Chapter 24

"It's so warm in the south. I've been taking off my clothes all the way." Hu Xiu had never even left the county town in his life. Holding Guo Guo, who also couldn't lie down, they sat by the window and looked at the local architecture passing by. Everything was new to them, especially the temperature difference between the north and the south.

Ruiting holds Miaomiao in her arms. The little girl is usually very quiet and doesn't lose her temper easily.

But after three days of nestling in a palm-sized carriage, he soon became bored after the initial novelty wore off. In the morning, he even had a rare temper tantrum and cried.

Li Ting could understand it very well. As an adult, she found it a bit too much to handle, let alone a child who was only four years old.

But the little girl was easy to coax. She held him in her arms, told him stories for a while, hummed a couple of songs, and then he fell asleep.

Hearing her mother-in-law's sigh, she lowered her voice and replied, "It's over ten degrees here, so it's definitely twenty degrees different from home."

Hearing this, Hu Xiu, who was only wearing a small shirt and still felt a little hot, was surprised: "No wonder I still feel hot, the southern cities are good, I saw flowers blooming just now, unlike where we are, it's still freezing and snowy."

Seeing her mother-in-law's envious look, she smiled and said, "You came at a good time. If you had come in January, you would definitely not feel the same way."

Hu Xiu: "Why is that? How can it be colder than where we are in January?"

Tingting: "There are no kangs here in the winter, and it rains a lot. The cold can penetrate deep into the bones."

Hu Xiu really didn't know, but now she was eager to understand the living environment in the future, so she asked again.

In order to kill some time, Ruiting began to describe the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in a soft and slow voice.

The other man and woman in the same carriage were buyers for the factory. They had traveled between the north and the south many times in the past and they would chime in from time to time, so the time wasn't so unbearable.

the other side.

In order to be able to go to the train station to pick people up in person, Huo Xiao set aside half a day.

He also knew that his mother and wife had brought a lot of things with them, so he went to the brigade commander and got him to approve a small military card for them.

When the time was almost up, Huo Xiao, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, said hello to his partner and drove away in a hurry with the orderly.

Xing Guoqiang, who saw everything, felt both amused and sad.

However, according to what he learned, Huo Xiao had been in the army for more than ten years and had only returned home three or four times.

Excluding the travel schedule, how many days can we truly reunite?

It's not easy to be a soldier...no wonder he is so happy.

Thinking of this, Xing Guoqiang raised his wrist to calculate the time, and he became a little impatient.

He told his attendant: "Xiao Chen, go to the family compound and tell your sister-in-law to make an extra dish tonight. The people from the Huo family are coming over, and the road is bumpy, so they definitely don't have the energy to cook... Forget it, northerners pay attention to dumplings when they get off the car, so let your sister-in-law make dumplings directly!"

Xiao Chen responded, and just as he was about to run out, he was stopped again.

Xing Guoqiang thought of his somewhat naive wife at home, and gave her one more reminder: "Make more dumplings. If you don't have enough flour or something at home, go borrow some from your neighbors."

Xiao Chen: "... Got it, Political Commissar."

"Okay, go ahead!"

"yes!"

Huo Xiao didn't know that the family's dinner had already been arranged.

He drove himself and arrived at the train station an hour before the train arrived.

Even in the 1960s and 1970s, the Tianjing Railway Station, as the ancient capital of Six Dynasties, was built in a grand and exquisite manner, and even a separate parking lot was planned.

Huo Xiao parked the car, said to the attendant on the co-pilot seat, "Wait in the car," and jumped out of the driver's seat.

When the attendant He Xiaojun saw the group leader was about to go to the station, he quickly stuck his head out of the window to remind him: "Group leader, there is still an hour left. If the train is delayed, it will take even longer."

Huo Xiao just responded, "I know!" and continued walking inside without looking back.

Seeing this, He Xiaojun slapped his forehead and secretly cursed himself for being stupid.

Just from the effort the team leader put into cleaning up his residence these past few days, you can tell how anxious he is to see his family.

He Xiaojun just couldn't believe it. The cold-looking leader was actually a home-loving person.

After a while, looking at the travelers rushing back and forth, He Xiaojun couldn't help but sigh, hoping that today's train would be more efficient and not be late...

Huo Xiao was tall and long-legged, and he was dressed in a military uniform. Even in the crowded Tianjing Railway Station, he still attracted a lot of attention.

After entering the platform, he did not squeeze into the crowd, but found a place to stand where he could see the incoming train.

Huo Xiao could feel the stares from all around him, but he didn't care. He was just happy that his dream had come true and his family was finally reunited.

To be honest, he has always felt guilty towards his family.

Being a soldier has been Huo Xiao's belief since he was a child, but he is an only child.

In the past, it would not be an exaggeration to say that mother and son depended on each other.

After joining the army and learning that deputy battalion-level officers could apply for their families to accompany them, he began to practice various military skills day and night, learn cultural knowledge, and work hard to accumulate military merits.

