Xie Zhiyan was young, and his job was unusual. Under normal circumstances, perhaps no one would care about Shu Ying's identity.
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; who knows, someone might still want a piece of the pie.
However, Xie Zhiyan had a secure job, and no matter who was from a bad background, they would inevitably be implicated, let alone his wife.
The old man was worried that there might be some misunderstanding between the young couple, so he went to great lengths to defend the Shu family.
Xie Zhiyan knew that the old man had misunderstood, so he explained, "I wasn't thinking about that. I've already applied for military dependent status at my workplace, and the certificate has been issued. I was thinking about how to contact Shuying. She needs a place to stay, and I just happened to get a house as well."
Grandpa Zheng was overjoyed: "Follow the military? That's wonderful! You two won't have to be separated anymore. Then the four of you can be together happily as a family!"
"By the way, you should hurry up and try to contact them. It's not easy for Yingying to raise two kids by herself. They might already be almost in Beijing by now."
Xie Zhiyan's back stiffened slightly, and he paused for a moment in surprise—
"Uncle Zheng, you mean—two children?"
Xie Zhiyan's tone was slightly uncertain. Old Master Zheng nodded and patted his head with one hand.
"Oh dear! Look at my memory! You've been out of contact on the front lines for so long, you probably don't know that in the second month after you left, Yingying was diagnosed with pregnancy. She's carrying twins, a boy and a girl. Now you have a daughter and a son, a perfect family, your life can be considered complete."
Xie Zhiyan's face showed shock as he thought of the dream he had.
He really does have a daughter!
"Now the children are already three years old. You know what, your son Yangyang looks just like you, and his personality is just like yours too. Yueyue, that little girl, has a very sweet tongue. If you met, you would definitely recognize her at a glance. Every time she comes over, she says she wants to go find her dad. The little girl finally got her wish, and she's so happy."
Xie Zhiyan felt a surge of turbulent emotions welling up inside him.
Month after month...
In that nightmare, Shu Ying held the little girl in her arms, and the name she was calling out in a pitiful voice seemed to be Yueyue as well.
Xie Zhiyan dared not think any further, but his heart was now set on returning home.
"Uncle Zheng, I need to take the next train back as soon as possible. Could you please give me an address so I can contact your daughter to find out where Shuying is when I get there?"
Grandpa Zheng took out paper and pen from the drawer and wrote down the address in vigorous strokes.
"This is the place. This is their teachers' dormitory. You can easily find it by asking around the area around the school."
A glimmer of hope rose in Xie Zhiyan's heart. Now that he finally had a location for Shu Ying, his trip wasn't in vain.
His Adam's apple bobbed: "Uncle Zheng, thank you."
Without his help in making arrangements, Shu Ying would have had an incredibly difficult time raising her child alone.
Grandpa Zheng waved his hand: "Don't take it to heart."
He smiled and gestured with one hand to his knee: "Your two kids are probably this tall now, they're so cute, you haven't even met them yet, go find them!"
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