"I am very worried about leaving you and Dongdong here. I hope you will come with me to the military base."
"Don't worry; life in the army is very simple, and the people there are all very kind. I can apply for a spot in the dependents' compound, just like a house like this one."
"There is a hospital in the base, and places to study. Dongdong can go to school there..."
Chapter 38