Lei Zhengxiang is back

  "Hey, brother, didn't I tell you yesterday? My classmates and I are going to the front line to comfort the 29th Army!" Zhao Yitian said with a serious face.

  "You, what are you going to do in a war? That's the army's business. What can a little girl like you add but chaos?" Zhao Zhibang blocked his sister who was about to go out, but for a moment he didn't know how to persuade her.

  "Brother, how can you be like this? Haven't you heard of 'the country is prosperous, every individual has a responsibility'? If all Chinese people were like you, only knowing how to stay in the hospital and fiddle with those bottles and jars all day, China would quickly perish! Get out of my way and let me go!" Zhao Yidian had accompanied her sister-in-law to Tianjin during her pregnancy to visit Zhao Zhibang. As a pathology and bacteriology major, Zhao Zhibang's work in the laboratory was mostly spent interacting with bottles and jars. Zhao Yidian said this as she stomped her foot anxiously while looking at her brother, who wouldn't let her go out. Her words were like a heavy punch that struck Zhao Zhibang, leaving him stunned and speechless. As he stood there, his sister took advantage of the momentary distraction to squeeze past him and make a run for it.

  "What's all the commotion? Come back here, you kids! Running out at this time isn't causing trouble for the army?" At this point, Zhao Chuanfu, who had not spoken until now, stood up and threw away the cigarette butt that had already burned his fingers, saying sternly.

  "Father..." Although she was very close to her father in daily life, even more than her mother and brother, but her father's words still made Zhao Yitian stop in her tracks.

  "Stay inside and don't go anywhere!" Zhao Chuanfu said as he pulled Zhao Yitian hard into the house.

  "Dad!!!!!!" Although she was very reluctant, Zhao Yidian did not put up a fierce resistance and was dragged in by her father. She ran to the sofa, panting, and refused to speak again. Li Yu'e looked at her daughter with tears welling up in her eyes, unsure of what to do. Meanwhile, Xingzi stood by the dinner table, holding the clean chopsticks in her hand, hesitating about whether to call everyone over for breakfast. The whole family was silent, making the atmosphere in the house feel extremely oppressive and gloomy.

  "Just then, when everyone was silent, the doorbell rang outside the courtyard. The person outside was loudly shouting Zhao Chuanfu, and his voice seemed to be excited."

  "Oh, it's Uncle Lei! Please come in!" The person ringing the doorbell was Zhao Chuanfu's old friend from Beiping Police Station, Lei Zhengsheng. He had known Zhao Chuanfu for a long time due to his fondness for antiques, and since their homes were not far apart, they became friends after frequent visits.

  "Oh, Zhibang is back"

  "Oh dear, Brother Zhengsheng, I can finally see you. I've been out of your house several times and was told that you hadn't returned..."

  "Haha, busy, the battle ahead is fierce, and we old guys who usually only carry sticks are also given a rifle to prepare for it!" Lei Zhengyin was originally a straightforward person, and with his long-standing "friendship" with Zhao Chuanfu, he didn't hesitate to enter the house without waiting for an invitation.

  "Hey, what's wrong with Little Beauty today? She's been sulking since early morning. Did she get scolded or something?" Zhao Yidian teased, but to his surprise, this little girl didn't talk back to him like usual, instead treating him as if he was invisible air.

  "Oh my, you don't know this little troublemaker. She got up early in the morning and wanted to go out, saying she was going to visit the 29th Army with her classmates. This didn't let her show up while still holding a grudge." Because of her relationship with Lei Zhengsheng, Li Yu'e did not blame her daughter for her impolite behavior, but instead shook her head and smiled wryly at Lei Zhengsheng.

  "Haha, is that so? No wonder you're wearing this outfit early in the morning! Hehe, not bad, I didn't expect this little girl Yitian to have such guts, really living up to the saying 'a woman's hairpin can hold up a mountain'! Zhibang! I think you should learn from Yitian, when the country is in danger, a real man should be fighting on the battlefield to protect his family and country, what can you achieve by staying in the hospital wearing white clothes all day?!"

  Lei Zhengsheng and Zhao Chuanfu were around the same age, they had been soldiers together in Feng Yuxiang's Northwestern Army under Song Zheyuan's command for a few years. After the Northwestern Army was disbanded by Chiang Kai-shek, they retired from the army. Later, relying on their connections in the army, they found jobs at the Beiping Police Bureau. As a former soldier, Lei Zhengsheng was straightforward and spoke his mind, making Zhao Zhibang even more embarrassed after being scolded by his sister earlier. He could only smile awkwardly for a few moments.

  "Lei Shu, then you'll take me out of the front lines, right?" Hearing Lei Zheng's words, Zhao Yidian, who had been silent and expressionless, suddenly came to life, ran over, grabbed onto Lei Zheng's sleeve, and looked at him with shining eyes full of respect and admiration.

  "Yi Die, stop messing around..." Seeing Zhao Yi Die pleading with Lei Zheng Sheng, Li Yu E hurriedly stepped forward to scold her, fearing that if Lei Zheng Sheng really agreed, it would be troublesome.

  "Hehe, don't worry, little sister. Even if I wanted to take her there, there's no chance now!" Lei Zhengyin naturally knew Li Yu'e's concerns and patted Zhao Yidian's hand, smiling as he said this to Li Yu'e.

  "Zhèng Shēng brother, what do you mean by this?" Everyone became anxious upon hearing Léi Zhèng Shēng's words and wanted to know what was going on.

  "Old Zhao, I heard you came to my house several times looking for me. I guessed you must have come to ask about the current situation, so as soon as I got home, I rushed over to give you an update. Yesterday afternoon, Japan itself had already verbally announced a ceasefire with us, and it seems that negotiations began last night. It's likely that little Japan was beaten into submission by our 29th Army, plus two divisions of the Central Plains Army have also arrived after the war started. Maybe this battle can't be fought after all? Haha, so I've hung up my gun and come back with my walking stick."

  "Oh, I see. That's why it's been so quiet these past few days..." Li Yu'e said thoughtfully as she looked at her daughter, now finally relieved.

  "Trouble you, Brother Zheng Sheng, to personally run an errand is really making me feel uneasy." Zhao Chuanfu's mood improved a lot after hearing Lei Zhengsheng's words, of course the main reason was still because he heard that 'Japan' itself had been beaten into submission.

  "Hey, why are we still being so polite? But this Japan and China will eventually have a life-and-death battle, one of us must die. Unfortunately, I'm old now, Zhi Bang, the rise and fall of our country will depend on you young people in the future! Alright, I'm leaving, it's been many days since I've returned home, there are still many things waiting to be done, so I'll take my leave!"