Chapter 480: My eldest brother is an undercover agent?

Deng Shirong did have a lot of questions about his elder brother.

His father told him very clearly that when his elder brother went out to serve in the army, he joined our army, but now his elder brother has transformed himself into a general of the party and the country. What happened? Hearing his younger brother's question, Deng Shize was silent for a while, and then said: "I will talk about this issue when the children are here. I have kept this matter secret for so many years, and it is time for them to know."

Deng Shirong knew that his question was abrupt when he heard it, so he changed the subject and said, "Brother, if Third Sister knew that I found you, she would definitely be very happy."

Knowing that the third sister was still alive, Deng Shize was even happier and asked quickly, "Where did the third sister marry? How is her life? How many children do you have? Oh, I almost forgot to ask, how many children do you have, Old Nine?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "My third sister married to Baoshan Village. Her husband is an honest man and treats her very well. They have five children, just like you, my eldest brother, with three sons and two daughters. They live a very happy life.

As for me, I have seven children, five sons and two daughters. Except for the youngest son who is still studying, the other six children have already started their own families.

Xiao Dong'er and Dongzi are my eldest son's children."

"Very good!"

Deng Shize applauded after hearing this, and then asked, "Old Nine, when your five sons were born, your parents were still alive, right?"

Deng Shirong naturally understood what his eldest brother wanted to hear, and nodded, "They are still here. They are very happy to see their five grandchildren. When they leave, they can be said to have a large family with many children and grandchildren."

"That's good! That's good!"

Deng Shize felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from his heart. The people he felt most sorry for in his life were his parents. Not being able to provide for his parents until the end of their lives was his biggest regret. Fortunately, Lao Jiu provided for his parents until the end of their lives, otherwise he would not have been able to face his parents after he passed away.

Seeing that the topic was getting serious, Mrs. Hu asked, "Old Nine, are you here to travel in Taiwan with your grandchildren?"

Deng Shirong nodded and smiled, "Yes, sister-in-law, I have already set a rule that if my grandchildren do well in the exams, I will take them out to travel during the summer and winter vacations. I will take them wherever they want to go. As a result, Xiaodonger wanted to come to Taiwan to play, so I brought them here.

It's all thanks to Xiao Dong'er. If she hadn't wanted to come to Taiwan, we brothers would probably never have the chance to meet again in this life."

"Indeed, if we brothers don't meet today, then we may never have the chance to meet again in this life."

Deng Shize said with emotion: "I have always wanted to bring my children and grandchildren back to my hometown to recognize their ancestors, but as you know, the situation in the two places in the early years made it impossible. In the past few years, the situation has changed. Many people around me have returned to their hometowns to visit their relatives. When they came back, they said that the mainland is now open and is very enthusiastic towards them, the Taiwanese compatriots.

However, they were all ordinary people and businessmen, and my identity was different after all, so I wanted to observe for a while before making a decision.

As a result, when the situation became clearer and the time was right, my body failed to keep up. "

Deng Shirong asked with some concern: "Brother, how are you now?"

Deng Shize smiled and said, "These are all old illnesses left over from the Anti-Japanese War. The doctor said that if I take good care of myself, I should be able to live another three or two years."

Although Deng Shirong had experienced life and death in his previous life, he still felt sad when he heard that his elder brother had not much time left. He asked, "Brother, is there no cure for this old illness?"

Deng Shize shook his head and said, "This can no longer be called an illness. I was injured too many times during the war and overdrawn my vitality. You don't have to be sad. I was able to survive that cruel battlefield. It was a blessing from my ancestors. These decades were earned."

This is absolutely true. Too many people died in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Those who survived are the lucky ones.

Just as Deng Shirong and his brother were chatting by the fire, Deng Yunfu, who received a call from his son, hurriedly drove over with his second son and youngest daughter.

Entering the hall, Deng Yunfu's eyes locked on Deng Shirong and he greeted him, "Uncle Man, I'm Yunfu."

Deng Shirong looked at his nephew, who was dressed in a suit and had the air of a successful man, and nodded in praise, "Not bad, you can tell at a glance that he is successful in his career."

Deng Yunfu smiled and said, "Uncle Man, thank you for the compliment."

Deng Shize continued, "Yunfu opened a food company, and his business is doing pretty well."

"Man Gong, I am Chang You."

"Man Gong, I'm Chang Xiu."

Brother and sister Deng Changyou and Deng Changxiu also greeted them.

Deng Shirong looked at his energetic nephew and niece and asked with a smile, "You two brothers and sisters should still be studying, right?"

