Back to the small fishing village in 1982

Chapter 1519 All your wishes come true
All three of them were thinking about going to Shanghai in a couple of days to do some shopping, so they didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that if they said one more word, everything would be gone.

Ye Yaodong didn't care whether they slept or not. He just chatted with Lin Xiuqing in a low voice and told her that Lin Guangyuan wanted to serve for another year after his military service was completed next year.

Anyway, Lin Guangyuan would probably mention it to Lin Xianghui tomorrow, so he would tell Lin Xiuqing in advance so that he would have an idea of ​​it first.

Lin Xiuqing was indeed surprised. "Ah? He wants to stay for another year? Why does he want to stay longer? There is no point. He can just come back after the term is over. It would be great if he could help you."

"I think it's good to stay in the army. I can stay for another year next year. If I perform well, I can directly become a volunteer soldier. I can continue to serve for a few more years and then I can be transferred to civilian work and assigned to a job. Maybe I can be directly assigned to a government agency and have a stable job."

This is a real iron rice bowl, with a career system. Like those workers, although their children can inherit it now, ordinary people are very envious, but they can be laid off in an instant.

"How long do you have to serve in the army before you can be assigned a job? If you continue to serve in the army, you won't have the chance to get married and have children."

"That shouldn't be the case. You can definitely take wedding leave if you get married. It seems like volunteer soldiers get a few days of leave every two or three years."

"You're crazy! You took a leave just to get married, and then you continue to serve in the army, leaving your wife a widow?"

He couldn't respond to this because it was true: life as a military wife was miserable.

The military wife is brought home to take care of her parents-in-law, and then the soldier continues to defend his country, and they may only be reunited for a few days each year.

Otherwise, how can military marriages be protected? This is to protect the soldiers.

"You have to respect his idea."

Lin Xiuqing stared at him, "When did Ayuan say that? When did you know about it? You have to persuade him. Your family is well off now."

"Oh, everyone has their own aspirations. What can I say? I am his uncle, not his biological father. How can I say anything to him? He is not my son, so of course I have to respect his ideas."

"Everyone in the family was looking forward to his retirement, but he ended up extending his term and wanting to serve as a volunteer soldier..."

Ye Yaodong remained silent, as he was worried that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he would make.

He really thinks it's good to continue being the role.

After all, they are technical soldiers, and they learn useful things, and the prospects for volunteer soldiers are good now.

Lin Xiuqing muttered for a while, and when she saw that he didn't say anything, she kicked him twice.

"Please speak."

"What did I say? Just express your opinion. What do I have to say?"

She kicked him again, "You have to agree with what I say."

"Okay, okay, okay. I agree with what you said. Everything you said is right. I will listen to you. I will teach him a lesson tomorrow."

Lin Xiuqing kicked him angrily again and stopped talking.

Ye Yaodong rubbed his feet, feeling confused. He couldn't remain silent, but he couldn't agree with everything either. Everything he did was wrong.

At this time, based on his experience, sticking it on would only backfire.

He simply lifted the quilt and went to see if the three were asleep.

He started with Ye Xiaoxi, who was sleeping on the lower bunk opposite. It was pitch black, and he looked for a long time but couldn't find the head. He could only reach out and feel around. He didn't find the head on the pillow, but only felt a bulge on the quilt.

He reached his hand into the quilt again and touched his hair.

"Why did you cover your head with the quilt..."

After pulling the quilt up to her neck and tucking it in, he was sure that the little girl was already asleep.

He stood up and looked up to see Ye Chenghu on the upper bunk, but he saw a head instead, which almost scared him to death.

"Ah, damn..."

Ye Chenghu, who was lying on the upper bunk, was also startled and exclaimed in a low voice, "Ah, what are you doing, Dad..."

Ye Yaodong gritted his teeth and said, "It's the middle of the night, why aren't you sleeping?"

"Ah, I was lying down to sleep, but when I heard you get up again after talking to mom, I was curious as to why you came here."

"Go to sleep quickly. You have to get up at any noise."

