Old Ivanov, he sat deeply, facing his son with the attitude of a weather-beaten old man.
Gil is young and energetic, full of hope for the future. He is also a patriot, knowing that the Patriotic War faced by the Soviet Union is by no means an isolated incident. The entire world is at war, and the Soviet Union is fighting for the continuation of human civilization.
This is not only a great career for him, but isn't it also a major life opportunity?
"So, I want to join the army. Once I have established a great war, my future life will become wonderful and I will no longer need your wings to protect me."
Old Ivanov nodded: "Your life will become better. For example, if you become a senior officer, you will receive high social treatment and a large bonus. If you are brave enough and lucky, you can also become
Hero. But the effort you have to put in to get this is amazing."
"Ah! Dad, are you encouraging me to join the army? Do you agree?"
Old Ivanov, he sighed deeply.
"When you grow up, I can't interfere with your intentions. I've thought about this for a long time, and I can't be a selfish person. Besides, on this issue, if I interfere with you and oppose you, that would be a blasphemy to the alliance and an insult to the alliance.
It's a blasphemy to the career I have pursued all my life. I can't do this, but I feel... uncomfortable."
Gil knew that his parents' biggest worry about him was that he might die in battle after joining the army.
What about the son of the postmaster? Leader Stalin’s son also died (so the propaganda goes)! Although all soldiers must be prepared to sacrifice, if everyone is afraid of death, the Soviet Union will be destroyed in one day.
Gil shrugged: "Don't worry, Dad, it will be a year before I join the army. Don't worry, maybe we will be launching a large-scale counterattack by then. By the time I serve, the most intense fighting period will have passed. I
There will be no danger."
Old Ivanov sighed again: "It would be best if we had won a year later."
"Hehe." Gil quickly laughed: "But in this way, I just missed the title of Hero of the Soviet Union."
Gil originally planned to say some wisecracks to make his father happy, but the word "Hero of the Soviet Union" did not have a good effect.
Old Ivanov looked at the brand new bicycle in the small living room with his aging eyes: "Your female classmate gave you a big gift. This is the first time in your life that a girl of the same age has given you an expensive gift. What do you think of it?"
She has pursuits, and it seems that she has accepted your kindness?"
Hearing this, Jill immediately became ashamed, and said coyly: "We are still classmates. Natasha, she...she may be interested in me..."
"So, what about you towards her? If you're a real man, let's be honest, what is your attitude!?"
Gil looked at his father's serious face. He calmed down, grabbed the wine bottle on the table, and took a sip in his mouth.
The emboldened Jill still announced: "I love her! When she graduates and turns eighteen! I...I will propose to her!"
Old Ivanov tried hard to suppress the complicated feelings in his heart. He knew that his son really had true feelings for that girl, but this relationship...
"You love her, how do you plan to love her?"
"I..." Jill was speechless and choked for a moment.
"Say it!" Old Ivanov asked,
Jill continued to muster up her courage: "I will join the army in the future, and when I return home in triumph, I will marry her! Dad, thank you for the letter you wrote her. She burst into tears after reading the letter. She said she felt the family's affection after reading the letter.
Warmth. Dad, what are you still questioning about such a girl? If it weren’t for the fact that she is not yet eighteen years old, I...I would propose marriage right away. "
"The warmth of family?" Old Ivanov continued to stare, his thoughts becoming complicated.
To be honest, it was because he learned that the girl was Speroskina that he deliberately wrote a very gentle letter. It was a sweet cannonball aimed at war orphans. Old Ivanov did not expect that the girl would fall for it.
tears.
Jill continued: "Dad, if you are willing to help me, then continue to care for her. In this way, you can have another daughter in the future, and in a few years, you can really be a grandfather."
"A daughter?" Old Ivanov smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Jill, you are still too naive. Do you really understand Natasha Petrovna Halkova? She was only three years old when she transferred to another school.
Week."
Jill nodded in agreement: "Yes. I think I basically understand. She is really pitiful. Probably her parents died in the war, and she was forced to join the militia in Moscow and fight with the enemy. She is a woman and does not care at all.
It should be such a horrible experience!”
"Ah, war is the same for everyone." Old Ivanov looked at his wife and said: "Jill, your mother was only sixteen years old. Did she have a choice? I was only twenty at that time.
Years old, do I have the right to choose? Jill, if I have to join the war, I will either perish or become a hero. You, you still know nothing about Natasha."
Now Jill still feels that her father is going to make some big point again.
He retorted: "Dad, I can ask her in person. But I don't want to hurt her. I will gradually gain her trust. You see, she gave me a bicycle! This is worth six hundred rubles.
A huge treasure!"
"What? Six hundred rubles?!" Old Ivanov was shocked: "The price has increased again? Or was that Volonov deceiving you two children?"
"No! I saw the official documents, and now the prices of many products have begun to increase again."
"It doesn't matter." Old Ivanov shrugged: "In today's world, all materials related to survival are rationed, and only those items that are not necessary have soaring prices."
"Maybe. Look at that car. It's a Youyi brand car produced by Penza Bicycles. The quality is much better than your old car. Its supply is limited, and there is no way to raise the price. I never thought Natasha was so rich.
, Dad, could it be that she bought the car with her parents’ inheritance? If so, would it be inappropriate for her to do this? I think now that it is not appropriate for me to accept her gift.”
"Then you can't return the gift. That kind of behavior is no different from breaking up the relationship." After saying that, old Ivanov shook his head again: "You, you still don't understand her."
As for Jill, tonight he really felt the abnormality in his father's attitude.
Why is my father shaking his head and sighing so often tonight? He keeps saying he supports him, but his attitude suggests opposition.
