"It's okay. Apart from the more serious injury on my leg, the other injuries are not serious." He Beichen responded: "The injury on my leg didn't break the bones. It will be healed soon."
"Yeah." Xia Wenqiang nodded, and seeing that He Beichen was in good spirits in all aspects, he gave him a thumbs up.
"Sister Xiang, how much are those dishes? I'll pay you."
Li Xin thought about the two big bags of vegetables that Liu Xiang brought. She guessed that they cost a lot of money because she saw that there was meat in them.
Nowadays, meat tickets are still needed to buy meat. Every household has a limited amount. Li Xin feels that this ticket must be returned.
"No, it doesn't cost much. Besides, we can't come to see Beichen empty-handed, right?" Liu Xiang waved her hands quickly, unwilling to take her money.
"Besides, we are planning to have dinner here. We bought some food and cooked it at your house. Logically, we should pay a processing fee, right?" Xia Wenqiang said with a smile.
This joke really made it difficult for Li Xin to continue insisting on giving money to Liu Xiang.
"Since you don't charge processing fees, let our family provide some labor." Liu Xiang took her to the kitchen to cook.
It’s really not long until dinner time, so we can start preparing.
Moreover, since Xia Wenqiang came to see He Beichen, the two of them must have military matters to discuss. It is no wonder that Liu Xiang pulled her into the kitchen.
"You've been taking care of Beichen by yourself recently. It must be hard work, right?" Liu Xiang looked at her with concern.
Sometimes, Li Xin felt that she and Liu Xiang were friends, but sometimes, she seriously suspected that Liu Xiang treated her as her daughter.
Like now.
"It's okay. He Beichen doesn't need much care." Li Xin shook his head.
Although Sanmao helped her share a lot of work, He Beichen rarely let her do things other than changing dressings and helping her take a bath. He would do things himself if he could.
Maybe it's his pride as a man that makes him unwilling to show his vulnerable side in front of his wife.
After all, he is still a soldier, and he has to protect both the public and his family.
He Beichen hopes to give Li Xin an image of someone he can rely on.
"Beichen hadn't come back before, and I was worried about you, but Lao Xia told me not to ask. Mentioning He Beichen at that time might have irritated you. I wanted to come and keep you company, but someone was quicker than me." Liu Xiang mentioned Ye Mingxi and shook his head helplessly.
Li Xin has never had much interaction with the military wives in the family compound. She was worried that she would have no friends, but she didn't expect that she would play with Ye Mingxi.
But it's also good. Ye Mingxi looks like a child, and she is in the military clinic, so the two of them can have company.
"Thank you, Sister Xiang, for your concern." Li Xin felt a little embarrassed. Everyone was very considerate of her feelings during that time.
…
The two of them were chatting in the kitchen, while Xia Wenqiang and He Beichen were also talking outside.
"In the past few days since you've been back, the army has been incredibly busy. We have to comfort the researchers we brought back. We've also been worried about whether they can handle this escape, and we have to talk to them every day."
"The injured soldiers also need to be settled, and I have to inquire about the mission status and report to my superiors. It feels like there is endless work to do every day."
Xia Wenqiang leaned back on the sofa and sighed, it was really not easy for him to squeeze out this little bit of rest time.
"And the old commander, he's practically lived in the army lately. He's been visiting you non-stop since you lost contact. Please take care of his health when you have time."
He Beichen thought of the old man. Although he was in good health, he couldn't bear it.
Even though he was so busy, he still found time to come and bring him chicken soup. As a grandson, he was really not filial enough.
"I understand." He Beichen nodded.
"I just came to see you these few days. You don't mind, do you?" Xia Wenqiang saw that he looked a little heavy, and then asked jokingly.
He Beichen picked up an apple and threw it at him, then laughed: "Am I that kind of person?"
Of course not, otherwise Xia Wenqiang wouldn't come to him after he finished his work.
"That's right. It doesn't matter whether I come to see you or not. It's enough for you to have your wife by your side." Xia Wenqiang couldn't help teasing him.
Li Xin took leave to take care of him, and everyone in the army knew about it. Every young soldier was envious and kept saying they wanted to get married.
"Indeed." He Beichen actually nodded in response to his teasing.
“Tsk tsk tsk—”
Xia Wenqiang looked at him, clicked his tongue in a sarcastic manner, and quickly changed the subject, asking him about the details of the mission.
He already had a general idea of the situation from the soldiers who had returned, but after listening to He Beichen's account again, he could review it and see if there were any details that he had missed.
"In other words, the accident that happened to the four researchers while you were in the encirclement?" Xia Wenqiang grasped the key point.
The four researchers who failed to be brought back are the top priority. The news we received before was that they were forced to separate after entering the country and their whereabouts are unknown.
But after He Beichen came back, the news was different. He had found the four researchers but failed to bring them back.
"It's possible that he disappeared the first time. He was surrounded. It's more likely that he wasn't missing. He might have been kidnapped by people who were ambushed by the Yue Kingdom... From the very beginning, their target was not us, but this group of researchers." He Beichen nodded.
"If the people fall into the hands of Yue State, it will be a bit troublesome. It will be even more difficult to sneak in and search and rescue them." Xia Wenqiang frowned, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty.
If the State of Yue captured someone, it would be equivalent to having a hostage, and their situation would be very passive.
"But you can rest assured. The Kingdom of Yue desperately needs these researchers. They don't have many weapons-equipped researchers, so they're unlikely to harm them. Their firepower isn't strong this time either. If they go all out, our team won't be able to return. They want to capture the researchers alive, so they're holding back."
He Beichen analyzed that he was not so worried about the safety of the four researchers, as the other party would most likely try to persuade them to surrender.
Even if they cannot keep those researchers, they will choose to exchange them for weapons and equipment, and will not dispose of such valuable researchers casually.
"But after capturing those four researchers, they really tried to kill them." He Beichen looked at his injured leg.
It is true that they held back in the beginning, but it is also true that if support had not arrived later, they would have died on the border.
"Damn it..." Xia Wenqiang couldn't help but curse.
"I understand. I finally know something useful. It seems that our rescue plan must be changed." Xia Wenqiang responded.
"You are familiar with the terrain over there, so you are definitely indispensable in the planning and arrangements. You should recover quickly. Maybe we will have you lead the team later." Xia Wenqiang said to He Beichen with approval on his face.
If He Beichen hadn't been seriously injured, he would have wanted to drag him back to the army to discuss a rescue plan.
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