Rejecting Qinghua Baoyan, I became a military officer

"Teacher, didn't you treat me the same way back then?" Xu Ye said with a smile.

Xu Ye had not forgotten; on the contrary, he remembered it very clearly. During that time, they treated him even better than their own sons, going beyond the typical teacher-student relationship.

It was thanks to their meticulous care and patient guidance that Xu Ye was not significantly affected during the subsequent college entrance examination and was admitted to Tsinghua University.

Otherwise, let alone Tsinghua University, even a top-tier university might not be guaranteed.

After all, Xu Ye wasn't very mature back then and didn't have much resilience.

"You silly child, that's what we teachers should do," Teacher He said, shaking her head.

“Teacher, this is what I, as the older brother, should do. After all, I have the ability now, don’t I?” Xu Ye used the opponent’s own words against him.

"When did you become so sharp-tongued? Fine, I can't argue with you. You and Linlin watch TV, I'll go cook!"

Last night, Xu Ye told the two of them about his current financial situation. Teacher He knew that what Xu Ye said was true, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Teacher, I"

"No refusing! Unless it's something extremely important, you have to stay for dinner tonight!"

Before Xu Ye could finish speaking, Teacher He made the decision directly.

"I'll listen to the teacher!"

Xu Ye didn't mention leaving. "Teacher, my cooking skills are pretty good now, how about I cook?"

"What? You're not happy with the teacher's cooking? Go watch TV, I've already washed the fruit for you." Teacher He couldn't possibly let Xu Ye cook.

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher!" What else could Xu Ye say?

Once again, Xu Ye felt that motherly care from Teacher He.

Xu Ye went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then sat down next to Tao Linlin. "Let's eat later and see if it works first!"

Xu Ye took the oranges from Tao Linlin and put them down again. He then reached for a shopping bag and pulled out the box of a Sony Walkman.

At this time, MP3 players already existed, but they were expensive and not widely available, so it would take some time before they became popular.

Nowadays, the most popular portable music players are still Sony and Panasonic. Today, while shopping at the mall, Xu Ye bought one for Tao Linlin despite her objections.

The reason was readily available: it was a high school gift given to her in advance.

Looking at the somewhat familiar Walkman in front of him, Xu Ye's eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia.

In his past life, this was something he longed for but could never have.

Give me that cassette tape of "Ye Huimei"!

After installing the "chewing gum" battery, Xu Ye said to Tao Linlin.

"Ye Huimei" is an album released by Pang Lun last July, and it is also Xu Ye's favorite Pang Lun album from her past life.

He's a [fat/plump] now, but he can't be called Fatty Lun yet. He only started gaining weight after he got married.

It has to be said that even celebrities can't escape the fate of gaining weight after marriage!

"Brother Ye, you like him too?"

Tao Linlin frantically searched for Pang Lun's album in the bag, and asked curiously.

Since she had already bought a Walkman, she naturally needed a lot of cassette tapes as well. Xu Ye bought her quite a few, all of which were genuine.

It's not a problem to have that little bit of money!
"I'm not a fan of celebrities," Xu Ye shook his head. "I just like some of his songs!"

This is the truth. Whether now or in her past life, Xu Ye has never been a "star chaser," and it's even less likely in this life!

To be frank, with all the works in his head, even if he didn't join the army, he could easily become the world's most famous star in both the arts and sports!

"Me too!"

Tao Linlin smiled and chimed in, "Here you go, Brother Ye!"

Intelligent people rarely admire others, but Tao Linlin is exceptionally intelligent.

If there is anyone she truly admires, it is Xu Ye.

Whether it was during his school days or now that he's in the army, Xu Ye has always been one of the best, and to make matters worse, he's also very handsome!
Isn't someone like that more worthy of our admiration than those celebrities?

"Alright, alright!"

As the familiar melody began to play in his headphones, Xu Ye took off his headphones and handed his Walkman to the curious Tao Linlin beside him.

Xu Ye can sing all of Pang Lun's songs now, and he might even sing them better than Pang Lun.

Even though Xu Ye has not received professional vocal training, his body control is simply too strong.

One force can overcome ten techniques; imitation is really easy for him.

"Brother Ye, you can listen too!" Tao Linlin handed one of the earphones to Xu Ye.

