Chapter 60 I'm luckier than you

This day was the day when the retiring officers left. Commander Chen did not go down to see them off, but asked Political Commissar Cao to go instead.

I stood at the window and watched them get on the bus one by one.

This group of people are retired officers who have no relatives. Many of them have old injuries and are using crutches. These old officers all experienced the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Our homes were destroyed long ago during the Anti-Japanese War or the Civil War. Our families were separated long ago. We have been in the army all these years and have lost contact with our families long ago.

"Old man, it's time to eat." A voice interrupted Commander Chen's thoughts.

Cheng Jinghao walked in without knocking on the door, holding two lunch boxes.

"You little brat, you don't even need to knock to enter my office now?" Commander Chen glared at him.

"Political Commissar Cao and the others are all downstairs. Do I need to knock to enter my old man's office?" Cheng Jinghao put the lunch box on the table and opened the lid.

"Come and eat, your daughter-in-law made it especially for you."

"Have you eaten?" Commander Chen walked over, sat down and picked up the chopsticks. They were all the dishes that 놛 liked.

"I'll go back to eat after you finish eating." Cheng Jinghao sat down and looked at 놛.

"Old man, when you retire, you will go with me wherever I am, and we won't go anywhere else."

Commander Chen's family all died during the Anti-Japanese War.

"Yeah." Commander Chen nodded. He knew that Cheng Jinghao came specially to bring him food.

Cheng Jinghao looked at 놛, knowing that 놛 was in a bad mood, and didn't say much. He just watched 놛 finish the meal quietly.

After dinner, Commander Chen took out some tickets from the drawer and handed them to Cheng Jinghao.

"You eat my meal and you still need to give me a ticket?" Cheng Jinghao frowned.

"This is for Momo. I gave them these past few months. They are candy tickets, food tickets, and some point tickets. You know, I don't need them." Commander Chen explained.

"Is that the case? I'll take it then." Cheng Jinghao then took the ticket.

"Old man, can you smile a little? I feel uncomfortable when you do this." Looking at Commander Chen, he would rather be scolded.

"When people get old, they tend to be sentimental." Commander Chen sighed.

"However, I am luckier than you all." She looked at Cheng Jinghao, "I met you."

"When I first met you, you were only 8 years old. At that time, you touched my military uniform and said that you wanted to be a soldier when you grew up." Commander Chen recalled.

"When I first saw you, you were less than 17 years old. You were standing in front of me in military uniform. At that time, you had just joined the army."

"You are already 27 years old this year, and you have married a good wife." Commander Chen looked at her lovingly.

"When you give birth to a big fat boy, I can go to your aunt safely."

"Then according to what you said, I have to give birth to a big fat daughter." Cheng Jinghao looked at 놛, who didn't like to hear Commander Chen talk about such topics.

"Old man, you see my parents are not around. If Momo and I have a baby, you will help me take care of the baby. If I really have a boy, you will help me educate him."

Cheng Jinghao stood up and walked behind Commander Chen, massaging his shoulders.

"You haven't heard me call you dad yet, and I haven't taken care of you in your old age, why do you keep saying these useless things?"

Commander Chen reached out and patted Cheng Jinghao's hand, then nodded.

Yes, I am much happier than those old officers, and there is also Cheng Jinghao.

I haven't seen 놛 rise step by step, I haven't seen 놛 have children.

Cheng Jinghao sent Commander Chen home for lunch before going back to eat.

[Host, I have something to tell you about Commander Chen. 】

Cheng Jinghao had just entered the house when he heard the sound of small water drops.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Jinghao flashed into the space, and Lin Momo followed him in.

The big screen showed the scene of Commander Chen after Cheng Jinghao's original body was sacrificed.

After receiving the news of Cheng Jinghao's sacrifice, Commander Chen sat at his desk for many days and nights. On his desk were Cheng Jinghao's officer certificate, medals, and military uniform.

Commander Chen has dementia and doesn't recognize anyone except Cheng Jinghao.

He only said one thing every day, "Jinghao, Dad will wait for you to come back."

Cheng Jinghao's eyes turned red as he looked at the image on the big screen. Lin Momo covered her mouth and cried.

Cheng Jinghao clenched his fists. With Commander Chen acting like this, one could imagine how Cheng's parents felt when they got the news.

놛 held Lin Momo in his arms and gently stroked her back.

"Let it go. This will never happen again in your life."

The small water droplet turned into an indoor fountain. It was a system that could only remind the host appropriately, but could not make any decisions for them or change their minds.

After Cheng Jinghao and Lin Momo left the space, they started to eat lunch.

"I told you to eat first, why are you still waiting for me? What if you get hungry?" He clearly told her to eat first before leaving.

"I'm not hungry. I had breakfast lately." She has been getting up late recently.

"That won't work either. Don't wait for me next time."

"I know, I know." Lin Momo nodded perfunctorily.

After eating and washing the dishes, Cheng Jinghao went to his aunt's house to carry cow dung to apply fertilizer on the fields.

There are no chemical fertilizers in this day and age, so we can only use cow dung instead.

When I came back, I found that Lin Momo had gone to sleep again.

Lin Momo has been acting a little abnormal these past few days. She gets up late in the morning, goes to bed right after lunch, and goes to bed earlier than usual at night.

And today, when we were having dinner, I found her picking up a piece of fat and eating it as if nothing had happened. If it were any other time, she would have vomited it out long ago.

Cheng Jinghao washed his hands, dusted off his body, and entered the room.

"Wife." 놛 called her softly and touched her forehead.

"Hmm?" Lin Momo responded.

"Are you feeling unwell?" asked 놛.

"No, I'm just very sleepy." She didn't even open her eyes.

Cheng Jinghao thought, she drank spiritual spring water as tea every day, there shouldn't be any problem, so he added a little more.

"You go to sleep. I'm going to training." He kissed her on the forehead and stood by the kang looking at her for several minutes. He made sure that she was okay before leaving.

After Cheng Jinghao left, Lin Momo slept for another two hours and then got up.

Although Cheng Jinghao was the one applying the fertilizer these days, she would go to the fields to check on them every day.

Just after leaving the hospital, she met Li He who came to look for her.

"Why are you late today?" Usually Li He went there with her.

"I felt sleepy after dinner, so I took a nap." Lin Momo said a little embarrassedly.

"Why have you been so sleepy these days?" Before, they would wait for the men to go to training before going to the fields.

Lin Momo slept these days, so they went there in the afternoon.

"Maybe it's spring sleepiness and autumn fatigue." She didn't think much about it.

As he was speaking, he looked into the ground.

"Is it time to plant the rice seedlings soon?" Li He asked, looking at the seedlings in the field.

"It's been these few days." Lin Momo nodded. It has been nearly a month since the sowing.

"Very good."

The two smiled at each other. They came to check every day and were looking forward to planting rice.