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Six tickets, split into two seats. Qiaoqiao and Zhou Wenhui sat in row 19, seat number 6 and number 7 respectively.

The two held hands and watched their first movie after getting married.

Zhou Wenhui used to watch a lot of movies, and Qiaoqiao had also seen some. When the brigade hired a projectionist to show movies in the brigade, the crowds were huge. Once, Qiaoqiao was pushed into the pond, but luckily a kind person jumped in and pulled her out.

For safety reasons, Qiaoqiao is only allowed to go with her brother when the team shows movies from now on.

It was only through holding hands like this, with her brother protecting her tightly, that she was able to watch "Shangganling" and "Railway Guerrillas" again and again...

Today's movie is different; it has romance.

A short while later, Yu Fu sat down next to Zhou Wenhui with a sly look on his face, afraid that Qiaoqiao would find out.

There were also three seats on Zhou Zhonghai's side. Sister Hu and Luo Meiyun sat together, taking care of their grandson.

The movie begins with the Zhao family, already struggling with poverty, selling their daughter Xiaohua because they can't get enough to eat. The older brother cries for his sister.

While Zhao's parents were grieving, Uncle He, who guarded the mountain, brought them an orphan left behind by the Red Army.

The Zhao family adopted the baby girl and named her Xiaohua.

The scene shifts to a People's Liberation Army unit passing through Xiaohua's hometown, where Xiaohua searches for her brother who joined the revolution in the crowd.

At this moment, the theme song begins: "Sister searches for brother, tears streaming down her face; her heart is filled with sorrow, filled with sorrow, for her brother is nowhere to be found. She gazes longingly for her loved one, through countless seasons of blooming and withering flowers… Ah… she gazes longingly for her loved one, through countless seasons of blooming and withering flowers…"

The gentle and affectionate singing voice inevitably drew Qiaoqiao into a sad mood. Isn't the brother-sister relationship in the movie just like the brother-sister relationship between her and her brother?

Grandpa was criticized, and Dad and Mom were locked up to write self-criticisms. In the pitch-black night, only her brother protected and comforted her.

Qiaoqiao cried. In the movie, when people kept calling her "brother," she didn't see Zhao Yongsheng, but her own brother Yang Zheng.

Zhou Wenhui stared coldly at the movie screen, expressionless.

Soon, Xiaohua, the younger sister, found out about her brother. He had been wounded in a battle and his whereabouts were unknown.

The film depicts Xiao Hua's brother arranging the retreat of his troops during the battle in the Dabie Mountains, while he fights desperately against the enemy to cover his comrades.

Qiaoqiao looked at Zhou Wenhui and saw that his body trembled and he stared at the movie stiffly. Qiaoqiao quickly grabbed Zhou Wenhui's hand, and he slowly relaxed.

What a familiar scene! The movie tells the story of the Red Army's resistance against Japan in 1930, while the border war that Zhou Wenhui personally participated in was just a few years ago.

War is cruel. Zhou Wenhui's brother was wounded and fell in the smoke of the Liberation War. His comrades-in-arms fell in the struggle to maintain peace.

Whether in the past or present, they are heroes.

Zhao Yongsheng survived and was rescued by his younger sister, He Cuigu, the female guerrilla captain. They escaped enemy fire and took Zhao Yongsheng to the rear for treatment.

In the dense jungle, He Cuigu and her guerrilla comrades carried Zhao Yongsheng up the steep steps. To keep the stretcher balanced, He Cuigu knelt down without hesitation as they moved forward.

At that moment, Qiaoqiao's hair stood on end, He Cuigu's knees were covered in blood, and then, the song "Ronghua," which Qiaoqiao had never heard before, resounded throughout the movie theater.

There is a beautiful flower in the world, the flower of youth in full bloom. Its unyielding spirit blossoms, its petals stained crimson with blood. Ah~ ah~ fluffy flowers, fluffy flowers, ah~ la~ its fragrance fills the mountainside...

Qiaoqiao's tears flowed for no reason. Zhou Wenhui's eyes reddened, and a sobbing sound came from next to him. Qiaoqiao looked and saw that it was Yu Fu.

The grown man was sobbing uncontrollably. When did he get sitting here?

Kang Jiang's singing was powerful yet gentle, quietly conveying the bond between the military and the people.

Soon, the sobbing in the movie theater grew louder and louder; who could remain unmoved?

