A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 675 Reality

Chao Bufan could only sob uncontrollably, deeply saddened and unable to pull himself out of his tears.

The woman comforted him again, saying, "Son, don't be sad, cheer up."

Chao Bufan looked up, his eyes blurry with tears, and sobbed, "Mom, I...I..."

The woman hugged her son tightly and laughed, "It's just being discharged from the army, it's no big deal. You're my only precious son, and I didn't want you to stay in the army forever. Now it's all good, I can finally see you every day."

Chao Bufan rubbed his eyes and then said, "Mom, does Dad know that I was discharged from the army?"

The woman said, "Your father already knows."

"Huh?" Chao Bufan was startled and said, "What should we do? Dad will beat me to death."

The woman said, "With Mom here, everything will be alright."

Chao Bufan chuckled and said, "Mom is still the best to me."

Seeing that her son was finally smiling, the woman felt relieved and said with a smile, "You've slept for a whole day and night, are you hungry? Hurry up and get dressed, brush your teeth and wash your face, and get ready for breakfast."

Chao Bufan said "Oh" and then said, "Mom, you go downstairs first, I'll be right there."

The woman urged, "Then hurry up!"

Chao Bufan grunted in response.

After his mother left the room, Chao Bufan leaned against the headboard and recalled his dream from the previous night. After a moment, he muttered to himself, "Strange, why would I have such a strange dream?"

"Bufan, are you done yet? Come down for breakfast."

His mother's voice came from downstairs, and Chao Bufan quickly replied, "Coming right away."

Downstairs in the restaurant, a middle-aged man with a plump build and wearing glasses was sitting at the table reading a newspaper. He was Chao Wei, the father of Chao Bufan, and his mother was Liu Yan.

At this moment, Liu Yan was setting the breakfast she had prepared on the table one by one: milk, fried dough sticks, bread...

Chao Bufan came down wearing a pair of cropped jeans, a red and white plaid short-sleeved shirt, and flip-flops.

"Good morning, Dad!"

Chao Wei lowered his head, adjusted his glasses, glanced at Chao Bufan, and then continued reading the newspaper.

"Son, come here, you haven't eaten for a whole day and night, you must be hungry!"

Liu Yan quickly ladled out a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Chao Bufan.

"Hmph, you still have the nerve to eat." Chaowei put away the newspaper in his hand and said lightly, his tone clearly accusing.

"What are you saying?" Liu Yan quickly defended her son, scolding, "Our son has finally come back, and you talk to him like this? What kind of father are you?"

Chao Wei angrily said, "How dare you say that? What kind of mother are you? Look how spoiled she is! And you..." He pointed at Chao Bufan and said angrily, "A dignified soldier, you were actually discharged from the army. You have completely disgraced me."

"Dad...I..." Chao Bufan lowered his head slightly, accepting his father's lecture like a child who had done something wrong, because he was prepared to be criticized. After all, being discharged from the army was not a glorious thing.

"Alright, alright, look at you. Your son has finally come back, and you're talking to him like this. So what if he was discharged from the army? I think it's a good thing," Liu Yan said.

“Good thing, good thing, only you would think so,” Chaowei said irritably. “A soldier from the special forces was not only discharged, but also expelled from the party. Only you, as his mother, would think this is a good thing.”

Liu Yan said, "Hey, hey, hey, I'm telling you, Dad, can you speak with a conscience? Our son joined the army at fifteen, and it's been eight years. In these eight years, how many times has he come home? Count for yourself, how many times? Who's always talking about how he regrets sending our son to the army? That he shouldn't have let his son join? And recently, who was it that said they'd find a way to get our son out of the army and keep him with us?"

Caught off guard by his wife, Chaowei blushed and quickly retorted, "I was just saying it casually. But he got expelled from the army and the party."

"Dad, I didn't want to either," Chao Bufan stammered.

In fact, Chaowei was not really blaming his son, but he was just too embarrassed. His son had been expelled from the military and dismissed from his post. How could he, a man who had been a powerful figure in the business world, hold his head high?

"Sigh..." Chaowei sighed softly and said, "Tell me, what was the reason you were expelled from the Party and dismissed from your post?"

"Dad, I..." Chao Bufan stammered, finding it difficult to speak.

Liu Yan quickly said, "Son, eat your food. We can talk about it after we finish eating. And you, our son is already like this, so please ask fewer questions and say less."

Chaowei pointed at his wife and said helplessly, "You, what can I say about you? Look at you, you've spoiled him rotten."

Liu Yan said matter-of-factly, "He's my son, I can spoil him however I want, it's none of your business. Go eat your breakfast and get on with your business."

Chaowei shook his head helplessly and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

After finishing breakfast, Chaowei took two napkins to wipe his mouth, then stood up and said to Chao Bufan, "You should stay at home for the next few days and not go anywhere. Once I've finished dealing with my work, you can come back to work, and I'll arrange another job for you then."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan obediently replied with an "Oh..."

Chao Bufan sat alone on the sofa. At this moment, he looked somewhat lost and haggard, because he was replaying the long and strange dream from last night.

After washing the dishes, Liu Yan came out and saw her son looking dejected. She assumed he was thinking about being discharged from the army, and her heart ached. She sat down next to him and comforted him, saying, "Son, don't think about it. It's just leaving the army, what's the big deal? My son is talented in both literature and martial arts, and the army is blind to your abilities. Besides, there's no future in the army anyway, so it's better to leave. With your talent, Mom believes you can definitely achieve something great."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan gave a bitter smile and said, "Mom, thank you!"

"Silly son," Liu Yan patted Chao Bufan's hand affectionately and said, "Why are you thanking your mother?"

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "Mom, I want to go out for a walk to clear my head."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan took out a car key and a bank card and placed them in Chao Bufan's hand without saying a word. She smiled and said, "Son, it's good for you to go out and relax, but don't go too far, lest your mother worry about you."

Chao Bufan grunted in agreement and said, "By the way, Mom, please tell Dad that I don't want to start working yet."