I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 408: An old friend visits and recalls the glorious past
It was noon when we came back from the county town.

Chen Jun was sitting in the passenger seat near the village entrance and saw several military vehicles parked neatly there.

There were three cars sandwiched in the middle.

During the New Year's Day, the main street in the village is deserted and there is no one to be seen.

Chen Jun knew that someone must have come to his house.

The people in the village probably went along to join in the fun, which is why there was no one at the village entrance.

"Dad, someone came to our house. Didn't anyone call you?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, Chen Baishui took out his cell phone from his pocket, quickly opened it and took a look, and indeed there was no missed call notification.

“That should be the case when he just arrived.”

"Yaoyao, please stop the car. It's hard to drive past the front door. Just stop here."

Chen Jun pointed at the open space in front of him. When the car stopped, he pushed the door and got out quickly. He walked to the row of cars next to him and touched the hood, which was still hot.

It seems that he has just arrived.

"Dad, Mom, Yaoyao, I'll go back and take a look first."

"It should be our home."

Chen Jun turned around and greeted him, then quickened his pace and ran towards home.

He recognized all the vehicles of the armed forces, including those at the entrance of the village, but also the Santanas in the middle.

You can tell who it is just by looking at the look.

I guess Political Commissar Pu has brought all the leadership team here.

Chen Jun usually doesn't like this. He is a bit averse to greeting people during festivals and New Year's Day. But if someone really comes, he can't just stand at the door and wait, right?

What’s more, it’s Chinese New Year, right at noon.

Run to your doorstep.

To Chen Jun's surprise, the door was already open and the key pressed under the stone next to it was missing.

However, Chen Jun was only stunned for a moment before he reacted.

The house keys are hidden so "secretly".

Usually, only my third uncle's family, with whom we have a good relationship, would come to our house to drop off something, or occasionally come back to bring home food and daily necessities. They are not at home.

He will turn over stones and look for the key himself.

Chen Jun didn't think too much about it. He walked quickly into the yard and ran into a few neighbors standing at the door, who were standing there chatting.

Seeing Chen Laoer's son coming back, a middle-aged man waved to him.

"Xiaojun, where's your dad?"

"Quick, quick, come in and take a look. Someone has come to your house again. I think he is an official."

"It just so happened that your third uncle came to your house and asked you to come over for dinner, so he opened the door."

"Hey, thank you uncle, I'll go take a look first."

Chen Jun agreed and then walked quickly towards the main room.

The people behind him looked at the son of the second son of the Chen family and walked over without showing any fear.

Several people were also quite emotional.

Their Xiaozhou Village hasn't produced any notable figures in recent years. Every New Year's Day is very peaceful and there is nothing exciting to see.

The most powerful person in the village is Chen Kaijiang, the eldest son of the Chen family. He is the director of teaching at a high school in Rong'an County. On New Year's Eve, cars one after another come to his doorstep to wish him a happy new year.

only.

The eldest son of the Chen family is not a good person. There are only a few hundred households in the tiny village, and everyone knows that Chen Kaijiang's family is stingy and looks down on the villagers.

Therefore, not many households interact with them.

Unexpectedly, the second son of the Chen family, which was originally the most ordinary family, suddenly became successful in recent years.

When I was in the army, I was awarded plaques of "Family of Meritorious Service" one after another. When my children could not return from military service, people from the county would come to express their condolences every year, and everyone was used to it.

Unexpectedly, it was even more lively this year, even the leaders came.

"Bai Shui really raised a good son."

A few people sighed and grumbled, then slowly moved forward to go home.

A few years ago, when people heard that Chen Jun had served in the army and made great contributions, the villagers were envious and many of them urged their children to join the army to learn from him.

But these few years have passed.

Many people lost interest in learning it as they simply couldn't. The news that Chen Jun was an officer in the army spread.

. . . . . . .

At this time, inside the main room.

Chen Jun walked in and turned around to see an old man sitting on the sofa, but he was fair-skinned and wore gold-rimmed glasses.

He was wearing a black jacket.

If it weren't for the gray hair, he would really look like he's in his forties.

At this time, he was chatting with his third uncle Chen Futong and the political commissar of the armed forces Pu Guotao.

When the other person was speaking, although he had a broad smile on his face, there was an inadvertent depth in his eyes, and his every move showed confidence.

There were two people sitting next to him, who looked to be in their thirties or forties.

Chen Jun really had an impression of these two people. He had seen them before when he was delivering his skills, but he just couldn't remember their names.

But the fair-skinned old man sitting in the middle was the first time Chen Jun saw him.

Maybe someone suddenly came into the room and interrupted their conversation.

Everyone looked up at the same time.

"Chen Jun?!"

