Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Yingzi was surprised. "Looking for him? You know him?"

Not long after the old cripple arrived, Secretary Zhao came to visit him.

Although Yingzi guessed that it might be Luo Jianshe who said it, Luo Jianshe had never been to the Great Northern Wilderness, so why would he be looking for the old cripple?

"Something happened to Jiang Sen?"

Secretary Zhao smiled, surprised that Yingzi's first reaction would be this.

"No, no! It was Old Cripple's old comrade-in-arms who sent me to find him. Don't misunderstand, Jiang Sen is fine."

"Oh!" Yingzi smiled. "Okay, you wait here, I'll go get him!"

Yingzi left the main room and headed towards the kitchen at the back.

"Old cripple, someone's looking for you!"

"Looking for me? Are you kidding me?" The old cripple was peeling scallions when he heard this. He put the scallions on the windowsill and went to wash his hands. "Who is it?"

“I’ve met him at Jianshe’s house; they all call him Secretary Zhao.”

"Oh!" The old cripple paused under the tap for a moment, then quickly washed his hands, dried them with a towel, and walked forward. "Keep an eye on the fire, and put it off when it's almost done."

"Okay, go ahead!"

The old cripple walked ahead, but before he could go in, Secretary Zhao had already strode out.

"Lao Meng!"

"You are……"

“I’m Xiao Zhao! I was with Minister Luo when you were withdrawing from the battlefield in the north. I even accompanied him to visit you. Do you remember?”

The old cripple looked Secretary Zhao up and down, then nodded. "Yes, you've grown taller and bigger. You were just a child back then."

Secretary Zhao smiled and grasped the old cripple's hands with both of them. "Yes, yes, I was eighteen back then."

"Come on in, sit down! Tell me, what brings you here?"

"The commander said that you went back to Kyoto and didn't even visit him. He also said that you suffered so much in the Great Northern Wilderness and wanted to take you to stay with him."

"Oh……"

The old cripple sat down, took out a cigarette, and Secretary Zhao quickly picked up a match from the table and lit it for him.

You smoke too!

"I won't!"

The old cripple smoked his cigarette, remaining silent for a moment. His only remaining eye gazed at the sky outside, lost in memories.

Secretary Zhao did not disturb him, but sat there quietly to keep him company.

After finishing his cigarette, the old cripple coughed twice, and Secretary Zhao quickly took the glass of water that Yingzi had poured and handed it to him.

The old cripple waved his hand, "Go back!"

"Are you really not going back with me?"

"I'm doing fine here! Jiang Sen and Yingzi don't treat me like an outsider, so Commander Luo doesn't need to worry about me."

The old cripple still habitually called Luo Jianshe's father by his former title.

Back then, they were all young. Luo Jianshe's father was the commander of the assault regiment, and Wang Haiyang's father was the political instructor. He was the commander's bodyguard.

In that battle, the entire assault regiment was reduced to less than thirty men by the end.

The old cripple was wounded by artillery fire while covering the regimental commander's retreat.

But with his last breath, he managed to carry the seriously wounded and unconscious regimental commander out, while also dragging along a comrade who was equally seriously injured.

It's just a pity that the last comrade didn't make it.

After that incident, the regimental commander was promoted to division commander, and later rose through the ranks before being transferred back to Kyoto.

Because he had lost so many comrades-in-arms and did not want to face the cruel war again, he took the initiative to request to retreat to the local area and stayed in the Great Northern Wilderness.

Li Chaoyang, Zhang Jianjun, Sui Zhongliang, and others were almost all participants in that war.

There were also other battalion commanders, all of whom were new recruits who had just arrived at the front lines when the war ended.

However, they held the old cripple in exceptional respect.

Naturally, this also includes a request from the former leader.

The story of Beidahuang is never-ending, and Old Cripple naturally understands the reasons behind it all.

Therefore, he was willing to bear everything alone and was willing to come to Kyoto with the punishment on his back.

