She said that according to books, soldiers are the most loyal sons and daughters of the motherland, soldiers are the most respectable heroes of the times, soldiers are truly selfless and fearless warriors, and soldiers are passionate pioneers who protect peace.
She asked her grandpa, when her parents saved other people's suffering and protected the peace of other families, did they ever think that there would be people in their distant hometowns who desperately needed their care...
She has been fostered in Mobei since she was born and raised by her grandparents. When the children in the compound were cuddling up to their parents and acting coquettishly, what she did most was look at the two brightest stars in the night sky.
Stars, call them daddy and mommy.
She asked her grandpa, who was deep in thought and silent, whether he still thought about his son far away when he was seriously ill and in a coma. She knew her grandpa best and understood that the direction he always cared about was the southwest corner of the map of the motherland.
In that jungle that he has never set foot on, there are his deepest and heaviest thoughts...
Grandpa once said to himself that his eldest son, Gong Xue's father, was his greatest pride in life.
It was such a fighting hero that made Mr. Gong extremely proud, but when his old father was seriously ill, he fought bloody battles to save the country and save others from danger.
Dad is a good man and one of the few filial sons in the world.
The old saying he told Gong Xue most was, "Filial piety comes first among all good deeds."
He said that a person who does not know how to be filial to his parents and respect his elders does not know how to be a good person.
Did Dad ever think that one day, he would be the first to violate the family motto taught to her, causing Gong Xue to give up her last vestige of admiration and desire for soldiers in despair?
Xiao Wang had already exited the ward at some point. Mr. Gong did not move his chopsticks for a long time, quietly listening to Gong Xue venting the bad emotions that had been accumulated for a long time.
As a general and a veteran soldier who had experienced the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Mr. Gong was more qualified to answer Gong Xue's questions. But he found that there were no suitable words that could open his granddaughter's heart.
What exactly is a soldier?
If we just use the literal meaning to explain soldiers, it seems boring and boring. However, it seems that soldiers are just such a group of monotonous and simple people. When they are in danger, they are the first to be remembered, and when they are safe, they are the first to be forgotten.
Mr. Gong thought for a long time and pulled out an old notebook from under his pillow.
"Xiaoxue, this is something that grandpa copied from when he was young. You can take a look and maybe you can find the answer from it..."
Gong Xue recognized the diary with an ocher cover. It was a treasure in her grandfather's study and was never allowed to be opened by outsiders.
She took it with both hands and said solemnly, "Well, I will look at it carefully."
She has been confused and in pain since her grandfather was seriously ill and couldn't contact her parents. She loves her grandfather, her parents, and even secretly falls in love with that person far away, but the people she loves all have the same thing.
That is, soldiers.
They are all soldiers.
I once thought that she would be admitted to the military academy in three years' time and become one of them, as her grandfather expected.
But now, she doesn't think so anymore.
She doesn't want to be missed by her relatives in the future but not be able to see them again. She doesn't want to become her grandfather's eternal regret...