These past events are like a knife, opening up the scars in her heart at any time.

Seeing this, Ran Qiuye took out the jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Yang Xiaotao.

Seeing the jade pendant, the old man took it tremblingly, and then Zhang Qing handed over the other half.

Lao Jin held half of the jade pendant, and the two of them worked hard to put the two halves of the jade pendant together.

After a while, the woman lay in Lao Jin's arms, crying happily.

"Lao Jin, I found it, I found it."

"I know I know."

The two hugged each other, and Yang Xiaotao and others felt uncomfortable watching it.

The pain of losing a child cannot be understood by those who have not experienced it.

This kind of self-blame will only become more profound as time goes by, until it becomes a deep regret.

Fortunately, this regret has been made up for a little bit.

After waiting for a while, everyone began to talk about what happened over the years.

"I heard from dad that when mom came to Sijiu City, she was alone..."

"Later, the root cause of the disease fell into the body, and he passed away not long after."

"Later, dad was responsible for rescuing the machine..."

"Later on, I had a family, and now I have children."

Yang Xiaotao spoke slowly, from the low tone at the beginning to the high self-confidence at the end. As everyone listened, they seemed to see a sensible and strong young man walking step by step, stepping on all the hardships and difficulties under his feet.

Next to her, Ran Qiuye raised a proud smile. This was his lover and her lifelong pride.

During dinner, there was a large put together table with people sitting around it.

The two old men sat at the head, and Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye were pulled close to the old man, followed by Zhang Wu and his wife, on the men's side, and on the women's and children's side, there were more than ten people.

The meals are all prepared, including fish, meat, and specially made noodles.

There are two old people here, and there are rules and no rules at the table.

Yang Xiaotao sat next to Lao Jin. The old man didn't talk much, and he didn't know what to say. He simply used a man's way of expressing his feelings.

"Grandpa, grandma."

Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass and said, "My grandson didn't expect that this day would come."

"I would like to propose a toast to you two. I wish you good health, happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."

After hearing this, Lao Jin picked up the wine glass, and his wife beside him also picked up the glass.

"Xiao Tao, your grandma and I have made up for the regrets we have had in this life."

"In the future, you should come and see us more often."

"Definitely, definitely come often."

The three of them drank and opened up the conversation, and with the noise of the children, it quickly became lively.

After a while, Ran Qiuye and the others led the children to the back room, leaving the scene to Yang Xiaotao and the others.

"Grandpa, this is Erguotou from Sijiucheng..."

"Uncle, this is Lao Baigan..."

"Big brother and second brother, try this. I brought it back from the northwest..."

…

After the wine table dispersed, Yang Xiaotao returned to the arranged room.

Everyone has work, and today is not a day off, so they all took time off.

Especially the two brothers Zhang Kangzhan, Yang Xiaotao finally knew why the two brothers had dark skin.

It's no surprise that we were on the boat in the wind and sun all day long.

In addition, the current ones are all larger gunboats, so everyone knows what the living conditions are like.

The only thing that can persist on the ship, apart from faith, is the love in my heart!

I was able to come and meet him because of the reputation of Zhang Wu as the "leader".

Fortunately, their homes are not far away.

Of course, the two of them were helped into the car and slept in the seats.

Their wives are also workers and have to return to work.

So we went back together, and there was someone to take care of us.

Back in the house, Yang Xiaotao saw that the three children had fallen asleep, and Ran Qiuye was sitting beside him combing his hair.

After getting off the train, I haven’t tidied up yet.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and took the comb, standing behind Ran Qiuye and combing it gently, "You must be tired!"

"good!"

"By the way, this is a gift from grandma and the others!"

Ran Qiuye said as he opened a small box in front of him. There were two watches and a pair of silver bracelets inside.

"My aunt gave me the watch. I said we all have it, but she said it was a benefit in the factory and she insisted on giving it to me!"

Yang Xiaotao took a look at the watch. It was a shock-proof watch in Shanghai. He knew that his aunt worked in a watch factory, so these things were relatively easy.

Of course, the industrial coupons and money spent will not be saved.

"The silver bracelet was given to me by my grandma, she said it belongs to my mother!"

Yang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the small bracelet. It was simple in style, and the surface was a little gray due to oxidation. It should be an old item.

"Since it's my mother's, just keep it away!"

Ran Qiuye nodded.

Then the two of them discussed the next arrangements and went to bed to rest.

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"If you can't drink, don't show off!"

On the other side, Jin Pingping helped Zhang Wu stagger through the door, then fell down on the bed.

Looking at his man lying on the bed unable to open his eyes, he was cursing, but in his heart he was concerned.

"Are all northern men so good at drinking?"

Zhang Wu was so drunk that he no longer remembers how much he drank.

I just remember that Yang Xiaotao picked up the wine glass. As an elder, he naturally had to put on airs, and he was also a bit strong-willed and could not lose face.

Everyone is struggling for breath, especially in today's situation.

In the military, this is especially important.

Otherwise, how could those two boys of ours get drunk?

Otherwise, my father-in-law could pull off his collar and sigh?

Those are all forcible!

But looking at Yang Xiaotao, his side was "killed" one after another. Although he smelled of alcohol, he could still stand and walk in a straight line, which made him doubt his life.

"This kid, there's a reason why he's able to reach this point!"

Zhang Wu drank some water and felt that his throat was feeling better. Jin Pingping was sitting on the bed beside him, nodding sadly.

"Children from poor families have already become parents!"

"As a young man, he lost his mother and his father at a very young age. How can he survive in society without any experience?"

"This is all the result of hard work and suffering!"

"Look, in comparison, these two anti-war brothers are not as stable as him."

Zhang Wu nodded. Although his two boys did not grow crooked under their sticks, they were still a little worse than Yang Xiaotao.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Everyone has his or her own way, and we can't control that much."

Zhang Wu leaned on the bed and hugged his wife.

"However, with Xiaotao's connection, at least the two brothers have more opportunities."

"Bah, you are not stupid anymore!"

"Hehe, this is called great wisdom and foolishness..."

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Shanghai, hospital!
To be continued...