The military district where Su Qingming is located is located in the western suburbs of Kyoto.
From the train station to the Western Suburbs Military Region, you have to cross half of Kyoto City.
Fortunately, it was 9:30 in the morning, which was past the rush hour. There were not many cars and pedestrians on the road, so the car went smoothly all the way.
An hour later, the family of four presented their letters of introduction and, led by Chen Ke, checked into the military district guesthouse.
"Comrade Su, the accommodation fee has been paid in full. Please don't overpay." Chen Ke handed over the receipt and took out a piece of paper. "Here is my contact information. If you need a car during this period, please feel free to contact me."
His future son-in-law had made such thorough arrangements, even if he felt unworthy, Father Su couldn't possibly lose face for his son-in-law in front of outsiders, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard. You guys take a rest. I'll leave first."
"Take care."
Probably because it was the first time for them to sit in a car for such a long time, Su's mother and younger brother were a little wilted, and they also had some aftereffects from the train ride, so they were swaying and unable to stand steadily.
So the family decided to take a rest first, and then go find Su Qingming after they had rested enough.
Su Qingzhu nodded and carried Su Xiaodi back to her room.
Su Qingming, who was training hard in the military district, suddenly sneezed loudly and was pushed aside by his comrade Wang Pinde in disgust.
"Know when to stop. Excessive harm to the body is not good."
Su Qingming did not refuse his friend's concern, but he still couldn't help but teasing: "Yes, yes, butler!"
"Pooh!"
Su Qingming returned to the rest stop with a smile on his face. He drank a lot of water and took out a piece of meat from a small bag beside him to chew on. He was shaking his head while chewing on it.
Little brother Su also likes to shake his head when he is happy. No need to ask, he must have learned it from his brother.
Su Qingming chuckled foolishly. In half a month, his family would come to see him, and they would definitely be surprised to see him.
Compared to before he joined the army, Su Qingming has grown much taller. If he hadn't mentioned in his letter that he always had cramps in the middle of the night and Su Qingzhu had mailed him a lot of high-calcium snacks, he wouldn't have been so relaxed.
His originally small body has become much stronger now, and his strength is amazing. He can easily lift two adults.
The 17-year-old boy already has the signs of adulthood.
"Give me one."
When Wang Pinde saw Su Qingming chewing on dried meat, he quickly ran over to get some.
Those who were good friends in their group either went to participate in the military competition or were assigned to other missions, leaving the two of them alone in the dormitory staring at each other.
"Tsk, Wang Pinde, you are so shameless, trying to get some dried meat again?" someone mocked.
"I gave all my allowance to my family. In the army, I relied entirely on my comrades for support. Wang Pinde, can you please have some shame?"
"How can he still have the face to do that?"
"I'm not taking advantage of you, why are you in such a hurry?" Wang Pinde retorted sarcastically. He was too lazy to argue about the rest of the words.
He did send most of the subsidy back home, but he still had some money left for steamed buns and porridge. It was Su Qingming and the others who felt that his body would not be able to handle three meals a day like this, so they brought him money for every meal.
It's not that he hadn't refused before, but he was alone against more than a dozen of them, and he was outnumbered and outmatched in terms of combat power. What else could he do but let it go?
He remembers all the kindness his comrades have shown him, and he will repay them when he has the chance.
Su Qingming ignored those who said the grapes were sour because they couldn't eat them.
Those people once asked him for dried meat, and he would give them whatever he had in excess.
But one time, when he was on duty delivering a letter and passed by their dormitory, he heard them talking about him and laughing at him for being silly and always giving away his precious dried meat and snacks.
After that, he never gave it to them again.
When they asked him what was wrong, he immediately said bluntly: "Didn't you say I was stupid? I'm not stupid anymore."
If it weren't for the fact that they were in the same camp, Su Qingming wouldn't be so generous.
Besides, he didn't give gifts casually. He didn't give gifts to some people who didn't even say hello or who disliked him.
He gave it away because he didn't want to disappoint his sister.
He was not a child who was ignorant of the ways of the world. His sister specially separated the food given as gifts from the food he kept for himself so that he could share it with his comrades and build relationships with them.
Of course he did it.
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Those people cursed a few more times without restraint, but when they saw that Su Qingming still didn't react, they could only leave leisurely.
Su Qingming glanced at the backs of those people indifferently, took out two pieces of dried meat, and gave one to Wang Pinde. "They are just like that, don't pay attention to them."
"It's okay. It feels good to scold them occasionally." Wang Pinde smiled and didn't want to talk more. He changed the subject and asked, "When will your family come?"
When Su Qingming mentioned his family, he smiled. "The last time we contacted each other, they said it was the end of the month. I'll ask again in a few days."
Wang Pinde chewed the dried meat and looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with envy. "Your family really loves you."
Such a long journey, not to mention the delay in farm work, also requires a lot of travel expenses, which his family simply cannot afford.
The older generation always holds the mentality of raising children to provide for their old age, so they try to have children as much as possible. His parents gave birth to nine children, and there is still one in his mother's belly.
It's obvious that the family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat.
He couldn't convince his parents, so he could only do his best to prevent his family from starving to death.
Although Su Qingming didn't know the specific situation of Wang Pinde's family, he could tell from the other party's frugality and the worn-out state of his clothes that his family was not well off.
They can only help in emergencies but not in poverty. They cannot give money to support their comrades' families, but they can still help with their food.
"My sister is so smart. She could tell I was in a bad mood and said she wanted to come see me." He smiled helplessly and dotingly, "She wanted to come, and Mom and Dad couldn't let her come alone, so naturally we had to come together as a family."
"You two siblings have such a great relationship."
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