"I'm curious, how many years did my cousin have to serve in the army?"

"It's none of your business. Just go to sleep. You have to listen to everything."

It was a mistake. He should have arranged for them to sleep in a separate room. Ye Yaodong regretted it.

I was just thinking about arranging a room for the whole family, with lots of beds in the room, and I forgot that I was already in junior high school.

"How can I sleep if you guys keep talking..." Ye Chenghu said in a low voice and quickly lay back in bed.

It was freezing cold, would he be willing to get up? When he got up, the quilt was leaking, and he was just curious about what his father was doing.

Ye Yaodong lay back on the bed. It didn’t matter whether this one slept or the other one did.

Lin Xiuqing watched him coming in and out, and was upset that the quilt was leaking. "Why don't you sleep alone? You're freezing and you keep pulling the quilt off."

He whispered, "Let's move the bed to the next room. The cleaning has just been done and the room is very clean."

"what?"

"Your son hasn't slept for a long time, what are we going to do?"

Lin Xiuqing kicked him, but he clamped her legs tightly and touched her from bottom to top.

"Is it okay? Otherwise, if there's any noise in the middle of the night, this kid will definitely wake up and hear it all."

"It's so late, why are you making such a fuss? Let's move tomorrow."

"No, just at night."

"It's too late. Why are you moving in the middle of the night?"

Ye Yaodong gritted his teeth and whispered, "I've been waiting from day till midnight. No, no matter what I say, you have to listen to me."

"You said no..."

"I'm quite capable. Let's go to another place. If you're not afraid of your son hearing it..."

"Okay, okay, wait a moment. Wait until he falls asleep before moving. Otherwise, he'll get up again and ask us why we want to change rooms."

"How long will it take? It hasn't been awake for half a day, and the little ones are all asleep."

"Just wait."

"Wait, wait, wait, I've waited until I'm soft, move now."

"Then he will sit up and ask again..."

"Who cares? Just scold him."

Ye Yaodong had already lifted the quilt and put on his cotton-padded jacket. "I'll do the moving. You just put on your cotton-padded jacket, grab your pillow and go over."

The quilt was lifted up and it was freezing cold. Lin Xiuqing saw that he was determined to move to the next room to sleep, so she had no choice but to put on her cotton jacket, otherwise she would freeze to death.

"Dad, Mom, where are you going after getting dressed?"

"Go to sleep. Children shouldn't ask so many questions about adult matters."

"But where are you going to sneak away in the middle of the night?"

"Go sleep next door, where else can you go? You're too noisy."

Ye Chenghu: “???”

He didn't say anything.

"Isn't it because you guys are talking all the time and it's too noisy that I can't sleep?"

"So we went to sleep next door to avoid disturbing you. You tossed and turned like a pancake, and the bed creaked. How could we sleep?"

"It's obviously you guys who are talking that's why I can't sleep. The thief is crying thief."

"Okay, you three sleep here tonight, and your mother and I will move to the next room to avoid disturbing you. We still have a lot to talk about. Don't ask any more questions, who is the talkative kid."

"Oh fine."

Ye Yaodong rolled up the bedding and held it in his arms, then quietly opened the door and went out.

When he lay down on the bed next to her, he couldn't wait to press on her.

"That's how it should be. Let the three of them sleep in one room and we sleep alone. Otherwise, it will be too annoying."

"You are the one who has too many things to do. It's freezing in the middle of the night, yet you're still trying to move around. Be careful you catch a cold tomorrow."

"No, I'm in great shape..."

The next day, Ye Xiaoxi woke up and saw that the bed next to him was empty, and her brain instantly went blank.

"Where's Dad? Where's Mom? The quilt is missing too?"

She was so panicked that she didn't even bother to put on her clothes. She quickly climbed onto the upper bunk and saw that her eldest brother was there too. The quilt on the upper bunk opposite her was also bulging, so she felt relieved.

Then he hurriedly shook Ye Chenghu, "Brother... get up quickly, our parents are missing, and our quilt is also missing..."

