Parents' Love: My Childhood Sweethearts with Jiang Weidong

Liu Jijun was startled and quickly raised both hands above his head, shouting, "Don't shoot! Don't shoot! We're on the same side!"

Jiang Weidong remained calm, raising his hand to brush aside the hair that was covering his eyebrows and eyes. "Comrade, I am Jiang Weidong from the flight squadron. I have important intelligence to report to my superiors."

After hearing this, Liu Jijun realized what was happening and quickly introduced himself.

The two armed soldiers looked them up and down. Although their clothes were tattered, they could still be vaguely identified as our uniforms.

They were familiar with Jiang Weidong's name and had even seen his picture.

However, Jiang Weidong had been living a life of hardship for the past few months, his beard was unkempt, and he looked like a refugee, completely different from the image of him with his strong eyebrows in the photos.

Therefore, after hearing their words, the two were still skeptical, fearing that they were spies trying to infiltrate the area, so they took them to the interrogation room at gunpoint.

They were separated and locked up. While waiting for their interrogators to arrive, Jiang Weidong even asked for a basin of water to wash his face.

After a while, the door was pushed open forcefully. Jiang Weidong looked up and found that it was Qin Feng.

"Wei Dong, it really is you! That's great, you're finally back!"

Qin Feng recognized him at a glance, and was overjoyed. He hugged him tightly, extremely excited.

"Qin Feng? What are you doing here?" Jiang Weidong was somewhat surprised to see them again here after so long.

"It's a long story, let's talk about it later." Qin Feng pressed him down into a chair. "I'm just here to get to know people. A leader will come to talk to you in a little while."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qin Feng stood up to take his leave. "You must have suffered a lot these past few days. You talk to the commander first, and I'll go get a doctor for you."

Soon, two people walked in, one of them a younger man, who was carrying a pen and a notebook.

Upon seeing the older man's shoulder insignia, Jiang Weidong's expression turned solemn, and he immediately stood up to salute.

Unexpectedly, the other party raised his hand and saluted him first, saying, "Comrade Jiang Weidong, you are a fine soldier, a good soldier nurtured by the country and the people!"

This gesture touched Jiang Weidong deeply, and he gritted his teeth to hold back his tears. "Thank you for your praise, sir. This is what I should do."

"Alright, you're injured, let's sit down and talk," the commander said, softening his voice as he noticed that there was hardly a patch of unscathed skin on his body.

After sitting down, Jiang Weidong organized his thoughts and then began to give a brief account of his experiences over the past month.

As he spoke, the young clerk diligently took notes beside him.

“We followed the truck all the way to the base. I quietly crept up to the nearby hillside and discovered that it was actually an enemy air force base.”

"Moreover, the latest model of fighter jets supplied by the Russians are parked on the tarmac!"

Upon hearing this, the commander clenched his fist excitedly on the table. "Are you sure?"

Jiang Weidong nodded confidently, "I'm sure, I've dealt with it before, and I recognized it at a glance."

"Great!" The leader slammed his hand on the table excitedly. "Comrade Jiang Weidong, this news is very valuable. Here, you take a rest first, and we'll have a meeting to discuss it."

Now that Jiang Weidong's identity was confirmed, there was no need to keep him locked up any longer; he was sent to the infirmary for treatment.

While the doctor examined him, Qin Feng anxiously waited for the results. "Doctor, how is he? Is his injury serious?"

Jiang Weidong felt that he was fine. "It's just a minor injury. You don't need to be so worried. I'm mainly hungry right now. If you're really worried about me, just get me something to eat."

Qin Feng shook his head in disagreement, "Don't rush. After the doctor has examined you, I'll ask what foods you should avoid and then prepare some for you."

Jiang Weidong sighed helplessly. Most of his wounds had scabbed over, and all he wanted now was a hot meal. He was really tired of eating insects and rats.

After the doctor finished the examination, he smiled and said to them, "This comrade is in good health, just a little malnourished. He'll be fine after eating something and taking a nap."

Qin Feng, incredulous, pointed to Jiang Weidong's injuries and asked, "Doctor, are his injuries alright?"

"These injuries aren't serious; the nurse can just apply some medicine."

Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief. After returning to the ward, he got Jiang Weidong some meals from the cafeteria.

Jiang Weidong wolfed down his food, finishing both bowls of egg noodles in no time. Once he felt his stomach was finally no longer so hungry, he lay back and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Qin Feng, is there a phone here? I need to call home. My wife and parents must be very worried."

"You should call your parents to let them know you're safe. As for your wife," Qin Feng smiled meaningfully, "you'll be able to talk to her in person soon."

"Why? Has she come to the front lines?" Jiang Weidong asked in surprise, sitting up abruptly.

"Yes, she's been in the field hospital for half a month now." Qin Feng spoke of Lin Wangshu with great admiration, "You two have become a legendary story in the military, traveling thousands of miles to find your husband."

"Isn't she being ridiculous?" Jiang Weidong hurriedly threw off the covers and was about to get out of bed. "I'm going to find her. The front line is no place for her."

"Hey, hey, don't rush me." Qin Feng quickly stopped him. "I've already sent someone to pick her up. You'll be able to meet her tomorrow."

At this moment, Lin Wangshu no longer looked as pretty as she usually did; her face had become thinner and was covered in dust and blood.

But she was happy with it. Being busy all day long allowed her to stop overthinking and get a good night's sleep.

Upon learning of Jiang Weidong's return to China, Lin Wangshu was first stunned, then burst into tears of joy, covering her mouth and exclaiming happily, "I knew it, I knew it..."

Lin Wangshu couldn't wait any longer. Without even changing her clothes, she got into the car and rushed to the hospital where Jiang Weidong was staying.

When she arrived at the hospital, it was already the early hours of the next day. Led by a nurse, she arrived at the ward door.

Upon opening the door, I saw the person I had been longing for day and night lying asleep in the hospital bed, his chest rising and falling evenly under the blanket.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wangshu couldn't help but slow her pace. When she arrived at the bedside, she couldn't help but catch her breath.

Jiang Weidong's cheeks were sunken, and his exposed skin was covered with scabbed and unscabbed wounds, with hardly a inch of unscabble.

Tears welled up in Lin Wangshu's eyes instantly, and she almost cried out loud. Afraid of waking Jiang Weidong, she hurriedly bit her lip to hold back her sobs.

After sitting down gently, Lin Wangshu held his hand loosely, looked at his face, and shed tears of heartache.

But the slight sobbing still woke Jiang Weidong up. The vigilance he had developed over the past month made him immediately assume an attack posture at the slightest disturbance.

Upon discovering that it was Lin Wangshu, the murderous intent in Jiang Weidong's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a deep longing.

Looking at her dirty little face, Jiang Weidong moved his fingers, wanting to wipe it clean for her.

Lin Wangshu, who was silently shedding tears, sensed it and looked up in surprise, meeting Jiang Weidong's smiling eyes.

At this moment, the two kittens, separated for so long, stared at each other, both dirty and staring at each other.