When Pu Guotao saw the newcomer, he grinned and said, "Come on, let me introduce you to him."

Pu Guotao said this, stood up, pulled Chen Jun to the sofa, and pointed at the old man sitting on the sofa.

"Chen Jun, this is the secretary of our Liucheng Management Department. He came to see you today."

Secretary of the Management Department? ! !
Wu Jianguo? ! !
Wow, this is the person in Liucheng who has the final say.

Chen Jun looked at the old man in surprise. It would be a lie to say he wasn't shocked.

Can such a person do this for his own face?
He couldn't believe it even if he twisted his head. He was only a deputy regimental commander in the army.

Even if the system is changed and he is transferred to a local position without being demoted by half a level, he will still be several levels lower than the old man in front of him.

How could Chen Jun not understand the ways of the world?

Due to its special geographical location, Liucheng’s appointment and removal of cadres is different from other places.

Let’s just say that the old man in front of us, Wu Jianguo, is of a higher level than Shengtian Banzi.

"Are you Chen Jun?"

Wu Jianguo raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him, still with a generous smile on his face.

Chen Jun quickly gathered his thoughts, stood at attention, and raised his hand to salute.

"Yes, leader."

It's not that he is cautious. Even if the person in front of him is Li Haiyao's father Li Hongyang, he has to act like a junior.

If we must compare, then the commander-in-chief of the military region must be here, maybe he can be at the same level, or even half a level lower.

But he is definitely not good enough now.

"Haha, why call me leader? You won't suffer any loss if you call me grandpa."

"Where's Yaoyao?"

"Brother Li's granddaughter came to our Liucheng, but the little girl didn't even think of visiting me."

"Then I can only come over to see you."

Wu Jianguo said this with a smile, looking friendly.

"By the way, I heard that you performed very well in the army. You are the commander of the first combined battalion in our army. You have been promoted to deputy chief of staff of the brigade. After the New Year, you will go to the Kyoto National Defense University to participate in the training?"

"Yes, Chief!!"

Chen Jun remained neither humble nor arrogant, but this time he used a different title.

Just by hearing the other person say "our army", it is not difficult to guess that the other person must have served in the army when he was young, and even has a close relationship with the old man.

Otherwise, such a high-ranking leader would never condescend to come to Xiaozhou Village, a remote place like this.

"Young people are indeed formidable. Brother Li has really found a perfect son-in-law."

Wu Jianguo sighed, and then seemed to be recalling, or telling Chen Jun about it.

"Don't be surprised. Yaoyao's grandfather and I are old acquaintances."

"In the late 82s, Brother Li led troops in Longzhou County for training, right at the border farm. He was the deputy company commander of the recoilless gun company directly under the regiment."

"As for me, I was injured in the first few years of my military service, so I came back to work in the local area. I happened to be responsible for delivering supplies and food to the farm every week."

"After a while, I became familiar with Brother Li. He is such a good person."

"Haha."

After Wu Jianguo started talking, he seemed to miss those glorious years particularly.

"He has a strange temper, but he is very good to the soldiers and to me too."

"Knowing that I was a soldier, and that it was dangerous to deliver supplies to the border, they specially applied for a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle for me to carry with me."

"I remember it was February 1979. The fighting on the front was intense. We were transporting supplies one batch after another. On the night the troops were moving out, I was still resting at the training ground."

"On the night of February 2, the entire regiment suddenly gathered urgently. All soldiers swore an oath in front of the national flag and wrote a letter of determination to join the war overnight."

"I was a soldier too. When the country is in trouble, how can I spare my life? I must join Brother Li's team and fight the enemy on the front line with my gun."

"But Brother Li didn't want to. He kicked me and scolded me, saying that fighting is a military matter and I'm not a soldier, so why should I join in the fun?"

"He also reminded me to remember to prepare the supplies in time. As long as the military supplies can be delivered, it will be better than charging with guns."

“At that time, I believed it.”

"But that night, a report came in from the front that the entire battlefield was targeted by tens of thousands of artillery shells. The air was filled with smoke, and the ground was shaking. The sky within a radius of 60 kilometers was filled with red light. It was said that the earth was shaking violently."

"The bombing lasted for more than 20 minutes, and countless comrades died. It was also from that time that Brother Li and I lost contact for seven years."

"I asked for news about him everywhere. Whenever there was a troop coming back from the front, I would ask for it. But the battle hadn't been going on for long, and there was no news about him."

"I waited and hoped, asked my friends for help, and kept asking around."

"Fortunately, I finally got what I was looking forward to."

As Wu Jianguo spoke, his eyes became red.

My third uncle Chen Futong, Political Commissar Pu Guotao, and two other county cadres sat there listening in silence.

The comradeship and cruelty of war in that era are far beyond the imagination of people today.

