"Mother!"

Once again, she was woken up by her little one. She was already used to it, and could easily scoop the baby into her arms with her eyes closed.

"Ugh! Why are you up so early?"

The little one struggled in my arms.

"Mommy, Mommy, I'm hungry, I want to eat!"

Day by day, the little one's speech became clearer and clearer, and his words became more and more fluent. At first glance, he even seemed to be developing a tendency to be a chatterbox. For the sake of her ears, she quickly got up.

"Okay, okay!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Before Jian Dan could react, the little one nimbly slid down, his short legs tumbling as he tried to run away.

"Here she comes, Yan Yan is here!"

She paused for a moment, then casually pulled the child back, nestled against him, and laughed uncontrollably.

"Girl, who did you learn all this from?"

The little one was eager to break free.

"Mom, someone's here! Someone's here! Open the door."

Jian Dan was speechless. Neither she nor Qin Qinghuai were particularly enthusiastic, so why was their child so sociable?

He pulled on his cotton-padded coat, put on his hat, and then patted his bottom.

"Go drive it and see if it's your little buddy or your big buddy?"

The little one waddled ahead on her short legs, while Jian Dan followed slowly behind. There was no way around it; the security of the family compound was reassuring, but the gate handle was taller than the little one, so she had to be the one to open the gate.

"One!"

She simply pursed her lips, trying to suppress a laugh.

"Xiao Yi, what brings you here? Is something wrong with your brother Huai?"

I don't know why, but this little guy knows how to call other people uncle, grandpa, and grandma very clearly. But when it comes to Qin Yi, no matter how many times I teach him, he always says "Yi ya". Because of this way of addressing him, I feel quite embarrassed, but it's really not that the child doesn't know how to be polite.

Qin Yi was quite beautiful; she teased the child before getting down to business.

"Sister-in-law, it's not that Brother Huai is busy, it's just that the communications unit got your phone number. I happened to be there running errands, so I came to let you know."

Simple subconsciously agreed, went back inside to dress the child, and then put on a cotton-padded coat herself. After walking a short distance, Simple suddenly realized what she was doing and stopped.

"Huh? No, wait a minute, you said it was the communications class?"

She pointed to herself in disbelief.

"Someone called the communications unit, asking them to come find me?"

The few people Jian usually contacts are usually by letter. If there is an emergency and she needs to make a phone call, she usually calls Qin Qinghuai's office. This is the first time she has called the communications class. That is to say, she doesn't think she has ever been to the communications class before. Who can call there?

Qin Yi was equally puzzled.

"Yes, sister-in-law, that person said it was an old acquaintance,"

"An old friend? How come I don't know of any old friends I have?"

It's been seven or eight years since I transmigrated here. Even if the original owner had some old friends, it wouldn't have taken so long to lose contact and for them to suddenly find me here.

"Didn't they say who it is? What's their surname?"

Qin Yi thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Sister-in-law, they didn't say anything else, just that they wanted to see you. Oh, right, they said it was an old friend from twenty years ago,"

"Twenty years ago? Good heavens, I'm only twenty-three. How could I possibly remember someone from twenty years ago? Is this guy crazy?"

Simple was shocked.

"Could it be that someone is trying to take advantage of me because they see I'm doing well?"

Qin Yi, holding the little cub, grinned with his big white teeth.

"Sister-in-law, is there anyone who can still take advantage of you?"

"If they can't get it, it's because they're incompetent, but who knows if they even have the intention?"

Jian Dan really couldn't figure out where this old friend came from. Could it be that the original owner had some secret that she hadn't received?

Even after the communications team was hungry, she still couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

"sister in law,"

"sister in law,"

"sister in law!"

It was Jian Dan's first time here, but everyone in the communications class recognized her.

"You guys are busy, I'll just take this call."

The communications soldier glanced at his watch.

"Sister-in-law, the other party said they would call back in twenty minutes. There are still three minutes left, please wait a moment."

"Okay, I'll wait a moment."

The communications squad wasn't busy at the moment, so a few young soldiers nearby set their sights on the little cub, eager to reach out and paw at it.

"Sister-in-law, is this your child?"

"Chubby and cute."

Outside, the little guy still has a decent appearance. His face is fair and tender, and his smile is adorable, revealing a few tiny teeth. As he grows up, his peach blossom eyes, just like Qin Qinghuai's, are becoming more and more obvious. It's already clear that he will look good in the future.

The soldiers in the communications squad were all quite young and still had a playful spirit. They were all very fond of her and didn't seem to mind. They weren't busy at the moment and quickly surrounded the little girl.

Soon, the phone rang again. The operator answered it, gave a brief reply, and handed it to Jian Dan.

"Hello, who's looking for me?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end, followed by a slightly hoarse voice from an elderly man.

"Young Miss!"

Jian Dan's brows furrowed completely at that voice.

"Who are you? What kind of address is that? Did I desecrate your ancestral grave? Are you trying to kill me?"

I am a,”

She was about to say that she was a descendant of a martyr when she suddenly realized that the title of "martyr" was somewhat misleading, so she immediately changed her story.

"I am a military family member. Do you know that insulting military family members is also a crime?"

They probably hadn't expected her to retort so directly; they chuckled, somewhat pleased.

"Young Miss, it's me, Jian Zhong. Don't you remember me?"

"Jian Zhong? Grandpa Zhong?"

"Hey, hey, young lady, do you still remember me?"

While the person on the other side was immediately moved to tears, Jian Dan didn't empathize as deeply. In the original owner's memories, there was indeed someone who had always been by Jian Guowei's side, named Jian Zhong, but he suddenly disappeared when Jian Dan was a child. Jian Guowei's reason was that he had sent him out to do other things.

Jian Dan was young at the time and quickly forgot about him. She never saw him again or heard any news about him after that.

But is their sudden appearance at this time a coincidence, or something else?

This can't be blamed on simple conspiracy theories. After so many years without any news, and without even showing up when Jian Guowei passed away, who can guarantee what her intentions are now? And what is this young lady anyway?

After thinking for a moment, Jian Dan casually asked,

"Grandpa Zhong, is that really you? How come you haven't heard from me at all all these years? Are you alright?"

“Young Miss, I know you have doubts and don’t believe me, but I have two keepsakes left by the old man. You’ll understand once you see them. The old man named me Zhong (忠, meaning loyalty), so I will never betray that word.”

Whether it was betrayal or not, so many years have passed, and words alone can't prove anything. But what I do care about is...

"Two old men? Aren't you someone who works for Grandpa? What do you mean by 'two old men'?"