At 3:00 a.m. the next morning, Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng got up quietly. They thought that since they had already told Liu Mengmeng and Feng Ming'an the day before, Liu Mengmeng and Feng Ming'an wouldn't need to get up this morning, and that the two of them should still be sleeping. But when they finished getting ready in their room and came out with their things, they found that the kitchen light was on.
When Feng Minghao and his companion entered the kitchen, they saw Liu Mengmeng and Feng Ming'an preparing food. Upon seeing them, Liu Mengmeng, carrying a bowl of dumplings, went to the kitchen doorway and told them to come out and eat.
Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng immediately recognized that these dumplings were left by Liu Mengmeng yesterday. Although they had said that the late-night snack last night was a farewell dinner for them, they did not expect that Liu Mengmeng would still leave some dumplings. Liu Mengmeng thought that if they woke up at this time in the morning, she would cook them for them, and if they did not wake up, they would cook them for themselves.
When Liu Mengmeng carried two bowls of dumplings out of the kitchen, Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng took the two bowls from her. Behind her, Feng Ming'an also came out with two slightly smaller bowls of dumplings and placed them on the dining table in front of him and his mother.
Liu Mingfeng said to Liu Mengmeng while eating the dumplings in his bowl.
"Didn't we already agree on this yesterday? We can come by ourselves this morning, there's no need for you to get up so early."
Wang Mengmeng waved her hand, saying that she hadn't gotten up that early; it was just that she was getting older and woke up earlier. Besides, ever since she learned that Feng Ming'an's health was about to improve, she had been sleeping on and off all night, laughing happily when she woke up, so she got up when she heard them making noise.
After chatting and laughing through their dumplings, Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng prepared to leave with the books they had packed the day before, the things Liu Mengmeng had bought for her family, and the dry food Liu Mengmeng had prepared. Seeing this, Feng Ming'an also grabbed some things and followed the two out.
The two men walked to the door and greeted Liu Mengmeng, who had come out with them, telling her to go back and get some more sleep and not to see them off any further. Feng Minghao then prepared to take the things from Feng Ming'an and tell him to go back to sleep as well.
Feng Ming'an said he would drop them off at the train station and then return, adding that he had asked a friend for help and that Feng Minghao shouldn't worry, he wouldn't be alone. Hearing this, Liu Mengmeng also suggested to Feng Minghao and Liu Pengfeng that they let Feng Ming'an see them off.
So the three of them, carrying large bags and small packages, walked towards the gate of the military compound. When they reached the gate, Feng Ming'an greeted the guards standing watch, and after the guards returned the greeting, the three of them left the military compound.
As soon as they stepped out of the military compound, the three of them saw a man leaning against a wall not far from the compound gate, smoking. Because it was still dark, they could only see the faint glow of the cigarette.
Hearing the sound of the iron gate of the military compound opening, the man looked up and saw Feng Minghao and his two companions under the lights of the compound. He quickly stepped forward and greeted them.
"Anzi, Hao-ge, cousin, you're out."
When Feng Ming'an saw this man, he introduced him to his brother and cousin. This was Chen Jinhao, his high school classmate. The two were very close friends. He knew that Chen Jinhao could borrow the car from his brother, so he went to his brother's place yesterday afternoon to ask Chen Jinhao to help him drive the car today.
After the four men introduced themselves, they stopped chatting because Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng had to catch their trains. Chen Jinhao led the other three to the wall he was leaning against. Around the corner, they saw a car that, although a bit old, was clearly well-maintained by its owner.
Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng didn't ask any questions when they saw the car. After all, in Beijing, as long as you have some connections and abilities, getting a car is a simple matter. After putting their things in the car, the two of them sat in the back, while Chen Jinhao sat directly in the driver's seat, and Feng Ming'an got into the passenger seat.
After everyone was seated, Chen Jinhao started the car and drove towards the train station. The four of them started chatting in the car again. It was then that Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng learned that the reason Chen Jinhao became friends with Feng Ming'an was because they had a falling out.
Chen Jinhao was the youngest child in his family—so young that his older siblings' children were all older than him. His older siblings raised him like a son, and even his nieces and nephews indulged him. So, he was a little devil from a young age. Fortunately, his family had a strong sense of discipline, so although he was a little devil, he didn't dare do anything too outrageous.
Although he didn't do anything too outrageous, he was always getting into trouble, both big and small, from a young age. As he grew older, the adults in his family realized that he was impossible to control, until he went to high school and became classmates with Feng Ming'an.
When the two first became deskmates, they didn't like each other. Chen Jinhao thought Feng Ming'an was delicate and effeminate, while Feng Ming'an thought Chen Jinhao was a bit dim-witted and easily swayed by others. Feng Ming'an could clearly sense that Chen Jinhao wasn't a bad person, but the lackeys around him seemed to have ulterior motives.
Later, as they spent more time together, the two gradually became friends. The reason they became good buddies was because Chen Jinhao was almost sent to a juvenile detention center by two traitors around him, and it was only with Feng Ming'an's help that he was cleared of suspicion.
Chen Jinhao's parents and siblings also learned about Feng Ming'an through this incident, and learned that Feng Ming'an had always had excellent grades and was also a second-generation revolutionary. They were even more impressed with Feng Ming'an, and hoped that Chen Jinhao could become friends with such an outstanding person. The reason Chen Jinhao was able to drive his car out this time was because his brother knew that he was taking Feng Ming'an's brother and cousin to the train station.
After Feng Ming'an and Chen Jinhao saw Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng off at the train station, Chen Jinhao drove them back to the military compound. On the way, Ming'an and Chen Jinhao talked about some things they could talk about.
After Chen Jinhao returned home, he told his parents and brother about Feng Yun'an's intentions. Chen's parents and brother were very happy. They even packed Chen Jinhao up and sent him to the Feng family so that Feng Yun'an could take care of him and help him study.
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