"Mother!"
The three children rushed over, and Feng Mingshu was overjoyed. She reached out and hugged them, then looked at the tall man walking towards her: "Old Zhou, why did you bring them to Bincheng?"
Zhou Jinshan walked up to her and stopped, a smile in his eyes: "I wanted to give you a surprise."
Feng Mingshu was indeed pleasantly surprised, but worried about one thing: "Did the commander approve your leave? Are you deserting?"
Of course, the latter part was a joke, but at Zhou Jinshan's current level, he cannot easily leave the island, nor can he take a long vacation.
Zhou Jinshan reached out and smoothed her slightly furrowed brow: "I applied for a transfer, and the order should be issued in a while."
Feng Mingshu paused for a moment, then asked, "Where will I be transferred to?"
“Right here, in Bincheng.” Zhou Jinshan said, waiting for his wife’s surprised expression, but she didn’t.
"Why did you make this decision without consulting me again?" Feng Mingshu punched Zhou Jinshan's chest and questioned, "Do you think I should be overjoyed, excited, and deeply moved that you're making sacrifices for me and giving up your future?"
Seeing that her mother was about to get angry, Mao Mao immediately pulled her two younger sisters upstairs to play.
It's not that he doesn't care about his mother, but he's discovered over the years that whenever his mother gets angry, his father will coax her, and he can make her feel better very quickly.
He and his sisters shouldn't be third wheels.
But you can peek down from upstairs.
Feng Mingshu didn't notice the three little heads upstairs. After angrily punching the man, she lifted her foot to walk out, but the man hugged her.
"Zhuzhu, don't be angry. My application to transfer back to Bincheng is not to sacrifice my future for you. It's a result of my careful consideration. The island is great, but it also limits my development. I have to leave eventually, and I also really like Bincheng. Returning here is my wish."
Zhou Jinshan spoke sincerely, and Feng Mingshu turned around and asked, "Are you telling the truth? You're not just trying to fool me, are you?"
"So, did I manage to appease you?" Zhou Jinshan asked with a smile, but seeing that his wife was about to get angry, he quickly changed his tune, "It's all true, I wasn't just trying to appease you."
"Besides, I made an appointment with my former boss to visit him today. Since you're back, let's go together."
Zhou Jinshan changed the subject, and Feng Mingshu knew that things had come to this point and arguing with this man wouldn't change anything, so she went along with him and said, "I'll go prepare some gifts."
Mom and Dad made up, and Mao Mao happily led her two younger sisters downstairs: "Mom and Dad, we want to go too."
"Where do you want to go?" Zhou Jinshan asked, looking down.
Realizing the danger, Mao Mao immediately pursed her lips.
But the twin sisters, who were spoiled by their father, replied without hesitation, "We're going to see our old boss with Mom and Dad."
“You were eavesdropping upstairs,” Zhou Jinshan said with certainty.
Mao Mao took off running, but unfortunately she couldn't escape her father's big hand. She was caught and spanked for leading her younger sister astray.
I'm ten years old and I still get spanked, it's so embarrassing. I also have to stand as punishment, sob sob sob.
Mao Mao looked at her mother pitifully.
Feng Mingshu smiled and patted his little head: "Standing at attention can help you grow taller, Mao Mao, keep it up."
Mao Mao's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously, her little body straightening up even more.
After calming her son down, Feng Mingshu began to pace up and down the stairs.
A moment later, he opened a hidden compartment in the study on the first floor and took out two cans of coffee; a moment later, he found a few bottles of wine in an inconspicuous place in the storage room on the second floor; and a moment later, he opened the belly of a large ornament in the living room and found a set of porcelain.
The twin sisters followed the treasure hunt, clapping their hands excitedly and rushing into their mother's arms, asking, "Mom, are you Aladdin's lamp?"
Feng Mingshu chuckled, gently pinched her daughter's nose, and said, "Mommy isn't Aladdin's lamp; Mommy is a treasure-hunting squirrel, and that's how you two adorable little squirrels came to be."
The seven-year-old twins have started losing their baby teeth. Their new front teeth are a little bigger than their other teeth. The two girls are a little shy and usually keep their mouths closed, but when their mother praises them, they immediately grin and show their two front teeth.
"Mom, we want to see the squirrels! Uncle and Auntie said there are lots of squirrels where they live," the eldest daughter pleaded, jumping up and down while grabbing her hand.
Feng Mingshu smiled and agreed: "Once we're done with this busy period, we'll go north to visit your uncles, aunts, grandmothers, and aunts."
The twins immediately cheered, and even Mao Mao, who was standing at attention, couldn't stand still and ran over to join the discussion.
In the end, the couple, along with their three children, visited their former leader at the retirement home.
That is, the former Political Commissar Lin of the Binhai Maritime College.
Commissar Lin, who was almost sixty years old, had graying temples and a poor memory. At times, he recognized Zhou Jinshan and grabbed his hand to invite him to dinner. At other times, he was confused and ignored everyone, sitting by the window, staring blankly at the sky outside.
According to his sister-in-law, Political Commissar Lin is much better now; his memory is slowly returning, and he may be able to fully recover in a while.
With mixed feelings, Zhou Jinshan went to the window and talked to Political Commissar Lin about many things that happened in the military academy.
Political Commissar Lin did not respond until Zhou Jinshan got up to leave, at which point he patted the back of Lin's hand.
As they left the retirement home, Feng Mingshu held Zhou Jinshan's hand and comforted him, saying, "Everything will be alright."
The situation is improving, and the country is regaining its vitality.
A few days later, Zhou Jinshan's transfer order came down. It was a lateral transfer, and he remained at the division level.
Feng Mingshu's relationship with her three children also returned to Bincheng.
She has found schools for the children, but she is not in a hurry to find jobs because she wants to prepare for the resumption of the college entrance examination next year.
During this time, she visited her sewing master, who was still in good spirits. He even tested her sewing skills, and she barely passed, feeling ashamed.
The old man wasn't angry; instead, he comforted her, saying, "In this life, just find what you love to do; you don't have to be perfect in everything."
After leaving his master's house, Feng Mingshu went to the tailor shop where he used to work. Apart from his eldest brother, all the other brothers were still there, and a few apprentices had been added.
The shop was crowded with customers, so Feng Mingshu didn't go in to disturb them. But when she was about to go in, someone called her back.
"Cousin, it really is you!"
Chu Xuanxuan caught up with Feng Mingshu, her face full of surprise and enthusiasm. She was even trying to please him, which was completely different from ten years ago.
Feng Mingshu looked her over, noticing the weathered look on her face, her rough hands, and the red cloth clutched in her other hand, and asked, "Are you getting married?"
"Yes, I'm getting married. Cousin, can you come to my wedding?" Chu Xuanxuan asked expectantly.
Before she could answer, Chu Xuanxuan started rambling on about her future husband.
He was a professor at a university in Bincheng. The two met on a farm. A few days ago, the professor returned to Bincheng and managed to transfer her back as well. He then proposed to marry her.
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