Chapter 6: The Haze of Prosperity
June 15, 2070 at 13 o'clock - Earth Singapore - Training Camp Cafeteria "Mark. "What?" "I finally know why your cousin is so strong." "Why?" "You can eat it." "This one is." "I've eaten four bowls of rice and I'm still eating. Suffice it to say that if the whole battalion of fighters ate like this, then the accountant of the finance department would have hanged himself. Mark remained speechless at James joke and walked over to Watts with a bowl of soup. Okay Watts, stop eating, drink soup. "Haha, thank you cousin, you are really my brother, bring me soup." "The purpose of my soup is to tell you not to eat it, you still eat it, put this chicken leg down for me!" "I've taken it all, will anyone else eat it?" "Then why is your other hand close to the other drumstick?" "I" "Eat and follow me in 30 seconds, and we can go home and have a look in the afternoon holiday." "Home? Good. Hearing the words "go home" was like being beaten with chicken blood, Watts ate the leg in six bites and licked the bone, which took less than twenty seconds. Looking at Watts, who went out of the cafeteria door with Mark, the other recruits shivered in unison. "Foodie, definitely foodie......"
Mark and the others left the training camp after registering in the security section, waited at the station where they came, and then boarded the bus home.
I have to say that the development of human science and technology has a great impact on people's livelihood, for example, the maglev bus that Mark is riding now is a product of the 50s of this century. The maglev bus is essentially the same as the maglev train at the beginning of the 21st century, which uses the interaction between the electromagnet and the directional magnetic rail laid underground to make the bus suspended in the air. The maglev bus runs smoothly, fast, has a high safety factor, and uses environmentally friendly solar energy, which has zero pollution to the environment and has become a model in the transportation industry. There must be advantages and disadvantages, and maglev buses have also inherited some of the shortcomings of ordinary buses and have certain limitations. Because of the high speed, the maglev bus can only stop at the designated stop; Because of the use of solar energy, there is no maglev bus working after 9 p.m. It is precisely because of these shortcomings of maglev buses that some people who rely on short-distance transportation for a living can continue to earn money to support their families.
"Passengers 14 and 15 please note that the bus is about to arrive, please be ready to get off." In order to prevent passengers from sleeping until the terminal designed voice prompt system sounds, Mark and the two arrive at the station. "Huazi, get out of the car." "Roger."
A bus stop is a platform that extends from outside the road, and suspended buses can stop at the edge of the platform and let passengers off. Getting off the bus, Mark and the others trotted all the way through the bustling downtown to a noodle restaurant.
"Brother, I didn't bring anything this time, I..." Fast in. As soon as he pushed Watts in, Mark followed. Welcome? Wattsbrother? Elder brother? A black-haired, blue-eyed waitress had just politely greeted Watts before she cried out. Watts scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Linlin, I'm here again." "Aha, Linlin, aren't you happy that my brother is back? Come hug one. With that, Mark opened his arms and hugged him. Unexpectedly, the waiter turned sideways to avoid the "wolf hug", grabbed his ear from Mark's side, and said viciously: "Okay, brother, you went to be a volunteer behind your parents' back, and you are still very arrogant when you come back?" "Mark was obviously spoiled and did not break free, but quickly begged for mercy." Painful, Linlin let go. "Dad, brother is back!"
Hearing the noise outside, an uncle who was preparing the afternoon ingredients in the kitchen, that is, Comrade Mark's father, Uncle Ma Jima, appeared. Seeing her father come out, Erin quickly let go, and Mark quickly returned to a serious demeanor, and he didn't dare to come out. Uncle Ma glanced at Mark and said lightly, "Coming back?" The more calm his father became, the more nervous Mark became, and his voice trembled a little. Father...... I...... I am back. "Which bootcamp." "Lion City Training Camp." "What's the instructor's name?" "Guan Zhendong." "Oh? He's okay. What have you learned in the past two days? "Combat armor * made, long-distance running breathing method." "Who taught it?" "Armor is taught by an instructor, and breathing is taught by a veteran." "Hmm. Yo, Huazi is here too? Linlin, go and pour you a cup of tea for Brother Watts. "yes, got it." It was only at this point that Mark's hanging heart relaxed.
