Chapter 195
On New Year's Eve in 1976, Zhang Chaoyang did not come back.
Xu Di brought her grandmother and three children, prepared a lot of food and drinks, and made new clothes for everyone.
"Mom, make new clothes for Dad, too."
Nuannuan still remembers her father, but the two younger ones don’t understand what their older sister means.
In their minds, dad is the person in the photo and the voice in the microphone.
"Okay, listen to Nuannuan and make new clothes for dad too."
This New Year, Zhang Chaoyang was not at home, so Xu Di went alone to give gifts to each family.
The examples of previous years are there, Xu Di just needs to follow Zhang Chaoyang's previous route.
However, Xu Di was not very familiar with his grandmother’s old friends, so after the gifts were delivered, they didn’t say much.
However, when they went to the retirement home, the old man asked her to stay and talk to him for a while.
"Chaoyang can't come back for the New Year this year. Is there anything missing at home for the New Year?"
"Everything is ready, there is nothing missing, Grandpa."
Xu Di was not familiar with the old man and Grandma Fang, and Zhang Chaoyang's two aunts were also in the room, which was a bit awkward.
"If you need anything, just let me know. Don't be shy. Chaoyang is out here defending our country. We will take good care of you, both for our country and for our family."
"Thank you, Grandpa. We really don't need anything. Grandma has the corresponding supplies, and our unit has also issued benefits. My grandfather's team slaughtered a pig and sent us a lot of meat."
Xu Di and the others really had enough food and drink, so I appreciated the kindness, but forgot about the stuff.
"Okay, here are two bags of milk powder and two bags of malted milk. Take them back for the kids to drink. They are still young."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, so Xu Di did not decline it, mainly because milk powder was not easy to buy now.
Nuannuan is four years old and the two little ones are almost two years old. It is good for them to drink more milk powder.
After Xu Di finished talking to the old man, he said goodbye to everyone else and left with the milk powder and malted milk.
Inside the room, the old man looked at the others.
"I haven't been back to Chaoyang for the New Year for two years."
The old man didn't wait for anyone else to answer and went back to his study.
The New Year's Eve of 1976 was very low-key and quiet. Before that, Xu Di and her friends were very quiet.
The older generation stipulates that when there is a funeral in the family, no red ornaments or firecrackers should be set off for three years.
She didn't know how other families were doing, but at least, every family in her building was very quiet.
The old men and old ladies are feeling very sad.
After the Chinese New Year, I feel like time has passed very quickly.
In the blink of an eye, spring returns to the earth and all things come back to life.
The most obvious thing is that several families moved into the family compound, both adults and children, all looking exhausted.
The adults were fine, but the children had anxiety and timidity in their eyes, and they didn't dare to look people in the eye.
Grandma Qian said that those who were sent down to the countryside have been rehabilitated one after another, and order is about to be restored.
Xu Di was very surprised. She knew this history. She didn't know many details, but she knew the general direction.
However, my grandmother is very politically sensitive.
"Xiao Di, pay attention recently and see if there are any teachers from various colleges and universities who have been rehabilitated?
If so, who knows, there may be some changes in education.
Don't throw away your textbooks, keep reading. ”
Xu Di's admiration for his grandmother is like a raging flood, endless.
"I know, grandma, I'll keep watching."
The two of them understood each other tacitly and did not continue the topic.
In June, Zhang Chaoyang returned.
"Grandma, I'm back."
Grandma Qian heard the door open, it seemed to be Chaoyang's voice, and she was a little uncertain.
I graduated and left at the end of 1975 and haven't been back for more than a year.
"Chaoyang?" Grandma Qian confirmed.
"It's me, grandma, I'm back."
"Oh, it's good to be back, it's good to be back."
Grandma Qian looked at Chaoyang, who was wearing a neat military uniform. He had no missing arms or legs and was in good health.
"Grandma, are you okay?"
