Chapter 559: Proud of You

Lu Jingchen stayed by Su Xiangnan's tombstone for a long time. He has always been very quiet. In the past, Su Xiangnan was always by his side, trying to find topics to talk about, wanting him to talk more.

When he first arrived at the army, he felt that Su Xiangnan was really thick-skinned. Even if you ignored him, he would still talk to you a lot.

At first, Lu Jingchen still disliked his noise, but later, under his influence, he gradually became more warm.

Now that Su Xiangnan is gone, no one is pestering him to chat anymore. After the silence around him, he felt uncomfortable.

After a long time, Lu Jingchen stood up, looked at the photo of Su Xiangnan on the tombstone, and said in a low voice:

"Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law and the children, I and Axi will help you take care of them, and I will take good care of your small family and everyone."

Lu Jingchen raised his hand and patted the tombstone, as if he was patting Su Xiangnan's shoulder:

"I will come to see you again when I have time."

After saying that, he did not stop and walked down the mountain.

On the winding mountain road, he did not walk fast, as if he was expecting something.

Many times before, Su Xiangnan would suddenly appear behind him, and he was always so enthusiastic, casually putting his hand on his shoulder.

But Lu Jingchen, who was unwilling to have skin contact with people, would always take his hand away quickly.

Now he didn't dislike him at all, but his arm would never be on his shoulder again.

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Half a month passed in a flash. Because Lu Baichuan had to work and couldn't stay in the army for too long, he decided to take Lu Xiaoxue back to North City.

But Lu Xiaoxue refused to leave the army and said that she wanted to go to school here. After being lectured, she reluctantly went to the train station with Lu Baichuan.

Just like when Tathagata came, Lu Jingchen and the guards drove to see them off. Xia Qingcao didn't go because she had to go for training.

Compared with the excitement when she came, Lu Xiaoxue looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, listless.

When Lu Jingchen told Lu Xiaoxue to take care of his father at home, she negotiated a condition for him, asking him not to let Brother Qingcao train too hard, and said that she would come to the army to play during winter and summer vacations.

After sending Lu Baichuan on the train, Lu Jingchen stood outside the window and told him directly that

Teacher Lin was not as tactful as when he came, and if the two of them were ready to take a step forward, she agreed.

Lu Baichuan was silent for a while, and told Lu Jingchen not to worry about himself and Xiaoxue, and just take care of his own family.

After sending Lu Baichuan away, Xia Qingqing asked Luo Ya to move back home, so that she would not have to run around, and it would be convenient to live together and have someone to take care of her.

On the first anniversary of Su Xiangnan's death, everyone went to pay tribute to him. Luo Ya looked at the photo of Su Xiangnan on the tombstone and told Su Luo and Luo Su:

This is their father, and he is a great man!

After returning from the back mountain, Lu was shocked and didn't say much. When he went to bed at night, he suddenly hugged Xia Qingxi from behind and rested his chin on her neck. He kept this posture and hugged her for a long time without saying a word.

Xia Qingxi thought that he was upset because he went to pay tribute to Su Xiangnan, so he was like this. Just when she wanted to comfort him, she heard him speak to her in a low voice and very seriously:

"Ah Xi, I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Xia Qingxi was a little confused. Lu Jingchen rarely spoke to her in such a serious tone. It seemed that what he was going to say must be very important.

"In recent years, Country X has been harassing our border with Country S. Although we taught them a great lesson last year, they did not learn their lesson and still made trouble and attempted to occupy our territory."

At this point, Lu Jingchen frowned and frowned unconsciously. After a moment, he continued:

"So this time the leaders decided to take the initiative to send troops to the country x that invaded Chinese territory and drive them back to their hometown. I have applied to the higher authorities to be the chief commander of the Yincheng troops participating in this battle."

After hearing what Lu Jingchen said, Xia Qingli's expression was obviously stagnant. In the past, she only knew about war from the text in history books and movies and TV.

But since the death of her third brother, she really understood what war meant to individuals and families!

Guns and cannons have no eyes on the battlefield, and life and death depend entirely on luck. Now hearing that Lu Jingchen was going to the battlefield again, for a moment, her heart was full of worry about him.

But what Lu Jingzhen said just now was 'I have something to tell you' instead of 'I have something to discuss with you'. Xia Qingliu already understood that Lu Jingzhen had made a decision and he had to go this time.

In fact, Xia Qingliu did not think about persuading Lu Jingzhen to give up being the chief instructor because she knew Lu Jingzhen too well.

Although Lu Jingzhen did not show anything in the past year, Xia Qingliu always knew that Su Xiangnan's death had become a knot in his heart.

How could he let Country X desecrate the territory that Su Xiangnan fought so hard to defend! Driving Country X's army out of China's territory also became his silent promise to Su Xiangnan.

"Yes." Xia Qingxi nodded, and then said to him in the softest voice:

"Don't worry, I will be at home with Tuantuan, waiting for you to return victorious."

When Lu Jingzhen told Xia Qingxi about this, he was still a little uneasy. After all, Su Xiangnan had sacrificed himself before, and he was afraid that his wife would not let him go to the war because she was worried about him.

But Xia Qingxi did not make it difficult for him, and even agreed without hesitation, which moved Lu Jingzhen and filled him with guilt.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Lu Jingzhen hugged Xia Qingxi tighter, and his heart was full of reluctance and indebtedness to her and Tuantuan.

He knew that his grandmother needed a husband, and that Tuantuan needed a father, but he was a soldier! The country had nurtured him and given him honor, and now the country needed him, so how could he shrink back for the sake of his own little family?

Zeng Xiaodao had never shrunk before, nor had Liu Xiaofeng, Ding Dazhou, or Su Xiangnan. So why should he shrink back?

Which soldier is not the son of his parents, the husband of his wife, and the father of his children!

They have multiple identities, but the most important one is - a soldier.

Protecting the country is the mission and duty of all soldiers. The interests of the country and its territorial integrity are above all else.

"You never have to say these three words! And don't feel like you owe me and Tuantuan."

Xia Qingxiang felt Lu Jingxie's guilt, turned around, looked at him and said seriously:

"We understand you and are proud of you!"