In 1978, I was promoted to a platoon commander with my outstanding performance. At the same time, there is also a beautiful female doctor Xiuzhen, who was introduced to me and became intimate.
However, on the day I went home from vacation to prepare for my wedding with Xiuzhen, Banhua Zheng Ting came to my door with her relatives. Zheng Ting's father pointed to Zheng Ting's stomach and insisted that she was pregnant with my child and asked me to be responsible, at this time Xiuzhen stood beside me, silently watching all this.
I was born in 1956 in northern Shaanxi and my family lives in a remote rural area. I am the eldest brother in the family, and I have two younger sisters. This place was once an important base of the Red Revolution, and many elderly people in the village participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan, including my grandfather.
There are still stories in the village about my grandfather's heroic deeds during the Anti-Japanese War, but unfortunately, I have never met my grandfather or heard him tell stories about the Anti-Japanese War, because he became a martyr by giving his life to stop the invaders.
When I was a child, this great spirit deeply touched me, and I made a vow that when I grew up, I would also join the army to defend my family and country. After learning about my ideals, my father touched my head and said earnestly, "Study hard so that you can stand out in the application in the future." ”
I kept my father's words in mind and worked hard to keep my grades at the top of my class. Perhaps it was this effort that attracted the attention of Banhua Zheng Ting, who often took the initiative to come and chat with me.
Zheng Ting is very beautiful, with short black and beautiful hair, bright big eyes and two shallow dimples when she laughs, she is the goddess in the hearts of many students, and there are countless suitors.
I was also moved by Zheng Ting, she took the initiative to chat with me, and I would respond enthusiastically and discuss various topics with her. Her home is in the village next door to my house, and sometimes when we go home on vacation, we will walk together, and after a long time, we gradually develop feelings and naturally start dating.
Maybe because it was too smooth, I felt a little unreal, and my parents were not optimistic about Zheng Ting, thinking that she was not practical enough. Still, we stuck to our feelings.
However, it wasn't long before my parents' fears were confirmed. Due to some special reasons, although I had good grades, I still missed college, and Zheng Ting broke up with me without any hesitation after learning the news.
The beginning and end of first love are so rushed that they haven't even had time to savor it, leaving only deep pain and frustration. Gao Chinese and being a farmer made me feel like such a failure.
However, the enlightenment of my parents brought me out of the trough, and when the army began recruiting propaganda, I did not hesitate to sign up. This is to realize my childhood dream, but also to work hard in a different place, and I believe that I will not be the worst one.
Based on my grandfather's status as a martyr and my high level of education, I successfully passed the selection process and got the enlistment notice. At the end of that year, I officially began my military career.
Although the initial training was very difficult, I quickly adapted to the training of the army because I was from a rural area and often did farm work. In my spare time, I will find some books to read, because only by constantly learning can I improve myself.
My instructor saw that I was working so hard, and that I had a high degree of Chinese and beautiful handwriting, so the following year, he asked me if I would like to take up the position of clerical officer.
I didn't hesitate to say yes, and although the job would be tiring, it was also an opportunity to show what I was capable of. So I have always worked hard and never had the idea of being lazy, and I have received many praises for it.
By the fourth year, my name was included in the cadre selection list. After several months of rigorous evaluation, I successfully passed the selection and became a platoon commander, promoted from soldier to officer.
My parents were very happy about this and helped me arrange a blind date. But actually, I already have a crush on her, her name is so-jin, a distant relative of my high school classmate, who is currently working as a doctor at the local hospital.
We have kept in touch through letters all these years. Whenever Xiuzhen had a holiday, she would come to the army to visit me, and we gradually developed feelings in the process of getting along.
Half a year after my success, I finally waited for the permission to take a vacation, so Xiuzhen and I decided to go home and get married. Since we came from different places, I went back to my home first.
On the way home, I saw a familiar figure, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Zheng Ting, whom I hadn't seen for a long time. However, after many years, she looks a lot older, and there seems to be some trouble between her eyebrows.
She noticed me, so I took the initiative to greet her. We had a brief chat about family and then left. However, three days before I was about to get married, a group of noisy people came to my door, led by men with a vicious attitude and shouting my name.
Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, I pushed open the door, and the scene in front of me made my heart tighten: Zheng Ting and her father, with a group of relatives, blocked my door, and the surrounding neighbors were also attracted by the movement, and they poked their heads out to watch the excitement.
In an instant, my door was surrounded by water. When he saw me come out, Zheng Ting's father pointed at my nose and scolded, I looked ignorant and didn't understand what was going on at all.
Listening to them point and talk about Zheng Ting's belly, I gradually understood what was going on. It turned out that Zheng's father found out that Zheng Ting was pregnant, and he was extremely angry about this, after all, in the countryside, it is extremely humiliating to get pregnant before marriage.
Originally, Zheng Ting was secretive about the child's fatherhood, but under her father's repeated questioning, she finally admitted that it was my child, claiming that I forced her, and she cried and said all this, and said it clearly.
I watched her stand at the back of the crowd wiping her tears, and my heart was filled with rage. While she and I did meet and be in a relationship before, that wasn't a reason for her to accuse me of being the father of her children.
I didn't feel at a loss, because I knew that the surrounding farmers could be my witnesses at that time, and Zheng Ting's father's reputation in the surrounding towns was not good.
Therefore, the onlookers were skeptical of Zheng's father's words and did not let me get into trouble. Xiuzhen was also beside her, she knew me as a person, and she believed that I would not do such a thing.
When the scene was chaotic and the two sides reached a stalemate, the brigade secretary led the people of the armed forces department to arrive in time. A large military truck drove behind the crowd, and the loud horn made the crowd instantly give way to a road.
After the car stopped, seven or eight militiamen jumped down and immediately calmed down the noisy scene. Minister Huang, who led the team, walked to the crowd and shouted at Zheng Ting's family: "Evidence is supreme!"
If it is indeed his doing, we will strictly follow the discipline. But if there is no evidence, it is illegal to slander military personnel! Please think about it. Hearing this, Zheng Ting's family was speechless, and many villagers also stood up to prove that Zheng Ting and I had just had a brief conversation on the road at that time, and then went home.
The testimony of the doctors at the village clinic revealed the fact that Zheng Ting had been pregnant for two or three months, and the father of the child was by no means Zheng Ting's husband. Faced with this iron-clad fact, Zheng Ting bowed her head and was silent, Zheng's father turned blue with anger, and dragged Zheng Ting home in ashes.
This was the end of the matter, and three days later, my wedding with Xiuzhen was held as we wished, and I was blessed by the whole village, which was the happiest day of my life. After the vacation, Xiuzhen returned to work in the hospital, and I also returned to the station to continue my struggle, and I could only see each other on vacation.
However, with my own efforts, I was successfully promoted to deputy battalion commander, and immediately applied to my superiors to take Xiuzhen over for reunion, and finally, our home was complete again.