In a blink of an eye, it has been 30 years since I was discharged from the army, and I finally retired in June 2023, and for me, life has ushered in a new beginning, which is to enjoy the future retirement.
I was born in a rural family in Chengdu, Sichuan, my parents are honest farmers, my family of three sisters, I am the third in the family, I also have an older brother and a sister, although we three sisters, when they were children, they suffered a lot, but their later years were very happy.
My brother and sister were admitted to college, the eldest brother is a university teacher, my sister works in the provincial government unit, now they are retired like me, my sister-in-law is also a teacher, now the eldest brother and sister-in-law are at home with their grandchildren, enjoy the joy of family, my sister and brother-in-law after retirement, travel around, life is good, as long as the three of us have time, often gather together to chat, the relationship has never changed because of distance.
My brother and sister love me very much since I was a child, I was playful when I was a child, and my academic performance was not as good as my brother and sister, I graduated from high school, I was not admitted to college, and I did not repeat, but went directly to the army as a soldier, at that time my family wanted me to repeat a year and strive to be admitted to college, after all, my brothers and sisters were admitted to college, and being a soldier was my dream since I was a child, and I did not listen to the opinions of my family.
I enlisted in the army in 1981, after the end of recruit training, I was assigned to the second squad of the first platoon of artillery, as an artilleryman, at that time the policy of promotion has changed, I want to promote the only way to take the military academy, after enlistment, I trained hard at the same time, but also actively study, unfortunately, I was not admitted to the military school.
There was also a comrade-in-arms from a neighboring village who enlisted with me back then, his name was Li Xueliang, Li Xueliang and I both graduated from high school, we were in the same company, he was in the first class, I was in the second class, because I and Li Xueliang were fellow countrymen, the two of us usually had close contacts, and established a deep comradeship after coming to the army.
After graduating from Li Xueliang Military Academy, he returned to the original army and served as our platoon leader, I also became a squad leader, in 1986, I went home to visit relatives, and the family introduced me to a rural girl, a year later, we held a wedding in my hometown, my wife was one year younger than me, we had a lovely son after marriage, and my wife has been taking care of the children at home after marriage, in 1993, I ended my 12-year military career, left the military camp I loved, and returned to my hometown after retiring from the army, Li Xueliang also chose to change jobs.
Li Xueliang is a deputy battalion transfer, returned to his hometown and was assigned to work in the Public Security Bureau, and I was assigned to a state-owned enterprise as an ordinary worker, just retired from the army, assigned to a state-owned enterprise, I feel a little unaccustomed, our workshop director is also a veteran, into the enterprise work, I have to start from scratch, just down the workshop, I was just an ordinary operator, worked for a year, the workshop director Chen saw that I was serious and responsible, I worked as an operator for half a year, I was promoted to become a group foreman, after Director Chen retiredI succeeded Director Chen.
I have worked in this company for 30 years, although I have not achieved much in my career, but I have lived a happy life, this may have something to do with my character, as the saying goes, contentment is always happy, I am a person who is easy to satisfy, a colleague of mine, he and I entered the company in the same year, but he is better than me in the career, I usually rarely socialize, free time, most of it is spent with my family, in my heart the family together is the happiest moment.
In 2023, I retired, suddenly idle, doing nothing all day, but a little unaccustomed, so I took my wife to travel abroad for more than half a year, I have always felt indebted to my wife, I have been married to my wife for more than 30 years, I have never quarreled, the relationship between husband and wife is very good, my wife is a very virtuous person, and she takes care of the house neatly and orderly, although our life has been very dull, but I feel very happy.
Li Xueliang retired a year later than me, he is a cadre retirement, and the benefits are better than mine, but I don't envy him, my son and daughter-in-law are both university teachers, I live a very happy life in my later years, life is very short, fleeting, cherish every day, take the road under your feet.