After thinking it over, she headed towards the military family compound.
When Grandma Lin Qingyan and Grandpa Dong arrived at the house, the two elderly people were very happy.
Grandpa Dong smiled and said, "I've only just realized what the joy of family life is these past few days. I have my loved ones with me every day, and I'm happy every day. I feel that my illness has improved a lot."
Grandma Lin smiled and said, "It feels like I've returned to my youth."
"Have we gone back to the time when my grandfather was pursuing you?" Lin Qingyan teased her with a smile.
Grandma Lin suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but then laughed heartily: "That's right, just like when we first met. No marriage, no children, no messy stuff. Every day felt sweet."
Old Master Dong was somewhat displeased upon hearing this, "Don't you feel any sweetness after marriage? Have I been unkind to you?"
"With marriage, we'll have so much more to do, how will we have time for romance? But life always has several stages, and each stage has its own meaning, so none of them will be wasted."
"Grandma, Grandpa, what would you like to eat? It's time to cook."
"Let's have tomato noodles," said Grandpa Dong.
"Okay, I'll go pick tomatoes."
Lin Qingyan walked into the vegetable garden and saw that it was clean and tidy, without even a weed. The vegetable racks had been re-fixed, making it look more like a vegetable garden.
Grandpa Dong walked over and pointed to a vacant lot at his feet to discuss something with Lin Qingyan.
"Qingyan, I have a question for you. I think this vegetable garden can be expanded a bit. If we dig up the patch right under my feet, we can plant cabbages and radishes there. What do you think?"
He wasn't the owner of this place after all; if he wanted to expand the vegetable garden, he still needed to discuss it with the owner.
“Sure.” Lin Qingyan knew her grandfather couldn’t sit still and that he liked rural life. “Grandpa, you can dig whatever you want. You decide what you want to plant.”
"Where's Zheng Ting? Should we talk to him about it?"
“Zhengting isn’t one to fuss over details. Besides, it’s just expanding the vegetable garden so we’ll have more vegetables to eat in the future. I don’t think he’ll object. Like me, he hopes you two can do what you love and stay happy. He won’t have any complaints.”
Another reason she was so certain was that she and Lu Zhengting had reached a tacit understanding over their long-term relationship: Lu Zhengting would never object to anything that wasn't detrimental to her.
The old man was pleased. "Alright, alright, they're all filial children."
After the two finished discussing, the old man went to get a shovel with great interest. At this moment, Xu Xinning walked in.
The three of them were slightly surprised to see him. Granny Lin had a cold face, and Lin Qingyan was expressionless, afraid that she would anger Old Master Dong again. However, Old Master Dong did not hold a grudge and gave Xu Xinning a smile when he saw her.
"Xiao Ning, you're here."
“Yes, Grandpa.” Xu Xinning quickly walked up to Grandpa Dong. “Grandpa, I’ve come to apologize to you.”
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Qingyan again: "I'm also here to apologize to my sister. I was too impulsive that day and spoke too harshly. I misunderstood my sister and even said such hurtful things to Grandpa. I only found out today that Wu Zhigang really is an enemy agent. Grandpa, sister, I have let you down. I apologize for my ignorance and for my rudeness."
Grandpa Dong nodded with satisfaction: "Xinning, it's enough that you know Grandpa is doing this for your own good. You're young and haven't experienced much, so there are some things you can't see clearly. Grandpa doesn't blame you."
"What about my sister?" she asked Lin Qingyan pitifully. "Will my sister blame me?"
Lin Qingyan naturally learned about Wu Zhigang's arrest today. She wondered if Xu Xinning knew Wu Zhigang's background before, or if Xu Xinning had other purposes for coming here today.
Despite her speculations, she remained outwardly polite to Xu Xinning.
"It's alright. I hope you can listen to the elders' opinions more in the future. After all, they have been through more and have a clearer understanding of things than we do. It's a good thing to listen to them more."
"I understand, sister, I will remember."
The old man was in an even better mood than before. "Alright, alright. Xiao Ning, learning from your mistakes isn't such a bad thing."
"Yes, Grandpa."
No matter what Grandpa Dong said, she listened attentively.
Seeing that Lin Qingyan was holding a tomato, she quickly went to take it from her.
"Sister, you're going to cook, right? I'll go wash the tomatoes."
After washing the tomatoes, she helped Lin Qingyan cook, being even more attentive than before.
Although she performed very well, Lin Qingyan could still occasionally sense the coldness in her eyes.
When Lu Zhengting came home from get off work, he saw the old man digging in the yard with a shovel. Without even asking why, he rushed over to help.
He took the shovel from the old man and said, "Grandpa, how do you want to dig this place? You rest, I'll dig."
Grandpa Dong immediately smiled. "I was just telling Qingyan that I wanted to expand the vegetable garden, and I was worried that you wouldn't agree. Qingyan said you wouldn't object, so I started digging. Now I know why Qingyan was so sure; it's such a strong trust."
“Grandpa, this is your home too. As long as you don’t dig tunnels or do anything that would betray the country, you can dig as much as you want.”
"Haha, I just want to expand my vegetable garden."
Grandpa Dong didn't want Lu Zhengting's help. "You'd better not worry about it. Just leave it to me. Digging and planting vegetables is my hobby. If you finish it in no time, my hobby will be gone. You can leave it for me to dig slowly."
"Alright then." Lu Zhengting handed the shovel back to the old man, then went to the kitchen. Seeing Xu Xinning helping out in the kitchen, he went to wash the house clothes.
When Grandpa Dong and Grandma Lin saw that he was washing not only his own clothes but also Lin Qingyan's, they both smiled and nodded. Such a capable and family-oriented man is hard to find.
In Beijing, after arresting Yoshiko Kawashima and the man who met with her, the police and the National Security Bureau extracted information from them about a big fish – Yang Yuanting.
It turns out that Yang Yuanting was a child born in my country to Japanese people forty years ago. After their defeat, some of them were unable to return home, while others were deliberately left behind. They survived as citizens of their own country, outwardly having no connection with the ordinary people here, but secretly serving the Japanese.
Song Qingbai, director of the Beijing Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, was extremely annoyed by this. However, he was also fortunate that Yang Yuanting had only been transferred to the institute for a short time and had not yet come into contact with the institute's important secret formulas, so the losses were not significant.
After Yang Yuanting was arrested, Fang Huilan was also implicated. When Fang Huilan was about to be convicted, she made a condition, hoping that the relevant departments would reduce her crime.
“I know where Chen Meng is. She didn’t die; she was just taken to an island nation.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
