There are many red-walled courtyards standing in the innermost part of the military compound. These courtyards are all two-story buildings, typical matchbox-style buildings, with green trees in front of the door, and the trees are all aged locust trees.
, upright, mighty, and blended well with the atmosphere in the military compound.
At the door of the third-to-last two-story building, a middle-aged man in a yellow coat was pushing a middle-aged woman. He stood in front of the door and looked at the heavily guarded military compound. However, he did not feel depressed at all. On the contrary,
, both of them had pleasant smiles on their faces.
It's just... there is a hint of guilt and self-blame in the middle-aged woman's smile.
"You've been with me for sixteen years, aren't you tired of it?" Suddenly, the woman, whose forehead was already covered with wrinkles and looked slightly older, but whose actual age was less than fifty, turned to look at the middle-aged man behind her.
The man's eyes finally rested on the middle-aged man's yellow coat, and he sighed softly.
In her memory, the man behind her who loved her deeply had never worn green clothes since the day he took off his military uniform.
Not even once!
But... she knows better than anyone else that her man's favorite color is green, just like his favorite profession is a soldier.
Because he had to take care of her, this man who once deeply loved the military uniform and valued military honor more than his life still gave up everything and his own ideals and stayed with her, a useless person who had difficulty even taking care of herself, all day long.
This companionship lasted for sixteen years.
For sixteen years, I have never left!
For the past sixteen years, this man would push her out of the room on time every day at 11 noon and 5 p.m., and come to the door to enjoy the sunshine.
Because...he remembered that the doctor said that she should spend at least two hours in the sun every day.
"Not tired." Faced with the question that the middle-aged woman asked many times, the middle-aged man did not show any impatience, but answered with a smile, his expression relaxed and comfortable, not like a disguise at all.
"I'm almost tired of you." The middle-aged woman laughed, then sighed and said, "To be honest, as a woman, meeting you is my greatest happiness.
And pride. It is also your greatest sorrow! If I hadn't dragged you down, even if you couldn't join Longya as the old man wished, you would at least have become one of the most outstanding soldiers in China..."
"You're here again." The man squatted down, gently tidied the woman's white hair blown by the breeze, and said softly: "Didn't I say that it's worth giving up everything for you? Now that I've given up,
Yes, why bother talking about the past again?"
"I'm not questioning your intentions, I just feel sorry for myself." The middle-aged woman said tremblingly, her eye circles a little warm.
The middle-aged man squatted in front of the woman, smiled and held the woman's yellow hands, giving them strength and heat, and said with a smile: "Although I have not fulfilled the old man's wish, but... our sail
Isn’t it finished?”
"Fan'er..."
The middle-aged woman muttered these two words softly, her eyes turned red, and then tears fell uncontrollably.
"Why are you crying again?" The middle-aged man gently wiped away the tears from the corners of the woman's eyes: "Didn't we agree? No matter what happens, you are not allowed to cry again in the future."
"Brother Zhan, we are... sorry for Fan'er!" The woman did not stop crying because of Chen Zhan's words. On the contrary, she cried even harder.
This time, Chen Zhan did not persuade him with gentle words, but said in an extremely serious tone: "He is a man, and he must bear all this! It is not only the old man, but also the Chen family, and it is what the motherland has given him. mission!!"
"I know." The middle-aged woman wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and said, "I used to think so too, and I was even proud of having such an outstanding son. But...Brother Zhan, Have you forgotten, our Fan'er, he is no longer a member of Longya! And... he suffers from severe post-war psychological syndrome!"
"Okay, stop crying. If you cry again, those young people will laugh." Chen Zhan wiped the tears from the woman's face with a smile again, and said with a smile: "Actually, Yaling, you shouldn't worry about us. Fan'er. Since he can do what I, a father, have not been able to do, and become the first dragon's tooth in the past thirty years, then the mere post-war psychological syndrome will not be a problem for him! Maybe... he He will never step into the door of Longya again in this life, but he is our son, he is a descendant of the Chen family, he is Longya trained by the Chinese Communist Party Corps, when the motherland and the people need him, he will definitely be there I will step forward, I will definitely!!"
"Well, we don't cry, we don't worry, we are just proud!" The middle-aged woman burst into tears and smiled like a child.
Bata! Bata!
Just as the woman smiled and let the man in front of her help her wipe away the tears on her face little by little, a soldier in military uniform ran to a place one meter away from the two of them with steady steps and stood still. Salute and report the report respectfully: "Report to the head..."
"Xiaojun, I have said it many times, I am not the leader." Chen Zhan interrupted before the soldier could say the next words.
"In Xiaojun's heart, you will always be the leader!" Repeated words that I don't know how many times came out of the mouth of this soldier named Xiaojun again.
Chen Zhan smiled bitterly and sighed: "Well, I, an old guy, can't defeat you young people. Tell me, is there a phone?"
"Yes, Chief!" Xiaojun replied respectfully: "There is a young man and woman outside the door who asked the soldier on guard to dial your number."
Young men and women?
Upon hearing these four words, Chen Zhan was slightly startled.
The middle-aged woman on the side also looked confused.
