Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

They added another layer of background to the protagonist, making him awesome.

These chapters will introduce some background information about the main character, which can be considered a small side story.

Let the protagonist know just how awesome his background really is.

It will be about one or two chapters long.

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"Comrade Xia, please wait a moment!"

Soon, the plainclothes officers brought Xia Tian to the front of the main hall.

"it is good!"

In summer, I paused and looked at the decoration of the main hall.

Soon, the plainclothes officers came out!

"Comrade Xia, the leader requests your presence!"

"okay!"

Xia Tian agreed and followed the plainclothes officer into the main hall.

"Comrade Xia, the leader is inside!"

The plainclothes officer pointed to the door of the cubicle, indicating his presence.

Summer unconsciously slowed her pace as she walked to the door.

"Knock knock knock~"

Knocking on the door in the summer is a matter of courtesy.

"Come in!"

A strong, resonant voice came from inside.

Summer cautiously pushed open the door and entered.

An elderly man dressed in a Zhongshan suit was sitting at a mahogany table, writing something.

Hearing Xia Tian come in, he looked up.

Summer only glanced at it, but she felt an invisible pressure.

Although the old man had some gray hair at his temples, his complexion was ruddy.

His eyes were deep and bright, as if they could see into a person's heart.

His face was expressionless, but an aura of authority emanated from him.

That was the aura of someone in a superior position that had been cultivated over a long period of time.

The old man simply looked up at Xia Tian, ​​said "Sit wherever you like," and then...

He then fell silent and began writing again, preoccupied with his own thoughts.

Summer glanced at the chair in front of the desk.

He carefully walked forward, gently pulled out a chair, and sat down.

……

After a while, the old man finally put down his pen.

"You must be Xia Tian?"

"Yes, boss, I am Xia Tian."

"Yes, Not Bad!"

The old man looked Xia Tian over again and nodded.

"Please stop calling me 'leader' all the time. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Song!"

As Xia Tian listened to the old man's words, she began to think quickly in her mind.

When did I get such amazing connections?

But after thinking it over, I never imagined I had such amazing connections.

"Your father, Xia Shoushan, used to be one of my soldiers."

The old man looked at Xia Tian's appearance and explained with a smile.

The first time I met you was in northern Shaanxi.

“You were just a little kid back then, and now you’ve grown into a young man.”

Xia Tian never expected that the identity the system assigned to him would be so awesome.

It seems that my adoptive father is not a simple person either!

"Later, your father died on the battlefield."

The old man's voice continued to drift in, seemingly reminiscing about those glorious years.

"I heard that you're the one who successfully planted trees in the Saihanba area?"

Suddenly, the old man changed his tone and began asking about Xia Tian.

"Yes, Uncle Song, I managed to grow a few trees in Saihanba by luck."

Now that he knew the old man in front of him had this relationship with him.

Summer, of course, seized the opportunity and immediately changed his address, calling him Uncle Song.

“Not bad, you have not tarnished the reputation of your father, Xia Shoushan.”

The old man praised Xia Tian after hearing his answer.

The two chatted about work for a while longer.

However, it was mostly the older man asking the questions, and Xia Tian answering them.

"Xia, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Nope!"

Summer answered truthfully.

"Okay, don't leave at noon today, have a bite to eat here with your uncle."

"Hey, good!"

Summer certainly wouldn't refuse.

Although Uncle Song had a very close relationship with his adoptive father.

But after all, his father had been dead for several years.

This relationship needs to be maintained.

If this relationship doesn't continue, it will lose its essence.

As the old saying goes, if you don't visit someone for three years, even relatives won't be close.

"Old woman, cook an extra dish for lunch today!"

The old man shouted something outside.

Soon, a middle-aged woman walked in from outside.

Even the woman had a few strands of white hair at her temples.

However, it added a touch of sophistication and refinement to the woman's demeanor.

Time never defeats a beauty, and she is the perfect example of that.

"Old Song, what's this?"

The woman looked at Xia Tian with a hint of exploration in her eyes.

Old Song in their family never had the habit of inviting people to stay for meals, but today he did something completely different.

"This is Xia Shoushan's son, Xia Tian!"

"Xia, this is your aunt!"

The old man introduced the two to each other.

Summer quickly got up and greeted the woman.

"Auntie, hello!"

The woman listened to the old man's words and then looked at Xia Tian.

A warm smile appeared on his face.

"Xia, come sit down!"

The woman walked quickly forward and carefully examined Xia Tian.

"It's so similar, it really is!"

"Don't call me 'Auntie,' call me 'Auntie'!"

"aunt!"

Summer was confused again, but she still obediently called her "Auntie".

"This must be related to my mother's side."

Judging from the way she addressed him, Xia Tian concluded that the woman in front of him was probably his deceased stepmother.

Could it be that the woman in front of him is his mother's sister?

Summer began to race through my mind.

Soon, some clues were found in distant memories.

My mother and three sisters.

My mother is the youngest in the family.

There are two older sisters and one older brother.

It seems that the two older sisters and the older brother are still alive.

However, for some reason, they did not attend their mother's funeral.

Xia Tian shook her head, clearing her mind of all distracting thoughts.

"My good child, you've suffered so much these past years!"

The woman held Xia Tian in her arms, her eyes filled with tears.

……

After the woman hugged Xia Tian and cried for a while, she finally looked at Xia Tian.

"Child, how is your mother?"

"My mother passed away from illness in the second year of Xinhua News Agency."

Xia Tian calmly recounted the news of her mother's passing.

"what?"

Upon hearing this news, the woman was struck dumb again.

Looking at Xia Tian's face, the woman felt even more heartache.

"Child, how have you lived all these years?"

As Xia Tian listened to the woman's questions, she recounted her experiences over the years.

When Xia Tian mentioned that he was now the deputy commander of the tree planting work in the Saihanba area.

The woman's gaze towards Xia Tian changed.

The woman turned to look at the old man sitting to the side, and looked at him with a questioning gaze.

"Old Song?"

"This is all the result of Xia's own hard work."

"Xia successfully planted trees in the Saihanba area."

"Li Zhong told me a couple of days ago that the crops are thriving and quite good."

The woman was relieved after hearing the old man's explanation.

Summer herself is undoubtedly outstanding.

Moreover, relying on his own abilities, he became a deputy section-level cadre at a young age.

Keep in mind, this is at the grassroots level.

He rose step by step from a college student to a deputy section chief through his own hard work.

The hardships involved are beyond what outsiders can understand.

"Alright, you two can chat now!"

"I'll go prepare lunch!"

After the woman finished speaking, she glanced at Xia Tian again and then prepared to go out to cook.

"Auntie, how about I do it?"

Summer spoke up.

If the relationship were just average, it would have been the first time he visited in the summer.

Asking someone to cook for you might be considered quite presumptuous.

But now, this is my aunt and uncle's house.

This request is not too presumptuous.

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