Chapter 8: The Test of the Old Squad Leader
"What the hell do you ask for, I haven't thanked you for helping my uncle so much. You're still polite to me here, and if you're so outside of me, you won't let my family Bao'er deal with you tomorrow, you kid is not real. "Bao'er and her father pretended to be angry and said that I was red, and made my old face red. This guy can say anything with one mouth, and he was caught off guard.
Her dad saw that I was embarrassed, and laughed and stopped messing with me. We chatted for a while, and then I got up to leave, but Bao'er and her father insisted on leaving me to eat. I repeatedly excused myself and said that there was still something going on at home, and Bao'er and her father insisted on letting the driver take me. I told him I would just take a taxi back, but I didn't screw him in the end.
The car slowly drove out of the villa, and I was possessed by the bun again. This is the first time I have taken an imported Cayenne, and this car is as smooth as a high-speed train when passing over speed bumps. Bao'er is really low-key, and she still squeezes the bus with me at every turn, and she hasn't seen her wear a famous brand or anything.
At the same time, it also stimulated my determination to work hard, not to mention, Bao'er belongs to the kind of child who grew up in a honey pot. Although her father said that he didn't want a bride price and a dowry, it didn't seem like a joke, but if I really did that, would I still call a gentleman? Although I may not be able to twist others no matter how hard I struggle, I can't say it too often, right? It's better to eat soft rice and let me pee to death.
I can accept it if people want me, but I really can't accept it if I receive help from others. I can't let Bao'er live a hard life with me, people have been pampered since childhood, why should I find a husband to eat bran vegetables in the future? It's better to be single than to be married, even though she is for love, why should I?
But thinking about it, I have confidence again just now, in the future, I will not only rely on the immortal family, but also practice my own skills. It's not just about money, it's about curing diseases, saving people, helping people and relieving misfortunes, and we can also benefit sentient beings and accumulate merits.
Just when I was thinking wildly, the driver in a suit and tie in front of me suddenly spoke: "The dragon and phoenix among the little brothers will definitely not be in the pool in the future." ”
I looked at the middle-aged uncle in the rearview mirror, this person has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and I can see that he was also a handsome guy when he was young. If you don't know when you go out, you still think he's the big boss, it's really spirited.
I smiled and asked him, "Uncle, what did you say?" Can you tell fortunes? ”
Uncle Driver smiled: "I can't tell fortunes, but I can watch people." Mr. Ren has been following him for almost 20 years, and he has come from a small owner who opened a restaurant to today. I also worked as a driver for him from a delivery Xiali to today, whether it is a rich businessman or a leader for so many years, I have not seen who he asked me to drive, you are the first one. ”
I was stunned when the uncle said this, and then smiled bitterly. If Bao'er and her father are really so good at knowing people, then why did they let the surname Chen deceive? But I didn't say it, because Bao'er and her father really touched me, if you really want to say what the driver's uncle said, people really take us seriously. On the other hand, in addition to recognizing me, does he also want me to be good to Bao'er?
In terms of doing things alone, if he invites another gentleman, he will give the money after the matter is completed, and there is no need to send relatives from afar, right? This is a painstaking work that only fathers understand, and when the daughter is older, the father is shorter. In the face of another little man, I can be nice to you, I just hope you can be kind to my daughter. He may not be a good husband, but he is a good father, I know.
The driver's uncle is very kind and talkative, and the two of us just chatted with each other.
The driver's uncle told me that he was actually a veteran, just in time for the great disarmament in '85-87, and he was not spared the 1 million disarmament at that time. At that time, a restoration fee was given, and he took the money to take the train back to his hometown in the northeast.
At that time, the society was still quite chaotic, and there were many pickpockets at both the train station and the bus station. He was carrying his luggage and getting off the train to let people pick it up, after all, the professional soldier reacted quickly, and he held the thief down on the spot. What I didn't expect was that it was a gang, with more than a dozen young men. However, the driver's uncle was not used to them at that time, and fought with them at the train station. At that time, there were still a lot of onlookers, and the driver's uncle single-handedly injured several people. When the police came, they detained everyone, and the pickpocket gang bit back and said that he was going to rob, and then started beating people, and they were all people who couldn't stand it.
When the police questioned them, they were obviously partial to the pickpocket gangs, and now the society is very harmonious, but at that time it was really dark, and many of those organizations were actually confessional. Some people in the crowd dared to speak to prove that the uncle was the victim, and the police didn't say anything in front of so many people, and took everyone back to the bureau. The driver's uncle is not stupid, and there is nowhere to say if this meeting is reasonable, but he can't resist, otherwise the crime of attacking the police will be more complete.
