled lightly, "It is allowed. Although there are still so flaws in our country’s presidential elections, they are becoming more and more democratic. As long as one has sufficient ability and can win the people’s hearts, one can beco President."
Saying it is easy...
Perhaps, Chief of Staff Lu didn’t take her words too seriously either.
"Xiao Hua, do you want to hear so relatively impartial words from ?"
"Chief of Staff, please speak."
"Since ancient tis, female rulers have been extrely rare. Speaking of the military, there are already many outstanding female soldiers and female officers, but very few reach the highest echelon of the military, the important military positions centered around the Great General, with the latest statistics showing a re 0.9 percent."
"..."
"Do you know what this ans? The reason is simple. Most won, compared to social status, political standing, military rank or even career positions, still prefer to devote themselves to their families."
"From marriage to childbirth, and then to raising children, how much ti and effort are spent, how many setbacks and hardships are experienced, how much inevitability and worry are added to the heart... No matter how much we talk about equality between n and won, the fact is that there is inequality."
"Xiao Hua, I won’t belittle your dreams, nor anyone else’s. Soldiers who don’t want to be generals are never good soldiers. But you’re a woman, and one day you will et soone you like, and then have a family, sons, and daughters. The future... is hard to say."
"..."
She clearly understood what Lu Tian ant.
Different from n, no matter how capable a woman, sooner or later she will face a multiple-choice question.
Is it really impossible for won to have both love and family, children and career?
"Of course, as you have seen, there are also many outstanding won who have complete families, happy marriages, and manage everything very well."
Lu Tian said, "It’s just... very rare, very tough, and very superficial."
"I understand."
"However, setting that aside, just speaking of your aptitude, Xiao Hua... it’s truly one in a million. Based on my understanding of you, you’re more suited to be a general than a politician. You might as well aim for Chief Luo’s position first. Haha!"
After Lu Tian had spoken,
Tang Xiaohua gave a soft laugh, "Thank you for the advice, Chief of Staff Lu."
"So... any problems returning to the unit?"
"...No problems."
...
Tang Xiaohua took her blood test report to the gynecology clinic.
"Congratulations, Miss Tang, you are indeed pregnant."
According to the last nstrual period, the pregnancy was 32 days long, but in reality, the embryo was probably only about three weeks old, which she was very aware of.
Tang Xiaohua sat opposite the doctor, looking at the report...
"The personal information filled out for Miss Tang is... unmarried."
"...Yes."
"So... does Miss Tang want to keep the child?"
The doctor asked very tactfully, probably because she had seen many similar cases.
Tang Xiaohua’s gaze was fixed on the tabletop, everything was quiet, and she could only hear the rapid beating of her own heart...
To have, or not to have?
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