I was 28 years old. In our village, the 28-year-old man has already started a family and his children have grown up. However, I am still single, and I don't even have a girlfriend. My parents frowned when they saw that I was anxious.
Every year when I go home to visit relatives, it has become a blind date event. But for girls who don't have jobs, I really don't look down on them. They are under tremendous financial pressure to provide for their cars, houses, and children. Some of the working women were dismissive of me, and some of them distanced themselves from me after the first meeting and just wanted to be ordinary friends.
This year, my parents finally gave me an ultimatum: I must bring a girlfriend home for the Chinese New Year this year, no longer picky, as long as it is a girl, healthy and hardworking. They can't wait to hold their grandson.
How did I get in touch with my female friends in the closed environment of the army? There, apart from men, there are only men. I can't even find the shadow of the village girl.
I envy my comrades in the cooking class, who go out every day to buy fresh ingredients, so I have the opportunity to meet some women. For example, our cook, Kobayashi, met the boss's daughter while shopping for ingredients and became a happy couple. I also applied to the leader to work in the cooking class, but I was rejected.
The leader commented that I was steady and diligent, and thought that I was more suitable to be a breeder. So, I became a breeder in the army. This job is not only not tiring, but also relatively leisurely. In the past few years, I have not only raised pigs well, but also received a third-class meritorious service. The good news arrived at home, and my family learned about my real position in the army.
My family didn't know anything about my work in the army and thought I was just standing guard there. But when they learned that I was a pig, they were surprised. In their eyes, soldiers should learn martial arts, but I was doing rural work, which made them a little disappointed.
Although I was assigned to work as a breeder, I felt that it was more difficult to achieve this year's goal by being with the pigs every day.
One evening, the leader passed by the pigsty and asked me about my age and condition. He suddenly said that there was a resource to introduce to me, and we agreed to meet.
I felt warm, and the leader was silently caring for me behind my back. So, I worked hard and continued to raise good pigs.
On the weekend, the leader asked me to meet a girl, Yang Fang. She is the cousin of the leader and works as a cashier in a supermarket. I thought the girl was hardworking and cute, so I started dating her.
However, a comrade-in-arms' business trip changed everything. He told me that Yang Fang was the leader's secret lover. It turns out that there is an untold story between them.
Yang Fang met the leader when he was working in another city, and she was his shampoo sister. The two formed an ulterior relationship. Although the leader's wife learned about this, the leader managed to save the marriage. After being transferred to our troops, their relationship remained.
Knowing the truth, I was outraged and disappointed. Thanks to my comrades-in-arms for lifting this veil, I decided to end my relationship with Yang Fang.
Later, I found a woman in my hometown and became my wife. I no longer stayed in the army, but chose to change jobs and go home and set up a farm. Over the years, I made a fortune raising pigs and became a millionaire. Still, at the annual comrades-in-arms gathering, I still have lingering palpitations when I mention that experience.