"Yes, it's all over."
Qin Lin looked at Yun Qiao's smiling face and slowly lowered his eyelids to hide the loss and melancholy overflowing from his eyes.
The past is past, and the past time can never come back.
The daughter grew up and talked and laughed with him happily, but she lacked the intimacy and attachment that should exist between father and daughter.
This is the inevitable aftermath of twenty years of separation.
Qin Lin felt a dull pain in his heart, but he forced a smile and changed the subject.
After dinner, He Tingjun carried Yanyan to go through the transfer procedures. Qin Lin handed Yun Qiao an envelope and said, "It's going to the southwest, and the journey is quite expensive. And since this is your first visit to your in-laws' house, you have to bring some gifts for them. You and your son-in-law are newly married, and besides supporting yourselves, you have to raise a child. I'm afraid you don't have much money on hand. Here's a hundred yuan. Take it and spend it on your journey."
Yun Qiao shook his head: "Dad, Tingjun and I have money, and the gifts have already been bought. You should keep this money for yourself."
Qin Lin felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Yun Qiao being so polite to him. He patted Yun Qiao's hand gently, forced a gentle smile, and said, "Yun Qiao, take it. When you go out, you need money in your hand to feel confident. Don't say these polite words to Dad."
"Yes." Yun Qiao then put the envelope away.
Because they seldom meet each other, their understanding of each other is limited. Although they are not blood relatives, the atmosphere between the father and daughter is always a little awkward.
After chatting idly for over half an hour, Yun Qiao couldn't help but remind him, "Dad, if you're busy, you can leave early. The plane doesn't leave until four o'clock, so there's no need for you to waste time here with us."
Qin Lin shook his head and refused: "It's okay. The department won't change if I leave. The worst that can happen is that I can work two more hours at night after I leave. Anyway, I'm alone here and there's nothing to do at home."
"Then go ahead." After hearing what Qin Lin said, Yun Qiao did not try to persuade him to leave anymore.
The father and daughter continued to chat casually until the radio announced that it was time to check in and board the plane.
Yun Qiao stood up, touched He Yan'er's face, and reminded her: "Yanyan, we have to leave. Say goodbye to your grandparents."
He Yan mimicked the words of a parrot, his pronunciation unclear and he repeated, "Goodbye, Gugu."
"Goodbye Yanyan."
Qin Lin escorted the person to the boarding gate, waved to Yun Qiao, and said reluctantly: "When you return to Chuncheng, remember to call me to let me know you're safe."
"Hey." Yun Qiao turned his head and waved at him: "We are leaving, you can go now."
"Um."
Qin Lin agreed but did not leave. He stood at the boarding gate and watched the backs of Yun Qiao and his family of three disappear from his sight before he reluctantly looked away.
On the other side, after Yun Qiao and his friends boarded the plane, they waited on the plane for more than half an hour before the plane took off.
It was still a half-old old model plane, and the noise was still loud. Yun Qiao was still airsick and felt dizzy all over.
The flight from Beijing to Spring City took seven hours. I boarded the plane at four in the afternoon and landed in Spring City at eleven in the evening.
Dinner was provided on the plane. Yun Qiao was airsick and her stomach was churning. She was lucky that she didn't vomit, as she couldn't eat anything.
She didn't eat anything, and she slept and woke up for a while. When the plane landed, she was woken up by He Tingjun.
"Yun Qiao, wake up, we are dead."
Yun Qiao was not sleeping soundly and was woken up by a light push from He Tingjun.
She opened her eyes and saw that most of the passengers beside her had already left. A few slightly yellow lights were on in the plane, and a female flight attendant was quietly reminding the other sleeping passengers that the plane had landed.
He Yan also fell asleep in He Tingjun's arms. When the plane landed in Spring City, the ambient temperature soared to more than ten or twenty degrees Celsius. It was warm all around. He Yan's cotton coat had been taken off by He Tingjun, and he only wore the pullover sweater underneath. There was a little sweat on his forehead.
Probably because she was a little hot, she didn't sleep well, with her eyes tightly closed and her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Yun Qiao was also feeling hot, so he took off his cotton coat first, then followed He Tingjun, who was holding the child, and got off the plane with him.
In addition to your carry-on luggage, you also have to pick up your checked luggage.
Yun Qiao felt weak and shaky when she first got off the plane, but after she recovered, she took the child into her arms and held him, while He Tingjun went to the luggage check-in counter to pick up two large bags of checked luggage.
After getting the plums, the two walked out together.
As soon as they walked out of the airport entrance, they saw a tall man raising his arm and waving at them with a smile on his face: "Brother, sister-in-law, this way."
He Tingyu and He Tingjun are brothers, and they look about 60% similar. Although one of them is heroic and the other is gentle, and their temperaments are completely different, their looks are similar enough that anyone who sees them will recognize them as brothers at a glance.
He Tingjun walked towards him with big strides, carrying a bag of plums on his back. He Tingyu also took the bag of plums from He Tingjun.
Yun Qiao followed closely behind, holding the child in her arms. She greeted He Tingyu with a smile, "Tingyu, it's so late. Could you please come pick us up?"
"Sister-in-law, it's not a bother, it should be fine." He Tingyu smiled, glanced at He Yan in Yun Qiao's arms, and said, "Yanyan is asleep."
"Yeah." Yun Qiao smiled and said, "It's too late. The child can't bear it."
"Then let's go quickly." He Tingyu said, "I'll drive here and park outside."
"Let's go." He Tingjun stood up.
He Tingyu quickly took two big steps and walked in front to lead the way.
"Come with me."
He Tingyu was driving a military jeep, which was parked outside the airport terminal. It was particularly eye-catching in the quiet airport late at night.
He Tingjun put the baby in the trunk, helped Yun Qiao open the back door of the car, and first carried He Yan over. After Yun Qiao got in the car, he put He Yan in her arms and closed the back door for her. He sat in the front passenger seat.
He Tingyu started the car and drove all the way to the military compound.
Unlike the unit where He Tingjun was stationed, the unit compound where He's father, He Ruilin, was stationed was not located in the wilderness, but in the city.
So He Tingyu drove away from the airport, passing through villages and towns, from pitch-black streets to brightly lit streetlights, and the road became more and more prosperous.
He Tingjun sat in the passenger seat, chatting with He Tingyu in a casual manner.
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