Chapter 257 Parents
“Second brother…?”
"Aid Korea..."
Lin Yuhang was standing at the door, carrying his luggage, looking at Song Yuanchao with a smile.
At this time, Chen Yuqin's voice came from the room: "Yuan Chao, is the old man back?"
"It's not uncle, it's my second brother who is back!" Song Yuanchao quickly took over Lin Yuhang's luggage and turned back to shout.
"Oh, it's Lao Er who's back... What! You... Who did you say was back?"
Chen Yuqin responded subconsciously at first, but she quickly reacted. Her voice suddenly became slightly trembling, and there was a hint of doubt in her surprise.
In an instant, Chen Yuqin, with flour on her hands, ran out in two steps. When she saw her youngest son Lin Yuhang standing at the door, she was stunned at first, and then tears fell.
"Mom... I'm back..." Lin Yuhang walked forward and saluted his mother with a standard military salute. When his hand just put down, Chen Yuqin grabbed Lin Yuhang's right hand with broken fingers, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Second brother, why did you come back so suddenly? Why didn't you even call me in advance? This hand... this hand... does it still hurt now?"
"It's not convenient to call the army, and it'll only be two or three days since I came back, so I didn't call. My hand doesn't hurt anymore, look, it's healed now, isn't it?" Lin Yuhang said with a smile.
"Second brother!" At this time, Lin Yan, who heard the voice, also ran over from the kitchen. Seeing Lin Yuhang, Lin Yan called him "Second brother" and then threw herself into Lin Yuhang's arms and cried.
Lin Yuhang smiled and touched Lin Yan's head: "Silly girl, why are you crying when you meet? You are still crying like when you were a child. Now you are a grown-up girl and you are still crying? Isn't it embarrassing?"
"I'm going to cry! I'm going to cry!" Lin Yan, who is usually quiet, acted like a child in Lin Yuhang's arms today, crying tears like raindrops.
"Okay, okay, just cry for a few times. If you keep crying, your brother's clothes will get wet." Lin Yuhang said with a helpless smile.
After wiping away her tears, Lin Yan realized that her tears had wet a large area of Lin Yuhang's chest . She blushed in embarrassment, and then, like Chen Yuqin, her eyes fell on Lin Yuhang's left eye and right hand.
Lin Yuhang's right hand is missing its index and middle fingers, and his left eye was blinded by shrapnel on the battlefield. He now has a prosthetic eye. Although the prosthetic eye looks similar to a real eye at first glance, the difference can be clearly felt upon closer inspection, because the denture cannot rotate like a real eye and does not have the same luster as a real eye.
"Brother, your eyes and hands..."
"It's okay, it's all over. Isn't he fine now?" Lin Yuhang said with a smile. Chen Yuqin was wiping her tears. Her youngest son had always been strong-willed and had a bright future in the army, but now everything was gone. Not only did he suffer from an irreparable disability, he also had to leave his beloved army.
But compared to the emotional Lin Yan, Chen Yuqin quickly returned to normal. As early as the news of Lin Yuhang's injury came, Chen Yuqin was mentally prepared for today. As a cadre, a cadre who had been educated and trained by the organization for many years, although Chen Yuqin felt sad for Lin Yuhang now, no matter what, compared to those soldiers who died on the battlefield, Lin Yuhang finally returned safely.
Lin Yuhang's return home surprised everyone. After entering the house, Chen Yuqin put down the dumplings she was making and made a bowl of noodles for Lin Yuhang.
In the north, there is a custom of welcoming the long and sending the short. In simple terms, it means eating dumplings when you enter the house and giving dumplings when you leave. Making a bowl of noodles for your son represents welcoming the child's return and also expresses the mother's deep love for her son.
Lin Yuhang smiled as he smelled the delicious noodles. He hadn't eaten noodles made by his mother for many years, and today he finally tasted the taste of his mother again.
Seeing Lin Yuhang eating happily, Chen Yuqin also had a smile on her face. But when she noticed that Lin Yuhang held the chopsticks with his left hand, Chen Yuqin couldn't help feeling heartbroken again.
Just after finishing his noodles and before he had time to clean up, Lin Daoyuan came back. He was also stunned when he saw Lin Yuhang standing up from the living room to greet him. When his eyes fell on Lin Yuhang's left eye and right hand, even the usually serious Lin Yuhang couldn't help but reveal tenderness and warmth in his eyes.
"You're back?"
"Dad, I'm back!"
"Are you all healed?"
"All is well!"
"Have you completed all the formalities at the military?"
"It's done!"
"Good!" Lin Daoyuan looked at his son, raised his hand and patted Lin Yuhang's shoulders twice: "Boy, you didn't embarrass your father, not bad!"
"Thank you, Dad..." Lin Yuhang replied with a smile, feeling warm in his heart. As the sons of Lin Daoyuan, he and Lin Jianhang have been growing up under the strict requirements of Lin Daoyuan. Compared with their mother, Lin Daoyuan as a father has always been a strict father in their hearts, and the words his father said to him today are the best compliment to Lin Yuhang, which makes Lin Yuhang happier than being commended and awarded in the army.
After dinner, everyone sat down in the living room. Song Yuanchao handed cigarettes to Lin Daoyuan and Lin Yuhang, father and son, and helped them light them, then sat quietly beside them.
