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Chapter 323 Feifei
Two years later, after many hardships, Feifei and Xiaofeng finally received news of Niu Niu in Chongqing.

It turned out that Yingzi, the mother, had risked her life to save an American pilot named Jack, which attracted extra attention from Japanese officers.

During their escape, a hail of bullets came hurtling in, and Yingzi was unfortunately hit by stray bullets.

Niu Niu followed the American pilot to Chongqing, and was eventually taken back to the United States by him. After that, she disappeared without a trace.

(PS: Niu Niu was adopted by a kind Chinese couple and was spared from death.)

Although Yingzi rescued the pilot, she had no romantic feelings for him.

Yingzi's initial forbearance stemmed from fear; she only wanted to get the pilot away as soon as possible. Little did she know that she would tragically lose her life to the Japanese.

The claim that the two were mutually in love was nothing more than a figment of the pilot's imagination after he forcibly kissed Yingzi.

He mistakenly believed that Yingzi was also in love with him, but little did he know that Yingzi had been a widow for many years and had never had any romantic entanglement with the handsome village chief, let alone with a foreign ugly man she had only known for a short time.

Therefore, I have never been able to understand why Yingzi in the movie fell in love with an ugly American man in such a short period of time.

After all, these are all the pilot's memories, and the specific details are unknown to outsiders.

However, from a common-sense perspective, it is indeed too abrupt and unreasonable.
Knowing that her younger sister was safe and sound, Feifei finally felt relieved.

In her opinion, it was a good thing for Niu Niu to go to the United States with the pilot; it was safer than for her to wander around with her.

For a moment, Feifei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, but she didn't know where to go in the future, as if she had lost her goal and motivation to live.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng suggested that Fei Fei go back to his hometown with him to find her relatives.

It turns out that Xiao Feng was originally from Jiangcheng and had a happy family. He came to live in the Jiangzhe region with his parents.

However, due to the war, his parents were killed by the Japanese devils. He fled all the way but was robbed of his money by hooligans, and ended up wandering the streets, living a life of hunger and hardship.

That's why he paid special attention to the scoundrel, and after encountering Feifei who gave him food, he was able to save Feifei at a critical moment.

Along the way, the two relied on each other. When they were hungry, they would chew on a few bites of moldy bread. When they were thirsty, they would seek out clear springs in the mountains or ask farmers for a bowl of well water.

When war breaks out, they can only flee in all directions or hide in damp and cold tunnels, unable to sleep all night listening to the booming explosions overhead.

When they encountered wind and snow, they would wrap themselves in thin, tattered cloths and keep warm in abandoned thatched huts and dilapidated temples.

From ravaged towns to wild beasts roaming the wilderness, from smoke-filled ferry crossings to bandit-infested forests, the hardships along the way are indescribable.

After a year of trials and tribulations, and countless brushes with death, they were already ragged and unsteady on their feet.

Finally, stumbling and being helped along, the two of them finally arrived in Jiangcheng after overcoming numerous hardships.

However, Xiao Feng's family only had some distant relatives left, and their relationship with each other was only very ordinary, so it was impossible for them to take in the two of them.

Fortunately, as they grew older—Feifei was fifteen and Xiaofeng was seventeen—they were able to find work to support themselves, and they were able to make ends meet.

However, the outstanding beauty of fifteen-year-old Feifei attracted a lot of trouble and hardship.

Fortunately, the two had wandered around since childhood and were resourceful, managing to escape unscathed.

During her years in Jiangcheng, Feifei supported herself by working, while Xiaofeng secretly joined the Eighth Route Army.

In May 1949, the vanguard corps of the Fourth Field Army and other troops entered Jiangcheng, and the three towns of Jiangcheng were completely liberated.

At this time, Feifei was nineteen years old and Xiaofeng was twenty-one years old, both of whom were already of marriageable age.

In fact, Xiao Feng had always admired Fei Fei, but he always felt inferior and thought he was not good enough for her.

With the founding of the People's Republic of China and life gradually becoming more stable, Xiao Feng, an officer of the Fourth Field Army, finally mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to Fei Fei.