The movie reached its climax when He Cuigu, Zhao Yongsheng's younger sister, was seriously injured during the liberation of the county town.

After the battle, the older brother came to the hospital to reunite with his younger sister, and flocks of peace doves flew up from the woods.

The familiar song "Ronghua" played again, and the movie ended.

No one left the cinema early. Until the film ended and the lights came on, the moviegoers left the cinema in silence, without uttering a sound.

Zhou Wenhui held Qiaoqiao's hand the whole time; he was holding the hand of his lover, the hand of his comrade-in-arms.

Outside the movie theater, Zhou Zhonghai, Luo Meiyun, and Hu Xiaomei waited for Qiaoqiao.

"Governor Zhou, if we squeeze in, we can all sit down. It's too late, there are no buses running."

Gu Quan's eyes were red; he was probably crying too.

"You drive Xiao Hu and Zhou Xiaowei home, and we'll go for a walk."

The whole family was moved to tears by the movie, while Zhou Xiaowei had already fallen asleep.

"There's still a long way to go."

"Let's go, our family hasn't taken a walk in a long time, let's go for a stroll together."

Zhou Zhonghai waved his hand, wanting to walk around and let the cold wind dissipate the passion in his heart.

Gu Quan drove Hu Xiaomei and Xiao Wei home, while Yu Fu followed behind the Zhou family, pushing his bicycle.

"I was too narrow-minded; I almost missed a great movie," Zhou Zhonghai said with a sigh of relief.

"Dad, do you think He Cuigu sacrificed herself in the end?" Qiaoqiao asked.

"inevitable!"

Luo Meiyun replied that, from a doctor's perspective, being shot multiple times in the back and subsequently falling into a coma was due to complications caused by the wounds.

In 1930, due to a lack of medicine, the injuries were severe and complications arose, making it difficult to save his life.

Qiaoqiao fell silent. The movie didn't provide an ending, leaving it to the audience's imagination, but her mother-in-law didn't leave her with any such imagination.

"Wenhui, don't you have anything to say?" Zhou Zhonghai looked at his son.

I'm at peace with it now.

"Letting go?"

"After returning from the battlefield, I often saw them in my dreams. Today, I want to tell my brothers that our sacrifice for the peace of the country was worthwhile. Because the people of the whole country remember us."

Zhou Wenhui faced the cold wind and took a deep breath. Today, his whole family could watch a movie together. This was the freedom that the war had brought them.

"Good lad, you're right. We are proud to be remembered by the people, to be remembered by the generations of people who have worked tirelessly to achieve the peace we enjoy today."

Zhou Zhonghai had one hand on Zhou Wenhui's shoulder; they looked exactly like brothers.

"However, our country is still very poor and we still need to work hard. But no matter how difficult it is, it is not as bad as war. We must have confidence."

This was Zhou Zhonghai's way of encouraging himself.

"Dad, you're amazing! Today, there were so many vendors selling melon seeds, peanuts, and cigarettes outside the movie theater. If it weren't for you, they wouldn't have any way to make a living," Qiaoqiao praised sincerely.

"Hehe, yes, I wanted to buy Xiaowei two cents worth of sunflower seeds, but your mother disagreed, saying that eating sunflower seeds while watching a movie is uncivilized. Compared to your mother, my personal manners need improvement." Zhou Zhonghai laughed heartily, his eyes full of happiness.

"Commander, your experience on the battlefield back then must have been just as intense as in the movies, right?"

Yu Fu asked abruptly, and the whole family fell silent.

"To be honest, real war is far more brutal than in the movies. In the final battle, I was surrounded by comrades covered in blood and gore. We won, and it was a very heroic victory." After a long silence, Zhou Zhonghai said in a low voice.

"Of the sixteen comrades in my class, fifteen were on top of me. I pushed them away one by one, and none of them were breathing." Zhou Wenhui choked up, unable to control his sobs.

"Fifteen comrades built a living barrier for you with their bodies. Wenhui, you must live well. Living is to create value, to ensure that the descendants of the sacrificed comrades can eat their fill, dress warmly, and live a happy life," Luo Meiyun said gently but firmly.

"I'm sorry, Brother Wenhui, I shouldn't have asked. It brought back painful memories for you." Yu Fu felt extremely guilty.

"It's alright, because I've never forgotten."

Zhou Wenhui looked resolutely into the distance. To survive and fulfill the unfulfilled ambition of his comrades was also to be a hero.