“Bring up your grandchildren, and not your children is a custom passed down from our ancestors.” The smile on Supreme Commander Xia’s face deepened even more. Obviously, he quite liked this subject, he’s already fifty-nine years old and was at the age of wanting to bring up grandkids.
The atmosphere inside the car was quite great. Occasionally, the security personnel would interject with his comment while laughing, allowing Ye Jian to see the amiable and warm side of Supreme Commander Xia in his life, which made him feel much more approachable.
Xia Jinyuan noticed her brows were relaxed, and her expression revealed a heart-warming smile, only then did he gently exhale in his heart.
It’s good that this made her happy, he was more worried that she’ll sit on it by herself, and hurt her own body in the end.
“Tomorrow, we’ll send Uncle Chen to Shuikou Village, and the day after that, we’ll be heading to Anyang City to report to school, what do you think?” Amongst the cheery laughter, Xia Jinyuan asked Ye Jian, “Uncle Chen has intentions to return to Shuikou Village and live there long-term, since there’s a Military unit over there, he wouldn’t be too lonely.”
Since Old Uncle Gen had retired, he had always toured around the Bootcamp in the deep mountains, the old man had spent his life very fruitfully, Principal Chen also hoped that he could do the same.
Ye Jian nodded her head gently, “Uncle Chen had told me before that he wanted to spend his retirement in Shuikou Village. My home is quite close to the Bootcamp, Uncle Chen can visit the Bootcamp whenever he wants, he could also give the soldiers some guidance, and there’ll be some mental support for him.”
Uncle Chen and Grandpa Gen were similar in that they did not have their own kids, her on the other hand, will spend more of her years outside, and will be hard for her to find time to even come back once a year,… there was no way for her to even repay their kindness for bringing her up. Ye Jian’s lips couldn’t help but to purse together slightly.
Noticing that, Supreme Commander Xia exclaimed: “All of you had grown up, while we can see you take flight, we’ll also feel quite happy even if we’re stuck on the ground. Little Ye, don’t you worry about Old Chen’s life, he will spend his days really well.”
With one look, he managed to discern the worries in Ye Jian’s heart.
“Uncle Chen isn’t the average man, he managed to bring you up single-handedly. How would the military be willing to let him leave like that? Little Ye, study well, and improve your own skills, showing your best results will be the best consolation for Old Chen.”
Xia Jinyuan said: “Travelling far is not bidding farewell. Instead, it is for you to better repay the two elders for bringing you up. Ye Jian, Uncle Chen and Old Uncle Gen are also the same, they’ll hope you could travel further, fly higher, understand.”
Although his little fox was a strong-minded one, when faced with the departure of her dearest family, the shock she was in was not something that they could ever imagine.
Against Supreme Commander Xia’s enlightening words, Xia Jinyuan’s concern, a shallow smile once again appeared on the edge of Ye Jian’s lips, “Mhm, I understand. There’s no way I can stay by the elder’s side usually, so whenever I have the time, I will definitely come back to see Uncle Chen.”
“That’s right after we arrive at the guesthouse, you and Xia Jinyuan should accompany Old Chen more while I wouldn’t be able to stay here for much longer.” Supreme Commander Xia took a glance at the time, the flight was at 10:30 p.m., he still had some time to have a chat with the young’ uns.
He gradually straightened the amiable smile on his face, he stared seriously at the young girl carrying the hopes of the military, he sternly said: “Ye Jian, living people can only move forward forever, and must not take a step back. When you take a step back, you need to take a hundred steps more in the future to catch up. Time will not be waiting for you, and the ones who overtook you will definitely not be waiting for you. If you don’t want to chase after other people, then you can only march forward without stopping.”
“This is my expectation towards you and Xia Jinyuan, and also the expectation the Old Squad Leader had for you. I hope you can recover your thoughts as soon as possible, put yourself wholeheartedly into your new life, and start your new journey.”
This was an instruction coming from the Military’s Supreme Commander, and also the show of concern from the older generation to the younger generation.
Ye Jian in this life is finally never going to be lonely!
