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Will Chapter 8 be let down?
Qiao Nian was furious; it was all Lu Xiao's fault.

She boarded the train in such a hurry that she hadn't prepared enough supplies.

Northwest Military Region, inside the troops.

Lu Xiao hung up the phone, his eyes dark and his thin lips pressed tightly together, without saying a word.

He sat in the gatehouse, his head slightly lowered, neither getting up nor leaving.

No one knows how he feels right now.

"Old Lu?"

His partner, instructor Song Ming, came to the gatehouse carrying an enamel mug. "How is it?"

Song Ming noticed that Lu Xiao's mood was off and sat down opposite him with some concern. "Should we change the person to go on this mission?"

Lu Xiao accepted a mission half a month ago and will leave tomorrow morning.

Song Ming noticed something was wrong with him and wanted to ask if he wanted to rest and reassign someone else to carry out this mission.
"Need not."

Lu Xiao looked up at Song Ming opposite him and said, "I'm fine."

"Then, sister-in-law?"

Song Ming didn't know how to ask, so he could only tentatively inquire to see if it really was Lu Xiao's wife whom he hadn't contacted for many years.

In their military region, if you mention Lu Xiao, most people have definitely heard of him.

He is capable, has outstanding military skills, and is a top-notch expert in all kinds of training, exercises, and missions.

The only puzzling thing is that he has always been alone.

Some older women wanted to introduce Lu Xiao to potential partners, but the answer they all received was that he was already married.

But he never mentioned who his wife was, where she was, or why she didn't come to join him in the army.

It wasn't until last year that sporadic news began to emerge that Lu Xiao's wife had disappeared and died five years earlier...

Song Ming had specifically investigated the source of the rumor and found that it came from a comrade named Chen Jing in the cultural troupe. This Chen Jing was Lu Xiao's wife's cousin.

He asked Lu Xiao privately, and Lu Xiao simply said that his wife was missing, not dead.

Song Ming and Lu Xiao had been partners for three years. He knew that Lu Xiao's words most likely meant he couldn't let go of his wife and refused to accept that she was no longer with him...

"She went to her parents' place."

Lu Xiao's voice was very soft.

Song Ming didn't know what to say.

However, he knew that Lu Xiao's parents-in-law lived in a village a day's journey from the military region. If Qiao Nian went there, Lu Xiao could visit her when he returned from his mission...

"Should I go over first and tell my sister-in-law?"

Song Ming spoke again.

Lu Xiao shook his head.

"Need not."

"I'll call Captain Tian and ask him to take my parents to pick her up when Niannian arrives."

Captain Tian is Qiao Guowen, the captain of the brigade under Nian Yunci.

He was a retired soldier who had injured his leg, but he was a very good person.

He will treat all the demoted members equally.

This is undoubtedly the best news for those who have been sent down from big cities.

The heavy farm work they had never done before had worn down their spirits, and if they were treated inhumanely by the commune members, their lives would be extremely difficult.

"Row."

Seeing that Lu Xiao had made arrangements, Song Ming didn't offer any further opinions.

He believed that Lu Xiao could handle it well.

"You've accumulated quite a few vacation days over the years. When you return from your mission, take a good vacation and have a good get-together with your younger siblings."

Neither of them mentioned what might have happened in the past five years.

Song Ming sincerely hopes that his partner will not be let down.

Lu Xiao nodded silently.

On the train.

Qiao Nian has been on the bus for two days now.

According to the broadcast, it would take another day to reach the destination.

Three days.

Qiao Nian had never been on a train for such a long time before. She felt like her butt was going to be flattened.

She didn't dare to lie or sit for too long, so she would occasionally stand up and walk around the carriage to get some exercise, which was good for the baby in her belly.

Nobody would believe it if I told them, but she's been pregnant for five years and three months, hahaha.

Thinking of this, Qiao Nian couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile.

want to laugh.

"Hey, comrade, comrade."

Qiao Nian was walking around in the carriage when an old lady called out to her.

The old lady was well-dressed and had a child with her, who seemed to be her grandson.
Qiao Nian stopped and looked at the old lady.

"Is there something you need?"

The old lady smiled shyly, "No, well, I just wanted to ask you, comrade, could you watch my little grandson for me? Just for a little while."

“My baby is very well-behaved, he won’t bother you.”

She just wanted to go to the restroom.

But the restroom area was crowded and chaotic, so she didn't dare take her child there and left the child to wait outside alone.

Qiao Nian glanced at the little boy, who looked about five or six years old, beside the old lady, and then, thinking of the child in her belly, she slowly nodded.

"My seat is in booth number 18 at the front. Just come find me after you're done using the restroom."

"Oh, okay, thank you, thank you, comrade."

The old lady observed for a long time before finally deciding to let Qiao Nian help her take care of the child.

Qiao Nian nodded slightly, letting the child follow her to her carriage.

Just to be on the safe side, she left the door to the private room open.

Let the child sit inside and wait.

The child opposite her kept staring at her, looking very curious.

Qiao Nian was amused by his innocent and naive eyes.

Perhaps because she was about to become a mother herself, she had more patience with her child.

"What are you looking at me for? Are you afraid I'll kidnap you and sell you?"

"will not."

Song Junbao shook his head, his tone quite calm, "You're not a bad person."

Qiao Nian laughed out loud, "How did you know? I'm so wicked, I'm a man-eating old witch!"

"No."

Song Junbao was a little angry, her round little face hardening. "You're not a bad person."

He was very certain.

Qiao Nian asked curiously, "Why are you so sure she's not a bad person?"

"Because... because..."

Song Junbao was a little embarrassed, his round face turning red.

Qiao Nian immediately felt like teasing her, "Oh, I know, you think I'm not a bad person because I'm good-looking, right?"

“No…No…”

Song Junbao was unwilling to admit it, but the way he looked away betrayed his thoughts.

Qiao Nian was amused and kept laughing.

A little while later, the old lady who had gone to the toilet returned.

As soon as she came in, she thanked Qiao Nian, saying, "Comrade, you've been a great help."

If it weren't for Qiao Nian, she would have taken Xiao Bao to the toilet over there... The old lady couldn't help but feel nauseous just thinking about how dirty the toilet was.

I can't let my precious grandson suffer like this.

Qiao Nian shook her head. "It's nothing. I didn't do anything. It was just a small favor."

"Well, anyway, thank you."

The old lady was a very polite person; after thanking him herself, she also asked Song Junbao to thank her.

Song Junbao stood up and gave Qiao Nian a solemn salute.

The little guy is small, but he looks quite serious when he salutes.

(End of this chapter)