The next day, New Year's Eve, Lin Caiyin knocked on the door early in the morning. Qiao Xinwei was woken up. When she looked at the time, it was 6:05. It was really early. It was not even bright outside.
Complete.
"Mom, what's the matter?"
"Didn't you wake up Xi Bao?"
Qiao Xinwei turned sideways, leaving a gap for her mother-in-law to see, "No, I still slept soundly."
Lin Caiyin felt relieved and quickly stuffed a small box in, "Take it, go and test it quickly."
"Oh, I'll test it later."
"Test it now," Lin Caiyin looked at her and said, "It says morning urine is best. Take the test now and tell me the result."
"??"
"Go quickly, it's best to take the test now, it only takes two minutes, hurry up."
Qiao Xinwei was really speechless by her mother-in-law's sudden behavior. She reluctantly took the box into the bathroom and read the instructions on the box. Pregnancy can be detected within seven days of conception. Calculate the time, Jiang Hao
I left for exactly seven days.
It couldn't be true. She took out the pregnancy test stick inside and turned it sideways. She didn't believe it.
Time passed by, and she sat on the toilet, staring at the display area on the pregnancy test stick.
Lin Caiyin was impatient and urged outside, "Is it okay? The results haven't come out yet? It's been five minutes."
Qiao Xinwei said dullly, "Let people have time to put on and take off their pants." She sighed and shouted outside in a low voice, "Okay, okay."
She went out and handed the pregnancy test stick to her mother-in-law, "One line, no."
Lin Caiyin stared at it for a long time and said unwillingly: "Have you checked carefully? There is another one, check it again."
"No need. This one is very sensitive. If it doesn't exist, it means it doesn't exist. It will be the same if you test it again."
"How come there isn't? You vomited."
"Mom, I really vomited because I was too full. I will feel it if I am pregnant." Qiao Xinwei had no choice but to move Jiang Hao out, "Mom, do you think Jiang Hao would be there without knowing that she was pregnant?"
Can you get me pregnant if you can still come back?"
"Bah, what are you talking about? Why don't you know if you can come back? Hao will definitely come back!"
Looking at her mother-in-law's firm eyes, Qiao Xinwei suddenly felt distressed. She felt distressed because of Jiang Hao, and felt distressed because of this mother. She thought that her mother-in-law's heart would not be less painful than hers. They were two women suffering from the same problem.
"Well, Ahao will definitely come back," she said firmly, "Mom, I'm really not pregnant."
"Hey, why isn't there??" Lin Caiyin still couldn't accept this fact and kept staring at the pregnancy test stick, expecting the second red line to appear.
Qiao Xinwei persuaded, "Mom, it's still early, you can go back and sleep for a while."
Lin Caiyin walked away silently, still holding the pregnancy test stick in her hand, waiting for the second red line without giving up.
After closing the door, Qiao Xinwei leaned against the door. She couldn't say she was disappointed because she had no hope at all, but she felt a little disappointed in her heart. If she got pregnant, it would be good. She was willing to give birth to the child and raise it.
Even if Jiang Hao can't come back.
On New Year's Eve, it was quieter than usual outside. I could still hear the sound of car horns a few times in the morning. In the afternoon, there was basically no noise outside. Every household was busy with the evening reunion, and everyone who should go home went home.
Home.
Occasionally there are a few firecrackers outside, which is a child from some family setting off the firecrackers outside. There is a "bang" sound, and then the car alarm sounds, and the neighbors scold them, all at the same time.
"Mom, I also want to go outside."
Before Qiao Xinwei could answer, Jiang Zhizhong spoke first, "Xi Bao, don't hang out with those noisy older kids. They have no tutors, no manners, and no future."
It can be imagined that Jiang Hao grew up under this kind of strict teaching when he was young.
Xi Bao looked at Qiao Xinwei pitifully. Qiao Xinwei touched the child's head and said, "Be obedient."
Lin Caiyin and Sister-in-law Li have been busy in the kitchen. My mother-in-law will personally cook a table of delicious food for the family every New Year's Eve. Although there are not many people, there are many dishes and the table is full.
It's getting dark outside, and the countdown to the live Spring Festival Gala on TV has begun. The Spring Festival Gala is a must-see program every New Year's Eve, and the old man also likes to watch it.
When dinner was about to start, there was a sudden call at home. The old housekeeper picked up the phone and said, "Yes, oh, hello, Brigadier Tang. Here, please wait a moment."
When Jiang Zhizhong heard the call from Brigadier Tang, he walked over tremblingly, his face looking very heavy.
At that moment, the room was extremely quiet. Lin Caiyin stood still at the dining table, and Qiao Xinwei stood in the living room, holding her breath. It seemed that everyone had a premonition that Brigadier Tang would bring news about Jiang Hao.
At this time, Xi Bao, who was riding his bicycle, suddenly stopped. He pointed out the window and said, "Dad." The child's voice was not loud and his tone was not very sure.
Qiao Xinwei quickly covered Xi Bao's mouth, fearing that Xi Bao's voice would disturb her father-in-law from answering the phone.
Jiang Zhizhong picked up the phone nervously, "Hello??"
Qiao Xinwei's heart was beating rapidly. She couldn't hear what Brigadier Tang said on the other end of the phone, and her father-in-law didn't speak either. However, she saw her father-in-law's face suddenly change, and her hands shook slightly unconsciously.
shake.
