The wife took the baby to live with the military commander, and the commander washed diapers every d

Xie Yun sat down next to Qin Xiang'an and kept putting food on his plate. "Come on, Xiang'an, eat more. Zhang Ma's ribs are delicious."

"Auntie, you should eat too." Qin Xiang'an also put a piece of pork rib into his bowl.

When Xie Yun heard him call her "Auntie" instead of "Mom," her nose started to sting, and tears almost welled up in her eyes again.

But she held back with all her might.

It's okay, it's good that our son is back. As for how he addresses her, she won't force him if he doesn't want to. She'll let him gradually accept them, and that's what they owe him all these years.

"Hey, you eat too, eat more."

Neither the old man nor Xiao's father said anything about Qin Xiang'an's form of address.

After being separated for more than 20 years, the child has been found, but they are strangers to him, and he needs time to adjust.

"Is Xiang An a soldier now? Which unit is he in?"

The old man noticed that Qin Xiang'an was wearing a military uniform, a uniform that only soldiers could wear.

"Yes, troops stationed on the border of the Northwest."

"The Great Northwest?"

Everyone except Xiao's father and Xiao Yuchen was shocked.

"I heard the environment there is very harsh, and it even snows when it's cold," Xie Yun said worriedly.

"It's alright, I'm used to it."

He's been there for many years and feels pretty good.

"A good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown. Although the conditions there are tough, being a soldier means not being afraid of difficulties and dangers. You're doing a great job." The old man was very satisfied with his grandson.

Although I don't know how he lived before, he is now a soldier protecting his country, and that's commendable.

This is how the sons of the Xiao family should be.

"Grandpa is right. He's a deputy regimental commander now, and he might even be transferred to Beijing in the future," Xiao Yuchen said with pride.

"Really." The old man's eyes lit up when he looked at Qin Xiang'an.

His grandson is about twenty-four years old this year, and he's already at the deputy regimental level, so you can imagine how strong he is.

Qin Xiang'an nodded a little shyly.

The old man read it and burst into laughter, "Excellent, excellent, this is truly wonderful!"

The family enjoyed a happy dinner together.

Qin Xiang'an wanted to go back to live in the military base, but Xie Yun stopped him.

Her youngest son had finally come back, and she wanted to see him more. After much persuasion, Qin Xiang'an finally agreed to stay here for one night.

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The Great Northwest, a family compound.

Shen Jingyue is now more than eight months pregnant, and the baby will be born soon.

She's been here for almost two months, and she doesn't know when Qin Xiang'an will come back.

Just then, Tan Jianguo and the young soldier he brought returned with water.

She came over and asked, "Company Commander Tan, do you know when Qin Xiang'an will be back?"

"Oh, sister-in-law, I really don't know about that. Missions can last anywhere from a few months to several years."

"Not even a single word?"

"I really don't know, the missions are all confidential, I'm sorry, sister-in-law."

"It's nothing, I was just asking."

"Thanks to you all during this time."

During her stay here, she really benefited from their help, fetching water for her and chopping firewood for her.

She thought Qin Xiang'an would be back soon, but it's been almost two months and he hasn't shown up at all.

"It's no trouble at all. Sister-in-law, you're about to give birth, it's only right that we help with these things."

"Well, sister-in-law, the water is all filled. If there's nothing else, I'll take my people and leave first."

Tan Jianguo was very sensible. He was worried about gossip, so every time he came to help his sister-in-law fetch water, he would bring one person with him. That way, no one would gossip.

"Eh."

After they left, Shen Jingyue was also about to go back inside.

Just then, a young soldier stood at the door and shouted.

"Sister-in-law Qin has a letter for you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingyue was puzzled; who would write her a letter?

She went outside, and the young soldier handed her the letter.

"Thanks."

The young soldier left after delivering the message.

All letters sent to the military unit were inspected, and Shen Jingyue's letter was no exception.

Seeing that the address was from the newspaper, Shen Jingyue remembered the article she had sent to the newspaper before. Could it be that her article was not good enough and was rejected?

She opened the letter and found money notes inside.

It was twenty yuan, plus some grain coupons and cloth coupons.

In addition to these, there was also a letter.

She opened it and saw that the newspaper was very satisfied with the article she had written.

They also said the money was her royalties, and they hoped she would send her articles to their newspaper next time she wrote one.

Shen Jingyue never expected that her attempt to send her article to the newspaper on a whim would actually earn her money.

Although it was only twenty yuan, it was still a very happy thing.

Shen Jingyue closed the door and went back inside.

She needs to go back to her online space and write more. She's spent all her fabric coupons on buying fabric and making clothes for her child.

This royalties came at just the right time.

She wrote in her online space for more than two hours.

This time, she wrote a story about military spouses accompanying their husbands to the military.

However, she plans to send it in several installments; the story is quite long, and she needs to write it slowly.

Seeing that it was almost time, she went to the kitchen to cook.

Just as I finished cooking and was about to eat, I heard Sister Lu's voice coming from outside the space.

She quickly came out of the space and opened the courtyard gate.

Sure enough, Sister-in-law Lu was standing at the door.

"Sister-in-law Lu, what brings you here?"

"I'm bringing you some clothes." Sister Lu was carrying several pieces of children's clothing.

"Are you all done?"

Shen Jingyue was surprised that Sister-in-law Lu had finished cooking so quickly, and greeted her with a smile.

"We have sewing machines, and children's clothes can be made very quickly."

As soon as Sister-in-law Lu entered the house, she put her clothes on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"What do you think?"

Shen Jingyue picked up a piece of clothing and looked at it. "This dress is so small!"

Shen Jingyue was amazed to see how small the clothes were.

"The clothes for newborns are all this small, but babies grow quickly, so I made a few larger ones too."

"I'll make it for you when the child is older."

Sister-in-law Lu's family has a sewing machine, which is one of the few items found in the family compound.

This was bought for Sister-in-law Lu by her husband the year she joined the army.

They had originally planned to buy a bicycle, but Sister-in-law Lu thought it was too expensive and she didn't know how to ride one, so she didn't agree.

This sewing machine is convenient for making clothes and bedding, so Sister-in-law Lu didn't say anything. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to buy it.

"You're about to give birth, and we don't know when Deputy Commander Qin will be back. If you need anything, just call me or Sister Wang, okay?"

"Okay."

"Okay, I'll head back now. I still have to cook for the kids."

After Sister-in-law Lu left, Shen Jingyue closed the door and took all the clothes into her space to wash them clean.

Because they were for children, Shen Jingyue washed them by hand and then hung them out to dry in the yard.