Chapter 70: Peace
He Shu has read many books. He studies well and can remember all the knowledge in the textbooks.
He didn't have any obvious bias in his studies. Even though he was a science student, he studied history very seriously.
But he never thought that his grandfather's family was a military family with four generations in the army.
Especially the older generation, who had participated in many famous battles, things that He Shu had read about in history books.
"So my aunt is also..."
The old man nodded: "Your aunt is also a good child, but she has wasted her whole life and still hasn't started a family."
He Shu was silent again, he didn't know what to say.
Everything he saw and what his grandfather said shocked him so much that he needed time to calm down.
As for the resistance that had arisen before because of my mother's affairs, it no longer exists.
Nothing is more worthy of respect than these people. Even if his grandfather knew about his affair with his mother and ignored them, He Shu felt that he could not be said to be cold-blooded and heartless.
It’s just that the people of the Qi family dedicated everything to the motherland.
A family full of loyal heroes, this is the Qi family...
Zhu Yu came back from outside and saw Qi Zhijun sitting in the living room in a daze. Then he heard the old man talking in the small hall.
She walked to the small hall and looked inside. A boy about 1.78 meters tall, wearing a camouflage training suit and a hat, was standing next to the old man and talking.
The medicine in Zhu Yu's hand fell to the ground. She, who never went into the small hall, rushed in quickly and hugged He Shu.
"Guangxing, you're back?"
"Son, my son is back!"
He Shu was startled and tried to break free, but the woman held him tightly, with such force that he almost couldn't breathe.
Qi Zhijun also followed in and forcefully separated the two: "Xiaoyu, look carefully... this is not Guangxing, let go..."
"No?" Zhu Yu's eyes were confused for a moment, then he loosened his arms and reached out to hold He Shu's face.
Only then did He Shu see clearly the woman in front of him. She was an aunt who looked to be in her forties or fifties and had a dazed look.
Zhu Yu's gaze gradually focused on He Shu's face, and her eyes made He Shu's heart palpitate.
What kind of look is that?
From being confused to being clear-headed, after seeing He Shu clearly, all he saw was dead silence. For the first time, He Shu felt from a person's eyes what it meant to feel hopeless.
This time when Qi Zhijun pulled her, she didn't use much force. She let go of her hand very lightly and was pulled out of the small hall.
The old man sighed and said, "Xiao Shu, this is your aunt, don't be afraid, she is not usually like this."
"After your brother Guangxing passed away, your aunt was a little...she usually didn't come here and didn't dare to look at the things Guangxing left behind."
"She thought you were her brother, that's why she lost her composure... Your brother Guangxing revealed his identity when he was on a mission in Wanta..."
"His body has not been found until now... Your uncle and I went to the border to pick him up. We didn't dare let your aunt see it and cremated him directly."
"So she always said Guangxing was not dead. Sometimes when she saw someone who looked like him, she would get confused and think that Guangxing had returned."
Qi was not found... He Shu felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. He turned his head to look at Qi Guangxing's photo and felt it difficult to breathe.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go sit outside with grandpa for a while."
He Shu saw the old man walking out with a staggering gait, and hurriedly supported his arm. The two returned to the living room and sat on the sofa.
"He Shu, although your last name is He, you also have the blood of my Qi family. Your uncle hopes that you can come back and train with him in the army."
The old man took He Shu's hand and patted it gently: "Grandpa used think the same way. Joining the army for generations is the inheritance of the Qi family. But after you came to Dadu, grandpa no longer thinks so."
"There is no shortage of people in our Qi family who sacrificed their lives for the country. The sacrifices of several generations are enough to give you a stable life. Just live your life as you like."
"Just come to grandpa's place often in the future and keep me company. This is also your home."
The old man patted He Shu's head affectionately: "You are the only one left among the younger generation..."
It took a long time for my aunt to come down with my uncle, and she looked much more normal.
She took He Shu's hand, took off his hat, and smiled.
"Xiaoshu, what do you like to eat? Your aunt will make it for you tonight."
"I...I can do anything."
My aunt smiled and said, "It's great that you're not picky about food. Wait a minute, I'll go buy some groceries."
Zhu Yu went out happily. He Shu looked at her worriedly, but grandpa said it was okay.
He Shu has already changed his name to calling him grandpa, the only one he hasn't called him uncle yet.
Qi Zhijun frowned: "Why? Do you have any problem with me?"
"No." He Shu was still traumatized by the training he received from his uncle Qi Zhijun, and was a little afraid of him.
"Hmph, don't act like a little girl. You can raise your opinions if you have any, but if you want others to think highly of you, you need to have the ability yourself."
Grandpa seemed to be annoyed with my uncle and tapped his cane: "How many years of extra food have you eaten? Compared to a child, you are not embarrassed."
My uncle didn't say anything and just held his breath.
"Xiao Shu, stay at grandpa's house tonight. I'll ask your uncle to take you back to school tomorrow morning."
He Shu nodded. He couldn't refuse this request.
Before my aunt came back, my grandfather asked my uncle to take He Shu to the room to take a bath and change clothes.
His uncle took him to an empty guest room, found him a set of vest and shorts and left.
For the first time since He Shu started his military training, he had enough time to take a good and thorough bath. After the bath, he lay down on the bed.
The windows of this room face west, so there is plenty of sunlight. It feels very comfortable to bask in the sun after taking a shower.
He closed his eyes, and all he saw before were the photos he had seen before. The vivid smiling faces seemed to flash past him quickly.
To be honest, he had not expected the situation in his grandfather's family.
He had thought before that his grandfather’s family must be well-off, perhaps they were businessmen, so they looked down on his mother for choosing his father who came from the countryside.
Therefore, I feel that the suffering my mother experienced later was all her own fault.
If this is true, it would be easy for He Shu to choose. Even if they now feel guilty and want to compensate him, he can still say firmly that he doesn't need it and won't have any contact with them.
But the current situation of the Qi family left him with no choice.
Can he say that his grandfather and uncle are wrong? This is not something that can be compared with the trivial matters of He Shu's parents.
As for his uncle wanting him to join the army, He Shu now recalled the military training that had just passed.
When my uncle looked at him at that time, his expression was not one of impatience, but one of disapproval for his lack of ambition.
As the saying goes, "You'll regret being a soldier for two years, but you'll regret not being a soldier for the rest of your life."
He Shu also liked to touch guns, and he was excited when he saw the tanks and fighter planes, but he never thought that he would one day join the army.
It has been many years since liberation. People now live under a peaceful blue sky and will not be easily exposed to these things.
"Why don't men take Wu Gou and take over the fifty states of Guanshan?"
It seems as if those passionate deeds of defending the country, dying on the battlefield, and making great achievements that were once written in books are so far away.
But what he saw and heard today made He Shu feel a different emotion in his heart .
It turns out that in places invisible to ordinary people, the war has never stopped...
