Zhou Luancheng could understand Zhou Shixun's feelings. They had all been to the battlefield of Champa and had seen their brothers lying at their feet, so they knew how to hide their sadness.
And know how to come out of sadness.
After a moment of silence, he went over and sat down next to Zhou Shixun and gave him a cigarette.
Zhou Shixun took the cigarette and frowned: "Let's go out and smoke."
Sheng Anning said that children should not smell cigarette smoke because it is bad for their health. There is also a new term for it, called secondhand smoke.
Zhou Luancheng had no objection, and he knew it was because of the children. He also paid attention to this aspect at home.
The two of them simply went to the small terrace at the end of the corridor on the second floor.
When I pushed the door open, I saw a thick layer of snow on the stone railing of the balcony, and a lot of snowflakes were floating on the ground.
Zhou Luancheng lit a cigarette and placed it on the railing, then lit a cigarette for Zhou Shixun, and finally lit his own cigarette. He leaned against the railing, took a long puff, and touched the burning cigarette on the railing: "This is the only way we brothers can send you off for the last time."
Zhou Shixun didn't say anything. He took a puff of cigarette silently. His cheeks were deeply sunken and his eyes were stained blood red. It was as if he gathered all his strength and inhaled the cigarette deeply into his lungs.
Replace the pain in your heart with that spiciness.
Zhou Luancheng sighed: "We have actually been prepared for a long time, but it is still a little hard to accept."
Zhou Shixun was silent for a moment: "Is there really no hope at all?"
Zhou Luancheng shook his head: "No, it's different from my time. I told the outside world that I was dead because of the mission, but I kept many things, which Lu Changfeng didn't have."
So, he really can't come back.
Zhou Shixun took two more deep puffs of his cigarette, then whispered, "If it weren't for Lu Changfeng, I would probably still be at the grassroots level, using brute force without any rules."
Lu Changfeng never hesitated to teach everything he knew to the new recruits, and although Zhou Shixun kept silent, he was the one who learned the fastest. When it comes to enduring hardships, the young men who joined the army at that time were very able to endure hardships.
It’s just that Zhou Shixun is more tolerant than normal people.
When the new recruits arrive, they are always bullied by the veterans. Some veterans will use their privileges to make the new recruits do some excessive things, and washing clothes and socks is the least of their worries.
Some even asked the new recruits to clean toilets.
Lu Changfeng discovered that many recruits went to clean toilets with anger but dared not speak out, and he also knew that this had become an unwritten habit.
Every veteran started out as a recruit, and started out as a toilet cleaner.
Only Zhou Shixun would complete the task quietly and quickly without any expression without needing to be reminded. Even if he was deliberately asked to stand guard, he would complete the task seriously.
Lu Changfeng's feeling at that time was that this young man was honest and obedient.
Later, during a training session in the wilderness, Lu Changfeng saw with his own eyes that Zhou Shixun, the honest man who never said a word and just did whatever he was told, killed three wolves with his bare hands.
After being shocked, I realized that this was a good candidate, and I paid more attention to Zhou Shixun.
I found that Zhou Shixun was very smart, good at learning, and he mastered things quickly. After becoming a new recruit, he was able to complete a lot of work independently, and did it very well.
Later, Zhou Shixun followed Lu Changfeng all the time, from a sniper to a captain, and then went to school for further studies, step by step to where he is today.
Zhou Shixun was immersed in memories. He never said that his feelings towards Lu Changfeng were different.
Zhou Luancheng also knew some of this, so he knew that Zhou Shixun felt even worse.
The two of them smoked a cigarette silently on the terrace, and the cigarette on the railing was actually burned out bit by bit. I don't know if it was due to the wind or if something magical happened.
Zhou Shixun glanced at the cigarette butt on the railing and pushed the door open first.
An An was already wearing her new skirt. She ran up and shouted happily, "Daddy, Daddy, grandma is calling for dinner. Dumplings are coming."
Zhou Shixun bent down and gently picked up An An, and carefully tugged at the hem of her pretty skirt. His daughter leaned softly in his arms, which could soothe the depression in his heart.
An An, however, was like a puppy, lying on his father's shoulder, wrinkling his little nose and sniffing vigorously, then pinching his little nose in disgust: "Daddy stinks, it's really a stinky dad."
Zhou Luancheng tugged at her pigtails and said, "Then uncle will hold her? An An's new clothes are so pretty, like a little princess."
An An was happy. She stretched out her little arms for Zhou Luancheng to hug her. She didn't mind at all that her uncle smelled of cigarettes because her uncle praised her for being beautiful.
She chattered and ordered her uncle to take her downstairs quickly.
Zhou Shuanglu and Zhong Wenqing were already seated at the dining table downstairs, and Sheng Anning was busy helping the aunts bring out the food.
Zhou Hongyun called Zhou Shixun to sit down quickly: "The dumplings are being heated. An Ning said you like dumplings. I just ordered some eggs and black fungus. Oh, and there's also fermented bean curd. I made it myself. Come sit down and eat."
Momo has already started grabbing the cooled dumplings and eating them with a smacking sound. While eating, he looks at his mother and then at his father. He feels that he is in a good mood today. His little stomach is very hungry and the dumplings smell delicious.
After Zhou Shixun sat down, Zhou Shuanglu simply asked some questions about work, which were all things Zhou Shixun could answer.
Sheng An Ning then realized that Zhou Shixun was going to Gangcheng to protect a very powerful leader. Zhou Shuanglu might know what he was going to do specifically, but he didn't say.
Zhong Wenqing smiled and said, "Dad, you are still worried about Shi Xun going out. He is very careful in doing things."
Zhou Shuanglu nodded with some pride: "Yes, when I went out this time, many people praised me and said that I have two good grandsons."
After that, he reminded Zhou Shixun and Zhou Luancheng to guard against arrogance and impatience, and to be down-to-earth and rigorous in their work.
More importantly, put responsibility first.
Sheng An Ning listened and had only one feeling, that is, the awareness of this generation of elders is really high.
After breakfast, Sheng An Ning was supposed to go to school, but she was reluctant to leave because Zhou Shixun came back.
While I was still struggling over whether to ask for leave, Zhou Shixun said, "I have to go back to work in a while, so I'll take you to school first."
Sheng An Ning stopped hesitating for a moment, packed up her things quickly, and went out with Zhou Shixun.
An An was busy showing her beautiful skirt to her great grandfather, so she didn't notice that her father and mother went out, while Zhou Zhou was busy studying his little plane.
Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters didn't care, Mo Mo just looked at the door thoughtfully. After a while, he happily went to find Zhong Wenqing and asked Zhong Wenqing to tell him a story with the picture book.
It was cold and snowing heavily, so there was no time to clear the snow on the road, which was pressed into ice by the bicycles.
Sheng Anning felt that her cycling skills were average, and she had been taking the bus to school recently. Now that Zhou Shixun was here, she let Zhou Shixun ride his bike to take her to school.
For a long distance, Sheng Anning was very quiet, just turning her head and staring at Zhou Shixun's back...
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