Ye Chenghu was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up. He was angry and impatient, "They went to sleep next door, stop making noise."

"Next door to where?"

"do not know."

"Let's look for it... ha..."

Ye Chenghu couldn't sleep because of her pushing him. He opened his eyes and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed. He could only wrap her with a quilt and force her to lie down.

"I'll look for it later. It's freezing. Let's sleep a little longer. They won't be lost. Don't worry. I saw them move to the next door dormitory to sleep last night."

"Oh."

Ye Xiaoxi lay back in bed, feeling so warm. She had just felt cold, and thinking that her parents would not get lost, she closed her eyes with peace of mind and continued to lie in bed with Ye Chenghu.

Ye Chengyang, who had just been disturbed by the noise, opened one eye. Seeing that the person opposite was quiet, he continued to sleep.

When the couple who had escaped in the middle of the night woke up and bought breakfast, they came over, only to see that Ye Xiaoxi's bed was empty.

Ye Yaodong turned around and asked Lin Xiuqing, "Where is your daughter?"

"How should I know? You ask me, who should I ask? Haven't I always been with you?"

The couple walked quickly forward and lifted the quilt, but they didn't see anyone.

Although surprised, she was not too nervous. With her daughter here, there was no chance of losing her. Besides, her clothes and pants were still there.

At this time, Ye Chengyang sat up and rubbed his eyes.

The couple both looked over, "Where's your sister?"

"Sister?" Ye Chengyang had just woken up and was a little confused.

Ye Chenghu's bed also creaked at this time.

"Sister? Oh, sister..."

Ye Chenghu also sat up and interrupted him, "Sister, don't you know? Where's your sister? Isn't she sleeping on the lower bunk?"

Ye Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Chenghu and winked at him.

But these little tricks can't keep Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing busy.

Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand and reached his quilt. He lifted it up and saw Ye Xiaoxi curled up in a ball, grinning.

"I think you are itching for trouble."

Ye Xiaoxi quickly said, "It's none of my business. My brother covered my mouth and said hush, not letting me make any sound, and then asked me to get inside."

"Get up and have breakfast. How come you slept upstairs when you were so well?"

"I woke up in the morning and didn't see you, so I asked my brother. He said you sneaked away to sleep next door and told me to go to sleep and not to bother."

"Then get up, everyone."

As soon as Ye Xiaoxi got out of bed, she shrank back into bed out of cold. "It's so cold, don't get up."

Lin Xiuqing brought her clothes and pants to the bed and said, "Put them on. Do you want to go out and play?"

"want."

The three of them quickly got up and went to wash.

It's already 9 o'clock. I went to bed late, so I naturally got up late.

The sky outside was gray and the sun was not visible, but the three children were still very happy and ran around the processing plant as soon as they came downstairs.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing had to wait for Lin Guangyuan to come, so they didn't have time to take them out and let them play in the factory by themselves first.

They didn't have to wait long before Lin Guangyuan came over, sweating profusely. The three children were the first to discover him.

"My cousin is here..."

"Dad, Mom, uncle... my cousin is here..."

Lin Guangyuan was quite happy to see the three of them. He originally wanted to get closer to take a look, but the three of them ran further and further away, ignoring him at all and just running inside...

"Hey? Slow down, can you guys go in together?"

When Lin Xianghui heard that he was coming, he hurried out happily.

"Why did you come so late? If you're any later, we'll have lunch."

"I have to wait for the boat too. I just ran all the way here."

"I've gotten a lot stronger and darker."

"Of course, with the sea breeze and the sun shining brightly every day."

Ye Yaodong said, "Let's go into the office and talk. Don't stand by the door, it's a bit cold."

"Wow, cousin, your uniform is so handsome..."

"Cousin, can you lend me your hat?"

Ye Xiaoxi also looked up and followed beside him, "Are you my cousin? Why don't I know you?"

Lin Guangyuan smiled as he looked at the three children surrounding him, "I held you in my arms when you were little."

"You're lying. I don't even know you."

