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The on-site competition will be held at the end of May, for a total of six days. The first four days are for individual competitions, and the last two days are for team simulation battles.

In order to be in better condition, those who have family members accompanying them and participating in the project have to live in the troops a few days in advance and can only go home after the project competition is over.

Meng Cheng participated in several events, and he also had to lead the team in the team simulations, so he had no chance to go home during the competition.

But he performed well, winning two first places and one second place in individual events. Even if he didn't go home, the news would automatically reach Ye Min and the two children's ears.

Ye Min was relatively calm, but the brother and sister were extremely excited. Whenever they went out these days, they would show off their father's achievements to whomever they met.

There was no new news until the fifth day. The team project only had a simulated battle that lasted for two days, and the results would not be known until the last minute.

No matter how realistic the simulated battle process is, it is ultimately just a simulated training. No serious casualties will occur. The only difference is what ranking you can get.

Therefore, Ye Min was not worried that Meng Cheng would be injured, and remained calm even if she could not receive any news from him.

As for the ranking, Ye Min was also very open-minded. After all, Meng Cheng had already won two first places and one second place in the individual events, so it didn't matter whether there was any achievement in the team events.

But Meng Cheng was very competitive. When she got home from get off work in the evening, people congratulated her one after another. After asking carefully, she learned that the competition had ended. In the team simulation battle, Meng Cheng's team won first place.

Although Ye Min had no requirements for Meng Cheng, it was always a good thing to get first place. She smiled and thanked him all the way, and told Meng Zheng and his sister the good news as soon as she saw them.

The brother and sister were very happy after hearing this, and Meng Zheng jumped up and down: "I knew that Dad was the best! He will definitely take first place this time!"

Ye Min smiled and teased him: "Do you know in which events Dad won a place?"

This question stumped Meng Zheng. After thinking for a long time, he could only come up with one answer: "Team battle?" Oh, this was the answer Ye Ming just told him.

"What else?"

Meng Zheng shook his head honestly: "I don't know."

An An also joined in the fun: "I don't know either!" He said it quite confidently.

"There is also a personal fight..." Ye Min listed the events in which Meng Cheng won places one by one, and asked An An if she knew how many places her father won.

An An could already count from one to twenty, but the competition items Ye Min mentioned were more difficult to remember. The little girl counted on her fingers for a long time before asking guiltily, "Three?"

“No.”

"Five?"

Meng Zheng patted his forehead and said, "Silly sister, it's four!"

An An's eyebrows immediately raised: "I'm not stupid!"

"Aren't there four key points?" Meng Zheng's eyes widened.

An An's emphasis was on the first half of the sentence, emphasizing again: "I'm very smart!"

"So what places did your father get?"

"I know! Four!" An An answered confidently this time.

Meng Zheng: "Did you hear me say four?"

"It's not like I can't hear." An An rolled her eyes at Meng Zheng, doubting his IQ.

Meng Zheng, who was despised by his sister, said: "..."

Because he won several places, Meng Cheng was warmly welcomed by his wife and children when he returned. However, after putting down his luggage, he still had to cook and wash the dishes.

After dinner and a shower, Meng Cheng coaxed his daughter to the second bedroom and let Meng Zheng sleep with his sister.

As An An grew up, it became difficult for him and Ye Min to get things done at night. Although the little girl slept very deeply at night and usually didn't wake up, what if? Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

So after May, when he was sure that An An's life was safe, Meng Cheng talked to Ye Min about letting An An sleep alone.

Ye Min was a little hesitant. She felt that An An was too young and it was not safe for her to sleep alone.

Besides, the house they were living in had only two rooms. If An An was to sleep alone, they would definitely need to set aside a room. But Meng Cheng was planning to change his job. If approved, it would only take two or three months to go through the process. It was impossible to set aside a room now.

It just so happened that Meng Cheng was also busy during this period and did not have much time to be intimate with Ye Min. He really could not coax his daughter to the second bedroom, so he could just let her sleep with his son for one night.

