"Big Mouth, Xiulan, let's go back. Your sister-in-law and the others have been gone for a while." After a long while, Wang Shujuan moved her stiff legs and even reached out to massage the back of her knees.
It seems like only a blink of an eye has passed, but actually more than ten or twenty minutes have gone by.
"So fast?"
Ma Hongying murmured, her eyes still gazing in the direction the plane had taken off, unwilling to look away, even though the plane had long since disappeared from sight. She just wanted to keep watching.
When she learned that her husband would also be participating in the rescue mission, she was never at ease.
She had heard some things from He Jian'an about the situation of the first two teams, and the situation was very bad. Not a single person from the second team had returned. Just thinking about the complete annihilation of the second team made Ma Hongying extremely worried.
"Let's go, stop looking. This time, the brigade commander and his wife are leading the team personally. I believe they... will definitely return safely!"
As they spoke, Wang Shujuan pulled Ma Hongying with one hand and Yang Xiulan with the other, leaving the playground and returning to the family compound.
"Why don't we go to the Lu family to see Aunt Lu first? She must be even more worried than we are right now. Going to see her and talking to her will make her feel better."
Yang Xiulan herself didn't know whether she was saying this to the two of them or to herself. As she spoke, she couldn't help but turn her head and look up in the direction where the plane disappeared.
"Alright, what if you twist your neck like that and hurt it? Besides, we should have faith in the brigade commander, his wife, and our own men. Maybe they'll be back in three or four days."
Perhaps she suddenly understood, Ma Hongying patted Yang Xiulan on the shoulder to comfort her, and then changed the topic to Grandma Feng, "Aren't you going to keep your aunt company? Hurry up and go."
"Let's put on some emotion. If we all end up with long faces when we get to the Lu family, and instead of comforting her, she ends up comforting us instead, that would be so embarrassing."
Ma Hongying's tone was relaxed, as if she had really come to terms with things and would no longer overthink things, returning to her usual carefree self.
If she hadn't almost crashed into the tree trunk, Wang Shujuan and Yang Xiulan might have actually believed it.
The three of them had only gone halfway when they ran into Jian Daying.
So one more person went to the Lu family's courtyard.
At this moment, Grandma Feng was sitting in the yard in a daze, while the three little ones were each carrying a small watering can and watering the vegetables in the yard. Grandma Feng told them to go to the family compound to play with the children, but Lu Zirui, Lu Ziheng, and Lu Xiaoning were all unwilling to go.
I'm feeling down and I'm always looking for something to do.
"Aunt."
Grandma Feng only snapped out of her daze when Ma Hongying and the others called her. She turned around in a daze, and only when she saw them enter the courtyard did she quickly stand up to greet them.
"You've arrived?"
She was a little surprised to see them come to her house at this time. Her granddaughter told her that the husbands of Ma Hongying and the others were involved in this mission. She had thought that they would need a day or two to calm down before coming to visit.
But unexpectedly, they came directly to my house at this time.
Judging by the time, they came directly from the military base without even going home.
"I was worried you'd overthink things, so we came to check on you," Wang Shujuan replied simply. At the same time, she glanced at Old Madam Feng and saw that her face was full of worry, so she couldn't help but sigh.
"You guys are thoughtful."
Grandma Feng smiled, poured each of them a cup of tea, and then went back into the main room to grab a plate of melon seeds and a plate of peanuts for them to eat.
She understood her granddaughter's meaning, but Feng Zhiyi was the only granddaughter in the Feng family, and moreover, she was the youngest child's only bloodline. Naturally, she didn't want Zhiyi to go, but since Zhiyi insisted on going with Lu Lingxiao, she had no choice but to compromise.
Don't say people are selfish, especially since she was an old woman. She didn't care whether other people were still alive or could return safely; all she cared about was her granddaughter and grandson-in-law.
If her grandson-in-law hadn't been involved in this mission, she would never have let her granddaughter go, no matter who was in charge.
"Auntie, why don't you bring Ziheng and the others to my house for meals these next few days? My sister-in-law isn't home, so don't bother cooking, just come eat at my place!" Ma Hongying said to Grandma Feng after she had taken her seat.
Grandma Feng smiled and shook her head, "No need, no need, we can cook for ourselves. There are so many people in our family, how can we eat at your house for every meal?"
"I'm afraid it won't be long before your rice jar is empty."
There are eight people in my family, how could I possibly go to someone else's house to freeload a meal?
Even if she agreed, Xiao Bin and the others wouldn't go. After all, they knew their own appetites very well. No one would eat to their heart's content at someone else's house; they would feel restrained and uncomfortable.
But at home, you can cook whatever you want to eat, which is not only relaxing and comfortable, but also ensures you don't go hungry.
"Auntie, if you need anything, just come to the family compound to find us. Except for Sister-in-law Shujuan who has to work during the day, the rest of us are all at home," Jian Daying said, calling out to Lu Ziheng and the others, inviting them to come and grab some peanuts.
Grandma Feng smiled and nodded, giving a polite reply.
The group chatted idly in the courtyard. Although they themselves sometimes didn't even know what they were talking about, it had to be said that after a while of random chatting, their mood seemed to improve considerably.
For the entire afternoon, Ma Hongying and the others chatted idly with Grandma Feng in the Lu family's courtyard.
If it weren't for He Liang's shout from outside the door, the group wouldn't have even realized how fast time had passed; it felt like only a short while had passed, and it was already almost six o'clock in the afternoon.
The group quickly stood up to say goodbye and then hurriedly returned to their residential compound to prepare dinner.
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At 7:15 p.m. that evening, the helicopter successfully arrived in southern Xinjiang and landed slowly on an open area on the southern Xinjiang border.
"Are we there yet?"
Almost the instant the plane landed, Feng Zhiyi woke up from her deep sleep.
"Yes, we've reached the southern border."
Lu Lingxiao tucked a stray hair behind her ear, then touched her hand and asked softly, "Are you cold? Why don't you put on another sweater? I looked outside through the binoculars, and it seems like it just snowed heavily here. It's much colder than Jincheng."
Feng Zhiyi shook her head, "No need, this is fine. Wearing too many layers will make it hard to run, and you'll easily get hurt in a fight."
She didn't want to wrap herself up like a penguin.
In that case, forget about capturing the enemy; we'd be more likely to be captured by them.
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