The next morning, Tian Cai arrived at Qian's house and gave Qian Liming an acupuncture first. Then he changed the clothes prepared by Du Chunyan, so that she could wear her own cotton-padded clothes inside, a brand new green military uniform, and a half-length coat outside. She was even given a bright red square scarf.

Tian Cai pursed her lips as she looked at the tassels on the big red scarf. Before she could say anything, Du Chunyan put it on her head and tied it up to wrap her face tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

"Oh, it's really beautiful. Old Qian, look, when Dr. Xiaotian is dressed like this, she looks like someone from a big city, so fashionable! In fact, there is also a green one, but I think it won't look good because it matches the color of her coat. This way is better, it's eye-catching!" Du Chunyan couldn't let it go and touched Tian Cai's handkerchief again.

This bright red scarf is her dream scarf. She has loved it for a long time. The supply and marketing cooperative also had one, but it was too expensive. She couldn't bear to spend so much money on herself.

Tian Cai: “…”

No, she doesn't want this kind of "fashionable" thing. Besides, what the hell is red and green together? She really would rather be cold. Her ears are really not cold!

But she didn't have the chance to take it off, because Old Man Qian had already arrived. Tian Cai had to pretend to be his granddaughter, so she had to go into the county party committee compound with him.

So Tian Cai appeared on the streets of Huangxian wearing a green coat and red scarf, which made her look tacky but passers-by thought was particularly fashionable.

Old Master Qian was very satisfied to see that most of Tian Cai's face was covered. "It's good to cover it like this. It will be more convenient for you to do things in the future."

As soon as the two arrived at the gate of the county party committee compound, a guard came out of the small room at the gate, looked at Tian Cai several times and asked to register his identity.

Old Master Qian often came in and out of here, and they had known each other for a long time. However, the young woman next to him looked unfamiliar to them all.

"Old man," the man in his forties glanced at Tian Cai again, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes, "Who are you bringing here? They look unfamiliar!"

Old Master Qian nodded naturally, "This is my granddaughter. She came from her hometown to see me."

Then he turned to look at Tian Cai and said softly, "Nannan, next time you come to see grandpa, remember to register at the door before you can go in. If you can't find the place, you can ask your security guard, Uncle Sun. Remember?"

Tian Cai blinked, looked at the forty-year-old security guard, and said crisply, "Okay, Grandpa, thank you Uncle Sun first!"

Then he squinted and smiled at the guard.

Half of Tian Cai's face was hidden under the scarf, and the big eyes that were exposed were curved, looking like she was smiling.

The guard surnamed Sun was about to say something when Tian Cai stepped forward, grabbed Mr. Qian's sleeve and shook it, "Grandpa, when can we go in? I'm freezing to death!"

"Come in, come in!" said Mr. Qian, handing the registration book to the security guard named Sun, said goodbye, and led Tian Cai in quickly.

From a distance, the voices of the grandfather and grandson could be heard.

"Grandpa, why is it so cold here? Why are you still talking to them?"

"Grandpa knows he was wrong. When we get to your Grandpa Yu's house, I'll make you a cup of hot milk first!"

"Grandpa, you are so kind!"

…

The guard surnamed Sun did not return to the hut until he could no longer see the two people. He picked up the stove hook, hooked off the iron ring on it, and added a piece of wood into it. Soon, the crackling sound of burning wood came from the stove.

After making sure they had turned the corner towards the gate, the old man and the young man smiled at each other.

"Doctor Oda, you have the talent to be a drama actor!" Mr. Qian's eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. He didn't expect that Doctor Oda had these two skills.

Tian Cai also smiled with his eyebrows curved, "No, no, they are just trivial tricks."

She had been to the county many times, but had never been here. The government compound and the machinery factory were in two different directions, and everyone entering and leaving here had to register.

There was quite a distance from the door to Teacher Yu's house, so Mr. Qian briefly introduced the situation of the Yu family to her.

Commander Yu is an old soldier who has come back from the battlefield. Mr. Qian did not specify why he came to Huangxian, but he must have blocked other people's way when he came here.

Commander Yu has three sons. The first two are already married and have no interest in joining the army. Commander Yu did not force them, so the eldest son went into politics, the second son became a small leader in a machinery factory in Beijing, and the third son followed his father into the army and is now in the Southwest Military Region.

This year during the Spring Festival, the eldest and second brother Yu originally wanted to stay in Beijing to celebrate the New Year, but Commander Yu was seriously ill. They were afraid that something might happen without their family around, and that outsiders would take advantage of it. So after discussing it, the two brothers asked for leave and came here.

"Doctor Oda also knows that you are about the same age as my granddaughter. It is normal for people to have doubts. Maybe the words they say may not be very nice. As an old man, please bear with me for my sake." Old man Qian said apologetically.

Tian Cai nodded to show that he understood.

She scored full marks in reading comprehension, so what she said might not be very nice, or even unpleasant. Please be patient and ask her to be patient for a while. If she really can't bear it, it's no big deal.

She casually asked for the name of Commander Yu.

"Yu Zhengguo."

When Mr. Qian mentioned this, he couldn't help laughing. "Actually, her name was Yu Fugui before, but after she joined the army, many of us changed our names."

Tian Cai felt that the name Yu Fugui sounded familiar. After thinking about it and calculating the time, she couldn't help but ask, "What did you say his original name was, Yu Fugui?"

Mr. Qian nodded.

"Your hometown is He Province?"

Mr. Qian: "He is from Xian County, Hebei Province. My old leader was a good fighter during the war. Later, he had to retire due to a back injury. Otherwise, he would not have been just a division commander. Doctor Xiaotian has also heard of him?"

Tian Cai widened his eyes, thinking to himself, "Oh my god, what a coincidence!"

Although she didn't know Yu Fugui, she had definitely heard of him.

Grandpa Tian had told her before that Tian Cai’s great-grandmother had a childhood sweetheart. The two grew up together and got engaged as a matter of course.

Later, when the war broke out, Zhuma went to the battlefield despite his family's opposition. The only person who supported him was his great-grandmother.

When Zhuma left, he promised my great-grandmother that she would wait for him for three years. If he didn't come back after three years, she would let him find a good man to marry.

My great-grandmother was only sixteen years old at the time, at the prime of her life. She endured pressure from all sides and waited for ten years until she was twenty-six years old.

She waited for her childhood sweetheart to come back but she got older, so she had to give up and married a widower as arranged by her family.

One day later, my great-grandmother went to cut grass for pigs while pregnant, and it happened that her childhood sweetheart, whom she had been waiting for for ten years, came back at this time.

My childhood sweetheart was Yu Fugui, who changed his name after joining the army. He left when he saw that my great-grandmother was already married. A few years later, he also got married with the introduction of the organization.

My great-grandmother never asked about any news after that.

When Grandpa Tian was fifteen years old, his biological father passed away. He often hid in the corner and heard his great-grandmother's family members scolding her. He pieced together the whole process.