Deep love in the desert
■Feng Chuxiong He Zhiyun
After returning home from get off work, Ding Guolin tutored his children for reading. The author provides
In 2020, the weekend after completing the procedures for accompanying the army, Ding Guolin, director of a certain department of the Rocket Force, moved into the "new home" with his family.
That day, after dinner, Ding Guolin took his son Dou Ding to start reading. The sunset gently spread into the room, freezing the backs of the father and son who snuggled up to each other.
Looking at the father and son who were studying hard, Ding Guolin's wife Yu Li held her little daughter and couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth. Such a family reunion and peaceful time have appeared several times in her dreams, but now my dream has finally come true.
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Gobi starry night, everything is silent. Outside the drill area, the boundless sea of sand seemed to be covered with silver yarn under the bright moon, adding a little chill.
In the tent, the officers and soldiers had just returned from the night exercise and fell asleep, and soon snored. Seeing Yu Li's missed calls, Ding Guolin walked out of the tent, took the call back, and told her the news that she could not go home on time for a vacation.
"Okay, I know. No matter how busy you work, you should pay attention to rest. Don't stay too late. Don't be unable to get along with your own health." Yu Li was waiting for Ding Guolin's call and had not yet fallen asleep.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Li sent a few more photos of the children. Ding Guolin felt warm in his heart, and he saved the photos one by one, and then returned to the tent to rest.
Ding Guolin performs tasks outside all year round. After more than ten years of marriage, he has not returned home during the Spring Festival. A few years ago, he signed up for a Spring Festival vacation plan. But just a few days before the vacation, the military drill mission was postponed, and Ding Guolin, as the main person in charge, was unable to leave early.
Yu Li was so excited that she couldn't sleep after learning that Ding Guolin was going home for the New Year. Over the years, the family has been together and has never celebrated the Spring Festival together. Now it seems that this plan is going to be postponed again.
Not long after, on New Year's Eve, the sunset sticks to the edges of the desert, reflecting a layer of deep red on the earth. As soon as Ding Guolin and his comrades walked into the cafeteria, they saw his favorite hometown dishes on the table, " lion head " and "lotus root powder round".
was happy, and Ding Guolin heard someone calling him: "Old Ding!"
Following the direction of the sound, Ding Guolin saw that the "chef" tonight was his wife! She was still standing beside her son Douding.
Ding Guolin stood there in a daze, then shouted "Lily! Son!" and then rushed over with a quick step, hugging them in tears. Later, Yu Li told Ding Guolin that she took the initiative to ask the leader to make a New Year’s Eve dinner for everyone. At the same time, it also gave Ding Guolin a surprise.
After supper, Ding Guolin accompanied his wife and son for a walk in the camp. From time to time, bursts of laughter and joy came from the family...
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In May this year, the results of the "National Most Beautiful Family" selection were announced, and Ding Guolin and Yu Li's family were also among them. Behind this glory, there are unusual efforts of the two of them.
Before joining the army, Yu Li served as community director and party branch secretary, and worked at the grassroots level for a long time. Under her leadership, the community established a "Women's Volunteer Service Team" to provide care and help left-behind children and empty-nest elderly people. During the epidemic, Yu Li's burden on her shoulders became heavier, and she worked as both an epidemic investigator and a purchasing agent. Later, because of her serious and responsible work, she was also rated as a "Beautiful Grassroots Women's Federation Cadre" by Tinghu District, Yancheng City.
htmlFor more than 0 years, Ding Guolin has deeply remembered Yu Li's efforts for her family. When the two children were born, he failed to rush back in time. On weekdays, Yu Li always reports good news but not bad news. She only shares with him the interesting stories about the children and what activities were organized in the community. She never mentioned any words about the troubles she encountered in life because she was worried about affecting Ding Guolin's work.Once, Ding Guolin was on vacation and saw that Yu Li had white hair growing on her head and her nose felt a little sore: "You have suffered over the years."
