What the military lacks right now are highly educated people like them; barring any unforeseen circumstances, their future prospects are limitless.
Not only that, did you know that Shen Bowen has nine grandchildren? And did you know that the one who fought with Xiao Fan today was his eldest grandson? This child was born in 1969 and is not even 10 years old yet, but he is already very capable.
The other children also seem to be very promising. As long as they don't go astray, the Shen family will be influential figures in Beijing within the next 20 years.
Remember, don't offend them. You never know when we might need their help. Don't you believe me? Just think about whether any of our grandchildren are exceptionally talented.
"Okay, then."
"Alright, I'm leaving now. Oh, and pack a couple of changes of clothes for the child, and prepare three months' worth of food coupons. I'll have someone deliver them to the military region later."
"good"
"Mom, this..."
"Don't ask me. If you don't want your son to get shot in the future, you'd better stay home and behave yourself."
"I don't care what your previous status was, now in my eyes you're just soldiers..."
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"Boss, I can't take it anymore, I can't hold on any longer."
"Me too"
"Hurry up, it's not working already? What's your skill level? Huh..."
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Dad was right. After the kids joined the army, no one came looking for us. But wait, why think about that now!
I'm very busy right now. Besides attending classes and studying, I'm either in the library or strolling around the school area.
Sure enough, I ran into it myself, and there it was—a noisy commotion up ahead.
"Auntie, what's going on?"
"No, it's not like that. Old Wu and his wife came back from the countryside, and the government returned the house to them. Now, their children, who had cut off ties with them before, are coming back to ask for money and the house back."
"Then what is this?"
"The Wu couple are professors at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The people who reported them were none other than their children."
Professor Wu and his wife are back at work at the university now, aren't they? I heard they also have some money besides this property, and that's why their children came to apologize.
Professor Wu and his wife do not intend to acknowledge their children or family members.
"That's right. The two elders said that they would pretend they had no children and that they would entrust their lives to the country and that all their family property would have nothing to do with their children."
Standing aside and watching, I thought about how countless teenagers have severed ties with their parents, some even reporting them, while others, like the Wu family's children, shamelessly return to apologize. That's life.
That's true. Life is full of different aspects. No matter what problems we encounter, time keeps flowing and people's lives continue.
Today, we see that Professor Wu's family is not the only one in this situation. Most of the people who were sent to the countryside are gradually being exonerated and have returned to their original units to resume their original jobs. However, they still miss the more than ten years of time they spent together.
These past ten years or so have been neither long nor short, but many things change. Some people have maintained their original aspirations and remained unaffected by the outside world even during these ten years, but they are still a minority.
Just like Professor Wu and his wife's child, weren't they driven by immediate interests and forced to admit their mistakes?
In their view, their parents will eventually forgive their children and accept their grandchildren; this is their bargaining chip.
He glanced back at the people who were lingering there, then turned and left. These people were just watching the spectacle. Back when Professor Wu and his wife were sent to the countryside, they all stayed far away, pretending not to know them.
That's just how people are; they've long since learned to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Back at school, there was no time to think about these things. Although I had read books on economics, after systematic study, I still discovered a lot of knowledge that I hadn't thought of or realized.
He studied diligently there every day, either taking notes or spending all his time in the library. He could only go home on Sundays.
On that very day, I spent most of the day reading. I don't know if it was because of my influence or something else, but I no longer needed to supervise my children's studies.
Instead, they diligently completed their homework, reviewing what they had learned and preparing for what they were about to learn.
Curious, I asked while making dinner, "Mom, I've been so busy with my studies lately that I haven't had much time for the kids. But today I noticed that their enthusiasm for studying is much higher than before."
"You mean this? It all started the day after the competition with Vice Minister Wang's child."
"No, Mom, is there something else involved?"
"Yes, let me tell you slowly, here's what happened?"
"Why are all the children in the Shen family so amazing?"
"That's right. Back when the Shen family first moved to the military compound, Shen Dong and his friends would do their morning exercises there every day without fail."
Otherwise, the other children who were the same age as Shen Dong and his siblings were either playing around, teasing cats and fighting dogs, or getting into fights with other kids somewhere.
Look at Shen Dong and the others, they're always carrying baskets up the mountain, either gathering firewood or digging for wild vegetables.
"Who can argue with that? That's the difference."
"Actually, the most crucial and infuriating thing is that they are all raised by the same parents. My mother pays for their education, but they always end up at the bottom of the class or fail."
"Look at those other kids, they're either first in their grade or got into university early on."
"Who can argue with that? Not only are their children young when they go to university, but they are also excellent students. I've even heard that the youngest, Chen Bei, skipped a grade!"
"That's right. Putting everything else aside, the Shen family is now far superior to any family like ours."
"That's true. Let alone having four college graduates in our family, we don't even have one now."
"Now let me tell you, since the sons can't compare to Shen Dong and his generation, why don't we let our grandsons compare to other people's kids?"
"Is it really possible? I heard about what happened yesterday."
"What are you saying? If we can't compare martial arts, can't we compare academics? Don't forget, the Shen family's Li grandsons grew up in the countryside. What kind of education in the countryside can compare to that in the city?"
"But the third son of the Shen family is now a college student."
"You said it yourself, she's a college student now. Don't you think about how much time she had to take care of her family and children while she was busy with her studies? She doesn't have time for anything else. In my opinion, this is a good opportunity."
"That's true!"
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