Chapter 88

Because of a petty-minded man, Ruiting had back pain the next day.

When she got home from get off work, she had already cursed the man countless times in her heart.

"What's wrong? Are you tired from work?" Seeing her friend's tired look, Tang Jing, who was picking out the debris in the mung beans on the sofa in the living room, asked worriedly.

Ruting raised his hand and rubbed his face: "I can see this... Are you taking a day off today?"

Tang Jing stood up and walked over, reaching out to touch her friend's forehead to make sure she didn't have a fever: "Take a day off."

Ruiting took off her thick clothes, changed her shoes, and relaxed herself before saying, "I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well yesterday."

Hearing this, Tang Jing said with two "tsk tsk" sounds, and then said meaningfully: "Captain Huo is really capable!"

As an experienced driver, he did not blush at such a joke. Instead, he joked back, "Are you disliking your team leader Dong?"

Three years ago, after the leader of the Second Regiment was transferred, Dong Xiao happened to take over. However, due to the relationship between the camp and others, he could only come back two or three times a month, just like Wen Rongxuan of the Third Regiment.

Tang Jing pouted at her friend and said, "You take my kindness for granted. I'm just worried about you."

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. Where is May?" He walked into the house with his best friend and looked around.

Tang Jing sat back on the sofa and continued to pick out the debris in the dustpan: "Don't look for her anymore. Her father carried her to the camp, and took Guoguo and Niannian with him."

May is her and Dong Xiao’s daughter, who is only three years old this year. The little girl has been full of energy since she could crawl, and often gives her mother a headache.

"So it's your old Dong who's back. No wonder he took a day off today... By the way, what do you need to pick the beans for?" Lu Ting was not surprised that Dong Xiao came back temporarily. After all, he had been paying attention to the dragon and phoenix twins all these years. Now that the children's affairs were a hot topic, he had to ask him clearly in person.

Tang Jing: "Auntie Xiu said she wanted to make mung bean cakes."

Tingting: "Then I'll go to the kitchen to help my mother make dinner."

"Go ahead."

"It's good to go to the capital, but at your age, even if you go there, it's just a middle-class transfer." After dinner, Dong Ao did not rush back, but sat on the sofa with his brothers, drinking tea and chatting.

Huo Xiao: "Be prepared mentally."

Dong Xiao patted his brother on the shoulder and said with emotion: "It's not easy to be the first to stand out..."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao chuckled and didn't reply: "My job will be transferred next year at the earliest. Are you planning to transfer too?"

Dong Xiao leaned back and relaxed on the sofa: "My family has this idea, but I'm not in a hurry. I'll stay for at least another three years."

Huo Xiao nodded: "It's about six years to work in one place..."

"That's what I meant... I'll definitely leave later than you guys anyway." Dong Xiao picked up the teacup, blew away the foam on the tea leaves, took a sip, and then continued to talk about the recent training matters in the camp.

He stopped talking until he saw Miaomiao slap Guoguo on the back of the head, scaring Nian Nian and his little devil Wu Yue so much that they shrank their heads. He held his stomach and laughed: "Brother, let's not talk about anything else. If you were transferred, I would be most reluctant to leave Miaomiao. My little bastard is not afraid of anything except Sister Miaomiao. It's really strange..."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao also looked at the children.

Usually after dinner, the children would gather together to play some small games.

But today, the kids had already gone to the camp to have some fun before dinner, so Miaomiao took them to extracurricular study.

Speaking of which, Tingting believes that daily bilingual communication is very helpful for children to learn foreign languages.

So at home, the children often communicate in English.

The effect is of course significant. Not to mention Miaomiao, even Guoguo and Niannian can speak English fluently.

But...compared to the elder sister's proficiency in reading and writing, the son and the younger daughter are only good at talking. They haven't memorized many words yet and are often dragged by their elder sister to take extra lessons.

For example, right now, Guoguo got beaten, it must be because he didn't memorize a word.

"Hey, I just heard from my daughter Jingjing that you and your sister-in-law have decided to go back to your hometown?"

Huo Xiao came back to his senses: "Well, it's time to go back and take a look."

Dong Xiao: "Well, I was planning to go home for the New Year, so I won't compete with you this year."