The day before returning to the team, Yu Li made a sumptuous meal for Ding Guolin, but Ding Guolin never moved his chopsticks.
"Lao Ding, is there anything wrong?" Yu Li asked.
"A comrade who has worked with for many years called and said he was going to change his career..." Before Ding Guolin finished speaking, Yu Li saw through his thoughts: "I will take care of the affairs at home, just do your job with confidence!"
Although he said that, Yu Li knew that Ding Guolin would still not be able to let go of his family. Two children, four elderly people, at home and outside, all the burdens were on her shoulders. In order to allow Ding Guolin to work with peace of mind, Yu Li quit her community job soon after and came to Ding Guolin's station with the army.
In the year after Yu Li followed the army, Ding Guolin spent several months in the training ground. Sometimes Yuli couldn't even make his phone call for weeks.
"I am like a grain of sand in this desert. Because of you, this poplar , it brought me an oasis of life. Lily, I will pay it back for what I owe you for the rest of my life..." This is the letter written by Ding Guolin to Yu Li.
Holding this letter, Yu Li also wrote this text: "Yesterday, the good news of second-class merit has been delivered to her home, and the whole family is very proud... I understand your thoughts. Although I wait for you to come back every day, I hope you will continue to pursue your dreams on the battlefield, because that is your pride!"
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"Dou Ding, come and let your father see how tall you have grown again!" Every time I returned home with dust, before Ding Guolin finished saying this, his son Dou Ding jumped in front of him and shouted that his father would test their height.
"Other people's children grow taller little by little, but your son and daughter grow taller one by one." Yu Li teased.
One night, Yu Li covered the children with quilts and was about to turn off the lights, Dou Ding suddenly asked, "Mom, why haven't Dad been home yet?"
"Dad is on vacation. Didn't he play with you at home for several days?" Yu Li asked in confusion.
"No, dad's home is in the desert." Douding corrected seriously.
It turns out that the children always thought that their father’s home was in the desert, which made Ding Guolin and Yu Li laugh and cry.
Every time after finishing the task and returning home, Ding Guolin will take on all the housework and is also responsible for tutoring his son's homework.
Once, the teacher assigned manual work. Dou Ding originally wanted to do it perfunctorily, but his attitude was very unserious. Seeing this, Ding Guolin took him to draw the design sketch first, then cut the cardboard, paste and assemble, and frame the appearance, and every step was meticulous.
A few hours later, a mighty missile vehicle appeared in front of you, and the father and son high-high at each other. Ding Guolin smiled and said to Dou Ding: "You need to be serious in everything you do. This is the true nature of a man!"
"This is my father, a person who is serious in doing things. I also want to learn from him and get rid of his carelessness..." Later, Dou Ding also wrote this matter into the composition.
In those years, in order to make his son who gradually became sensible to become more familiar with his father, Yu Li would take him to the army to visit Ding Guolin during the summer vacation. That time, after attending the military summer camp, Dou Ding drew a painting and gave it to Ding Guolin. In the painting, there are golden deserts, majestic missiles, father in military uniforms, and mother holding him and his sister next to them. In the corner of the painting, Dou Ding wrote a line of small words with tender brushstrokes: "I love Dad." It turns out that the feelings of family and country have already taken root and sprouted in Dou Ding's young heart. This is the unique "red gene" of the military family.
"In the past, my wife always said that her two children admired me. When she talked about her father, she learned to salute the military. I thought she was joking with me." Later, Ding Guolin bought a picture frame and treasured Dou Ding's precious gift. He also took pictures of the painting with his mobile phone, and took it out and read it repeatedly after each task.
This year Yu Li’s birthday, Ding Guolin ordered the cake one day in advance, and rushed home after the task.
"Happy birthday, wife!" Ding Guolin gave Yu Li the flowers he had just picked in the desert.
On this day, Ding Guolin and his family of four were rarely reunited. Under the reflection of the candlelight, each person's face was filled with a happy smile, which was particularly charming...
This article was published on November 20th PLA Newspaper 05
Source: PLA Newspaper
