Retirement life is very leisurely. Ruan Ruan spends most of the year lying at home. Occasionally, when friends have time, they will arrange to go for a stroll around the Beijing area. She will resolutely avoid going to places that are too far away or that require physical exertion, such as climbing the Great Wall, Mount Tai, or Mount Hua.

She didn't quite understand why they, who were over 40 and almost 50 years old, with loose bones, still wanted to walk here and climb there every day.

Anyway, she can't walk any further.

It's so nice to stay at home. Isn't the scenery in her palace better than those outside?

As people get older, time seems to fly by faster and faster. It feels like just a short nap and many years have passed.

In the blink of an eye, they said goodbye to their parents, uncles and aunts, and father and mother.

I have also entered old age.

That day, as she lay in the pavilion basking in the sun, the system asked her, "Master, you've completed your missions decades ago, and all your elders have passed away. When are you planning to go back?"

"Wait a minute, I promised my brother I wouldn't go before him." Ruan Ruan is now 70 years old, but you can't see any signs of aging on her face. When the sunlight shines on her, she is still so radiant.

Huo Haocheng was 76 years old at this time. He retired from the military at the age of 60, and Da Bao succeeded him, becoming the youngest commander in the history of the army.

In the more than ten years since his retirement, Huo Haocheng has taken his wife to slowly explore the beautiful land they have protected. They traveled north to Mohe, retracing the route that Ruanruan and Huo Haojie had taken them home, and south to Xishuangbanna, where they once again experienced the warmth of the ethnic minorities. Since Ruanruan first brought ethnic costumes to the international stage, ethnic characteristics have become a symbol, and with economic opening up and many foreign tourists visiting China, ethnic characteristics have become even more prominent.

The two traveled from north to south, enjoying the scenery and experiencing the warmth of the people. For them, there were no regrets.

On their way back, they revisited the former Red Flag Brigade, which has now become a tourist attraction because of Ruan Ruan. When they saw the smiling faces, they didn't recognize any of them; everything had changed.

That night, after the family had dinner, Huo Haocheng accompanied Ruan Ruan to look at the stars in the yard.

"Little sister, do you think we'll meet again in our next life?" Huo Haocheng asked, holding her soft hands in his own, looking up at the stars.

"Yes." When Huo Haocheng asked this question, Ruan Ruan seemed to sense something, but still looked at him gently and answered.

"That's good." Hearing the answer he wanted, Huo Haocheng smiled, a smile just like the one he had on their wedding day.

"I'm going to take a shower. It's chilly outside. You should come inside early too, little sister." With that, Huo Haocheng turned to the side and gently kissed her soft forehead before getting up and walking into the house.

Looking at Huo Haocheng's back, even though he was old and his hair was white, he still straightened his back when he turned away from her, as if to tell her that no matter what, his back would always be there for her to lean on.

Seeing Huo Haocheng like this, Ruan Ruan simply raised her head, mimicking his earlier actions, to prevent her tears from falling. She didn't want him to worry about her when he left.

After calming herself down outside, she went inside softly, took out the clothes she had made for Huo Haocheng when she first opened the clothing factory, put them on the bed, and then went out to call the children over.

After washing up, Huo Haocheng tidied himself up meticulously. Looking at the clothes on the bed, he smiled and put them on.

When Ruan Ruan brought the children in, he was already lying in bed.

Seeing his wife come in, Huo Haocheng extended his hand to her.

Ruan Ruan stepped forward, took his hand, and sat down next to him.

"After I'm gone, you must take good care of your mother and not make her angry. I've always gone along with her my whole life. If you dare to make her suffer after I'm gone, I'll get up and beat you all up again. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Huo Haocheng's words, the Huo siblings immediately rolled around in front of him in anguish, crying, "Waaah, Dad, Dad, please, don't go, don't go, waaah..."

"Dad, you can get up, hit me, scold me, anything, just don't leave..."

"grandfather......."

"Alright, you can go now. I want to spend some time alone with your mother." Huo Haocheng didn't want to listen to the children's crying at all. In his final moments, he only wanted to be with his wife.

After being kicked out by their father, they dared not leave. Huo Wenjun had her son make phone calls to other people, while she and her sister knelt upright outside their parents' door.

inside the house.

Huo Haocheng held his wife's hand and said, "Take your time, don't rush, I'll wait for you!"

Huo Haocheng had always known his wife had a secret. When did it begin? He thought about it and realized he had been suspicious ever since he first saw the kitten. But at that time, he didn't want to think too much about it; as long as his wife was still his wife, that was enough. Later, when his wife was giving birth, even though he was standing outside, he could sense that they weren't inside. He panicked and wanted to rush in, but he couldn't. He only breathed a sigh of relief when Ruan Ruan appeared with their two babies. But all these years, his heart had been in turmoil. He couldn't be sure when his wife would disappear.

So he could only try his best to be good to her, hoping that if that day really came and she had to leave, he could use this despicable means to keep her.

Fortunately, she had been by his side throughout his life, so he could die without regrets.

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