Huo Xiao curled his lips and said, "You, a member of the Third Regiment, are doing me a favor by sending me a favor?"

Dong Xiao: "Haha... Well, on the day we go home, I'll drive you to the train station. That's a favor, right?"

Huo Xiao...ha.

With anticipation in my heart, time seems to pass faster.

In a blink of an eye, the winter vacation is over.

Li Ting sent off her good friend Gu Fang, whose belly was getting bigger and bigger, and Captain Wen, who had just handed over his work.

Without even having time to say goodbye, they immediately packed their bags and headed home.

Because...they are going back home!

"Hey, kid, have you packed all your stuff?" The family had breakfast and lunch and prepared to set off for the 3pm train. Hu Xiu was excited, but couldn't help wondering if he had missed something.

After checking the entire house and making sure that everything inside and outside was fine, Huo Xiao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, replied, "No, I've taken them all." Then he turned around and motioned to his brother in the driver's seat to drive.

Dong Ao, who was steering the car, turned around, raised his chin towards the little black dog on Guo Guo's lap, and asked jokingly, "Is it going back too?"

Hearing this, Guo Guo, who had finally convinced her parents, immediately hugged Xiao Hei tightly and said anxiously, "Mom said that we can bring puppies on the train, and... Xiao Hei is also a family member, so the family must be together!"

Xiao Hei bared his teeth: "Woof woof woof..."

Dong Xiao, who was facing the man and the dog together, touched his nose and said: "This dog has become a spirit, so what...Uncle asked just like that, let's go, let's go..."

It took more than two hours to get from the camp to the train station.

There is still one hour left before departure.

Huo Xiao got out of the car and looked around. He didn't see any familiar figures in the dense crowd, so he turned back to look at his wife and said, "Big sister and the others should be here. I'll go look for them."

Ruting poked his head out of the window: "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Huo Xiao smiled, reached out and gently pushed his wife's head back into the car, then said softly, "No, just close the window, it's cold outside."

Dong Xiao said, "It's 8 degrees today."

No one paid any attention to his teasing. Huo Xiao said a few words to his wife, then turned around and walked away.

In the 1970s, the Tianjing Railway Station was already quite large, and the flow of passengers increased dramatically every day.

Huo Xiao circled around for a long time before he saw a familiar figure at the position closest to the platform.

In this room, wearing a mask and scarf, fully armed with only a pair of bright peach eyes exposed, Lu Wei also saw his brother-in-law at the same time.

He first nudged the man next to him with his elbow and said, "Brother-in-law, my brother-in-law is here." Then he raised his hand and waved.

Huo Xiao was tall and had long legs. He quickly made his way through the crowd. "Big sister, big brother-in-law, second brother, when did you arrive?"

Ruishen looked around and didn't see her sister, so she smiled and said, "We just got here a while ago, too. Where are Tingting and the others?"

Huo Xiao raised his hand and pointed in a direction: "In the car over there."

"Uncle-in-law, is Xiaohei really here?" Meimei, who is only 12 years old, likes puppies very much.

Huo Xiao patted the little girl's head and said gently, "Here she comes."

"Wow...Mom and Dad, I'm going to go look for Guoguo first!"

Seeing that the lady was about to run away, Xie Hao quickly grabbed her collar and said, "Let's go together. The train won't arrive for at least another hour."

So, the group carried their luggage and moved to the jeep.

It has only been a short time since Ruiting was separated from her eldest sister, but she has not seen her second brother for more than half a year.

When I see people now, I can't help but circle around them.

Maybe, good looks can really nourish a person. Although he is a 31-year-old man, he looks almost the same as when he was in his early twenties.

No...that's actually not true. I should say that in recent years, as my second brother has become more and more popular and a household name, he seems to look even better.

It is no exaggeration to say that just standing there, the whole person seems to have a halo around him.

"...I heard from Yitong that the General Political Department wants to transfer you to Beijing. You don't seem to be happy about it, second brother? Why?"

Fang Yitong, who just turned 20 this year and has grown into a big girl, was transferred to the General Political Department two years ago and is now a pillar of the General Political Department.

Li Wei retracted his gaze and said, "Hmm? Oh... I haven't decided yet."

