Su Xingran saw Huang Taihe waiting for her outside the Great Hall of the People. She walked over and called out, "Brother Taihe," and Huang Taihe led her to the parking area.
Once they were in the car, Huang Taihe spoke, “Xingran, you are truly amazing. Your second brother from Taizhou and I used to think that your teacher’s wife was the most amazing woman in the world. Because she bravely joined the War of Resistance against Japan and saved many soldiers with her own hands. Now your younger sister is also amazing, just like your teacher’s wife, a brave woman.”
Without waiting for Su Xingran's response, Huang Taihe started the car and drove away. Huang Taihe's words were heartfelt; he had seen photos of his mother in military uniform during the War of Resistance against Japan. Today, seeing Su Xingran in military uniform reminded him of what his father had said: Xingran fit the image of the granddaughter his mother desired.
Huang Zhenhua and his mother were waiting for Su Xingran to return home. Soon, Su Xingran and Huang Taihe returned home, with Su Xingran holding a certificate of honor and medals in her hands.
Huang Zhenhua accepted the certificate of honor from Su Xingran, somewhat surprised that there were two. When he saw that one was a third-class merit and the other a second-class merit, Huang Zhenhua smiled proudly.
It was supposed to be a celebration, but it just meant three more dishes than usual, and the four of us sat down for a meal together. These things should be kept low-key; making too much of a fuss wouldn't be good.
Su Xingran had forgotten something: she had never told her parents that she had participated in the self-defense counterattack war. Su Xingran had no idea that after today's commendation ceremony, tonight's news broadcast and tomorrow's newspaper articles would all be about it.
The next morning at ten o'clock, the villagers of Sujia Village were all working in the fields, including Su Guomin and Zeng Huilan, a married couple. The village chief rushed over with a newspaper in his hand, shouting, "Guomin, Huilan, your Xing has gotten newspaper on him!"
The villagers working in the fields were all drawn by the village chief's shout, stopping what they were doing and looking up at him as he ran over. Su Guomin and Zeng Huilan also stopped what they were doing when they heard the village chief say that their daughter was in the newspaper.
The village chief, panting, ran up to Su Guomin and his wife, holding a newspaper. He waved the newspaper and said, "Guo...Guomin, Huilan, your Xingran is in the newspaper. I rushed back to show you as soon as I saw it was about Xingran."
Su Guomin took the newspaper and opened it. The headline read: "The Bravest Female Doctor in the Sino-Japanese War." Su Guomin's hands trembled as he read the news. His gaze lingered on the picture of a girl in military uniform with medals around her neck, her right hand raised in salute.
Zeng Huilan, who was standing next to Su Guomin, nudged him and asked, "Guomin, what's wrong? Why is Ranran in the newspaper?"
Su Guomin opened his mouth, unsure how to respond, but the village chief spoke first. "Huilan, your Xingran participated in the Sino-Japanese War. She applied from the logistics and medical staff to go to the front line to save lives. Xingran was awarded a second-class merit by the state and a third-class merit by the medical team."
"That means your Xingran received both a second-class and a third-class merit award. Your girl is going to be on a meteoric rise; the newspapers are full of praise for her, and they even have her picture on them!"
Zeng Huilan couldn't hear anything else; she only heard that her family's Ranran had gone to the front lines. Zeng Huilan snatched the newspaper from Su Guomin's hand and saw the photo Su Guomin had just seen.
In the photo, Su Xingran is wearing a military uniform, with medals around her neck, and her right hand is raised in salute. Zeng Huilan looked at this daughter who was different from usual, and tears streamed down her face.
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