However, Feifei's feelings for Xiaofeng were more like an attachment to a family member, and she never had any romantic feelings for him.

This sudden confession left her somewhat at a loss. She couldn't bear to reject Xiaofeng directly, nor did she want to deceive this friend who had gone through so much hardship.

After careful consideration, Feifei frankly explained her feelings to Xiaofeng.

She suggested putting their relationship issues aside for a year or two to give themselves time to adjust their mindset. Although Feifei didn't yet have romantic feelings for Xiaofeng, the kinship and friendship they had built up over the years made her open to the possibility of starting a family with him in the future.

She simply hopes to treat this relationship with care and to seriously consider marriage only when she is truly ready, as this is the responsible thing to do for each other.

A year has passed, and Feifei has gradually adjusted her mindset and is preparing to accept Xiaofeng.

But fate is always unpredictable. Just as she was about to open her heart, the bugle call of the Korean War suddenly sounded.

Xiao Feng's squad was urgently ordered to head to the peninsula battlefield in a few days.

Upon hearing the news, Feifei was extremely anxious and wandered through the streets and alleys, just to see Xiaofeng as soon as possible.

The moment she saw Xiaofeng, her eyes reddened and her lips trembled slightly, indicating that she had made the decision to accept this relationship.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Feng's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by worry.

He raised his hand, wanting to gently touch Feifei's round and cute little head, but in the end he resisted the urge and withdrew his somewhat chapped hand.

He then looked away, gazing into the distance, as if unable to meet Fei Fei's eyes. After a moment of silence, he turned and left, hardening his heart as he said, "I haven't thought it through either. We'll talk about it later..."

In truth, he knew very well that war was cruel and life and death were unpredictable, and he really couldn't bear to let Feifei be caught up in promises and worries about the future.

On the day of parting, the sky was overcast, as if it too was grieving for this separation.

Feifei held Xiaofeng's hand tightly, a thousand words stuck in her throat, but in the end, they only came out as: "I'll wait for you to come back..."

Xiao Feng felt a lump in his throat, suppressing the surging emotions of parting. He forced a faint but firm smile onto his lips, said nothing, and simply turned to follow the troops on their journey.

His back was resolute and lonely, until he disappeared into the distance. Feifei remained standing there, unwilling to leave for a long time.

A cold wind blew by, ruffling her hair. Tears had already streamed down her pretty face without her noticing.

After that, the days were spent in endless waiting and torment.

Feifei would inquire about news from the front lines every day, and even just a few words could ignite a glimmer of hope in her.

However, fate did not favor this unfortunate couple.

Xiao Feng's squad was bombarded by enemy artillery fire. After the smoke cleared from the vast battlefield, the search and rescue team searched every inch of scorched earth, but failed to find Xiao Feng's body.

On the day the devastating news arrived, Feifei sat blankly at home, her eyes vacant, tears streaming silently down her face.

She simply couldn't accept that the person who had stood by her through ten years of hardship would never come back.

From then on, Feifei Yunying remained unmarried, but instead tied her black hair into a bun and closed herself off from the world.

She rejected everyone who tried to get close to her, and wandered the world alone.

Time has quietly etched its marks on her face. She has sealed her hopes and expectations into a long wait, from youth to old age, her gaze always fixed on the distance.

But time is merciless. She waited for her whole life, but in the end, the person she longed for never came.

One day in her later years, Fei Fei encountered a homeless child on the street.

The child's innocent eyes reminded her of her past self and Xiaofeng.

She adopted the child, named him Hu (which sounds like "Little Wind"), and told him that it was his grandfather's surname.

Time flies, the child grows up and enters high school.

However, Fei Fei's health deteriorated, and on a quiet night, she peacefully closed her eyes.

In the last moments of her life, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

Perhaps, in another world, she can finally reunite with Xiaofeng, whom she has waited for her whole life.

Perhaps, in another world, she can see her parents who passed away many years ago, and her sister whom she has never met again.

(End of this chapter)