Chapter 248: Visit
Since his brother's family returned from Shanghai, Li*'s life has never been quiet, and he never imagined that he would become the most bullied person. It was not the nephews and nieces who made him restless, but the little ones who had been told not to disturb him when they were idle; But some people don't think so, it has reached the point of "unscrupulous", and it is naturally Li Shikang's three wives who bully him. Because he is a little bit older than someone, Sun Yaxuan has to call him his elder brother, and this seems to provoke them, how can an inconspicuous person like him be their elder brother, it is not bad to be a younger brother, otherwise "tell a story", if it is not vivid, they still do not give up, often a story has to be told several times, "really", it is "over", and even the sisters-in-law are involved. Almost every day he had to try his best to recall the past and increase their interest in life, which almost made his speech ability improve rapidly, and his vividness was a thousand miles away, and even provoked the whole family to listen, until he could no longer speak, until every time he opened his mouth, they said in unison, "This has been said", until they themselves felt bored with this kind of talk, and finally let him go, at this time, the scheduled course had almost been completed!
And seeing his smile gradually increase, the whole family let go of their worries, but there is still a question that bothers everyone, what does this retired major general "do"? If he wanted to, they even agreed to be an idle "idler" who spent all day loitering, as long as he didn't get into trouble, but they both knew it was impossible. It is impossible for Li * to be that kind of person, and in the Li family, it is unthinkable to have no job, unless he is engaged in the management of the family, but can he do this job well? Perhaps, some people think that he is already "doomed" to be bleak for the rest of his life, but they do not believe it, in their opinion, he is definitely an excellent person, no worse than anyone. If he is not excellent, he will not achieve unparalleled achievements, and he will not be promoted to the rank of military rank one after another on the battlefield, and in just five months, he has been promoted to four ranks in a row, becoming the youngest colonel in the republic; If he is not excellent, he will not become the youngest major general of the republic, although he is only a retired major general; And if he is not good, he will not repeatedly take self-protection measures that everyone can be proud of, let alone give up the honor at his fingertips. Although everyone recognizes his "wisdom", but he is still more concerned about the work he will be engaged in, there is no way, this family is too impersonal, he can't "eat leisure"!
The reality is that he doesn't know what he can do, and he has never considered what kind of work he can do, he just thinks that he should go to school, and then he goes to Peking University, and when he "graduates", he still doesn't know what to do, but he can't stay at home either. Although there is no one pestering him to tell stories anymore, everything that can be told has been told in a "vivid form", and his eloquence is even more remarkable...... Li*, who has already completed his studies, plans to travel abroad, and since he doesn't know what kind of work he is engaged in, and he has no pressure to do it, wouldn't it be better to have everything according to fate. So, just after the Spring Festival, he left Beijing, and his first stop was his hometown, the place where he had spent the bleakest and most peaceful life, where there were their relatives and their respectable villagers. I didn't go back empty-handed, I first purchased a large number of gifts in Beijing, consigned them synchronously by train, and then drove them back in a small truck in person, and the people in my hometown were also confused by this situation, because they never received the "gift from Li Mengze", whether it was when he was not yet married, or even when he was already developed, what kind of dragon gate array was this in? But the guy didn't say anything, just a family of gifts, not only all relatives and friends, the whole village has them, these gifts have already been distributed, which family should give something, just follow the gift list to get it...... I lived in my hometown for three days, chatted with my grandmother and aunt and uncle, massaged the old people a few times (said it was just filial piety), and then left, bringing sunshine and laughter.
In fact, his itinerary is also very simple, after leaving his hometown, he went straight to Wuhan. Somewhat different from other brothers, relatively speaking, he doesn't like to go to his grandfather's house, because the old man doesn't have a good impression of his father, and rarely gives their brothers a good face, most of them used to take advantage of the summer vacation to visit them, but in recent years, due to time constraints, few opportunities to visit them, saying that it is impossible to miss them, especially the kind grandmother! When Lin Mingtang saw his grandson, he had long been dissatisfied with their father, and he was even more concerned about this news grandson, in his opinion, this child was definitely better than his father, the cheap son-in-law, and relatively speaking, more with his own daughter. Now he can't control anyone, how they toss, it has nothing to do with him for a long time, and he understands the environment in which his grandchildren live, it is difficult to say whether it is a blessing or a curse, in short, this is an annoying thing. From the bottom of his heart, he admired the father and son generations very much, and was very proud of them, but whether they could avoid this dangerous juncture, he could not help but worry in the dead of night. Most people hope that their family is as strong as possible, but in the deep play, or a "side-rubbing person" like him, he knows very well how much this unilateral strength will be hated, although the Li family is strong, it can't stand the world is too big, maybe a certain wind and grass will make the whole family "never turn over"! Li * didn't remember exactly what his grandfather said, but he knew that the old man didn't say a word of complaint, which made him wonder if the old man had changed his temperament, and before he could leave his grandmother's sight, he found that his uncle had also come, and when he knew that he had come to see him, he was quite flattered. For this uncle, their brother is very fond of it, there are many brothers in the family, and they are also a little afraid of their father, so they pester him a lot, as if they want to get back the pampering that their father lacks from their uncle, according to his mother, even his father is embarrassed to see him. The Lin Mansion is quite satisfied with the good state of the "Young Master Cousin", this is the juniors they are proud of, and they all think that they are "much stronger" than any guy who is not angry, so they are naturally very concerned, and they try their best to keep it, and they finally let it go after half a month.
