The old lady's expression finally softened when she heard that her son hadn't touched the woman who was once nominally her daughter-in-law!
If the son really did touch that person, things will be a bit complicated!
After all, that would be considered a de facto marriage, and it would be recorded in the family genealogy!
If someone like that were to be added to the Xu family genealogy, I'm really worried that our ancestors would be so angry they'd crawl out of their coffins!
Thank goodness, thank goodness, my son didn't touch that woman!
"Mom, you stay here for the next few days. I'll go call Dad!" The old lady has lost her ID and can't buy a train ticket at all!
I'm leaving in the next few days, so it's best to inform my husband as soon as possible and let him figure out a solution!
The old lady waved her hand: "Go ahead!"
Old Xu made the call directly from the instructor's office, but when the call went through, the guard on the other end said that his own old man had already taken the train over!
"When?" I asked anxiously.
"It's this morning, on the usual train!" the person on the other end of the phone replied truthfully.
Xu Yuezhang tugged at his button: "Is there anyone with the old man?" he asked.
"No!"
"Okay, I got it. That's all for now. Oh, by the way, my mom's bag got stolen, and all her documents are gone. Could you help her get new documents made in the next few days?"
"Yes, young master!"
The phone slammed shut, and Old Xu felt a sharp pain in his eyes and brows. His father had survived a battle, but he had too many old wounds. He was only in his fifties, yet his health was even worse than his own grandfather's!
This time, the old man is traveling alone again. What if something unexpected happens on the way...? Who can guarantee that?
"What's wrong? What happened?" Zhao Shuai asked, looking at Lao Xu, who was on the phone, who was so angry that his head was practically steaming.
"What else could it be? The old man came too! He came alone!"
"Huh? How did you get here? I'll send someone to pick you up right away!" Zhao Shuai knew Old Xu's father, and was quite familiar with him. He also knew that the man's health wasn't very good, otherwise he wouldn't have retired early in his fifties to go home and enjoy his retirement!
"I came by train, and I'll arrive at 2 PM tomorrow!"
"Alright, leave the welcoming to me! You should spend some time with your aunt, otherwise you won't be able to see her again once you get to X province!"
Old Xu nodded: "Thanks, I'll head back now!"
...........
At home, the old lady rested for a while but then became restless. Thinking that her son was leaving, she started packing his luggage!
Old Xu had already packed most of his things, and since they were all in the army, he didn't need to prepare too many clothes!
But as a mother, she naturally couldn't bear to see her son take so little with him, knowing that it was much colder in X province than here!
I opened the closet, took out the thick clothes hanging inside, and started wrapping them up!
suddenly.....
A black and white photograph fell out of one of the pockets of some garment!
After laying all the clothes in her hands flat on the bed, the old lady squatted down to pick up the photo that had fallen to the ground!
In the black and white photo, the man in the middle is clearly much younger than his son. His youthful face is still quite youthful, not as cold and hard as it is now. His baby face hasn't disappeared yet!
But... why does the young man to my son's left look so familiar?
Oh, right, isn't that the young Commander Gao? No wonder he looked familiar!
But something seems off; it looks too familiar. I feel like I've seen it before!
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