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Zhang Tu is a senior colonel of a border guard unit in northwest China. One day, he received a phone call from his daughter Xiaozhen, saying that she had been admitted to a famous university in the north.

By Thu Hà KhươngPublished 4 years ago 3 min read

Zhang Tu is a senior colonel of a border guard unit in northwest China. One day, he received a phone call from his daughter Xiaozhen, saying that she had been admitted to a famous university in the north.

Zhang Tu was very happy and immediately said, "Good! Papa's going to ask for leave and see you off to college himself."

Xiaozhen is very happy: "Father wants to send me, that's very nice!"

So, zhang chart explained the situation to the superior, the superior granted a holiday, and the holiday is abundant. But when zhang was ready to go home, he suddenly ordered that the troops should be reorganized and all personnel should cancel their vacations. For this sudden change, zhang Graph in the heart is not too good, feel ashamed of his daughter Xiaozhen. But obedience is the first duty of a soldier, and that can't be helped.

That evening, Zhang tu called his daughter to explain the situation. He said regretfully, "Your mother gets carsick. If I don't take you, you'll have to go alone. But papa can't take a leave of absence..."

Xiao Zhen laughed: "rest assured dad, you set your mind at work, I can do a person!"

Zhang figure or not at ease, their home in the southwest, small zhen by train to the north to go to school, there are more than one thousand kilometers of distance, and to zhang figure troops stationed in the distance almost. A girl, traveling far away by herself for the first time... Zhang thought and thought, and finally came up with a way: "Xiao Zhen! Dad thought good, with the phone to send you!"

Small zhen leng once, say: "use telephone? Dad, are you following the fashion? All right, all right, I'll talk to you all day!"

Xiaozhen leaves on Saturday. She decides to go to school two days earlier and buy necessary things earlier to get used to life in the big city. Since she got on the bus, Zhang Tu has been talking to her daughter.

Zhang Tu is usually a man of few words, but now he is talking and talking. But because also busy the thing in the army, zhang figure can only lie between a period of time, take out a mobile phone to make a phone call to small zhen, chatter to say a few words, such as daughter urge him to go to work, then satisfied to hang up.

In the evening, Zhang tu finally finished his work. He called Xiao Zhen again and said, "Where are we? Dad is free to talk to you forever!" Xiao Zhen smiled and said: "Let me see... The train just arrived at STATION A and stopped for A while."

Zhang Tu paused, thought for a moment and said, "Oh, it's a good place! Dad was out there on a mission. Father was a scout!" After xiaozhen stops, Zhang tu explains the history and people of the area to her daughter. Xiaozhen listened carefully and argued with her father from time to time.

Late at night, Xiao Zhen said with a smile, "Dad, I'm tired. I should have a rest. I'll be at my station early tomorrow morning! Go to bed early, too!" So zhang Tu hung up the phone satisfied and lay down to rest.

The next morning, xiaozhen arrived at the station, but not the north station where the school is located, but the small town where zhang's troops are located. She left two days early just to surprise dad.

Xiaozhen walked out of the train station with the flow of people, looking up, but surprised to find his father in front of him. She was so surprised that she cried out, "Father! How did you know I was coming here? '

Zhang Tu smiled and said, "I went to college in the north from my home. Before, you said that you arrived at A station and stopped for A while, but dad checked it when you said that you were admitted to college. The train you took to school was just changed to A big station, so it didn't stop at A station at all, but the train to us would stop. The train schedule at home must have not been updated for a long time. After a little thought, the father knew where his baby girl was going. I told you dad used to be a scout. It's really difficult for you, and dad said so long on the phone, but also think of ways to deceive me, tired ah?"

Xiao Zhen smiled and hugged her father, saying: "Not tired not tired! It was my fault that the train schedule was not updated.

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