Of course, the Qing government no longer existed at that time. Although my father gave up his official career, he attached great importance to his children's education. He first gave them traditional education, and later sent them abroad one by one to learn more advanced ideas so that they could make greater contributions to the country in the future.
Later, the domestic situation took a sharp turn for the worse. First there was a civil war and then the eight-year war of resistance against Japan. My father, despite the opposition of his clan members, invested all his family property in the construction of the country. During this period, his brothers and sisters all gave their precious lives in the war. As the eldest child in the family, Yao Jinnian's father tried his best to protect him.
War is a machine that devours lives. No matter who you are or what your identity is, it ruthlessly takes away lives one after another, leaving too many people and too many families separated and desolate.
The Yao family was no exception. Yao Jinnian's father, brother and sister-in-law, sister and brother-in-law, and some clansmen were eventually swallowed up.
Yao Jinnian was the only one left in the Yao family. He was young and energetic at that time, and his family members were gone in an instant. He knew who his enemy was. The national hatred and family feuds made Yao Jinnian unable to sleep all night.
Later, the Anti-Japanese War was won. It was a victory for the country and for Yao Jinnian as well. At this time, he had his own family. His wife and he were revolutionary partners, and his son was well-behaved and cute, but his temperament was exactly like his own.
But the accident came so suddenly that when he returned home from a mission, his house was in a mess and his wife and children were gone.
Later he found out that a spy had betrayed him, but they couldn't find him, so he had to vent all his anger on his wife and son.
His wife was such a strong person, but she was tortured to death by them for their son, and his son was killed by them in a cruel way.
Finally, a farmer took pity on them and collected their bodies for burial.
Whenever Yao Jinnian thought of the pain his wife and son had suffered, he couldn't shed a single tear. He didn't even see them for the last time, which was an eternal pain and regret in his heart.
Such a blow and heavy loss made Yao Jinnian avoid marriage and children like the plague. It was only when he got older that he gradually recovered.
But he never remarried and had no children.
Later, he continued to devote himself to the country's cause and thought that his life would pass like this. Who knew that those things would happen later? Because of his family background and study abroad experience, he was slandered and suffered for several years. Immediately after the incident, many subordinates and others broke off relations with him by publishing in the newspaper.
And he became a complete loner.
After the incident, he felt angry and sad, or perhaps he was also relieved that he was alone, without children to tie him down, and would not bring them any trouble.
But when the night is quiet and everyone is asleep, only he himself knows the tears and desolation in his eyes.
After Yao Jinnian finished speaking, the room fell silent and no one spoke first.
As for the babies, they had already fallen asleep.
Yang Hang and Chu Yao didn't know how to comfort Uncle Nian. They opened their mouths but couldn't utter a word.
"Okay, I feel much better now that I've said it. It's late now, you guys should go get some rest. Yang Hang has to go to work tomorrow."
"Okay, Uncle Nian, you should get some rest. We will go to bed too."
After the three of them said goodbye to each other, they returned to their rooms.
But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, not only for Yao Jinnian, but also for Yang Hang and Chu Yao.
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