"Wife, I'm here to apologize." Zheng Tiansen started to talk nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth.
Linglong was amused. "Talk nicely."
Perhaps it was because the battle had just ended on the front line, and at this time the people's support and respect for the soldiers were the most enthusiastic and high-spirited.
Most of the students who came out of the classroom stood there.
Zhou Manman and the others also watched how Xiaoxiao responded, and some of them were hiding behind the heated discussion.
In fact, they had seen Linglong holding a family photo before, but seeing the real person was more shocking. They obviously thought he was more handsome than in the photo.
"I can rest for a while. If I miss you, I'll bring my son to see you." He looked at her and smiled.
Noticing that more and more people were gathering around, Linglong quickly said, "Let's go. Don't just stand here."
"Okay." He listened to his wife's every word.
Linglong ran over and said a few words to her roommates, and everyone nodded. When she turned around again, she found that her husband and son had been surrounded by several enthusiastic students greeting them, so she hurried over to help them out.
It was several minutes later when the family of three left safely.
There was no way around it. Linglong had become a bit of a celebrity in the school because of the article she had published in the newspaper.
Who else could come to see her? Everyone could guess that it was her husband, a soldier who had been to the front line. Each one of them was more enthusiastic than the other.
If Linglong hadn't mentioned that they were a family of three and had something else, everyone would have surrounded Zheng Tiansen and asked him to tell them about what happened on the front line.
"I didn't realize I'm quite popular in your school." Zheng Tiansen joked to himself.
"Come on, change your clothes and come over. Let's see if everyone still welcomes you. You're just taking advantage of this military uniform." She attacked without mercy.
Zheng Tiansen smiled uncomfortably.
Linglong happened to have no classes later, so she asked Zhou Manman and the others to tell the dormitory inspector that she would not be staying in the dormitory that day.
Her husband and son were here, and she didn't want to be separated from them for even a moment. The best solution seemed to be for them to live together in the compound.
"By the way, have you been to the compound?" she asked.
"Not yet. We went straight here as soon as we got off the train." He was also anxious to see his wife.
If it weren't for the fact that there were so many people outside and his son was there, he would have hugged his wife and kissed her.
Linglong was delighted. "Then we can go together."
"Um."
The family of three got on the bus at the bus stop near Linglong's school.
As soon as he got on the bus, Zheng Tiansen was greeted by some people.
Nowadays, anyone walking around in a military uniform will be warmly welcomed.
When Congcong discovered that his father was popular, a seed was planted in his heart.
By the time they finally sat down near the compound, Zheng Tiansen's military uniform had become a little wrinkled.
There was no way out. A few people insisted on sending him things, some food and some daily necessities. After some arguing, it became like this.
As soon as they got off the car, the couple looked at each other and burst into laughter.
It's quite meaningful for a family to go through this together.
When they showed up in the compound together, Zeng Yu, the head of the family, was extremely surprised.
"You kid, why didn't you tell me you came here?" She hit her son several times, but the force was not strong.
"Congcong, come and let grandma hug you."
"Mom, he's very heavy now." Linglong reminded quickly.
After they sat down, Zeng Yu quickly asked Aunt Wei to prepare a few more dishes.
Aunt Wei looked at the food reserves at home and hurried out with her vegetable basket.
Wait until the others come back. It's a rare day for the family to reunite, and it won't do if she doesn't prepare enough food. She has to go out and look for some good ingredients.
When Zeng Yu started nagging Zheng Tiansen again and he suddenly appeared, Linglong also started complaining.
"Mom, you don't know. He took Congcong to stand outside the classroom. When I was in class, I was wondering why the students at the window were always looking outside. When the get out of class was over, I was also shocked to see them."
"How many days can you stay this time?" Zeng Yu smiled and stopped scolding her son.
"I can stay for five or six days."
"That's good, that's good." Zeng Yu was very happy. After saying that, he looked at Linglong again. "Linglong, tell the school that you will be staying at home every day for the next few days."
"Yeah." She thought so too.
Several people sat together and had endless things to talk about.
When Zheng Tianbao, Zheng Tianxin, and Zheng's father came back one after another, the house became more lively.
Everyone was surprised to see Zheng Tiansen and Congcong.
Zheng Tiansen never mentioned bad things. Even when his younger brothers and sisters asked him about his experiences on the battlefield, he only talked about the good and interesting things.
Only Zheng's father in the same unit looked at his son a few more times.
After the family finished their heartwarming dinner, Zheng's father called his son to the study.
As soon as he entered, Zheng's father said directly: "I don't need to hide it now. Tell me the truth about your trip to the front line this time."
The smile on Zheng Tiansen's face also faded.
As for his father, he talked about the cruelty of the battlefield, the lessons learned through blood and tears, and the grief of losing his comrades.
Father Zheng sighed and patted his shoulder. "It's not easy."
Zheng Tiansen's eyes were red.
He didn't dare talk about this in front of other family members, for fear that they would feel scared by the bloodiness and worry.
Only in front of my father, a soldier, can I express my true feelings.
"You did a great job this time. Dad is proud of you. But Tiansen, our army still has a long way to go. We won this time, but there is still a big gap between our army's strength and equipment and those of the Western powers. The situation in the future is changing rapidly, and none of us know what we will face. So don't be proud yet. Our generation is getting old, and we will have to rely on young people like you to support us in the future."
Zheng Tiansen nodded solemnly. "Dad, I understand."
At night, the three of them stayed in one room to rest.
In fact, Zeng Yu took the initiative to offer to sleep with Congcong, but Congcong hadn't seen his mother Linglong for a while and wanted to stick to her, so Linglong suggested that their family sleep together.
Congcong was lying in the middle of the bed, with Zheng Tiansen and Linglong on either side. As they watched the little guy slowly fall asleep, they also started chatting quietly.
"Linglong, I'm sorry. I made you worry this time." Even though he had written the letter, he still wanted to say it in person.
"As long as you are safe and sound, that's better than anything else."
"I sent you a letter. Did you receive it?"
"received."
"Linglong, I don't feel good when I come back this time. Some of my comrades and subordinates have sacrificed their lives." His tone became low.
Linglong sat up and moved Congcong to her side. She lay down on her own initiative and hugged her husband.
"Are you sad?" She would also be sad if her familiar friends broke up.
"Yeah." He suddenly choked up.
Seeing this side of him for the first time, Linglong felt distressed and gently stroked his back to comfort him. "You still have us."
He hugged her tightly.
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