"Eight in all." Zhuang Zhenguo said: "Do you know why I never take it out? ”

Zhuang thought for a moment and said, "Because of your comrades-in-arms? ”

Zhuang Zhenguo nodded: "Now you understand, right?" Told you this before, you definitely don't understand. Only the military understands the military best. The military merit medal was supposed to represent the honor of a soldier, but ......"

Speaking of this, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, staring at it for a long time, tears in the corners of his eyes.

But behind these honors, how many comrades-in-arms are blood...... My last medal was also awarded in the last battle I fought in southern Xinjiang, but in that battle, one of the companies under my command was the main attacker, and six soldiers were lost. After returning from the battle, my superiors came over to toast me at the celebration banquet and said to me, Lao Zhuang, you did a good job, we have given you credit! I drank a little too much that day, and I couldn't help but cry on the spot. I said chief, I really don't want to make meritorious contributions...... I don't want any medals of honor and military medals, I really don't want them. What do I want all this jingling gold stuff for? I just want my comrades to come back...... Can you get them all back? ”

As he spoke, he reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile, as if laughing at himself: "Hmph...... Compared with them, what qualifications do I have to show off those military medals? They are dead, I am alive, but I always feel that I have their lives on my shoulders, and if I want to say that I have something to be sorry for others in this life, this is it...... Do you know how I feel? Son. ”

Zhuang Zhuang felt that his eyes were a little hot, so he nodded and said, "I understand, I understand......"

Zhuang Zhenguo looked at his son who was sitting on the edge of the hospital bed, and said, "I don't want your mother to tell you about me, because I don't want you to be distracted in the army." You're used to being pampered at home, and I think you won't be able to get used to it for a while when you go to the army, and then let you know about me, you can't be emotional? What's more, at that time, let you come back to visit my family, you missed the best training period for recruits, three years of soldiers is equivalent to being in vain, I sent you to the army, not to let you mix for three years, but to let you be a real soldier in it, to be a man, not like when you are at home, you can eat, drink and have fun with those pig friends and dog friends all day long, people can't have no goals and no ideals, son, in your life, you have to set a goal for yourself as soon as possible, what kind of person do you want to be, what kind of life you want to live, the sooner the better, Otherwise, when you are young, you waste time, and when you are older, you realize that you are so confused, which is a very painful thing. ”

Zhuang Zhenguo has never been so honest with himself before.

In the solemn eyes, Zhuang Zhenguo used to almost regard his home as his barracks, and he always spoke in a commanding tone, not allowed to do this, not allowed to do that, should not be like this, should not be like that, there is no room for maneuver, every time the two fathers and sons sit down and talk, Mars will hit the earth, and they will break up unhappily.

Today, I found out that in fact, my father's inner thoughts were for his own good.

There is no doubt about that.

"Compared to you and me, your grades are far behind." Zhuang Zhenguo handed the two medals back to Zhuang Yan, and the arrogance of a veteran on his face returned, "In the future, when you take more than me, tell me." ”

solemnly disagreed: "Haven't I only been a soldier for a year!" ”

With that, he handed the peeled apple to his father.

Zhuang Zhenguo took the apple, looked at it with interest, and suddenly said, "This seems to be the first time you have peeled an apple for me." ”

Solemnly stunned.

Father is telling the truth, for so many years, it has been difficult for father and son to sit down and talk calmly for a while, let alone peel apples.

"If you like, I'll cut it for you every day in the future." He said.

Zhuang Zhenguo took the apple away from his mouth, and his tone became erect again: "I don't need you to be here with me every day!" What are you doing with me? There are doctors here, and you are not doctors, not to mention that my illness is reimbursed by the unit, so you don't have to worry! Go back to your troops and do a good job. I can't take any medicine as well as you can do in the army. ”

Zhuang Zheng couldn't be angry again, and couldn't help but say: "You are my father, what's wrong with me coming back to serve you when you're sick?" Looking at the way you look, should I ignore my feelings? ”

Zhuang Zhenguo said: "I didn't let you ignore it, didn't you ask?" Isn't it back? I've seen it and asked it, and you're good to go. ”

I can't say anything solemn.

His father is really unreasonable, who is this? Can't you be nice to him?

"I said, what's wrong with you? Why do you have to send me to the army? If I stay by your side, you will not feel comfortable? Is there such a father as you? ”

Zhuang Zhenguo said: "That's right, I don't feel comfortable seeing you sitting next to me in a military uniform." ”

"You-" Solemn almost cursed the word "neurosis", but he held back.

In the past, he had already quarreled with his father, who couldn't be reasonable.

But this time, he actually quickly suppressed the fire in his heart.

Because he saw that his father, who was lying on the bed, had already looked a little gray and haggard.

He's a sick man.

solemnly told himself that he couldn't quarrel with his father like this.

"Okay, Dad, let's not quarrel, okay?" Zhuang Zhuang suddenly felt a little sad, "After so many years, I suddenly feel that I have quarreled enough with you, and I am tired of arguing, we are father and son, not enemies, can we talk well?" ”

Zhuang Zhenguo froze.

A sudden surge of relief swelled up in my heart.

He felt that he had sent his son to join the army, and that was right.

This is the right path.

My son now knows how to tolerate others and control his emotions.

So he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Son, my illness is no longer able to recover, but don't worry, I will not give up on myself, I am a veteran, I can fight as if I was charging against a mountain, you should believe me." It's really useless for you to stay here. It's time for a new veteran, right? The troops are busy, you graduated from the teaching team, you are already the squad leader, go back, the army is where you should go. ”

solemnly hooked his head and did not say a word.

Zhuang Zhenguo said again: "I promise you to receive treatment well, and write to you well in the future, and no longer write back to you like before." Sending you to the army is not how noble my old Zhuang is, but I think that I have two sons, and I am Chinese, so it is natural for me to send one son to serve as a soldier to defend the country. Dad doesn't have any other ideas, I just want you to do a good job in the army, if nothing else, just do your part, so that we can enjoy the fruits of peace and prosperity, and we will always get a share of our efforts, which is the basic bottom line of being a man. ”

Solemnly listened to it, and tears suddenly fell.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, but you let me stay three more days, just three days, okay?" He solemnly raised his head, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "Just let me be my son, and I will do my filial piety to you." ”

Zhuang Zhenguo's eyes turned red again, and finally nodded vigorously and said, "Okay!" ”