Finally, in the fourth year of my enlistment, I was recommended to study at a military academy.

After getting his university diploma, his path to promotion became easier in a military unit that was in urgent need of high-end talents.

Many people may think that doing so is too utilitarian, but Huo Xiao believes that his original intention to defend his country has not changed.

He just wanted to win both, because only by climbing up could he be reunited with his mother.

Unfortunately, one thing or another didn't go well for him, and his mother was reluctant to leave her homeland, so the issue of joining the army became a tug-of-war between him and his mother.

It was not until he adopted the twins, and too many people in Chengdu knew him that he was worried about exposing the children's identities, that he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​letting the mother follow the army.

Now he is 29 years old and has been transferred to a completely unfamiliar environment. His long-cherished wish has finally come true.

Huo Xiao was happier than he thought, because he not only had a mother and children in his life, but also a wife.

A wife who meets his every desire...

"Woo woo..." After an unknown amount of time, the whistle of a steam train was heard, startling Huo Xiao, who was immersed in his memories.

He subconsciously looked in the direction where the train was entering the station, but could only vaguely see billowing smoke.

However, it was enough to make Huo Xiao and the other passengers on the platform excited:

"The train is coming!"

"The train is coming in!"

"It's coming, it's coming, so fast!"

“How impressive!”

"Don't crowd us, or we'll fall down!"

"......"

Huo Xiao was very familiar with the layout of the train carriages. When most people were shouting to pile up at the front of the train, he ran directly to the back carriages.

Sure enough, in the third to last quarter, he saw his beloved wife through the window.

In this room, at the same time, Ruiting also saw Huo Xiao, the most conspicuous person in the crowd.

She first waved at him with a smile, then motioned to her mother-in-law and the children to look at him.

Although the dragon and phoenix twins still remember their father, they have not been together for a long time and do not have any special feelings.

Moreover, they wanted to get off the car more than to see their father.

Hu Xiu was extremely excited. When he saw the couple in the same compartment climb out of the window and jump down, he followed them.

Ruting was frightened and was afraid that her mother-in-law would accidentally fall, so she subconsciously pulled her clothes.

Fortunately, Huo Xiao had squeezed under the car window and reached out to take the person in.

After his mother landed safely, Huo Xiao reached out to his wife again and said, "There are many people in front. You can also get out of the window. Don't be afraid. I'll hold you."

Ruting had climbed up once before, and was carried down by his second brother.

She was already quite experienced in this, so after Huo Xiao opened his mouth, she handed out the two small things first, and then the small package she was carrying with her.

She checked again to make sure nothing was left inside the car before she climbed up through the window.

Then his waist tightened and he fell to the ground.

The speed was so fast that Ruting didn't even have time to express her embarrassment.

A successful meeting naturally brings joy.

But the environment right now is so crowded and noisy that you have to shout to speak, which is really not suitable for chatting.

In addition, there was still a lot of luggage waiting to be picked up, so Huo Xiao bent down and picked up the dragon and phoenix fetuses in each hand, and raised his voice: "There are too many people now, and the luggage will wait. I will take you to the car first."

Li Ting agreed that train stations have always been a high-frequency environment for children to be lost, especially since her two children are so well-behaved.

But she was a little worried that her luggage might be taken by mistake, so she shouted at the top of her voice: "Send the child and mother out, I'll go find the flight attendant and wait for you at the door of the limousine carriage."

Huo Xiao glanced at the crowded platform and said worriedly: "How about we go out together?"

Li Ting: "Don't worry, you forgot that I traveled alone before."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao stopped trying to force himself, but before leaving, he couldn't help but remind her, "Don't talk to strangers."

Do you think of yourself as a child? He was a little amused: "I know, Dad Huo!"

Huo Xiao...

The train station was an hour and a half’s drive from where Hortsch served.

It was already past three in the afternoon when we got off the train.

The transfer of luggage took some time.

So when we arrived at our destination, it was already past five o'clock.

When the truck drove into the yard, Huo Xiao honked the horn several times, fearing that a child might rush out.

So, when we finally arrived at the door of our house, many military dependents had already been attracted by the sound of the horn and were surrounding the car, talking in a flurry.

Huo Xiao didn't care about the stares and curiosity of these people. After all, they just wanted to join in the fun, and everyone who moved here would receive the same treatment.

So, after parking the car and jumping off the military truck, he just nodded politely to everyone and went straight to the back car to fight.

The military truck only has two seats, but the truck has a tarpaulin, so it’s not cold to sit inside.

Just like at the train station, Huo Xiao first helped his mother get off the train, then took the twins, and finally carried his wife down.

It's possible that he would hug herself in front of so many people.

Especially when she heard someone say "young couple have such a good relationship" with a smile, her ears turned red, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at the man: "It's just such a short height, I can get down by myself, why are you holding me?"

Huo Xiao said honestly: "...I just got used to it."

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