Because there was an injured person at the table, no one drank alcohol during the meal.
Even so, Wang Juan's good cooking skills made everyone satisfied with the meal.
Wang Juan saw the little girl beside her frequently picking up the sauerkraut from the basin and thought that it was worthy of being from the Lin family as she also loved to eat it.
"Ah Ci, tomorrow morning Auntie will make you some pickled cabbage dumplings to try. They are delicious."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
It was also the first time for Lin Yian to eat such delicious sauerkraut, and she ate too much without realizing it.
After the meal, Wang Juan served Lin Yian a small bowl of hawthorn cake and put a few frozen pears in a basin to melt.
"Ah Ci, try this hawthorn cake. The hawthorn here is not so sour and it is easier to digest if you eat more."
Lin Yian couldn't help but drool when he smelled the sour taste. He scooped up a small spoonful and put it into his mouth. The taste was amazing!
Usually, the Lin family would chat for a while after dinner, do some light work, and then go back to sleep.
Lin Jiancheng chose this time to explain the fact that he had been discharged from the army because he did not want to affect his family's mood for dinner.
Secondly, people’s mood becomes better after eating and drinking, which means that the possibility of him getting beaten will be reduced.
"Grandpa, grandma, mom and dad, uncle, I have something to tell you."
"I have completed the discharge procedures."
The room was silent.
And someone stood up and broke the silence in the room.
Ji Zebai straightened his clothes and took out the red box from his bag. Inside the box was a shining medal.
"Comrade Lin Jiancheng was injured while on a mission for the team and was forced to retire. Because of the mission details, I cannot tell you elders. Please understand."
Ji Zebai took a step back and bowed deeply to the elders.
"team leader!"
"I'm sorry. As the captain, I failed to protect my team members. This is my dereliction of duty. I am also responsible for Comrade Lin Jiancheng's retirement."
If only he had been more cautious and thought things through.
Perhaps he would not have been hit by a stray bullet and fallen into a coma, and there would not have been a need for Lin Jiancheng to follow behind and escort everyone to evacuate.
Lin Jiancheng would not be seriously injured by fighting alone.
A man walked up to the bowing young man and helped him up.
"Son, I know my son. Since we sent him to join the army, we have made all preparations."
Lin Jiancheng is not only the son of Lin Anmin and grandson of Lin Dejiang, but also a soldier.
Soldiers have their own responsibilities. If they don't do it, someone else's children will do it.
Lin Dejiang also spoke up: "Xiao Ji, you don't have to apologize to us. Xiao Cheng has grown up, he knows what he is doing."
Lin Jiancheng picked up the medal on the table and stuffed it into Ji Zebai's hand: "Captain, I have never regretted the choice I made at that time. I was the most suitable candidate at that time. And if my comrades hadn't risked their lives to come back and save me, maybe this medal would really... So everyone in our team has a share of this medal!"
Lin Jiancheng hugged his mother, whose eyes were red, and said, "Mom, the army helped me find a job in the county after I was discharged from the army. I can go home more often in the future. Please don't think your son is annoying."
Wang Juan raised her hand and tapped her eldest son on the back of his head: "Go away! If you don't work hard, I'll punish you."
Wang Juan could also read, and she recognized the "Second Class Merit" written on the medal.
Although Jiancheng didn't say it directly, the injury that forced him to leave the army must have been serious. Her son was lucky to be able to stand in front of her intact, otherwise this stubborn man would not have left the army.
As a mother, there is no need for her to make her child unhappy.
"Xiao Ji, when you come to my house, treat it as your own. If you treat yourself as an outsider, you are not giving face to Auntie!"
Ever since waking up from his coma and learning about Lin Jiancheng's injuries, Ji Zebai often thought about his possible omissions in that mission.
This was the first time in his military career that a teammate was seriously injured or even discharged during a mission.
The memories of war kept replaying in his mind, and even if Ji Zebai was mentally strong, he had reached his limit.
The Lin family's understanding and transparency were undoubtedly a shot in the arm for him.
Ji Zebai said nothing, but bowed deeply again.
Thank you.
Lin Jiancheng opened the big bag he brought and started distributing gifts to his family members.
"Grandpa, Dad, Third Uncle. Here are some cigarettes and wine for you."
As soon as Lin Dejiang saw the packaging of the cigarettes, he knew they were high-end products and he felt itchy in his heart.
It’s just a pity…
"Keep it for your milk."
Fan Zhu was too lazy to pay attention to the old man. He thought he had no idea how old he was.
If she really wanted to help the old man quit smoking, she would have burned all the tobacco leaves in her private plot and left them to mature.
"Xiaocheng, give your mother your father's share. Your father has been smoking too much recently. Give your third uncle's share to Ah Ci."
This saves the other two smokers from thinking of going to An Guo to get cigarettes.
Wang Juan slapped away Lin Anmin's outstretched hand and put the cigarettes and alcohol aside.
Lin Yian was also stuffed with several bottles of wine and a pack of cigarettes.
Lin Jiancheng simply put his second uncle's portion aside and waited to give it to his second aunt tomorrow.
"Grandma, Mom, these are the brown sugar and malted milk I brought for you. Xiaozhen, Xiaohua, these are the snacks and stationery I brought for you two."
"Thank you, brother."
Finally, Lin Jiancheng took out a few exquisite hairbands, hairpins and a box of dragon beard candies and handed them to Lin Yian.
"For me?"
Lin Yian was a little confused. She came back so suddenly that no one knew about it. Why did her brother prepare a gift for her?
Moreover, these decorations are obviously what little girls like and do not conform to the aesthetic taste of middle-aged women.
Even though it looked a little crude to her, it must have cost a lot.
Fan Zhu held her granddaughter's hand and explained, "Your eldest brother is very considerate. He never forgets anyone's gift every time he comes back."
Even though these things may never wait for their owners.
They are also left in the owner's house.
…………
Lin Yian sat in the cleaned room and touched the brand new bedding on the bed.
Lin Yian opened the bedside cabinet, which was filled with various small items.
Glass beads, rag dolls, vanishing cream, and a few rolls of brand new cloth...
“Pah.”
A drop of water falling on the kang will quickly evaporate without leaving any trace.
It has been a long time since anyone thought of her.
Lin Yian packed up the luggage he brought with him and placed them one by one in their proper places.
The deserted house suddenly became more lively.
After packing his luggage, Lin Yian took out a few food coupons from the space and walked out of the room.
Lin Anguo squatted in the kitchen and boiled a pot of hot water, then scooped it into the thermos with a spoon.
The rising white mist blurred Lin Anguo's face.
Lin Anguo first asked Lin Jianhua to go to the kitchen to get hot water for washing, and he carried three thermos to the main house first.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked to the door of the main house, I ran into Lin Yian coming out.
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