"My mother died when I was ten years old. Less than half a year later, the man remarried. Not long after, the woman became pregnant. One time, when I was not at home, she entered my room and took away the relics my mother left me, which was a sweater my mother knitted for me.

When I was a child, my family was poor and we couldn't afford wool. My sweaters were all knitted with old wool, which was not only ugly but also not warm. My mother felt sorry for me and wanted me to wear a new sweater during the Chinese New Year.

In order to buy new wool, she lied to me that she was going to stay at her grandmother's house for a while, but in fact she was going to the county to do laundry for others. It was winter, and when she came back, her hands were swollen like carrots and covered with chilblains.

She smiled and told me that she had bought me some new wool and could use it to knit me a new sweater. She said, "My family must have what other children have, not only this year, but every year in the future." She hugged me and smiled, but I cried when I looked at her frozen hands. I said I didn't want a new sweater.

As a result...she never knitted a new sweater for me again, because she passed away not long after the Chinese New Year. Later, I often regretted whether I had said it wrong. If I had said I wanted a new sweater, would my mother still knit a sweater for me properly? "

When he said this, the usually tall and strong man couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

Even though almost twenty years have passed, it still hurts my heart when I think about it again.

Li Xia's tears fell unconsciously. She reached out and hugged Gu Weicheng, saying comfortingly: "Weicheng, this is not your fault. It was God who loved to play jokes on you and took your mother away from you. If your mother knew, she would definitely not want you to blame yourself like this."

Gu Weicheng continued, "That woman snatched the sweater my mother left for me and threw it into the stove. When I found out, I didn't care about anything else and reached out to take it out. I took out the sweater, but it was already burnt beyond recognition.

I asked the woman why she did this, but she suddenly fell to the ground, bleeding all over the floor. Her child was gone, and she said I was the one who killed her.

I don't know what happened, but I remember very clearly that I didn't touch her at all. The man didn't listen to my explanation, beat me with a stick, and told me to get out of the house.

My grandfather felt sorry for me and sent me to my uncle's house, asking him and his aunt to take me in. When I was fourteen, they had another son. That man couldn't stand me anymore and didn't allow me to live in my uncle's house anymore. He wanted to drive me out of the village. My grandfather was old and couldn't do anything about him, so he gave me an idea and asked me to join the army.

The reason why I didn't go back these years is that my grandfather didn't let me go back, fearing that the gossip would affect me. In fact, I don't care about those things, but in order to reassure my grandfather, I have to listen to him. "

So he was forced to leave home before he reached the age to join the army, and even had to change his age in order to join the army.

If Li Xia were asked to write such a plot, she would definitely use many words to interpret it and to create such a sad atmosphere, making people sad and crying when they hear it.

But when Gu Weicheng spoke of his past sufferings, his tone was calm and he did not use any extra words to highlight his sadness.

Gu Weicheng, who was only fourteen years old and still a half-grown child, had to endure the slander of his stepmother and the distrust of his biological father and was forced to leave his hometown.

This man is so strong and so pitiful.

"Weicheng, An An and I are here with you." Li Xia hugged Gu Weicheng.

These words and this hug were the greatest strength she gave him.

Gu Weicheng didn't say anything, but hugged Li Xia back even harder.

At eight o'clock on the third morning, the train finally arrived at the station. An An had slept all the way and was now very energetic. He was about to arrive at his father's hometown! It was his first time here.

"Put on your hat and gloves, it's very cold outside." Gu Weicheng instructed Li Xia and An An.

Gu Weicheng bought two furry army green hats. Li Xia had a small face to begin with, and after wearing this hat, her face looked only the size of a palm. An An's face had become a little rounder recently, which was a bit better.

Li Xia took into consideration that Ji Feng had always lived in Yuncheng and had never been to East Province, and now that he was old, she was afraid that he would not be able to adapt to the cold weather in East Province, so she specially took a cotton vest before going out and put it on him.

Although Ji Feng didn't understand why he had to wear clothes, he cooperated.

In later generations, many pet dogs wore clothes, and at that time they definitely attracted a lot of attention.

There were a lot of people getting off the train. Li Xia held An An tightly, while An An held Ji Feng tightly, and followed Gu Weicheng.

There were many people coming to pick up people at the exit. An An remembered that his father told him that his uncle would also come to pick them up, so he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, who is the uncle?"

Speaking of which, Gu Weicheng left home at the age of fourteen, and Gu Yongnian was only seventeen when he left. Now fifteen years have passed, and they are both in their thirties. They have probably changed a lot, and he might not be able to recognize them even if they stood in front of him.

Similarly, he has changed a lot in the past fifteen years, and Gu Yongnian may not be able to recognize him.

However, he was wearing a military uniform, which made him stand out in the crowd and made him easier to recognize.

At the same time, Gu Yongnian was also worried that he would not be able to recognize Gu Weicheng. Seeing more and more people leaving the station, he could only stare closely at their clothes to see if there was anyone in military uniform coming out.

Just then, he noticed a man in military uniform walking out, accompanied by a beautiful woman and a little boy. There was even a dog next to them, and the dog was wearing clothes!

Gu Yongnian didn't have time to be surprised. He looked at the man in military uniform several more times and thought to himself, this must be Gu Weicheng!

But when he thought of Gu Weicheng's frail appearance as a child, he couldn't match him with the 1.9-meter-tall man in front of him who was half his head taller. It wasn't until he saw the little boy's appearance that he was sure that this was probably Gu Weicheng. The child looked exactly like Gu Weicheng when he was a child!

But...isn't this child the child of Gu Weicheng's wife's second marriage? Why does he look so much like Gu Weicheng? Is he really Gu Weicheng's biological son?

Gu Yongnian had a lot of questions in his mind, but now he had no time to think about them. He quickly walked forward and called out, "Weicheng, are you Gu Weicheng?"

Gu Weicheng looked at the man in front of him. Although he had changed a lot, he still looked a bit like him. He smiled and called out, "Cousin, I'm Weicheng."

"Weicheng! It's really you!" Gu Yongnian looked at his cousin who was wearing a military uniform and looked energetic and proud, and hugged Gu Weicheng excitedly.

"For so many years, my parents have been worried about you. I didn't expect that you have grown so tall now. The food in the army is really good. This is my sister-in-law and nephew, right?"

"Well, this is my family member Li Xia, and this is my biological son An An." Gu Weicheng introduced, "Wife, this is my cousin, An An, call me uncle."

He deliberately said the word "biological" which made Li Xia want to laugh.