Suddenly, a sour feeling welled up in his nasal cavity, and Yang He's throat was so blocked that he couldn't make a sound.
"grandfather?"
Back then, he was just a young man in his early twenties, an age when he couldn't keep anything to himself, yet he kept this matter a secret for over ten years. At the prime of his life, because of this secret, he had no choice but to refrain from drinking or being unrestrained, and he even had to force a smile to appease the two old folks.
The old man was also very upset.
"Oh, crane, you've suffered so much."
When he found out by chance a few years ago, he was so upset that he didn't dare to go home for several days, especially because he was afraid that his wife would notice something was wrong. Unexpectedly, his wife had already noticed something was wrong.
It's understandable to feel sorry for them. The Yang family is a large family with many members. Compared to those in Xicheng who rely on monthly food rations, the Yang family lives a life where they have no worries about food and drink, which is something many people envy.
However, they were self-aware enough to know that they were just ordinary people in the capital city. To try to contend with the deeply entrenched Peng family was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
They kept their pain to themselves, enduring it silently. In the quiet of the night, the elderly couple could only keep this pain to themselves. The old man even wondered if he would ever see the Peng family punished.
"Good child, Grandpa knows what you've been thinking. You've kept it all to yourself all these years. Good child, you're a good older brother. From now on, you must live your life well and be happy. Bring out Xiao Zhao's share of happiness, otherwise, Xiao Zhao will be unhappy too."
Yang He nodded repeatedly, his face streaked with tears.
Qin Yi returned again, tentatively pushing open the door. Qin Qinghuai's expression had returned to normal; she glanced at him.
"You should have told me sooner. You haven't gone to see me all these years."
Qin Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and put down the thermos in his hand.
"Brother, Fourth Brother is afraid that you will think this way, afraid that you will blame yourself, that's why I won't tell you."
Every time I go back, I visit Xiao Jingzhao if I have time. Actually, my parents and your parents know this, and they also visit occasionally.
Qin Qinghuai clenched his fist again.
"So you've been keeping this from only me?"
Qin Yi quickly dodged.
"Brother, listen to me. I heard it from my dad. He said they were talking about the Yang family and that's when they found out that all those people were just keeping it from Grandpa and Grandma Yang. They all know that we have a good relationship, so they send people to check on us from time to time."
I heard from my dad that the old lady in your family knew about it a long time ago. After the incident, she even sent people to cause a lot of trouble for the Peng family. In the past few years, when my fourth brother went to the Peng family, she also sent people to follow him and sometimes even helped clean up the mess.
"Um, ma'am, I didn't tell you, did I?"
Qin Qinghuai was stunned.
"Are you talking about my mom? She knows about this too?"
Qin Qinghuai felt completely dazed.
"No, am I stupid, or am I blind and deaf?"
Why did all of you know, but keep it from me?
Qin Yi shrank his neck.
"You can't blame me for this. My fourth brother told me not to tell anyone. My dad said that my aunt was afraid that you would feel bad if you found out, so she did whatever she could to make sure you would feel a little better even if you found out later."
Qin Qinghuai sighed deeply.
"What kind of person do you take me for?"
"No, weren't you feeling unwell back then? But I don't know which hero did this good deed, and Fourth Brother was finally able to vent his anger."
I glanced up briefly, said nothing, and that seemed to bring this heavy topic to a close. However, the unease in my heart wasn't something that could be so easily calmed down.
The rest of the journey was peaceful, but not long after they got off at Haicheng Station, the train conductor rushed over looking for them. It wasn't Zhu Xing from the train journey, but she clearly knew Qin Qinghuai as well.
"Comrade Qin, um, do you have a doctor with you?"
As he spoke, his gaze unconsciously drifted towards Jian Dan. Of the three people—Qin Qinghuai, the political commissar, and the remaining two—only Jian Dan, this female comrade, seemed more suited to the role of a doctor. But clearly, he was about to be disappointed.
None of us are doctors, do we have patients?
None of the three were professionals, but they were all experienced in first aid.
"They were some comrades who just boarded the bus. One of the older comrades had an infected wound and now has a persistent high fever. He was traveling with a soldier, who was also very worried. So I thought I'd ask him about it."
soldier?
Qin Qinghuai and Qin Yi stood up simultaneously. No matter how big the internal conflicts were, soldiers across the country were one family, which was a rule on the battlefield since ancient times.
Without prior arrangement, both of them spoke up.
"I'll go with you to take a look."
Qin Yi was simply worried, while Qin Qinghuai immediately turned his gaze to his wife. If he remembered correctly, his wife should have some medicine.
Jian Dan also got up.
"I have some fever reducers; I'll go with you to take a look."
The train conductor was immediately delighted.
Really? That's great! This carriage, this carriage!
"Huh?"
Qin Yi glanced back at the carriage.
"Then you go ahead, I'll watch the things."
Following the train conductor through three carriages and squeezing through the bustling crowd, we finally saw the few people the conductor had mentioned at the junction between the third and fourth carriages.
"Make way, make way! The medicine's here! The medicine's here! Who's going to get some water?"
"I'll go!"
The familiar voice made Jian Dan look straight ahead, then grinned and laughed.
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