A generation of soldiers begins with Feng Yuxiu traveling through time and space with Xu Sanduo

The lawn in the main hospital courtyard was warm from the sun. Xiao Fei and several female soldiers, including Fatty, were playing badminton, their laughter filling the courtyard.

On the other side, Xiaoying seemed to have lost her soul, swaying slowly with her shoulders drooping, her eyes red-rimmed, her hands clutching the hem of her clothes so tightly they could almost be wrung out, her mind filled with the director's words, "No, border defense is too dangerous, you can't go."

"Xiaoying, come over and play ball!" Xiaofei shouted when she saw her like that, and waved her racket.

Xiaoying didn't even look up, nor did she stop walking; she continued walking slowly forward as usual.

Seeing this, Xiao Fei shoved her racket to the female soldier next to her: "You guys keep playing! I'll go check on her!"

He then quickly ran over and waved vigorously in front of Xiaoying's eyes: "Hehehe! Lost your soul? Thinking about your warehouse keeper Xiao Zhuang again?"

Xiaoying's nose tingled, and tears fell. She wiped her face with a pitiful expression and said, "Director...the director doesn't agree to my transfer."

"Transfer?" Xiao Fei was taken aback, then leaned closer. "Where are you transferring to?"

"I want to join the border armed police force." Xiaoying's voice was trembling with tears, and there was a stubbornness in it all.

"Are you crazy?" Xiao Fei's eyes widened, and her voice involuntarily rose. "It's so dangerous there, dealing with drug dealers every day!"

“I thought… in case he… in case he gets hurt, I can still take care of him…” Xiaoying became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and her tears fell even harder. “I don’t want to wait here, feeling so anxious.”

"Are you stupid?!" Xiao Fei was both angry and distressed, and poked her arm. "You've been looking at those documents about the Golden Triangle and the southwestern border every day, just to get closer to those places?"

"I want to join the border armed police force! I want to be closer to them!"

Xiaoying suddenly raised her head, her eyes red and bright, filled with a reckless spirit, "When he needs me, I'll be there immediately! I'll be able to see him safe and sound with my own eyes, instead of worrying here and waiting anxiously for news!"

“But he wasn’t transferred to the border police, he’s still in the special forces, isn’t he?” Xiao Fei retorted, frowning.

"He'll be there for a long time! Special forces always carry out the most dangerous drug interdiction missions, so they must be frequently on the border!"

Xiaoying bit her lip, her tone firm, "I'm not afraid of hardship! It's not just for Xiaozhuang, but my comrades there need me too! They're fighting on the front lines, and they're bound to get injured. I'm a nurse, and I'm also a soldier. They need someone to take care of them!"

Looking into Xiaoying's eyes, Xiaofei felt a sudden pang of sadness, her face flushed, and she scratched her head, her tone softening: "I've truly gotten to know you today! I never knew you had such backbone."

Xiaoying lowered her head again, looking dejected: "But if I can't even get past the director, it's all for nothing."

Xiao Fei's eyes darted around, and she reached out to her, demanding, "Give it to me!"

"What?" Xiaoying was confused.

"Your transfer report!" Xiao Fei clapped her hands. "What else could it be!"

"What do you need this for?" Xiaoying asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Xiao Fei grinned and patted his chest: "If the director won't approve it, I'll get the war zone to approve it! Guaranteed to work!"

"Huh?" Xiaoying was startled. "Didn't you say that your grandfather repeatedly forbade you from using connections?"

"Don't worry about it, I have a way to get him to agree!"

Xiao Fei winked mysteriously, but secretly thought to herself: Xiao Zhuang is Xiao Ying's concern, and I... I think about Feng Yuxiu every day too. He is also on a mission at the border. If I could go there, I might be able to see him often, even if it's just a glimpse from afar. It's better than not being able to hear any news about him here.

Xiaoying looked at her with gratitude in her eyes and grasped her hand: "Xiaofei, then I'm entrusting you with my care!"

"We're best friends! Your problems are my problems!"

Xiao Fei nodded vigorously, adding in her mind: Maybe then, I can be closer to the person I care about. We can be well together at the border, and we can both protect the people we want to protect.

Xiaoying nodded emphatically, her eyes reddening again, but she smiled and said, "Yes! We're best friends! Best friends for life!"

That night, the old man's living room was quiet, with only the sound of CNN Global News echoing through the room.

The old man sat on the sofa, his reading glasses perched on his nose, a Chinese-English dictionary clutched in his hand, his eyes fixed on the television screen. Every now and then, he would look up words quickly, muttering to himself as he pondered the unfamiliar vocabulary in the news.

The door opened, and Xiao Fei peeked in.

The old man looked up and was stunned: "Xiao Fei? Why did you come back?"

"Look at what you're saying, you're not happy to see me back?" Xiao Fei shook her head and walked over with a grin.

The old man picked up the remote and turned off the sound, frowning: "Isn't it the weekend? What are you doing back here? This is ridiculous!"

Xiao Fei casually pulled up a chair and sat down, leaning closer to the old man: "I came back because I have something serious to discuss with you, not just some nonsense."

"What is it? Handle your own affairs in the military, don't come looking for me," the old man said irritably.