"Listen to it yourself, I'm going to watch TV!" Xu Ye picked up the remote and turned on the TV.

The teacher's TV is still the old one; it hasn't been replaced. The 21-inch CRT TV was very fashionable when it was bought, but now it's a bit outdated.

Not only the television, but the furnishings in the house are basically the same as when Xu Ye was in his senior year of high school.

"Ok!"

Tao Linlin responded and nestled into the sofa, quietly listening to "The Sparrows Outside the Window..." coming from her headphones.

Xu Ye, sitting next to her, switched the channel to CCTV-1. In the kitchen, her mother had already started cooking, and the familiar aroma wafted into the living room through the slightly ajar kitchen door…

At that moment, Tao Linlin felt like the happiest person in the world.

It wasn't until the door opened from the outside and her father walked in carrying several prepared cold dishes that Tao Linlin realized the cassette tape in her Walkman had already started playing for the second time.

"Teacher Tao!"

Xu Ye stood up and greeted him.

Clearly, Teacher Tao also "skipped class" today and left work early.

"Sit down, don't stand up. Just make yourself at home here, don't be shy!" Teacher Tao said with a smile. "Oh, a Walkman? You, as her older brother, spoil her even more than I, as her father."

Some of her casual words and attitudes clearly showed that Teacher Tao really didn't treat Xu Ye as an outsider.

"dad!"

Tao Linlin, who had already taken off her headphones, was somewhat reluctant.

"Ha ha!"

Teacher Tao laughed heartily.

"You said it yourself, I'm her brother, so of course I have to spoil her!" Xu Ye took the cold dishes from Teacher Tao's hand. "Teacher, aren't you going to the classroom tonight?"

Being able to become a key teacher at such a young age is not only due to Mr. Tao's strong abilities, but more importantly, his responsible attitude, which enabled him to become the homeroom teacher of the top class.

"No need to go, don't worry, everything's arranged. We teachers and students will have a good chat tonight!" Teacher Tao smiled happily.

"Xu Ye, give this to me. Old Tao has been talking about it ever since you left last night, it's been a whole day!"

Teacher He came out of the kitchen, took the cold dish from Xu Ye's hand, and then went back into the kitchen. "Can you drink?"

Teacher Tao seemed to be asking a question, but instead walked directly to the cabinet in the living room, saying, "Wait a minute, I have two bottles of good wine there. Let's finish them off tonight."

"By the way, where are those two lads, Chen Chen and Zhang Guicheng?" Teacher Tao asked casually, taking out two bottles of seemingly unremarkable Du Kang liquor.

In Los Angeles, one should naturally drink Dukang wine, especially with its seemingly ordinary packaging. It might just be aged mash directly from the distillery, something that branded wines can't compare to.

"Zhang Guicheng has a case to solve, so I reckon he won't have much free time lately!"

Xu Ye took the bottle and, at Teacher Tao's prompting, opened it and held it to his nose to smell it. The rich aroma of the wine made Xu Ye exclaim in admiration.

"Good wine!"

"right?"

Teacher Tao said with some pride, "To tell you the truth, this wine was obtained by Linlin's maternal grandfather through someone from the winery when I got married to your Teacher He. It's been almost twenty years now."

"Although I don't drink much, after all these years, I only have these two bottles left."

At this point, Teacher Tao's gaze quickly swept over her daughter, a hint of relief flashing in her eyes.

Fortunately, everything is over.

"Teacher Tao, let's just drink one bottle and leave the other one!" Xu Ye suggested.

He didn't know that this wine was made in this way.

"No need, I'll drink it tonight!" Teacher Tao waved her hand, as if to say, "My mind is made up, don't try to persuade me anymore."

"By the way, what about Chen Chen? Did he go back too?" Teacher Tao asked. "Knowing him as I do, unless something really terrible happens, he definitely won't go back to work!"

"Where did he go? Call him and ask him to come over."

Teacher Tao knows his students very well. He can't say he knows every single one of them inside and out, but he has no problem with the "key students".

The so-called "key students" are those who are good at studying and those who are mischievous.

Xu Ye, Chen Chen, and the others possess both qualities: they have good academic performance, but they are not good students in the traditional sense, nor are they bad students.

