Early Sunday morning, the entire Su family held a farewell party. Even Su Zhi's future brother-in-law, Secretary Song, came. It was a celebration of Comrade Su Zhi's imminent joining the People's Liberation Army and becoming a proud PLA comrade. The Su family would soon become a military dependent family.
Su Yu also specially asked Liu Mei and Su Lin to buy meat and make a big pot of dumplings. She hoped that Su Zhi would be safe and sound and have a smooth journey ahead.
Su Zhi was so moved that he cried buckets.
When cooking at home, Su Yu would lead Su Zhi inside to talk.
Although Secretary Song was a little jealous, the thought of his engagement to Comrade Su secretly made him happy. He even chatted with Su Dazhi openly, making Su Dazhi's heart pound with nervousness. He didn't want to talk to this future brother-in-law who was more mature than him.
Inside the room, Su Yu took out ten yuan and gave it to Su Zhi.
"You can't be out in the world without money. But as soldiers, you don't need much money, so consider this ten yuan as a small help in case of emergency. Be sincere to people while you're in the army. Don't cause trouble for others, understand?"
With Su Zhi's brain, it's impossible to expect him to use any tricks. She had long understood that the Su family didn't have that gene; from the very beginning, not a single person in the family had any cunning.
So why not let Su Zhi cultivate a straightforward guy persona? Maybe he'll get lucky and make some friends who value his character.
As Su Zhi wiped away his tears, he stuffed the money into his pocket.
"Sister, I will send all my monthly allowance back to you from now on. I will work hard, and after I get promoted, my allowance will increase. When I become a manager, I will earn more than I did at the factory."
The promises sound appealing, but Su Yu wasn't really counting on them. These days, getting promoted in the military is impossible without merit.
Military merit also means getting injured and bleeding.
Rather than hoping that Su Zhi will make a lot of money in the future, she would rather hope that his military background will bring more political support to the family.
She sighed and patted Su Zhi on the shoulder, "Take good care of yourself out there. Don't be afraid of hardship or fatigue during training. The more you sweat, the less you bleed on the battlefield."
Su Zhi nodded quickly.
"No matter how hard or tiring it is, never be a deserter." Su Yu said this quite seriously. If there were a deserter, the Su family would be finished.
Su Zhi patted his chest and said, "Sister, I will definitely not be a deserter; that's cowardly."
"You're all I'm counting on." After all, your brother isn't as good as you.
Su Yu sighed. The genes in this house were terrible. She wondered if Liu Mei's child would inherit it. She hoped the child would inherit more of Liu Mei's traits, so the Su family could at least have their genes changed. At least the child wouldn't be so heartless.
The aroma of dumplings wafted through the air after they were put into the pot.
As this was Su Zhi's last proper meal of dumplings at home, everyone took good care of him, filling a large bowl with dumplings for him.
Su Dazhi felt sad thinking about his younger brother leaving soon. Although he usually disliked his troublesome brother who was always arguing with him, they had lived together for so many years.
"Zhi, eat more, so you can have a good journey."
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Su Yu slapped him on the back of the head. "If you're not going to talk, then shut up! Slap yourself three times."
Su Dazhi: "..." He obediently patted his own mouth.
Liu Mei felt embarrassed to speak up for her husband, so she quickly put food on her brother-in-law's plate, saying, "Zhi, eat more meat. If you're full, you can fight the enemy. Our whole family will be honored."
Su Zhi ate heartily. Then he said to Su Dazhi, "Brother, from now on, when I'm not home, I'll leave this house to you. You have to listen to your older sister. If you upset her, I'll beat you so badly when I get back that your parents won't recognize you."
"..." Su Dazhi wiped his eyes. He didn't have this brother. A heartless bastard.
After dinner, Secretary Song and Su Yu took Su Zhi to the mall to shop.
Although Su Zhi had everything he needed in the army, Su Yu still planned to get him some useful things.
In this way, even after Su Zhi goes to the army, he will always miss home and have fond memories of it, so there will be no need to worry about him betraying the army while he is far away.
Once inside the mall, Su Yu helped pick out items. Meanwhile, Secretary Song earnestly taught her brother-in-law survival skills for the battlefield.
If you encounter enemy artillery fire, lie down.
If bullets come, lie down.
The movement of lying down must be quick, the direction must be accurate, and the angle must not deviate.
Su Zhi asked curiously, "Brother Song, have you been to the battlefield?"
"Of course, I started serving the Red Army when I was just a few years old, helping to fight the Japanese."
"Wow, Brother Song, you're really amazing. Why don't you join the army? Being a soldier is so honorable."
Secretary Song's slightly upturned lips stiffened, and he said seriously, "After the country is at peace, there is an urgent need for a large number of talents, so I obeyed the needs of the country and went to university." Of course, he couldn't have gotten dizzy from hearing gunfire after being bombed so many times.
Moreover... he might not be as strong-willed as his father, able to endure the pain of separation and death.
Looking at Su Zhi before him, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. This year's enlistment was earlier than last year's, and for someone like him who had served in the military for many years, there was only one reason: the country needed men. When soldiers are needed, it's for war. Early training means they can go straight to the front lines when war comes. Zhi might very well be on the battlefield during his basic training period.
"Zhi, listen to your brother. No matter what you achieve or not, you must come back alive. Even if you're missing an arm or a leg, it doesn't matter. Your sister definitely won't mind."
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