Li * came out to relax and increase his social experience, and he had no time to go out to play for various reasons, whether it was in school or in the army, or in the days when he went to school after retirement; Although there is a strict travel plan, there is one place that must be visited, and that is the military camp. If going to his grandmother's house or his grandfather's house is family affection, then the barracks is affection, the feelings accumulated over many years of life, which made him return to the Second Division of the HNA Army, the unit in which he fought and became famous, where he was promoted from a trainee second lieutenant to a colonel, and finally retired with the rank of major general, most of the award certificates and medals have not been taken away, and more importantly, there are many comrades-in-arms who fought together, mechanics who worked tirelessly to ensure their safe flight...... However, will you be welcomed?
Getting closer and closer to the base, sitting in the taxi, his mood was getting more and more nervous, his palms were sweaty, he had never been so nervous in years...... Until I saw the guards in front of the gate of the base. The guards obviously didn't know the former ace pilot, and they didn't expect that this was the young retired major general of the republic, but everyone, including Lee*, was stunned by what happened next! Suddenly, the military music in the base rang out, the welcome team of 54 people, the neat queue of lieutenant officers, almost all the division commanders, and almost all the division staff officers came to greet the former pilot! This rare grand scene overwhelmed the guards, and these middle and senior officers, as well as many pilots, who rarely appeared in front of the gate at the same time, looked at the visitors who were stunned because of their excitement; Li * did not expect to be treated like this, tears welled up at once, and a standard military salute looked even more abrupt under civilian clothes; And the taxi driver who hadn't walked away was even more dumbfounded, "Oh my God, what kind of scene is this, what kind of big man is this young man"?
When Lee's identity was confirmed, the divisional leaders decided to welcome them with the highest military courtesy, the "most outstanding pilot" in history. For the Second Division of the HNA Division, who is their most outstanding comrade-in-arms so far, it is not the current Air Force Commander Huang Hongzhi*, nor anyone else, but Li*; And who is their most respected comrade-in-arms, it is not some other prominent figure, maybe other people can create such a record, but now there is only one - Meritorious Pilot Li *! It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine how the 2nd HNA Division feels about this comrade-in-arms, but the parties concerned understand it, the leaders of the division headquarters understand it, the pilots who are fortunate enough to participate in the battle know it, and the pilots of the 3rd Flying Regiment know it; Perhaps people have neglected his role before, or perhaps for some reason everyone has deliberately devalued him, but now, all the pilots, all the people involved, unanimously praise this world-famous pilot! Experts in the study of military history spoke highly of him, and they did not allow their American counterparts to specialize in the United States, and the Second Division of the HNA followed him, and did not allow other fraternal aviation divisions to go ahead, and so far they have not "handed over" his major general's uniform and military medal, and they only want to keep them as a souvenir...... Regardless of the reason, whether some people like it or not, he is regarded as a milestone figure in the Air Force, who deliberately avoids the "irresponsible" behavior of the person concerned in retiring early, does not mention his "dishonorable" practices, and only hypes his achievements, and repeatedly simulates and teaches almost all of his combat scenes, and tirelessly comments on his role in air combat...... In this way, Li * entered the Air Force textbook, maybe a certain pilot does not know the names of the previous Air Force commanders, but it is absolutely impossible not to know Lin *!