"That's because you were too young. I didn't expect you to have grown so tall and become so beautiful now."

Ye Xiaoxi felt very happy when she heard the compliments, but she pretended to be reserved on her face.

"Well, that must be because I was too young to remember."

"Cousin, I remember you. Can you lend me your hat? Your hat is so handsome! Your clothes are so handsome too!"

Ye Chengyang looked at Lin Guangyuan with sparkling eyes and touched his body with his hands.

Lin Guangyuan smiled and put the hat on him. "Don't get it dirty or damaged, or I'll be angry."

"must."

Ye Chengyang held the empty and shaking hat on his head and happily went to find a mirror.

Ye Chenghu also followed behind him and shouted, "Put it on for me..."

Seeing that they all ran away, Ye Xiaoxi followed them. Apart from them, there were no other children here who could play with her.

After Lin Guangyuan and the other three went out, they handed the list they were carrying to Ye Yaodong, saying that they had to do the important things first.

"This is the list of personnel and their personal information that the leader asked me to give you. You can make the arrangements when the time comes. They will absolutely obey."

Ye Yaodong spread it out and flipped through it casually, and the smile on his face deepened.

They are all different types of troops in each naval unit, including radar squad, engine squad, communications squad, rescue logistics and cooking squad, etc.

These arrangements on the ship were a treasure for him.

"The leader also asked you to confirm if you have any objections. If you think someone is inappropriate, you can raise it. There is no forcing or coercion."

"No problem, that's it. I've found a treasure. There are only 50 people, so I can arrange them anyway. The work here in the processing plant is also very simple. Even those with some defects can do it. I can even wash fish."

"That's fine."

Lin Xianghui waited until they finished talking about business before he began to care about Lin Guangyuan's life over the past three years.

Ye Yaodong and Lin Xiuqing also listened, after all, they didn't understand it either.

"…We need to do anti-sickness training on a daily basis, such as rolling wheels and rotating ladders, to adapt to the turbulent environment at sea."

"We also need to be able to tolerate high temperatures. The temperature in the engine room often reaches 40-50 degrees Celsius, and we need to work for long periods of time in a hot and humid environment, so physical training such as long-distance running and weight-bearing are compulsory.

"There is also confined space adaptation. The engine room is narrow, and we have to get used to working in an environment with high noise and poor air circulation."

"There are a lot of things to learn every day, including theory, practical exercises, and physical fitness. I have to learn and practice everything. I am always the veteran leading the new recruits..."

“You also need to learn the basic structure and working principle of a diesel engine, steam turbine or gas turbine, including core components such as pistons, crankshafts, turbines, and transmission systems.”

"Understanding key knowledge such as fuel combustion, cooling system, lubrication system, as well as some knowledge of electrical equipment and some practical training, there are so many things to learn."

"Every day is packed with activities. From the moment I open my eyes in the morning to the moment I close my eyes to sleep, I never stop. But I learn so much. I've never studied so hard before."

"The army really trains people and allows you to learn a lot. Before, studying was useless except for learning to read."

"Also, if you perform well, you can be sent to a military academy for systematic training. After you graduate, you can really become an officer, which gives you a good starting point."

At this point, Lin Guangyuan struck while the iron was hot and said what he wanted to say.

"So I want to continue serving for one more year after my term expires next year, and then apply to be a volunteer soldier."

He looked at Lin Xianghui with burning eyes, hoping that his father would agree.

Lin Xianghui was originally very happy that he could learn so many things in the army, but when he heard that he had to stay in the team and later become a volunteer soldier, his expression became serious and his brows furrowed.

"Did this suddenly occur to you?"

"No, I've thought about it for a long time. Many years ago, I wanted to be a soldier. Now that I'm a soldier, I feel that my life is full of meaning."

Lin Xianghui thought for a moment, sighed, and then patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay if you have made up your mind. I won't stop you. As long as you don't regret it, it's okay."

Lin Guangyuan was excited, "No regrets!"

"Well, then you can do whatever you want and decide for yourself."