"Okay, everything is fine. Xiaodi and the children are fine too. Nuannuan, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan are in the nursery, your Aunt Wu is out buying groceries, and Xiaodi is still at work."
Grandma Qian was afraid that her grandson would be worried about his wife and children, so she quickly told him that everything was fine at home.
"Tuantuan and Yuanyuan have also gone to the nursery. It's too soon. They only crawl when I leave."
Zhang Chaoyang was filled with emotion. His grandmother's hair had turned a lot whiter, and the children had grown up quietly during his absence.
"Tuantuan and Yuanyuan watched their sister go to the nursery every day and wanted to go too. Xiaodi saw that they could talk very fluently and explain many things clearly, so she agreed."
Grandma Qian knew Chaoyang’s thoughts. He had missed a lot, and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Chaoyang, are you back on vacation or transferred back this time?"
"He has been transferred back, but not to the military district in Beijing. He is in a military district near Beijing."
Zhang Chaoyang's file has always been in the Beijing Military Region. This time he came back to form a new team and he will be in charge.
Over the years, he couldn't remember how many missions he had taken out, both domestic and international.
Originally, his age was neither too old nor too young. As a member of the team who continued to carry out the mission, he was 29 years old, which was a bit too old.
As a person in charge, his resume is sufficient, but he is a little young.
Finally, he participated in the job as a deputy.
However, this needs to be kept confidential and cannot be disclosed.
What else is there for Grandma Qian to not understand? She understands the army’s confidentiality principles.
“Will you go home more often in the future?”
"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, I can come back once every one or two months."
Zhang Chaoyang was also happy about this.
"That's good, Nuannuan still remembers you. During the Chinese New Year, Xiaodi made new clothes for the family, and Nuannuan asked her mother to make one for her father.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan have no idea what father is. Xiaodi shows them photos and they know that the person in the photos is called dad. ”
When Zhang Chaoyang thought about that scene, his heart ached a little.
At noon, Zhang Chaoyang went to pick up Xu Di from get off work.
In the bustling crowd, Zhang Chaoyang saw his wife at first sight.
"Wife, Xu Di!"
"Zhang Chaoyang, when did you come back?"
When Xu Di heard the shouting, he initially thought he was hallucinating, but unexpectedly, the person was right in front of him.
"You're back today, to pick up the kids?"
"Okay, are you on vacation?"
Xu Di grabbed Zhang Chaoyang's hand and then let go.
"I'll tell you when I get home."
Zhang Chaoyang took his wife's hand and quickly went to the nursery.
"It's okay. There are no red armbands around here. I checked."
Zhang Chaoyang didn't let Xu Di break free. He wanted to hold his wife's hand, even if just for a short while.
Although it is already 1977, there are still some things that we still need to pay attention to.
After arriving at the nursery, I explained the situation to the staff and soon Nuannuan came out with her two younger sisters.
"dad?"
Nuannuan was a little bit unbelieving and shouted tentatively.
"Nuannuan, Dad is back."
"Ah! Dad, Dad is back!"
Nuannuan rushed over quickly, Zhang Chaoyang picked her up and spun her around several times.
"Dad, put me down, sister, hold my sister."
"Okay, Daddy will hold my sister too."
Zhang Chaoyang put Nuannuan down and looked at the two little ones snuggling beside their mother's legs.
The round eyes were staring at him secretly.
"Tuantuan Yuanyuan, this is dad, the dad in the photo." Nuannuan introduced dad to her two younger sisters so that they could get to know their dad.
"Dad came out of the picture?"
Yuanyuan tilted her head, a little confused.
"Wrong, the people in the photo cannot come out."
Tuan Tuan corrected her sister, saying that they looked exactly the same, but it was impossible to tell them apart because they had different temperaments.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, one is like water and the other is like fire.
The two younger ones were not familiar with Zhang Chaoyang and kept holding their mother’s hands.
Zhang Chaoyang knew that there was no rush, so he took Nuannuan’s hand and walked slowly home.
Anyway, after a year and a half, the family of five is together again.
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