I enlisted four times! My former unit blacklisted me.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Mr. Wu gripped Wu Hanfeng's arm tightly, but like Mrs. Wu, he seemed to remember something and quickly asked, "Feng, you've enlisted three times and been discharged three times. Will... will there be a fourth time?"

Looking at the expectant faces of the two elders, Wu Hanfeng couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt.

My seven years of coming and going in and out of the military have caused my family a lot of worry and fear.

Although the military provides substantial subsidies, what parent would want their child to go through such a ordeal?

Moreover, just like the people in the military, they didn't know why they were going through all this trouble.

Wu Hanfeng couldn't tell them the truth.

To avoid worrying his parents, Wu Hanfeng had no choice but to lie again, saying, "Yes, I won't be going back to serve in the army for now."

"Um?"

Mr. Wu frowned. "What do you mean by 'temporarily'?"

"You little rascal, you don't have any other ideas, do you?"

"You're already twenty-four years old, you can't keep wasting your time in the army like this. If you could stay in the army, that would be fine, but you can't. I don't know what you're doing all this time."

"Look at your former classmates, your age in our village, they've all settled down, gotten married, and had kids!"

"If you keep messing around like this and don't have a proper job, what will you do in the future?"

Wu's mother then comforted him, saying, "Xiaofeng, I know you love the military and you'll miss your comrades in the army."

"But child, separation is a normal part of life, and we have to adapt to this new chapter in our lives, don't we?"

"You can't just waste your whole life like this!"

Seeing the deep worry on the elderly couple's faces, Wu Hanfeng pulled them inside to sit down and said earnestly:

"Dad, Mom! Don't worry, I really won't leave!"

"I've made up my mind. This time I'm coming back, I'm going back to high school, taking the college entrance exam in three months, getting into university, and then studying hard to become a cultured person! Hehehe..."

"read?"

The two elders looked at each other in disbelief. "You...you want to go back to high school?"

Wu Hanfeng nodded, "Yes!"

Startled, Wu's mother quickly reached out to touch Wu Hanfeng's forehead.

"Has this kid gone crazy from serving in the army?"

Wu Hanfeng was both amused and exasperated. "Mom, I'm not stupid."

"The college entrance examination policy does not stipulate that people of advanced age cannot participate in the college entrance examination."

"For the past two years, while I was in the military, I have been reviewing my high school knowledge."

"Moreover, I was already quite good at academics when I was in high school."

"If I work hard, getting into a second-tier university shouldn't be a problem!"

The two elders exchanged a glance, still somewhat worried, and asked, "Will this really work? What if we fail the exam and waste several months of our time?"

Wu Hanfeng said, "Please trust me one more time!"

"Besides, in today's society, without some education, you can only go to the market to do manual labor, which is tiring and doesn't pay well."

"Either stay home and farm. Do you want me to do that?"

The two elders thought about it and agreed.

These days, without education or a diploma, you can only do hard and tiring jobs.

Going to university doesn't guarantee a good job, but it certainly gives you more opportunities than not going to university.

Aunt Wu said, "Since you want to take the exam, then go ahead and take it!"

"Your sister is also studying at university, and she's a better student than you."

"If you don't understand anything, just call her and ask!"

Wu Hanfeng shook his head, "No need, I'm going back to school to repeat my studies. There are teachers there."

"I'm going to see my old high school teacher tomorrow; she'll help me!"

Upon hearing this, the two elders had no choice but to agree.