Chapter 9: The Calm Before the Storm

  When the storm comes, Feng Aijun's home is like this.

  The storm is still in its formative stage, and during the process of formation, there will be a temporary calm, with no wind or movement of trees. However, beneath this surface calm, enormous energy is gathering.

  The whole family is now in the living room, with Feng Qiuyu and Feng Meimei sitting on the sofa facing the door. On the side sofa sits Feng Aijun, while opposite Feng Qiuyu and her sister are Wang Xihong and Feng Jiefang.

  Hongqiu Yu wearing a military uniform, Hongqiu Yu in a military uniform is really beautiful and majestic.

  Compared to Feng Qiuyu, Feng Mei is a delicate and lovely girl. She has a petite build, a pair of long and narrow eyes that are absolutely phoenix-like, and pink lips that shine brightly without needing any lipstick. If Feng Qiuyu's beauty is a kind of heroic and majestic beauty, then Feng Mei's charm is another story altogether. Feng Mei's beauty is of a different type, she sits quietly on the sofa, her eyes glancing at this and that, not saying a word, but speaking volumes with her gaze.

  The play is no longer fun to perform.

  Wang Xi Hong coughed once, and immediately the whole family fell silent.

  Wang Xihong said: "Today we hold a family meeting, four-fifths of our family are from the army, and the only one who is not is a university student. The army emphasizes democracy and fairness, whenever something happens, we first hold a meeting to solve it. Your father's glorious tradition will be carried on by me."

  Wang Xirong glanced at Feng Jiefang, who used his eyes to indicate "you say it, you're the host of today's meeting".

  Wang Xihong said: "Then I'll get straight to the point and not beat around the bush. Autumn Rain, tell me about your affair with Ying Tianlong."

  Hong Qiuyu's expression was calm, Hong Qiuyu already knew the main topic of today's family meeting, which was to interrogate her and ask her to confess honestly about her romantic relationship with Ying Tianlong. This Ying Tianlong had caused big trouble and now nobody knew where he was. These days, Hong Qiuyu also couldn't eat or sleep well, thinking of ways to get someone to find out about Ying Tianlong, but that person had been beaten up, if you could even call him human.

  Feng Qiuyu really didn't know the whole story of what happened, if she did, she would go to Longguan Village, kneel in front of Ying Jicheng and Ying Fengju's graves, call out "Dad, sister", add some soil and burn incense sticks, it can be considered as fulfilling her filial piety. But unfortunately, this Ying Tianlong didn't even give her the chance, he himself ran back home to take revenge. She was already unhappy in her heart, when Wang Xihong mentioned Ying Tianlong's name she became annoyed, especially when her mother mentioned her and Ying Tianlong's affairs with an unfriendly attitude, Feng Qiuyu was furious, and replied angrily: "What are you talking about? People don't even know where he is, whether he's dead or alive, even if he's going to be shot immediately, there should be a conclusion, what are those people in the military court eating, taking salary but not doing their job."

  Feng Qiuyu's words stunned everyone, especially Wang Xihong. She had thought that her daughter would either deny or argue, or simply cry a few tears - after all, for women, tears are the best weapon. Feng Jiefang couldn't bear to see Feng Mei wipe away tears; whenever Feng Mei cried, the whole household was thrown into chaos, and even reasonable things became unreasonable.

  Feng Qiuyu was not aware of the severity of the problem, even when discussing friends, now her boyfriend has been detained by a military court for such a big thing, she did not learn from it, and instead said in front of everyone at home that the people in the military court do not know what they are doing, taking their salary without working. Okay, until now she is still siding with Ying Tianlong.

  Wang Xirong couldn't go on and looked at Feng Jiefang with a pleading expression.

  Feng Jiefang looked at Feng Qiuyu, he liked Feng Mei, not that he didn't like Feng Qiuyu, both sides of the hand are flesh. Feng Qiuyu looks like him, and his personality is also like him. When doing things, he is vigorous and fiery, in the hospital year after year as an advanced individual, has just been promoted to head nurse, unlike her beautiful and smooth appearance, her inner heart is too fierce.

  Feng Jiefang said: "Autumn Rain, do you know what crime Ying Tianlong has committed this time?"

  Feng Qiuyu said, "Dad, don't scare me, it's not a capital offense anyway."

  Feng Jiefang said: "Whether it's a capital offense or not, the military court will decide. Even if he doesn't deserve to die, can he still wear this military uniform? If he can't, after being discharged and returning home, his family is already gone. His deceased father only left him with a house and land. He definitely won't be able to find work, so he'll have to become a farmer, working from dawn till dusk. Have you thought about it? Can you bear the huge pressure of such a life? Can you handle the heavy physical labor?"

  Three questions, Feng Xiang raised three questions.

