"I asked the doctor and he said I can be discharged. My dad has a friend who drives a truck. I will follow his truck back to Kyoto tomorrow." He really didn't want to stay in this shabby place for another day.

Seeing how eager he was to leave, Shen Xue looked at him like a heartless man, "Jingchen, do you really want to leave? Don't you have any attachment to this place?"

Zhou Jingchen felt that there was something wrong with her brain. This was a hospital, who would want to stay here?

"I'm very grateful to you for saving me. I will remember your kindness forever. Please go back quickly."

Zhou Jingchen knew that Shen Xue probably fell in love with him. He was always very confident about his face. Since he was a child, his face was very popular with girls. There was never a shortage of girls around him. He really enjoyed the feeling of being admired.

Shen Xue is also good-looking, but unfortunately she is from the countryside. Zhou Jingchen would not marry a country girl. She saved him, and the most he could do was to send her a piece of cloth when he returned to Kyoto.

“Jing Chen…”

Shen Xue still had a lot to say to Zhou Jingchen, but as soon as Zhou Jingchen closed his eyes, he said he wanted to rest and called the nurse to take Zhou Xue out of the ward.

After walking out of the hospital gate, Shen Xue was completely out of shape.

Zhou Jingchen is going back to Kyoto, and she hasn't developed a relationship with Zhou Jingchen yet. Is her dream of marrying him going to be shattered?

Because Shen Xue had no money to take the ox cart, it was dark when she returned home. Shen Shuyu and the others had already eaten their fill.

Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia, who had eaten their fill, were sewing and chatting in the main room. When they saw her come back, they ignored her.

Liu Pandi walked over to her daughter with concern and asked, "Xue'er, where have you been all day? Why are you back so late? Shen Shuyu packed some braised pork from the state-owned restaurant this afternoon. We're having braised pork tonight, and you came back so late that even the broth is gone."

"Mom, why didn't you leave a piece for me?" Shen Xue was already in a bad mood. She was tired and hungry after walking back from the county town. When she got home, she heard her mother say that there would be no share for her in the braised pork dinner tonight. This time she really felt wronged.

"Your father works hard, so he ate your share." Who could resist eating such delicious braised pork? Her husband works so hard. If he eats one more piece of meat, he can help her get pregnant with a son at night.

Shen Xue pushed Liu Pan away and looked at her, "Mom, why are you like this?" She also wanted to eat braised pork. The last time she had it was during Chinese New Year last year. She had even forgotten what it tasted like.

"What's wrong with you, kid? You went out to play all day and came back angry with me. Do I owe you something or something? You didn't come home so late, and I was worried about you."

Humph, if you are really worried about her, why don’t you go out to look for her? You just talk about it.

Shen Xue went to the kitchen to find something to eat, leaving Liu Pandi standing there wiping her tears.

Zhang Cuicui, who was sewing in the main room, raised her eyebrows. "Did you see, sister-in-law, Liu Pandi is crying again? Why is she crying so much?"

Li Caixia was disgusted. "You're such a crybaby. You cry over trivial matters. I don't know what made Third Brother fall in love with Liu Pan in the first place!"

"Well, let's not talk about her. Shu Yu received another package today. I don't know what's in the package this time." This is what Li Caixia is most curious about. She sees that the package is quite large, and she guesses that there are a lot of good things in it.

Unfortunately, the old lady wouldn't let her touch the package.

Zhang Cuicui also wanted to know what was in the package her niece brought back. "Didn't Xiaoqiu go with you to get it? She should know. Ask her."

Li Caixia called Shen Qiu over, "Xiao Qiu, did your elder sister tell you what's in the package?"

"I don't know. My elder sister didn't tell me and I didn't ask." After saying that, Shen Qiu took the bucket and went to take a shower. She had just swept the chicken coop and her body smelled of chicken shit.

It was curiously wrapped by the eldest and second aunts and was being opened in Shen Shuyu's room.

A bottle of malted milk, a piece of Dacron cloth, and a military coat.

No wonder the package is so bulging, this military coat alone is quite big.

Old Mrs. Shen was shocked when she saw it. "Why did your uncles send so many things? This is too expensive."

