Qin Hongfei saw that Zhao Daheng seemed to be dumbfounded and 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 his two children left and forced a smile.
Qi Guqi said, "If you can't laugh, don't laugh. It's so ugly to laugh."
Qin Hongfei said, "Uncle Qi, don't say that. He's already in a bad way. We should just bear with it if it's a little bit ugly."
Zhao Daheng couldn't help but swear: "Fuck you!"
He tilted his head back and took a sip of beer, then sat down and let out a long breath, "I really thought so..."
"I've been lurking for more than a decade. When I return home after the mission is accomplished, my wife and children will be proud of me."
"My daughter said when she was little 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 ended up taking a completely different path from a soldier."
Zhao Daheng grinned, and his smile was a bit ugly.
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"At first I didn't expect that I would pretend to be dead for more than ten years. I thought a few years would be enough, a few years would be enough, but in the end, it was years and years..."
Qin Hongfei didn't know what to say, so she just kept drinking the 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 are happy."
"The two children stared at me blankly. I felt like a stranger. Their mother asked them to call her dad, but they didn't..."
While they were talking, the people who went to chase Zhao Meng and Zhao Yong came back and said, "We've found someone to send them home. They're fine." 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 think that sister must be at least in her early twenties. She's not a child anymore."
Zhao Daheng said, "Xiao Meng is twenty-two years old."
Qin Hongfei said, "You left fifteen years ago. Your daughter was only seven years old at that time. You were not with her for two-thirds of her life. It's normal for her to... not recognize you."
Qi Guqi coughed and said, "Don't be so direct."
Qin Hongfei shut up and ate meat.
The man who came back disagreed and said indignantly, "Brother Zhao was on a mission, he had no choice, he didn't intentionally abandon his wife and children, Xiao Meng is really too much!"
Qin Hongfei disagreed: "When Zhao Meng and Zhao Yong's father left, one was seven years old and the other was even younger. They only knew that others had fathers, but they didn't. After that, there was no news for more than ten years..."
"Should we blame the two children who were not even ten years old at the time?"
"Your father is going to do great things, to save people. You should be considerate of him. Even saints can't do that. Don't glare at me. It's the truth."
"You..." The man was a little angry.
"Yu Shuang." Qi Guqi said in a low voice, "Stand still."
Yu Shuang refused to accept the decision and gritted his teeth, "If it weren't for the sacrifices made on the front lines, how could you live and work in peace and contentment now? How old was Brother Zhao when he was hiding? It's been more than ten years, and now he's in his forties. Why blame him?"
Qin Hongfei agreed with his words and said, "I agree with what you said. Teacher Zhao is right. You are right. Because of Teacher Zhao's lurking, he got more information about people. That's why Elder Yue was able to get the information about Elder Qian. In fact, he saved many people."
"At least, Meng Yu was saved by Zhao Daheng. He is indeed a great hero! I am also very grateful to him for saving Meng Yu. It is always because of someone's sacrifice that we can have a peaceful life."
"But even a great hero cannot negate the fact that he was absent from the family. From your perspective, Mr. Zhao is amazing. He compromised on his own. He is a man in his forties, and 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 when we were seven. Others had fathers, but we didn't."
"When others are bullied, they can ask their father 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, when your father dies, you can't be called a hero. You have to admit a fact - many people will look down on fatherless children."
"Let me put it in a more ordinary way. There is no man in a family. My aunt is raising two children by herself. There will always be quarrels with neighbors. At that time, who will stand up for the widow and the orphans? Can the research institute watch over them all the time? No."
"Then I will have to step in myself, or I will just be bullied and scolded without saying a word."
"When I need my father, he's not here-"
"When you grow up and can take on these things yourself, does it matter whether your father shows up or not? Being a hero and being an unqualified father do not conflict with each other." Qin Hongfei said, "I admire Teacher Zhao, but that does not conflict with my ability to understand you, 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 just because they carry the burden forward, we cannot ignore the feelings of the family members..."
It doesn't mean you're a hero!
The family members’ complaints are wrong, they are also human beings.
Yu Shuang opened his mouth - but for a long while, no words came out.
Is this wrong?
That's right.
But it’s not wrong, and it’s also frustrating.
Qin Hongfei said, "I should have been mentally prepared when I made the choice that day. There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds." If you want this and that, beauty only exists in fairy tales - and fairy tales may not always be 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 bad, just think positively... For example, if you were given another choice, stay or hide, what would you choose?"
Zhao Daheng said without hesitation, "Lying in secret, I never regret the decision I made back then." If he had the chance again, he would still make the same choice, even if he knew that his own children would disown him.
Qin Hongfei spread her hands and said, "That's it. Since it's a decision you don't regret, then you have to bear the side effects of this decision. You spent more than ten years to complete this task. At most, you can use double the 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 make up for your mistakes. What's the point of being wronged here, man! My mother is much better than you."
Ms. Xia Lu never feels aggrieved.
She only thought about how to raise the child and how to find Qin Jiangke.
Look - you've even thought of running away from home. Why are you crying? What's the use of crying? It's really useless.
Back in the 1990s, she became rich through scientific research
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