Time flies, and summer vacation is here in the blink of an eye.
The "ten-year agreement" was a consensus reached by the families a long time ago.
However, since most families have students in school, it's difficult to arrange a long vacation apart from summer vacation.
Fortunately, there are now direct flights from Beijing to Qiongzhou Island, making it much more convenient to travel there than before.
So, a week before summer vacation, the families made their plans.
We officially set off in early July.
But plans can't keep up with changes. Just before departure, Huo Tingzhou had an important work arrangement made at the last minute.
With no other option, the Hu and Xu families decided to proceed as planned and set off first.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, they took their children back to their parents' home for a while.
Several families agreed to meet on the island in two weeks.
Since Huo Tingzhou couldn't leave for the time being, Jiang Si and her third uncle discussed it and decided to take the children back to Shanghai first.
My trip back to Shanghai this time was mainly for business.
She only learned about it recently from a notification that the Shanghai Red Committee had taken a lot of things from Shen Xiuwen after the start of the movement.
There are more than ten land deeds and house deeds alone, which have been verified for more than two years.
Starting from the beginning of this year, these items have been returned to their legal heirs one by one.
Jiang Si went back this time specifically to help deal with this matter.
Although Huo Tingzhou was extremely busy, he still managed to rush back to Shanghai on Jiang Si's birthday.
"It's just a small birthday, there's no need to rush back."
Seeing his travel-worn appearance, Jiang Si scolded him verbally, but she was actually happy inside.
Moreover, subconsciously, she seemed to have guessed that Huo Tingzhou was very likely to come back today.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have saved a piece for him separately when cutting the birthday cake that night.
"Take a shower and relax first, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huo Tingzhou grabbed her wrist.
Jiang Si smiled, then habitually stretched out her left hand.
For the past few years, Huo Tingzhou has given her a ring every year without fail on her birthday.
The styles may differ, but the sentiment remains the same.
This year, she thinks it shouldn't be surprising.
However, she guessed half right, but not entirely right.
After Huo Tingzhou put the ring on her finger, he also slipped a rolled-up document tied with a red ribbon into her outstretched hand.
Jiang Si paused for a moment, but did not open it immediately.
Instead, she looked up and stared at him intently.
Having lived in the military compound for so many years, Jiang Si is not entirely ignorant about military positions.
In the original storyline, Huo Tingzhou apparently didn't take up this position until he was fifty years old.
But right now, he's not even forty yet.
She knew in her heart that the higher-ups would not have given him such a significant promotion for no reason.
Behind every dazzling promotion lies unseen danger and Huo Tingzhou's extraordinary efforts and sacrifices.
He barely mentioned any of these things to me.
Thinking about all this, Jiang Si felt a lump in her throat.
The long-awaited scene did not appear; instead, it angered his wife, leaving Huo Tingzhou somewhat at a loss.
"What's wrong, honey? Aren't you happy that I got promoted?"
Jiang Si shook her head, forcing back the tears that welled up in her eyes.
Sometimes she wondered if her high expectations for the future were putting too much pressure on them.
They didn't want to disappoint themselves, which is why they all worked so hard.
"Huo Tingzhou".
Every time she calls him by his full name, it means something is very serious.
Huo Tingzhou straightened his expression and said, "I'm here."
“Whether you get promoted or not, whether you become the commander or not, I’m happy.” Jiang Si looked at him earnestly: “Life has more than one decade; we’re going to spend many, many more decades together.”
Having understood her unfinished words, Huo Tingzhou immediately agreed, "Okay."
He will be safe and sound, and they will grow old together.
After resting for two days in Shanghai and completing the necessary procedures, the family planned to set off for Qiongzhou Island.
Uncle San and Uncle Zhong originally didn't want to go, mainly because the previous flight to Qiongzhou Island was so bumpy that it left a deep impression on them.
In the end, Jiang Si said that Huo Tingzhou had already bought the tickets.
Moreover, this time they would not take a plane, but a train, and the two finally nodded in agreement.
The group got up very early on the day they set off.
Just like when they went to Qiongzhou Island ten years ago, as soon as Jiang Si and Huo Tingzhou came downstairs, they saw their third uncle and Uncle Zhong squatting in the living room, busy packing their luggage.
Perhaps due to his age, my third uncle has recently become quite talkative, often reminiscing about the past.
But "nagging" is just his personal opinion.
Jingxing and Jingyan were very willing to listen, as was Huo Tingzhou.
During his ten years in the army, he missed too many opportunities to be with her.
Hearing these things from his third uncle filled a void in his heart.
Even Jiang Si herself found it fascinating.
As she listened, Jiang Si suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Third Uncle, did I fight with Shen Qingqing?"
Now it was the third uncle's turn to be surprised. He stopped what he was doing and asked, "You don't remember?"
Even after so many years, Uncle San still feels somewhat resentful when he mentions this matter.
“That bastard Shen Xiuwen did nothing right. He actually gave your mother’s jewelry to Lin Yueru and her daughter. When you found out, you had a huge fight with him.”
Jiang Mu is the untouchable Ni Lin of Jiang Si; whoever sets her off will be destroyed.
Lin Yueru deliberately used this incident to provoke her.
The result was predictable.
"Back then, you and Lin Yueru were fighting fiercely, and that girl Shen Qingqing smashed a vase on the back of your head."
Uncle San remembered it clearly: "You bled a lot at the time, and you had to be taken to the hospital where you needed several stitches."
Hearing this, Huo Tingzhou's face darkened.
He subconsciously brushed aside a patch of hair at the back of Jiang Si's head.
Fifteen or sixteen years have passed, and the scar from back then is now almost invisible, hidden by her hair.
Strangely, Jiang Si had no recollection of this incident whatsoever.
That shouldn't be the case. Although her memory isn't as good as Zhao Zhao's.
But there's no reason why she shouldn't remember anything that happened to her.
What's more, it involved fighting with Shen Qingqing.
But when she thought about it carefully, her mind was completely blank.
She doesn't even remember ever being hospitalized.
Noticing that she was upset, Huo Tingzhou put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Don't think too much about it. Maybe you were injured at the time and your brain went blank for a moment."
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