"Yeah." He nodded happily.

Ye Yaodong was surprised. Is it that simple? Did his brother-in-law agree to it?

He thought that at least Lin Guangyuan would be asked to think about it carefully and that there was no rush.

He is quite open-minded and respects children.

Lin Xiuqing was also surprised, "Ah, brother, you just agreed?"

"What else? He's not a kid anymore. He's 21, and he'll be 22 next year. Since this is what he's always thought, let him be. As long as he doesn't regret it, that's fine."

"Don't worry about it, little aunt. I won't regret it."

"Okay, your father has no objection, what can I say?"

Lin Guangyuan secretly winked at Ye Yaodong, as if to say: See, it's so simple, he solved it.

Ye Yaodong smiled and said, "Your father has passed this test, but what about your mother?"

"My mother listened to my father and asked him to go back and tell her. I won't call her to tell her again. It's better for her to tell her in person."

"Well, the pressure is on me."

Ye Yaodong added: "See, I told you to ask your father to come up. This is great. The problem is solved right away. It's always easier to talk face to face than over the phone."

"Yes, I also want to thank my uncle."

"You're welcome. I'd like to thank you if you could introduce me to some retired soldiers. I need these technical talents on my ship."

"If you need it, the army can arrange some for you every year."

"Well, we'll talk about it later. When my factory expands and we have more fishing boats, we'll have space to accommodate them first."

Lin Xianghui said: "Don't cause trouble for your uncle, he is very busy."

"He didn't cause me any trouble, he even did me some good things."

Ye Yaodong helped Lin Guangyuan speak and said to him, "You don't have to rush back, right? Let's have lunch together?"

"Okay, I'll report back after dinner."

"Okay, then you guys chat first, I'll go take care of other things first."

Lin Xiuqing said: "Then you go and do your work, we will talk about our own things."

Ye Yaodong also got up late today. After talking for such a long time, it was time for him to go and deal with things at the factory.

I need to coordinate the work with the two persons in charge, and at least arrange the work for the next two or three days and let them look after the factory.

In addition, he has to coordinate with his father to pick up the fresh food ship in the afternoon, and to arrange delivery orders in the evening and the day after tomorrow.

He has a lot of things to do.

After Lin Guangyuan and others finished lunch, they left immediately.

Lin Xianghui looked melancholy, but continued to say that the trip was not in vain.

"I've grown up so fast..."

"It's the army that trains people."

"We met today, but I don't know how many years it will take for us to see each other again."

"It should... not be that exaggerated..." Ye Yaodong felt a little lacking in confidence.

A few years ago, he had thought that if he had been reborn a few years earlier, he could have joined the army. But now he thinks it would be better for him to stay at home.

He may not be able to stay at home for many days a year. If he goes to the army, his wife will have to be replaced, his three children will be gone, and his old lady will cry her eyes out.

He didn't think at all that he would not be able to serve as a volunteer soldier.

"Now I only see him once every three years. I have to travel thousands of miles to try my luck to see him. If I really become a volunteer soldier, I may only have a day off every two or three years."

"Why did you agree just now?" Lin Xiuqing asked.

"What can I do if I don't respond? Can I stop him? He won't listen to me."

"Ok."

"This trip was not in vain."

Ye Yaodong changed the subject and said something lighthearted, "When we go to the Magic City tomorrow, you will feel that this trip is worthwhile and it was not in vain."

“Is it that prosperous?”

"Yes, Adong also bought a villa. I will take you to live there tomorrow."

"Haha, you are really capable. You have bought a house in Shanghai and have become a Shanghai resident."

Ye Yaodong said: "Bring your camera tomorrow and take a few more photos for you as a souvenir."

"That's great. When I get back, I'll take the photos back and show them to other people. It'll be a bit of a show."

Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "It should be posted on the wall at home."

"Well, the kids at home must be so envious. When I left, they all wanted to follow me."

Ye Yaodong said: "Bring it over next time you are on holiday, it will be good to see more."

"Moreover."