After coaxing the two children to sleep, Meng Cheng returned to the master bedroom and did nothing. Instead, he mentioned the matter of career change to Ye Min, saying, "I was planning to tell the team leader in a few days, but after the competition ended today, he called me over and asked me what I thought."

Ye Min was braiding her hair. She paused for a moment and turned her head to ask, "What did you tell him?"

Meng Cheng did not hide it and said, "I said that I had always sacrificed my own family for the sake of the greater good. Now I want to consider my own family and live a stable life."

"What did your leader say?"

Meng Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "After hearing that, he scolded me."

"Then..." Ye Min tied her braid, walked to the bed and sat down and asked, "Has the regiment leader approved your transfer?"

"no."

Ye Min did not look surprised after hearing this. Although she seldom asked about the affairs of Meng Cheng's army, she knew that he was a relatively versatile talent in the army.

In terms of personal strength, Meng Cheng has been on the battlefield and won three honors in this personal project. In terms of command ability, the results of this team simulation battle show that he is not bad in this aspect. In terms of education, he graduated from a military academy and is at least among the top three in terms of education in the station.

He has also made many military achievements, fought on the battlefield, and carried out missions. Recently, he arrested Tian Mengjun and other special agents, preventing a possible attack in advance.

More importantly, he is not yet 30 years old this year. One can imagine how bright his future will be if he continues to stay in the army.

Captain Meng Cheng values ​​talent, so naturally he doesn't want him to give up his bright future and return home.

Ye Min is also very conflicted now. On the one hand, she knows that the most suitable place for Meng Cheng is the army, and she hopes that he can continue to stay here and shine; but on the other hand, she is very clear that if he continues to stay in the garrison, even if Meng Cheng gets through May smoothly, he may encounter similar or even more dangerous missions in the future, and he may not be lucky enough to survive next time.

Hesitant in her heart, Ye Min decided to throw the question to Meng Cheng: "Then you..." What are you going to do?

Before she finished speaking, she saw a smile on Meng Cheng's face, and the rest of the words disappeared on her lips as she waited for his next words.

Meng Cheng didn't deliberately keep the secret, and said: "After scolding me, the team leader said that even if I wanted to live a stable life, changing careers was not the only way."

Ye Minfu asked with deep concern: "Do you mean applying for a transfer?"

"Um."

"But didn't you say before that transfer is risky?"

At first, Ye Min wanted Meng Cheng to change his career or transfer to another job, but later when they were talking, Meng Cheng said that transfer was risky.

They are all from Jiangcheng, and they will definitely be resettled in Jiangcheng after their demobilization. It is hard to say which unit they will be placed in, but it will definitely not be more dangerous than staying at the border.

It is different when it comes to job transfers. Everyone wants to live a stable life and want to be transferred to a big city, but even in stable places, there are so many opportunities. It is difficult to transfer there without some connections at home.

Although Meng Cheng graduated from the military academy and had better connections than ordinary soldiers, most of his close friends in the military academy were not as high-ranking as him. Even if there were one or two who were higher than him, they were not able to arrange for him to go to a comfortable place with just one word. Maybe their families had connections, but these connections could not be used by Meng Cheng. It was not easy to owe favors, so everyone would stick to him first.

So when Meng Cheng applied for a transfer, he could only leave it to fate as to where he would go. If he went to a safe place, everyone would be happy, but there was also a high possibility that he would go to a remote and dangerous place.

If he really went to a more remote and dangerous place, he couldn't just quit and leave the job. He had to continue working for a few more years. Otherwise, what would the leaders think? Wouldn't they think he was greedy for pleasure and couldn't endure hardship?

He was not afraid of hardship or danger, but he did not want his wife and children to suffer with him, nor did he want Ye Min to be afraid again.

Therefore, Meng Cheng thought that instead of applying for a transfer and taking the risk of being caught in a dilemma, it would be better to apply for a career change directly, which would at least guarantee future stability.

He also didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to make a name for himself after transferring to the new unit.

If someone else asked Meng Cheng why he changed his career, he would definitely not directly say that he wanted stability and did not want to die. He would find a more tactful reason.

