A certain unit thousands of miles away.
Commander Ning opened his eyes and saw the guard dozing off on the stool. He did not disturb him, but sat up and poured himself a drink of water.
The guard was sleeping uneasily. When the leader moved, he woke up and rushed forward to help.
"Why didn't you call me when you woke up, Commander?"
Commander Ning showed helplessness on his majestic face. He did not argue with the guard. He drank a sip of water and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
The guard scratched his head. "This afternoon you suddenly covered your chest, yelled something like Mao, and then fainted. The doctor examined you and couldn't find anything wrong. He guessed it was related to your recovering memory and said you would be fine after two days of rest."
Commander Ning leaned back and nodded slightly.
Outside the window is an old tree that seems to have been filtered through a layer of glass. The afterglow of the setting sun shines obliquely on the window, casting mottled light and shadows.
"What does Sun Guoshou say?"
The guard knew that the commander was anxious, so he said, "Sun Guoshou said that if you give him three more acupuncture treatments, the blood clots in your brain will dissipate, and if they dissipate, you will hopefully recover your memory."
"Can the next acupuncture treatment be arranged as soon as possible?" Commander Ning was very anxious. He had a vague feeling that there was an important person waiting for him on his way home. The heartache he had this afternoon was accompanied by a burst of pain in his head, as if some image was eager to come out. He was really afraid that by the time he remembered it, it would be too late.
"No." The guard refused. "Sun Guoshou said that brain injuries cannot be treated hastily. You have to follow the right path. Your blood clots have not gone away for many years. You have to be more careful."
"We have to be urgent. Where is that guy? Call him to me." Commander Ning said in a stern voice.
The chief was angry and the guards couldn't handle it. They didn't dare to look at him and just held on.
"You can call for help, but you can't be willful!" said the honest guard, "Nothing is more important than your health!"
"Stop talking nonsense."
The guard didn't dare to say any more nonsense and hurried to call Sun Guoshou.
Sun Guoshou is a master of traditional Chinese medicine and is an excellent acupuncturist. He almost got into trouble last month, but it was Commander Ning who protected him and brought him to the army.
Sun Guoshou regarded Commander Ning as his savior and was particularly concerned about his health. He was unwilling to do anything that might harm his health and adopted the safest and most conservative treatment methods.
When he arrived at the ward and heard the chief's words, he immediately refused: "No, you need to take care of your body!"
The old doctor's brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly.
No doctor likes a disobedient patient. If this patient wasn't his benefactor, he would have cursed him.
Commander Ning couldn't wait any longer, "Stop talking nonsense, arrange it as soon as possible!"
Old man Sun was not afraid of him. He stiffened his neck and said unyieldingly, "Not fast enough!"
Commander Ning glared, and an aura of decisiveness and murderousness emanated from him, making people's hearts beat fast.
But the Sun Guoshou in front of him had seen all kinds of high-ranking people before and was not afraid at all.
"Don't glare at me. As long as I'm your attending physician, you have to listen to me."
Commander Ning pinched his brows lightly to ease the headache. He sighed slightly, "I have been away from home for many years. I don't know who is still at home. I am afraid it will be too late..."
The leader, who always kept his back straight when outside, rarely showed any signs of vulnerability, and Sun Guoshou was stunned.
Thinking back to what I learned about Commander Ning, he had been deep inside the enemy's camp for many years, forgetting everything but his duties and mission, and successfully completed the mission.
Sun Guoshou felt admiration in his heart and couldn't bear to see him disappointed, so he couldn't help but think of a solution.
"...I'll think of a solution."
Commander Ning's expression relaxed, and he said solemnly, "Thank you for your help, as soon as possible!"
Sun Guoshou looked at him and felt like he was being plotted against.
Looking closely at his expression, I could see nothing.
It must be an illusion, right?
It doesn't matter whether it happens or not, the words have been said.
"I'll go research it."
After saying this, Sun Guoshou left the ward.
Commander Ning was temporarily relieved, but he had to get up as soon as possible and bring his family to join the army. The outside world was becoming more and more chaotic, and he was worried.
As he was thinking about this, the tall and dignified middle-aged man got down from the hospital bed.
"Commander, are you okay? Do you want us to keep you under observation for a while longer?" the guard said worriedly.
He felt uneasy just thinking about his leader suddenly falling down in the afternoon.
"If you have any observations, go back to the office." Commander Ning took his military jacket from the wooden hanger and strode out.
The guard had no way to deal with the willful leader and could only hurry up and keep up with him, keeping his eyes fixed on the leader.
…
After the eldest and second son, now Yubao and Hengbao, showed off their new names in the village, they saw that it was getting dark and the sensible children did not stay outside for long and played in their own yard.
Lin Zhao was tired today. She had just finished taking a shower and was lying on a cool mat with her eyes closed to rest.
Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, revealing the fact that she was not asleep.
"Can I give you a massage?" Gu Chenghuai sat down on the bed, his low voice tinged with laughter.
Lin Zhao opened her eyes suddenly, and the next moment she turned over and lay on the bed. "My shoulders, waist, and legs hurt too."
A pair of bony hands fell to her shoulders, kneading them slowly and steadily. "How can it not hurt after riding such a long distance?"
"Is it heavy?" Gu Chenghuai asked gently.
"Just right." Lin Zhao buried her face in the pillow, her clear voice muffled and not very loud.
"My aunt is waiting. She can't wait for my eldest brother and second brother to come back. I have to go this time. You don't know how happy my aunt is." This was the answer to the man.
"I know. I don't mean to blame you. I just feel that you are working hard." Gu Chenghuai pressed from his shoulders to his waist, "Do you want to apply medicated oil?"
"No!" Lin Zhao refused. She had just taken a shower and didn't like sleeping in a sticky state.
"Big boy, no, where are Yubao and Hengbao? I'm not used to the sudden change of address."
Gu Chenghuai smiled and said, "They got used to it after a week of shouting. They are playing outside with Xingci and the others."
Hearing this name, Lin Zhao couldn't stop laughing, "Laimei must be so happy, he has wanted to change his name for a long time, and finally changed it."
After giving birth to the eldest child, Xingye, the second sister-in-law wanted a girl very much. However, the second child she gave birth to was a boy. It is said that when the second sister-in-law learned from the midwife that it was another boy, she couldn't help crying and named the crying baby Laimei on the spot.
"Hey, I never had the chance to ask, why does my second sister-in-law like girls so much?"
Gu Chenghuai knew a little bit, "Second sister-in-law's family is not good. She has been treated badly since she was a child, so she wants a daughter."
"I understand. She wants to prove that her daughter is just as precious. She wants to give her daughter everything that she never got. Is that right?" Lin Zhao tilted her head and looked at him.
Her hair was thick, black, and shiny, and it was messy and blocked her eyes.
"Yes." Gu Chenghuai reached out to straighten his wife's long hair and found a rubber band to loosen it.
Lin Zhao moved to the bed like a little insect, grabbed his hand, and laid her head on his strong thighs.
"Why do you look so much like a child?" Gu Chenghuai chuckled and touched her chin with his calloused fingers. His deep black eyes were incredibly gentle.
Lin Zhao snorted and said nothing.
You obviously like her being close to you, why are you pretending?
"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Gu Chenghuai asked.
"Much more comfortable." Lin Zhao's eyes were full of joy.
The couple was just being affectionate when the door was pushed open and the four kids from the third room came in one after another.
Lin Zhao didn't move, and it was even more impossible for Gu Chenghuai to move his wife's head away. They were a registered couple, and it was legal. He didn't even look at the kids and raised his hand to massage his wife's head.
"Are you done playing?" Lin Zhao looked at the four children.
Yu Bao glanced at his parents with a worried look: "Mom, do you have a headache?"
"A little bit." Lin Zhao did not deny that it was hot.
Seeing that her eldest son's eyes were filled with more worry, even Qianbao and Yaobao came forward to massage her legs. Her heart softened and she touched the twins' faces.
"Just get some sleep and you'll be fine in the morning."
Yu Bao was relieved, "Then Mom, go to bed early today. I will take care of my younger brothers and sisters."
"Okay." Lin Zhao said dotingly, "Thank you, Yubao."
The children were very happy to hear the new name.
"Mom, would you like some water?" Hengbao brought some water.
Her son was already at her lips, so Lin Zhao had no choice but to give him face. She stood up and took a sip, saying with a smile, "The water Hengbao brought is really sweet."
Hengbao smiled, remembering the reason for entering the house, and leaned forward, tilting his head slightly, "Mom, what do you think the area behind my ear looks like?"
Lin Zhao looked up and saw a black spot behind the child's ear. It looked like it was drawn with ink and the shape could not be seen.
"I can't tell." She shook her head.
"It's so dirty. Did you draw it with a pen? Didn't I tell you not to play with pens casually?" Lin Zhao frowned, found a clean handkerchief, dipped some water in it and wiped his ears.
A guilty look flashed across Yu Bao's eyes.
It was his idea to draw something behind the ear.
The child pointed at his finger and quietly admitted his mistake: "Mom, it's me. I drew it for my brother."
Brother Hoshino wanted to borrow his mother's pen, so he took the pen to the yard and waited for Brother Hoshino to use it. He wrote with the pen, and the ink got on his hands, forming a small cloud. He remembered that the strange uncle at the foot of the mountain had a small leaf behind his ear, so he drew a small leaf on his brother's ear.
"Ah?" Lin Zhao opened her mouth slightly, "Why?"
