Second Uncle did not know how to react when he saw the serial number Fang Zhao had given him. Second Aunt started checking. Her generation had served in the military, so she knew where to look.
After finding the official search platform, Second Aunt entered the numbers and letters on the serial number. After entering, she double-checked it three times before clicking search. Then she stared at the results with wide eyes.
When Second Uncle saw the results, he wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him. He looked at the search platform. It was correct. They had used this platform when they had served in the military. "This... this..."
"This... this..." Second Uncle of the Fang family looked at the results of the inquiry and then looked at Fang Zhao. He could not form a complete sentence for a long time. He felt that Fang Zhao had changed too much in the six years they had not seen each other. He could accept the change in Fang Zhao's personality. This sort of change was not rare. Six years was enough to change a person's personality, but not everyone could get a spot in the military with just a few words.
Fang Yu had already scrolled over to see the results. His jaw was stretched, and it was easy to see how shocked he was.
"The company gave me a Memorial Day benefit," Fang Zhao said.
"Your company gives out this kind of benefit?" This was the first time Fang Yu had heard of such a thing. Although he did not have a good impression of Fang Zhao, Fang Zhao was helping him, so he could not put up a perfunctory attitude. He felt a little awkward, but he was also curious as to how Fang Zhao had gotten such a slot. Besides, people who could get a slot would usually keep it for themselves. Who would give it away so easily like Fang Zhao?
Second Uncle and Second Aunt had the same thought.
"Little Zhao, you haven't served yet. Why don't you keep it for yourself? "Second Uncle asked worriedly." You might not know the importance of a slot. Let me tell you... "
"I still have one for myself."
Fang Zhao's words successfully stopped Second Uncle. After a pause, Second Uncle said with a complicated expression, "That … that's good …" The hand holding the cup was still trembling. It was clear that he was not as calm as he looked on the surface.
One military slot was enough to shock them. He actually had another?!
"Little Zhao, Second Aunt thanks you for this!" Second Aunt looked at Fang Zhao seriously. "I haven't seen you in six years, and you have become quite capable. Originally, Second Uncle and I were worried that you would run into trouble at work. Now it seems that you are much more capable than we thought. But if there is anything you need us for, Second Uncle and I will do our best to help you. "
"Yes, yes! Little Zhao, don't stand on ceremony with us if you need any help! "Second Uncle hurriedly said.
Fang Zhao's big favor made Second Uncle and Aunt Fang a little flustered. For the first time, they clearly understood that the current Fang Zhao was no longer the child they remembered. He was someone who could truly make decisions.
"Little Zhao, let Fang Yu bring you to your room to rest. If there's nothing else, sleep here tonight." The Fangs' second uncle was not a talkative person. After giving them a few reminders, he went to the kitchen with the Fangs' second aunt to cook. Most of the year, they ate takeout or convenience food. In the New Era, there was a wide variety of such foods. When the couple was busy, they would eat at the office or order takeout or convenience food. The children would eat at school. Only during the holidays, when the family gathered together, would they cook for themselves.
To Fang Zhao's to Fang to to to to his own, Second, Fang Zhao, was to to to to Uncle. Uncle Fang Fang Fang to Uncle to be. As for how Fang Zhao had obtained the two spots, if Fang Zhao did not take the initiative to say, Uncle Fang did not ask.
Second Uncle and Aunt Fang were lamenting the changes Fang Zhao had undergone over the years. On the other side, Fang Yu brought Fang Zhao to his room. Yesterday, his father had asked him to clean up the room for Fang Zhao. Fang Yu and his younger brother, Fang Qi, were sleeping together. Fang Yu had rarely stayed at home since entering university. He had not wanted to tidy up his room. Yesterday, he had only gone through the motions under his father's coercion. His room was a little messy.
"... Well, let me tidy up first." Fang Yu felt a little embarrassed. Fang Zhao's two messages had settled the matter of his military service spots. It was like Fang Zhao had been blessed with a halo.
Fang Zhao had only brought a small travel bag. Other than the gifts he had bought for the Fangs and two sets of clothes, there was nothing else. Fang Zhao put down the bag and glanced at Fang Yu's room. The 20-square-meter room was packed with stuff. The only thing that seemed tidy was the bookshelf.
"Can I read these books?" Fang Zhao asked, pointing to the bookshelf.
"Feel free. I've never read them before," Fang Yu said.
The bookshelf was basically filled with Fang Yu's secondary school textbooks. There were two types of secondary school textbooks. One was electronic, and the other was paper.
Perhaps it was because they had experienced the end of days when communication equipment was disrupted and electronic facilities were intermittently paralyzed, but even with the rapid advancement of technology in the New Era, paper textbooks had never been removed from the scene.
