Chapter 11 golden years

Simple is good, what he is afraid of is complexity.On that sunny noon, Liu Shuanglin decided to find someone from a family like Fang Wei.He tasted the sweetness from the incident of saving the teacher's wife and daughter. Liu Shuanglin's method of approaching Fang Wei is simple and popular. In the daily training, the soldiers on Wenyi Road didn't seem to pay much attention to Liu Shuanglin, the small platoon leader. The basics are nothing more than running in line, turning left and right, or aligning and taking a rest.Qiao Nianchao and Fang Wei from the military compound, from the first grade of elementary school to high school graduation, they went to the "August 1" children's school, which is the school for the children of the military compound. Compared with other schools, this school has the biggest difference It is militarized management, and military training is required for a month or two from time to time.The most basic training of the recruit company has already been completed in elementary school.Therefore, these trite subjects are of little interest to them.They are not like those children of workers and peasants who are new to all this. They use the rest time of training to humbly ask Liu Shuanglin for advice.The children in these courtyards fight together on the playground when they are resting. This kind of collective life seems to bring them back to their school days.

Liu Shuanglin could not establish his authority in their minds.In the queue, Fang Wei never seemed to have looked directly at Liu Shuanglin. Liu Shuanglin was dark and thin. In their eyes, he was just a memorial tablet. These recruits in the compound, especially Fang Wei's attitude towards Liu Shuanglin, made Liu Shuanglin feel that his self-esteem was greatly hurt.He understands that these soldiers are completely different from himself. They can work in the army for a few years if they want to, and if they don't want to, they will still have good jobs waiting for them when they return to the place.In other words, they don't have to work hard, they are still better than themselves.He is now a platoon leader, and he dare not say that he will be able to find a job if he changes jobs in the future. If he cannot find a job, he will be assigned to the resettlement office for demobilized soldiers in the county, and he may return to the commune. What is still the life of the rural people.Liu Shuanglin was terrified when he mentioned that kind of life. Since he was a child, he had lived enough of that kind of life.He is now the platoon leader, and he wants to seize this opportunity to become a veritable urbanite.While yearning for the life of the city people, he hated the city people.He resented that people in the city were born superior to him, that without hard work or suffering, they would have everything.Especially the recruits on Wenyi Road, the way they looked at him made him feel inferior and uncomfortable.

Liu Shuanglin swore secretly in this torment that he would live better than them.When thinking like this, usually before falling asleep, his consciousness is more active than ever.When the sun was rising and he stood in front of those people, he was Liu Shuanglin again. His attitude towards these people was flattering, flattering, and somewhat cautious.In short, Liu Shuanglin was extremely unconfident among the recruits on Wenyi Road. After lunch at noon that day, he finally found a chance to talk to Fang Wei alone.He cleared his throat and said in a trembling voice: Comrade Fang Wei, I will wait for you on the playground in a while, and I have something to tell you.

Only then did Fang Wei take a serious look at him, his eyes full of questioning and puzzlement.She seemed to ask him something, but he didn't have the courage to answer Fang Wei, so he hurried away and strode away. Liu Shuanglin stood under a horizontal bar on the playground at noon when the sun was shining. He was restless and paced back and forth.At this time, all the recruits had their lunch break, and only the people from the cooking class were active on the playground sporadically.They were free only for this time, and after a while, they started preparing dinner for hundreds of recruits again.

Fang Wei walked towards the playground step by step, her walking posture was beautiful, the wind swayed the willows, but she remained firm.When she was still three or two steps away from Liu Shuanglin, she stopped, she seemed to be panting slightly, and her chest rose and fell imperceptibly. She said: Platoon leader, are you looking for me? He calmed down and took a breath. For some reason, he felt a little nervous when he saw these recruits on Wenyi Road.He cleared his throat and said: I'll talk to you. She said: I did nothing wrong, right? He was startled for a moment when he heard her words, and when he realized it, he smiled and said: No, you did a good job, that's why I talked to you.

Still puzzled, she asked: What else are you talking about? She didn't understand why the platoon leader still talked to her after she had done a good job.She looked at Liu Shuanglin in a daze. Liu Shuanglin circled under the horizontal bar, hands behind his back, as if thinking about how to speak.After a while, Liu Shuanglin finally said: Do you know my name? Fang Wei's eyes widened in surprise. She knew his name, but she didn't understand why the platoon leader asked this.She looked at Liu Shuanglin for a long time before answering: Platoon Leader Liu, Liu Shuanglin.what happened?

Liu Shuanglin felt better after hearing Fang Wei's answer. From his point of view, Fang Wei's arrogant soldiers might not even be able to call him by name.During these three months, he wanted to imprint himself deeply in Fang Wei's heart. Only in this way would it be possible to get close to Fang Wei in the future.Liu Shuanglin felt somewhat satisfied that Fang Wei could call out his name.Then he said: We will be comrades-in-arms in the trenches from now on. The more Fang Wei listened, the more confused she became. Liu Shuanglin called her out at noon, just to talk about these nonsense? Not a comrade in arms, but an enemy?She couldn't help but laugh at the thought.Fang Wei's smile made Liu Shuanglin completely relaxed, and he said again: I am your platoon leader now, and I will not be when the recruit company is over. I hope we can still take care of each other in our respective jobs.

