Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander

Chapter 1735: Chapter 1143

"I’m not sad, her choice shows that she was never meant to be my wife..." Seeing Zhao Qiliang’s discomfort, Zhang Ping quickly explained, "I’m telling you this just to have you compare her with your wife."

Zhao Qiliang solemnly thanked Zhang Ping: "Thank you, I understand your kind intention, and I certainly won’t let it go to waste."

Zhang Ping felt embarrassed: "Company Commander Zhao, I was just reminiscing about the past, speaking from emotion, not trying to reopen old wounds to remind you."

Zhao Qiliang nodded with a smile: "I know, but no man really wants to talk about such things publicly. If it weren’t to help me, even in emotional moments, you wouldn’t bring it up."

"Not really, when I hadn’t figured it out, I never wanted to mention it, but after going through so much, I’ve become more transparent and there’s nothing I can’t talk about."

"You two were introduced to each other, right?" Zhao Qiliang asked.

"No..." Zhang Ping shook his head, "She and I grew up together, elementary and middle school classmates. At that time, our grades were always neck and neck; either she was first or I was. My family was poor, and her family was poor too. We were always the ones wearing the worst clothes and eating the worst food in school.

Fortunately, academics gave us a boost, and no one looked down on us, but this also led to our quiet dispositions, seeming arrogant outside but really worried about showing weakness and being laughed at by others.

I’m not sure when it started, but we began to care for each other. Then we were both accepted into high school unconditionally. After graduating, she got a job at the factory thanks to her aunt.

At that time, her family didn’t want us to be involved, but coincidentally, my uncle also got me into the city, so the opposition was suppressed.

My lifelong dream was to be a soldier, so when I saw the recruitment notice, I secretly went for the physical exam without telling my family until the result came out.

My parents were somewhat unwilling, as my uncle had worked hard to find me a job, but eventually agreed because they knew it was my lifelong dream.

With family matters resolved, I discussed it with her, and then she just wanted to break up, saying I didn’t respect her or consider our future, that she was nearly twenty, and me joining the military for three years was selfish.

We were especially tense during that period, no matter how I tried to discuss it, she ignored me. Later, I convinced her, telling her I’d continue to pursue military academy while in service, and it would be better than being a worker, she finally stopped arguing.

Yet in the first two years, military academies weren’t accepting students again, they were selecting, and I didn’t have enough experience for that. Just last year they resumed admissions, but then the crisis hit.

Although I longed to attend military academy, why does a man join the army? So, I decided to go to the front line first before pursuing the academy, and for this, she broke up with me completely.

To be honest, initially I thought she’d argue and eventually come around, since we grew up together with a strong emotional foundation."

Unfortunately, I was too naive. Half a month after breaking up, she started seeing someone, a group leader at her factory who had been interested in her before, but didn’t make a move because of me. Once I was out of the picture, he stepped in to fill the vacancy.

Once I knew she had found her own happiness, I stopped writing to her. Later, it was my sister who wrote and told me she was married.

After leaving the factory, my sister took my position, her factory was nearby, and occasionally they’d meet by chance. They used to be friends, but after the split, the two had little contact.

My sister told me, it’s not my fault nor is it hers, after all, a young woman in her twenties can’t gamble her youth away.

Actually, I know my sister was just trying to comfort me, not wanting me to live in hatred, and not letting that past relationship affect my future life.

My sister indeed thought too much. Maybe there was a time I couldn’t see clearly, but after all, I am an adult man now, how could I really ignore everything?

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