"I reckon my older brother and sister-in-law are thinking of transferring back to Beijing, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly inquired about this."
"Furthermore, I have a feeling that this house was probably bought for Mr. and Mrs. Lu..."
After finishing her analysis, Jiang Si looked at her with an expression that said, "Praise me!"
However, Huo Tingzhou only responded faintly after hearing this, without any significant reaction.
"Why aren't you surprised at all?" Jiang Si asked, looking astonished.
After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Has your older brother already told you?"
Huo Tingzhou shook his head. "No, not at all."
His older brother and he are similar in temperament; neither of them are talkative.
They won't speak up easily unless they're absolutely sure.
But they are brothers after all, and he can sense things without them needing to be said.
Seeing his wife's curious expression, Huo Tingzhou said, "My older brother also signed up for this year's All-Army Military Skills Competition."
Jiang Si still didn't understand, "Is there any necessary connection between participating in the grand martial arts competition and returning to the capital?"
"some."
Huo Tingzhou patiently explained to her, "This kind of military-wide competition not only showcases the strength of each military region, but it is also a good opportunity to recruit talent."
"Poaching people?"
"right."
Huo Tingzhou said, "If you get a ranking in the competition or perform outstandingly, you will easily be noticed by other military regions. There are many examples of this, especially the General Military Region, which likes to poach people."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si belatedly realized what was happening.
"So you participated in... for this reason?"
"yes!"
Huo Tingzhou readily admitted that since there was nothing he could do about his age, he could only try to accumulate more military merits.
Jiang Si wanted to say something more.
But before he could say anything, Huo Tingzhou had already turned off the bedside lamp.
Before I could even react, my lips felt a cool, refreshing sensation.
Jiang Si was a little confused by his sudden action.
Once she caught her breath, she whispered reproachfully, "You...you just...wasn't that enough last night?"
What happened to the saying that things would start going downhill after thirty?
Huo Tingzhou demonstrated this through his actions.
Do what you love with the people you love.
It's never enough!
...
Happy days are always short-lived. As soon as the Lantern Festival was over, Huo's mother and eldest brother's family packed their bags and prepared to head to Xinjiang Province.
On the day of departure, the family fought back tears.
He repeated his instructions over and over again, and several times, Lu Zhankai wanted to speak up.
But in the end, he swallowed his words.
He was afraid that giving hope would only lead to disappointment.
"dad--"
Before getting into the car, he turned back to look at Mr. Huo and said, "Take good care of yourself, and so do you and Grandpa and Grandma."
Mr. Huo already knew that his son had signed up for the martial arts competition.
But his son didn't say anything; he pretended not to know.
But in the end, Mr. Huo couldn't help but say, "No matter what the result is, as long as you've done your best, you must take good care of your health."
One sentence brought tears to Lu Zhan's eyes. "I understand, Dad."
After seeing off Brother Huo's family, Uncle San and Uncle Zhong also returned to Shanghai the next day.
When they went to Qiongzhou Island before, they only brought summer clothes.
Now that I'm planning to stay in Beijing for a while, I need to bring some winter clothes with me.
In addition, he has many old friends in Shanghai, and he wants to take this opportunity to get together with them when he goes back.
After all, we're getting old, and every time we meet again, it will be the last.
Of course, Uncle San was also worried about the things in the old house.
Jiang Si knew this, so she didn't stop her.
After seeing off two groups of people and with everyone going to work, the once bustling old house suddenly became much quieter.
Jiang Si was still a little unaccustomed to it for the time being.
But there's no time for her to wallow in self-pity now.
She needs to hurry up and finish the design drafts in her hand.
Unexpectedly, an uninvited guest arrived at the house that afternoon—
I don't know why, but I suddenly felt like saying thank you all for following and supporting me all this time.
Without you, there would be no Orange today.
On another note, Orange has a habit of reading comments and checking the backend for requests to update her ID.
Seeing familiar IDs always makes me incredibly happy. Thank you so much!
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