This morning, Liu Mengmeng followed her usual routine. After getting up, she prepared breakfast for two people at home. Old Feng had been away from home for a while, and she didn't know what he was busy with. He hadn't come back yet, so only she and her youngest son, Liu Ming'an, were at home.

After preparing breakfast, she ate with her youngest son and then sent him off to work. She had handed over her work at the neighborhood office to her youngest son, who was in poor health, so she could only stay at home doing housework, reading books, and helping her daughter-in-law and nephew and niece-in-law in the countryside to prepare things they could use, such as shoes and sweaters.

When she heard the knocking, she was a little surprised, wondering who was looking for her, since everyone in the military compound knew that she was the only one at home at this time.

Liu Mengmeng got up to open the door. There were few people in her family, so she didn't hire a housekeeper. She had always done everything herself. When she was busy at the street office, she had two young children at home that she could take care of herself. Now that her job had been given to her youngest son, Liu Mengmeng took care of things at home by herself, so there was even less need to hire a housekeeper.

Liu Mengmeng never expected that when she opened the door, she would see the people who should have been in the army at this time. She knew that her eldest son should have been in the army long ago. Although Liu Mingfeng was injured, it had been more than three or four months. When she came back, she knew that Liu Mingfeng had used Hua Lao's prescription. Logically, he should also be in the army at this time. Why were they both standing in front of her door? When the two young men standing in front of the door saw Liu Mengmeng open the door, they grinned and shouted.

"mom"

"Aunt"

Liu Mengmeng looked at the two young men standing in front of her. Her son, Feng Minghao, had become even darker-skinned, and when she turned to see her nephew, she noticed he had lost even more weight, this time quite severely, almost unrecognizable. She was worried. She wondered if he hadn't fully recovered or what, but this wasn't the time to discuss it. Liu Mengmeng quickly turned around and invited the two men into the house.

After entering the house, Liu Mingfeng and Feng Minghao placed the things they were carrying on the table. Liu Mengmeng, seeing what they had brought back, couldn't help but scold them for buying all this stuff; they had everything they needed at home. She then asked them what had happened to be there.

When Liu Mengmeng asked Liu Mingfeng and Feng Minghao, they didn't elaborate, as they had both signed confidentiality agreements. They only told Liu Mengmeng that they had discovered something at Wohu Mountain, and that they had gone on a secret mission three days after Wu Qiaoqiao gave birth.

Hearing their conversation, Liu Mengmeng knew there was something they couldn't discuss, so she didn't ask. After all, she was a veteran revolutionary herself. Seeing Liu Mingfeng's appearance, however, she felt a pang of heartache. She wondered what kind of mission had caused him to become so thin. Although Liu Mengmeng didn't want to ask about the specifics of their mission, she did inquire about Liu Mingfeng's health, worried that he might have developed health problems before fully recovering. Liu Mingfeng assured her that he was healthy and that he was just exhausted and needed rest.

Hearing Liu Mingfeng say this, Liu Mengmeng felt relieved. However, she turned her head and saw her troublesome eldest son sitting next to Liu Mingfeng. Fortunately, he was still strong, but his skin had darkened a bit. Liu Mengmeng then asked the two of them if they had contacted their families during this time. Hearing that they hadn't contacted their families because of the lockdown, she asked them how long their leave would be.

Liu Mingfeng said his leave this time would be quite long, as he had really injured his body and would need at least one or two months to recover. Feng Minghao said he would stay at home for half a month before returning to his original unit to handle some follow-up issues. After that, he would have to wait for his transfer order, but he didn't know where he would be going; he would have to wait for notification from above.

When Liu Mengmeng heard that the two of them planned to stay with her for a few more days, especially Feng Minghao who said he was going to spend a few days with her, she waved her hand and told the two of them to hurry up and buy tickets to go back.

"Why would I need you to keep me company? I'm very relaxed at home every day, with nothing to do. You should go back and spend time with your families first. Mingfeng, you went on a mission only three days after Qiaoqiao gave birth. Now that you have time, why don't you go back and be with Qiaoqiao and the two children? Once you rejoin the army, who knows how long you'll be separated from the children and Qiaoqiao again."

After talking about Liu Mingfeng, Liu Mengmeng turned to look at Feng Minghao and rolled her eyes.

"You brat, I don't need you to keep me company. You should go back and be with Weiwei. You haven't contacted the family for a while, so you probably don't know that Weiwei is pregnant."

Upon hearing Liu Mengmeng's words, Feng Minghao immediately stood up excitedly. In fact, he accidentally bumped his leg into the coffee table, causing him to wince in pain. Seeing this, Liu Mengmeng felt sorry for him and stepped forward to lift up his trouser leg, revealing a large bruise on his leg. She then slapped his thigh again.

“I know you’re happy, but be careful. Call your childhood friend who works at the train station now and ask him to reserve two tickets for you for the earliest possible journey. Also, when you get back to Liujiatun, ask him to show me your sister. He only wrote a letter saying she found someone, but didn’t say who it was. Go and check on her carefully.”

When Feng Minghao heard his mother say she was going to call his childhood friend to book train tickets, he limped toward the landline on the coffee table. Halfway there, he heard his mother say that his sister was looking for a boyfriend. His expression changed, and he decided he had to go and see for himself which pig had taken advantage of his family's good fortune.

Feng Minghao called the train station to ask his childhood friend to reserve two train tickets for him, but the tickets for today were already sold out. If he wanted to get them as soon as possible, the next morning at 5:00 AM would be the earliest. So Feng Minghao booked two tickets. After he hung up the phone, Liu Mengmeng, who had been listening nearby, finally remembered to ask them if they had eaten breakfast. After learning that they had already eaten, she told them to go wash up and get some rest, and that she would cook them a delicious lunch to nourish them.

So Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng took their change of clothes and went into the room to wash up. After washing up, they went to bed, while Liu Mengmeng took her usual grocery shopping basket and prepared to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see what kind of meat was still available.