Zheng Tianxin shifted uncomfortably in his chair before bowing his head, picking up his cup and pretending to drink. The act was the way one might feign composure when his girlfriend had set her heart on a 38,000 yuan diamond ring, while his budget was capped at 6,000 yuan.
To describe Zheng Tianxin's inner turmoil in sixteen characters: How could he make his girlfriend give up the desired ring, happily purchase one within budget, marry without a hitch, and leave no regrets?
Political Commissar Zhou Yuanqiang could quite understand the squadron leader's predicament; Luyang was just a prefecture-level city. Due to the 805 Case in recent years, it had faced much criticism and lost a good deal of funding and project money. For the past couple of years, they had been scrimping and saving, splitting every penny in two.