It was all so as not to cause trouble for the old leader.

Moreover, Jiang Sen and Yingzi were really good to him, making him feel the warmth of family.

He believed that if he accepted Minister Luo's suggestion, Minister Luo would definitely treat him well in return.

But he felt uncomfortable and didn't want to cause trouble for his old superior, so he preferred to stay where he was.

"Go back! Tell them for me that Xiao Meng is doing well!"

Secretary Zhao knew that further persuasion would be useless.

When soldiers speak with certainty, it leaves no room for doubt.

He stood up, stood at attention, and saluted!

"I will definitely convey your message, but I also hope you can reconsider Minister Luo's suggestion. I'll head back now!"

"Alright! I'll see you out!" The two got up and walked out, but the old cripple couldn't help asking again, "How is the old commander's health?"

"It's alright!" Secretary Zhao said, "It's just that my lower back and legs always ache when it's cloudy or rainy."

The old cripple nodded. "Tell him to be careful!"

Once outside, the driver was still standing at the door. Hearing the door open, he turned around and stepped aside.

"Then I'll head back! If you need anything, just give me a call. My number is written in the notebook on the table."

"Okay, okay! Let's go back!"

"Stay!"

Secretary Zhao got into the car, waved to the old cripple, and drove away.

The old cripple glanced at Huang Liping, who was standing against the wall opposite, then turned back and closed the door.

In the car.

Secretary Zhao said to the driver, "Go back and investigate the matter of Jiang Sen breaking off his marriage. What's the situation with this woman? Why is she still coming to our door? Also, find out if the child she gave birth to is actually Jiang Sen's."

Since the old cripple is going to stay with Jiang Sen, Secretary Zhao needs to resolve the surrounding troubles.

Whether it's Jiang Sen or Yingzi's troubles, as long as they don't cause trouble in front of the old cripple, it's fine.

The driver responded and continued driving.

After seeing the person off, the old cripple walked back slowly, stopping in front of the main house.

He looked at the scenery in the courtyard, seemingly lost in thought and reminiscence.

Yingzi came out from behind, "They're gone?"

The old cripple snapped out of his daze. "Hmm, I'm off! Is dinner ready?"

"Just sat down." Yingzi stood at the door waiting for the old cripple to come in. After they sat down, she poured him some water and drank it. "Did I need something from you? I was startled when you said you were here."

The old cripple chuckled and said, "It's nothing, just an old comrade-in-arms I haven't seen in years asked me to come and see him."

"Oh!" Yingzi pondered for a moment, then muttered, "To come see you, they even send someone, but they come empty-handed. That's a bit impolite! Is it because of Jianshe's dad?"

The old cripple chuckled.

"You know that's enough! Sending someone to ask is already a huge favor. Sending someone else to give gifts would be pushing your luck."

Yingzi chuckled, "I was just saying. Did that woman at the door leave?"

"They're still standing there!"

"Then let her stand there! Let Jiang Sen handle it when he gets back."

The old cripple was satisfied with Yingzi for this one thing.

Don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble either; just do what you're supposed to do.

I just don't know if that woman outside will have any impact on Jiang Sen if she continues like this.

The two talked as they waited for the food to be ready and for Jiang Sen and the others to return.

But what they didn't see was that Huang Liping hadn't left; another person had arrived.

Huang Dajun walked over to Huang Liping and looked at the closed door with her.

Is no one home?

"Someone!"

"Then why don't you knock on the door?" Huang Dajun frowned and was about to go and knock on the door.

Huang Liping said dismissively, "If you get beaten up, don't say you know me."

Huang Dajun returned. "You got beaten up by them? Isn't that perfect? ​​Even if they wouldn't let you in, they'd still have to pay you back for hitting you, right?"

Huang Liping glanced impatiently at her brother, who was an uneducated gambler and womanizer.

"Money, money, money! All you care about is money. Then go knock on their door and get beaten up. See how much they can pay you back."