Of course I want to, I want to do it so badly! But I'm already a useless person, how can I dare to hold the army back?
So I voluntarily retired from the military. Afterwards, government officials came to me, wanting to invite me to work in the government or arrange a stipend for me, but I refused.
I have hands and feet, why should I need to be taken care of like this? I feel unworthy of it.
It just so happened that my brother had settled down in Haishi at that time. After hearing that I had been discharged from the army and returned home, he sent someone to pick me up.
I've been there all these years. I'm a dying man, and it's all thanks to my brother's help that I've been kept alive. Otherwise, with my sickly old appearance, I wouldn't have survived until now.
I was thinking, what's the point of living so long? It's just torture. But I never expected to see you all again today. These extra years have truly been worth it!
"So that's how it is. I really have to thank your brother. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have had the chance to see you again!" Lu Tian said with emotion.
"Alright, old squad leader, you should sit down first! Don't tire yourself out." Yan Ning carefully helped Yu Qiang sit down.
“Okay!” Yu Qiang obediently pressed down on Yan Ning and Lu Tian’s arms and sat down.
"Old squad leader, these are the children from our two families. This is my son, Lu Ting, and this is..." Lu Tian introduced the family members to Yu Qiang one by one.
Each time someone was introduced, they would step forward to greet Yu Qiang. They didn't know this frail old man before, but after their conversation, they had already developed a deep respect for this noble and selfless veteran.
Yu Qiang looked at the Lu family's children with a smile, his face full of affection. "Good, good! I never thought that those two young boys from back then would now have a house full of children and grandchildren!"
And another thing, you two are such troublemakers, always fighting whenever you meet, yet you're actually in-laws! If our old comrades knew, they'd be utterly astonished!
"Hey! Why are you bringing up those things from back then? So many kids are watching! Please give us some face!" Lu Tian and Yan Ning quickly begged for forgiveness, afraid that Yu Qiang might get carried away and reveal all their past misdeeds.
If it were just the three of them, it wouldn't be a big deal, but with so many children watching, how will they ever have the face to discipline them again...?
Yu Qiang grinned, his face crinkling with wrinkles. "You guys still know shame? Have you forgotten how you clowned around in front of the whole company back then?"
Lu Tian and Yan Ning coughed lightly, and after exchanging a glance, they both looked away embarrassedly. How to put it... youthful arrogance, you know...
Seeing the two old men's embarrassed expressions, and considering their continued concern for the old lady, Lu Yi interrupted their conversation.
"Grandpa, we still don't know how Brother Yanwu managed to get Grandpa Yu back!"
Seeing Lu Yi frantically trying to signal to him, Lu Tian glared at him irritably, "You brat!"
Yu Qiang wasn't stupid. Over the years, he had seen a lot of people in Haishi, even if he wasn't incredibly powerful. Naturally, he understood what Lu Yi meant.
He grinned, "Lu Tian, you're quite the grandson!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tian and Yan Ning both showed proud expressions. Their old squad leader was very good at judging people. Lu Yi was indeed outstanding. Didn't he know whose grandson he was?
Yu Qiang looked at Yan Wu and said, "I met this young man on the road."
I saw him staring at an old lady, and I thought he was some kind of thug who had his eyes on a lone old lady, so I had him arrested…”
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