Li Zheng was ready to bang his head against the wall.

The gift is a Duan Inkstone, a gift carefully selected by Li Zheng.

I heard Shao Xiaoqian say that her father likes to write and write when he has nothing to do. Buying the four treasures of the study is called following his favorite.

If you don't spend a little money, will people let you take away the Chinese cabbage you have raised for so many years?

But he never expected that he would drop the gift when he was so nervous when they just met.

Looking at the Duan Inkstone lying on the ground, Li Zheng was completely stunned this time. Although it was packaged, he didn't know if it was damaged or not.

At the end of the day, Shao Xianyong broke the deadlock, leaned over and picked up the square inkstone on the ground, weighed it in his hand, and then said with a smile: "Young man, don't be nervous, this is not for you to go to the battlefield."

He turned around and pointed at the sofa and said casually: "Don't stand, sit down."

Li Zheng hurriedly sat down, looking at his eyes, nose and heart, his posture was as straight as a primary school student.

Shao Xiaoqian's mother, Li Yueqin, came out of the kitchen to pour tea for several people. She looked at Li Zheng with her eyes for a while before going back to the kitchen to continue working.

While eating, Shao Xiaoqian told Li Zheng that he had also signed up to be a soldier.

Shao Xianyong looked very happy when he heard that the young man in front of him was going to join the army.

"Young people should go to the army to exercise." He said: "You young people today do not lack knowledge and insight, but they lack the iron blood in their bones."

At this point, he was still a little unfinished. He pointed to the TV and said: "We can't be like those young people on the TV. I don't even know if they are male or female. How can the next generation like this protect our motherland and borders?"

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Shao Xiaoqian said: "Dad, you can't say that. It's called imitation. It's very lethal. Think about it, even a veteran like you who has been on the battlefield last time saw tea sprayed all over the floor. During the war,

Let those transvestites form a group and stand there. They won't be able to kill the enemy, but they can be disgusted to death!"

Shao Xianyong was amused by his daughter and laughed loudly. Li Yueqin also laughed. While laughing, he also criticized her and asked her to speak like a girl.

Li Zheng was very nervous at first, thinking that Shao Xianyong should be a senior officer at the commander level. In his usual thinking, he always thought that being a soldier was a very serious profession and he was serious about words.

But when we started talking, we discovered that even a high-ranking commander would act like a loving father to his daughter when he takes off his military uniform when he returns home. No matter how many stars are hanging on his shoulders, his precious daughter can still tease him and make him laugh.

The atmosphere was very harmonious, and the family dinner lasted for two hours before it ended.

As a veteran, Shao Xianyong naturally wants to encourage young people like Li Zheng who are pursuing their military dreams.

In his words, although Li Zheng and Shao Xiaoqian are a couple now, they still have a long road ahead. If they can't bear even the temporary separation, how can they spend decades together in the future?

Li Zheng listened with great joy.

Shao Xianyong seemed to have no intention of objecting, and by saying this, he made it clear that he agreed with his daughter's choice and would not interfere.

It was already past eight o'clock at night when he came out of Shao Xiaoqian's house. Li Zheng felt an indescribable joy in his chest. Looking at the stars in the sky and the silent military barracks buildings around him, he couldn't help but hugged Shao Xiaoqian next to him.

, turned around in a circle, shouting: "Xiaoqian, I love you!"

Shao Xiaoqian smiled happily while pretending to hit Li Zheng on the back, shouting coquettishly: "Put me down, this is a military camp, don't let anyone see it!"

This scene has always been deeply etched in Li Zheng's mind. Even when he arrived at the military camp, every time he thought of the sweetness of that moment, he would have a happy giggle on his face like an idiot.

Time passed quietly, and autumn came in a blink of an eye.

After completing the physical examination and political review, Li Zheng put on the camouflage uniform issued by the Ministry of Armed Forces and a big red flower. He walked to the station amidst the beating of gongs and drums, and entered his own military years.

Shao Xiaoqian and Li Zheng did not leave on the same day. The female soldier had to leave two days earlier.

When leaving, Li Zheng went to see him off.

When it was time to get on the bus, Shao Xiaoqian's eyes turned red. She quietly stuffed a note into Li Zheng's hand and turned around to get on the bus.

Li Zheng chased for a while on the platform before he remembered the note. He opened his palm and saw a line written on it - I hope you will enlist in the army wearing a big red flower and retire with a military medal! Come on, my man.

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Shao Xiaoqian joined the army two days earlier than Li Zheng, and went to G Military Region.

Li Zheng went to the Tiger Regiment under the D Group Army of the G Military Region.

