A complex emotion surged in Song Guoliang's heart, and a dark light flashed in his deep black eyes.
"Dad, does it hurt?" Wu Ya pouted, her big eyes filled with tears.
Song Guoliang hurriedly used his other uninjured hand to touch the small tuft on his little daughter's head, "Don't worry, Xiaowu, Daddy doesn't feel any pain anymore."
"If Daddy is in pain, just call Xiaowu and Xiaowu will blow on you, and the pain will go away~"
"Good~ My little five is so good."
.....
Du Xiaoying ran back, sweating profusely, carrying her things. "It's past dinner time, and no one's buying food. Luckily, I took all the money from home with me when I left. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some brown sugar biscuits."
Song Guoliang raised his hand and pulled his wife who was about to go out again. His eyes were gentle and he said softly, "Wife, don't be busy. Come sit with me for a while."
Du Xiaoying softened her heart and sat down next to the father and daughter at the bedside.
"Wife, don't worry, they are just some superficial injuries." Song Guoliang comforted her softly. These injuries were nothing to him.
"You've been in the army for these years. You must have suffered countless injuries, big and small, right?" Du Xiaoying's voice was very soft.
Song Guoliang didn't answer directly, "It's okay, don't worry, wife, these minor injuries are nothing."
Du Xiaoying's heart ached, her voice choked with sobs, and she glared at the man fiercely, "Is this still a minor injury? Then let me ask you, what is a major injury? Do you have to lose your life before you..."
"Over the years, you've only been home a handful of times. I know and understand your difficulties, but have you ever thought about...what would happen to me and the children if something happened to you?"
"Wife, I——"
"Guoliang, sister-in-law."
Du Xiaoying hurriedly lowered her head to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, took a few deep breaths, turned around and saw three men who looked like leaders walking towards her, and hurriedly stood up.
"Guoliang, don't move. Lie down quickly." The man hurriedly held down Song Guoliang, who was about to sit up, and turned to look at Du Xiaoying beside the bed. "Is this your sister-in-law?"
Du Xiaoying hurriedly looked at the man beside her.
Song Guoliang introduced: "Xiaoying, this is Director Wang from our supply and marketing cooperative, this is Section Chief Qiu from the personnel department, and this is Section Chief Zhang from our security department."
Du Xiaoying said calmly, "Director Wang, Section Chief Qiu, Section Chief Wang, thank you for coming to see my Guoliang."
"On behalf of our unit, we have come here specially to express our gratitude and visit Comrade Song Guoliang." Director Wang still feels a little scared when he thinks about it now, and said it earnestly.
"This time, thanks to Xiao Song's vigilance, he discovered it in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Without Xiao Song, the damage to supplies would be a small matter. If there were casualties..."
Personnel Section Chief Wang then replied, "After unanimous discussion within the unit, it has been decided to commend Comrade Song Guoliang."
Chief Zhang of the Security Department hurriedly put the things he was holding on the bedside table.
"Dear leaders, this, this is all the responsibility of my family, Guoliang. We can't accept this. You——"
"Sister-in-law, these are given to Xiao Song by the company to replenish his body. Don't refuse them."
"This..." Du Xiaoying was unsure and looked at the man on the hospital bed.
Song Guoliang nodded and said, "Keep it."
After finishing their business, they didn't want to stay in the ward for any longer.
"Okay, then Xiao Song, you have a good rest, we won't disturb you."
"Take care, leaders."
"You don't need to send your sister-in-law off. Go in and take care of Xiao Song."
"Hey~"
Du Xiaoying accompanied the three leaders to the ward door, watched them leave, and then turned back.
Looking at his wife's magic-like face, Song Guoliang found it a little funny.
Du Xiaoying rolled her eyes at the man in annoyance and said, "Just laugh, laugh, lie down. What's so funny?"
The other people in the ward who had been listening attentively since early morning asked curiously when they saw several leaders leaving.
"Young comrade, were those the leaders of the supply and marketing cooperative? From what I heard just now, your man was injured while rescuing public supplies."
"That's right, my man was on duty last night..." Du Xiaoying sighed and briefly recounted what happened last night.
"Oh my god, it's a good thing your man found it in time, otherwise it would be really unimaginable."
"But, comrade, how did you find out?"
Hearing this, Du Xiaoying also looked at the man on the hospital bed curiously.
Song Guoliang said solemnly, "I smelled the smell of plastic and followed it to find it. Fortunately, another colleague raised the alarm in time, and other colleagues from the unit rushed to put out the fire in time."
Everyone gasped when they heard this and looked at Song Guoliang with admiration in their eyes.
"You're really good, young man. You have a good nose, even better than a dog's."
The old lady realized something was wrong and quickly slapped her mouth. "Oh, you see, I don't know how to speak. I'm not scolding you, but praising your nose."
"Aunt, you're right." Du Xiaoying was a little amused and glanced at the man. "Maybe it's because our man used to be in the army, so his sense of smell is more sensitive than that of ordinary people."
"Oh, no wonder!"
People of this era have a natural trust and dependence on soldiers. When they heard that Song Guoliang was a soldier, they respected him even more and kept stuffing brown sugar eggs into his mouth.
"No, no, we really can't accept it."
The lady who spoke first smacked her lips and said, "Oh, this isn't for you to eat. This is for your husband and baby to nourish their bodies."
Du Xiaoying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "We appreciate everyone's kindness, but we really can't accept it."
Song Guoliang nodded and said, "I appreciate the kindness of the aunts, please take it back."
Seeing that the couple was determined not to accept it, the aunts could only smile and give up.
Their eyes met and they smiled at each other.
The smile on Du Xiaoying's face immediately disappeared, and she glared at the man with a stern face, "Don't take such risks in the future. If anything happens to you, and you leave me and the children behind, your black-hearted family will eat you up completely."
"Wife, I will be more careful next time." Song Guoliang nodded and said solemnly, "This is not an emergency."
Du Xiaoying shook her head helplessly. No matter how good the man's promise was now, she knew that if there was another emergency in the future, he would still do it regardless of the consequences.
Meeting the man's guilty black eyes, she softened her tone, "I just hope that when you take risks in the future, you'll think more about me and the children and think twice before acting."
As she spoke, she stood up and borrowed a teacup of hot water from someone else in the ward, and made some brown sugar eggs.
"You can drink some brown sugar and egg first to fill your stomach. I'll go get some food when the cafeteria opens for lunch."
Wu Ya sniffed, stopped crying and making a fuss, and obediently held a piece of biscuit in one hand and reached underneath with the other hand to catch the biscuit crumbs. She picked up all the ones that fell, not wasting a single bit.
Song Guoliang waited until the brown sugar and egg water was almost dry before bringing it to Wu Ya.
Wu Ya shook her head, "Daddy drinks, Xiao Wu is not greedy."
The little guy swallowed his saliva as he spoke.
Du Xiaoying hugged Wu Ya and said, "You drink it. I'll make some for Xiao Wu later."
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