"Uh, teacher, I think I forgot about him!" Xu Ye scratched his head awkwardly.

From the morning until he returned, Xu Ye focused his attention on Tao Linlin, selectively ignoring Chen Chen.

Why are you worrying about a grown man?

Of course, Xu Ye originally planned to take Tao Linlin home and then go find Chen Chen.

However, plans can't keep up with changes these days.

Therefore, Chen Chen continued to be ignored.

"Then quickly call him over. It'll be more lively with more people!" Teacher Tao instructed directly.

"I'll call right now!" Xu Ye naturally wouldn't refuse.

We can't leave Chen Chen alone in an empty room!

As for Zhang Guicheng?
Whether he can come back tonight is hard to say!

When the call connected, the expected "complaints" didn't come out—this guy had been sleeping all this time.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ye quickly sent him a text message, telling him to buy a case of wine when he came over.

That wine has great sentimental value, so it's okay if I didn't know.

Now that we know, we'll leave the one bottle that's already been opened as is, but we certainly can't let Teacher Tao really "drink" the rest of the bottle.

"Is Zhang Guicheng really unable to come?"

After Xu Ye put down his phone, Teacher Tao asked the question again.

It was too late last night, so I didn't invite the three of them to stay for dinner. Now that we have time, Teacher Tao naturally hopes that all three of them can be there.

Another point is that Teacher Tao hopes that the two of them can spend as much time as possible with Xu Ye.

Although Xu Ye seemed to have fully recovered, Teacher Tao was still a little worried.

With these old friends around, Xu Ye's mood would undoubtedly be much better.

It has to be said that Teacher Tao really treated Xu Ye like her own child, always thinking of him in every way.

"I really can't come!" Xu Ye shook his head and succinctly explained the situation.

"Dad, you don't know, so many police cars came at once, it almost scared me to death!" Tao Linlin chimed in.

For Tao Linlin, who was still a junior high school student, the sight of so many police cars filled her with curiosity, but mostly fear.

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics, but based on my guess, this case is definitely not insignificant," Xu Ye concluded, stating his deduction.

When he exchanged pleasantries with Wan Yufan earlier, he didn't mention it, and Xu Ye wisely refrained from asking or showing any curiosity.

However, judging from their scale and the information revealed in their words, the case is certainly not small.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will most likely involve human lives as well.

Otherwise, the scenic area wouldn't have closed down directly.

"I hope he'll be safe and sound!" Teacher Tao said.

Since her daughter's incident, Teacher Tao's thinking has changed.

That is, the most important thing for a person to live is to be safe and sound; everything else is secondary.

"It's alright, he's very clever!" Xu Ye wasn't worried at all.

Domestically, the crime rate is higher now than it will be in the future, but compared to the beautiful country across the ocean, it's practically a peaceful world.

Criminal police officers may seem to be in great danger, but considering the "methods" of domestic criminals, the danger is not that great, and there is no need to face situations where "empty magazines" are frequently required.

In contrast, in China, the most dangerous police force is the narcotics police, who also suffer the most casualties among all police forces.

"Too!"

Teacher Tao chimed in, "To be honest, I never thought he would choose to become a policeman."

After a pause, Teacher Tao looked at Xu Ye with even more emotion, "What I didn't expect was that you actually chose to join the army, and now you've become an exceptionally outstanding soldier!"

"You little rascal, you really do exceed my expectations time and time again!"

Take the previous college entrance examination as an example. Teacher Tao did not expect that Xu Ye was very confident of getting into Tsinghua University, especially after Xu Ye's parents suffered an accident. However, Xu Ye persevered and performed exceptionally well, thus gaining admission to Tsinghua University.

In Henan Province, apart from a very few students, the ability of those who can get into those two top universities is not that different; it all comes down to who performs better on the day.

"Teacher, isn't this life?" Xu Ye didn't answer directly, instead speaking in a somewhat pretentious manner.

You can't exactly say that you time-traveled, have some kind of cheat code, and have no choice but to choose a military career.

Fortunately, as of now, Xu Ye has no plans to join the army; on the contrary, he likes it very much.

Perhaps this is due to the inherent war gene in the Chinese people; after all, the Chinese are a true fighting nation! (End of Chapter)