But when I memorized it before, I didn’t use my brain, I wrote it down on a piece of paper.
During the first week in the recruit company, after he called home, he put the piece of paper with the phone number in his clothes pocket and washed it.
By the time he discovered it, the paper had almost turned into paste.
It’s not that he didn’t want to call back to let us know he was safe, it’s just that he simply couldn’t remember the number…
After all, I thought at the time that if I wrote it down on a piece of paper, I could just take it out and look at it when I wanted to make a phone call. Anyway, I probably wouldn't have many opportunities to make a phone call throughout the year.
So he didn't remember this number at all, so he couldn't get in touch with her...
My parents were illiterate and couldn't understand the letters I wrote to them, so in the end they just sent me some allowance.
At that time, I didn't expect my parents would be so worried. After all, every child who goes out to serve in the army will be away from home for two years and have no contact with others for two years. There was no need for me to be so nervous.
So, I forgot about these things and sent nothing home except the allowance.
At this moment, Chen Ming felt a little regretful. If he had known that even if he couldn't call back, he should have sent one or two letters.
Even if your parents cannot read, you can ask the young men in the village to read to them so that they can understand your current situation.
Otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be so worried, and wouldn't have checked their service status, and their reputation wouldn't have been ruined...
Chen Ming thought about it thoroughly and suddenly felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
It turns out that this is all because I haven't contacted my family for too long, which has caused a series of chain reactions.
To some extent, this bad reputation is largely due to his own fault, after all, it all started with him...
After realizing this, Chen Ming was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The one who stabbed me in the back was actually me?! .
Chapter 170: Surprise from relatives: Chen Ming is an officer?!
After the three of them chatted for a few minutes on the stairs, they went up to the second floor lobby.
When all the relatives saw Chen Ming coming up, their eyes lit up.
After all, a neat military uniform is really eye-catching.
Uncle Chen Chunsheng saw this and said with a smile: "It is true that clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Xiao Ming gives people a different feeling instantly."
The relatives also smiled and said:
"That's right. He walks over here like a big shot."
"Yes, it's different after joining the army. My whole spirit and energy have changed."
Before, in their eyes, Chen Ming was just a small, skinny guy with messy hair and dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept for three days and three nights.
But the current Chen Ming no longer has this feeling, he is like a completely different person.
Wang Yan brought Chen Ming to a group of relatives with a happy smile on her face.
Chen Ming scanned the faces of these relatives, and as the names overlapped with each other in his memory, he hurriedly greeted them one by one with a smile, just like calling out their names: "Uncle, Third Uncle, Aunt, Uncle, Aunt..."
Because there are so many relatives, Chen Ming's mouth is tired after calling them all.
The relatives also smiled and nodded with satisfaction.
The fathers in the village like young people who are well-mannered.
Finally, Chen Ming looked at Zhang Bufan, smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Cousin."
Zhang Bufan is a few years older than Chen Ming.
Hearing Chen Ming's greeting, Zhang Bufan nodded. Looking at Chen Ming's appearance, he couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
Because he has always lived in the city, he would only come back with his mother during the Spring Festival every year.
So my interactions with Chen Ming were not that deep, and we didn’t meet every year when I came back.
Although my mother invites relatives to visit her home before the New Year, this is also a unique tradition of their family.
However, cousin Chen Ming does not come every year. Even when he comes, he doesn’t chat much and basically just sits there quietly.
His face was full of decadence and his body was extremely thin. He seemed to have no sense of existence and his relatives seldom mentioned him.
However, although he did not have much interaction with Chen Ming, he had heard of Chen Ming's name many times.
I often hear my mother nagging about how Chen Ming is a bad student, how he spends all day on the Internet and has become as thin as a monkey. She also tells me not to learn from him, to eat well, and not to stay up late eating junk food.
But now it seems something is not right. Chen Ming looks much stronger and more energetic.
Moreover, that unique military aura gives people a deep deterrent feeling, even though there is a kind smile on his face and in his eyes.
But one can feel from the bottom of one's heart that this is a crawling beast.
To use a phrase often used by a famous writer to describe it, that is - a man with gold lining his uniform and a lion in his eyes.