Malted milk, Dacron, and military coats are all very expensive.

Malted milk and Dacron are hot commodities in the supply and marketing cooperatives, and you can't buy them just because you want to.

And this military coat is so rare that you can’t buy it without money.

When her eldest son was in the army, he sent two pieces of clothing back to her and her husband, but she and her husband were reluctant to wear them.

Since their eldest son had died, Mr. and Mrs. Shen were even more reluctant to wear it, as it was the memory their eldest son left them.

Mrs. Shen felt sad when she saw the military coat. "It would have been great if your father hadn't died."

Fuzzy memories emerged in her mind, and Shen Shuyu's eyes were a little sore. "Grandma, don't be sad. My father didn't leave. He just stayed with us in a different way."

The old lady was old and her mood swings were bad for her health. Shen Shuyu diverted her attention and opened the envelope. The letter was written by Gu Changfeng. He and the original owner's father had joined the army at the same time. The two of them had a relationship like brothers in the army. Later, Shen Xiangbei died, and Gu Changfeng and the people in the army sent Shen Shuyu back.

He also said to Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen, "Uncle, Auntie, if you don't mind having more sons, I, Gu Changfeng, will also contribute to your retirement needs in the future." He also promised to help raise Shen Shuyu together in the future.

Old Man and Old Lady Shen would be lying if they said they were not touched, and they kept saying that their eldest son had made a good brother.

In fact, Gu Changfeng, a comrade-in-arms, didn't need to do all this.

Shen Shuyu read out the contents of the envelope in a clear and melodious voice.

After listening to the letter, Old Lady Shen stood up and said, "What, your Uncle Gu's son is going to the countryside as an educated youth?

Why did you go to the countryside to be an educated youth? I remember your Uncle Gu only has one son, and didn’t he say that he was injured during a mission last year and has become a little childish? "

Last year, Gu Changfeng wrote in a letter that his son Gu Jiandong was shot in the head while on a mission.

At that time, Old Lady Shen and Shen Shuyu were very worried and made a special phone call to inquire about the situation.

He was shot in the head and was lucky to be alive. He is definitely different from a normal person and his IQ remains at the level of a ten-year-old.

"Grandma, something must have happened to Uncle Gu, so he arranged for his son to go to the countryside." Shen Shuyu knew that the situation was not stable these days. Even if Uncle Gu was in a high position, it would be difficult for him to protect himself. Arranging his son to go to the countryside was actually the best choice.

"But... isn't it suffering for that child to be an educated youth in the countryside under the current circumstances?" There were also many educated youth who went to the countryside in their Shenjiaba Brigade. These delicate kids were used to life in the city and couldn't stand the rural labor at all. They all complained and caused a lot of trouble for their fellow members.

Normal educated youth couldn't stand life in the countryside, let alone that child.

Shen Shuyu comforted her, "Grandma, we are here." As long as people come to their Shenjiaba Brigade, she will be able to protect him.

"Yes, yes, grandma, you are too concerned. Jiandong has gone to the countryside to our Shenjiaba Brigade. Our family will take good care of him."

Speaking of Gu Jiandong, Old Lady Shen sighed, "That kid was quite capable. He became the youngest officer in the army at only 23. If his brain hadn't been injured, his future would have been limitless. He was such a good kid, how could he...

My dear, do you remember when you were in the army as a child, you loved Jiandong so much, calling him "Brother Jiandong" all the time, and saying you wanted to marry him when you grew up. Your Uncle Gu even said he would arrange a marriage for you two.

The eldest son is very close to his granddaughter as a mother. He always tells her about the interesting things that happened in the army when she was a child in his letters.

Therefore, Old Mrs. Shen knew everything clearly.

"Grandma, that was so long ago that I don't even remember." In fact, Shen Shuyu still had some vague memories in her mind. When she was a child, Shuyu was obsessed with looks and liked to play with good-looking children. Gu Jiandong was the most handsome child in the army, so Shuyu naturally liked to play with him.

"My dear, put these things away. Your grandfather doesn't know that Jiandong is going to the countryside. Grandma will go and talk to him."

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