On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, Cheng Jingmo went home to celebrate the New Year, but Yu Xiangyang did not come back with him.

"Where is Yu Xiangyang?" Yu Xiangnian asked.

Cheng Jingmo said: "Yu Xiangyang said that he spent the New Year with his comrades in the army this year."

Everyone in the family was very disappointed. Without Yu Xiangyang at home, the New Year's holiday was much quieter.

An An pouted and said, "I want my uncle to accompany me to set off fireworks."

Cheng Jingmo said, "Dad will accompany you."

But An An felt that it was more fun to have his father accompany him without his uncle, "I still want my uncle."

Cheng Jingmo: “…”

Xiaojie quickly said: "Brother will accompany you to set off your favorite spinning fireworks!"

An An nodded in agreement.

It’s fun to play with my brother!

Lin Yunyi sighed and said, "I thought this year's New Year's celebration would be lively, but Xiao didn't come back, and now Xiangyang isn't coming back either."

Yes, Lin also graduated.

Everyone in the family thought that Lin Ye would return to China as soon as she graduated, but she wrote to us not long ago saying that she would not return to China for the time being and that she was going to Africa.

Africa is rich in oil, gas and mineral resources. Our country is in the process of development and has very few resources per capita. Africa's abundant resources can just make up for our resource shortage.

Over the years, our country has been providing aid to African countries, and both sides have benefited from mutual assistance.

Lin also said that she has realized the gap between our country and other countries. She has learned so much knowledge for so many years, and she must live out her own value and not waste Song Huaiqian's cultivation.

Lin Yunyi hasn't seen Lin Ye for four years. She had been looking forward to it for so many years and thought she would see him again, but now she can't.

Lin Yunyi's eyes turned red as she thought about it, "Xiaoye, this child, he has grown up without me noticing!"

She still remembered the scene when the mother, daughter and two children were crying together before Lin Ye went abroad.

Song Huaiqian comforted her, "Growing up is a good thing. She has only been working in Africa for a few years, and you are so sad. She will get married in the future."

Lin Yunyi pressed the corner of her eye and said, "I have to write a letter to tell her that it's okay to find a foreigner, but she must bring him back to Beijing to live. It's best not to find a black person. I really don't appreciate that."

Song Huaiqian held his forehead with his hand. "She said she can't appreciate foreigners."

"That's good."

Yu Xiangnian tried to hold back his laughter, wondering when that silly girl Lin Ye would finally come to her senses in terms of love.

While her family was talking about Lin Ye, she had already boarded the train to Africa.

There were many like-minded friends on the train, and Lin saw him again.

On the other side, Yu Xiangyang and his comrades were also preparing for the New Year.

He didn't want to go to the Song family for the New Year, nor did he want to go back to his home in South City. His parents' urging to get married always made him feel helpless.

After the Chinese New Year, he will be 33 years old in April.

As an older bachelor, his personal problems not only worry his family, but also his leaders in the army.

Zhao Ruozhu and Yu Jiashun have made solving his personal problems a pressing issue.

Not only did he call every week to urge her, he also asked Lin Yunyi and her husband to help find a suitable one and arrange a blind date from time to time.

They even gave Yu Xiangnian an order to find a suitable unmarried young woman in the unit and introduce her to him, and to match the two of them up.

He could still refuse blind dates arranged by his family, but it was difficult for him to refuse those arranged by his military leaders.

Out of concern for his subordinate, the leader took the trouble to ask his family and friends to help find a suitable young woman to introduce to him.

Whether he likes it or not is one thing, but he has to go and see it, at least not to offend his leader.

He had been in the military region for more than two years, and his superiors had arranged at least seven or eight blind dates for him.

Every time a young woman fell in love with him, he rejected her.

The next few times, the boss got a little unhappy and asked him, "What kind do you want?!"

What kind do you want? He knows!

He wanted to wait for one last year, as Wen Qiuning should be back in May next year.

By then, if the two of them can talk it out, is it possible for them to get back together? Is it possible for them to get married?

If that's not possible, he'll let Zhao Ruozhu pick someone they like and then he'll marry them.

He will be a good husband, care for and love his wife, and cut off any ambiguous relationship with any woman.

Sometimes he would wonder why he was like this now?

He used to prefer not getting married for the rest of his life rather than compromise! Why is he compromising now?!

However, at least he was very sure of one thing: his parents were already old enough and he couldn't let them worry about him all day long.

Just wait for this last year!

New Year’s Eve is coming soon.

Early in the morning, the Song family was busy killing chickens and fish, picking and washing vegetables. Even An An and Coco were sitting on small stools shelling peas.

The phone at home rang at this time, and everyone thought it was someone looking for Song Huaiqian, even Song Huaiqian thought so.

He picked up the phone and said a few words, then called Yu Xiangnian to answer the phone, "The company has something urgent to talk to you about."

After Yu Xiangnian answered the phone, her face changed. She untied her waistband and said, "I have to go to work. Don't wait for me to eat."

Cheng Jingmo was killing fish in the kitchen. He washed his hands and came out to ask, "What happened?" Going to work on New Year's Eve?

But seeing that Yu Xiangnian's face was not right, and even a little panicked, he said: "I'll take you there!"

Cheng Jingmo knew all the confidentiality regulations, and since Yu Xiangnian didn't say what it was, he didn't ask any more questions.

It was a rare occasion that he rode his bike very fast and sent Yu Xiangnian to the entrance of the office.

Yu Xiangnian jumped off the bicycle and ran into the gate without even saying something like "Goodbye, go slowly."

Cheng Jingmo shouted at her back: "When can you come back? Call home and I'll pick you up."

Yu Xiang thought without replying, "Okay, slow down!"

Cheng Jingmo returned home, and the family prepared to make the New Year's Eve dinner while waiting for Xiang Nian.

But the New Year’s Eve dinner was ready, Yu Xiangnian didn’t come back, and it was already completely dark.

It’s not a big deal to have a whole family waiting like this.

Cheng Jingmo said, "Let's eat first."

The family was having New Year's Eve dinner when the phone rang again.

Everyone had a bad feeling.

Cheng Jingmo stood up and said, "I'll go pick it up."

The call was very short, and Cheng Jingmo only said "got it" twice before it ended.

He hung up the phone and said to everyone, "I have to rush back to the army now. If Nian Nian calls, tell her to take a car back by herself."

After saying that, Cheng Jingmo left without wasting a second.

Song Huaiqian and Lin Yunyi both knew that something big had happened, but they didn't know what it was.

This year was extremely quiet and no one ate much of the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The three children were not very interested in setting off fireworks. After playing for a while, they went home and read their books.

It was only after Cheng Jingmo returned to the army that he realized what had happened.

The army only selected a few outstanding people to participate in this mission, and Yu Xiangyang was among them. They set off overnight.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, the first day of the Lunar New Year.