In this inexplicable and inexplicable deterrence, his cousin seemed very uncomfortable.
Moreover, Chen Ming has now returned to his normal body shape. Although he is still a little thin, it is not difficult to see from his movements that each movement is very powerful.
Now, I have become the thinnest monkey in the eyes of all my relatives...
At this moment, he couldn't help but recall the scene when the army came to promote conscription when he was about to graduate from high school.
The instructor held a loudspeaker and shouted at them, "You'll regret being a soldier for two years, but you'll regret not being a soldier for the rest of your life. Military life can completely change a person."
At that time, he had good grades and had no intention of joining the army, so he felt a little disdainful of this statement.
What changes can there be after two years in the army
But now seeing Chen Ming, he suddenly felt that this sentence was absolutely true.
Chen Ming's facts were right before his eyes, and he couldn't help but believe it.
Being in the military really changes a person.
Chen Ming found a random seat and sat down, chatting with everyone.
Chen Ming came back and was sitting here. The focus of everyone's conversation naturally shifted to Chen Ming.
Uncle San looked at Chen Ming with a smile and said, "Xiao Ming, you have changed a lot since you went to the army. I almost didn't recognize you."
When they saw Chen Ming just now, they were all stunned. After all, they were all from the same village and could be said to have watched Chen Ming grow up.
But how could Chen Ming look like before
Chen Ming responded with a smile: "The military camp is a melting pot. We train every day and have high discipline. Everyone who enters will be a big change when they come out."
In a place like the military, after a month of basic training, one's mentality and habits will basically change.
Even Chen Ming's best friend He Dong, although he went to work at a pig farm, he was guaranteed to be in brand new shape when he was discharged from the army.
As for a vanguard like Chen Ming, there is no need to mention it. His changes are basically from the inside out.
My aunt said with a smile: "It is said outside that Xiao Ming is a deserter. Now we should let them see that our Chen Ming does not look like a deserter at all. I would believe it if they said he is an official."
After hearing this, the others all laughed.
There were too many rumors before, and they also wondered in their hearts whether this kid was really a deserter.
If it is true, then the Chen family will lose all their reputation.
But look at him now, he is dressed in a military uniform, looking straight and handsome, standing like a pine tree and sitting like a bell, with a pair of bright eyes, and his every move gives people a refreshing and neat feeling.
You're telling me this is a deserter
Which deserter could look like this
Just now, when Chen Ming didn't come, Chen Gensheng also explained a few words, explaining that Chen Ming was not a deserter.
But there are still a few relatives who don't quite believe it.
After all, the words of so many people are always more convincing than the one-sided words of Chen Gensheng and his wife.
But Chen Ming's appearance completely dispelled their doubts, and their half-believing and half-doubting thoughts completely turned into denial.
If Chen Ming was really a deserter, it would be impossible for him to have such a military demeanor.
It can be said that Chen Ming's appearance completely dispelled the doubts of his relatives about Chen Ming's desertion.
Chen Ming explained with a smile: "It's all rumors in the village. I'm fine. Besides, if I really escaped, I'm afraid my wanted posters would be posted everywhere in our village."
What happens to deserters these days? Although it is peacetime and they will not be tried in a military court, the consequences are very serious.
Not only can they not hold their heads up, but their descendants will also be ashamed of it, and their family will be even more embarrassed by it.
If he really was a deserter, the authorities would definitely intervene and it would even be reported in the news.
If you think about it carefully, you will know that this is basically impossible.
It’s just that, as the saying goes, “rumors can melt gold.” I didn’t believe it at first, but after listening to it for a while, I started to believe it.
After a pause, Chen Ming smiled and looked at his aunt, and said, "But my aunt is right. I am doing very well in the army and have indeed become an officer."
After saying that, he pointed to his shoulder strap with two bars and one star and said, "See? Two cents and one cent. I'm a major now."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the relatives fell silent.
Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at the shoulder strap that Chen Ming was pointing at.
Of course, as ordinary people, and especially those living in mountainous areas who seldom watch the news, they naturally don’t know what the two-bar and one-star shoulder badge emblem represents.
But from Chen Ming’s words, it is not difficult to know that Chen Ming is an official!