"Ah, hurry up, hurry up, answer the phone!" Suddenly, the middle-aged woman seemed to have thought of something, her face changed drastically, and she said excitedly: "It should be Fan'er... Fan'er is back!!"
Chen Zhan was shocked when he heard the middle-aged woman's words in shock!
Later, he seemed to feel that the woman's words were reliable, but he did not go back to the room to answer the phone. Instead, he suppressed his inner excitement, stood up with a smile, and pushed the wheelchair.
"Go quickly, why are you pushing me?" The woman was unhappy and kept pushing Chen Zhan with her hands.
Chen Zhan was unmoved and said as he should, "Even if our son comes back, we should answer the phone together. What does it mean if I answer the phone alone?"
"You..." The woman stretched out her hand again, wanting to say something, but she didn't know what to say.
Half a minute later, the woman was pushed by Chen Zhan to the telephone in the lobby on the first floor.
Chen Zhan picked up the phone and said, "Hello."
"Reporting to the chief, there is a young man and woman outside the door who want to speak to you. Please give instructions."
"Give them the phone."
"yes!"
At the door, the soldier heard Chen Zhan's instructions and did not dare to neglect. He put down the phone immediately, saluted Chen Fan with a military salute, then put down his hand and said in a polite tone: "The chief asked you to answer the phone."
"Thank you." After Chen Fan thanked him, he did not immediately grab the microphone. Instead, he glanced at the microphone, then took a deep breath, grabbed the microphone, and slowly said: "Dad...it's me!"
Dad, it's me!
These three words were like a bomb exploding in Chen Zhan's ears. Chen Zhan was shaken violently. Then, with the excited and expectant expression of the woman beside him, he calmed down and said: "Fan'er, come back.
Why didn't you call in advance so we could pick you up? Okay, we'll talk about these later. Your mother is very anxious now, so you two should say a few words first."
Saying that, Chen Zhan handed the microphone to the woman with a smile.
The woman didn't hesitate. She took the phone with her trembling right hand and held it to her ear. She was so excited that she didn't know how to speak, but her breathing seemed extremely rapid.
"Mom, I brought your daughter-in-law back to you." On the other end of the phone, Chen Fan seemed to be able to feel the excitement in his mother's heart. He was moved and said with a smile.
Chen Fan's words made the woman's body tremble even more violently. If Chen Zhan hadn't squatted down to hold the phone for her, the phone would have fallen to the ground.
"Just go back...go back...just come back. You and Shanshan will wait while your dad and I go out to pick you up...pick you up." The woman said with excitement on her face, tears streaming down her face.
After that, the woman did not continue to chatter, but decisively picked up the phone and urged: "Quick, push me to wash your face, I want to go out to pick up my son and my daughter-in-law!"
"Okay, I'll push you to wash your face first, and then inform the old man." Chen Zhan said with a smile.
Afterwards, Chen Zhan pushed the woman into the bathroom to wash up. The soldiers at the door all showed strange expressions, looking at Chen Fan as if they were looking at aliens.
All this is just because of what Chen Fan said before: Dad, it’s me!
Now that Chen Zhan is far away from the battlefield and the army, apart from the glory he once received, the one who is talked about the most is his son.
It is known that he had a son, but seventeen years ago, his son disappeared out of thin air!
Some people rumored that his son died of an incurable disease, others said that his son was sent to the secret army. In short, there are many versions, but not many people know that Chen Fan entered Longya, and even most of Chen Fan
No one in the family knew about it, including Chen Fei.
Chen Fei only knew that Chen Fan disappeared for some years, and then suddenly came back four years ago and had a reunion dinner with them.
It was also at that reunion dinner that the old man of the Chen family, the old man who supported the Chen family, said with a hearty smile that Chen Fan was the future of the Chen family...
The soldiers at the door were meeting Chen Fan for the first time, so they naturally had no idea about Chen Fan's past. This was why they were so shocked when they heard Chen Fan calling Chen Zhan's father.
Ten minutes later, after helping the woman wash her face, Chen Zhan did not dare to neglect and immediately ran to the innermost compound of the military compound.
"Sorry, chief, you should know what the old chief is doing. At this time, even if Chief No. 1 asks to see him, the old chief will not agree." When Chen Zhan walked to the door of the compound, he suddenly
A security guard stepped forward to stop Chen Zhan and said solemnly: "So, you can't go in!"
"I know." Chen Zhan nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "But this matter is too important, I must report it, otherwise if it is delayed, don't talk about you, even I can't bear to walk around! It's urgent!
Now, the old man might kill us both with one shot."
Is there anything more important than the meeting with the head of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China?
The guard standing guard at the door had a puzzled expression on his face.
"Go and report quickly. Just say that Fan'er is back." Chen Zhan smiled and patted the guard on the shoulder.
Sail?!
Hearing these two words in shock, the soldier's dull expression disappeared instantly, replaced by excitement, unparalleled excitement: "Thank you, chief."
After the words fell, the guard turned around and ran away without waiting for Chen Zhan's reply.
It seems that... in his opinion, this matter is indeed more important than the meeting with Chief No. 1...
Because he knew that in the heart of the old man of the Chen family, the young man whom he regarded as the future of the Chen family was more important than anyone else!!
