For Principal Chen, the food in the cafeteria was enough. He didn’t need to be served. In fact, he thought the cafeteria food was more fragrant and more appetizing.
“It’s not a problem for me to stop drinking or eating spicy food; just don’t arrange any life care workers for me. I already feel it’s troublesome that you guys arranged these three guards to guard me. If you guys make any more arrangements, I feel like I am a useless person.”
Principal Chen, who was eating his porridge, said earnestly, “I have already caused a lot of trouble to the army, I can’t rely on the army for everything.”
“Ye girl, you must also remember not to make any requests. I just fell into a serious illness; I’m not a cripple; I don’t need someone to take care of me as if I am a useless person. I don’t like this kind of treatment.”
Ye Jian knew Principal Chen’s temper; he had the same temperament as Old Uncle Gen. If the army needed them, they would be obliged to join the army.
But when they return to their normal lives, they would still want to solve absolutely daunting difficulties by themselves; they would never trouble the army.
Uncle Chen was a strong-headed person. He was once a world-class sniper; how could he accept a life that required so much caring?
Such a life may be a good life for others, but not for Uncle Chen. This kind of life indicated that the army denied his ability to continue to contribute to the army.
Uncle Chen couldn’t accept this the most.
Upon hearing that, Ye Jian smiled and said, “I remembered what you said. I will never ask the troops to take care of you too much. But your return to the army… does this mean it is your second service?”
Otherwise, Uncle Chen would not directly say that he was going to return to the army. Instead, he would say that he would visit the army occasionally.
Return to the army directly?
Xia Jinyuan, who was putting some steamed buns on Ye Jian’s plate, couldn’t help looking over and asked, “You can if you want to continue to stay in the army. You’ll also be happier this way.”
According to the country’s “Military Service Law”, veterans could not return to the army in principle after retiring. However, they could still return to the army if they were specially recruited.
However, the military personnel who were not considered to be of military age were only specially hired, like university hiring retired professors back to teach the class.
“Yes. If I am rehired as a special recruit, I cannot be regarded as an official soldier. However, when I return to the army, there will be no one at home. If you want to go home…” Principal Chen hesitated as he was worried that Ye Jian would return to the village in the future. That home was empty and too cold.
“Uncle Chen, I think it’s good. I am afraid that I will not return to the village often as my training and studies become heavier in the future. It will be even rarer for me to return home after joining the army. I will feel relieved if you are specially hired to return to the army.”
Ye Jian interrupted anxiously. She knew what Principal Chen was thinking about, but well, to put it in a bad way, she really didn’t have much affection for Shuikou Village…
It was probably because of the village gossip in her previous life that had badly hurt her, and it was probably because of the poor relationship she had with everyone else but her relatives that she had never felt affection for that village in her two past lives.
If Uncle Chen could be rehired by the army to stay there in the future, then everything would be just right. In the future, she would go back to the army to find Uncle Chen directly, and she could also train with the soldiers during the holidays.
Just thinking about this kind of life made the corners of Ye Jian’s mouth rose.
“It seems that you very much hope that I will return to the army. Okay, sure! As long as you have no comments, then I will make this decision! I will stay at the sniper base in Yunnan Province in the future, and I won’t be returning to Shuikou Village…”
