"You brat, are you showing off to me?" Old Master Dong raised his hand to slap Dong Yue on the head.

Dong Yue quickly shrank his neck: "Grandpa, I have the right to brag, why can't I brag? Who told us we're in the same unit? Meeting up is a piece of cake."

"You brat, you're always making me angry."

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had come up with a way to keep his granddaughter company for a long time.

If he could live in the military area, he could be with his granddaughter every day.

But the thought of my old bones being unable to do anything there, needing my granddaughter to take care of me, and only causing trouble for her...

I could only sigh deeply and give up the idea.

At this moment, Lin Qingyan spoke up: "Grandpa, if you don't mind, you can come with us to the military region. It will be more convenient for me to see a doctor for you. When we get news of Grandma again, we'll bring her over as well, okay?"

Grandpa Dong's gloomy mood instantly turned into sunshine. His granddaughter actually took the initiative to invite him over. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

"Is this...is this alright? Qingyan, I'm just afraid that if I go, you'll have to take care of me, and it will cause you trouble."

"No, Grandpa, I am your granddaughter and it is my responsibility to take care of you. I also want to spend more time with my family and make that home warmer."

"But Grandpa has never taken care of you for a single day, and now you're the one taking care of me."

"Grandpa, if my mother were still alive, she would definitely want you to be happy and cheerful. Don't worry about so much, just be happy. If you're happy, we'll be happy too."

"Good, good, what a filial child. People say that daughters are their fathers' little cotton-padded jackets, and my granddaughter is just like that. Grandpa is so happy."

In his excitement, the old man turned to look at Lu Zhengting.

Although Lin Qingyan invited her to live in the military area, there was more than just Lin Qingyan in that house. She wondered if Lu Zhengting would welcome her.

Lu Zhengting noticed the old man's gaze and understood what he meant.

Although he didn't want anyone to disturb his time alone with his wife, this was his wife's maternal grandfather, and he had to welcome him.

He smiled at the old man and said, "Grandpa, if you come, our house will be even more lively and feel more like home. I welcome you with open arms."

The old man was very happy: "Good child, good child, Qingyan was right about you. I heard that you are the most outstanding among the young officers in the army, and a responsible and dependable person. I am very relieved that Qingyan chose you as her revolutionary partner."

"Thank you for your approval, Grandpa."

Lin Qingyan held the phone receiver and looked at Lu Zhengting. Her vacation was the same length as Lu Zhengting's. She would leave in a couple of days, but what about Lu Zhengting?

Lu Zhengting said, "Honey, you make the call first. After you're done, I'll call Lao Zhang and ask him to approve two more days of leave for me. Then we can take Grandpa back together."

"good."

As soon as Lin Qingyan mentioned it to the dean, the dean agreed.

"Haha, Dr. Lin, perhaps we didn't think it through. Once you're in Beijing, you can certainly travel around and have some fun. Okay, let's extend your vacation by two more days."

"Thank you, Dean."

After Lin Qingyan finished her call, she handed the phone to Lu Zhengting, and things went very smoothly for Lu Zhengting as well.

Since he had just returned from a mission, it was usually easy for him to ask for leave.

Lin Qingyan and Grandpa Dong got along very well, but Xu Xinning's hands and feet were ice cold.

If Lin Qingyan was basking in the bright, warm sunshine, then she felt as if she had sunk into the cold, suffocating depths of the sea.

While speaking, Grandpa Dong kept emphasizing that Lin Qingyan was his biological granddaughter, clearly distinguishing her from the adopted one.

Lin Qingyan was a beautiful swan loved by everyone in her family, but she became an ugly duckling whom they looked down upon.

Even though she was heartbroken, she still tried her best to please them.

She smiled at Grandpa Dong and said, "Grandpa, if you can go to the military region, I can see you every day. That would be wonderful."

Grandpa Dong nodded to her and smiled, "Yes."

Hearing those two simple words, Xu Xinning felt that Grandpa Dong didn't seem very excited, and his mood was quite different from when Lin Qingyan invited him to live in the military region.

Now that he has a granddaughter, does that mean he's become an irrelevant appendage? Will he even become a burden in their eyes?

When Yoshiko Kawashima returned from grocery shopping, she glanced at Lin Qingyan several times as she passed through the living room.