Deng Changyou replied, "Yes, Mr. Man, I am a junior this year and my sister is a freshman."

Without needing her grandfather to remind her, Xiao Dong'er greeted them crisply: "Uncle, Brother Chang You, Sister Chang Xiu, I am Xiao Dong'er."

Dongzi followed suit and said, "Uncle, Brother Changyou, Sister Changxiu, I am Dongzi."

Deng Yunfu praised: "What a good kid."

Deng Changxiu looked at this cousin with bright eyes and asked with a smile: "Xiao Dong'er, how old are you this year?"

Xiao Dong'er said: "I am already 15 years old."

Deng Changxiu said: "Then I am 4 years older than you!"

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Of Deng Shize's five children, only the eldest son Deng Yunfu and the youngest son Deng Yunshou stayed in Taoyuan County to develop, while the second son Deng Yunlu and two daughters all developed in other places.

After Deng Yunfu's family arrived, Deng Yunshou's family arrived within two minutes.

Deng Yunshou has a son and a daughter. His daughter is named Deng Changqiong, who is 12 years old this year, and his son is named Deng Changshang, who is 10 years old this year.

After the conversation, Deng Shirong also learned that his nephew and niece-in-law were both junior high school teachers. This profession is quite good, especially since teachers in Taiwan generally have relatively high incomes, which are unmatched by those in mainland China.

Although Deng Shize's second son and two daughters were developing in other places, they were not far away, and they all arrived before four o'clock in the afternoon.

The eldest son's family has five people, the second son's family has four people, the youngest son's family has four people, the eldest daughter's family has four people, and the youngest daughter's family has three people. There are about twenty people in total, so it is very lively.

Deng Shize looked at his eldest grandson and ordered, "Grandson, you and your brothers and sisters wait here. I have something to tell your elders."

Deng Changzuo nodded and said, "I understand, Grandpa."

Deng Shirong also said, "Xiao Dong'er, Dongzi, you stay here and play with your brothers and sisters. Grandpa will talk to Uncle Gong."

Xiao Dong'er responded obediently: "Okay, Grandpa."

So, Deng Shize, supported by his children, went upstairs.

The others followed upstairs.

When they reached the living room on the second floor and everyone was seated, Deng Shize spoke up, "There is something I have kept in my heart for decades and have never told any of you. I originally planned to take this secret to the grave, but today I unexpectedly met your Uncle Man, so it's time to bring out this secret that has been buried for many years and tell you about it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Old Mrs. Hu and her children, daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law were all cheered up.

Deng Shirong was also extremely curious. His elder brother had clearly joined our party, but he turned out to be a general of the party and the country, which made him mistakenly believe that his elder brother had passed away. He wanted to know what was going on more than anyone else.

Deng Shize began to narrate: "My original name was not Deng Shidong, but Deng Shize. When I was a teenager, I was spotted by someone from the Communist Party's secret front. He taught me a lot of knowledge, so my real identity is actually a Communist Party member. To use the words in today's movies, I am an undercover agent."

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Hu, her children, daughters-in-law, and son-in-law were all stunned.

It was unbelievable to them that their husband (father), who was one of the generals of the Party State, was actually an undercover agent.

Deng Shirong had the advantage of first impressions, knowing that his elder brother had joined our party, so when he heard the word "undercover", he easily accepted it.

However, although Deng Shirong easily accepted his brother's undercover identity, he still had many questions in his mind. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother, your undercover career should have ended in 1949, why did it continue until now?"

The others also showed strange expressions when they heard this. Even if it was not over in 1949 and they still needed to continue to lurk, they shouldn't have to lurk until retirement, right?

Deng Shize sighed and said, "If everything was normal, this situation would not have happened. Perhaps I could have returned home to bring honor to my family, and even had the opportunity to provide for my parents until their death. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened while I was undercover, and I encountered a major crisis.

That time, I was seriously injured and almost died. After I recovered from my injuries, I learned that the intelligence team I was in had been wiped out.

I don’t know which link went wrong, but from that time on, I lost contact with the organization.

Although I had always wanted to find an opportunity to return to the organization, I was unable to find a suitable opportunity until the KMT was defeated, so I was forced to come to Taiwan.

As for what happened next, you already know it.”

Deng Shirong and others looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that this would be the case.

Deng Shirong also watched many spy movies in later life, so he naturally knew how dangerous it was to engage in espionage work. In order to protect his comrades as much as possible, the fewer people who knew his undercover identity, the better.

If the entire intelligence team is destroyed, it is normal for those who survived by chance to lose contact with the organization.

