Dad kidnapped me to join the army, and the whole army asked me to be their instructor.

Early the next morning, when the sky was slightly bright, Zhou Zhongyi suddenly opened his eyes.

He turned to look at his sleeping wife beside him, lifted the quilt, and got out of bed quietly.

He picked up his clothes and tiptoed outside.

That night, he barely slept well. His mind was all about Lin Hui and thinking about his future.

Unlike squad leader Lao Wei, his relationship with Lin Hui is closer.

Having been through so much together, they are like brothers.

This kind of feeling cannot be understood by outsiders.

Zhou Zhongyi led so many veteran troops, and they were almost disbanded. It was Lin Hui's arrival that saved the Tiger Regiment, and it grew to be number one in the entire theater.

Now that he is gone, Lin Hui also takes over the regimental flag representing honor from him.

The relationship between them is like father and son, like friends, and also like brothers.

Therefore, he was particularly concerned about Lin Hui's future.

Zhou Zhongyi quietly opened the balcony door, put on his clothes, and dialed the group phone number.

Soon, the call was answered: "Hello, this is the duty room of the 458th Regiment. Who are you looking for?"

Zhou Zhongyi couldn't wait to ask: "Is your deputy captain Lin Hui back?"

The other side was suddenly full of vigilance: "Who are you? If you don't explain your identity, we can't comment!"

"I am Zhou Zhongyi!"

The officer on duty suddenly became excited: "Old commander! Sorry, sorry, we didn't hear your voice just now. How are you doing, old commander? We miss you so much!"

Zhou Zhongyi stared: "Stop talking nonsense, what about you? Is Lin Hui back?"

The officer on duty shook his head; "Not yet, he's on vacation."

Zhou Zhongyi narrowed his eyes slightly: "I know."

After hanging up the phone, he walked around the corridor several times and kept sighing: "Bad boy, judging by the time, you should go back by now. Didn't you say you are going back to the army? Where else can you run?"

"You bastard thing, haven't you thought about it yet?"

"Why can't you think about this trivial matter? The person who died will not blame him, everyone is still waiting for him!"

The first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on my face, still a little cold.

Zhou Zhongyi sighed: "The sun rises as usual, and a new day begins again. I just don't know if this guy can get out of the predicament?"

Throughout the morning, he had been a little distracted and restless.

When I brush my teeth, I don’t even know that the water in the mouthwash basin is full.

When eating breakfast, I also picked a large piece of fermented bean curd, which I usually hate eating.

It was salty and salty, but he didn't react at all.

It wasn't until he was almost late for work that he realized what time it was and hurriedly ran out with his things.

Chu Hongmei asked from behind: "Will you be back at noon?"

"If I don't come back, I won't come back. There's a lot going on these two days!"

With a bang, the door closed.

Chu Hongmei looked at the jar of tampered fermented bean curd sauce, pondered for a long time, and finally smiled.

……

At around [-] p.m., inside the local armed forces building.

Zhou Zhongyi took the bag and walked out reluctantly.

Two colleagues said hello: "Lao Zhou, are you off work?"

Zhou Zhongyi was stunned for a moment: "Yes, it's time to get off work."

"Why are you so busy today?"

"Something happened." Zhou Zhongyi chuckled and said, "Let's go first."

The colleague looked at him strangely: "What's wrong with him? Didn't I just see him finish his work in the afternoon?"

Another colleague shook his head: "Who knows? Let's go."

Zhou Zhongyi pushed the bicycle out of the shed.

I rode my bike and headed home.

Just now he called again and went back to the group, but Lin Hui still didn't go back.

This gradually made him a little worried. Where on earth would this kid go? Could it be that he couldn't think about it?

When he got home and opened the door, the room was dark.

"Wife?"

"Xiaowei, Xiaohan?"

I shouted several times in succession, but no one in the room responded.

He walked through several rooms without finding a soul.

They should all be at home at this time, right?

Zhou Zhongyi quickly picked up the phone and called his wife, but no one answered the phone.

After calling more than [-] times in a row, no one answered. He suddenly became anxious: "Why don't they all make people worry-free?"

He closed the door, rode out and rushed out.

