Gu Weinan's Military Academy Diary

This day is the weekend, and it is rare that there is no training session in the evening.After dinner, recruits can line up and call home again.Gu Weinan held the phone card very nervously.It has been almost a month since the military training, and from the second week, he can make a phone call every weekend, but last week he still couldn't get through to his hometown.Ask the parents, and they still say the same thing: grandma and grandpa may not be home by chance.He didn't say anything after hearing this, but his heart was already very uneasy.

Gu Weinan was brought up by his grandparents.When he was born, his father had not retired yet, and his mother had to go to work on time, so he had no time and energy to take care of him, so he was sent to his hometown in the countryside.Due to limited conditions, his mother can only take him back to live for a few days on weekends and holidays, while his father can only go home to visit relatives once a year.He didn't really live with his parents until his father retired when he was eight years old. At that time, he had already finished the first grade in the elementary school in his hometown.

For this reason, Gu Weinan still has a closer relationship with his grandparents. When encountering setbacks, the first thing he thinks of is to go back to his hometown. Before school starts, he hides in the countryside for the whole summer vacation.So he couldn't get through the phone, he didn't really believe his parents' explanation, the first time he called, it might have been because he wasn't home, but the second time there was no one there, something was wrong.Given how much his grandparents cared about him, it was impossible for them to ignore him for so long. Under normal circumstances, they would have already asked when they would call home again, and stood by the phone on time.

After waiting for about half an hour, Gu Weinan finally got to the phone and dialed the number of his hometown. He dialed several times, but there was still no one.

Gu Weinan's heart tightened for a while, did something really happen?Immediately dialed the phone number at home again, and when it got connected, he immediately asked, "Mom, it's me! Is something wrong at home? What happened to grandpa and grandma? Why hasn't anyone answered after a week!"

Mom was obviously a little nervous over there, and said "it's okay".

Gu Weinan was even more sure of his own feelings: "Why are you avoiding me if it's okay? Something must have happened, what about grandparents? If you don't tell me, I'll ask my dad to answer the phone. If you both don't say anything, I'll ask for leave and go back now!"

Mom hesitated for a while, as if she was discussing with someone next to her. Gu Weinan looked at his watch, and it was almost time to make a call, so under his urging, his mother said cautiously: "Weinan, don't worry if you listen. Actually, you Grandma lives in our house, grandpa is hospitalized, and your dad is staying with you in the hospital, originally..."

Gu Weinan became anxious as soon as she heard it, and before she could finish speaking, she asked: "When? Was it when I called last week? Why was she hospitalized and had a heart problem? So what's going on now?"

Seeing that he was in such a hurry, his mother comforted him and said, "Grandpa has a mild cerebral thrombosis, and he is no longer in danger. The reason why he hasn't been discharged from the hospital is because your father insisted on letting him recuperate there for a while. By the way, he will follow up and check his heart. He will be gone in a few days." You can go home."

Gu Weinan didn't believe it: "It's been half a month, if it's not serious, why didn't you tell me?"

Mom hurriedly explained to him again: "Not only me and your father, but your grandparents also agree to tell you. It's not serious in the first place. I'm afraid it will cause you a mental burden and affect your military training. You see, we will call again next week." Call, grandpa must be at home, it’s really all right. How are you doing in school? How is the instructor treating you? Are you not united with your classmates?”

Gu Weinan insisted: "I don't believe it, you must be cheating on me, just like when you applied for volunteering. Anyway, if you don't tell me, there must be something wrong. If there is nothing wrong, I will call grandpa right now. Isn't my dad at grandpa's place? I'll call his cell phone and ask!"

Now I am anxious to change my mother: "Why are you so ignorant, let grandma tell you."

Gu Weinan was still losing his temper, but when his grandma answered the phone and called "Nan Nan", he became a pitiful and wronged child: "Grandma, why are you lying to me?"

Grandma's words were of course similar to those of her mother, but Gu Weinan just said "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" at last, and finally told grandma to pay attention to her health.If it wasn't for the comrades in the back waiting eagerly, Gu Weinan would not be willing to hang up, he reluctantly put down the phone, and even wanted to take the public phone back to the dormitory.

After finishing the phone call, Gu Weinan hurried to the teaching building, worried and anxious, and soon returned.Even though Mom and Grandma insisted they were all right, he still felt they weren't quite telling the truth.This is not the first time that grandpa has been hospitalized. The previous few times were heart problems caused by high blood pressure, and nothing happened because of the timely rescue.This cerebral thrombosis hospitalization, it is only conservatively estimated that it has been half a month, how could it not be serious?After careful analysis, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

When he walked to the evening self-study classroom, Chen Nuo was already waiting at the door with his trademark grim face. Gu Weinan made up his mind instantly, and went forward to report the situation at home to Chen Nuo, asking for leave to go home.Concern is chaos, he now believes that the family is hiding it from him, and he wants to go home to confirm the urgency, unable to calmly narrate, almost explaining the whole story to Chen Nuo quickly with trembling voice.

However, Chen Nuo frowned and listened to him, but did not agree. The reason was that no one could ask for leave during the recruiting company.Gu Weinan felt as if he had been doused in a basin of ice water. He was cold from head to toe. He gritted his teeth: "Didn't you say that you can ask for leave under special circumstances? Why is it not allowed?"

Chen Nuo looked at him: "I understand your feelings, but there is no precedent for the school to grant leave. What's more, your family didn't ask you to go back, it's just your own guess, and you don't know the truth. This is your situation."

Gu Weinan bowed his head: "Can't you be more flexible?"

"Discipline is discipline. If you go to the battlefield, will you stop fighting and run back because of an accident at home?"

"That's different."

"Why is it different? Being a soldier means that your freedom does not belong to you. Let me talk about this from the beginning."

Gu Weinan couldn't help but contradict him: "It's just military training, and there was no war. What's the point of delaying two days? Doesn't the army care about human feelings at all?"

When Chen Nuo heard his doubts, his face was a little indifferent for a moment: "You think so? Then why don't you go to an ordinary university, at least you are much more free. If you want to be free from discipline, there is a way, and I often say it , to apply for withdrawal."

Gu Weinan was stung in his heart, he began to speak indiscriminately, and said coldly: "If you drop out, you drop out. You think I don't want to go to an ordinary university? There's nothing good about this crappy military academy."

"..." Chen Nuo froze for a moment, Gu Weinan had already walked past him quickly and entered the classroom.

For the whole class, Gu Weinan didn't look up, he didn't know that Chen Nuo was leaning against the door and watching him.After class, Chen Nuo left. Xu Shoufeng and Suiyi asked him what happened with concern, and he told the story again.

Suiyi sighed after hearing this: "Perhaps the instructor can't be blamed, the school has strict rules. That special situation means that the parents are critically ill or have passed away..."

"But there are exceptions. How can you be so rigid? Grandpa and grandma are also very close. The elders are sick and go home to see what's wrong." Xu Shoufeng complained for Gu Weinan.

"I guess it's impossible to ask for leave." Gu Weinan clenched his fists to encourage himself, "So I don't do anything and never stop..." He whispered something to the two of them.

"Sneak away by yourself?" Xu Shoufeng and Suiyi almost shouted out in shock.