Standing at the entrance of the military base, Ye Wanying held Tuanzi's hand. When she saw the Xu family of five come out, she was still reluctant to part with them.
Although I know that the separation may only last for a short year, who can truly understand feelings?
Knowing she was leaving, Zhouzhou had been crying since she woke up. Seeing Tuanzi, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer, broke free from the old lady's hand, and ran over to her.
"Little brother, little dumpling brother, I'm leaving now. You must miss me, and I'll miss you too."
Tuanzi is probably too young to understand what leaving means. She probably just thinks that Zhouzhou and the others are going out for a while but will be back soon.
Ye Wanying couldn't bear to tell Tuanzi the truth: Zhouzhou would be gone for a very long time, just like Yu Tong.
You should know that Tuanzi cried for a long time back then.
"Thinking about you, missing my brother..."
Zhouzhou, of course, did not know that Tuanzi did not understand the meaning of leaving. He was happy to hear that Tuanzi would miss him.
Grandma Xu couldn't help but wipe her slightly moist eyes and said to Ye Wanying, "Ye, live well with Dan, that child is a good one."
Ye Wanying was very confident in her judgment. That man was, of course, better than any other man in the world.
"Auntie, I know. Please take care of yourselves when you get there."
Yes, I will.
Not far away, Old Man Xu was standing with his son and Commander Gao, seemingly discussing something, but all three of them had cold and stern expressions.
The driver finished loading the luggage and called out, "Sir, we can go now."
Xu Yuezhang naturally went to help his wife carry her bag, which was also a deliberate way of giving his father and the regimental commander a chance to speak.
Sure enough, after Xu Yuezhang's figure left, Old Man Xu didn't linger: "Dan, don't let what happened back then crush you now. You need to know that you are not alone now. You have a wife and children. You need to think about them. As for the Gu family, if you don't want to acknowledge them, then don't. No one can force you to do anything. Always remember that you have the Xu family behind you."
"We couldn't protect your mother back then, but we can't afford to fail to protect you now. If you have time, go see your grandfather; he's been worried about you all these years."
Gao Dan was silent for a while, then finally nodded: "Yes." It was a promise.
Back when they were still living in the Xu family, the old man's health had deteriorated significantly due to his mother's situation. He genuinely cared for his adopted mother, and out of love for her, he treated her very well as well as she did for him.
I think I really made a mistake. Even if I left the Gu family, I should have informed the old man beforehand, so that he wouldn't have worried for so many years.
Seeing that the man in front of him had taken his words to heart, Old Man Xu breathed a sigh of relief and patted Gao Dan on the shoulder: "Let's go."
"Uncle, take care. Call me when you get there."
"Heh, I didn't expect to hear you call me 'Uncle' before I leave. Don't worry, I'll call you as soon as I get there."
Gao Dan nodded the change, saw the Xu family into the car, and finally watched the two cars disappear from sight.
Looking at the silent man, Ye Wanying knew he must be feeling terrible: "Just like yours, it's not a permanent departure, you'll be back soon," she comforted him.
"Okay, let's go back."
Ye Wanying nodded, then waved to her son who was not far away: "Silly boy, let's go~"
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