Arrive in town.
Gu Xichen took Jiang Jinxiu directly to the town hospital.
Jiang Jinxiu was somewhat surprised.
Why did you come to the hospital?
Suddenly, she remembered something.
Her father-in-law, Gu Xichen's father, has reportedly been lying in the hospital for a long time.
Did he bring her to see him this time?
Without glancing to the side, Gu Xichen led Jiang Jinxiu directly to Gu Dashan's ward.
Gu Dashan was the only one in the ward, lying quietly.
Jiang Jinxiu knew she had guessed correctly as soon as she saw the man's face.
Since her rebirth, so much has happened that she almost forgot about this matter.
"Xichen, is this your father?"
"Mmm," Gu Xichen responded, gazing intently at the man on the bed.
"Father, this is Jiang Jinxiu, my wife. I brought her to meet you."
The man on the bed did not respond.
Gu Xichen didn't say anything more, he just kept looking at his father Gu Dashan.
Jiang Jinxiu remembered a case in her past life where a person in a vegetative state was awakened.
Although a person in a vegetative state cannot move, they remain conscious.
"Xichen, talk to your father more. He can probably hear you, he just can't move."
After Jiang Jinxiu finished speaking, she waited for a while, but Gu Xichen did not respond.
Looking at him, I noticed that his eyes had reddened at some point.
She held his hand, offering silent comfort.
After an unknown amount of time, Gu Xichen finally came to his senses.
He held the small hand in his: "Wife, Dad was a soldier. We all thought he was dead. When the bad news came from the army, Mom fainted. But because of us, she kept holding on. Two years later, someone suddenly brought Dad back. He was like this when he came back. He lay there like that for ten years..."
Gu Xichen kept talking, and Jiang Jinxiu listened quietly.
The man, who was usually very quiet in public, suddenly had endless things to say.
Jiang Jinxiu knew that he missed his father and hoped that his father could wake up and see him.
He wanted to tell his father in person that he was now also a soldier.
Time passed slowly until the nurse came to check on the patients.
Jiang Jinxiu didn't know if the spiritual spring water would work for people in a vegetative state, but she still wanted to try.
She made an excuse to send Gu Xichen away.
"Father, it's your third daughter-in-law, Jiang Jinxiu. Can you hear me? Please try to wake up. Mother is waiting for you, Xichen and the others are waiting for you. Please open your mouth..."
Jiang Jinxiu spoke to him while feeding him spiritual spring water.
Although a lot of it overflowed, thankfully some of it was drunk.
It was almost noon when Gu Xichen took Jiang Jinxiu away from the hospital to the state-run restaurant.
At this moment, a man with dark skin, a buzz cut, and about 1.8 meters tall stood at the entrance of the state-run restaurant.
He looked around, as if searching for someone.
When he saw a man and a woman walking towards him in the distance, he excitedly ran over.
"Battalion Commander, you've finally arrived. This must be your wife."
"Yes, this is my wife, Jiang Jinxiu. Has Taozi arrived?"
"I'm here, reserving a spot inside."
"Jinxiu, this is my comrade-in-arms, Wu Wen."
After exchanging greetings, Wu Wen led them inside.
It was lunchtime, and the state-run restaurant was packed with people.
Wu Wen led them through the crowd to a relatively quiet corner.
The table was laden with food, but the man beside him didn't even glance at it, instead looking around.
The man only stood up when Gu Xichen and the others approached.
"Sit down, sorry to keep you waiting." Gu Xichen put his hand on his shoulder and made him sit back down.
“This is my wife, Jiang Jinxiu,” he introduced.
"Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Huang Tao. I'm Gu Xichen's comrade-in-arms and I work at the police station. You can come to me if you need anything." Huang Tao introduced himself before Gu Xichen could say anything else.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about me. I drive a truck, so you can call me if you need anything."
Both of them were very enthusiastic.
Through chatting, Jiang Jinxiu learned that they had all retired from the military.
One was a soldier who joined the army in the same year as Gu Xichen, and the other was a soldier he had led.
Because they live in the same place, they keep in touch frequently and have a good relationship.
The group of men chatted and ate at the same time.
"Can any of you find a way to get some roof tiles? My family is short of them."
“I know someone here. You can calculate how many watts you need and have Mosquito deliver them to us,” Huang Tao replied.
He works at the police station and knows almost everyone.
“Okay, no problem. I’ll just use a big truck to bring it to your doorstep.” Wu Wen agreed.
"Yes, I'll be returning to my unit this afternoon. My wife, Jinxiu, will contact you once the tiles are sorted out."
After the meal, the two of them had to go to work.
Jiang Jinxiu took two apples directly from Gu Xichen's luggage bag and handed them to them.
The two of them dared not accept such expensive apples.
And it's obviously meant for Gu Xichen to eat on the road, how could they take it?
The two waved their hands repeatedly.
Gu Xichen took the apples directly from Jiang Jinxiu's hands and gave one to each of them.
"Take it if I give it to you."
After watching the two leave, Gu Xichen and Jiang Jinxiu went to the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative to retrieve their bicycles.
After paying a two-cent parking fee, the two rode their bikes to the train station.
Gu Xichen stood opposite Jiang Jinxiu, looking at her with reluctance: "Wife, I'm leaving. Don't overwork yourself, take good care of yourself. If you need anything, ask your eldest and second brothers for help, or if that doesn't work, ask Xiao Liang. Let your second brother and Xiao Liang count the tiles; they have experience. If it's too high, don't go up there yourself."
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