"Sit down." Ma Lao Bo pulled a chair and sat down, and motioned for Mark and the others to sit down as well. Looking at his son who had grown up in front of him, Uncle Ma was a little lost. "Alas, I knew for a long time that you would one day be a soldier, but I didn't expect you to become a volunteer. Say, to be a volunteer. Faced with his father's question, Mark said two words without thinking: "Freedom." "Freedom" Uncle Ma fell into deep thought, and Mark and the others did not dare to disturb him, so they sat quietly.
At this moment, there were waves of demonstrations on the street outside. "Protest against the government's cuts in subsidies for the poor!" "Protest against the government's cuts in subsidies for the poor!" "Protest against the monopoly of the grain market by the capitalists!" "Protest against the monopoly of the grain market by the capitalists!" The "protest" march was long, numbering at least 2,000 people, and some demonstrators walked outside the procession to hand out leaflets to the crowds on the streets. The three of them also received the leaflets, and Uncle Ma looked at the leaflets in his hand and couldn't help but sigh: "In the past few days, there have been demonstrations everywhere, and the government has cut a lot of social benefits that are beneficial to the people in order to save expenses. In order to raise military spending, some monopoly industries were handed over to wealthy businessmen to obtain their donations. These people were only a small part of the marching army, and you didn't know anything about the outside world in the training camp, and even the government building was surrounded by demonstrators on the day of the largest number of people, at least 200,000 people participated. However, there was no response from the government, and the CIS considered this to be Singapore's internal affair and did not intend to intervene. So, Mark, Watts, go and be a qualified soldier, only by driving out the Zerg can the common people live a good life. "Dad" "Rest assured training, your dad and my noodle restaurant business is still good, I won't starve to death." "No, actually, what I want to say is, why don't you become an instructor?" "No comment." Marco was speechless for a moment, and said in his heart that this is not what the police often say.
When the three of them returned to the noodle shop, Erin had already brought the brewed tea and put it away, and stood behind Uncle Ma's seat prettyly, watching Watz stunned. "Ahem, since you two are back, go get the broken ice out of the freezer, the broken ice has accumulated too much and consumes electricity. Linlin, you wipe the tables and chairs and everything, there are no guests in the afternoon, so you don't have to be in a hurry like in the morning. "Got it." Ten minutes later, a shovel shoveled down a basketball-sized piece of ice, and Mark angrily smashed it, shoveled it into a cart, pushed it out, and then ...... "Cousin" "Oh? Help Linlin finish wiping the table and chairs? Mark's voice was cold, and Watts felt as if he was being targeted by a wild wolf, and replied tremblingly, "End...... Finished. "Hehe, good, go shovel all the crushed ice left in the freezer." "I" faced Mark's blatant revenge, Huazi was helpless, who said that he didn't come to help. "Brother, I'm here to help too." Seeing that his sister, who had been hiding far away in the past, actually took the initiative to work, Mark was stunned for a moment, then reacted, patted Watts on the shoulder, and continued to shovel ice, but the atmosphere was extraordinary...... Uncanny......
With the help of two people, the broken ice in the ice storage was quickly cleaned up, and the three of them sat at the door of the ice storage and chatted. "Ahh Mark pinched Erin's nose dotingly, and said with a smile: "Linlin, you have weak resistance and don't know how to wear more clothes?" "I don't have any clothes." "Go buy it." Erin was silent for a while, and then said while fiddling with her fingers: "Brother, when the mall is about to close, many things are on sale, I want to buy a new dress" Gently pressing his hand on his sister's head, Mark smiled and said: "Well, brother understands, my parents don't give money, right?" "Hmm. Brother" Erin looked at Mark with a pitiful look, and shook her hands around Mark's right arm. "Okay, okay, don't shake it, if you shake it again, you will dislocate it, brother will buy it for you, but you have to study hard, you can't be like brother and can't be admitted to college." "Hee-hee, I know that my brother is the best." "Watts, one and a half." Watts was shocked and asked, "What's the matter with me?" "Is Linlin your cousin?" "Yes." "Did you buy a gift when you came?" "Nope." "That's right. Walk. "Amount"
Watching the three of them frolicking and leaving the noodle shop, Uncle Ma was very relieved and sad, he didn't know how long the noodle shop could last, and he didn't know if it could be used for Erin to finish high school and college. "Perhaps, the day Linlin graduates, is the day I go back to the barracks. Alas, "Uncle Ma's sigh echoed in the empty noodle tube