Of course, Li * did not know that he had become a "star" figure, but he was uneasy about being treated with such a high standard, of course, this could not hide his concern for the current situation of his comrades-in-arms, at that moment, he saw many comrades-in-arms, but there were also many who had fought side by side and leaders were not among them. Of course, he didn't know that during his two years on the campus of Peking University, great changes had taken place in China, especially in many units of the Air Force, and the changes were even greater, among which several main aviation divisions had changed the most significantly. A large number of pilots and officers who have been promoted because of their military exploits have been enriched to leadership positions at all levels, and have become a new generation of powerful military groups by virtue of their military exploits, among which the Second Naval Aviation Division has "sent" a large number of officers to other aviation divisions. Many young pilots who were only captains and majors before the war, after training at the military academy, were assigned to other units as "trainee commanders", and many of them were gradually recognized, the five colonels of the Third Flying Regiment, except for Fang Wei, who stayed to take over as the regiment commander, the remaining two stayed in the Second Division, Chen Shijun and Su Bin were transferred to the First Division of the HNA as the trainee commander, and at the same time, two of the three lieutenant colonels were also singled out, and Zhu Zhi and Wang Shude both went to the First Division as deputy commanders. A large number of meritorious pilots (mainly the Second Division of the HNA Army) served as regimental supervisors, which led to the promotion of some officers to higher levels of leadership, and the early retirement of other officers for many reasons. The former division commander has been promoted to major general and transferred to the headquarters to serve as a higher-level leader because of his good command of operations, while Meng Haibo, the commander of the Third Flying Regiment who is nearly a round younger than him, is the deputy division commander. At the same time, Li Xuetong, the senior colonel and deputy commander of the Second Flight Regiment, also served as the deputy division commander, and this was "because" the former deputy division commander was 54 years old and was about to reach retirement age, and now he has been transferred to the leadership of the aviation school.
The old head still cared for him as before, relatively speaking, he had deeper feelings for Li *, although he knew that this person didn't need to worry about himself at all, but from his point of view, he always felt that this young man had taken on too much responsibility, so when the two of them were together in private, the conversation was much more difficult!
"How have these two years been, are you still happy?" Very few people know about Lee*'s recent situation, because he is usually too low-key, and in this era of news everywhere, it is not the focus of journalists' attention at all, and even some people who really care about it cannot be understood.
"Okay." I can't hear any unsatisfactory from Li*'s tone, maybe the past two years have been really good, "I was a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but fortunately, my family is considerate." In the past two years, I have been in school, and I have been attending classes every day, and I feel good. ”
"And where were you when you first started? No one is telling the truth, but we are very worried! "It's a question that almost everyone wants to figure out, because it's always been a mystery, and Lee hasn't explained it, and there's no clear reference information in society.
"At that time, I was in a bad mood, so I went to my hometown in the countryside, and I didn't deliberately hide it, but they understood me and didn't say it, so I was very grateful to them." Li * smiled embarrassedly, in front of the old leader, he did not hide anything, I don't know what the reason, this incident is actually very easy to verify, but there has been no clear statement.
"I said it!" Meng Haibo suddenly realized that with the wealth of the Li family, their old family must have convinced them, and they didn't try to maintain them, in fact, they should have thought of it a long time ago, but the problem was the Li family...... He didn't delve into this issue anymore, "You and Yingchen ...... What's going on? ”
Li * knew that the head of the regiment would definitely ask about this, although he had told the other party, but who could easily let go of the past; This is also something he has to face, although he has given up that relationship, "it has been dispersed, and everyone is not suitable." ”
"It's really scattered, how can it be, you ......" Meng Haibo was still a little surprised, although he also realized that it was impossible, but he was a person with more persistent feelings, and he would not give up easily, and he still hoped that they could be together in his heart.
"Different ideologies and concepts are destined not to live together." "I don't want to lose her, and the saddest thing I have ever done after retiring was to break up with her, and even though it was inevitable, I still wanted to make amends." Before I returned to Beijing from my hometown during the Spring Festival that year, I told her that I thought she could go to the station...... At least meet us! But I waited in front of the station for three hours, standing motionless at the exit of the station, and I didn't ...... I didn't hear back from her later. Perhaps, I hurt her too deeply! It's impossible for us to be together anymore! ”
Meng Haibo's heart was very uncomfortable, he didn't blame the other party in the slightest, he could understand, and he understood the other party's feelings, * not ruthless, with his persistence in the coldest season in Beijing for three hours, how precious this patience should be, and how heavy should this sadness be, how could he blame this amorous young man? At the same time, he didn't expect Liu Yingchen to be ruthless, it was originally a "match made in heaven", and a girl would be "decisive"! As the new deputy division commander, who has served as a commander in the army for many years, he understands the benefits of the Air Force* in terms of everyone's personal aspects, and how much personal will the other party should be able to refuse this temptation!
"Commander, in fact, Yingchen can't be blamed for this, it's all to blame for our family! You may have also heard that Fengguang is very bright now; But in reality, there are many dangers. "Li * felt the need to reveal some inside information to the head of the regiment, and those who were interested in these situations could easily analyze it, but in front of the old head of the regiment, it seemed that there was no need to hide it." You may think it's impossible, but it's true. Our family has risen too quickly, the foundation is not strong, and the limelight is too strong, and there is hardly anyone who is not jealous, and maybe when he wakes up, he will find that there are enemies everywhere, and he will even be uprooted. Over the years, the reason why we have been able to be safe and sound, on the one hand, is to be strong, and the most important thing is to rely on our low profile, keep a low profile, and there will not be too many people who provoke us! It can be said that it is precisely because of this that I retired, and I can't drag down the whole family because of myself! ”