"This is not like your character." Ruting looked at his second brother suspiciously, and soon found that he was a little absent-minded: "Brother, are you looking for someone?"

Hearing this, Lu Wei, who had retracted his gaze, curved his beautiful peach blossom eyes and said, "I can't explain it clearly at the moment. I'll tell you later. I'll go get you a cup of water."

Seeing that his second brother quickly disappeared in the crowded crowd, Tingting blinked: "...something is wrong."

Ruishuang was also wondering: "What's wrong with Xiaowei? He seems absent-minded."

Li Ting had some guesses in her mind, but she was not sure yet, so she changed the subject: "Big sister, didn't you say you wanted to bring Huajuan back to show our parents?"

When this was mentioned, Luo Shuang's attention was immediately diverted: "Don't mention it. The little thing has been as strong as a calf since it was born. Yesterday, it suddenly started coughing. How could I take care of it? My parents-in-law asked me to leave the child with them and wean him at the same time."

Li Ting understood: "At seven months, it's time to wean the baby off."

Ruishuang: "That's what I mean. I'm afraid the little one will be too noisy and my parents-in-law won't be able to handle it."

Hearing this, there was nothing she could do but comfort him by saying, "It has to happen anyway."

"I can't talk about this. It makes me a little worried... We decided to come back on the second day of the Chinese New Year. When will you go to Tianjing?"

"The exact date has not been decided yet, but it will definitely be after the Chinese New Year."

"I thought you would leave before the New Year. After all, Mr. Jiang hasn't seen the children for eight or nine years."

"Likewise, our parents haven't seen us for four or five years, and I can rush back soon. How can I spoil the family reunion?" Another thing is that when I am transferred to Beijing in the future, I will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate the holidays with Mr. Jiang.

Of course, this was just something she thought about in her mind, and Li Ting had not yet mentioned to her elder sister the possibility of them going to the capital.

Time passed slowly as the two sisters chatted enthusiastically.

About ten minutes before the train arrived at the station, Huo Xiao and Xie Hao went to the platform to check the situation.

Just when Li Ting was worried about where his second brother was and planned to ask Dong Xiao to go out and look for him.

The man, who had been away for nearly an hour, came back with a package in one hand and a tall and heroic female soldier in the other.

It was not until the two men walked in front of her and she was sure that she was not seeing things that she came back to her senses: "This...this...Reporter Ning? Why are you here?"

In fact, Tingting had noticed something was going on two years ago. She reached out and pulled her friend, who was obviously a little uncomfortable, over and teased, "I'm curious too, Xiaoyu, when did you get together with my second brother?"

Ning Yu worked as a war correspondent a few years ago and made several contributions. Now, at the age of 29, he has already been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

But even so, the woman who could bravely move forward in the face of hail of bullets was still extremely embarrassed at this moment.

It’s not that I’m shy, I’m just used to being taciturn in life except for work.

Having figured out that reporter Ning had become her younger brother or sister, Ruishuang was both happy and curious: "Yeah, you two are totally incompatible, how did you end up together?"

Ning Yu glanced at the person whose smile had never faded since she appeared: "I met him many times when Wei Wei went to the frontline to perform for the consolation."

Like a peacock spreading its feathers, with eyes full of spring, Wei smiled and explained, "We actually started dating two years ago, but Xiaoyu was very busy and it was hard for her to find time to accompany me home to meet my parents."

Ruting reached out and hugged her future sister-in-law: "That's great. Have you decided to get married when you go home?"

Ning Yu glanced at the man: "Yeah."

Lu Wei's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Really? Has your family agreed? Then I...I should visit your parents first."

Hearing this, Ning Yu's eyes turned calm: "It's all the same. I always make my own decisions."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Wei knew that his future father-in-law, who was in a high position of power, still looked down on him, an actor.

However, he didn't care much about it. After all, his father-in-law favored boys over girls, and he would not look down on his daughter no matter how outstanding she was.

Thinking of this, Lu Wei pinched the target's flimsy fingers soothingly.

As a friend of several years, Tingting also vaguely knew some of the bad situations in his friend's family. Just when he wanted to change the subject and ask how the two of them got together, he heard the long whistle...

"The train is coming!"