After taking a puff of cigarette, Lin Daoyuan glanced at his son, thought for a moment and said, "You did a good job in the army, but now you have left the army. From now on, all the glory and achievements you had before are in the past. When you return to the local area, you have to start all over again. Do you have the confidence to do this?"
"Old Lin, this is your home, not your office. You're giving your son a political lesson right after he comes back?" Chen Yuqin rolled her eyes at Lin Daoyuan in dissatisfaction. Has this old man become stupid because of his official duties? Is it fun to say this to your son?
"Mom, Dad said this for my own good, as a reminder. Dad is right!" Lin Yuhang quickly explained for Lin Daoyuan. Chen Yuqin was immediately furious. She was thinking about her son but he didn't agree? She was helping the old man? What was this?
Chen Yuqin, who was furious, simply stopped talking and sat aside, ignoring the father and son. However, she still kept her ears perked up, listening carefully to their conversation.
"Dad, I understand what you mean. I have thought about it carefully before writing the report, and I am prepared for it." Lin Yuhang answered Lin Daoyuan's question neither arrogantly nor humbly. Listening to his answer, Lin Daoyuan nodded slightly.
"Do you have any ideas about your work arrangements when you return?" Lin Daoyuan asked.
"I don't have any ideas, but I still want to do something practical." Lin Yuhang replied. Chen Yuqin, who had been silent before, couldn't help but said, "Son, you don't have to think too much about this. Mom has already thought about it for you. Come back and rest at home for a few days and take good care of yourself. As for work, there is no rush. You are a combat hero and a battalion-level cadre in the army. You can find a good job when you return to the local area for both public and private reasons. Mom will make the decision for you on this matter."
"Mom, there's no need for that. In fact, any job is fine. But like Dad and I said, I want to do something practical. If I just find a quiet place to sit in the office every day, drink tea and read newspapers, there's no need for me to change my career."
"Kid, what's wrong with you sitting in an office..." Chen Yuqin frowned and was about to say something else, but at this time Lin Daoyuan coughed, interrupting Chen Yuqin's thoughts.
"There's no rush. Your mother was right just now. Now that you're back, you should rest at home for a few days and take good care of yourself before considering work."
Chen Yuqin felt comfortable with these words, and her husband's expression became much better for her. This old man finally understood something. These were the words of a human being. He shouldn't always have a stern face at work and act like a business person when he got home. Who are you showing this to at home?
Suddenly, Chen Yuqin remembered something and asked Lin Yuhang about Luo Lin.
"Mom, why did you mention her suddenly?" Lin Yuhang didn't expect Chen Yuqin to ask about Luo Lin, and asked him whether he had contacted Luo Lin in recent days, and whether their relationship had reached that level.
When Lin Yuhang heard his mother asking him this, he couldn't help but blush and looked a little embarrassed even though he was a soldier.
"What's wrong with asking? Linlin is not an outsider. I watched her grow up. She is no different from Yan Zi. Besides, we as parents have known for a long time that Linlin likes you. You are not a child anymore. Now you have retired. Since you have left the army, you have to think about your life-long affairs. If you are not anxious, I am anxious to hold my grandchildren ! If I don't count on you, how can I count on your brother? He is struggling in the army every day. There is not even a female around him. How can you count on him? Forget it!"
As she spoke, Chen Yuqin revealed a complaining expression. Both of her sons were nearly thirty years old, but they were still not married. People of their age had already started families, and the older children were just playing around. As a mother, how could Chen Yuqin not be anxious watching this?
"This matter... let's talk about this later..." Beads of sweat appeared on Lin Yuhang's forehead. Even when he was on the battlefield, he never felt so pressured to face his mother's questions.
"Why should we delay? Linlin is not a child anymore. I ran into her mother a few days ago and talked to her for a while. I heard that she will also be returning from the military. It's just right. If you young people have no objection, we, as the elders, will decide this matter for you. When Linlin comes back, I will go to Lao Luo with your father to propose marriage, and then we can find a time to get this done. "
"Mom...I...I..." Lin Yuhang was sweating profusely. How could this suddenly be brought up? It caught him off guard.
"Brother, you don't think that Luo Lin is not worthy of you, do you?" Lin Yan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but ask. Luo Lin was her best friend and good friend. If Luo Lin could marry Lin Yuhang, as a friend and sister, Lin Yan would agree wholeheartedly.
This was a good thing. Lin Yuhang's hesitant look made Lin Yan lose her patience and she asked directly without any politeness.
"What are you talking about? How can you have such an idea? If you want to talk about who is worthy of whom, then it is me who is not worthy of Rowling. I am a cripple now..."
"What's wrong with being disabled? My son is disabled for the country, and he's also a war hero!" Without waiting for Lin Yuhang to finish his words, Chen Yuqin interrupted indignantly, leaving Lin Yuhang at a loss for how to answer.
Helpless, Lin Yuhang could only look to Lin Daoyuan for help, hoping that Lin Daoyuan could say a few words for him. But who would have thought that Lin Daoyuan took a puff of cigarette, glanced at his son, stood up and said, "Linlin is a good girl, you kid, don't let her down in the future. Okay, I have something else to do, you guys chat."
After saying that, Lin Daoyuan walked towards the study room while Lin Yuhang was stunned. Then the door of the study room closed and his father disappeared.
