When Yan Aiguo saw Yan Zheng arrive, his tension eased temporarily: "Yan Zheng, what's the date today?"
Yan Zheng quickly replied, "Today is January 11th."
Yan Aiguo closed his eyes in anguish. The baby's due date was at the end of December, and Hua Meili must be frantic with worry.
Yan Zheng relayed the good news his superiors had told him to Yan Aiguo all at once: "Commander, congratulations on the birth of your son."
Yan Aiguo opened his eyes in surprise: "Is my wife good? How is my son?"
Yan Zheng didn't know how to answer, so his leader said this to him, but that didn't stop Yan Zheng from making up a story:
"Your sister-in-law is doing well, and the children are even better. They are both healthy and looking forward to your return."
"I want to recover as soon as possible and try to go back home as soon as possible. I want to spend the New Year with them, no matter what," Yan Aiguo said.
Baoguo walked in with a thermos. When he saw Yan Zheng, he happily put down the thermos and hugged Yan Zheng.
He could finally relax completely; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to handle Yan Aiguo on his own.
In the days that followed, Yan Aiguo cooperated very well with taking his medicine and getting injections, eating when he was supposed to eat, and sleeping when he was supposed to sleep.
By four or five days before the Lunar New Year, Yan Aiguo was already able to get up and walk a few steps.
"Yan Zheng, I have some money here. Go outside and buy some food and drinks for the journey back, and also some gifts," Yan Aiguo said, taking out a wad of cash.
Yan Zheng was startled. Did it really cost so much money to buy something? But considering Hua Meili's wealth, he smiled and took the money and went out.
Yan Aiguo asked the doctor to prescribe some food and medication for the journey, but the doctor firmly refused to allow Yan Aiguo to be discharged.
"A patient like you can't be discharged without staying in the hospital for at least a month," the doctor said outright.
"My grandmother who is over ninety years old, my baby who was only a few days old, my frail daughter-in-law, it's not that I don't want to go home, it's that I..." Yan Aiguo cried.
The doctor felt his hair stand on end; he never knew that the tough and resolute Yan Aiguo had this side to him.
Listening to Yan Aiguo talk about everything from the old lady to the baby, it seemed as if he was a rebellious and ungrateful wretch if he didn't go back to celebrate the New Year with them.
The doctor was moved to tears, thinking that he hadn't seen his family in a long time, and that one should not do to others what one would not want done to oneself.
We had to give Yan Aiguo another full-body checkup. Seeing that the data was stable, we finally agreed to let him be discharged tomorrow.
Yan Zheng counted on his fingers and realized that he would arrive home on New Year's Eve. He immediately called his comrade-in-arms and asked him to book a train ticket back to Beijing, specifying that it had to be a soft sleeper.
The next day, as dawn was just breaking, Yan Zheng and Bao Guo helped Yan Aiguo into the car, where they had placed thick, soft cushions beforehand.
Bao Guo got into the driver's seat, Yan Zheng sat in the passenger seat, and Yan Aiguo was half-reclining in the back seat, holding a thermos cup in his hand.
While chatting with Yan Zheng, she missed her own child, wondering what the little one looked like.
At noon on New Year's Eve, Yan Zheng and Bao Guo helped Yan Aiguo, who was still a little unsteady on his feet, to the army base. They first reported on their work, and then rushed home.
The leader advised Yan Aiguo to go to the hospital to check his wound, but Yan Aiguo refused to do so no matter what.
The leadership could only grant Yan Aiguo leave; if any problems arose, he had to return to the hospital immediately for treatment.
Yan Aiguo nodded happily in agreement and appeared at the entrance of the eight-courtyard house with Yan Zheng and Baoguo.
Yan Xiaonan's consciousness had spread outwards, and when she saw Yan Aiguo's appearance, she knew that he was injured again.
A surge of mountain god energy flowed into Yan Aiguo's body, and he felt a warmth spread throughout his body, greatly relieving the stiffness in his entire body.
"Nan Nan, thank you, I'm back," Yan Aiguo murmured.
Yan Daqiang was the first to see Yan Aiguo. He felt bitter; this young man was truly plagued by misfortune.
Every mission I carry out brings me back a bit of good luck; I wonder if I'm just having a run of bad luck.
However, if you want to climb up the ranks, you must constantly complete tasks to accumulate merit and thus advance.
"Why don't you go to the guest room to sleep for a bit? You seem to be doing alright though," Yan Daqiang said.
Bao Guo looked at Yan Aiguo strangely. His face had been pale just a moment ago, but suddenly it looked better.
However, Bao Guo felt excited again when he thought of Yan Xiaonan. When Yan was injured before, he was protected by Yan Xiaonan's supernatural abilities.
Yan Xiaonan had already brought out the stroller that Grandma Yan was sitting in, and said to Yan Aiguo:
"Come on up, let's go see Grandma. Brother Yan Ge is here too, and Bao Guo, come in quickly as well."
"Thank you, Nan Nan. You always appear when I need help the most," Yan Aiguo said sincerely.
"I'll be more relieved if you're less injured. Go see your son, he's quite adorable." Seeing Yan Aiguo get into the stroller, Baoguo quickly took over pushing it.
"Nannan, let me do it, let me do it, I'm strong," Baoguo said shyly.
Grandma Yan and the others had been waiting anxiously for the Intermediate People's Court. When they saw Yan Aiguo coming in in a wheelchair, their expressions changed.
"Grandson, what's wrong with you?" Grandma Yan asked.
"Grandma, I'm fine, it's just a little injury, don't worry. And Mom, don't cry, your eyes aren't good."
"Meili, I'm sorry, I broke my promise and couldn't be there for you when you had your baby. I'll definitely be there for you next time," Yan Aiguo said, holding Hua Meili's hand.
"Having one child is already tough enough, let alone another? What kind of pipe dream are you having?" Hua Meili scolded Yan Aiguo, but her hands clenched even tighter.
"By the way, where's the baby? Can I take a look?" Yan Aiguo asked.
"Not now, she's sleeping soundly. You should go and rest too. By the way, have you eaten yet?" Xue Ying asked.
Yan Zheng and Bao Guo's stomachs started rumbling, and Grandma Yan felt sorry for them and repeatedly told them to go to the kitchen to eat.
Hua Meili also pushed Yan Aiguo to the kitchen. The two younger ones hadn't eaten, so the older one certainly hadn't either.
Grandma Yan watched Aiguo and Yan Zheng leave, silently thinking that Yan Ge hadn't come yet, and that the second son didn't want to come.
Oh right, Wu Jin and a half hasn't come back yet, or rather, none of the whole family from Southwest China came.
Speak of the devil, and he appears; this time, Southwest led Liu Lili and Yan Bao'er to pick up Duoduo.
Yan Bao'er has now emerged from the shadows and is no longer afraid of Liu Lili.
Liu Lili's surgery was very successful. Although she still retains some of her former features, her entire face has been modified.
At least at first glance, you wouldn't associate her with her mother; at second glance, you wouldn't; and at third glance, you certainly wouldn't.
When Southwest led his wife and children into the eight-courtyard house, it was already getting late.
Grandma Yan asked Southwest to take the children, and Yan Zheng to take Yan Aiguo to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors. They could be late, but they could not skip the worship.
Yan Aiguo and Yan Zheng were incredibly excited to see that their family actually had an ancestral hall for the first time.
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