Without even thinking, Miao Lishan shook her head: "Your father won't agree!"
Zhou Jiao took her hand and asked softly, "Mom, you can understand me, right? With you at home, I can go find my brothers with peace of mind."
Miao Lishan's eyes turned red when she heard this. "The battlefield is very dangerous. If you go there unarmed, you will only hinder us. Listen to mom, don't go. We will wait at home."
Zhou Jiao took out an ID from her pocket and handed it to her. "This is my second identity. I've been a soldier for a long time and have participated in several missions. Your daughter is not weak."
Zhou Jiao knew that she was exaggerating, but as long as she revealed her identity to her mother, she would let her leave. As for her father, she planned to leave a letter for him.
By the time she left the capital with the medical team, even if her father knew, it would be too late. She had the trump card of space, and once she got there, she would be in the rear, so there was no need to worry.
Zhou Jiao didn't know whether this battle would end in March as history had said, but she couldn't wait any longer. Even if she couldn't see them while staying in the rear, she would be satisfied.
Miao Lishan took the document hesitantly, opened it, and examined it carefully, looking at her suspiciously, "You're not trying to trick me, where did you find someone to ask for it?"
If it weren't for the wrong timing, Zhou Jiao would have wanted to crack her mother's brains out. Could she just ask for this from anyone? Who would be so bold as to give her this identity?
She patiently explained, "Is this a joke? If you don't believe me, go to the Bureau of Secrets and look up the number. Of course, you can also ask my dad in a few days."
Miao Lishan quickly shook her head. "I won't listen. I don't care. You can only leave if your father agrees. Besides, there are two provinces. Do you know where Xiaowu is?... Oh, wait, why do I feel like I've forgotten something..."
Zhou Jiao looked at her in surprise. Before she could finish her words, she pushed herself and ran to the bedroom anxiously.
What's the trick here?
If she wanted to tip off her dad, wouldn't she have to go to the study and make a phone call?!
After a while, Miao Lishan came out of the bedroom quickly, holding a brown paper envelope in one hand and slapping her forehead in frustration with the other.
Zhou Jiao looked at her suspiciously: "Military orders are as strong as a mountain. To prevent the leakage of military secrets, no soldier is allowed to send letters home from the front line."
Miao Lishan looked at her daughter guiltily, "Jiaojiao, Xiao gave me these three letters five years ago. I promised to give you one every week after he left, but I forgot."
Zhou Jiao looked at the envelope in her hand with shining eyes and smiled at her comfortingly, "What else did he say?"
"He's just worried that you might sneak to the front lines."
Zhou Jiao sighed inwardly. This man was the one who knew her best. It turned out that he had already planned everything and was waiting for her here.
Miao Lishan stuffed the letter into her hand and said, "My brain hasn't been working well lately, so I'm giving it all to you so I don't forget it again."
When she unfolded the letter, Zhang Guoqing's familiar vigorous handwriting appeared before her eyes, and Zhou Jiao couldn't help but tear up her eyes.
"My wife:..."
This man was still as sweet and affectionate as ever. Zhou Jiao took a quick look around and knew that he was worried that she would not be able to take care of herself after he left.
The second letter: He must have known the time of the war in advance and was worried that I would rush to the front after hearing the news from the newspaper.
The content of the letter reiterated the points he had reminded them of before, with one more item: if anything happened to the children, he would immediately arrange for a military plane to be sent to the military headquarters in the capital.
Back in Beijing, her father was unable to come out, and her mother lacked her resources at the hospital. Only if she stayed in Beijing could he stay at ease at the front.
Just this one thing really changed Zhou Jiao's determination to leave.
Zhang Guoqing was right about one thing. With her master around, not to mention her fellow senior brothers, if anything really happened, she would have to invite those old seniors who hadn't come out of retirement.
Zhou Jiao tightly gripped the letter, wishing he was right in front of her so she could bite him hard. He was always scheming against others, and he even plotted against her.
Miao Lishan pushed her worriedly.
Zhou Jiao shook her head, bit her lip, and continued to unfold the last letter. She had a premonition that this guy was going to bring up the same old topic again.
It’s true!
This letter continued the style of the previous one, with two full pages filled with topics about whether she was in Beijing or outside.
Miao Lishan looked at her furrowed brows and asked again nervously, "Jiaojiao, what did Xiaowu say? Is he hiding something from us?"
Zhou Jiao weakly put down her hand, sighed deeply, and shook her head at her, "He asked me to send something over if I have something, and he has to stay at home."
Zhou Jiao didn't dare tell her mother more, and she didn't even dare to show her the contents of the letter.
Zhang Guoqing analyzed all the serious situations and listed the measures she needed to take as soon as she received the news while she was stationed in the capital.
He won!
Zhou Jiao couldn't imagine how uneasy her mother would feel after reading this letter. She had finally managed to help her mother regain some spirits, and she couldn't afford to take the risk.
"That's good." Miao Lishan breathed a sigh of relief. "Listen to Xiaowu. We'll wait for the call at home. With your dad and Xiaowu here, everything will be fine. It will definitely be fine."
Zhou Jiao nodded vigorously in agreement. What else could she do? She could only wait at home.
Time passed day by day as the mother and daughter lived in anxiety.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of February.
That night, the phone in the study suddenly rang sharply, startling Zhou Jiao so much that she ran in and didn't dare to breathe when she picked up the receiver.
Zhou Xiaozheng's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Is that Jiaojiao?"
Zhou Jiao held her breath, opened her mouth, and asked cautiously, "Dad, it's me."
"Oh, you and your mother should go to the main hospital now..."
Zhou Jiao felt her vision go dark and she shook her head vigorously, "Dad, who is it?"
"The Cheng family kid. He's still undergoing surgery at the main hospital..."
Zhou Jiao felt relieved when she heard that, but she suddenly felt dizzy and the phone fell from her hand. If Miao Lishan hadn't supported her in time, she would have fallen to the ground.
She moved back in a daze and remembered that her father's chair was behind her.
Miao Lishan quickly took the phone and said, "Brother Zheng, Jiaojiao looks a little off. To cut a long story short, are our children okay?"
"Don't worry, they're all fine. Is Jiaojiao okay? This silly girl must have been frightened. First, make her a cup of brown sugar water, then call Dr. Zheng and have him come to take a good look at Jiaojiao.
I just got the news that the Cheng family kid is currently undergoing surgery at the Military General Hospital. I can't leave right now, so please go to the Military General Hospital on my behalf and see if my aunt and the others need any help."
Zhou Jiao, who was slumped in the chair, closed her eyes tightly at this moment, trying to breathe in slowly and steadily through her mouth and nose, and then exhale slowly through her mouth.
——Her dear father, you are talking without even taking a breath. She was almost scared to death by her father just now!
"Okay, leave it to me." Miao Lishan hung up the phone in a hurry, quickly made a cup of brown sugar water, held Zhou Jiao's head and poured it into her mouth.
"Your dad keeps praising you for being smart. I've never met anyone dumber than you. Can't you listen to your dad's tone? I can hear it from the side."
"I made you lose your appetite and couldn't eat. Now you feel better. If I hadn't supported you, you might have fallen and got disfigured."
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