But he had just graduated from the military academy and was assigned to the garrison. Of course, there was a difference of several levels between them. Later, when he went to the battlefield, he was also under the command of Captain Zheng, so they could be considered to have a life-and-death friendship.

Captain Zheng has always taken good care of Meng Cheng over the years. He didn't want to lie to him, so even though he knew he would be scolded, he still chose to tell the truth.

As it turned out, he was right and was really scolded, but things also took a turn for the better.

Captain Zheng still valued talent, so after scolding Meng Cheng, he told him that there was a vacancy for transfer to the Yangcheng Military Region.

Meng Cheng said, "Originally, this spot was not mine, but the head of the group said that I had made some military achievements recently and my performance in this competition was very impressive, so I could try to get it."

Meng Cheng did not mention that Captain Zheng said that with his military achievements, he would be promoted to deputy captain within two years if he stayed in Yunnan Province, but after going to Guangzhou, promotion was no longer a stable thing.

For him, being able to stay in the army and live a stable life is already good enough. As for promotion, he will just leave the rest to fate.

Besides, gold shines wherever it goes. If she really has the ability, she can still climb up to Guangzhou. If he can't climb up, it means he doesn't have that ability.

Ye Min didn't know the twists and turns, and was very happy for Meng Cheng, but after being happy, she became a little worried: "What if it doesn't work?"

"If I don't succeed, I'll just change my career." Meng Cheng said in a relaxed tone, "Anyway, that's what we originally wanted to do."

Ye Min suddenly understood: "That's right, the worst that can happen is that I will just change my career."

…

After discussing with Ye Min, Meng Cheng went to see Captain Zheng the next day when he arrived at the military camp and submitted his application for transfer.

Meng Cheng's rank was not high, but he was quite famous in the garrison, especially after he made headlines twice in succession, even the garrison commander was optimistic about him.

Knowing that he had submitted an application for transfer, the military leaders came to talk to him one after another.

In front of the military leaders, Meng Cheng naturally would not tell the truth and found a relatively smooth excuse. But the military leaders were not stupid, and even if he didn't say it, they could guess the general reason.

But no one condemned him. Looking at his past record, we know that he is not really greedy and afraid of death. It is really disheartening to deny his merits of guarding the border for many years and risking his life countless times just because he chooses stability for his family.

So after talking to him, the local leaders approved the applications one after another. There was no problem with the receiving units either, after all, everyone wanted talents, and in a relatively peaceful era, Meng Cheng's resume was very impressive no matter where he went.

Mengcheng's application was approved very quickly. The application was submitted at the end of May and the result came out at the end of June.

After the application was approved, the couple got busy.

Meng Cheng was busy with the handover of work. After all, he was the head of a battalion and was in charge of hundreds of people. The workload was not small, so the handover was very troublesome.

Ye Min is busy with the transfer. Meng Cheng is going to be transferred to Yangcheng, and she must go with him, otherwise the couple will be separated again.

Normally, it should be relatively easy for doctors to transfer jobs. After all, medical resources are in short supply at this time, and doctors with real skills are welcome everywhere.

The problem was that Meng Cheng went to the provincial military district, and the troops were stationed in the suburbs of Yangcheng. There were many big names in the military district hospital, and the doctors there were either graduates of regular medical schools or old Chinese medicine practitioners with a family tradition of learning Chinese medicine, who obtained the relevant licenses at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Although Ye Min studied under Mr. Dong, his qualifications were too shallow and he had never attended a formal medical school. To this day, he still has a barefoot doctor's certificate.

The local military hospital was short of staff, so they relaxed their request and allowed her to practice medicine. However, the local military hospital in Yangcheng had too many people and too few vacancies, so it was basically impossible for her to work as a doctor there with her qualifications.

Ye Min never expected that Meng Cheng's application for transfer to Yangcheng seemed the most difficult, but it was finally processed smoothly. However, the transfer that she thought would not be a problem was stuck on academic qualifications.

It's not that there is no solution. With her qualifications, if she can't become a doctor, she can be transferred to Yangcheng Military Hospital as a nurse.