Tigers, the name sounds loud enough.

On the day he enlisted in the army and went to the military camp, Li was the loneliest person in the entire train station.

Others had family members to see them off, but he did not.

Grandma is getting older, and Li Zheng doesn't want her to come all the way to the station to see her off, so only a teacher from the school comes to see her off on behalf of the school.

"Li Zheng, when you get to the army, you must work hard and don't lose the face of our Donghai University."

The teacher who sent him was named Luo, and he taught criminal law. Anyone who studies law tends to be overly rational and is an absolute realist.

Sure enough, after some encouragement, Teacher Luo changed the subject and said in a somewhat regretful tone: "With your grades, you can go to graduate school after completing your undergraduate degree. You will have a great chance of staying in school in the future. Others will join the army."

I can also understand that I never expected you to choose to be a soldier."

Li Zheng said: "It is my dream to be a soldier."

Teacher Luo's expression looked like he was looking at an alien. In his opinion, most college students who join the army want to find a way out. Many of them go to get extra points for the postgraduate entrance examination, and some go for tuition exemptions.

Li Zheng receives scholarships every year, so it seems that he shouldn't care about these things.

But he is a role model, so he cannot explicitly say that this approach is not advisable. After all, it is a good thing to contribute to the country.

So he smiled and said: "It's a good thing for young people to have dreams..."

After a pause, he felt that he still needed to remind Li Zheng: "It will only last two years. Don't stay in the army for too long."

Li Zheng immediately understood Teacher Luo's "kindness". The latter meant that although college students who enlisted in the army according to regulations can return to school to study their major within two years of retiring from active service, their student status will always be retained.

In other words, no matter how many years you have been in the military, your student status is still there, and you can return to school whenever you are discharged.

If you do it for too long, even if you go back to school or even graduate, you will still be at a disadvantage compared with your peers in the future.

The disadvantage lies in age.

For example, if you served as a non-commissioned officer for a period of five years, based on Li Zheng's current age of 21, you would be 26 when you retired from the army. After returning to school for another two years, you would be 28 years old when you graduated.

My fellow students have either graduated from law firms or have been working in the public education system for several years, and those who have studied for master's degrees have also graduated and are employed, but I am still a "fresh graduate" who has just received my diploma and entered the society to find a way out.

This is Teacher Luo's good intention based on "realism".

Li Zheng understood, but was not moved.

Serving as a soldier is not something that can be done impulsively. For Li Zheng, it is a matter of careful consideration.

What is dream?

It's something you can sacrifice everything to pursue.

Whether your life is complete and without regrets depends on whether you realize your dreams.

"Thank you, teacher."

Teacher Luo obviously saw Li Zheng's thoughts. He was slightly embarrassed and knew that it was meaningless to say such things at this time.

So he coughed twice, concealed his emotions, and then made an excuse to leave: "There are still some things at school, teacher, I won't send you to the car. I guess the city leaders will gather you for a speech later."

, you know me, I am interested in professionalism, but I hate those superficial skills the most, so I’m leaving now.”

Li Zheng nodded quickly: "Teacher, please go and do your work. I will take care of myself. Thank you, teacher, for coming to see me off."

Teacher Luo looked around. There were young people who had recently joined the army, surrounded by their families, expressing their condolences. Only Li Zheng was alone.

He is an orphan, Teacher Luo knows.

But Li Zheng is the most ambitious student he has ever seen. No matter where this young man goes, Teacher Luo doesn’t think he needs to worry. He has been taking care of himself since he was a teenager and even his grandmother takes good care of him.

He could survive well in Africa.

"Let's go, Li Zheng, you have to live up to your expectations!"

He clenched his fist, waved twice vigorously at Li Zheng, turned around and walked out of the square.

As soon as Teacher Luo left, a fat recruit appeared from behind like a ghost.

"You are college students?"

Li Zheng was startled by Leng Buding. He noticed that this guy walked silently and appeared elusive like a ghost in a movie.

At first glance, I immediately felt that it was unscientific.

This guy is chubby, bigger than me, shorter than me, and definitely weighs one-third more than me.

Everything about this guy looks big, except for his eyes, which are small, like two sesame seeds hanging randomly on his face.

"right……"

"From Tunghai University?"

"Um……"

"A prestigious university!"

The fat man immediately became excited. Regardless of whether the two of them knew each other, a pair of fleshy hands stretched out involuntarily, grabbed Li Zheng's hands, and shook them violently.

The expression on his face was like a relative seeing the People's Liberation Army.

Li Zheng was a little confused by the fat man's sudden enthusiasm.
To be continued...