Compared with Guo's mother and brother, Guo's mother and sister-in-law do not particularly want to return to the mainland, the main reason for this is that she has received probation education from the "party-state" government since she was a child, and she has no feelings for the mainland, and she herself is a native of Taiwan Island, so she does not know at all what the situation is like in the mainland on the other side of the sea, and what kind of people are there.

"Madam, I have signed up for the "Taiwan Island Veterans Homecoming Group", will you go back with me? ”

"It's good to go back and see, if it's like the one in your videotape, maybe it's still a good opportunity to invest." In the eyes of Guo's mother and sister-in-law, as long as it is linked to vested interests, it can be done, after all, she and her husband have been working hard in the shopping mall for many years, and she has long been a "female general" in the investment field.

When Guo's mother and brother and his wife came to the "training class for veterans returning to their hometowns", they found that most of the people who came here were old people in their sixties and seventies, and there was hardly a young person in sight.

"Sir, is that you?" An elderly man walked up to Brother Guo's seat and looked at Brother Guo's mother carefully.

"You are?"

"I'm Director Wang of the Training Department, you don't know me, sir."

"I haven't seen you in years, are you okay?" It turned out to be an old colleague in the army, Brother Guo's mother seemed very excited, and the two held their hands together and did not let go for a long time.

"We haven't seen each other for more than 20 years."

"Yes, we are all summing up, the commander left the army quietly for what to do, and later I learned in the newspaper that you are already a successful businessman."

"The main thing is that I'm tired of military life for a long time, and I'm catching up with disarmament, so it's not good to leave your position to someone else, when did you come back?"

"I only retired a few years ago. also got married in the central city and gave birth to a son, and now the son has a son. ”

"Congratulations, what's the matter, you're here too?"

"It's hard to leave the homeland, when I left the mainland, my father and mother were still alive, and my wife and children hadn't been in touch for more than 30 years. Go back and see that there are no relatives in your hometown, sir, do you want to go back too? ”

"Yes, this is my wife, we are going to return to the mainland in the first batch, I also have a sister in the mainland, in the north of City A."

It has been more than 30 years since the national education on Taiwan Island. Most of the young people know that they are "people of the Republic of China", and no one has ever been to the mainland, and there are very few descriptions of the mainland from books, and most of them attack the mainland government. In the minds of these young people, "the mainland government is engaged in communism, production, communism, and bullying, and conducts campaigns all day long." No rich people are allowed, and it is better to kill a thousand people who have committed historical crimes. I won't let one go. ”

Among this group of Taiwan veterans, most of them did not marry wives and have children, basically they had wives and children in their hometowns far away from the mainland, and after arriving on Taiwan Island, they all reported a common goal, that is, to fight back to the mainland, under the leadership of the "old president", they have been preparing for more than 20 years, except for the "Korean War" in the 50s of the last century, most of the time, they are training, and finally reached the age of disarmament and discharge, as soldiers, they cannot get the same resettlement money as the officers to live again, and they are driven inThe "pension center" is that the government has raised them, these people have been very old, and they do not have too much savings, so naturally they want to start a family again, and it is even more difficult, and it is difficult to catch up, the mainland and Taiwan Island signed an agreement, agreeing that the veterans in Taiwan will return to their hometowns to see, and everyone will report the purpose of "trying it out" and come here, hoping to return to their hometowns one day, so that they can meet their relatives who have been separated for many years.

"Quiet, all quiet, now class." A middle-aged man in a suit walked in, followed by several military personnel and some so-called "instructors".

"Next, I will name the personnel, according to the regulations, if the personnel who do not come to participate in the training do not come to report for duty three times, they will cancel their request to return to the mainland, and the roll call will begin below."

Brother Guo's mother was very happy, for returning to the mainland, it was his wish for many years, and when his name was called, he shouted "yes".

First of all, he described the current situation inside and outside Taiwan, and talked about the communication between the two parties in the mainland and Taiwan in recent years, and the two sides reached a consensus on certain issues; in order to give the veterans who came to Taiwan a chance to visit their homes, this "instructor" said with special emphasis: "Originally, the mainland government did not allow everyone here to go back, they said that you are reactionaries and persona non grata, but under the repeated demands of the Taiwan government, they had to agree to our request. We've earned it. ”

When the "instructor" said that the efforts of the Taiwan government had brought about this matter, the audience burst into thunderous applause, just as the army had won a battle, and the veterans were overjoyed, but only Guo's mother and brother and his wife were not very enthusiastic in their applause, because they knew that this might be said in reverse.

