Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 89 - 80 Going to be a Soldier

Chapter 89: Chapter 80 Going to be a Soldier

As the first watch of the night arrived, I’d like to thank "Paris Fashion," "Garfield 81," and "Tang Xue Xun" for their rewards.

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Zhao Yulan couldn’t clearly hear the murmur of her daughter, so she leaned forward, "What did Chuxia say?"

"I said mom and dad being together turned out to be right."

It seemed a bit off from what she had just heard, so Zhao Yulan looked at her daughter with puzzled eyes, "Was that what you said just now?"

"Yes."

Seeing her daughter’s unwavering response, Zhao Yulan smiled and said, "Yes, your dad and I got it right by being together. Chuxia, you’re a grown girl now; when choosing a son-in-law, you must be discerning. Better to choose character over wealth."

Chuxia nodded briskly, without any coyness: "I understand."

"Oh..." Zhao Yulan sighed softly and shuffled closer to her daughter, wrapping an arm around her, "With dad and mom not by your side, you must learn to take care of yourself. I’ve heard that military training is quite exhausting. If you can’t hold up, just come back home. Your dad and I won’t think any less of you."

"Mhm."

Her daughter responded so briskly that Zhao Yulan quickly added, "Of course, if you can bear it, don’t come back. After all, you can make a bigger impact in the military."

"Mhm."

Seeing her daughter so compliant and obedient, Zhao Yulan continued energetically: "Your constitution isn’t like everyone else’s. In the military, while others vie for the top, we need not compete. If it ruins your health, you are the one who loses."

"Mhm."

"But Chuxia, although we don’t vie for the top, try not to lag behind either. I just want you to have a safe and prosperous future."

"Mhm." While she found it somewhat amusing, Chuxia briskly agreed.

Zhao Yulan couldn’t help but laugh, "Look at what mom is saying, afraid both of your getting tired and of you not pushing forward, oh..."

"Mom, I understand what you mean, don’t worry. This opportunity wasn’t easy to come by, and I will cherish it. Training, well, is there any that isn’t tiring? As long as it’s within what my body can endure, I can definitely hold on.

As for competing for the top or not, I never even thought about it. Besides, even thinking is useless. With my physical condition, competing with others for the top would just be overestimating myself. Don’t worry mom, I don’t have such a competitive spirit."

"Mom and dad don’t need to keep worrying about me at home, Xiaoqiong is with me, and my elder cousin is there too. If anything happens, they will take care of me."

These words of advice had been repeated countless times. Chuxia knew that the first time she left home, her parents were even more worried than she was. They would have preferred to go in her place if they could. Thus, she always cooperated during their nagging to put their minds at ease.

It was almost evening by the time Lin Baohe returned. He had come back with Zhang Guojun after sending a family of three back to the village, and he had stopped at the brigade loudspeaker to explain the situation.

"Ah, that family is also pitiful..." Lin Baohe detailed what he had seen in Xiaoxia Village to his wife and daughter.

The grandfather in Lin Chuxia’s family was paralyzed in bed, and there were four young ones in a row who could eat but couldn’t work, living a life even harder than theirs.

Zhao Yulan couldn’t help but sigh, "If that girl could truly replace our Chuxia, she could indeed help pull that family up; in this case, what Xue Ligang did isn’t so detestable."

"Impossible..." Lin Baohe waved his hand, "My brother-in-law said that Xue Ligang just wanted to use the name and records of Lin Chuxia from Xiaoxia Village. If the replacement were to happen, the one going to the army would be the girl from Xue Ligang’s sister’s family. That girl looks about fifty to sixty percent like our Chuxia. You really can’t tell much from the photographs."

"This Xue Ligang, he’s too unscrupulous, using someone’s kid as a shield; he deserves what happened to him today!" Zhao Yulan said angrily.

"I was saying, how could Xue Ligang bear to let an unknown girl gain so much? Turns out, there was this trick," Chuxia couldn’t help clapping her hands together, "Thank heavens he can’t harm people anymore."

"Lin Chuxia..."

Upon hearing this voice, Chuxia’s body stiffened. Dear God, she was hallucinating, right?

"Lin Chuxia..."

Zhao Yulan frowned, "His dad got what he deserved, and he still thinks about committing crimes?" As she said this, she angrily walked out the front door, and sure enough, Xue Guohong was standing at the door pushing a bicycle.

"What are you howling about?"

"I wanted to see Chuxia."

"What for?" Zhao Yulan snorted coldly, "After what you did to Chuxia’s auntie, you think we don’t know it was you? How dare you come here now?"

"I..." As Guohong caught sight of Chuxia coming out, his eyes lit up, "Chuxia!"

Chuxia looked at him coldly, "Still planning to force a marriage?"

"Not at all..." Xue Guohong waved his hands repeatedly, "I heard you were going to join the army, I just came to see you off in advance, who knows when we’ll meet again..."

Chuxia interrupted him, "You’ve seen enough; you can leave now." Meanwhile, she eyed Xue Guohong, who seemed to be in good spirits and well-dressed, suggesting that his father’s misfortunes hadn’t affected him much."

"I know you all really despise me, and I admit, I went too far. But Chuxia, your auntie really wasn’t beaten by me or anyone I hired, I swear this on my life.

