When Ma Fuquan went to the battlefield, Tian had a premonition that he would never come back. Although she had clearly persuaded herself, her heart was not under her control. She kept unconsciously hoping that he would come back safely. If he had to leave, he should at least wait until the soldiers were older.

She sat waiting for dawn on one side, while Wu Yanxu was already practicing boxing with Wu Shuangshuang in the yard. After he was demobilized and sent back to the local armed police hospital, the army arranged for Yu Dahai to connect with relevant units in Hecheng and find a house in the city for his family of three.

Yu Dahai had been in Hecheng for a few days and had secured a small two-bedroom apartment for his family in an old-style residential building, a Soviet-style building with three floors. His house was on the first floor with a small courtyard.

After he was transferred back from the military hospital, he stayed in the local armed police hospital for only one month before Wu Juan took him home. Because his eyes would open from time to time and he showed signs of waking up, Wu Juan rushed him to the armed police hospital again.

At this moment, he was wearing a white army shirt, a military green open-chested sweatshirt on the outside, military pants on the bottom, and black leather shoes. He was throwing punches with great vigor, and Wu Shuangshuang, who was following him, exclaimed in amazement from time to time!

The father and daughter were practicing boxing in the yard, and Wu Juan was making breakfast in the kitchen. She glanced at the yard from time to time with a smile. When she heard Wu Shuangshuang calling her father happily and saw Wu Yanxu correcting Wu Shuangshuang's movements, the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.

These past two days, Wu Juan felt like she was walking on clouds. In fact, she had already figured it out. Being tied together does not make a couple. If Wu Yanxu never wakes up, she is willing to serve him for the rest of his life. If he wakes up one day, she is willing to let him go and give him freedom, so that he can find his own happiness.

But she didn't expect that after Wu Yanxu woke up, he actually breathed a sigh of relief. The sunshine suddenly shone into her heart, and the haze of many years was swept away. She was full of different vitality.

"Dad." After Wu Yanxu finished a set of punches, Wu Shuangshuang immediately ran back to the house to get a towel, "This is for your dad, wipe it quickly, he's sweating."

Wu Yanxu took the towel with a smile, wiped the sweat from the back of her neck with one hand, and gently scratched her nose with the other hand, "My daughter has really grown up and knows how to feel sorry for her father."

"Of course. My dad is a combat hero who has been awarded first-class merit. Yesterday afternoon, you wore your military uniform to take me to school. Some of my classmates saw you and they all said my dad was so handsome. They were all so envious of me!"

"Dad, I'm proud of you. You're my role model. I want to be a female special police officer like Sister Jian Ning! Uncle Yu said that if she hadn't sacrificed herself to save Dad, it would have been Dad who fell down forever. She's amazing!"

Hearing her mention Jian Ning, Wu Yanxu's mind flashed to Jian Ning in ancient costumes and military uniforms. He wiped his hands with a towel and said, "You want to be a special police officer, and Dad supports you. But to be a special police officer, you must have good physical fitness and be able to endure hardships that others cannot. It's not enough for Dad to agree, you also need your mother to agree and support you."

"It's time for breakfast." Wu Juan leaned out of the kitchen window and called, "Shuangshuang, set the table."

"Hey, here I come."

For breakfast, there were three simple bowls of plain noodles with a poached egg, and stir-fried pork with green peppers. Wu Juan cooked it very lightly, and it was not suitable for Wu Yanxu to eat too much greasy food at once.

"Mom, I've decided. I want to be a female special police officer in the future. Dad said I need your consent. Do you agree?"

Wu Juan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wu Yanxu.

"It's okay." Wu Yanxu rolled up his sleeves and said, "As long as my daughter is willing to endure the hardship and can persist in practicing with me every morning, it means she has the right material. As parents, we should respect her decision."

"Of course." He then added, "You are the highest leader of our family. If you don't agree with her going, you have the final say. I will support you unconditionally."

"Dad!" Wu Shuangshuang was unhappy. "You've changed. Why are you trying to smooth things over? This is not what Mom and Uncle Yu told me about you."

"Eat noodles first." Wu Yanxu gave Wu Shuangshuang a look, the meaning was obvious. Wasn't he helping her to coax her mother first?

Compared to other professions, being a special police officer carries a higher risk of casualties. Wu Juan understands this, but doesn't support it. She nearly lost her husband and doesn't want to lose her only daughter one day.

After eating noodles, it was Wu Shuangshuang's job to clean up the dishes and wash them. Wu Yanxu rushed to do it, but Wu Shuangshuang disagreed. In the end, the father and daughter washed them together. They whispered in the kitchen for a long time before Wu Shuangshuang smiled again.

Wu Juan took the clothes that Wu Yanxu would change into after taking a shower to the bathroom. Their family lived in an old-style building and used old-style furniture, but the house had been freshly painted before they moved in. The kitchen and bathroom had been renovated and tiled. Yu Dahai and several young special police officers took a few days off and rushed over from the army to help.

Yesterday, when Wu Yanxu heard Wu Juan tell him these things before going to bed, he hugged her and sighed, saying that comradeship is the purest friendship in the world, without a trace of impurities. People like Yu Dahai who are good at taking advantage of others run around for him and never care about personal gains and losses, which really moved him deeply.

"Axu, when Xiaorui has winter vacation, let's take her to the provincial capital to visit Jian Ning. Her parents probably won't go to see her." Wu Juan was mopping the floor in the living room. When she saw Wu Yanxu coming out of the kitchen, she straightened up and looked at him.

"We don't have to wait until winter break. Now we can take the high-speed rail to the provincial capital and back in a day. Let's go this Saturday. Otherwise, by the time she's on winter break, I might have already started working at the municipal bureau, and I'm afraid I won't have time by then."

"That's fine. I'll go this Saturday as you say."

Wu Yanxu took a quick shower, put on his military uniform and cap, and Wu Shuangshuang was waiting for him in the living room with her schoolbag on her back. When she saw him emerge from the bedroom in high spirits, her eyes lit up, her heart and eyes filled with admiration. "Dad, you're more handsome than a movie star. From now on, I won't worship celebrities anymore. I'll just worship my dad!"

"Haha." Wu Yanxu laughed and said, "Approved!"

The father and daughter talked and laughed as they went out. Wu Shuangshuang was a fifth-grade student in a nearby elementary school, and it took her ten minutes to walk to school. She had been going to school alone since the first grade and was used to it, but Wu Yanxu insisted on taking her there.

"Dad, can you guarantee that Mom will agree to let me become a special police officer?" Wu Shuangshuang asked him on the way to school.

"As long as you can persist in exercising with Daddy, and if you still don't change your mind when you grow up, Daddy will promise to conquer your mom. I will never break my promise."

"Okay then, pinky promise, don't change."

"Little brat."

Wu Yanxu patted her on the head. After sending her to school, he was walking back alone when he saw an old man taking his three or four-year-old grandson to kindergarten. The little guy, carrying a small schoolbag, was shouting, "One, two, one, two, one..." as he walked towards him, legs raised high.