Jiang Ning's mind went blank.

When she decided to come to Fengcheng, she had imagined meeting Gu Tinglin countless times, and even thought about all kinds of occasions, how to greet him casually.

But when she really saw him, she couldn't say a word.

He was old, thinner, and even had a few white hairs on his temples, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

Long years of military career made Gu Tinglin calm and restrained, but he couldn't control himself and hugged Jiang Ning, "How are you doing?"

He tried his best to find her, but couldn't find her.

Instead, she came, alive.

Gu Tinglin was so nervous that his heart was paralyzed. He saw her in his dreams many times, and they were all bloody nightmares without exception.

After waking up, he kept his eyes open until dawn.

Apart from Huo Yishen, this was the first time that Jiang Ning was hugged like this by someone else.

His shoulders were strong and his embrace was broad.

This feeling was completely different from the love between a man and a woman when Huo Yishen hugged her.

Is this the so-called father's hug?

Jiang Ning was a little confused and felt dizzy.

Gu Tinglin let go of his hand and looked at her carefully.

Sure enough, she took good care of herself.

Compared with the last time they met, he seemed to be much more enthusiastic, which made people not used to it.

Jiang Ning took a deep breath and calmed down after a long while, "How are you doing?"

"Fortunately, I couldn't find you sooner."

Gu Tinglin was ill several times, and he was very sick. Every time he felt that he might not survive.

He has done his best to complete the tasks given by the country, and he has lived up to his mission.

At the critical moment of life and death, the biggest regret in life is that he never took care of his own daughter for a day.

He thought he would die with this regret, but he didn't expect that there would be another chance.

Facing life and death, he never frowned, but when facing his daughter, he was afraid of being rejected, and his tone was filled with undisguised self-blame and guilt, "Jiang Ning, I'm sorry, I didn't accompany you when you needed me the most."

Jiang Ning wanted to say that it didn't matter, she didn't need it a long time ago.

But when she saw the white hair on his temples and thought of his dedicated life, she couldn't say the words that came to her mouth.

Asking herself in her heart, she really didn't hate him.

As a Chinese survivor who benefited from it, she was even grateful and admired him.

Secretary He was still with Gu Tinglin. Seeing the awkward atmosphere between father and daughter, he quickly tried to smooth things over, "Chief, it's getting late. Comrade Jiang and his friends have been on a long journey, so they should go back to the city to rest."

Gu Tinglin came back to his senses, looking forward to it but also nervous, "Yes, we'll go back first."

Jiang Ning refused, "Don't bother you, we'll stay here for one night, and it won't be too late to go back to the city tomorrow."

"No trouble." Secretary He was very observant and quickly picked up Jiang Ning's bag. "The chief's house is a little more spacious. We have reserved a room for you from the beginning. There's no need to be so formal as a family."

Gu Tinglin invited, "Let's go. Stay for one night. If you really can't get used to it, I'll find another place for you then."

Jiang Ning wanted to refuse, but he said, "Jiang Ning, I have a lot to say to you.

You don't have to feel burdened. Just treat me as an ordinary person. Whether it's the rare metals you find for the base or the medicine you leave for me, it's worthy of gratitude and reward. I hope you can give me this opportunity."

At this point, Jiang Ning couldn't say no, but looked at Huo Yishen and Doudou.

As it was a matter of father-daughter affection, the siblings had no objection, and Huo Yishen even hoped that she could give Gu Tinglin a chance to make up for it.

He understood her, if she really had no feelings, she wouldn't have been so emotional when Cos mentioned Fengcheng.

In addition to its own meaning, Fengcheng was also the external signal that Gu Tinglin sent out to find her.

There was not much fuel left, even though Gu Tinglin was the leader, he would not use a motor vehicle to go in and out unless there were special circumstances.

After getting the news from the reception desk, he was worried that Jiang Ning would leave, so he drove over overnight.

Secretary He almost drove the car to the top of the sky, but Gu Tinglin still thought it was too slow.

When the land sank, he could still command the base to retreat in an orderly manner without changing his expression, but when it came to the issue of his daughter, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating.

Seeing that Jiang Ning was willing to go back with him, the leader of a region actually walked with his hands and feet together.

Secretary He held back and dared not remind him.

After finding Jiang Ning, the leader finally felt relieved.

Secretary He accompanied him all the way and knew the bitterness. If it weren't for his firm belief, the leader might not have been able to hold on.

After putting the luggage in the trunk, Secretary He drove, Gu Tinglin sat as the co-pilot, and Jiang Ning and the other two, as well as Lang Xingou Lung, squeezed in the back seat.

The dirt road was full of potholes and wobbly all the way. It was

dark all around, and weeds grew on both sides of the road, which was probably a soil and water conservation project.

When the father and daughter met, they didn't know what to say to each other. The car was extremely silent.

After driving for more than ten kilometers, they could vaguely see an abandoned car area, which seemed to be inhabited by people.

Secretary He tried to ease the atmosphere, "This continent has been rising for less than two years. In the first year, the sky was covered with

yellow earth. Many survivors didn't even have a place to live. They could only look for broken cars outside and go to the beach to pick up wood, iron sheets or plastic boards to transform them into simple homes to live in. Now the situation is much better. We have found several sticky yellow mud. After refining the yellow mud, we mix it with dry grass to make mud bricks. "We built houses and brought back a lot of stones..."

He introduced the situation in Fengcheng to Jiang Ning, worried that some people would dislike this place. "Under the leadership of the chief, we recently tried to find a way to burn red bricks. The base will get better and better in the future."

Secretary He has been with Gu Tinglin for more than 20 years. He has seen all kinds of people and has trained his eyes to be sharp. How could he not see that Jiang Ning and his people are living well?

Even the wolves and dogs are fat and strong, which makes people drool.

Of course, he was just thinking about it, but he didn't dare to have any bad thoughts.

The car continued to drive forward for about 20 minutes, and brighter lights came from the distance. There were rows of neatly arranged mobile homes, and soldiers with guns were on duty at the sentry posts.

A little further away, there were rows of solar panels.

Secretary He continued to introduce, "This is the office area of ​​the military."

The large military green tents in the past should be where the soldiers live.

The land sank, and it is not easy for human civilization to start again.

Solar generators, tents, and anything with a little bit of technology should be the supplies brought by the army when it evacuated.

All you can see is wasteland. If it were not for living by the sea, it would be a fantasy to want to support tens of thousands of people. It

is true that Fengcheng has a food factory, but who dares to guarantee that there will be no problems with the fish cakes produced?

But there is no choice.

The natural disaster seems to be over, but the test for mankind is continuous.

Ten years, fifty years, a hundred years, or even longer...