32: Chapter 32 Chenjia Village

The next day.

Early morning.

Chenjia Village.

Under the large locust tree at the entrance of the village, two people were standing.

One was a middle-aged woman in her fifties, wearing a washed-out padded jacket, with her hair combed neatly.

The other was an eighteen-year-old youth with a tall and straight figure and a heroic aura between his brows.

Yao Lan.

The mother of person.

And that youth was her second son — Chen Rong.

"Mom, there's no need to wait here."

Chen Rong rubbed his hands, exhaling white mist:

"The admission notice will be delivered directly to the house later."

"How cold it is for you to wait here."

"What if you catch a cold from the freezing?"

"What do you know!"

Yao Lan feigned a glare at her son:

"You were admitted to the Great Xia National Defense University!"

"National Defense University!"

In her eyes flickered a proud light.

Great Xia National Defense University.

That was one of the top military academies in the country.

Directly led by the Central Command Military Commission.

It was the cradle for cultivating Advanced military talents.

The students who walked out from there.

Either became Advanced generals or entered the national defense scientific research System.

Every single one of them was a pillar of the country.

Moreover, the admission rate of National Defense University was extremely stringent.

Not only did it require excellent grades, but also political reviews, physical examinations, psychological tests...

After layers of screening, the country actually recruited less than a thousand people each year.

Being able to get into National Defense University was an honor dreamed of by countless people.

"If your father knew in the netherworld—"

Yao Lan's voice choked up slightly:

"He would definitely be proud of you too."

"And your older brother..."

She raised her head and looked into the distance:

"Who knows when your older brother will be able to come home."

"At that time, our whole family will properly celebrate for you."

Chen Rong's eye sockets also turned red.

His father passed away early.

It was his mother alone who raised him and his older brother.

Washing clothes, cooking, farming, working...

His mother's hands had long since become rough and unbearable.

And older brother person enlisted in the army a year ago.

When he left, he vowed solemnly to protect the home and defend the country.

But after leaving, there was never any news again.

Only occasionally would someone deliver some subsidies.

Saying it was person's allowance.

"Mom, don't you worry."

Chen Rong held his mother's hand:

"When I graduate from National Defense University—"

"I will definitely let you live a good life."

"Silly child."

Yao Lan smiled and wiped away her tears:

"Mom doesn't ask anything of you."

"As long as you two brothers can both be safe and sound—"

"Mom will be satisfied."

"Hehe, I know, Mom."

Chen Rong scratched his head:

"Stop nagging."

"You child—"

Yao Lan scolded with a smile, wanting to hit her son.

Right at this moment—

In the distance, a car drove over.

On the green car body were printed four bright red characters: "Great Xia Post".

"It's here! It's here!"

Chen Rong shouted excitedly.

The car stopped at the entrance of the village.

A middle-aged man wearing a postal uniform got out of the car.

"Excuse me, are you the family members of classmate Chen Rong?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Yao Lan hurried forward:

"I am his mother!"

"That's right then."

The postman carefully took out a gold-stamped envelope from his bag.

That envelope was twice as large as ordinary envelopes.

The cover was dark red, printed with a golden national emblem on it.

Below the national emblem was a line of gold-stamped large characters:

"Great Xia National Defense University"

Chen Rong received the envelope with both hands.

His hands were trembling slightly.

The postman said with a smile:

"Congratulations, classmate Chen Rong."

"Being able to get into National Defense University is the pride of the country."

"Study hard and serve the country in the future!"

"Thank you! I definitely will!"

Chen Rong nodded vigorously.

After the postman left.

Chen Rong carefully opened the envelope.

Inside was a thick admission notice.

The cover of the notice was a dark blue hard shell.

Embroidered with gold thread on it was the school emblem of National Defense University—

A sharp sword piercing through a shield, pointing straight at the firmament.

Engraved on the sword body were eight characters:

"Pillars of national defense, backbone of the nation."

Chen Rong opened the notice.

On the first page was a photo.

Majestic school gates, solemn teaching buildings, neat playgrounds...

On the second page was the admission information:

"Comrade Chen Rong:

After research and decision by our school's Admissions Committee, you have been admitted to our School of Command and Management.

Major: Military Command.

Schooling System: Four years.

Reporting time: Month X, Day X.

May you cherish the opportunity, study hard, and contribute strength to the national defense cause!"

And at the very bottom, engraved in archaic seal script, was a line of characters:

"Not coming for fame and fortune, only for the mountains and rivers to remain safe and sound."

Looking at the admission notice, Chen Rong's tears gushed down.

Cultivating pillars for the country.

Forging the Great Wall for the people.

This was the mission of National Defense University.

And he would become a brick of this Great Wall.

"Mom..."

He choked out:

"I got in..."

"Good! Good!"

Yao Lan also cried:

"My son has made something of himself!"

"If your dad were still here, how wonderful that would be..."

The mother and son hugged together.

Tears wetted that gold-stamped notice.

Half an hour later.

The Chen family.

A dilapidated small courtyard.

Green bricks and grey tiles, mottled wooden doors.

A few vegetables were planted in the courtyard, along with an old locust tree.

As soon as Yao Lan and the other returned home, they froze in place.

They saw that the window glass was shattered all over the floor.

The vegetables in the courtyard were trampled into a mess.

Inside the house stood several young people with dyed yellow hair.

The leader had a cigarette in his mouth and a look of disdain on his face.

"Zhou Fei!"

Chen Rong's expression changed drastically.

He pulled his mother behind him and sternly shouted:

"What do you want to do!"

"I've already told you, Xiaoxue and I have no relationship!"

The yellow-haired youth called Zhou Fei sneered:

"No relationship?"

"No relationship and she buys you milk tea to drink?"

"You fucking actually dared to drink it?!"

He spat out a mouthful of smoke fiercely:

"Do you think that just because you got into university, you're amazing?"

"And you can fight me for a woman?"

"I'm telling you—"

He pointed at Chen Rong:

"Liu Xue is mine!"

"Whoever dares to touch her, I will kill them!"

"You're talking bullshit!"

Chen Rong said angrily:

"I explained problems to Xiaoxue before, that cup of milk tea was her gratitude to me!"

"It's as simple as that!"

"Also, I don't like her at all!"

Zhou Fei and Chen Rong were classmates.

To be precise, they were former classmates.

Because after the college entrance examination ended, they graduated.

And Zhou Fei liked a girl in the class.

Liu Xue, the class belle.

Good grades, pretty, and gentle in personality.

She was the goddess in the hearts of countless boys.

But Liu Xue had no interest in Zhou Fei at all.

Instead, she frequently asked Chen Rong for guidance on problems.

Sometimes, she would also buy Chen Rong milk tea and send breakfast.

This drove Zhou Fei mad with jealousy.

"Don't like her?"

Zhou Fei sneered:

"Then why is she so good to you? Did she take a fancy to you? Do you also have feelings for her?"

"I said no!"

Chen Rong gritted his teeth:

"And even if she likes me, that's her freedom!"

"What right do you have to interfere?!"

"What right?"

Zhou Fei grinned viciously and pulled out a switchblade:

"Just by this!"

"You—"

Yao Lan was terrified and pulled Chen Rong behind her back:

"What are you going to do?!"

"What am I going to do?"

Zhou Fei walked forward:

"Today I'm going to let this kid know."

"What the outcome is of provoking me, Zhou Fei!"