My name is Wang Gang, and my hometown is a remote commune in a small county town in Gan Province.
Our family is under the jurisdiction of the brigade closest to the commune. Although the living conditions are not as good as those in big cities, they are among the best in the entire commune.
My dream since I was a child was to become a member of the People's Liberation Army. I have always dreamed of wearing the military uniform. When I told my family about my dream, they told me to just get more sleep.
How can this be a question of whether to sleep or not? I want to be a soldier!
Every morning I get up and exercise, then yell at the door of my house, "I want to join the army!"
Perhaps my mother was moved by my persistence, so when the conscription was launched that year, she really sent me over. Just like that, I passed the physical examination and became a glorious soldier in the People's Liberation Army.
After serving in the army for a few years, I was honorably discharged due to a leg injury. With a lame leg, it was difficult for me to find a job or a wife.
I worked as a security guard in the commune's grain factory, which was considered a special care from the organization. But day after day, I began to feel bored.
As soon as I open my eyes every day, I go to work. I sit in the guard room while at work. At noon, I go to the cafeteria with everyone else to eat. I sit there all afternoon and go home to eat after work.
I don’t like to stroll around, and the happy life of my peers is not suitable for me. If I go to play with them, it will only affect their mood.
Forget it, it's better to stay at home alone. Maybe this is the only way life can be? After all, I have already pursued my dream.
I used to think that I would live like this until I grow old and die, doing nothing all my life, and serving in the army might be my greatest honor.
Until my former brother came to me and asked me if I wanted to find a career for myself.
But what career can I pursue now that I am in this state? When I first left the army, I was also very confident. I thought I had learned everything in the army, including cooking, washing clothes, and repairing cars.
After I got out, I realized that these skills were worthless outside. When I worked as a security guard, people still disliked me because I had a lame leg.
At first I didn't take it seriously. I just treated him as an old comrade. I was very happy to see him again after a long time. When he asked me for help, I came as soon as he called.
During that time, I felt that life was full of sunshine, and we had endless topics to talk about. It was not until I heard her talk about the secret mission that my life finally dispelled the haze and saw the light of day again.
It turns out that even if we retire, it will not just be basic arrangements. The army will never forget us, and we are the first one they think of when anything happens.
This is a responsibility and also an honor.
When I first started following Pei Yuanzheng, I was a little uncomfortable. After all, during those years as a security guard, I was completely decadent and gave up on myself. It was really difficult for me to pick myself up again.
He often talked to me, comforted me, and took me to pick up training step by step. Due to my leg problem, the training progress was slow, but he did not despise me. He just told me to train as much as I could. He did not call me back to charge into battle, but just hoped that I could have a good body.
Since then, I seem to have found a sense of belonging, and I work harder, hoping that I can continue to shine. It feels really good to be useful.
When I received my first month’s salary, my eyes welled up as a grown man. This salary meant something completely different to me than the salary of a security guard.
I became more and more motivated. Originally, I just wanted to find a job with my comrades and make use of my remaining energy. But as people in the field called me "Brother Wang" and "Brother Gangzi", I felt a greater sense of responsibility.
From then on, I regarded my comrades' place as my home and did my best to maintain the safety of the place.
In fact, what I did at the beginning was not much different from being a security guard. We were both responsible for security matters. Maybe the difference is that it gives people a greater sense of accomplishment in the venue.
Because Pei Yuanzheng not only asked me to be responsible for safety, but also asked me to participate in all aspects, such as the training of new employees, the establishment of rules in the venue, etc.
Pei Yuanzheng said that I was a veteran and that I should have a share in the business, so he directly gave me one point of the profit.
When my parents heard about it, they wanted to worship him.
As soon as people regain their spirits, they look much younger and more handsome. My parents started urging me to find a partner.
I was really annoyed by their behavior, so I told them directly that I was injured and could not have children.
They stopped urging me and just sighed and said that everything would be fine and asked me to find a wife to take care of me in the future.
I always say that a woman with no children would never stay with me quietly. Even if I were rich, I'm afraid she would still have other ideas.
Without my parents' nagging, I devoted myself to the field and never thought about those irrelevant things again. Pei Yuanzheng said that only when you are strong enough can you consider other things.
Gradually, apart from Pei Yuanzheng and his brother Pei Qingyang, a genius in business, I became the most influential person in the whole place.
The rise in my status has made me even more passionate about this career. The only thing a man should fear in his life is becoming useless.
If I could have a place where I could shine, I would really want to devote myself to it 24 hours a day.
Later, Pei Yuanzheng began to expand.
When he went to the county town, he asked me whether I wanted to go out with him or stay here.
I asked him to give me time to think about it.
What I have to consider is that I am no longer young and I no longer have the drive I once had. The opportunity to create something from nothing has almost used up all my energy. Can I persist the second time?
Whether to maintain the status quo or to explore is not a difficult choice for me, but I still have a burning heart that wants to see the outside world.
So I said to Pei Yuanzheng: "I will go out with you for a while. When your new place is stable, I will come back and help you guard this place."
He was very happy and said that the result I considered was the same as his.
When I came back to take over the business, she gave me another surprise. She transferred half of the shares of the Commune Shopping Mall to me and said that I would be the biggest boss of the mall from now on.
He was really good to me and helped me regain my confidence in life step by step. How could I go on like this without motivation?
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