Military Marriage in the 1980S: the Chief's Ears Are Red Again

On the day she took her three-year-old daughter to join the army, Su Wan was prepared to be left out. After all, that man had not been home for four years and had a scary scar on his face. When they met, he only said three words: "Follow me." But that night, he stuffed his entire month's salary into her hand. In the middle of the night, he secretly pressed a stack of cents under her pillow - the paper package had a crooked message on it: Buy candy for the child. Later, the military wives discovered that Camp Commander Lu, who was as cold as ice, would squat down and let his daughter pull his ears, would stand at the door of the health center for two hours while she was on duty, and would say forcefully in front of everyone: "My wife, I love her." Su Wan thought that was all. Until that day, she overheard him saying to the photo of his late mother: "Mom, your daughter-in-law is here. Your granddaughter is here too. They are all doing well." Only then did she realize that this man was not cold, but that he hid all his tenderness in a place where no one could see him.