Chapter 31: Look at Me Again

When the whole school gathered again, Xiao Li saw Cheng Huashan again, Xiao Li's eyelids kept jumping, until she heard the words that came out of his mouth, and she realized that she was covered in sweat.

Unexpectedly, in order to better understand the troops and understand the spirit of sacrifice of the revolutionary martyrs for the country, it was temporarily decided that they would follow the instructors, go to see the heroes' monuments, and pay homage to the martyrs' tombstones.

In the quiet cemetery, Xiaoli's eyes are sad, her mother, buried here, once upon a time, her father did not take her to see her mother's tombstone, and then grew up, I don't know whether it was intentional or not, Xiaoli has never seen it once, Grandpa Cheng said that he would take her to see her mother's tombstone, but it was not realized.

Now, she is about to see it, Xiaoli's eyes are moist and hot, Dad, I'm going to see Mom, I know, Uncle Cheng is doing this for me, Dad, I'm sorry, this time, I can't take you with me.

Zhang Tiancheng is buried in Qingmei Town, he is not a soldier now, just a small town public security chief, he sacrificed to save people, he is a hero, a martyr in the eyes of Xiaoli, but the country will not easily give him too high honor, except for a certificate of martyrdom in the line of duty, a pension, nothing, although, the enemy of that battle is an international criminal, a mercenary, Grandpa Cheng said that he can be fulfilled, let him and his mother be buried together, Xiaoli refused, fifteen years, Dad has never let go of Mom, no matter where, Xiaoli believes that there is no distance between them, no matter how far away, they can find each other and reunite in another world, she didn't want her father to stay in that cold place, her mother was already there, she was reluctant, she wanted to be selfish, she didn't want to go home in the future, she didn't even have a tombstone waiting for her.

Sixteen years later, Xiaoli saw her mother for the first time, on the tombstone, it was her bright smiling face, she was so young at that time, so beautiful, on the small photo, the temperament of the soldier made her look so dazzling, Xiaoli knew that her face was full of tears at the moment, she was not afraid of others to see, most of the classmates were infected by the thick and sad atmosphere here, and some girls were also secretly wiping their tears, so no one paid attention to her tears, Qu Qing grabbed her hand, she also saw Xiaoli's mother for the first time, in a trance, remembered the scene when Xiaoli wore camouflage for the first time that day, at that time, she saw it, at that time, she remembered her mother。。

The mobile phone in Fang Yi's pocket kept vibrating, and the mobile phone he secretly hid was in his arms, looking down, looking at the name on the screen, with a nervous expression.

Xiao Li didn't dare to look at that smiling face anymore, she remembered her father, on his tombstone, the same smiling face, remembering that in the spring two years ago, the green plum blossoms in the yard were full of branches, she took a narcissistic selfie, and sent a photo of Chengzimu, her father came over and laughed at her, and finally was caught by himself and asked him to put on a military uniform and stand under the tree to take a photo, a recent photo, a full-body photo, a lot of photos, at that time Xiaoli took the photo to Qu Qing and Xing Mo, the three of them were for a long time, I didn't expect the reality to be so ridiculous and sad, that smiling photo became his last photo on the tombstone。。

Walk out of the cemetery, come to the hero monument, solemn and tall hero monument, engraved with the names of countless martyrs, so heavy, the instructor stands in front of him, everyone stands behind, straight military posture, brush, neatly marching military salute, listening to the instructor's painful voice to tell everyone about history.

Xiao Li left the team in a trance, her eyes were red from crying, step by step, she walked up the steps, the instructor reprimanded her sharply, Mo Qiao came from a distance, what was said in the instructor's ear, the classmates looked at her in surprise, Qu Qing squatted on the ground and cried, Fang Yi on the side accompanied her, a commotion sounded, Qu Qing raised her head, her eyes flashed a trace of surprise, looking at Xiao Li on the steps, she wanted to call her, but she couldn't make a sound.

Chen Yan, Chu Xin, Yang Minglang, Xu Ying, and Cheng Zimu, who was on crutches and wearing special forces training uniforms, silently stepped forward, walked into the team, and solemnly saluted in the surprised expressions of the students.

