The promise is old, the meeting is just right

Chapter 14 The Long Winter Is Gone
Lao He's illness, coupled with self-cultivation, has reached the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

The training of new recruits is coming to an end, and preparations for the next company have begun.Although Cheng Mian started to get busy again, he never forgot to call He's house to say hello, more often than calling his own house.Such a style of play almost overwhelmed Ms. Tian.

When the two were at home, she pinched Lao He's ears angrily: "Get well soon, or this kid will blow up our phone!"

On the face of Lao He, he said that he was very innocent, but in his heart he was very proud. He could see that his wife was about to be successfully instigated by that kid from the Cheng family.

Because of illness, the meal that was originally scheduled to invite Cheng Mian to come to my house a year ago was postponed until the next year.Said it depends on Cheng Mian's time, but during the Spring Festival, he has to be on duty during the Spring Festival. This year, it's Company Commander Cheng's turn, so he can't spare time at all.The He family always waited and waited until Ms. Tian's patience was worn out before Cheng Mian caught Xu Yi who had returned from vacation and successfully asked for a weekend leave.

The day before was the Lantern Festival, and Cheng Mian went back to the base compound.Of course Teacher Zhao knew that Cheng Mian was going to He's house. After thinking about it carefully, this was the first time for his son to go to someone's house seriously, so he had to prepare anyway.But seeing his son's calm face, there was no sign of anxiety, and he asked the same sentence: everything is ready, don't worry about it.

Well, it seems that she is busy.Teacher Zhao simply ignored it.

This composure lasted until the next morning, when he got into the car and was getting closer to He's community, Cheng Mian suddenly became a little flustered.Taking out the accompanying glass and taking a sip of water, he tried to calm himself down.

He Xiao was waiting at the gate of the community, just like Cheng Mian, feeling a little nervous at this moment.Seeing the Dongfeng jeep getting closer, her heart beat faster.

Cheng Mian also saw He Xiao, quickly parked the car, got out of the car and walked towards her.He Xiao watched him approach, she was still dressed in a neat winter uniform, but she felt something was wrong.He Xiao stared straight at him, and when his eyes fell on his epaulettes, he suddenly understood, and immediately lost his voice.

Cheng Mian looked at He Xiao's face, knowing that she had discovered her, and asked with a smile, "How is it?"

Still have the nerve to ask how?She was speechless.

"Why are you wearing such a pair of epaulettes?" She was wearing a set of 07-style equipment all over her body, but when it came to the epaulettes, it was replaced with the old-style golden yellow officer's hard epaulettes. No wonder she looked awkward.

"I have to please Uncle He." He glanced left and right at the epaulettes, "After much deliberation, only this old military uniform can arouse his sympathy and favor."

He Xiao was a little speechless: "Then why don't you wear a full set?"

"I have my own plan." Cheng Mian coughed twice, and put his arms around He Xiao's shoulders: "Go in, don't keep Uncle He and Aunt Tian waiting for a long time."

After entering the room, Lao He greeted him to sit down with a smile, as if he didn't see his epaulettes at all.Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Xiao quickly took off his coat and hung it where no one could see.Seeing her burning tail, Cheng Mian couldn't help curling the corners of her mouth.

He handed over the meeting gifts he had brought over one by one, and Old He smiled slightly, saying what kind of gift should he bring after all of them came.Ms. Tian, ​​on the other hand, accepted everything without saying a word.

Cheng Mian smiled and said nothing.He came here this time to focus on currying favor with the second elder of the He family, so it would be a good idea to accept it, otherwise he would not know how to proceed to the next step.

After He Xiao came back, the four sat face to face, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.We are so familiar with each other that we don't even need to greet each other when we meet, so we don't know what to say at this moment.Ms. Tian couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up and went to the kitchen to look at the dishes.The three of them were left behind, and after looking at each other for a while, they smiled knowingly.

"Have you read the letter?" Old He asked suddenly.

Cheng Mian understood, and nodded: "I read it." He said, "As a return gift, I also have a letter here, which is for your elder brother."

Old He groaned, looked at him with interest, took the envelope he handed over, opened it and glanced at it, then couldn't help laughing.

He raised his voice and shouted: "Old Tian, ​​Lao Tian, ​​come and see what this kid from the Cheng family wrote for us."

Ms. Tian trotted out of the kitchen, approached Lao He, and was stunned when she saw it.She looked up at Cheng Mian, then lowered her head to read the letter, her eyes suddenly turned red.Unable to cover it up, he turned around and went back to the kitchen.

Even Cheng Mian was dumbfounded.

Old He smiled hastily: "Sit down, I'll go in and have a look at her."

He Xiao recovered, and asked Cheng Mian angrily, "What did you write?"

She took the letter, and saw a line of big characters printed on it: "We agree that Cheng Mian is a good comrade!" The flamboyant handwriting was obviously Shen Mengchuan's.

He should be angry, but after reading this sentence, He Xiao couldn't help laughing, it was a big laugh.

Cheng Mian obviously couldn't hold back: "Don't laugh."

He Xiao bent over and looked up at him, his eyes were very clear: "Do you think this trick can be used anywhere?"

Cheng reluctantly held on: "It's not necessarily useless, at least Auntie has been touched."

He Xiao glared at him: "It was touched! I was so touched that I cried!"

Company Commander Cheng suddenly felt very annoyed.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Tian Ying to be coaxed back by Lao He.At first, she only gave Cheng Mian a look, but then she didn't embarrass him.The meal was finished in such an atmosphere, and after the end, Tian Ying refused to let Lao He do anything, and asked He Xiao to wash the dishes with her.

