Miao Liang and Zhai Yaohui, 25
Zhai Yaohui felt that the atmosphere between his mother and Miao Liang seemed to have changed, especially his mother's guilt towards Miao Liang and Miao Liang's alienation from their family.
This feeling was like going back to a year ago, when Miao Liang came to this family for the first day and didn't know or get familiar with anyone in their family.
But it has been a year, how could Miao Liang still maintain this kind of relationship and distance with their family?
Zhai Yaohui was wondering if something happened in the meantime?
However, Zhai Yaohui was not in a hurry to ask, lest he irritate the sensitive Miao Liang again and make things more and more complicated, so he kept his troops on hold: "I just joined the army, and there are too many things to learn, so I'm a little busy. Don't worry, it will be fine slowly."
Zhai Yaohui knew that time waits for no one.
If he doesn't work several times harder than others in the army now, it will be difficult for him to catch up.
When Zhai Yaohui was young, he had almost no impression of his father, Zhai Lao, and only knew that he also had a father.
But when he grew up, he understood more and more things, and Zhai Yaohui was very proud of having a father like Zhai Lao.
He told himself that when he grew up and was as tall as his father, he would become a soldier like his father, defend the country and the people, and be a hero.
Now, Zhai Yaohui no longer thought about being a hero or not.
But as a man, he had his own ambitions and ambitions in his career.
He was his father's son, so why couldn't he do what his father could do?
The most appropriate situation is that when Zhai Yaohui was in school, his performance was always the first, and there was no one that Zhai Yaohui wanted to catch up with or surpass.
After he joined the army, it was different.
Shi Peng joined the army earlier than him, and he had made contributions to the army when he was studying, but Shi Peng was more powerful than him. When he was on a mission, in order to ensure the completion of the mission, he really disregarded his own life.
Although they were not much different in age, Shi Peng had been injured in the mission and sent to the hospital for rescue twice.
Meeting a man who is as good as himself, willing to fight, and hardworking, and who starts faster than himself, Zhai Yaohui is so excited that he feels like blood is surging in his veins.
This is the goal he has been looking for, and this is the goal he wants to surpass.
After setting Shi Peng as his goal, Zhai Yaohui worked very hard in the army, trained seriously, and studied strategies deeply.
Fortunately, Zhai Yaohui is young, and his body has become his biggest asset.
Under his high-density arrangement, his physical fitness is far superior to that of the same batch of recruits, and his performance is eye-catching and amazing.
Many people praised Zhai Yaohui and gave him opportunities, but it was not what they thought at the beginning: because Zhai Yaohui is the son of Zhai Lao, an old revolutionary hero.
The reason why they admire and recognize Zhai Yaohui so much is entirely because of Zhai Yaohui's own efforts and struggles.
In such a crazy state, time is a vague and untouchable existence for Zhai Yaohui.
If the army had not given the new recruits a year off, the leader would have insisted that Zhai Yaohui come back. Zhai Yaohui would have wanted to spend the New Year in the army, and
successfully make a small contribution or something.
After all, other countries' invasion and coveting of our borders will not stop and make peace temporarily just because our country is going to celebrate the New Year.
"Humph." Grandma Zhai didn't believe a word of her son's words.
The man she married was the first person in the Zhai family to get into the army, so what kind of man in the Zhai family is like after getting into the army, Grandma Zhai has seen it all her life.
When she was young, she was ignorant and was deceived by the old man. Now she is old, can she still be deceived by her son?
"In the end, for you two, the army is much more important than home. It's unlucky for a woman to marry you!" Because they can never give their wives a normal and ordinary married life like other husbands.
After Grandma Zhai said this, somehow, the Zhai family members all turned their eyes to Miao Liang, wanting to see Miao Liang's attitude.
Originally, this was just a casual conversation among the Zhai family, but everyone suddenly focused their attention on her, which made Miao Liang blushing. She felt confused: Why are you looking at her? She is not going to marry a soldier. What will happen to a woman after she becomes a military wife has nothing to do with her. She does not need to know too much, nor does she need to express any opinions.
Zhai Yaohui was a little embarrassed, thinking that he was clearly led astray by his parents.
When he heard his mother's words, his first reaction was to go to see Miao Liang, his sister. Did he become stupid because of the training when he was in the army?
"Mom, I won't talk to you for now. I have something to talk to my dad alone." Zhai Yaohui retracted his gaze and looked at Zhai Lao.
Zhai Lao nodded and led Zhai Yaohui into his study: "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhai Yaohui: "I heard that the army intends to select a talent recently and send him out for further study?"
Speaking of talents, further study, etc., people who understand know that this means finding a successor for Zhai Lao and his group of old revolutionaries.
After all, no one can get to a position in one go, but step by step.
But this successor was definitely not decided at the last minute, but must have been selected early in the morning.
Mr. Zhai: "That's what happened."
It's okay to spread some news to his son, and Mr. Zhai believes that other people who are paying attention to this matter have also received a certain amount of news.
However, facing Zhai Yaohui, his son, apart from confirming the rumors his son had heard, Zhai would never do anything else for Zhai Yaohui, even backdoors.
Fortunately, Zhai Yaohui had no such intention at all: "Okay, I get it."
"You want to fight?"
"Shouldn't I want to fight?"
At their age, if they didn't happen to encounter this good opportunity, he would probably need another 20 or 30 years to become a person like his father.
But even if this thing really succeeded, he would have to wait ten years to get his position on par with his father.
Compared with 20 or 30 years, a short ten years is really nothing.
"Okay, think about these things yourself, I won't make decisions for you."
Similarly, he wouldn't help.
Zhai Yaohui smiled confidently: "Dad, I am your son. Didn't you create everything with your own fists? I can do the same. I don't need your help just because I am your son. Dad, I will prove to you that I am like you or even better than you."
Zhai Lao smiled: "Okay, I'm waiting to see how you are better than me."
"Now that we have finished talking about business matters, shouldn't we talk about personal matters?"