Extra 63: Gao Zheng and Tang Jingyue
Arriving at the door of his house, Gao Zheng said to Tang Jingyue, "Just say I was knocked down at work. Don't say I was on a mission, or Mom will worry again."
Before coming here, Tang Jingyue called home and told them that Gao Zheng had come home the next day. At this moment, the two children and the elderly were happily waiting at the door.
As soon as they opened the door and saw Gao Zheng with his arm hanging, the two elders' expressions changed instantly.
Gao Zheng pretended to be relaxed and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm here."
"Yan Yan, Daddy is here."
"Zhuangzhuang, Yanyan, look, Daddy is here and bought you a lot of delicious food."
Tang Jingyue handed the child a big gift bag of snacks they bought on the road.
But the two children's attention was not on the snacks, but on hugging Gao Zheng's legs.
"Xiao Zheng, what's wrong with your arm?"
Mrs. Gao was shocked when she saw Gao Zheng's arm hanging. "How did he get injured again?"
"Mom, it's okay. I accidentally bumped into something at work a few days ago."
Mr. Gao's expression also became solemn.
It seemed just as he had guessed.
"Why are you injured again?
You kid, no wonder you didn’t come home. You must be injured and you’re afraid that we’ll worry, so you’re hiding from home.”
The old lady looked at her son, her heart broken and she couldn't stop her tears from flowing.
Gao Zheng saw his mother crying and hurriedly explained, "Mom, no, I was just busy with work. It's nothing. Look, I'm almost well now."
When the old lady saw her son injured, her reaction was exactly the same as Tang Jingyue's.
"You're already the deputy director, how could you still get hurt?"
Gao Zheng explained, "Mom, I knocked it accidentally."
Hearing Gao Zheng's words, Old Lady Gao looked at him suspiciously, "How old are you? Why are you still kowtow like this?
Is he going on another mission?"
Old Madam Gao looked at her old man and said, "Old man, please talk to him. Why is your son so desperate? He is an official now. Can't you let the subordinates do the work for you?
How can a deputy director go out on a mission? He is not the only one in his unit. Look at the style of the leaders."
Old Mrs. Gao was anxious and angry.
"Stop nagging and stay out of my work."
Mr. Gao glared at the old lady, then looked at Gao Zheng and asked, "Is it serious?"
"It's okay, the plaster will be fine in two days."
Gao Zheng sat on the sofa. His daughter was chewing the bread that Tang Jingyue had bought. She tore the bread with her short hands and stuffed it into Gao Zheng's mouth. "Daddy, eat."
Zhuangzhuang stood in front of Gao Zheng with a stern face, looking at his arm wrapped in gauze, and refused to eat the snacks.
"Dad, did you catch the bad guys?"
He asked sullenly.
Gao Zheng touched his head and said, "Well, the bad guys were beaten away by Dad."
"Dad is injured."
Zhuangzhuang looked at Gao Zheng's arm with a depressed face, his expression very solemn.
"It's okay, just a minor injury, it will heal in a few days."
Gao Zheng looked at Zhuangzhuang, who looked as if the sky had fallen, and smiled, "Son, what's with that expression?
Dad is injured. Are you disappointed in him? "
Zhuangzhuang shook his head, "No."
"When I grow up, I will fight the bad guys with my dad."
"As long as I'm here, Dad won't get hurt."
Yanyan, who was chewing bread, immediately became serious when she heard about the bad guys. "Dad, Yanyan is going to beat the bad guys too."
Gao Zheng chuckled, "Okay."
"Dad, does it hurt?
Yanyan will blow it for you."
Gao Zheng held the child on his lap and nodded lovingly, "Okay, my girl will blow on me and it won't hurt."
Yanyan blew on her arm carefully twice, her big eyes flickering as she looked at Gao Zheng and asked seriously, "Dad, does it hurt?"
Gao Zheng smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore. It's fine."
Grandpa Gao praised, "My eldest granddaughter is really a little cotton-padded jacket."
"I am Dad's little cotton-padded jacket."
"What about my brother?"
Yanyan looked at Gao Zheng with her sparkling eyes and asked.
Gao Zheng said, "Brother is wearing a military coat."
Mrs. Gao looked at the happy scene of Gao Zheng having a son and a daughter, and couldn't help but advise, "My old son, you look how happy you are now with both a son and a daughter, but you must protect yourself and don't work so hard, understand?"
Gao Zheng nodded, "Mom, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Old Mrs. Gao said, "Zhuangzhuang has been asking you to take him to shoot guns. You must keep your promise to the child."
Zhuangzhuang looked at Gao Zheng expectantly.
Gao Zheng said, "After the plaster on Dad's arm is removed in a few days, I will take you to shoot a gun, okay?"
"Do you shoot with dad's real gun?"
Gao Zheng, “…”
"Yes, a real gun."
Hearing Gao Zheng's words, Zhuangzhuang immediately smiled and expressed his anticipation.
Gao Zheng sat at home with his parents and two children by his side. He felt extremely satisfied, but suddenly he felt a little regretful. He had been alone outside for so many days since he was injured, and was so scared that he didn't even dare to make a phone call.
On second thought, what I did before was not wrong.
If he gets hurt again next time, he would rather bear it all alone and not let them worry.
Gao Zheng was injured this time. Old Mrs. Gao thought that her son could rest at home for a while and accompany them. Unexpectedly, Gao Zheng had to go to get off work every day with his arm in a sling, rain or shine.
The plaster on my arm was removed half a month later.
Gao Zheng kept his promise and took Zhuangzhuang to the shooting range.
Zhuangzhuang was very excited when he came. He held a toy gun and shot it all day long.
The two children were about to celebrate their third birthday, and Tang Jianye rushed to discuss with Gao Zheng and others about holding a birthday party for the children.
"Dad, there's no need. Why have a birthday party for a child? We can just have a meal at home. Call all his friends over."
Tang Jianye refused, "Oh, you don't understand. Nowadays, it's popular to hold birthday parties for children. They go to hotels to entertain guests and decorate the venue. It's very grand. Our children must keep up with the times."
Seeing that the Gao family hesitated and did not speak,
Tang Jianye thought they were afraid of money, so he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll pay for it."
Gao Zheng said, "It's not necessary for three-year-olds. Wait until they are 18 to get it done. Now it's enough to have a meal at home. They should develop good habits of thriftiness at such a young age."
Tang Jianye heard Gao Zheng's words again and rolled his eyes speechlessly, "I said I paid for it, but your family keeps talking about thriftiness all day long, as if being stingy is a big sin. We spend our own money, not stealing or robbing, so what's wrong with that? We should be extravagant even when we need to be extravagant.
Otherwise, the child will grow up without ever seeing him. "
"Xiao Zheng, just listen to your father-in-law this time.
He is right, we have to spend the money we deserve, and we have to give the children a birthday party when they turn three."
Mr. Gao, who had been frugal all his life and donated half of his pension to students in poor mountainous areas, made an exception in front of his two grandsons.
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