Her father-in-law was trembling, and her heart was trembling too.
"Mom, dad??" Zai Xi wanted to talk to his mother, but his mouth was covered again.
"Shh??" Qiao Xinwei looked at the child and shook her head, signaling him to stop talking.
Jiang Zhizhong never spoke. His expression remained unchanged after the sudden change. It would be fine to say that he was expressionless. However, it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad. Everyone was frightened to see it.
"Okay, thank you." After saying that, Jiang Zhizhong hung up the phone, just like that. He still had no expression on his face.
Qiao Xinwei couldn't wait to ask: "Dad, what did Brigadier Tang say?"
Jiang Zhizhong stood up with a sullen face, leaning on his cane.
Lin Caiyin couldn't wait any longer, "Old man, tell me quickly, what did Lao Tang say? Did something happen to Ah Hao?" She was choked with tears, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The emotion of grief is contagious, and Qiao Xinwei's heart was filled with soreness, and all the water rushed to the opening of her tear ducts.
Xi Bao opened his mother's hand and climbed out of the car neatly. He jumped onto the sofa and then onto the window sill. He pointed outside and said, "Dad is back, is he really dad, dad?"
?" He shouted to Jiang Hao outside, "Dad, dad."
Everyone looked out the window and saw that in the dim night, the street lights were shining with warm yellow light. Below, two people wearing military hats and long windbreakers were walking towards them. One of them was supporting the other, and they were getting closer and closer.
, the face is getting clearer and clearer.
Jiang Zhizhong was the first to react and couldn't help but laugh. He said, "It's really fast."
The next second, everyone ran towards the door, eager to open it.
The cold wind was raging outside the door, making it difficult to open one's eyes. In the night, Xiao Fang supported Jiang Hao and walked over slowly. Jiang Hao was half a head taller than Xiao Fang, but Jiang Hao was obviously leaning towards Xiao Fang.
Yes, this picture looks very inconsistent.
"Dad," Xi Bao rushed out and threw himself on Jiang Hao's legs, "Dad, where have you been? Dad hugs me."
Jiang Hao bent over with difficulty and his movements were extremely clumsy. "Xi Bao, daddy won't hug you yet. You are too tired to hold you. Let daddy rest for a while before he hugs you, okay?"
Qiao Xinwei pulled her son back. She looked at Jiang Hao and was so happy that she was stunned.
"Ah Hao," Lin Caiyin cried with joy, grabbing his clothes and looking at him carefully, "Son, is it really you? You are back."
"Of course it's me, isn't it me, is it my ghost?" Jiang Hao kept looking at Qiao Xinwei with a silly smile.
Jiang Zhizhong didn't speak, but his sharp eyes became extremely soft at this moment, and there was an occasional smile on his lips.
Jiang Hao walked up to his father and said solemnly, "Dad, I'm back and I've successfully completed my mission." In such an exciting moment, a military salute must be more solemn. Jiang Hao also thought about it, but he raised his right hand halfway.
I couldn't lift it up anymore, so I had to put it down awkwardly.
Jiang Zhizhong stepped forward and held his right hand and said, "It's good to come back. Let's recover well at home."
"good."
Lin Caiyin invited Xiao Fang to have New Year's Eve dinner together. Xiao Fang smiled shyly and said, "Thank you, but the army is also celebrating, and I have to go back to sing. My task today is to safely send the commander home who just got off the plane."
, the mission is completed, I still have to go back. Oh, the military doctor will be here in a moment, and then he will take a look at the wound."
"Well, happy New Year, you all should be safe and sound. Your parents and relatives at home are waiting for you to go home."
"Hey, I know, then I'll leave. Goodbye everyone."
"Goodbye, walk slowly."
Xiao Fang left, and everyone's attention returned to Jiang Hao. It was obvious that Jiang Hao was injured. It was difficult to walk. There were a lot of blood stains on the military uniform under his windbreaker, and he had not had time to change it.
Clothes, the entire left arm was hanging around the neck, and the right arm was also wrapped with gauze, with faint blood stains on the gauze.
Lin Caiyin tugged on his windbreaker with quick eyes and hands. As soon as she looked at it, tears flowed out. She was injured again. The injury was on her body and her mother's heart was hurt.
"Mom??" Jiang Hao stopped him and said with a smile as if nothing had happened, "Don't let Xi Bao see this, Xinwei, please help me go to the room and change into clean clothes."
Qiao Xinwei's voice was trembling, she was too happy and too worried, "Okay."
The two returned to the room. Jiang Hao sat quietly on the edge of the bed. Qiao Xinwei filled a basin of hot water and placed it next to her. In the well-heated bedroom, she carefully helped Jiang Hao undress one by one.
He wore very little, only a military uniform and a shirt under his windbreaker, which were single and very thin.
Qiao Xinwei held his military uniform, his hands trembling uncontrollably. The military green coat was stained with blood and in tatters. The white shirt underneath was not white at all, and was stained red in patches with blood.
She wrung out the hot towel and gently wiped the wounds on his face and into his neck. The blood-red knife wound with deep flesh visible was as long as a palm, extending from the clavicle on the right side to
Under the left earlobe, at the deepest part in the middle, near the Adam's apple, there were still drops of blood.