At this point, Liu Shuanglin stopped. He stood at attention like a soldier, and then said as if reciting: I, Liu Shuanglin, joined the army in the spring of 1972. I am 24 years old this year. I am a rural soldier. I visited my home once... Fang Wei looked at Liu Shuanglin's face, it was ridiculous and funny, he endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back and covered his mouth and laughed. After Liu Shuanglin finished speaking in one breath, he relaxed with relief. He didn't know what to do with a soldier like Fang Wei, and he didn't know how to deal with these high-ranking sons and daughters.

After Fang Wei had laughed enough, Liu Shuanglin said again: Comrade Fang Wei, how do you think about your future? Liu Shuanglin asked about Fang Wei's future. To be honest, she didn't think about it seriously. Her mother wanted her to work because she and Qiao Nianchao were in love.What happened in the future, she didn't think about it at all.Like those carefree little girls, Fang Wei really didn't plan his own destiny and future. When Liu Shuanglin asked her this question, she felt very bewildered and didn't know how to answer, so she just looked at Liu Shuanglin blankly.

Liu Shuanglin seemed to see Fang Wei's blankness, and said: I know your father is a high-ranking official, and you can do no wrong no matter what you do in the future. After a pause, he said again: If I were you, I would continue to work in the army, and what to do in the future, isn't it just a matter of your father's words. Fang Wei was afraid that when she came to the army, people would say that she was a child of a high-ranking cadre. The day before she left as a soldier, her father called her into the study and had a serious talk with her.In her memory, this was the first time her father had talked to her so seriously.

That night my father said: Xiaowei, you are going to be a soldier, I will not stop you. She nodded to her father. The father said again: But, you remember, this road is your own choice, don't regret it. Without even thinking about it, she said, "Dad, I don't regret it." The father pondered for a while and said: When you are in the army, you are just like everyone else. Don't make excessive demands just because you think your father is the leader of the military region. She said: I see. My father also said: You have to walk the road by yourself, so that you can feel at ease in your heart.Father can help you for a while, but he can't help you forever, do you understand? She nodded with half understanding, at that time she just wanted to be with Nian Chao.She couldn't understand what her father said, and she didn't want to understand it. Fang Wei's carefree life since childhood made it easier for Fang Wei. When Liu Shuanglin mentioned her father, she hurriedly said: My father said, he is him, I am me, and I have to walk the road in the future by myself. Liu Shuanglin smiled again, the smile was a bit complicated, he didn't believe Fang Wei's words.He added: After three months of training, I will remember you. Fang Wei didn't understand why Liu Shuanglin said that, she looked at Liu Shuanglin with wide eyes. Liu Shuanglin continued on his own: Comrade Fang Wei, if you need my help in the future, just say so, and I promise to go through fire and water. Fang Wei nodded, then shook her head again, she really didn't understand why Liu Shuanglin wanted to say this. After Liu Shuanglin finished speaking, there seemed to be no reason to keep Fang Wei. He stopped talking, and Fang Wei looked around the dormitory again and again.Liu Shuanglin saw what Fang Wei meant, and said, "Go back and rest." Fang Wei left. Liu Shuanglin sat on the horizontal bar. He lit a cigarette, feeling a little excited.This was the first time he had contact with Fang Wei alone. He didn't expect that Fang Wei was not complicated at all. Although she didn't say much, it could be seen from her eyes.Fang Wei is not like Li Yaling, Li Yaling is complicated, and she is still defeated by him in the end.His self-esteem was greatly satisfied with Li Yaling's matter, and he finally regained the face he lost in front of Li Zhishu. Simple is good, what he is afraid of is complexity.On that sunny noon, Liu Shuanglin decided to find someone from a family like Fang Wei.He tasted the sweetness from the incident of saving the teacher's wife and daughter. While walking in the evening, Fang Wei told Qiao Nianchao about Liu Shuanglin talking to him.It wasn't until the two came to the army that they felt restrained. Although they met every day, and they also trained and ate together, there were so many people that there was no room for them to move around.They can only use the time after dinner to walk around the playground.At that time, many soldiers were also active on the playground, they could only talk in a flat manner, and they didn't even have a chance to hold hands. Fang Wei explained what Liu Shuanglin had said, but Qiao Nianchao didn't speak for a while. Fang Wei said, "I'm dumb, why don't you speak?" After a while, Qiao Nianchao said: I can see that this kid has no good intentions. Fang Wei was puzzled, but still asked naively: Who didn't have a good intention? Qiao Nianchao said: There are so many people, why does he only talk to you if he doesn't talk to others? Fang Wei stood still, looked at Qiao Nianchao seriously for a while, and said, "He didn't say anything?" Qiao Nianchao said again: I'm just reminding you, you should pay more attention to him in the future. Fang Wei nodded at him in the dark.