Students usually used the electronic version. It was convenient. Paper textbooks took up space and were troublesome. Many students still had new paper textbooks until they graduated. Fang Yu's secondary school textbooks were the same. They were placed at the top of the bookshelf as decoration.
Fang Zhao pulled out a mathematics textbook for second years. The textbooks for first and second years could still be seen to have been flipped through before, but the textbooks for third to sixth years seemed brand new.
When he flipped open the textbook, Fang Zhao saw a few big words written on the page: "Fang Zhao is a big idiot!"
Fang Zhao: "..."
Further flipping, there were words and pictures. Fang Zhao recalled that when Fang Yu was in secondary two, the original Fang Zhao had graduated from secondary six. At that time, the relationship between the original owner and Second Uncle of the Fang family was at its worst.
Fang Yu had been under his father's control. If he said something wrong, he would be locked in his room to study. Therefore, he had vented a lot of things that he didn't dare say in the textbook.
Fang Yu finished tidying up and turned to see Fang Zhao holding the secondary two math textbook. Fang Zhao caught a glimpse of a sketch with words. Scenes of cursing in the textbook from his secondary two days flashed through his mind. He hurriedly snatched the textbook and stuffed it in a drawer. "Cough, I was young and ignorant."
Fang Yu was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to hide in. Half an hour later, Fang Zhao had arranged for him to be drafted into the military. Half an hour later, Fang Zhao had seen curses in his secondary two math textbook.
Fang Zhao wasn't angry. He just said, "Not bad."
Actually, from Fang Zhao's point of view, he felt that what Fang Yu had said wasn't wrong. However, the original owner of this body was no longer around, and Fang Zhao wouldn't say anything about what had happened in the past.
Fang Yu didn't want to discuss the past and his "misdeeds" with Fang Zhao. After some thought, he asked, "Right, Brother Zhao, did you go to see great-grandfather and great-grandmother on Memorial Day?" He remembered that when his eldest uncle and aunt had gotten into trouble, at first, Fang Zhao had followed them to visit his great-grandfather. Later on, after a few arguments with his father, Fang Zhao had stopped hanging out with them and hadn't visited his parents on Memorial Day.
Fang Zhao searched his memory and found some relevant information, but it wasn't much. Even the "great-grandfather and great-grandmother" Fang Yu had mentioned were fuzzy. He only remembered that they were the two most senior members of the Fang family and lived in a retirement facility for retired officials in Yanbei. They were probably over 150 years old, even older than Fang Zhao had been in his previous life.
"I'll go," Fang Zhao said.
"Every year when we go there, great-grandfather gives us a red packet. You haven't been there in about 10 years, right? If you perform well, great-grandfather might be happy and give you 10 years worth of red packets. "
Great-Grandfather Fang had retired with military merits. Although he no longer retained his military rank, he was treated well. He didn't have to worry about food, clothing, and lodging, and he received a sizable pension.
At the same time, in a retirement facility on the outskirts of Yanbei City.
The old folks living there were starting to get busy. They didn't have to do the chores themselves. They were busy thinking about how to give red packets.
"Old Fang! Are you still not giving any to the grandchildren this year? "someone next door asked loudly with the window open.
In a somewhat old-fashioned room, a hale and hearty old man sat on a chair flipping through the bills. At the same time, he replied loudly, "No! How old are they? Even if I give them, they won't have the nerve to accept it! "
"Then only great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren!" the voice next door said.
"I don't even want to give any great-grandchildren. A bunch of brats. None of them live up to expectations!" Great-Grandfather Fang snorted.
The old granny sitting beside him laughed when she heard this.
"What are you laughing at? That bunch of brats have always been like that! "Great-Grandfather Fang muttered.
Great-Grandmother Fang didn't say anything. She saw the old man say "none of them live up to expectations," but when he was calculating, he included all of his grandchildren, including... including the great-grandson Fang Zhao who had clearly been safe and sound but hadn't visited them in 10 years.
Great-Grandmother Fang's smile faded as she thought about the grandson and granddaughter-in-law who had died prematurely and the great-grandson she hadn't seen in 10 years. She had heard that the great-grandson had been admitted to a good school and gone to Qi'an City. He hadn't visited them before going to university, so he didn't know how much the two old folks had helped him behind the scenes and how much trouble they had blocked for him.
Never mind, if he didn't come, then so be it. Family ties were fragile in the New Era. If not for the fact that the two old folks were receiving large pensions, not many children and grandchildren would have visited them on Memorial Day.
As Great-Grandfather Fang was calculating the bills, he couldn't stop talking. "That kid Fang Yu, isn't it about time for him to serve in the military?"
Great-Grandmother Fang put down the book in her hand, took off her glasses, and said slowly, "I heard a few days ago that the second son of Third Brother's family was running around."
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