"How does it feel to be the center of attention?" Shen Jun asked with a smile as he looked at Li Chu, who had walked up to him.
"The comrades are so enthusiastic, I can hardly keep up." Li Chu took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Enthusiasm? That depends on who you're talking to. Ask our Brigade Commander Wang if he's ever experienced that kind of enthusiasm."
"Hey, why are you dragging me into this? Besides, I'm on the front lines too, okay?" Wang Jun grumbled, somewhat dissatisfied.
"How can you be so shameless? You call this place the front line? You must have some misunderstanding about the word 'front line'?" Shen Jun asked Wang Jun, his eyes darting around.
"I..." Wang Jun was speechless.
Indeed, he was at the general headquarters at the time, which was at least a hundred kilometers away from the actual front line. In the eyes of Shen Jun and his men, that was not even a significant distance.
"Alright, you two, I'd rather none of us had ever been on the front lines."
Li Chu pulled the two people to squat under a big tree.
Looking at the group that had already assembled and begun training, he could feel the murderous aura that surged into the sky as they gathered together.
On the contrary, he felt very at ease.
"Shen Jun, I just saw a lot of soldiers who have served beyond their term of service. They're not talking about being promoted to officers, but why haven't they been transferred to volunteer soldiers?"
"Sigh, do you think I don't want to? There's been a massive downsizing of the military these past two years, where are we going to find so many openings?"
Mentioning this, Shen Jun's face was full of helplessness; he was just a junior commander.
Li Chu looked at the more than one hundred officers and soldiers who were training, or rather, most of them were soldiers, and slowly shook his head.
“Shen Jun, as a front-line commander, you should know how much of a role these soldiers who have returned alive from the battlefield can play in the army.”
"Of course I know."
"So what effort have you made? Among these people..." Li Chu pointed to the formation in front of him and continued, "If they were city soldiers, it would be better; at least they could be assigned a job. But..."
What if they were soldiers from rural areas? Send them back to farming? Do you think they could settle down and focus on their studies?
Shen Jun hadn't really considered this question. His mouth moved, but he didn't say a word.
Wang Jun squatted to one side and listened attentively. Their brigade had not been sent to the front line, but it had been confirmed that a battalion of soldiers who had just come down from the front line would be transferred to their brigade in a while.
So the problems Shen Jun is facing now will also be encountered by him later.
“Shen Jun, you should report this to your superiors. You should know that these veterans are invaluable talents in our army.”
"Should I report this to my superiors? I'm just a lowly regimental commander—no, even if I'm only a newly appointed deputy division commander, do I have that much power?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Li Chu and Wang Jun were both staring straight at him, leaving him completely bewildered.
"No, why are you all staring at me?"
Before Li Chu could say anything, Wang Jun spoke up directly: "You really do have that much power. Of course, this power doesn't refer to how much power you have, but rather to the channel for reporting problems to higher authorities."
"Where did I come from..." Shen Jun stopped himself before he could finish speaking.
He suddenly understood what Wang Jun meant.
"You mean I should talk to my husband directly?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Why don't you just talk to my old man? He really likes you now," Shen Jun asked Li Chu.
"Are you stupid? If Li Chu said that, what chance would you have? If you want to get a higher position, a broad perspective is very important."
Now that you've risen to the ranks of senior officials, you can no longer confine your thinking to the role of a frontline commander.
Having been trained there, Wang Jun now sees things more comprehensively than Shen Jun.
Li Chu suddenly raised his hand and patted Shen Jun on the shoulder: "Brother, I'll talk to Uncle Shen when I get back this time. You're not suited to stay at the grassroots level any longer. If you continue like this, you'll be ruined."
Is it really that exaggerated?
"Yes, you lack vision and a sense of the big picture. That's what you're lacking right now. Even with Uncle Shen around, it will be difficult for you to advance further."
"Shen Jun, listen to Li Chu. This guy's brain is definitely better than ours."
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Li Chu. I really don't dare to make demands of my old man."
“Leave your affairs to me, but you have to talk to your father about these veterans yourself. Whether his advice is adopted or not is the leaders’ problem, but whether they have considered it is the problem of you commanders and soldiers.”
“Okay, I’ll go back whenever I have some free time.” Shen Jun readily agreed.
He was also very concerned about the issue of these veterans leaving the military, not just in his unit, but in many other units.
Leaving that topic aside, the three chatted about other things, especially about Shen Yi and Li Wenhui, before Wang Jun and Li Chu said goodbye and left.
Their training schedule is very demanding, and we can't afford to waste too much time.
After leaving, Li Chu prepared to go back. He had finished all the things he needed to do today, and since he had some time, he planned to visit Li Qiaoyun's dance troupe again.
When he got home, everyone had already finished eating dinner.
Sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard, eating the noodles that Ding Qiunan had just cooked for him, Li Chu felt uncomfortable being stared at by three pairs of eyes.
"I said, that's enough with the three of you. Can't you just let me finish my meal in peace?"
"You eat your food, we're not bothering you," Ding Qiunan said nonchalantly from the side.
"No, the three of you are staring at me while I eat. How am I supposed to eat?"
"Hehe, Dad Chu, it's your fault for not telling us the result first."
"Alright, alright, I'm scared of you guys. I've already talked to your parents, and the wedding date is set for the 22nd of next month."
"So fast?" Ding Qiunan said.
"Haha, I'm going to tell Grandma!" That's Wang Yueyue.
Li Wenxuan sat there blankly, seemingly lost in thought.
"What's wrong, Wenxuan? What are you thinking about?"
Li Chu picked up his bowl again, glanced at his son who was staring blankly across from him, and asked as he ate.
"Dad, I suddenly felt a weight on my shoulder."
“It’s normal,” Li Chu nodded. “After you get married, you’ll be carrying the weight of a family on your shoulders. This family isn’t just about you and Yueyue, but also about your future children.”
"Therefore, you must grow up quickly and shoulder the burden of the family for Yueyue and for your future children. You chose this path yourself, and whether the future is bitter or sweet, you must walk it to the end, even if you have to crawl on your knees."
"Don't worry, Dad, I understand."
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