Free Web NovelChapter 308: Chapter 244: Rebirth, So Good
"Damn your brother, the guy who invented the four hundred meters supplies evacuation should get at least five years."
"Nuts."
"He should be executed! Murdering hundreds of thousands, wipe out his entire family line!"
The members of the atmosphere group, Ye Jiahong and Chen Zhenghai, had finished a run and were sitting on the playground bragging.
Fang Huai was stretching while laughing.
"Both of you, one at 1:44, the other at 1:49; you run 400 meters at a marathon pace. What oppression are you pretending to face? The person who designed this probably never expected the event could be pecked at by two chickens like you."
Ye Jiahong laughed:
"You know jack shit, I was conserving my strength!
When I saw you bring down three dummies and open up three lanes, I knew there’d be no less than three rounds this afternoon.
Look at Officer Zhang, he ran a 1:38 on the first round, I bet you 20 he won’t be able to run the second one."
In those few minutes of bragging, Ye Jiahong and Chen had already given Zhang Tianwang a new nickname: Officer Zhang.
Because this name was as grounded as "Tianwang," and in the southwest, it also had a meaning similar to "Bao Pi Long."
Everyone had been busy resting over the weekend, but his performance over the past few days had already spread today.
He went running around the city with the new recruits over the big weekend and mentioned several times to Wang Peng that the Second Squadron didn’t train on Saturdays, saying it was way too easy.
The new recruits indeed didn’t dare to spread those words, but when he spoke, he didn’t consider that one of the companions was Liu Jianfeng, the big mouth.
Just like with Fang Huai’s "flat feet," if Liu Jianfeng knew, the whole squadron knew.
Everyone was secretly laughing at him, but it wasn’t appropriate to say it to his face.
Until just now, when he finished the five kilometers weight-bearing run in 20:15, panting heavily, yet casually claiming it was just a "warm-up," everyone unanimously awarded him the title of "Officer."
But Fang Huai was watching Zhang Tianwang, who was stretching vigorously on the playground, and chuckled:
"To have such perseverance, you guys are wrong to laugh at him.
Captain Ye, if I were you, I would’ve followed his suggestion just now and order everyone to add training on May Day. After all, he’s the one who’s attracted all the hatred. If it trains up talents, the credit is all yours."
Both were stunned.
The few resting nearby were also stunned.
"Damn it, you beast!" Ye Jiahong sighed heavily.
Chen Gong, sitting next to him, pointed at Fang Huai, righteously indignant: "Captain Ye, I suggest Fang Huai be stripped of his squad leader position on the spot!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second it too!"
"I do as well!"
Ye Jiahong clapped his hands on the ground, excited: "Good! The Second Squadron will set up a pigpen tomorrow! Let this turtle son raise pigs!"
Fang Huai was even more excited.
I was just running out of money.
He immediately countered: "Good! I’ve wanted to raise pigs for a long time! For piglets and fencing, that’s at least four or five thousand, right? Where do I collect this?"
Ye Jiahong paused, then looked at the other local tycoon—Chen the Outsider.
Chen Zhenghai gave him a look and lay down on the spot: "You think I am an idiot."
Then he turned to Chen Gong.
Chen Gong deflated: "Actually, I feel like I could continue to train a bit more."
Everyone lay down, giving up.
At the end of the month, no one speaks with confidence.
Ye Jiahong suddenly felt disgruntled, stood up, went forward, grabbed Fang Huai’s hand, and shook it: "Following the squadron committee’s decision, you will continue to serve as the squad leader."
Fang Huai cursed and looked around.
"So poor, then what are you lying around for? Get up! Train for the second round!"
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6:30 pm.
Fang Huai sat in the relatively quiet study room of the Special Duty Squad, holding a bottle of grape-flavored Me & You soft drink that He Zhijun had treated him to, reading a "Psychological Crisis Intervention Guide" he had found in the library.
"Z...Z..."
The mobile phone charging in the corner vibrated.
Fang Huai looked at the time and showed a helpless smile, walked to the corner to pick up the mobile phone, answered the call, and returned to his seat.
Brother Yang’s surprised voice came through the earpiece.
"Ah! I thought you wouldn’t answer, I was about to hang up."
Fang Huai’s index finger touched the smooth back of the phone, and he said with a gentle smile:
"Can you not be so considerate? I said I could only take calls after 6:30, and you’re so punctual? It’s embarrassing always making you wait, next time I’ll call you."
Yang Shaoqing said cheerfully and yet earnestly, "It’s fine, our elementary school teacher taught us to yield to the disabled, pregnant women, and soldiers. Your time is precious. I used to be the squad’s art committee member!"
Fang Huai feigned surprise: "Wow, a squad leader? That’s at least at the battalion level, right?
Turns out, my life is just a novel, ’I Am a Firefighting Soldier and the Big Squad Leader Is in Love with Me’?"
"Goose... Goose... Dead broke... Uh! I can’t say that word, you miser!"
Yang Shaoqing’s end transmitted the sound of her slapping her own mouth.
Fang Huai was silent for a moment.
He hadn’t told Yang Shaoqing about Little Black’s incident, afraid she would worry even more.
"I have something to discuss with you, Leader."
"Hmm?"
"Can you come earlier in May? On May 3rd, Squad Leader Hao is proposing, and then there’s me..."
"A proposal?! I’m coming, I’m coming!"
Before she could finish speaking, Yang Shaoqing was already overjoyed.
Hearing Yang Shaoqing’s reaction, Fang Huai had a bad feeling.
