Chapter 238 Reunion
Beijing Railway Station.
As soon as Xu Yirou and her group got off the train with their luggage, they saw Tong Aiguo, who was wearing a military overcoat and looked excited, standing at the exit, craning his neck to look around.
As Tong Liqun supported his wife, he looked at his son, who had become much darker and thinner, but was clearly much more composed, and his eyes welled up with tears.
He hurriedly raised his hand to wipe his eyes and said, "The sandstorm in the capital is really strong! It's making my eyes hurt."
Cai Shuhua, whose eyes were also red, glanced at her stubborn and prideful husband, but did not expose him. Her attention was mainly focused on her son in front of her.
At this moment, Tong Aiguo also saw his parents.
He waved hurriedly, rushed over, and took the luggage from their hands: "Dad, Mom, you've finally arrived!"
When Cai Shuhua saw his face, red from the cold, she felt a pang of sympathy: "Oh dear! I already told you the train was arriving, what are you doing waiting here so early? It's so cold, you must be freezing!"
"It's not cold!" Tong Aiguo looked at his mother, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and smiled from ear to ear. His dark and thin face was covered only by his bright white teeth.
"Mom, I miss you so much!"
He spoke his mind so frankly.
Cai Shuhua, who had been holding back her tears, couldn't help but burst into tears after hearing Tong Aiguo's words.
While frantically wiping away her tears, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "This child, I've never seen you so good at making me happy before. How come you've learned to say these things after only a few months in the capital?"
Tong Liqun snorted and said with a hint of sourness, "What, you only miss your mother and don't miss your father?"
Seeing this, Tong Aiguo quickly freed his other hand to take Tong Liqun's luggage and said, "How could I? Of course I miss Dad too."
Seeing that he was already carrying a lot of luggage, Tong Liqun couldn't bear to let him continue to carry his luggage.
He immediately waved his hand and said, "You don't need to carry it. Your dad isn't so old that he can't carry this much luggage."
Just then, a figure came up and said with a smile, "Uncle, Auntie, my name is Shao Zijie, I am a patriotic comrade-in-arms. Uncle, please help me with my luggage!"
Without waiting for Tong Liqun to refuse, Shao Zijie took the luggage from his shoulder.
Tong Aiguo said somewhat embarrassedly, "Dad, this is my regimental commander."
Upon hearing that it was his son's superior, Tong Liqun, a mere village party secretary, immediately became nervous and hurriedly tried to take the luggage from Shao Zijie's hands: "This... Commander Shao, I'm really sorry, Aiguo is such an inconsiderate child, how could we trouble you to come and pick us up?"
As he spoke, Tong Liqun couldn't help but glare at Tong Aiguo, secretly annoyed that his son was really too insensible.
Tong Aiguo was glared at by his father, but he wasn't annoyed. He still smiled and said, "Dad, don't be nervous. Our Commander Shao is a very nice person."
"Uncle, don't be so formal. Aiguo and I are friends. Besides, my family's commander said that he received a lot of care from you in Bakushu Village, and he told me to treat you well after I pick you up."
"Commander..." Tong Liqun stumbled and almost fell.
"The division commander you're talking about, is it Gu Yanxiao?"
Tong Liqun stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Although he knew very well that Gu Yanxiao must be a leader in the army.
But no one expected that Gu Yanxiao would actually be a division commander.
If he remembered correctly, Gu Yanxiao would only be twenty-five years old after the New Year!
Twenty-five years old? No, it's only the New Year. Clearly, Gu Yanxiao was already a division commander before the New Year.
A 24-year-old division commander? That's unbelievable!
"Yes! Gu Yanxiao is our division commander. He has already prepared rooms for you at the guesthouse. After you have rested, we will go out for dinner together. The division commander has made all the arrangements. Your sister-in-law, uncle, and aunt will all be there."
Shao Zijie wasn't just being polite.
The Gu family did indeed receive a lot of care from Tong Liqun in Bakushu Village.
Since Tong Liqun and his wife have come to the capital, they naturally want to treat them well.
"This...this is too much trouble for them," Tong Liqun and Cai Shuhua said hesitantly.
Although it was their first time traveling, once they arrived in the capital, they realized that the difference between the outside world and Bakushu Village was like heaven and earth.
Just as the group was talking, Wu Yong'an and Xu Yirou, who had deliberately lagged behind to give the three members of the Tong family space to reunite and catch up, also came over.
"Commander Shao, how have you been?"
When Shao Zijie saw Wu Yong'an standing three steps away, he was stunned, and a hint of tears flashed in his eyes.
Then, she smiled broadly and gave him a big hug.
"Yong'an! Long time no see!"
Hearing Shao Zijie's words, which were choked with emotion, Wu Yong'an loosened his grip on his luggage, hugged him tightly, took a deep breath, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Good lad, it's been over a year and you're already a regimental commander! Very good, you haven't disgraced our division commander!"
Hearing Wu Yong'an say this, Shao Zijie's face darkened, and he said, "Yong'an, if it weren't for..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wu Yong'an interrupted him, pulling Xu Yirou aside and saying, "Come, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Xu Yirou. Yirou, this is Shao Zijie, whom I mentioned to you, my comrade-in-arms."
Xu Yirou greeted Shao Zijie in a generous manner: "Commander Shao, hello."
In fact, when Xu Yirou heard on the train that Shao Zijie was coming to pick them up, her heart was already in turmoil.
After all, she had heard of Shao Zijie in her previous life.
However, at that time, Shao Zijie was known to everyone as a martyr who had already sacrificed his life.
I heard that he was killed in a mission involving receiving professors and experts returning from the United States.
But now, this person who should have already sacrificed himself is standing alive and well in front of him.
It seems that many things have changed since she was reborn.
Or rather, it should be said that since Su Xiangwan did not follow the trajectory of her previous life—divorcing Gu Yanxiao and then dying—many things have already deviated from the development trajectory of her previous life.
Without a doubt, this is also related to Gu Yanxiao's return to the army.
With such an exceptionally capable and powerful mentor by his side, it's not surprising that Shao Zijie was able to survive and complete a mission that should have resulted in his death.
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