At the time, when you all thought it was me, I couldn’t be bothered to explain. I just thought, since you didn’t trust me, let you misunderstand; it’s not like there’s anything you could do."

Thinking back now, I was truly childish, Chuxia, I really liked you, otherwise, I wouldn’t have done all those ridiculous things..."

Chuxia interrupted him again, "Don’t talk to me about these things, they make me sick."

"If you don’t leave, I’ll break your legs!"

Seeing Lin Baohe standing at the door with a large stick, Xue Guohong unconsciously shrank his neck, "Alright, I’ll leave, but Lin Chuxia, I won’t give up just like this. When I’m eligible to marry you, I’ll come back."

"Psycho!" Chuxia was so angry that she picked up a clod of dirt and threw it at him, having seen shameless people but never someone as shameless as this, even in such a situation, he still had the nerve to spout such nonsense!

"Hehe..." Aunt Zhong came around the corner of the alley with a forced smile, "His uncle and his auntie, you really raised a good daughter; she will surely marry into a good family."

Zhao Yulan also responded with a forced smile, "Whether she marries into a good family or not, I can’t say for sure. Anyway, I won’t be like some people, treating their daughter like good to be sold."

"Who’s treating their daughter like goods to be sold? Explain yourself!" Aunt Zhong jumped up, "Zhao Yulan, don’t celebrate too early. Just because she joined the military, you feel proud? We’ll see who ends up more embarrassed when she gets chased back and ends up crying in your arms!"

"Mind your own family’s business and don’t come to my house showing off!" Chuxia glared at Aunt Zhong, pulling Zhao Yulan into the courtyard, "Mom, why bother talking to such people? Aren’t you dirtying your own mouth?"

"Hey, how can you talk like that?"

Lin Baohe slammed the shovel onto the ground, and Aunt Zhong, who was charging forward, suddenly braked, glaring hatefully at Lin Baohe, "You think you’re tough? Hit me if you dare!"

Lin Baohe took a step forward, and Aunt Zhong turned tail and ran, "I can’t be bothered to argue with someone like you!"

"Dad, why is she so scared of you?"

Last time in the field, Aunt Zhong also seemed particularly afraid of her own dad, so Chuxia asked curiously.

"I gave her a beating once, she remembers." Lin Baohe said simply.

Chuxia had no choice but to turn her gaze to Zhao Yulan.

"When you were six, Aunt Zhong was washing clothes by the bay. Her clothes drifted to the middle of the bay, and she was too scared to retrieve them. She got a pole for you to pull them out for her. Just after she pushed you, your dad saw it and gave her a beating." Zhao Yulan still looked furious recounting the story, "Had your dad not gone to fetch you, who knows what might have happened. She’s just a cold-hearted person, only cares about herself."

The times Lin Baohe lost his temper were almost always because of her! Chuxia’s nose began to sting, and she hugged Lin Baohe’s arm, "Dad, when I’m not home, take good care of mom and yourself. When I’m able, I’ll let you enjoy the good life!"

"Hmm, Dad’s waiting..."

"Dad, if anyone dares to bully you in the future, don’t let them. People like Aunt Zhong should be beaten up if necessary!"

"Hmm, Dad knows."

"Dad, once I get my allowance, I’ll send it back to replace the windows in our house."

"No need, keep it for yourself to spend, your mom and I can earn it." This time, Lin Baohe didn’t agree with his daughter.

"Before it was dad and mom who supported me, now naturally, it’s my turn to look after dad and mom." Chuxia said with a smile, grasping both her parents’ hands within her own, interlocking them, "When I’m not home, you need to be more loving, and no fighting allowed."

"This child..." Zhao Yulan uncomfortably wriggled her hands free, "It’s time to cook, you two men chat."

"Mom’s embarrassed."

"Hehe..." Lin Baohe chuckled naively, staring into his daughter’s eyes, filled with reluctance.

...

For this selection, six people from each of the Red Flag Commune, Red Light Commune, Red Poplar Commune, Red Dawn Commune, and Red Maple Commune of Songshui County were chosen, a total of thirty people headed to the A Province Military Region.

Early on the morning of May 28, Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong set out for Songshui County on a tractor from the Red Flag Commune, accompanied by the Lin Baohe couple and the Luo Gangshun couple.

In Songshui County, they were received by Liang Xiangyang and Zeng Meili.

Dressed in military uniforms and adorned with red flowers, the thirty female soldiers-to-be were more alike; Zhao Yulan turned away to wipe the corner of her eyes as she spotted her daughter’s smiling face among the sea of green.

Though Chuxia was smiling, her eyes were also red. Even without having set off from home yet, the concern for her parents had already begun.

"Dad, Mom, please eat well, don’t save any money!"

"Hmm."

"Dad, Mom, I’ll write to you."

"Hmm."

"..."

At that moment, Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan could only respond with ’hmm’, afraid that if they spoke, they might truly start crying and embarrass themselves.

Meanwhile, Fat Auntie and Luo Gangshun were no better off.

The whistle of the green train sounded long and far as it moved away, watching the waving hands outside the window, Zhao Yulan and Fat Auntie could no longer hold back, embracing each other and bursting into tears...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome您来起点(qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)