Xiao Li knelt on the ground, trembling hands stroked the two names engraved on the stele, Meng Yuran, Zhang Tiancheng, although there were many names between them, but Xiao Li still saw the names of the two of them at a glance, she finally knew that the purpose of Cheng Huashan to let her come was not only to see her mother, on the hero stele, there was her father's name, they were not buried together, but, in this life, their glory and life and death will always be together.

Xiao Li cried out loud, his fingers caressed the two names nostalgically, crying heartbreakingly, his pale face was attached to the cold stone tablet, behind him, several people were in tears, Cheng Zimu looked at this girl who hadn't seen her for two months greedily, she cried so sad, so helpless, her back was so lonely, her voice was so hoarse, Cheng Zimu only felt that countless knives were cutting the same, inch by inch, and the pain was so bad that she couldn't breathe.

All the sadness poured out, Xiaoli's cry mourned everyone, the classmates didn't know why she was crying, but she was infected, what kind of desolate and helpless back it was, what kind of sadness made her cry so desperately.

A burst of footsteps sounded, Cheng Huashan followed by several officers hurriedly walking, Chen Yan's eyes were flustered, pulling Cheng Zimu, but he didn't move, his eyes were staring at Xiao Li, Mo Qiao was also panicked, and greeted "Hello chief!".

Xiao Li desperately held back her tears and turned back, swaying to her feet, stunned for a moment, they, are all there? She looked at the past, everyone, looked at herself so sadly, and then she saw Cheng Zimu who was covered with injuries, he was so thin, wearing a military uniform, on crutches, his face was blue and white, and he looked at himself with such a heartache, and then she saw Cheng Huashan who was angry, and Mo Qiao with a panicked face.

In the dream a long time later, Xiaoli could not forget the sound of Cheng Zimu tearing at that time, he dragged his broken leg, knelt down and begged his father, don't take him away, let him take another look.

He looked at himself in the bleak wind of autumn, "Xiaoli is sorry, Xiaoli, I miss you, I just want to see you, Xiaoli, you look at me, okay, just one look, look at me again, please!"

No one pulled him, he was a deserter again, he was distracted during training and injured his leg, broke his calf bone, he escaped from the hospital, drove the car of the training base, rushed out on a rampage, a soldier was hit and injured, but he knew that she was here, he didn't stop, he wanted to see her, even if it was a glance.

Cheng Huashan looked at her with a sad gaze, Xiao Li turned around blankly, let him cry behind him, she heard Xu Ying crying and begging him to go back, listening to Chen Yan scolding him, listening to Yang Minglang yelling at him in a hoarse voice, she heard him fall to the ground, she knew how embarrassed he was at the moment, but she still didn't look back.

"Zhang Xiaoli, is it only when I'm dead that you are willing to look at me?"

"If I'm dead, you don't want to look at me again!".

"Cheng Zimu, you get me up, you're a soldier, look at yourself, what do you look like now, are you right about this military uniform on your feet!" Cheng Huashan dragged him up and slapped him in the face without mercy.

Xiao Li stood not far away, his voice was cold and ruthless, "Cheng Zimu, you want to die, never die in front of me, your life was exchanged for someone, please know how to cherish it." If you want to die, die on the battlefield, and if one day, your name is engraved on this stone tablet, I will come to see you. ”。

Xiaoli knew that if she didn't say that, Cheng Zimu would not give up and would not leave, she held back her tears, and after hearing the car leave, she turned around, Xu Ying stood in front of her, her eyes were like knives, "Zhang Xiaoli, you are so ruthless!"

Xiao Li smiled, "Xu Ying, you should thank me, if I leave, you can recover him, for him, you gave up your dream, you chose to study medicine, you appeared here, wearing the clothes of the Army Medical College, I admire you, I sincerely bless you, may your dreams come true and eventually become a family." ”。

Xu Ying looked at her with some astonishment, her eyes bitter, "Zhang Xiaoli, from today onwards, I won't let go again, you can do it yourself." ”

Xiaoli thinks it's ridiculous, so self-conscious, what is she, now, just a stranger, you want to become a Zimu, whatever you want, you want him, give it to you, he is no longer mine, between us, there is no past, no future.

Mu Ran turned around, Xiao Li automatically ignored the distress and desire in Yang Minglang's eyes, and left this place that suffocated her, leaving a group of people, standing in place, with a leisurely gaze.

And Xiaoli didn't know, because of her words, Cheng Zimu almost really, let himself be engraved on the stone tablet forever.