"You here, I heard that there is a hometown in City A, and now I would like to invite Lieutenant Colonel XX to give you a lecture, his hometown is in City A, and I would like to ask him to tell you how the mainland government treats people like us."

I saw a soldier in military uniform, who walked up to the stage, saluted the audience with a standard military salute, and then began his speech.

"I am a native of City A, my hometown is in the north of the mainland, I am not like everyone here, I came to Taiwan in the 40s of the last century, I came here in the early 70s, people here, some people may know me, I am the first person to fly the plane from the mainland to Taiwan Island."

Guo's mother and sister-in-law touched her husband with her arm and whispered in his ear, "I know this person, when I came to Taiwan, it seems that I rewarded him with fifty gold bars and a villa." ”

Since the early 70s of the last century, he has been giving lectures on Taiwan Island, specifically saying how hard the people in the mainland are, and that it is not a human life at all, and that the mainland government has taken measures to eliminate all the former "reactionaries" and "capitalists" so that their lives are worse than death.

After the lieutenant colonel finished his lecture, another polite Confucian came up, "Now I would like to announce to you that my country has precautions for veterans returning to the mainland, please listen well." ”

The first day of the training course lasted more than three hours and finally ended, and according to the "instructors", only those who had listened to the entire course were eligible to return to their hometowns to visit their relatives, and it would take some days for them to wait.

Guo's mother and sister-in-law, who returned home, said to her husband very nervously, "You still don't want to go back, haven't you heard what the lieutenant colonel said, the mainland government is quite strict about political censorship, and you have done a lot of things that are sorry for the people. ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense, every time I go to Hong Kong, I will get information from the mainland from the mouth of senior monks, and now that the period of turmoil has long passed, the mainland is engaged in reform and opening up, and historical issues will not be pursued."

"I'm still a little scared, or let's wait a little longer, and when the veterans come back from the mainland, let's ask them." Madame was very worried about her husband's trip, and if it were really as the "lieutenant colonel of the national army" said, her husband was not only a traitor, but also a reactionary, and he was a person who committed "great crimes", and it would not be an exaggeration to shoot him a hundred times.

"I'll be the first to go back, I won't believe what they say, I'm so old, even if I die there, it's enough, if you're afraid, I'll go back by myself." Guo's mother and brother are very firm about returning to the mainland, even if he is "dead", he must be the first to go back.

After layers of approval, repeated training, and finally waited for the day to return to the mainland, Guo's mother and brother were very happy, for this return, he prepared for many years, not only brought a lot of gifts to his sister and nephews, but also brought a lot of "US dollars", for fear that the hometown people would say that he was stingy, and the mainlanders love face.

When the veterans stood in a row and passed through the airport security checkpoint, Guo's mother and brother and his wife were stopped, "Sir, there is a problem with your documents, please come with us." ”

Guo's mother and brother were taken to an office, and it was then that he realized that his old friend was waiting for him there, and when he saw his old friend, he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"Old friend, you're here to see me off, I'm so excited, I'm going back to my hometown."

The old friend said with a solemn face, "Didn't the multi-day training dispel your idea of going back?" ”

"I thought about it, even if I die, I will die in my hometown in the mainland."

"Originally, your registration form didn't pass, I deliberately sent you to the training class, I thought you could turn back, but I didn't expect you to fall deeper and deeper."

"Why do you say this, is my document fake?"

"The documents are real, but you can't leave, you are an important member of the party-state, and you are not allowed to go over there."

"I'm not anymore, I'm just an ordinary citizen now, they go, why can't I go?"

"They are them, most of them are homeless, you are not, you used to be a high-ranking military official, and now you are a successful businessman, if you want to go over there, the impact will be great, listen to me, go back."

Brother Guo's mother still wanted to argue with his old friend, so he asked his wife to pull him away, just like that, Brother Guo's mother was only one step away from returning to China, and he was "refused" to return to the mainland this time. (To be continued......)