But Ye Min had worked so hard for so long to change her job from a nurse to a doctor, and she was unwilling to continue being a nurse.

When he was at his wits' end, Meng Cheng said to Ye Min, "Why don't I not go to Yangcheng and transfer back to Jiangcheng? There are many hospitals in Jiangcheng, and one of them will definitely want you."

Hearing him say this, Ye Min made up her mind instead: "Why should I go back to Jiangcheng? There are many hospitals in Jiangcheng, and there must be many in Yangcheng. If I can find a hospital that wants me in Jiangcheng, I will definitely have a chance in Yangcheng. Besides, the bullet screen said that the college entrance examination will be resumed in a few years. If it really doesn't work out, I will start studying now and try to get into a medical university. Then who can say that I am not qualified!"

Meng Cheng said after hearing this: "That's an option. Do you want to be transferred there as a nurse, or do you want to find a job after we get there?"

Ye Min didn't hesitate and said, "Let's just do it first and then transfer." No matter what, having a job is better than having no job.

Ye Min accepted her fate and started thinking about how to review her junior high and high school knowledge after arriving in Guangzhou. However, before she could submit her transfer application again, things took another turn for the worse.

Although hundreds of medical staff came to support the military hospital after its completion, and Yao Lin suddenly changed from being Director Yao in charge of a dozen people to Dean Yao in charge of hundreds of people, he still had a deep impression of Ye Min.

When Yao Lin first arranged for Ye Min to be Master Dong's assistant, he did not think that she could really learn it. He just hoped that her diligence and eagerness to learn would impress Master Dong and make him change his mind about not accepting any more disciples.

He succeeded. Not only did Ye Min make Mr. Dong change his mind and become his disciple, but he also quickly grew into a capable doctor.

Mengcheng leader Captain Zheng valued talent, so he fought for the opportunity for Ye Min to be transferred to Yangcheng. Ye Min was also lucky to meet Yao Lin, a leader who valued talent.

After talking with Ye Min and learning of her idea of ​​saving the country in a roundabout way, Yao Lin decided to help her and secured an opportunity for her to study at the Military Medical School.

It just so happened that Ye Min had a history of organizing free clinics, and she also discovered traces of spies during the free clinics.

Because she was not a soldier, after the Tian Mengjun incident, the army only gave her a certificate and a small amount of cash reward.

The reward was not generous, but it was of great significance, especially the certificate. With it, it would not be difficult to get a place for Ye Min in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University Program.

The training period is two years, and Ye Min will be able to obtain a license after graduation. She will no longer have to worry about being rejected by employing hospitals due to her lack of academic qualifications.

Ye Min only had a junior high school education before he started working, and it has been nearly ten years since he graduated. No matter how well he studied, he has now almost forgotten all the knowledge he learned.

There was really no other way. She could grit her teeth and take the college entrance examination. The 1977 college entrance examination was not difficult. If she studied a few years in advance, she might be able to get good grades.

But there is still a possibility of failing the exam. Now, as long as she nods, she can go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Everyone knows what to choose.

Although the value of the workers, peasants and soldiers college students is not as good as those who actually got into college after the resumption of the college entrance examination, the gap is not that big in actual work.

Ye Min didn't have big ambitions. She studied Chinese medicine, so the education was enough for her. Moreover, if she went to college a few years earlier, she could graduate earlier, and after graduation, she could save more lives by practicing medicine.

So when Yao Lin mentioned this, Ye Min agreed without hesitation.

When he went back and told Meng Cheng about it, he was also very happy. Although the Military Medical School was not close to where he was going to be stationed, Ye Min would have to live in the school after he went there, and the pressure of taking care of the two children would fall on his shoulders.

But after being transferred to Guangzhou, he should not be as busy as he is now, and he will be able to take time to look after his brother and sister. Besides, Meng Zheng is almost six years old and can basically take care of himself. It is no problem for him to help take care of his sister occasionally.

College is just over three years, and there are winter and summer vacations during that time, so just persevere and it will pass.

