The person who came was Xu Xiangyang. He walked forward with his luggage and greeted, "Doctor Li, Xiaobai."

Xiaobai recognized him and ran over, wagging his tail. "Xiangyang, you're back?"

"You've grown stronger." Xu Xiangyang squatted down and rubbed Xiaobai's head. He hadn't seen this black dog for a year and missed it very much.

Xiaobai doesn't like people saying he is fat, but he likes people praising him for being strong. He raised his head happily and licked the big hand that was stroking his head.

After the man and the dog finished reminiscing about the past, Xu Xiangyang stood up and looked at Li Xiyue, his eyes sparkling, "Are you okay?"

Li Xiyue nodded and congratulated him, "Congratulations, you've become a platoon leader."

He has made great contributions on the front line and has been promoted to platoon leader, the fastest promotion among the same batch of recruits.

Xu Xiangyang smiled and replied, "Thank you."

After not seeing him for a year, he had become thinner and darker, but his eyes were bright and determined, and he exuded a mature and steady aura.

"Come back to celebrate the New Year and visit Xiaoxiao?" Li Xiyue asked with a smile.

His uncle's daughter was named Xu Xiaoxiao.

Xu Xiangyang nodded and saw that she was still as beautiful as when he left.

There seemed to be changes, taller and more relaxed.

"Are you still going back to the capital with Captain Chu to celebrate the New Year this year?"

Li Xiyue tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ears and said, "Yes, but it will be a few days later. Axun is still on a mission."

The sky darkened and snowflakes began to fall again.

"Thank you." Xu Xiangyang said sincerely.

Li Xiyue thought about the reason for his thank you for a moment and smiled: "I didn't save you, why are you saying thank you to me?"

Xu Xiangyang did not explain. Although it was Chu Xun who saved him, for some reason he wanted to say thank you to her as well.

"You know He Yongmei, right?" Li Xiyue asked.

Xu Xiangyang nodded, and his heart warmed when he thought of the simple and passionate girl.

But when he saw the person in front of him, a trace of unwillingness welled up in his heart.

He lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, then looked up, "If Captain Chu wasn't there, would you have chosen me?"

Li Xiyue was slightly stunned, but quickly replied: "No."

"Why?" Xu Xiangyang didn't understand.

Li Xiyue said: "Because you are never my choice."

Whether Chu Xun was there or not, she would not choose Xu Xiangyang. From the beginning to the end, she never considered Xu Xiangyang as her partner.

Whether she was stingy or holding a grudge, she still cared a lot about Xu Xiangyang's initial hostility towards her.

Even if a person who hates her changes his mind about her in the end, she will never be able to open her heart to him again.

Xu Xiangyang was not angry. Instead, he smiled easily, his face showing relief. "Thank you for telling me clearly." Seeing a thin layer of snow on her hair, he said, "The snow is getting heavier. You should go back. I will go back too. Goodbye."

This goodbye was said to her, and also to the relationship that ended in vain. From then on, he had nothing else for her.

He turned around.

She turned around too.

The two embarked on their own paths and headed towards different lives.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chu Xun completed his mission and returned to the capital with Li Xiyue.

Xiaobai was entrusted to the care of the three sisters. He was very happy to be able to live with his daughters.

Before leaving, arrangements were made for several elderly people in the cowshed, and Xu Baiwei also assigned them tasks.

As for patients who were not around, they could only go to the commune or county hospital.

After all, Xu Baiwei is still unable to treat patients, and Uncle Six has also retired.

It’s nothing. There are more than one place to see a doctor. It’s just a little troublesome.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Xiyue and Chu Xun arrived in the capital.

Today is her 20th birthday. The Chu family has made arrangements early and is waiting for her to come back to celebrate with her.

Chu Xun knew that his girlfriend was most concerned about her grandfather, so after returning home to rest for a while, he took her to the military sanatorium.

Li Xiyue did come to the capital to see her grandfather. If her grandfather was not in the capital, she would not have come to the capital with Chu Xun to celebrate the New Year on these two occasions.

"Grandpa!"

"Yueyue!"

The grandfather and grandson were extremely excited when they met.

"I haven't seen you for a year. My Yueyue has grown taller." Liao Qingshan is still very energetic, with a rosy complexion, and his laugh is hearty and full of energy.

Li Xiyue saw at a glance that her grandfather was in good health and felt relieved, "Grandpa, I missed you so much."

"I miss you too, dear. Come on, let's go inside and talk."

After the grandfather and grandson entered the house, Chu Xun was like a transparent person and could only go to see his father Chu Ruilin.

Chu Ruilin was not cooking fish and was sleeping on the sofa.

I haven't seen him for a while. His hair has become whiter and he looks older and more haggard.

Chu Xun felt heavy-hearted. He walked over, picked up the blanket that had fallen to the ground, and covered him with it. He raised his hand and stroked his brows, which were furrowed even when he was asleep.

"Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang..." Even in his sleep, Chu Ruilin was calling his lost daughter.

I have spent most of my life defending my country, but I have let my wife and daughter down.

Chu Xun felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, and he clenched his outstretched hand into a fist. "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely find that Japanese woman and get my sister back!"

He didn't know whether his sister was still alive, but he would never give up until he got definite news.

He has already found out that Miyano Haotian is related to that Japanese woman. As long as he catches Miyano Haotian, he will be able to find out the whereabouts of that woman and any news about his sister.

He will definitely take his father out of this place.

"Yueyue, hasn't that old cow dealt with the matter yet?" Liao Qingshan asked.

Li Xiyue was peeling a large apple, "Grandpa, it should be done soon."

"It's almost time. It's been almost two years. I'm in jail here, and you're suffering in the countryside. When will we, grandparents and grandchildren, be reunited?" Liao Qingshan said angrily.

The older I get, the more I fear loneliness. Living here, facing a half-crazy person, with nothing to do every day, I'm almost bored to death.

He missed the days when he was a doctor and treated patients, and he also missed the days with his granddaughter.

He desperately wanted this to be over soon.

Li Xiyue understood her grandfather's feelings, cut the peeled apple in half, and handed him half. "Grandpa, there is a long time to come. Your safety is the most important thing. Please be patient for a while."

"I'm already old, how can I have a long time to live?" Liao Qingshan said unhappily after taking a bite of the apple.

Li Xiyue hurriedly said, "Grandpa, don't say such discouraging words. You will definitely live a long life."

"Okay, okay, I'll just say a few more words. Today is your birthday, so let's not talk about these unhappy things." Liao Qingshan turned his anger into laughter, ate the apple with a crunch, and happily took his granddaughter to cook longevity noodles.