If the organization subsequently sends someone to "wake up" the undercover personnel, then the undercover personnel will still have a chance to return to the organization's arms. If something unexpected happens and the organization does not send someone to "wake up" the undercover personnel, then the undercover personnel will have to remain hidden.

Apparently, this was the case with his eldest brother.

Seeing that his wife and children were shocked by the news, Deng Shize said seriously: "I originally planned to keep this a secret. After all, it would not do you any good to tell you. If the news leaked out, it would be harmful to you.

So, you all have to keep this matter to yourself, and don’t tell the children about it. Just pretend it never happened, okay?"

"Got it, Dad!"

Deng Yunfu and others responded one after another. They understood the seriousness of the matter. If it were leaked, the consequences would be disastrous.

Deng Shirong said with emotion: "It's such a pity. If you had not lost contact with the organization back then, but had developed smoothly, you would have been the first general of our Deng family. Although you are also a general now, the general of the party and the country is still a little lacking."

Deng Shize felt very sorry that he could not return home in glory, but after so many years, he has let it go and said with a smile: "When I joined the army, I never thought I could become a general. At that time, I was full of passion and just wanted to kill the devils.

During the years of the war, I killed dozens of Japanese soldiers with my own hands, if not a hundred, and I led a team to kill even more Japanese soldiers. This life is worth it."

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and asked, "Brother, do you still want to return to the organization?"

Deng Shize said: "Of course I want to. I have been waiting for decades to return to the organization, but unfortunately I don't have the chance anymore."

Deng Shirong said: "Brother, if you have a way to prove your identity, I can help you contact the leader."

Deng Shize shook his head and said, "It's useless. After so many years, if the organization knew me, they would have found a way to contact me a long time ago. But no one has contacted me. Obviously, something unexpected has happened. Even if I want to return to the organization, no one can prove it to me."

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Deng Shirong sighed, "In that case, then you can only be an unknown hero, brother. Anyway, there were too many unknown heroes who risked their lives for the country."

Deng Shize smiled and said, "Compared with those unknown heroes, I am extremely lucky to be able to survive until now."

Old Mrs. Hu reminded him, "Old man, it's almost time to go to the restaurant to welcome Old Nine."

"Okay, let's go down!"

Deng Shize nodded, then looked at his children and said, "You are not young anymore, you should understand the seriousness of the matter. I emphasize again here that you must keep this matter to yourself and don't tell anyone, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, understand?"

"Got it, Dad!"

Deng Yunfu and others responded in unison. They certainly knew the seriousness of the matter. Although their father had retired, if this matter were leaked, there would be no good ending.

So, the group went downstairs.

Downstairs, Deng Changzuo and his siblings were waiting.

Seeing Grandpa and other elders coming downstairs, Deng Changzuo asked, "Grandpa, it's almost time now, should we set off to the restaurant?"

"Well, let's go!"

…

A quarter of an hour later.

Deng Shirong and his group came to the most upscale restaurant in the county.

While waiting for the restaurant to serve the food, Deng Shize said, "Laojiu, tell me about the situation in your hometown. I've heard from many people who have returned to the mainland to visit their relatives that the mainland is now undergoing reform and opening up, and life is better than before, but I heard that it is still very poor. Is that true?"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Compared with Taiwan, the mainland is still very poor, but after the reform and opening up of the mainland, the changes can be said to be changing with each passing day, and it will definitely get better and better in the future.

As for Bangjie Village where our Naye Deng clan is located, it is well-known in our Bobai County. The Naye Deng clan has 600 to 700 households, and not only do every household live in a big villa, they also have at least hundreds of thousands of yuan in savings. Even if you look at the whole country, it is the richest village.”

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Among Deng Shize's five children, the best off is the eldest son Deng Yunfu. He opened a food company. Not to mention more than a year, it is not a problem for him to earn tens of millions of Taiwan dollars. If converted into RMB, he can make a little over two million yuan a year.

Ranked second in terms of economy is the youngest daughter Deng Yunhua. Her husband is also a businessman, running a clothing business. His annual net profit converted into RMB is about one million, which is considered very good.

Ranked third is the second son Deng Yunlu. The couple are fruit wholesalers and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Ranked fourth is the eldest daughter Deng Yunlian. Both husband and wife are public servants.

The last one in line is the youngest son Deng Yunshou. Both he and his wife are junior high school teachers.

Although the three siblings Deng Yunfu, Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunlu are all worth more than hundreds of thousands, they were still shocked by Uncle Man's words.

After all, Uncle Man has already said that among the hundreds of households in the Ye Deng family, the one with the least wealth has hundreds of thousands in savings, so they dare not even imagine how much the richest one has.