He Xiao cautiously followed her mother into the kitchen, seeing that she had no intention of speaking, she dared not say anything.The two cleaned up the kitchen silently, only the sound of water could be heard for a while.When He Xiao finished the last one and was about to put the bowl back, she found that Ms. Tian, ​​who had her back to her, was holding the stove motionless, only her shoulders were shaking slightly.

At that moment, He Xiao felt as if his heart had been pricked by a needle.She held Ms. Tian's shoulders and called softly, "Mom."

Tian Ying didn't make a sound, but her shoulders trembled even more.

He Xiao panicked, and when she spoke again, her voice was crying: "Mom."

Finally unable to hold back, Tian Ying turned her head and leaned on her daughter's shoulder, crying very embarrassingly.She beat her angrily: "If you are disobedient, you are disobedient!"

He Xiao also cried, with teardrops falling down, murmuring incessantly: "Mom, I'm sorry..."

What are you sorry for? It's not that she regrets being with Cheng Mian, but that she broke her parents' hearts because of Cheng Mian, but now they are not able to make their parents not worry about them.

"We'll be fine, Mom," she said. "You trust me."

Tian Ying just shook her head, unable to say another word.

In the living room, Cheng Mian and Lao He were still sitting face to face, unaware of the situation in the kitchen.When Lao He wanted to take medicine, Cheng Mian poured water for him. These things he often did in the hospital, he did not feel unfamiliar at all at the moment.

Old He couldn't help feeling a little emotional, looking at the heat rising from the cup, he asked, "Cheng Mian, will you always treat us with a smile?"

The sudden question made Cheng Mian startled.

Lao He looked at him, smiled faintly, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became more obvious: "There is only one girl in our family, and you kidnapped her with a letter. You have to treat her well."

Is this a promise?An indescribable joy and excitement welled up from the bottom of my heart, but before Cheng Mian could speak, he was scalded by the hot water sloshing out of the cup.He took a hissing breath, and quickly put the cup on the coffee table. Lao He laughed twice, took the cup steadily, and went to the room to get the medicine.

Cheng Mian looked at the hot red spot on the tiger's mouth, but the corners of his mouth slowly opened, reflecting the sunlight outside the window, looking extraordinarily bright.

After a while, He Xiao came out from the kitchen, and Lao He said that he would take a lunch break in due course, and asked her to send Cheng Mian downstairs for him.

Cheng Mian got up to say goodbye, but was suddenly stopped by Lao He before leaving the door.Under his surprised eyes, Lao He pointed to his pocket: "What is in this pocket? It's been here for so long, and I still refuse to take it out."

Following his line of sight, Cheng Mian smiled, and took out a pair of epaulets and shield armbands from his pocket, standard 07 style.

Lao He took it and held it in his hand, rubbing it carefully: "This 07 style is more neat and beautiful than our military uniform at that time!"

He called Cheng Mian forward, replaced the epaulets on his shoulders with his own hands, and after putting the armbands on neatly, his eyes swept over the cap badge, collar flower, qualification badge and name tag one by one, with the gentleness and warmth of someone who passed by. calm.As a person who has been a soldier for more than ten years, he is still full of nostalgia for the army.But now time has polished his unwillingness, and he can finally feel relieved.He patted Cheng Mian on the shoulder: "Let's go, work hard."

Cheng Mian raised his hand as a military salute: "Yes!"

He Xiao sent Cheng Mian downstairs, and when he reached the courtyard of the community, Cheng Mian stopped, raised his head, and sighed.

"Why are you sighing?" He Xiao looked at him amusedly.

Cheng Mian looked melancholy: "I'm sorry, you see, my mother didn't say a few words to me today."

This change was quick enough, He Xiao gave him a reproachful look: "It's not all because of your own opinion."

Cheng Mian stared at her flushed eyes, and couldn't help asking: "What's the matter with the eyes, have you been crying?"

He Xiao dodged his outstretched hand and said nothing.Cheng Mian probably guessed that it was Ms. Tian who said something to her.But since she didn't speak, he didn't ask either.Holding her hand, the two walked forward side by side.

Today is a rare good weather in City B after so many days of snowfall. The sky is high and wide, and there are no clouds in the sky.The sun shone straight down, making He Xiao's eyes hard to open.She rested her forehead with her hand and looked up at the blue sky.Cheng Mian also stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at her, and saw her smile at him faintly.

"You know what my mom said to me in the kitchen just now?"

"What?" Cheng Mian was a little nervous for not knowing why she suddenly mentioned it.

He Xiao blinked: "She said that being a military wife is very hard. She has endured for so long and doesn't want me to be like her."

These words hit the nail on the head, and Cheng Mian didn't know what to say for a moment.

He Xiao looked at his suddenly heavy face, and curled the corners of her lips a little slyly: "But my mother also said, it's hard to find someone as reliable as you."

Cheng Mian paused, took her hand and turned around to leave.

He Xiao was startled: "What are you doing?"

Cheng Mian shouted at the top of his voice without looking back: "Get the certificate!"

He Xiao was stunned for a moment, then laughed, letting him pull her forward.Under the bright sunshine, she followed him faster and faster, farther and farther away.Until the long winter, until spring comes again.

Description
I published the book "Your Promise, My Ocean" (ISBN: 2012) in China Overseas Chinese Publishing House in July 7, which was loved by readers.When the new book is published, since the characters in the book are closely related to those in the new book (the hero of the two books is a comrade-in-arms), I would like to ask readers for their opinions. After the new book is finished, I will add an extra episode of this book. I hope readers and friends will be satisfied.Hereby explain.

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