Reborn in the 1970s, the cold soldier is a bit sweet

Chu Xingchen frowned. It would be a bit troublesome if there was no oil and salt. After pondering for a few seconds, he said again: "Mrs. Zhou, you should know that there is a word called "dedicate one's crime and make meritorious service." I think this word is very suitable for today's society. Zhou family."

These words made Mrs. Zhou's expression move slightly. Although she controlled it very well, Chu Xingchen still noticed it. He curled up the corners of his mouth calmly: "Since Mr. Zhou doesn't want to say it, then I won't force it." You."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out the door. Before he had taken a few steps, Mrs. Zhou's voice came from behind him: "Wait a minute."

Chu Xingchen paused for a moment. He didn't look back. He just asked, "Mrs. Zhou, is there anything else?"

Mr. Zhou took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, and she said, "I can say it, but I have a condition."

Chu Xingchen turned back again.

Mr. Zhou first stated his conditions: "I hope the superiors can let go of other members of the Zhou family who were not involved in this matter."

"I know that what the Zhou family has committed must involve a lot of people. I just hope that those juniors who were taken advantage of without knowing it can escape. They are innocent."

At this point, Chu Xingchen could not assure her. Although some people were exploited without knowing it, they had done something wrong after all, and the punishment they deserve was probably inevitable: "The superiors will deal with it leniently as appropriate."

After speaking, he said no more, leaving Mrs. Zhou enough time to think.

After a while, Mr. Zhou sighed and said, "Young man, let me tell you a story."

"Years ago, the mother-in-law of a wealthy family in Fujian Province gave birth to a pair of twins. However, on the day of delivery, something unexpected happened. The midwife was bribed by the family's business rival, and the younger brother of the twins was lost. In order to fear The business was affected, and the family could only announce that they had only given birth to one child. They secretly searched for the lost child, but to no avail for many years. The mistress and the head of the family passed away one after another. Only the elder brother of the twins knew about this. .”

"My brother originally wanted to continue looking for his younger brother, but it happened to be a war, the country was not safe, and the people were uneasy. In the end, he decided to put aside his personal affairs, sell his property, and devote himself to the revolutionary cause. Years passed in the blink of an eye, and later the war subsided. , he also achieved a little success, and then resumed the idea of ​​​​looking for his brother."

"One day more than ten years ago, someone suddenly told him that he knew the whereabouts of his younger brother. Because he had never told anyone about his younger brother, he easily believed what he said."

"That day, he saw his brother, but he never came back..."

The story was stopped by Mrs. Zhou at this point. She stood up and walked towards the wall cabinet with a determined look from behind.

After a few breaths, she took out a key from a secret room and handed it to Chu Xingchen: "Let's go, the person I sent out should come back."

After saying that, she turned around and went back to the bedroom in the next room.

That resolute look made Chu Xingchen startled. He had a vague suspicion in his heart. He stared at the key in his hand for a long time, his eyes filled with thoughts. He got what he wanted. Logically speaking, he He should be happy, but he couldn't be happy at this moment.

Finally, he held the key tightly and whispered "thank you".

Chu Xingchen followed the route he took in and left quietly, passing by corridors, courtyards, walls... When he climbed over the courtyard wall and his feet just landed, there was a loud "pop" sound that broke the silence of the night. .

Several tiles on the courtyard wall were in disrepair and were blown off uncontrollably by the wind. They fell to the ground with him. The next second, all the people gathered in the dark came out.

……

At the same moment, the Zhou family in Beijing.

The rapid ringing of the phone woke up the only resident in the courtyard.

Mr. Zhou panicked for no reason. He didn't even have time to put on his clothes. He ran barefoot to the study and answered the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what he said, but his face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. His face was livid, and the hand holding the phone couldn't help but tremble.

Mr. Zhou couldn't suppress his anger and roared: "You can't stay, you absolutely can't stay, you will be destroyed by me at all costs."

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Zhou's chest was still rising rapidly. It was obvious that he was very angry from this phone call. He kept circling around the study room with an anxious look on his face.

At this moment, he felt as much regret as he wanted. He should have known that he should not have kept that person in the first place.

Time passed little by little, and the phone rang again in the quiet room. Mr. Zhou hurried to the desk, grabbed the phone, and asked impatiently: "How is it?"

The person on the other end paused for a moment, then said something in a lame voice.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Mr. Zhou's face. As the voice on the other end of the phone kept coming, his already sullen face turned darker. He tried his best to hide something, as if he was afraid of the person on the other end of the phone, he subconsciously bowed his head. : "I will complete the task as soon as possible, please give me some time."

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what he said, but Mr. Zhou's hand holding the phone had veins popping out, and his face was twisted uncontrollably.

After a few minutes, the call was hung up. He slumped down on the office chair behind him, the expression on his face changing rapidly.

One wave after another, Mr. Zhou was destined to not be able to sleep peacefully that night. Not only that night, but also for the next few days, he would be like this, unable to sleep all night long.

……

Wang Xiaoxiao has been in Beijing for several days. In these days, she has been wearing clothes to stretch out her hands and eating to open her mouth. She has nothing to worry about, and her weight has soared again unconsciously.

Oh, what a sweet burden.

She woke up naturally and lay in bed for a long time before she got up and went out. When she saw her mother in the living room, she asked confusedly: "Mom, why didn't you go to work today?"

Yang Xiangju smiled and said: "Girl, you must have been confused by sleep. Today is the weekend. What kind of work do I have to do?"

Wang Xiaoxiao:......

I wasn’t sleepy, I just forgot that today is the weekend: “Mom, what should we eat in the morning?”

Yang Xiangju stuffed her into the bathroom: "Hurry and pack, I have already prepared breakfast, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and side dishes."

Wang Xiaoxiao stared in confusion. After brushing his teeth and washing his face with water, he felt a little awake. When he came to the living room again, his mother had already put breakfast on the table.

Yang Xiangju handed her a cup of prepared milk powder: "I didn't cook porridge or soup this morning. You can drink milk powder."

Wang Xiaoxiao sat on the chair next to the dining table, took a few sips of milk powder, picked up a fried dough stick and put it in the corner of his mouth: "Where's grandma?"

"Mr. Feng next door is not feeling well. He asked your grandma to come and see him. He will be back soon." Yang Xiangju put some fried pork with bean sprouts in the empty bowl in front of her: "Eat quickly, don't you want to go to the street after this? , Mom has free time today, so I’ll go with you.”

"Also, your grandpa has made an appointment with South Korean Shunhe and the guy above you until tonight, so you have to prepare in advance."

Wang Xiaoxiao nodded and said vaguely: "I understand, Mom."

After the two had breakfast and were about to go out, Grandma Wang came back. She smiled and asked, "What are you two doing here?"

Yang Xiangju replied to her: "Mom, Xiaoxiao and I are going to go for a walk on the street. Are you going?"

Wang Xiaoxiao stepped forward and took Grandma Wang's arm: "Grandma, let's go together."

Grandma Wang was about to reject her daughter-in-law's words, but before she could say anything, she heard her granddaughter's words again, and her words changed their meaning: "Okay."

"Xiangju, Xiaoxiao, please wait for me for a while, I'll go change clothes."

After Grandma Wang returned to the house, she put on thicker clothes. She opened the drawer, took a lot of money and tickets, put them into a small bag, and went out with the bag.

As soon as the three of them walked to the entrance of the compound, Wang Xiaoxiao saw a tall figure standing across the road through the iron fence on the wall. When she saw that figure, she subconsciously felt that her eyesight was dazzled.