  Wang Xi Hong secretly praised him, the old man was indeed a general, his words were of high level, unlike himself who was blindly boasting.

  The autumn rain fell silent.

  Young people in their first love are blind to the life that follows, so it's said that young people in their first love have a layer of gauze over their eyes, and this wonderful gauze only shows them the beautiful side. But for Feng Qiuyu, it doesn't work. As for Feng Qiuyu, her intentions are upright, and her vision is sharp. Growing up in a high-ranking official's household from a young age, she has been exposed to many things, seen and heard much about human emotions, warmth, and the harsh realities of life. Her resistance is strong.

  Logically speaking, the person chosen by Feng Qiuyu will never be wrong.

  Ying Tianlong's incident disrupted her peace of mind, Ying Tianlong's actions were not his fault, instantly losing two loved ones, unable to reason and seeking revenge with a gun. Feng Qiuyu secretly cried after learning about the whole thing, crying so hard that she was dazed, crying for several days without daring to return home because her eyes were red and swollen.

  She didn't care about Tianlong's family property or wealth. What did he have? Except for his military uniform, a few salaries as a low-ranking officer, and nothing else. But what he had was something that even billionaires couldn't buy with their money: the spirit of being a real man, standing tall and unwavering; his honest and kind character; and his clear distinction between love and hate. Feng Qiuyu really didn't think about the future. Tianlong was a key figure in the army's training program. If not for this incident, he might be on his way to military school now, and after returning, he would continue to rise through the ranks and become an elite in the army. Their story would have been one of smooth sailing.

  Everything is now in disarray.

  Father's three questions are very practical, and Feng Xiaoyu is good at analysis and quickly grasping the essence of the problem. This has benefited his children greatly, even Wang Xiyong has learned from it. The three differences that Wang Xiyong analyzed for Feng Qiuyu and Ying Tianlong were well-reasoned.

  Hong Qiu Yu fixed her gaze on her own brother Hong Ai Jun.

  Ying Tianlong is your subordinate, you two are so close that you can't even wear one pair of pants. Now Ying Tianlong has gotten into trouble, it was you who brought him back, and also you who instigated him to fire that shot. Now you know he almost became your brother-in-law, as for how much "almost", it's hard to say whether this "almost" can become "not almost". You're not unfamiliar with your sister's temper, she won't easily make a decision on something, nor will she easily negate something. What do you think we should do?

  Feng Aijun read everything from Feng Qiuyu's eyes.

  Feng Aijun is in trouble.

  Feng Qiuyu and Ying Tianlong were secretly dating, which was completely unexpected. This kid had been by his side day and night, sharing joys and sorrows, doing confidential work so well, yet he had no idea that Feng Qiuyu was secretly friends with his own sister under his nose. If word got out, it would be a joke. If Ying Tianlong didn't get into trouble, he would have to drag him out for a good beating. The two of them having conflicts, the best way to resolve it was to fight it out on the playground.

  Now there is no chance to find him and have a fight.

  Depressed.

  Feng Qiuyu was staring at him, not just Feng Qiuyu, but also Feng Mei, Wang Xihong, and Feng Jiefang, the whole family was staring at him. You can't let Xu Shou enter Cao's camp without saying a word.

  It seems that Feng Qiuyu has made up her mind to follow Ying Tianlong. The three questions my father asked were very realistic, and it's not an insurmountable obstacle that can't be overcome. After all, there's the classic story of the carp jumping over the dragon gate. My dad used to tell us this story when we were young. The carp jumping over the dragon gate means that people should strive for higher goals and have ambition. However, Feng Qiuyu is not jumping up, she's jumping down. But based on her personality, it's not like she can't do it.

  Feng Aijun's eyes even saw such a picture, in the endless fields, a tall man with a big bundle of firewood on his back, bent and sweaty, behind him was a woman holding a child less than a year old, followed by another one, with a basket on her arm, inside were water, dry food and so on. As they got closer, it turned out to be Ying Tianlong, the woman was Feng Qiuyu, Feng Qiuyu had become a rural woman, with a dark face.

  Feng Ai Jun didn't dare look down again.

  Fighting requires preparation, Sun Tzu's Art of War says, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles." It means we need to understand the opponent's strength, psychology, and direction of attack first. When doing ideological work, we also need to understand the other party's psychology and the process of what happened, right? Both Dad and Mom neglected the most important question: why does Feng Qiuyu like Ying Tianlong?

  Why does Hong Qiuyu like Ying Tianlong? Why are two people who can't be together in the first place together now? Once we understand the situation, it's better to take targeted measures than to use strong tactics here. Thinking of this, Hong Aijun asked Hong Qiuyu: "Qiuyu, what do you like about Ying Tianlong?"

  Feng Qiuyu was taken aback, then replied "Do you have to say it?"

  Feng Aijun nodded.