70s: Raising a Baby

A Zhao has had a dream since he was a child, hoping that he will grow up to be like his father.

Although Ah Zhao didn't spend much time with his father when he was young, only a few days throughout the year, he admired his father very much.

At that time, they were still living in the country. Although my grandfather didn't let him play outside very much, he still secretly made some friends.

At that time, he didn't realize that his father was a great hero. He just felt very puzzled, why other people's father was always with their children, but his father was not at home.

Once, when his mother and grandfather weren't paying attention, he sneaked outside to play with his friends, and thought he was covering it up very well, but he didn't know that his family already knew about it.

He was still playing outside. At that time, he didn't know that his father arrived home not long after he left.

"Snake, there is a snake!"

The weather was very hot, and they found a place to play under the shade of a tree. Grandpa didn't like his body getting dirty, so he wouldn't let him play in the mud. He could only play when he sneaked out every time.

Hearing his little friend's voice, Ah Zhao hadn't reacted yet. He was pinching mud, grandpa, mom and dad, even though dad was not at home, he still pinched dad.

The screams kept lingering in his ears. He heard someone calling him, and subconsciously turned back to look for them, only to find that his little friend had already run outside.

He was pointing in front of him in horror, telling him to run, and vaguely heard them say "there is a snake".

The place where they played was relatively remote, and it was Azhao who found it here, just to prevent grandpa from finding out, so even though the friends shouted loudly, no one appeared around.

Azhao looked in the direction they pointed, and found a big snake less than three meters away from him.

At that time, it was the first time he saw such a big snake. The snake felt bigger than himself and thicker than his arm. It was a giant python.

He was so scared that he didn't dare to move, watching the snake slowly crawl towards him with its red tongue sticking out.

He didn't remember his reaction at the time, but what he was sure of was that he must have been scared and panicked, at a loss, and he didn't even dare to move his head.

Although he has never seen a real snake, he has seen it in a book. His grandfather told him not to run away when he encountered a snake. He also knew that a snake would kill someone if it bit him.

Some timid little friends were so frightened that they cried and looked for their mothers there. Ah Zhao remembered that his first reaction was not to let his mother see.

Grandpa told him since he was a child that he was a boy, a man, and he had to protect his mother.

"Here, right here, there is a snake, it's so big, Ah Zhao is about to be bitten by a snake." Hearing the voice of his little friend, he should have found the adult.

But his reaction at that time was: the snake was going to knock down the little man he pinched, which he pinched for a long time. At that time, the snake was only about half a meter away from him.

Just when the snake was a few centimeters away from the little man he made, he saw a stone flying over suddenly, that snake, what happened to that snake? He didn't see clearly.

Because his eyes were dark and his eyes were covered by someone, he only heard a voice in his ear, "Don't look, close your eyes."

In fact, he really wanted to see how the snake was doing and whether it had destroyed his villain, but for some reason, he closed his eyes obediently, probably because he was also afraid.

With his eyes closed, he heard a lot of footsteps and adults chattering not far away.

Suddenly, he was picked up by a person who touched his head with a familiar voice.

"Okay, open it." Ah Zhao slowly opened his eyes, and he found himself being hugged by a man in military uniform.

"Are you afraid?" the man asked him.

A Zhao blinked and shook his head, "I'm a man, I'm not afraid." But the immature tone was still trembling.

The man smiled and rubbed his head, "Ah Zhao is very brave."

A Zhao looked at the man in front of him, wondering how he knew his name.

The man may have noticed it too, and he was not angry, "Does Zhao still remember who I am?"

Ah Zhao hesitated for a while, then shook his head.

He couldn't remember what his father's expression was when he heard this sentence, but when he grew up, in retrospect, his father must have felt uncomfortable at the time.

"Dad, I'm Dad, does Ah Zhao still remember Dad?"

"Father?" Ah Zhao called softly, with a somewhat uncertain tone.

"Yes, it's Dad."

Because of this interruption, Ah Zhao forgot the clay figurine he had made, and he didn't remember until he was brought home by his father when it was almost time to get home.

"What's wrong?" Hearing his son keep calling back, he didn't know what happened.

"I made clay figurines." At that time, Ah Zhao was still young, and Yuan Shaochen had to listen to a sentence many times before he understood it.

He turned the little man in his arms upside down, "Let's hold on at home later, Dad will accompany you."

"Really?" Ah Zhao was a little surprised, but also a little uncontrollably delighted.

"Really." Yuan Shaochen nodded.

Since that incident, the relationship between Ah Zhao and Yuan Shaochen has grown by leaps and bounds. As long as Yuan Shaochen stays at home, A Zhao will stick to him.

I don't know if it's because Ah Zhao is the first child, but Yuan Shaochen always has a preference for the other children.

But it might also be because Ah Zhao inherited his profession.

Ah Zhao told his parents when he was in junior high school that he wanted to enter the military academy and become a soldier.

In fact, Ye Jinzhi doesn't really interfere with the children's decisions, as long as they like it.

This also has a lot to do with family conditions, so that they don't have to worry about financial problems. These have given a few children a lot of confidence.

Ah Zhao also knew that her mother didn't want them to become soldiers, not because she was afraid of their suffering, but because she was a member of the family of a soldier herself, and she knew the bitterness of it.

Although the place where we live is very safe now, we don't have to worry about wars, but this is only one side of what we have seen.

Ye Jinzhi understands that her children must do their best if they don't do it, and it is inevitable that they will go to the battlefield.

And with the continuous progress of society and the continuous updating of weapons, the battlefield has become more dangerous.

On the day when Ah Zhao was sent to school, the whole family went there.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar gate, Ah Zhao still vaguely remembered that his mother took them to see his father, and it was also here.

But now, he changed with his father, this time he went in, and they watched him leave.

The university courses are divided into physical training and cultural courses. The training in the freshman year is not difficult for A Zhao, let alone the cultural courses. A Zhao has been a top student since he was a child.

As early as he decided to go to the military academy, Yuan Shaochen specially made a training form for him, which also made Azhao not long after he entered the university and was noticed by the higher authorities.