Ten minutes later, he arrived at Hongmei Supermarket in a hurry.

The supermarket was brightly lit, but there was a sign on the glass door saying it was temporarily closed.

Zhou Zhongyi was shocked: "Is something going to happen?"

He easily took the hero lock from his bicycle and pushed the door open cautiously.

As soon as he entered the door, he was stunned.

I saw that in the supermarket, several shelves were empty, with cardboard boxes placed next to them.

My wife was packing her things with her son and daughter, sweating profusely.

The two children looked at him together: "Dad."

Chu Hongmei smiled and wiped her sweat: "Why are you here?"

Zhou Zhongyi asked hurriedly: "What are you doing, making so many calls and not answering them?"

Chu Hongmei smiled apologetically: "I was busy just now, so I put my phone on the counter to charge and didn't see it."

Zhou Zhongyi walked over, frowned and asked, "What are you doing at this late hour? Things are well placed on the shelves. Why have you cleared them all?"

Chu Hongmei smiled at her: "I thought about it during the day and decided to transfer the supermarket."

"Transfer it?" Zhou Zhongyi opened his mouth in shock: "You did a good job, why do you want to transfer it? You have put so much thought into it, and now the business has finally improved, why sell it?"

Chu Hongmei looked at him with a smile: "I sold it so I can go with you!"

Zhou Zhongyi was stunned.

Chu Hongmei said softly: "Ever since your soldier came, you have been haunted. I know that you always have your old army in your heart."

"From the time I met you, you were a soldier there. You just left whenever you wanted to leave for so many years. I wouldn't be able to bear it if it were me."

"Take the paper factory where I worked for four or five years. Now that I've become like this, I can't go there anymore, and I feel very sad and reluctant to leave. What's more, you've been there for so many years."

Zhou Zhongyi was anxious: "I can't bear to leave you anymore, but I have to stay here for you. Okay, stop working, I'm not going anywhere."

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Chu Hongmei grabbed it: "Don't be stubborn. I know you came back for our family of three. I also know that you have always been guilty of us, so you chose to leave the old army to make up for us."

Zhou Zhongyi shook his head: "In my mind, you are as important as the old troops!"

Chu Hongmei said with a smile: "We really need you. For so many years, I have lived like a widow, and my two children are like they have no father. I hope you can come back in my dreams."

"But, I don't want you to come back as an empty shell, and I don't want you to live in memories and shells."

Zhou Zhongyi stood there stupidly, his lips trembling slightly.

My heart also seemed to be pinched by an invisible hand.

Indeed, although he is back, his soul is still in the old army.

During the competition, he wanted to go back and take a look.

In his spare time, he would also think about everyone in the old army.

After Lin Hui came this time, Lin Hui's figure and the two sacrificed soldiers always appeared in his mind.

Lin Hui's guilt and regret were also infected with him.

He also felt that he was sorry for those two soldiers and failed to protect them.

Chu Hongmei looked at him deeply: "You have done so much for us, I have no complaints anymore. You are an amazing father and a qualified husband. Now you have to be a real soldier!"

"Sell the supermarket and we will follow you!"

She looked at her son and daughter: "Xiaowei, Xiaohan, let's go to another place to go to school and live next to the army?"

The son and daughter nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay, I've always wanted to go to dad's army, that's great!"

Chu Hongmei looked at him with a smile.

Zhou Zhongyi's nose was sore and his eyes were red: "But..."

Chu Hongmei said gently: "There's nothing wrong with it. This time I did it voluntarily and from the bottom of my heart. Don't think too much about it."

She smiled slightly: "I have suffered for so many years, been tired for so many years, and now that my legs are gone, I have figured out that it is time to enjoy myself. From now on, I will do nothing but eat and drink from you!"

"I will follow you with my children to the end of the world. The elders are gone, and I don't have so many worries anymore. We will follow you wherever you go from now on!"

The two children said sensibly: "Dad, let's go with you!"

Chu Hongmei looked at him affectionately: "Husband, please file a report and apply to see if you can be transferred back. That is our home."

At this moment, Zhou Zhongyi's tears could no longer be controlled and he nodded vigorously to his wife: "Okay, okay!"