He seemed to see the (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎) expression on Yang Shaoqing’s face.
Damn it, he suddenly felt a bit of regret.
At such a young age, letting her be involved in such R-rated matters, wouldn’t it be too early for her to start fantasizing?
This is still the era of reckless killing in Taiwanese dramas, right?
What if she wanted it too? How could he refuse?
When he encouraged Hao Chengbin to propose, he was assertive, but when it came to himself, he could pick out a Qingming Festival riverside scene with his big toe.
"Cough, these are all minor things!" Fang Huai tried to downplay the event, "The main thing is, my parents are coming. They want you to spend a few days with them. Can you take a longer leave?" freewebnovёl.ƈom
"Emm... Uncle Fang and Aunt Zhang are both going to be there?" Yang Shaoqing also whispered.
Just as timid.
"Whoever you wish wasn’t there, won’t be there," Fang Huai laughed, "You, the lovely cute little princess, are exactly what they wished for. Given how much they like you, if you fancy a child from a single-parent family, they’d be ready to divorce on the spot."
Yang Shaoqing laughed, then said softly,
"...Then I’ll find a way. How long should I stay?"
Fang Huai pondered for a moment.
"They also want you to go out with them after the festival. Take a longer leave, just this once. It will set back your studies a bit, is that okay?"
All of a sudden, Yang Shaoqing remembered something, "Right, when I went home over the weekend, I visited your place twice. Where did they go? There’s dust on the door; it looks like they haven’t been back in a long time."
"You went to my house and didn’t tell me." Fang Huai laughed, "They’re now in Sichuan doing business, and they’ve made some money... no, a lot of money."
"A lot of money?"
"Yeah, I’m afraid that you’ll not be able to afford me after you graduate, so I sent them out to make money," Fang Huai teased.
"No need, no need! I’m very easy to marry... Ouch!" The moment Yang Shaoqing became flustered and shy, she heard Fang Huai’s laughter, and out of embarrassment and annoyance she blurted out, "Are you tricking me on purpose?"
Fang Huai chuckled, and then he explained seriously, "It’s me who made a lot of money. Let’s talk about this in detail when you come over. Anyway, you don’t have to try to convince your parents about my virtues. Even though I’m in the military, I can still build a solid economic foundation, and I won’t let them worry about you marrying a poor guy."
"Fang Huai, I don’t think you’re poor, don’t put pressure on yourself!" Upon hearing this, Yang Shaoqing became as anxious as if she worried he would go out collecting bear bile or venture into dangerous rivers.
Yang Shaoqing was very aware of Fang Huai’s family situation and knew how hard it was to earn money outside. Students from financially disadvantaged families who took part-time jobs outside of school could only make a few hundred yuan a month.
"Sigh." Fang Huai let out a sigh when he heard her words.
If he had met her in his previous life, even if they couldn’t make it to the end due to reality, maybe he wouldn’t have lived so miserably, right?
Such a girl could inspire all the motivations for a man to strive.
"Why the sigh? Don’t worry, just focus on being a soldier, it’s okay."
"I checked online... If you become a non-commissioned officer later, you’ll make nearly two thousand! That’s plenty to support me, and I saw netizens say that the wages will rise! Plus, I will work too!"
"The house, my parents have already bought it, and the car, we’ll buy it if we can afford it, if not, then we won’t."
Yang Shaoqing babbled on.
Fang Huai smiled.
This was probably the argument she prepared to persuade her parents. Silly girl, she really did the research.
"Don’t worry, I won’t let you live in poverty in this lifetime. You don’t have to speak for me to your parents, I’ll go and talk to them," Fang Huai spoke gently yet firmly.
Yang Shaoqing also felt reassured.
"Okay."
But then Fang Huai timidly added, "However, there’s one thing... you have to promise me."
"Hmm?"
"...If your brother wants to have a showdown with me, you have to be on my side."
"Goose... goose... goose..." Yang Shaoqing laughed so hard that she could hardly catch her breath,
"He’s so timid; he can’t beat you! I went to see him last time, and he was bullied so badly."
Fang Huai had long known that Chen Shuang was beaten up quite badly when he was a soldier in his previous life. He said with a laugh, "When I get a chance, I’ll take a leave and go with you to see him."
In fact, as conscripts, they could take leaves. With his uncle around, it was easy for him to take a leave for family matters, and there were various reasons he could use.
If he could achieve honors in the Grand Martial Arts Competition, he might just tell Master He that he was tired from training and wanted to relax, and he would probably allow it.
On this matter, Fang Huai wasn’t old-fashioned. If he had privileges, he would use them accordingly.
Yang Shaoqing had gotten used to Fang Huai’s special status and said happily, "Sure! He’d be over the moon if he saw you there!" freewēbnoveℓ.com
Fang Huai sheepishly replied, "Right, right, right. Just keep him under control when the time comes, prevent him from grabbing a gun, okay? They usually don’t issue bullets anyway, I’m afraid he’ll embarrass himself and try to smash me with the gun, since he can’t beat me, and I’ll have to pretend to let him win a couple of moves."
"You’re so bad!"
The two of them flirted with each other for a while and then hung up the phone.
"Phew..." Fang Huai let out a breath, his face bearing a smile.
Yang Shaoqing’s thoughtfulness made him feel elated.
In his previous life, relationships brought nothing but burdens to him, even the happiness and satisfaction were distorted.
Yang Shaoqing’s appearance had eased much of his unresolved feelings towards relationships.
To live again in this world, fortunate to see the vast starry sky once more.
Rebirth is wonderful.