"Jill, you still don't understand her. I know her better than you. My dear, do you really think she is just a poor girl, a transfer student from Moscow?"
"Isn't this...isn't it? Maybe she is the daughter of an official in Moscow?" Jill guessed, "otherwise how could she have so much money."
"Does being an official mean wealth? Gil, you shouldn't have this kind of thinking. Look at our family. We eat potatoes every day, and our family savings are only four thousand rubles. This is because of the outbreak of the war between me and your mother.
It’s all because of the salary increase.”
Jill looked at her father together: "Dad, you seem to be investigating her?"
"Of course! And there is good progress. That girl, Natasha Petrovna Halkova, she is now like a scout wearing camouflage uniforms to hide her true appearance."
"Ah? She has another appearance?!" Jill looked shocked.
"Yes! Gil, now it's time to show you my cards. I hope you are ready. This is a fact you must know."
"Yes, Dad, I'm not afraid."
"Okay!" Old Ivanov put his chin in his hands and faced his beloved son with a scheming look.
"Jill, the transfer student you like, Kharkova, does not exist. She is not Kharkova, and she is not from Moscow."
"Huh? How is it possible? Who is she?"
"The last few issues of Pravda have been promoting a female combat hero, as you know. Her surname is Speroskina. She left the battlefield behind enemy lines in Belarus for a year at the end of August, and then she went to
Where, the newspapers did not report further. Now I know where this heroine has gone. She is your classmate, your Natasha."
"Ah?" It can be said that this is the most ridiculous thing Gil has ever heard, and his eyes are full of confusion. "Dad, is this impossible?!"
"Unfortunately, this is the fact. Real gold cannot be hidden! She has a record of 403 enemy kills, a major military rank, and a large amount of bank deposits. Her pseudonym Khalkova must not want to attract attention. As for her
Going to school in Perm and becoming your classmate is purely a coincidence."
Undoubtedly, Gil's spirit was severely affected. He was neither deaf nor blind, but he knew what kind of existence Speroskina was.
Gil couldn't speak. He held it in for a long time before asking: "Dad, is your information reliable?!"
"Of course it's reliable! As for how I got the information, I can't tell you."
Old Ivanov knew very well that he had used his special connections to ask the bank branch president to get Natasha's basic depositor information, that is, her real name and real place of origin. To compare it with other obtained information, haha
It is certainly true that Erkova and Speroskina are the same person.
This kind of behavior is a crime of dereliction of duty. Because it is extremely concealed and does not cause any real-time damage, as long as old Ivanov does not make noises everywhere, the local police in Perm and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will not know about it.
Old Ivanov emphasized many times that the girl was Speroskina.
"Jill, I don't care if you believe what I say or not. Just think about it, if she was really a hero, would you still implement what you said before?"
"I……"
"You should think about it carefully." Old Ivanov said seriously.
Things suddenly become extremely complicated!
From Gill's point of view, his father obviously knew more, but for some reasons, his father didn't want to say anything. A smart person will pretend to be confused when necessary, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Jill hurriedly finished her meal and went to bed, just to lie on the bed and think about it. The more she thought about it, the more complicated her mood became.
Speroskina, a legendary heroine, was so bizarrely promoted in newspapers, as if that girl was a mission created by the propaganda department, and her authenticity is questionable.
Could this hero be Kharkova? A classmate? Jill wondered to herself, after all, that girl did show extraordinary abilities in track and field and shooting, especially her amazing ability in shooting at the shooting range.
Since Natasha transferred to school, Class 6 has already experienced two military camp shooting range trainings, and because she suddenly served as the second deputy director of the shooting club, her ability in the two national shooting range activities was even more outstanding.
What if she is really Speroskina? What will be her relationship with her? But she always calls herself Kharkova.
Jill tossed and turned, thinking about whether to ask her in person the next day, or wait for two more days and wait until her mood stabilized before asking.
Or are you just pretending to be confused? After all, this girl has always claimed to be Kharkova from Moscow.
Unfortunately, when Gil rode his new bicycle to school, he was immediately watched by his classmates.
Why? Not because of this bike?!
Man, maybe it is human nature to like gossip. Schools in the Soviet Union have never objected to students falling in love. This is based on reality. The Soviet authorities wish that Soviet women were keen on giving birth, and wish that men would throw away their wine bottles and pay more attention to beautiful women.
Girl. In this crazy and difficult era, the Soviet Union needs a large number of young people to build the Soviet motherland.
There are many couples in Perm Middle School. According to Soviet law, when both parties are eighteen years old, no one can organize them to register for marriage.
This is also a characteristic of this era. Although there are couples, their feelings are always very reserved. This is the inertia of history. Today, Soviet people's values are still conservative, and the emotions of young men and women are also more reserved.
Therefore, the fact that Jill took Natasha and the two of them took leave to buy bicycles became the latest topic of discussion among students.
What the two of them did was so bold, and it also deeply stimulated the students.
After all, Natasha is a beautiful girl, so some boys ridiculed her out of jealousy: "Jill's father seems to have spent all his savings for his son's lifelong event."
Jill parked the bicycle in the carport, and Natasha moved the bicycle directly into the dormitory building. True to her previous words, one bicycle was shared by the entire dormitory 203.
Of course, they are not too worried about the theft of their bicycles. For huge amounts of theft, it is very likely that they will be shot during the war.
Ever since, even Natasha didn't know how the news about Natasha buying Jill a bicycle spread like wildfire.
After what happened, her close sisters and the other three girls in bed 203, could they still lie down peacefully?
Natasha Kharkova, she is really unusually wealthy! She is so wealthy that it reminds people of a bourgeois rich lady.