vstars Chapter 130 Young Years
Chapter 130 Young Years
Looking at Li Wanqing like this, Cheng Baichuan recounted what had happened last night.
These past two days, they were conducting a training exercise in the mountains 40 miles away. Near the end of the exercise, they encountered a group of unidentified armed men.
Cheng Baichuan and his men engaged them in a fierce battle, but the other side had a sniper.
In order to protect the other soldiers, Xiao Wu was unfortunately hit in the head and died on the spot.
Li Wanqing remained silent for a long while; she knew why Xiao Wu had joined the rainforest combat team.
The young man who was smiling and calling her "sister-in-law" just a few days ago is gone in the blink of an eye.
It felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart.
"Does Xiao Zhao know about this?" Li Wanqing asked, her voice choked with emotion.
Cheng Baichuan shook his head. "Xiao Zhao is not Xiao Wu's immediate family member, so the military region will not specifically notify her."
Li Wanqing sighed, "This can't be kept secret. Even if the military region doesn't notify her, Xiao Zhao will still find out."
The relationship between these two has recently started to develop, and they're just one step away from making their relationship official.
Who could have imagined that something like this would happen?
As the two were talking, Nuonuo rubbed her eyes and pushed open the door to come in.
She was a little taken aback when she saw Cheng Baichuan.
However, after recognizing her father, she happily ran over, but before she could even touch Cheng Baichuan, Li Wanqing intercepted her.
"Daddy just got back. Let Daddy wash up and rest for a bit before playing with Nuonuo, okay?"
Nono looked at her father, then at her mother, and nodded.
Li Wanqing turned to Cheng Baichuan and said, "We can talk about anything, no matter how big, after you've rested."
With that, Li Wanqing carried Nuonuo out.
Although Nuonuo was young, she could clearly sense that her father was in a bad mood. As soon as she left the house, she began to question Li Wanqing.
Li Wanqing didn't hide it from Nuonuo. As a military family member, whether it's an adult or a child, there are some things that need to be prepared for in advance.
Li Wanqing originally planned to go to the service station to find Xiao Zhao during her lunch break, but before she could even finish making breakfast, Xiao Zhao stumbled over.
"Sister-in-law, is what they said true?" Xiao Zhao was covered in sweat, his bloodshot eyes filled with disbelief.
Li Wanqing opened her mouth, but hesitated for a moment to tell her the truth.
"Sit down first, have some water, and then we'll talk." Li Wanqing pulled her into the main room and poured her a cup of hot water.
A warm sensation spread from his palm, and Xiao Zhao gradually regained consciousness, "Sister-in-law..."
Li Wanqing raised her water glass and said gently, "Have some first."
Xiao Zhao took a sip of water with a somewhat blank expression, then eagerly pressed on, "Sister-in-law, just tell me, I can take it."
Just as Li Wanqing was about to speak, Cheng Baichuan appeared at the door.
"Didn't I tell you to take a rest?" Li Wanqing frowned slightly.
Cheng Baichuan rubbed his temples. "It's nothing. I still have to go to the military headquarters later."
When Xiao Zhao saw Cheng Baichuan, hope flickered in his eyes again. "Commander Cheng, what's being said outside is all false, right?"
"Xiao Wu is just injured, right?"
"Is it at the military hospital?"
“He has no relatives here, so there’s definitely no one to take care of him. I’ll pack my things now and ask for leave to go and take care of him.”
Xiao Zhao became more and more agitated as he spoke, and stood up to leave.
Li Wanqing stopped the person, "Xiao Zhao, Xiao Wu... he sacrificed himself."
Xiao Zhao stood there, stunned, his eyes unable to focus for a long time, tears streaming down his cheeks. "Sister-in-law, you lied to me too."
Xiao Zhao's face was streaked with tears, but a smile played on her lips. "Did Xiao Wu deliberately have you lie to me?"
Li Wanqing's eyes also welled up with tears. Cheng Baichuan said in a deep voice, "Xiao Wu is an orphan. The military region has arranged his memorial service for tomorrow morning."
Xiao Zhao paused for a moment, then his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, laughing and crying at the same time.
“He said that once he has made a contribution, we will establish a relationship and then apply for marriage.”
“I’ve even made new clothes for him, just waiting for him to come back.”
"I wanted to tell him that I valued him as a person, not his military achievements."
“Even if he’s not a battalion commander, I work at a service station, just like a soldier.”
"But why can't he come back?"
The laughter gradually faded, leaving only desperate screams.
Li Wanqing helped her up, saying, "Xiao Zhao, please accept my condolences."
Xiao Zhao hugged Li Wanqing and cried bitterly, her sobs echoing throughout the courtyard.
Finally, Xiao Zhao went to the military region with Cheng Baichuan and attended Xiao Wu's memorial service as Xiao Wu's widow.
After the memorial service, Xiao Zhao applied to be transferred back to the supply and marketing cooperative in his hometown and never returned.
Days passed by, and soon it was the Little New Year. The entire residential compound was filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
It was a rare day when both Li Wanqing and Cheng Baichuan had the day off, so the two of them cleaned the house thoroughly, inside and out.
Cheng Baichuan is the main force, Li Wanqing plays support, and Nuonuo... just need to feel involved.
According to Commander Cheng, he is rarely at home, and Li Wanqing takes care of all the household chores.
Since he finally had a holiday, he naturally had to take on more responsibilities, especially physical labor.
"I didn't expect you to be so conscientious!" Li Wanqing said with a smile.
Cheng Baichuan grinned, "Of course, you don't even know whose soldier I used to be. Pampering our wives is our glorious tradition."
Commissar Feng was notoriously henpecked, and under his political education, he was subtly influenced to some extent.
Li Wanqing chuckled, "Then please keep it up."
In the afternoon, while I was tidying up the yard, Feng Weiwei came over with her little daughter.
"Sister-in-law, my mom said she wants you to come over for dinner tonight to celebrate the Lunar New Year."
Li Wanqing dusted herself off and said, "Why don't you come to my house? I've already bought the groceries and was thinking of tidying up the yard before I went to call you."
She was always going to the Liang family's house to freeload, and even if she had a thick skin, she felt embarrassed.
Feng Weiwei said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, don't refuse me. Keep the vegetables; they won't spoil in this weather."
As she spoke, she moved a little closer and whispered, "My parents will be coming over tonight too."
Li Wanqing was slightly surprised; no wonder Feng Weiwei seemed particularly happy today.
“Then it’s even more inappropriate for us to go,” Li Wanqing refused.
Other families reunite, so what's going on with their family going there?
Feng Weiwei said with a straight face, "Given the relationship between our two families, we're more like family than blood relatives, unless my sister-in-law is afraid of being implicated by my parents!"
Now that things have come to this point, it would be pretentious for Li Wanqing to refuse again.
"Okay! We'll get ready and head over."
"It's a promise, I'll wait for you at home." With that, Feng Weiwei hummed a song as she carried her little daughter back home.
"It seems Weiwei is really happy today," Li Wanqing said with a smile.
"That's it, the hard times are over." Cheng Baichuan was laying down a meadow with Nuonuo.
After several months of growth, the grape seedlings are no longer as thin and weak as they used to be.
However, it's winter now, and all the leaves have fallen, leaving only bare vines.
After Li Wanqing and her family finished packing, they went directly to the Liang family's house.
I thought it was just an ordinary meal, but I never expected to find such a juicy story inside.