“It’s a military matter, and you have to handle it!” Xiao Fei said stubbornly.

The old man threw the dictionary on the coffee table and raised his voice: "Nonsense! How many times have I told you, you're not allowed to involve me in military matters!"

"Old man, don't be impatient, let me finish!" Xiao Fei still had that playful, carefree attitude, not afraid at all. The old man stood up angrily, pointing at Xiao Fei: "You stand up straight! Like a soldier!"

Xiao Fei quickly stood up straight, but her lips were pouting so much they could hang an oil bottle: "If you're going to stand up straight, you have to let me finish what I have to say."

"You still have the nerve to say it?"

The old man was so angry that he glared at him, his beard bristling. "How did I raise you? You're not allowed to mention anything about the military to me! You're twenty years old, and you're still acting like a little girl? You come home before the weekend, and then you dare to tell me that I have to handle things related to the military? Who do you think you are? Who gives you the right to talk to me like that? The older you get, the more outrageous you become!"

Xiao Fei's nose stung from the scolding, and tears streamed down her face. Wiping away her tears with a wronged expression, she said, "I'll just say one thing! After you've said it, you can punish me however you want, I won't say a word!"

"Speak!" the old man roared impatiently.

"I want to go to the front lines!" Xiao Fei gritted her teeth and shouted with all her might.

The old man was stunned for a moment, staring at her for a long time before his tone softened: "What do you mean? Explain yourself clearly."

"I said, just one sentence, I won't say another!" Xiaofei said, her neck stiff, tears still falling.

The old man looked at her red eyes, sighed, and softened his temper: "Alright, I'll allow you to speak. Tell me everything."

Seeing that Xiao Fei remained silent, the old man straightened his face and said in a serious tone, "As the commander of the war zone, I order you to speak!"

Xiao Fei pouted, sniffed, and whispered, "I want to go to the border armed police force, to the most arduous and frontline place!"

The old man looked at her, his eyes full of surprise: "Why did you suddenly decide to join the border police? That's not a place to enjoy life."

“Soldiers exist for war! That’s what you taught me since I was little, and I haven’t forgotten it.” Xiao Fei raised her head, her eyes shining.

"That's right, I said that." The old man nodded.

"That's why I want to go to the front lines, to the very front of the fight against drugs!"

Xiao Fei spoke firmly, but in her heart she was thinking: Feng Yuxiu is there too. If I go, maybe I can get closer to him, know his news, and see that he is safe. Even if I can only watch from afar, I will be willing to do so.

"I don't want to just drift through life at the military hospital. I want my military career and my youth to be meaningful. It's that simple!"

The old man stared at her for a long time, then suddenly nodded with satisfaction and slapped his thigh twice: "Good! Good! You're really more capable than your mother! You're so much more capable than your mother! I approve!"

Xiao Fei pouted: "What's the use of your approval?"

"Hmm? My approval doesn't work?" The old man raised an eyebrow.

“You’ve repeatedly told us not to report to higher authorities, and our hospital simply won’t approve it! Besides, I don’t even know if the border police want us! Your approval is just going through the back door.” Xiao Fei teased him deliberately.

"Oh? So you were waiting for me here?"

The old man chuckled and tapped her forehead. "Let me tell you, you can ask for this kind of back door a hundred times, and I'll approve it a hundred times! Want to enjoy the good life through back doors? No way. Want to endure hardship and go to the front lines? My back door is always open!"

Xiao Fei's eyes lit up, but she deliberately pretended to be disdainful: "Who knows if you have the ability? Do you think the border police will give you face?"

"You little brat, you actually doubt your grandfather's ability to handle things?"

The old man laughed, reached for the phone beside him, and said, "Call number one? Connect me to the Armed Police Headquarters switchboard!"

Xiao Fei quickly called out, "Wait, I have a friend who wants to come with me too!"

She thought to herself that if Xiaoying went with her, she would have company, and this would also make her reason for going to the border more plausible, so no one would guess that she was going to Feng Yuxiu.

The old man waved his hand and said magnanimously, "Approved! All approved! Those who want to enjoy a life of luxury won't get in through connections. Those who want to endure hardship and serve their country are welcome anytime!"

He then shouted into the phone, "Is this the switchboard for the Armed Police Headquarters? Transfer me..."

Xiao Fei stood to the side, secretly smiling, feeling very happy: "This is great! I can finally go to the border and get closer to Feng Yuxiu. Even if I can only watch him from afar, I will be content."

"You've finally caught up with that man's daughter."

Xiao Fei was taken aback. "Who is it?"

"It's your best friend you used to play with when you were little."

The image flashed through Xiaofei's mind, "Xuanxuan...didn't they say her family didn't approve of her being with a captain? They told her to stay at home."

"Sigh... daughters grow up and leave home, can they stay at home? After a period of hunger strike, she gave in... after all, at our level... social status is no longer important, there are few who are more compatible than us... as long as she is happy."

Xiao Fei was a little confused. "What does that mean?"

“Young girls tend to act on impulse, so her family made a deal with her… Didn’t the garrison in Hong Kong rotate shifts? She went… They would agree as long as she persevered for a year.”

"Huh?" Xiao Fei slowly opened her eyes wide. "Does she really like that guy that much?" (End of Chapter)