…

In fact, the quotas for workers, peasants and soldiers university students are determined quite early every year. Although the information has not been submitted yet, the candidates have already been decided.

But the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University has been running for so many years, there are always some special circumstances, and one or two more places can be added when necessary. Normally, this special place would not be Ye Min's, but didn't Yao Lin help?

Ye Min’s own resume is sufficient. Even if we don’t mention the free clinics in rural areas, her contribution in discovering that Tian Mengjun had a problem is not small.

If she had not discovered that there was something wrong with Tian Mengjun in advance, Meng Cheng would not have followed him, caught dozens of spies, and destroyed their plans in advance, saving possibly several or even dozens of lives.

This contribution cannot be offset by a certificate or a few hundred dollars in bonus.

So after getting a positive answer, Yao Lin went directly to the local commander and told him about Ye Min. The commander took into account her previous contributions and the fact that the shortage of medical resources has always been a big problem. He couldn't bear to see Ye Min, a doctor who could already see patients independently, change her job because of her academic qualifications, so he recommended her in the name of the army.

With the recommendation of the army, things went smoothly afterwards. In late July, Ye Min received the acceptance letter from the Medical University. By then, the work handover in Mengcheng was almost complete, and the time for their departure was also confirmed, which was August 1st.

August 1st was a Thursday, and although Qian Xiaoyun and the others were willing to take leave to send Ye Min and the others off, after discussing with Meng Cheng, they decided to move the drinking party forward to Sunday.

On that day, Qian Xiaoyun and his wife, Liang Juan's family, Mr. Dong, and many leaders and comrades from the Mengcheng Regiment came.

Of course the one who was most reluctant to part with Ye Min was Qian Xiaoyun. They had known each other since junior high school, and even though they later went their separate ways, they never lost contact and met every now and then.

It was not until Ye Min joined the army that the two saw each other less often. However, after she had been with the army for more than a year, she introduced Qian Xiaoyun to Ding Yang. Not only did the two live in the same compound, they also became colleagues.

But Qian Xiaoyun understood the choice of Ye Min and his wife, and was happy to see her friends living better and better lives, so even though she was reluctant, she still chose to bless them.

Liang Juan also expressed her best wishes to Ye Min. She was very emotional: "I always felt that it was not long ago that you joined the army, but now I count the time, three years have passed."

"Thank you for your care over the years." Ye Min said with a smile.

Liang Juan waved her hand and said nonchalantly, "Well! We are neighbors, isn't it normal for us to support each other?"

Facing Mr. Dong, Ye Min felt the most guilty.

In this era, master and apprentice are not just two simple words, their weight is no less than that of father and daughter.

Moreover, although Mr. Dong looked bad-tempered, he was actually warm-hearted and taught her everything he knew. Ye Min had never felt the love of her father since she was a child, so after feeling the kindness of Mr. Dong, she really respected him as her father.

Looking at Master Dong, Ye Min couldn't help but say, "Master, why don't you come with us?"

"I'm old, I don't want to go anywhere." Old Dong waved his hand and said, "Besides, Yangcheng is very humid, I don't want to suffer there. Pingcheng is good, it's spring-like all year round, suitable for retirement."

As he spoke, Elder Dong paused, his expression gradually becoming serious. He met Ye Min's eyes, as if he wanted to see into her heart, causing her to unconsciously say, "Master."

"Since you call me Master, before you leave, I will give you a message: 'Medicine is a skill for the benevolent, and one must have a benevolent heart.' Never forget to have awe for life."

He once took in an apprentice and taught him everything he knew, but the medical skills he taught the apprentice became a tool for him to climb up the social ladder, and the apprentice completely forgot the four words "a doctor should have a benevolent heart".

He believed that Ye Min was not such a person, but when they parted, he still couldn't help but remind her like this. He hoped that she would not forget her original intention.

In this way, his life can be considered complete.

Guessing what Master Dong was thinking, Ye Min said with red eyes: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely remember your teachings and work hard to become your pride."

Mr. Dong smiled and said, “Okay.”