It took half an hour before the family calmed down a little.
The whole family sat in the living room, and everyone's eyes were on Su Congwen, so intently that it seemed as if he would disappear in the blink of an eye.
Su Congwen didn't hide and let everyone see.
"Congwen, these past three years, you..." Uncle Su Aiguo was the first to speak, but he stopped talking after a few words. He didn't know how to ask.
"Congwen, have you been okay these past three years?" Su Aidang took over the conversation, his eyes still red.
"What kind of question are you asking?" Zhang Xinlan glared at him. "Look at yourself, Congwen still has injuries on his body. How can he live well?" She looked at the injuries on Su Congwen's body and felt very distressed.
Su Congwen smiled and said, "It's okay, Mom. These are just superficial injuries. They're nothing serious." He originally wanted to wait until the injuries on his body were no longer visible before coming back, but he was afraid of missing Qingyun's wedding, so he had no choice but to come with this bruised face.
"Are superficial injuries not injuries?" Zhang Xinlan was not easy to fool. What she saw now were superficial injuries, but what about when she couldn't see them? She didn't know how much suffering her family, Congwen, had endured.
Su Congwen, who now appeared in front of everyone, had indeed changed a lot. He was thinner, his face was more resolute, and his aura was more fierce. He looked like a tough soldier, and there was no trace of his previous gentle and handsome appearance. Moreover, his family members were aware of these changes, which were all the result of his transformation on the battlefield, so no one did not feel sorry for him.
"It's really okay." Su Congwen said, "When I was in the army, everyone took good care of me. I always had the most food and was always warmly dressed."
"A week ago, we finished our last battle. After saying goodbye to our company commander, I went to a comrade's hometown and brought some things back home for him. Later, I called my eldest brother at the steel mill and learned that Yunyun was getting married. I then came to Beijing for fear of missing out."
He talked about his experiences since he was released, only picking out the good things and downplaying them, without mentioning the rest of the hardships. But no one thought that he had an easy time in those three years. It was a battlefield, a battlefield where you could lose your head if you were not careful.
Among the people present, except for the younger generation Su Qingyun and others, Wu Guixiang and Su Aiguo had both experienced war and knew the cruelty of war, so they dared not even imagine what Congwen had experienced in the past three years to be able to return safely?
Helping a comrade carry things home? The war was over, wasn't it? Why did he still need to help out?
Everyone stopped thinking and dared not think about it anymore.
"It's all over." Su Congwen just said this lightly and passed over everything that had happened in the past three years.
No one asked anymore. If they continued asking, it might be like stabbing the child in the heart.
"Second brother, you came back at the perfect time." Su Qingyun changed the subject and said with a smile, "I'm getting married tomorrow, and it's just right that you came back today."
"Of course not." Su Congwen also laughed, "If I miss your marriage, my second brother will definitely regret it for the rest of his life."
Wu Guixiang looked at the whole family with tears in her eyes. "Now our family is truly together."
"yes."
"We're finally together."
Everyone sighed along.
In previous reunions, there was always one person missing, but today, their Su family is the real one, with no one missing!
Everyone laughed and tears welled up in their eyes. This was destined to be an exciting day.
Just as the family was taking great care of Su Congwen, Su Congwu quietly walked aside. He walked to the bookshelf, took a look, and then flipped through the newspaper.
After Su Qingyun saw it, he followed.
"Third brother, what are you doing?"
Su Congwu flipped through the newspaper and said, "I want to see the newspapers from a week ago to today."
Su Qingyun instantly understood what her third brother was looking for.
Su Qingyun also silently followed suit and began to flip through the pages. Her family had the habit of subscribing to newspapers, and they subscribed to several newspapers with the largest circulations. It was not difficult to find all kinds of news from the past week.
"Found it!" Su Congwu pulled out a few newspapers and said excitedly.
He flipped through the papers and finally stopped his gaze on a military newspaper.
"Yunyun, look." Su Congwu pointed to a certain place on the newspaper, his voice trembling a little.
Su Qingyun leaned over, took a look, and fell silent.
This military newspaper clearly published a military news item.
"Beijing time, April 4, 1982. Our 315th Division successfully crossed the Beijiang Bridge and reached the Vietnamese 128th Position, cutting off contact between the Vietnamese army and headquarters, annihilating the enemy... and seizing supplies..."
"During this battle, it is worth mentioning that the company under our 149th Division, led by Company Commander Wu Junlin, fought the enemy for four days and successfully defended the Beijiang Bridge. The entire company of over 130 people suffered heavy casualties, with only two surviving. Their spirit and determination are worthy of our learning, and we commend them to the entire army."
Only two people left alive?
After reading this heavy news, the brother and sister looked at each other and thought of what Su Congwen had just said. They didn't dare to think about it any further. Who were the two people mentioned in the news?
"Third brother, let's burn this newspaper." Su Qingyun said softly.
"good."
Su Congwu understood what his sister meant. This news must not be seen by family members. Although his second uncle and others did not read newspapers, it would be better to destroy the evidence just in case.
He folded the newspaper and put it in his pocket.
The brother and sister sat back in their original seats as if nothing had happened, without attracting the attention of their family.
"Let's talk about this. It's already this late. Congwen must be tired after sitting in the car for such a long time." As she was talking, Li Xiulian slapped her head and realized, "Let's go, let's hurry and cook."
"Sister-in-law, let me help you." Qin Ying also stood up.
Zhang Xinlan quickly said, "I'll go too."
She thought for a moment and said, "Third brother, go and invite your father-in-law, mother-in-law, and Uncle Yunyun to dinner. Today, our family will have a good time together. This can be considered as a meal for our parents before Yunyun's wedding.
"Okay." Su Aimin nodded.
"In that case, I still need to go buy some food," Zhang Xinlan said generously, waving her hand. "Today is my treat!"
After saying that, she trotted out the door, extremely anxious.
"Okay, second brother, as soon as you come back, our mother is willing to pluck her hair." Su Congwu said with a smile.
"What are you trying to pull out!" Zhang Xinlan's loud voice rang out again, roaring, "Su Congwu, you're itching for trouble, aren't you?"
Su Congwu was frightened, "Mom, why are you back again?"
"I can't do this without money!"
Zhang Xinlan came over and pulled his ear, "You have nothing to do, right? Come with me."
The whole family couldn't help laughing.
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