She didn't blame Zizi, she was just curious, "Why did you draw... something behind your brother's ear?"
Everything a child does has a reason.
Seeing that his mother was not surprised, Yu Bao smiled and hugged Lin Zhao's waist, "I saw an uncle in a thatched cottage at the foot of the mountain with a small leaf behind his ear, playing with his brother."
Hengbao also came over and testified for his brother, "Mom, my brother told me and I agreed. My brother and I were just joking. Don't be angry. We will never play with fountain pens again."
Seeing their older brothers holding the baby over, the twins also came up and were surrounded by the four other children.
Gu Chenghuai smiled helplessly.
He had never seen such clingy children in the army. Those children were very wild and adults couldn't find them until mealtime.
When Lin Zhao heard Yu Bao's words, she was stunned for a moment. Her thoughts seemed to have stopped and her mind went blank.
It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She held Yu Bao's face, and her anxious voice almost changed its tone.
"Yubao, have you really seen someone with small leaves behind their ears?"
Yu Bao said firmly, "Yes, I saw it. The uncle who limped had a small leaf behind his ear."
Lin Zhao naturally believed him, but still felt dazed.
Could it be the fourth brother?
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Yubao touched her face, his little brows furrowed and his eyes filled with worry.
"It's okay. I just thought of something." Lin Zhao mumbled.
She won't say anything she's not sure about. What's more, the identities of the people at the foot of the mountain were dangerous, and she was also afraid that the kids would accidentally tell others and cause trouble for the family.
"It's getting late, go to bed and wash the ink out of your ears before going to bed." Lin Zhao patted the cubs' heads with a gentle voice.
"I got it." Yubao didn't argue any more. He took Qianbao, Yaobao and Hengbao, and the three kids left the house.
Before leaving, Hengbao stopped and turned around, "Mom, you said you would give us gifts tomorrow, don't forget it."
Lin Zhao waved her hand at him, "I remember it. I won't forget it."
Hengbao chuckled and closed the door.
After the kids left, the couple were the only ones left in the room.
Gu Chenghuai asked directly: "What's the problem with the person with the birthmark behind his ear?"
"I suspect that person might be my fourth brother." Lin Zhao said, suppressing her excitement.
The man's brain was a little slow to react.
"Fourth brother?"
Doesn’t Zhao Zhao only have three biological brothers? Where did the fourth brother come from?
The Lin family rarely mentioned the stolen fourth child, and Lin Zhao never told her husband about it, so it was normal that Gu Chenghuai didn't know.
"My fourth and third brothers were twins. They were stolen when they were born," Lin Zhao explained slowly. "My mother said that he had a small leaf birthmark behind his ear."
Gu Chenghuai raised his eyebrows, "What a coincidence, I'll check it out tomorrow."
"What do you think if I ask directly?" Lin Zhao couldn't contain his excitement.
Her parents didn't mention her fourth brother very often, but she knew that they were thinking about him. When her father made clothes for her brothers and sisters, he would always make an extra set. Her mother was the same, always preparing four portions of things.
"It's not impossible." Gu Chenghuai felt that his wife's method was also feasible and faster than investigating.
"I have to tell my elder brother about this," Lin Zhao said.
Her brother is steady, reliable, and thoughtful, so it would be a good idea to leave it to him.
"Don't rush to check. Wait until my eldest brother asks first. If I need your help, I will definitely find you."
Gu Chenghuai had no objection, "Okay."
That night, Lin Zhao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well. She had dreams all night. Sometimes she dreamed that she found her fourth brother, and sometimes she dreamed that her family never found her fourth brother in their entire life.
When I woke up the next day, there was a dark spot under my eyes.
Gu Chenghuai: “…”
Lin Zhao noticed his look, realized something, patted his hard honey-colored chest, and said angrily: "Are you disgusted?"
"I don't mind you no matter what you do." Gu Chenghuai kissed her while speaking.
Lin Zhao smiled happily and wanted to stay in bed a little longer, so she fell on the bed again.
The man rubbed the top of her head, then got out of bed. His muscular chest and abdominal muscles, and straight and powerful long legs gave her a sense of security.
Gu Chenghuai opened the wardrobe, found the new sweatshirt his wife had made for him, and put it on.
"Sleep a little longer. When you wake up, I'll get some well water, wet a towel, and put a cold compress on your eyes."
Lin Zhao raised his lips, "Okay."
Gu Chenghuai left the house and went to the main house to call the twins.
Yubao and Hengbao were trained to be very self-disciplined. They woke up on time, put on their clothes obediently, and went out quietly to exercise with their father.
When Lin Zhao got up, her father had already returned with the children.
Gu Chenghuai fetched some well water, which was icy cold. Even the wet towel was icy cold. Lin Zhao slowly applied it to her eyes.
"Yubao, help me go to the new house and call your uncle, and tell him that I have something to ask him."
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