Chen Jun also listened with awe.

Although the man in front of me has not been a soldier for a long time, he is the most respectable soldier.

At this moment.

Li Haiyao, who had been standing at the door and listening quietly without coming in, quietly moved over.

Chen Baishui, Li Xiufang, and a few other villagers who were there to join in the fun were all stunned.

They had no idea who had come to their house, so how could they reveal such a past event?
"Are you Grandpa Wu?"

Li Haiyao shouted with some uncertainty.

She did know Wu Jianguo and had been to his house, but that was when she was a child.

I had just finished taking the Strong Army Plan exam in Kyoto and took a bus from the Parade Village to Kyoto West Station.

Li Haiyao also told Chen Jun about these past events. She was indeed brought to Guangxi Province by her grandfather when she was a child.

More than once.

However, most of them were there to pay tribute to my grandfather's former comrades-in-arms, and rarely disturbed other people, including Wu Jianguo.

But she had no idea which city this Grandpa Wu was from, let alone where he lived.

The old man never mentioned these things.

If Li Haiyao didn't have a good memory and had some impression of Wu Jianguo, she wouldn't be sure.

Looking at the tall girl who suddenly walked towards him, Wu Jianguo was stunned for a long time.

Then he looked her up and down again and said with a smile: "Yaoyao?"

"Haha, it looks like that. It really looks like that."

"Your eyebrows, eyes, and nose are very similar to Brother Li's when he was young."

"You've grown so big? I remember the last time I saw you, you were just..."

Perhaps he was so excited to see the descendants of his old friend that Grandpa Wu Jianguo no longer cared about his own image.

He raised his hand and pointed to the old cabinet in the main hall of Chen Jun's house.

"Yes, the last time I saw you, you were only that tall, about six or seven years old. It's been twenty years in the blink of an eye."

"Well, hello, Grandpa Wu."

Li Haiyao smiled sweetly and nodded obediently, her curled eyelashes sparkling with smile.

She had a deep impression of Wu Jianguo, simply because the old man was very kind to her. When she went to his house before, he was even more affectionate to her than his own daughter.

Chen Jun was standing nearby and listening with a grin. What the hell, they always take twenty years as a unit of time.

Twenty years ago, his head would probably be as tall as a coffee table, let alone an old-fashioned cabinet.

"Haha, great, the kids have grown up so much."

"This morning I heard Xiao Pu mention you coming over, and I couldn't believe it. I didn't expect it was really you."

"Chen Jun."

"arrive!!"

"Have you been to Brother Chen's house?"

"Yes, Chief, I went there a few months ago."

"Okay, now that we've been there, let's get married quickly. You can come visit me when you have nothing to do in the future."

"As I get older, I always want to have more fun. Watching you youngsters grow up, I have to admit that we are all old."

Wu Jianguo said with a smile.

Uncle San and Pu Guotao, who were standing by, were dumbfounded.

Especially Uncle San, he knew Li Haiyao's background last night, but what he said was vague and I didn't think too much about it at the time.

There is no intuitive concept.

My goodness, after seeing this today, the wife his nephew found is much more terrifying than he thought.

"Grandpa Wu, you are not old at all, you are still young."

Li Haiyao squatted in front of the old man and spoke softly.

"Yingying."

"Come, pour some tea for Grandpa Wu."

Li Haiyao greeted Chen Yingying, but the little girl didn't understand what he meant and was still looking for the thermos in a daze.

But she doesn't understand, but there are people who do.

Chen Baishui quickly brought the kettle from the kitchen and handed it to his daughter.

Li Xiufen also realized something at this time. She put the clothes in her hands outside the door, washed her hands and started preparing lunch.

Wu Jianguo has been able to sit in his current position. He can be said to be quite smart. Even one of his eyelashes would be hollow if he plucked them.

How could I not see Li Haiyao's little thoughts?

It was simply that Chen Jun joined the army and she was also in the army. She was afraid that no one would take care of her family, so she deliberately introduced the little girl to them to get to know each other.

But Wu Jianguo doesn't care about that.

He treated Li Zhenhua's descendants as his own, so he naturally wouldn't take this little matter to heart.

Looking at the little girl who came over to pour water, Wu Jianguo nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Is this Chen Jun's sister?"

"Haha, she's about the same age as my little granddaughter."

"Come to my house and play when you have time. Grandpa welcomes you."

“Thank you, Grandpa!!”

Chen Yingying shouted in a daze, she was just following her sister-in-law.

Chen Jun stood aside, and he couldn't tell what he felt.

Mainly because it was too sudden.

It happened so suddenly that he was not prepared at all.

However, then again.

Even if he is given time to prepare in advance, what can he do?

Given Mr. Wu's status, he couldn't prepare.

(End of this chapter)