Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and A-Ting still hadn't returned. Su Jingjing was getting a little anxious, but she didn't dare show it in front of the children.
At first, Yuanyuan was full of energy and cheerful every day, managing to balance studying and playing.
Gradually, she began to miss her father.
"Mom, when is Dad coming back?"
The little one hugged his mother's leg, pouting and looking dejected.
Now that it's October, the mornings here have a bone-chilling cold.
Su Jingjing dressed the children in long sleeves very early on.
The little one was wearing a pink outfit, which made his little face look even redder.
She would look even better when she smiles.
Su Jingjing lifted Yuanyuan onto her lap and kissed her cheek. "Yuanyuan, did you miss your dad?"
Previously, the original owner ignored the children, and the two children were practically raised by Ah Ting.
"Yes, Yuanyuan misses her dad."
The little guy counted the time on his fingers, "One, two, three..."
I got confused while counting.
Su Jingjing found it amusing that the little guy had jumped directly from ten to twenty.
Li Yuanyuan paused for a moment, then her little face became anxious. "Mom, Yuanyuan can't count anymore."
If only she had followed her brother and studied hard.
Su Jingjing chuckled, "Let's have my brother count them."
The mother and daughter both looked at An'an.
Li Cheng'an stated the exact number, "Sixteen days."
Wow, brother is so awesome!
The little guy looked at his older brother with admiration, clapping his little hands loudly.
Su Jingjing knew that An'an was just as anxious as she was, but the child kept it all bottled up inside.
"Come on, let your brother teach you to count."
Li Yuanyuan nodded firmly, turned to face her mother and said in a childish voice, "Mom, Yuanyuan is going to study."
"Okay, Mom will make you mung bean soup."
Seeing that the little guy's attention had been diverted, Su Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing that there would be mung bean soup, Li Yuanyuan became very enthusiastic and followed her brother into the room.
Many men from the family compound went on missions this time.
The process took longer than ever before, and the family members began to feel anxious and uneasy.
But no one dared to ask the leaders for information.
Ge Hong was leisurely eating sunflower seeds in the living room. If only there were a TV at this moment.
Her belly is now slightly protruding, and Yang Wei stayed behind to take care of her, so he did not participate in this mission.
I heard this mission is arduous, and the people involved may not be able to return safely.
“Awei, you should thank your son; he rescued you.”
"What's the meaning?"
Yang Wei cut an apple and handed it to Ge Hong.
Since Ge Hong became pregnant, she has been very particular about her diet, requiring not only a balanced mix of meat and vegetables but also fruit.
She kept talking about her son, and Yang Wei subconsciously assumed it was her son.
This was his first son, so of course he valued him.
He originally thought that it would be good to have a flower first and then bear fruit, but who knew that his son would come first.
Ge Hong snapped her fingers, "If I weren't pregnant, you might have gone on this mission too."
"They haven't come back for so long, they must be in grave danger."
Yang Wei paused in his work of collecting sunflower seed shells, then angrily threw them on the ground.
"What's wrong? Aren't you afraid of scaring your son?"
Ge Hong gently stroked her swollen belly.
Yang Wei's face darkened. "How could you be so malicious?"
As she spoke, she raised her finger and pointed downstairs, "If the women knew you were talking about them behind their backs, they'd drown you in their spittle."
Ge Hong instantly recalled the faces of those women and fell silent; she didn't want to become the target of everyone's criticism.
She avoided Yang Wei's eyes guiltily and muttered under her breath, "As long as we don't tell anyone, how could anyone know?"
Yang Wei's chest heaved as he slammed the door shut in anger.
The door slammed shut, startling Ge Hong so much she almost chipped her teeth.
Night, the Li family
In an antique-style room, Chen Shufang sat in front of the mirror, absentmindedly applying face cream.
Li Yuan walked out of the bathroom wearing a set of blue pajamas, holding a towel in one hand to dry his buzz cut.
He's a grown man who spends most of his time in the military, and it's common for him to go for days and nights without showering. But at home, his wife has a strict rule: he can't go to bed without showering.
Why do you look so absent-minded?
Li Yuan tossed the towel aside and picked up a military book to start reading.
Chen Shufang turned to face her husband. "Old man, it's been half a month. Have you heard anything about our son?"
For some reason, she had a very ominous feeling this time.
Li Yuan frowned, looked up and said, "Military secrets, what are you, a woman, doing asking about these things?"
Chen Shufang was already holding back her anger, and the old man's tone made her even angrier.
"Han Ting is my son. What's wrong with me, as his mother, showing some concern?"
"Besides, I've been having nightmares about my son these past few days..."
She simply couldn't bring herself to say what came next.
Her breath carried a hint of grievance.
Li Yuan had been holed up in the military base for the past two days and hadn't noticed his wife's mood at all.
Women are just too sentimental.
He placed the book on the bedside table, reached out and pulled his wife into his arms. "It's alright, Hanting is fine. He'll be back in a couple of days."
"real?"
Chen Shufang happily raised her head.
"Um."
Li Yuan nodded. "It's getting late, let's go to sleep."
The next day, before Li Yuan even left the house, he received a call from Lao Gu.
He had a bad feeling.
Old Gu usually doesn't call first thing in the morning.
"What's wrong with Lao Gu?"
On the other end of the phone, Gu Qingyun sighed heavily, "Old Gu, something's happened to Han Ting!"
Li Yuan's face froze instantly. Chen Shufang had been watching him ever since the old man picked up the phone.
Her heart skipped a beat. "Has something happened to Han Ting?"
Li Yuan then came to his senses and forced himself to calm down. "How is he now?"
After a few seconds of silence, he finally slammed the phone down.
Old Gu's words kept echoing in my mind.
Old Li, the mission was almost over when, at the last moment, Han Ting was shot in the shoulder while trying to save someone, and he's on his way to the hospital now.
Chen Shufang shook her husband's arm and asked with difficulty, "Old man, has something happened to Hanting?"
Li Hanchen and his wife also became nervous. "Dad."
Li Yuan looked into his wife's eyes and sighed, "Promise me you won't get agitated."
Upon hearing this, Chen Shufang's heart sank, and she instantly felt a chill run through her body.
"Han Ting was shot in the shoulder and is on his way back to the hospital."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Shufang's body went limp and she fell backward.
"mom."
"mom…"
Ouyang Qian and her husband shouted.
"Shufang, don't scare me."
Li Yuan's heart tightened, and he immediately picked up his wife and placed her on the sofa.
Chen Shufang held on tightly, gripping her husband's hand, her voice trembling with tears, "Didn't you say our son was alright?"
Waaaaah… my Han Ting!
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