After about 20 minutes of the bus, Chen Fan came to the nearest bus stop to his home, which made Chen Fan feel amazed again, because the road from home to the Civil Affairs Bureau used to take at least 40 minutes by bus, but now it is half saved.

After getting out of the car, Chen Fan walked all the way to his home along the memory, perhaps because Chen Fan's home is relatively remote, and the changes here are not as big as the city center, about five minutes, Chen Fan returned to the community where he lived, the highest house here is only five floors, just walked into the community, Chen Fan saw his father standing on the balcony looking forward to it, he raised his hand and waved at his father, and the father who saw Chen Fan's figure hurriedly turned around and shouted twice into the room, because there were at least one or two hundred meters away, Chen Fan couldn't hear what his father said, but he didn't have to guess to know that his father must be informing his mother that he had arrived home.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Fan smelled the smell of spiced cured beef, which was his favorite thing to eat, I remember that when I was still studying, the school was a boarding system, and I could only go home once a month, and every time I returned to school, my mother would make a big bowl of cured beef for Chen Fan to take to school to eat.

"It's so fragrant, Mom, I'm making cured beef again this year......" After taking off his shoes, Chen Fan shouted in the direction of the kitchen.

"Come in quickly, just wear two clothes, aren't you cold?" Seeing Chen Fan, his father hurriedly took the down jacket that Chen Fan wore before he was a soldier.

"It's okay, it's not cold, you're in good health...... Chen Fan patted his chest and said to his father. However, although he excused himself, he still ended up with the clothes in his father's hand.

"The cubs are back, sit down for a while, and lunch will be ready soon." From the kitchen came the sound of my mother's happiness.

"Mom, you don't have to cook so many dishes, it's just the three of us, and we can't finish eating." Looking at the dishes that were already on the table in the living room, Chen Fan frowned and shouted towards the kitchen.

Chen Fan's family background is average, before Chen Fan became a soldier, his parents could barely maintain the family's livelihood, but two years after Chen Fan enlisted in the army, his parents' original work unit had been declared bankrupt, and there were more than 10 years before his parents retired.

Seeing Chen Fan's expression, his father guessed Chen Fan's thoughts at a glance, he patted Chen Fan's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, although our family conditions are average, we can still afford to eat a good meal, and the family is not as difficult as you imagined." ”

Hearing his father say this, Chen Fan nodded and sat down, at this time his mother walked out of the kitchen with the last dish, looking at his mother with a wrinkled face, Chen Fan quickly stood up and reached out to take the dish in his mother's hand.

"Sit, eat, eat, have fun today, the cub is finally home, old man, make an exception tonight for a drink as a family." The mother smiled as she took out half a bottle of Erguotou from the kitchen.

The two elders kept asking Chen Fan about the things in the army, and Chen Fan was also happy to talk to the two elders about the five years of army experience.

Some people may ask, isn't there family leave in the army? Why Chen Fan hasn't been home for five years as a soldier, as I said earlier, because Chen Fan's family background is not good, and when he comes home and has one more person to eat, his parents will definitely buy him this and that when they see Chen Fan coming home, this will make the family even worse if they are not wealthy, so Chen Fan simply does not go home, and Chen Fan will only leave a small part of the monthly allowance in the army, and the rest will be sent back home.

"Come back this time, just have a good rest for a year, you have a placement card when you go to the army, and when you come back, the government will arrange a job for you, but if you want to be assigned to a good unit, you still need to go to the relationship, you don't have to worry about this, I'll find a way with your mother." After thirty years of drinking, his father said to Chen Fan.

"Dad, Mom, I thought about it before I came back, I would be suffocated if I stayed at home like this, I will go to find a job tomorrow, and get a temporary worker to do it first, no matter how much the salary is, at least I can reduce the burden on my family and accumulate some work experience." Hearing his father's words, Chen Fan opened his mouth and said his thoughts.

"In such a hurry? You've just come back, why don't you take a few more days off, it's going to be the New Year in a month or two, you have to look for a job, and you can look for it after the New Year. Hearing Chen Fan's words, his mother said with some reluctance.

"Mom, you don't know, now it's because it's almost the New Year, so many people quit their jobs and go home, the market demand for temporary workers is very large, it will be easier to find a job at this time, I just got out of the army, and I have no work experience, only at this time to find a job, it is more hopeful." Chen Fan explained.

"Fan cub is right, don't worry about it, the child should have his own opinions when he grows up, since he has already considered it, he naturally has his own ideas, but ......" Speaking of this, Chen Fan's father paused and turned his head and asked, "Have you thought about what to do?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's take a look first, but let's rule it out to be a driver, I have been a soldier for five years, I have been driving a car for four and a half years, and now I want to vomit when I see the car." Chen Fan made a disgusted expression and smiled at his parents.

"You will be content with a skill, like your son, if it weren't for me to sail the boat, as soon as this broken unit goes bankrupt, our family can only drink the northwest wind." Chen Fan's father said.

"Your father is right about this, now recruiting workers outside, unless you are a skilled worker, who is willing to recruit an old man like us who is over half a hundred years old, fortunately, your father is still a little capable among these old people who drive boats in Linghu, otherwise, how do you think our family has come over in the past two years." Mother should be with you.

"Mmmmmm, I know, I just said, don't consider the driver industry for the time being, our driving skills are still leveraged, I'm still young, and now I have just entered the society, so I naturally want to learn more new knowledge, now the network industry is so developed, I think it's better to get in touch with the computer industry first, but look at it, who knows......" Chen Fan nodded and responded.

After the meal, Chen Fan began to go back to his room to sort out his luggage, while his parents went out separately, not knowing what to do, maybe to show off his son to his neighbors and relatives and friends to go home.

Chen Fan, who took off his military uniform and changed into civilian clothes, took out the cockade, epaulette, collar flower he had kept from his luggage, as well as a third-class meritorious medal, a medal for an outstanding soldier, he carefully put away these things and put them in the depths of the closet, these things are the glory of a soldier's life, a veteran, and a lifetime of memory.

After packing his things, Chen Fan felt a little tired, maybe because he had a lunch break every day when he was in the army, or maybe because he was woken up in the middle of the night last night and didn't sleep well.