The road was bumpy and muddy, thanks to the heavy snow a few days ago. The weather was cold and dry, and some sections of the road were frozen, with a thick layer of icicles on the road.
In order to ensure the safety of the people in the car, Li Yongchang had to drive very carefully, holding the handlebars with both hands and staring intently at the front.
The distance from the military hospital to the family compound is not very far, but the road is difficult to walk on. Shen Yunshu and her friends were discharged from the hospital at 3:30 in the afternoon, and it was already past five when they got home.
In winter, it gets dark early.
After work, Shen's father and mother saw that their precious daughter had not returned yet, so they endured the cold and stood at the gate of the family compound waiting.
However, the weather was too cold, and Shen's mother was so cold that she stamped her feet to keep warm. Shen's father felt sorry for his daughter-in-law and asked her to go home and wait.
Mother Shen was unwilling, and Father Shen couldn't persuade her, so he had to compromise.
The couple stood at the door for about twenty minutes, and then they saw a jeep driving towards the family compound from a distance.
Mother Shen said excitedly: "It's my daughter, my daughter is back."
Father Shen also looked very happy. Because the Chinese New Year was coming soon, he had a lot of work to do and had not found time to go to the hospital to see his daughter in recent days.
Counting on his fingers, he realized that he hadn't seen his precious daughter for four days.
Sitting in the car, Shen Yunshu saw Shen's father waving at the gate of the family compound. She asked the driver Li Yongchang to open the door and welcome Shen's father and mother, who were almost frozen, into the car.
After the two of them got in the car, Shen Yunshu took Shen's mother's arm as if no one was around and acted coquettishly with her:
"It's freezing cold, just wait for me at home. Don't wait outside next time. I'll be heartbroken if you catch a cold."
"We just arrived too, so we didn't have to wait long."
As soon as Mother Shen finished speaking, Father Shen sneezed heavily.
Chen Yunshu looked helplessly at his parents beside him. Neither of them could even lie. Look at his dad, his nose was running from the cold. He had been standing outside for at least half an hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Shen's faces flushed.
Through the glass mirror of the car in front, Political Commissar Cao, who was sitting in the front seat, watched his old comrade being taken advantage of by his daughter, with a rare look of envy in his eyes, but he did not regret it.
If there is no wife around, then all of this is meaningless. Whether or not there are children is not something that can be forced.
Political Commissar Cao loved his wife very much. Although he married her as a child arranged by both parents, they had only met once before the marriage.
But on the wedding day, looking at the little face that was not even the size of a palm, his heart was pounding. Later, when the country was in trouble, he gave up writing and joined the army.
The night before he left, his wife told him that she would take care of the two elders at home, and asked him to work hard outside and drive out those shameless bastards.
Although the words are vulgar, they are very touching.
During the years he was away from home, he saw too many people leaving their wives in their rural hometowns and remarrying on the road. Some were nurses, some were teachers. Coincidentally, those female comrades were all young and beautiful, educated, and came from good families.
There were people pursuing him, but he rejected them all because he only had his wife back home in mind.
He loved her, loved her very much, but he didn't know how to express this overwhelming love. He hoped that his wife would always be by his side until they both grew old and died.
The car stopped in front of the Gu family's house. Father Shen asked Li Yongchang to return the car and come home for dinner, and then he took people home.
Political Commissar Cao and his wife did not want to cause any more trouble for the Gu family, and stood at the door of the Gu family, reluctant to step in.
"Lao Cao, why are you standing there like an idiot? The meal is ready at home, waiting for you."
After that, Father Shen pulled Political Commissar Cao back to the house without saying anything, and Shen Yunshu and Mother Shen followed closely behind, holding Sister Cao's arms.
Political Commissar Cao and Mrs. Cao had just been discharged from the hospital. Grandpa Shen, who was in charge of the cooking, did not dare to make any greasy food. He just stir-fried some cabbage and tofu, cooked a pot of red date and millet porridge, and made some hot steamed buns made of two-grain flour.
I also steamed an egg custard specially for Mrs. Cao, and dripped two drops of sesame oil and soy sauce on it, and the aroma of the oil hit her face.
Mrs. Cao doesn't like to eat alone, so she pushed the egg custard to Shen Yunshu, but Shen Yunshu pushed it back to her.
"Sister-in-law, I ate too many eggs during my confinement period, so I can't eat eggs now. Please eat them while they're hot. If they get cold, they'll taste fishy."
Other people in the family also persuaded Mrs. Cao to eat the egg custard.
Eggs may be a rarity for other families, but they are not enough for the Gu family, who have a rich diet. A few days ago, Shen Yunshu went to the countryside with his team members and collected 120 eggs, which they have not finished yet.
Mrs. Cao couldn't refuse, so she ate the egg custard in the end. The bowl of egg custard in front of her was the most delicious egg custard she had ever eaten in her life.
In order to save people, Shen Yunshu kicked the gate of Cao's house in a hurry and broke it. A few days ago, Shen's father found someone to repair it.
Not only that, Grandma Gu also took Mother Gu to Cao's house to help light the coal stove and poured a pot of hot water into the thermos. The two of them went home and went to bed without having to clean up.
After Political Commissar Cao and his wife thanked Gu and Chen's families profusely, they went home.
Before leaving, Shen Yunshu did not forget to remind the two of them that if they lit a charcoal brazier when sleeping at night, they must remember to leave a gap in the doors and windows.
For the duo who escaped death, this time they learned a lesson. Even if Shen Yunshu didn't say it, the couple knew what to do.
After sending Political Commissar Cao and his wife away, Shen Yunshu found Shen's father who was coaxing the baby and told her father what she was thinking.
"Dad, gas poisoning is too common. This year alone, there have been three cases in our family compound. I heard that Captain Zheng's wife and children are still in the hospital.
I think you should take the lead and hold a safety education meeting within our family compound to educate the families about the daily safety hazards, so as to prevent incidents like what happened to Mrs. Cao from happening again."
After listening to his daughter's proposal, Mr. Shen thought about it for a long time and felt that it was feasible, so when he went to work the next day, he asked someone to arrange it.
On this side, Wan Xinyu, under the watchful eyes of his team members, took his bags of things and got on a tractor to go to the city to catch a bus.
The Gu family called one after another, especially the three old men including Grandpa Gu. They sounded as pitiful as they could be and invited him to return to the family compound in Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
On the one hand, I envy Wan Xinyu's craftsmanship, and on the other hand, I feel sorry for Wan Xinyu as a person.
What a good child, but he was forced by his parents to stay away from home and run back to the countryside to suffer.
Wan Xinyu only brought two sets of clothes for change. The rest of the things were prepared by the team members, including half a slaughtered pig.
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