Zhao Haiyin and Grandma Xie were both amused by her.
"It's not a big deal. Anyway, Lin Banxia is still so young. We'll have a chance to meet her in the future."
Shen Zhihuan smiled slightly, but when she recalled her past life, she still felt a little depressed.
She wanted to change the situation, but Lin Banxia and her husband were so special that they were not people like her who could get close to them.
Just as they were talking, they heard footsteps outside.
Zhao Haiyin looked up and followed the sound, only to see Xie Lanshen, dressed in casual clothes and returning from running errands outside, push open the door and walk in.
"Lan Shen is back."
She and the old lady Xie sitting next to her exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh together.
“We were just talking about Lin Banxia. Zhihuan, you don’t know, but Lan Shen also really likes her songs.”
Shen Zhihuan was genuinely surprised to hear this. Xie Lanshen was such a serious person, living like an old cadre in his daily life.
She thought he only listened to revolutionary songs.
Xie Lanshen felt a little embarrassed as Shen Zhihuan stared at him with a look full of surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent.
"Well, that was when I was a kid."
To avoid being pressed by the others about his specific favorite songs, Xie Lanshen coughed lightly and tried to change the subject.
"I don't know much about Lin Banxia's situation, but I happen to know her husband."
Shen Zhihuan's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously asked, "I seem to have seen related reports before. Her husband... seems to have connections with the military?"
"Mr. Song is still in his post. Which newspaper is so bold as to leak his privacy?"
Xie Lan frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.
However, the content that can be published in the newspaper has undergone strict review, so it shouldn't be a problem for this news to get out and reach Shen Zhihuan.
He didn't think much of it and simply explained in a calm voice:
“That’s right. Mr. Song is an important figure in the military. He is usually very low-key and few people know him.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Haiyin and Grandma Xie also became interested.
"Lanshen, your duties and those of this Mr. Song are different. How did you meet?"
"It's a rare opportunity, so please tell us more about him."
Both elders loved Lin Banxia's songs and were naturally very curious about her husband.
Xie Lanshen then picked out some things that didn't involve secrets and told them them as stories.
"There really isn't much I can do with Senior Song. He was an old acquaintance of the commander who had been training me in the army. Senior Song and his comrades encountered an accident when they went to a factory in another city to provide support."
The things these arms factories develop are of vital importance to the country and are secrets that must never be accessed by other countries.
The staff members are extremely careful in their daily work, fearing that the internal information of these arsenals will be exposed.
Even so, it couldn't stop those cunning enemy agents.
The enemy agents somehow infiltrated the factory and even planted explosives outside the auditorium while the factory was holding a mobilization meeting.
Those in the auditorium at that time were all the youngest researchers, the backbone of the country's development.
The consequences of losing this group of experts would be unimaginable.
It just so happened that Xie Lanshen's superior was leading a team on a mission nearby at the time. Upon receiving the news, they rushed over immediately to carry out the rescue.
But disarming the explosives takes time. Just as they and the experts were working on it, enemy agents who had been hiding in the crowd suddenly attacked and took Song Mingqian hostage.
They wanted to take Song Mingqian hostage, kidnap him, and at the same time cover their own escape.
Unexpectedly, Song Mingqian's identity was special. The core technologies he possessed, as well as his qualifications, would make him a core member of the research bureau in any country.
Both morally and logically, the soldiers would never allow these enemy agents to leave, much less abandon Song Mingqian.
The two sides engaged in a battle of wits and courage around the arsenal, and several fierce firefights broke out along the way.
Although the battle ended with the complete annihilation of the enemy agents, the soldiers paid a heavy price for it.
During his time as a hostage, Song Mingqian suffered greatly, even sustaining serious injuries and nearly failing to survive.
Speaking of the perilous situation at the time, Commander Xie Lanshen still feels lingering fear.
After he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, paused for a moment, and then continued:
"Senior Song and his colleagues often work away from home and rarely have the opportunity to reunite with their families. When the attack occurred, his wife and daughter happened to be visiting relatives."
"When the news reached Beijing, Lin Banxia and her daughter had already boarded the train to the factory, and we were unable to stop them in time."
"It was on that train that Lin Banxia also got into trouble. She encountered human traffickers, and her daughter was abducted and never heard from again."
"how so."
Zhao Haiyin and Grandma Xie both gasped softly, their eyes glistening with tears, their voices filled with regret.
"Lin Banxia's songs are so beautiful, and we have always drawn strength from her singing."
"We thought that someone who could sing like that must be a person with a happy and fulfilling family life, but we never expected that her life would be so full of hardship."
Not only did her husband get into trouble, but she was also forced to separate from her own flesh and blood.
Both Zhao Haiyin and Mrs. Xie were mothers and wives, and they understood how devastating a broken family could be to a woman.
"Lin Banxia has had such a tough time these past few years. I can't even imagine how she got through it."
"Yes, when the news of Lan Shen's father's death came back, I cried day and night, and I almost cried my eyes out before I could recover."
Grandma Xie couldn't help but shed tears when she recalled this incident.
“But he sacrificed himself for the country. I am both a soldier’s wife and a soldier’s mother. When Anguo, like his father, decided to join the army, I was already mentally prepared and knew that this day might come.”
"So besides being sad, I also feel proud and gratified. I feel that I have given birth to a good son who is worthy of the country and the people. But Lin Banxia's situation is different from ours."
Zhao Haiyin couldn't help but clutch her chest.
"And what about me? Not to mention Anguo, even when Lan Shen was injured and lying unconscious in bed, I was heartbroken and felt like I was going to die."
"Not to mention, Lin Banxia watched helplessly as her daughter was abducted. A perfectly good family was forced to be separated from their loved one. It's so pitiful to think about it."
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