When he was in a dilemma, someone in the crowd took the lead in saying that he wanted to supervise law enforcement and go to the police station with him, and the leader of this was Bao'er and her father. After entering the bureau, these people testified to the driver's uncle, and Bao'er and her father also asked someone to find a relationship to deal with. In the end, the driver's uncle came out, and he got back a lot of the recovery fee. At that time, he didn't say a word and was going to give Bao'er and her father all the restoration fees of 2,000 yuan, and the 2,000 yuan at that time was worth a life, you know, the maximum face value at that time was still ten yuan for unity.
Bao'er and her father said at the time that I didn't want to, and told the driver's uncle that I used to be a soldier, and we should fight for the country and the people all our lives, and we should not be treated unfairly! Uncle told me that he cried after hearing this, and since then he has followed Bao'er and her father, and over the years, Bao'er and her father have also taken in many veterans, and they have treated them as brothers. Maybe they don't have a high level of education and can't do anything else. Either security guards or drivers, but they are more paid than the management in the company, and they all have shares. These people have been until now, when there are people, they are called Mr. Ren, and in private they are called the old squad leader.
The driver's uncle had a reminiscent expression on his face, as if his youth was just yesterday, and I was also infected by it, and my heart was very heavy. Military men are respectable, really like a brick, where it needs to be moved.
In wartime, they shed their blood for us, and in peacetime, they are still silently sacrificing. I remember in '98, when I was very young, there was a big flood, and my family lived in Xiawazi, as the name suggests, the terrain was very low. When the flood came, our whole family stood on the roof, and I will never forget that the People's Liberation Army at that time took me in their arms, wrapped me in an overcoat, and carried me on their shoulders and swam out. When I got ashore, the half of the steamed bun he gave me was the warmest food I've ever eaten.
That year, I saw young soldiers standing barefoot in the water carrying sandbags every day, day and night. After coming ashore, his hands and shoulders were covered with large blood blisters, and his feet were blistered and his skin turned out, but there was no bleeding, because the wounds were all white.
That year, I often saw where there was another flood, and the soldiers of a company stood in the water hand in hand, blocking the flood with a human wall, and a dozen or twenty soldiers were swallowed up by the flood in an instant. At that time, it was really shocking, and sometimes in order to change an old man, the old man lived but lost several young lives. A large part of them is my age.
Today's times are different, and I want to say that the country understands the dedication of soldiers. The dedication of the soldiers, the people understand. The dedication of the soldiers, I understand.
The driver's uncle rubbed his reddened eyes and said to me: "I know that you are Bao'er's boyfriend, in the heart of the old squad leader, in Bao'er's heart, you are really good." At my age, you don't suffer if you call me Uncle Sheng, so Uncle begs you one thing, the old squad leader is such a daughter, and he regards her as the pearl of his palm. I hope you treat her well in the future, the old squad leader is a man, he can't say these words, I said it for him today. ”
I nodded, but it still didn't feel formal enough to think about it, so I asked him, "Uncle, what should I call you?" ”
Uncle Driver smiled: "My name is Zhou Wenbin, you can call me Uncle Zhou." ”
"Uncle Zhou, I remember what you said, I promise you." I say this very seriously and with great care, because I think it is a respect for a veteran and a commitment to a veteran.
"Okay, you're a gentleman, a little energetic. If you agree, you have to do it, or our old brothers won't be able to spare you. Zhou Wenbin nodded approvingly, then reached out and clicked on the tablet of the center console, and then said to the tablet: "Old squad leader, you are not wrong, this kid looks at me like this, he doesn't look down on me as a driver, and he is also very enthusiastic." Such a human heart is definitely not black, you can rest assured, haha. ”
I couldn't hear it anymore, so I leaned forward, only to see that the screen of the tablet was on, and Bao'er and her father were smiling on the screen. He also stretched out his hand to say hello to me, and he shouted at me over there, "Don't blame my uncle for trying you, I'm just such a daughter." You didn't see money just now, which means that you kid is not greedy for money, you have a lot of respect for Lao Zhou, which means that you are not snobbish, good, good, haha, you see uncle, I will be done to you in the future. ”
What is this so special, why are there such routines in dealing with an object, can't these scenes be rectified when the two of us really talk about marriage? I was really moved by the 150,000 yuan for a moment, after all, I was poor. Fortunately, I stuck to my principles·······
I smiled wryly, and was about to complain about Bao'er and her father, when Hu Shanlin on the side suddenly spoke, he glanced at the back of the car and said to me: "Let the driver find a place to park, and someone will follow us behind!" ”