Qin Hongfei saw that Zhao Daheng seemed to be dumbfounded, and she didn't know what to say, "How about - you change your clothes?" It's not good to be so wet.

Zhao Daheng stared blankly at the direction where the two children left, and forced a smile.

Qi Guqi said, "If you can't laugh, don't laugh. It's so ugly

." Qin Hongfei said, "Uncle Qi, don't say that. He is already uncomfortable enough. We just have to endure it if it's a little ugly."

Zhao Daheng couldn't help but swear: "Your grandpa!"

He tilted his head back and took a sip of beer, then sat down and let out a long breath, "I really thought so..."

"Lying low for more than ten years, and when I'm done, I'll go home. My wife and children will be proud of me."

"My daughter said when she was a child that she wanted to be a doctor like me when she grew up, but I heard that she chose art..."

"My son said he wanted to join the army, but he took a completely different path from a soldier."

Zhao Daheng grinned, and his smile was a bit ugly.

"At first I didn't expect to pretend to be dead for more than ten years. I thought a few years would be enough, a few years would be enough, but it turned out to be years and years..."

Qin Hongfei didn't know what to say, so he just kept drinking Coke.

Zhao Daheng raised his head and took another sip of beer, "I went home happily. The moment before I entered the house, there was laughter and joy in the house, but as soon as I entered, the atmosphere suddenly changed-"

"Only my wife and parents were happy."

"The two children stared at me blankly, as if I were a stranger. Their mother asked them to call dad, but they didn't..."

While they were talking, the people who went to chase Zhao Meng and Zhao Yong came back and said, "Someone has been sent home. It's nothing." After a pause, they consoled him, "Brother Zhao, don't be too sad. The children are young and don't understand."

Qin Hongfei took a skewer of mutton and took a bite. "I see..." That sister must be at least in her early twenties, not a child anymore."

Zhao Daheng said, "Xiao Meng is twenty-two."

Qin Hongfei said, "You left fifteen years ago, when your daughter was only seven years old. You were not with her for two-thirds of her life. It's normal for her to... not recognize you."

Qi Guqi coughed, "Don't be so blunt."

Qin Hongfei closed her mouth and ate meat.

The man who came back disagreed and spoke up for him, "Brother Zhao was on a mission, he had no choice, he didn't abandon his wife and children on purpose, Xiao Meng is really too much!"

Qin Hongfei didn't dare to agree, "When Zhao Meng and Zhao Yong's father left, one was seven years old and the other was younger. They only knew that others had fathers but they didn't. Then there was no news for more than ten years..."

"Can we blame the two children who were not even ten years old at the time?"

"Your father went to do great things, to save people. You have to be considerate of him. Even saints can't do that. Don't glare at me. It's a fact."

"You..." The man was a little angry.

"Yu Shuang." Qi Guqi shouted in a low voice, "Stand still."

Yu Shuang was not convinced and said through gritted teeth, "If it weren't for the sacrifices made on the front line, how could you live and work in peace and contentment now? How old was Brother Zhao when he was in hiding? Only a dozen years, and now he is in his forties. Why blame him?"

Qin Hongfei agreed with his words and said, "I agree with you, Teacher Zhao, you are right. Because of Teacher Zhao's hiding, we have gained information about more people, and only then can Elder Yue know about Elder Qian's affairs - he even saved many people."

"At least, Meng Yu was saved by Zhao Daheng. He is indeed a great hero! I am also very grateful that he saved Meng Yu. It is always because someone has made sacrifices that we can live in peace and quiet."

"But the great hero cannot negate the factor of his absence from the family. From your perspective, Teacher Zhao is amazing. He compromised on his own. A man in his forties who has spent half of his life sacrificing himself for the sake of his mission - really, I admire him because I can't be so patient."

"But from the perspective of Zhao Meng and Zhao Yong."

"We lost our father at the age of seven. Others have fathers, but we don't."

"When others are bullied, they can call on their fathers to come forward, but when we are bullied, we can only be scolded as fatherless children. Don't tell me that the institute has protection. No matter how good the protection is, but your father is dead, it is not the time to be called a hero. You have to admit a fact - many people will look down on children without fathers."

"Let me put it in a more ordinary way. There is no man in a family. The aunt is dragging two children alone. There will always be quarrels with neighbors. At that time, who will stand up for the orphans and widows? Can the research institute watch them all the time? No."

"Then the aunt can only stand up for herself, or she can only be bullied and scolded and dare not say a word."

"When the father is needed in this way, he is not here-"

"When you grow up and can take on these things yourself, does it matter whether the father shows up or not? Being a hero and not being a qualified father are not contradictory." Qin Hongfei said, "I admire Teacher Zhao, but it does not conflict with my understanding of your children."

"Because of people like you, more people are protected. Your sacrifice has saved more people. In this world, there must always be people who need to carry the burden forward, but you can't ignore the feelings of your family members just because you carry the burden forward..."

It doesn't mean that you are a hero!

The complaints of family members are wrong. Family members are also human beings.

Yu Shuang opened his mouth - half-opened, unable to speak.

Is this wrong?

That's right.

But it's right, and it's also aggrieved.

Qin Hongfei said, "I should have been mentally prepared when I made the choice that day. There is no such thing as having both in the world." Wanting this and that, beauty only exists in fairy tales - fairy tales are not always beautiful.

Zhao Daheng raised his head and took a sip of wine, "I understand the truth, but I feel sad."

Qin Hongfei said, "It's not normal to feel sad, just think about it... For example, if you are given another choice, stay or hide, what will you choose?"

Zhao Daheng said without hesitation, "Hide, I never regret the decision I made that year." If he had the chance again, he would still make the same choice, even if he knew that his children would not recognize him.

Qin Hongfei spread her hands and said, "That's it. Since it's a decision you don't regret, you should bear the side effects of this decision. You spent more than ten years to complete this task. At most, you can use twice as much time to compensate your children and your wife. Of course, the premise is that they are willing to accept it. If they are not willing to accept it, that's normal. Just bear it yourself. If it doesn't work, you can also divorce and let your wife and children go. You should be rewarded for your merits and compensated for your mistakes. What's the point of being wronged here, the old masters! My mother is much better than you."

Ms. Xia Lu never felt wronged.

She only thought about how to raise her children and how to find Qin Jiangke.