“It’s okay, Dad. You don’t know that there weren’t eight of us this time.”

We came as a whole platoon.

I'm afraid of alerting them.

The commander has already said that some people will go to the village first to confirm the old woman's safety, while the rest will be prepared in case anything goes wrong.

As soon as Chen Ruijun finished speaking, his mother immediately went inside and helped Old Madam Ouyang out of the basket.

When they saw Old Mrs. Ouyang, everyone was in an uproar.

Although everyone knew in their hearts that Ouyang Zhenyu would never make baseless accusations, when they saw the facts...

Many people felt that Ouyang Zhenyu's abilities were simply astounding and awe-inspiring.

Seeing so many People's Liberation Army soldiers, Chen's mother finally felt relieved.

At least the old lady's safety was protected this way; otherwise, the couple would be so worried that they wouldn't be able to eat or sleep.

This was the most relaxed they had felt in the past two days.

Wu Dewang saw Old Madam Ouyang and hurriedly said,

"Auntie, hello! I am Wu Dewang, the company commander. Ouyang Zhenyu and I are best friends."

"Don't worry, as long as we're here, your safety is absolutely guaranteed. Comrade Ouyang Zhenyu specifically asked our regimental commander to send us to help you."

Grandma Ouyang's eyes also reddened. Her son, whom she had found, hadn't had much time to spend with them.

When things got really bad, it was his son who sent people to rescue him.

The main question is how Ouyang Zhenyu knew he was here.

"Well, although you were able to rescue me, I feel there's more to this than meets the eye."

It seems like they're using me to blackmail Ouyang Zhenyu, so I think it's best if we don't alert them.

The fifth team leader who sent people to search here yesterday, and that skinny guy—I think their voices sound like the two men who tied me up the mountain.

"Although we don't know who the mastermind is, I think if we arrest these two and follow the clues, we should be able to find out who the mastermind is."

If it weren't for these soldiers, Old Lady Ouyang wouldn't have dared to cause such trouble.

After all, doing so would easily implicate ordinary people, while the Fifth Captain and his men were militia captains.

It's easy to find a group of people.

"Auntie, don't worry, we know what we're doing."

He whispered some instructions to the young soldier next to him, and the young soldier immediately turned and left.

Chen Zhiyuan said with a smile,

"Since you're here, please sit down. We'll eat here today, and you can take the old lady away when it gets late. That way, it won't be easily noticed."

The main reason is that the fifth team leader is the militia leader, and it's easy for him to gather a group of people in the village.

These eight soldiers could easily get into trouble without support, even though they seem to have a lot of men with them, they're not in the village.

The best way is to not alert them and quietly take the old lady away after dark.

"Uncle, Aunt, then I'll just stay here and have a meal with you."

Wu Dewang said with a smile, and the young soldier next to him immediately stood up.

"Uncle, Aunt, you don't need to worry about us. We brought our own food. I'm from the cookhouse, so I'm in charge of cooking. You can just sit down and have a good chat."

Just now, Chen's mother was still worried that if so many people ate this meal, she and her husband would have to starve.

We didn't have much food at home to begin with, but so many of these people are my son's comrades-in-arms, so I can imagine that my son is having a hard time in the unit right now.

Even if it's just for their son, they can't be stingy right now.

But little did they know that the young soldier had no intention of taking advantage of them at all.

The young soldier acted immediately, taking out a lot of things from his backpack; each of them had some items in their backpacks.

Basically, everyone had three lunchboxes in their backpacks, along with a bunch of other things. That's when we realized we were taking this opportunity to deliver supplies to them.

Each lunchbox contained flour, while the last lunchbox contained rice.

The bag also contained fresh pork wrapped in oil paper, as well as cured pork and sausages.

This includes dried vegetables, such as dried radish, wood ear fungus, and shiitake mushrooms.

Even more surprisingly, each person could pull out a different item from their bag. Some people took out a bag of peach shortbread, some took out a bag of steamed rice cakes, some took out malted milk powder, and some took out milk powder.

The young soldier piled the things on the table and said with a smile.

"Uncle, Aunt, these are things that Dean Ouyang Zhenyu asked us to bring over."

The main concern was that it wouldn't look good if others saw it, it would be difficult to explain, and it wouldn't have a good impact on you, so we carried them separately.

"Let's eat what we brought today, the food of our comrades stationed outside."

"Those are the things that are truly meant for you when you get here later."

When Chen's mother and Chen Zhiyuan heard the name Ouyang Zhenyu, they paused for a moment.

Unexpectedly, Ouyang Zhenyu is still willing to help the couple now. Everyone knows how the couple treated Ouyang Zhenyu in the past.

"Ouyang Zhenyu is the dean now?"

Chen's mother felt complicated. She had initially disagreed with Ouyang Zhenyu being with her daughter because she felt they were not a good match.

But now Ouyang Zhenyu is the old lady's biological son, and he still has the ability to help them.

"Of course, Dr. Ouyang is now the director of the First Military Hospital of our military region."

You have no idea how many problems Dr. Ouyang's military hospital has helped us solve. Now, our soldiers are able to get medical treatment when they are injured.

The mortality and disability rates have decreased significantly.

"Moreover, our team is now specifically preparing to build the first military medical college, and Dean Ouyang is a nominal professor at the military medical college."

His surgeries are nationally renowned; you can't imagine how many people are lining up to have surgery performed by Dr. Ouyang.

Chen's mother felt a tightness in her chest. She still vividly remembered how she had stubbornly refused to believe that Ouyang Zhenyu would have the surgery, and the things he had said and done back then.

When they turned around, they found that the Chen family had fallen into ruin.

The Ouyang family is still thriving, and Ouyang Zhenyu is doing so well now.

How could Ouyang Zhenyu possibly still be interested in his daughter right now?

The reason these soldiers brought these things is probably because they saved the old lady.

It can be considered a form of indirect reward.

This also shows that I am drawing a line between myself and them.

Chen's mother felt a little regretful. If she had let her daughter be with Ouyang Zhenyu back then, none of this would have happened.

But at the same time, she became more determined. What difference would it make if she had agreed to let her daughter be with Ouyang Zhenyu?

In such circumstances, even married couples can turn against each other.

Not to mention that they are both too young.

At this point, the relationship simply cannot withstand such a cruel test.