They live in prosperous Taiwan and have a father who is a general. They have such great advantages that they have their current wealth. The people in their hometown do not have the same conditions as them, so why are they so powerful?

Deng Shize was originally from Naye Village, so he was naturally familiar with the situation in Naye Village. He was shocked and said, "Old Nine, is what you said true? Every household in our Naye Deng family lives in a big villa and has at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Now that the mainland has been reformed and opened up, there are opportunities to make a fortune everywhere. Yunfu, Yunlu, Yunlian, Yunhua and Yunshou, if you are interested, you can return to your hometown to develop. It will definitely be better than staying in Taiwan."

Deng Yunfu's four siblings looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. They grew up in Taiwan and Taiwan was their hometown. They knew nothing about their hometown on the mainland. Even if these words were said by Uncle Man, they would not easily give up everything in Taiwan and shift the focus of economic development to the mainland.

Deng Shize didn't care what his children thought. He couldn't wait to say, "Old Nine, tell me about the development of the Deng family in Naye over the years."

"Okay, all this starts with the distribution of land to each household..."

Deng Shirong briefly told his eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law and other younger generations about the process of how he led the entire clan to develop. Finally, he said, "At present, the Deng Group founded by our Naye Deng family is already the number one private enterprise in the country. If you ask anyone who knows about the mainland, they should know about our Deng Group."

After listening to the history of the Deng family's rise, Deng Shize was amazed and praised: "Old Nine, you are really great. You can lead the whole family to this point. You are much better than me as the eldest brother!"

As for younger generations like Deng Yunfu, they admire Uncle Man very much.

With his own efforts, he led the entire clan to become rich and developed the group established by the clan into the number one private enterprise in the country. This ability was far ahead of them, and it was hard for them not to admire him.

At this time, the waiter started serving the dishes and everyone stopped talking about this topic.

"Laojiu, these are the specialties from Taiwan, you should try them."

"Xiao Dong'er, Dongzi, these dishes taste good. Would you like to try them and see if you like them?"

"Uncle Man, you are so awesome. I toast to you."

"Mr. Man, you are my role model for hard work. I'd like to offer you a toast."

"Man Gong..."

As the meal started, the younger generations were so enthusiastic!

Before, they respected Deng Shirong as their elder purely because of seniority, but now the respect they have is not just about seniority!

After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors.

Deng Shirong put down his chopsticks and said, "Brother, you have lived in Taiwan for decades. When people get old, they always want to return to their roots. Do you have any idea of ​​returning to your hometown to retire?"

Deng Shize also put down his chopsticks and sighed, "Returning to my hometown to retire has always been my wish, but my current physical condition means I'm afraid I can't even take a plane. It may not be easy to go back."

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to the hospital for a detailed check-up to see if we can take a plane. If it's really not suitable for us to take a plane, then we can take a ship. As long as we pay attention, I believe it will be OK."

Deng Shize's heart was moved when he heard this. In the past, he could barely hold back his longing for his hometown, but now that he had seen his brother and heard him talk about the changes in his hometown, his longing for his hometown had reached its peak. He wished he could fly back to his hometown immediately and see with his own eyes the land where he grew up.

"Okay, Yunfu, please make arrangements tomorrow. I need to go to the hospital for a checkup."

"Okay, Dad, I'll arrange it in a minute and we can do the examination tomorrow morning."

Deng Shirong looked at his sister-in-law and said, "Sister-in-law, you have been married to my brother for decades. It is time for you to go back and pay respect to our Deng family's ancestors."

Old Mrs. Hu also said a little excitedly: "This is what I should do. If your eldest brother can take a plane, I will accompany him back to his hometown to retire."

Deng Shirong nodded secretly after hearing this. His elder sister-in-law is different from his elder brother. His elder brother grew up in Naye Village and naturally has deep feelings for his hometown. No matter where he is, he can never forget his homeland. Although his elder sister-in-law's ancestors are from Fujian, she grew up in Taiwan. To her, Taiwan is her hometown.

Nowadays, it is quite rare to find someone willing to accompany his elder brother back to his hometown to retire.

After all, my eldest brother’s sister-in-law’s circle of friends are all Taiwanese. After arriving in the mainland, she has to give up her existing circle of friends and start over. Being able to do this proves that the relationship between my eldest brother and sister-in-law is still very good.

"Yunfu, Yunlu, Yunlian, Yunhua, Yunshou, if you five brothers and sisters want to return to your hometown to develop, you can also make preparations in advance."

"Okay, Uncle Man!"

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