The day before Lunar New Year's Eve, at the provincial capital's train station.

Chen Mo sat in the car, looking at the crowd.

Zhou Zheng sat in the driver's seat, while Han Weidong and Qin Feng waited in the SUV in the back.

"Mr. Chen, should I go in and get him?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"Need not."

Chen Mo glanced at his phone.

"He should be out soon."

The voice just fell.

A very conspicuous tall figure appeared in the direction of the exit.

He was nearly two meters tall, with a neatly shaved short haircut, wearing a faded military green uniform, his shoulders and back straight, and carrying a simple camouflage duffel bag.

Even standing in a crowd, he looks like a moving wall.

Wei Shan.

After a few months apart, he seemed to have been completely reforged in the military camp.

He still has the brute strength he developed on construction sites, but he has lost much of his former laxity and naivety.

He appeared more composed.

He stood at the exit and looked around, and soon spotted Chen Mo.

Wei Shan's eyes lit up, and he strode over.

"Brother Mo!"

Chen Mo smiled and walked towards Wei Shan.

"It's good to see you back." Chen Mo patted his arm. "You've grown taller again."

In that instant, he could clearly feel that Wei Shan's muscles were firmer than before he joined the army.

These past few months in the military camp have certainly not been in vain.

"Brother Mo, why did you come to pick me up in person?"

Wei Shan grinned, his face still retaining a hint of naivety.

"If I don't come to pick you up when you go home for the Chinese New Year, who will?"

Wei Shan scratched his head.

"The military only gave us three days off."

"I was a model recruit during basic training and was supposed to go back to the province with the officers in charge to participate in Spring Festival visits and recruitment publicity. My squad leader knew that my mother was not in good health, so he applied for a leave to visit my mother with the company on my behalf."

When talking about his mother, Wei Shan's eyes reddened slightly.

"Brother Mo, I heard everything from Aunt Wang."

"You arranged everything for my mother, from her medication and medical checkups to her winter clothes and nutritional supplements."

"I was well-fed and warmly dressed in the army, but I always missed home."

"If it weren't for you, I really don't know what would happen to my mother now."

Chen Mo waved his hand.

"Your mother is my elder, it's my duty to take care of her."

He didn't say much.

Wei Shan's mother has now moved to a small house near the county health center, where she is cared for by a caregiver named Aunt Wang.

Xingchen Technology will transfer my medical expenses, living expenses, and examination fees on time every month.

This was a small matter, but it was enough to ensure that Wei Shan would have no more worries in the army.

Wei Shan lowered his head, his voice deep and somber: "Brother Mo, I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life."

"I just got back, don't do these things."

Chen Mo opened the back door of the car.

"Get in the car first."

Wei Shan glanced at the Audi, then at the SUV behind him and the two men in plain clothes inside.

Although he didn't know much about cars, he could sense that this pomp and circumstance was completely different from before.

"Brother Mo, what are you doing now...?"

"We'll talk about it on the way."

Wei Shan nodded, asked no further questions, and got into the car with his luggage.

The car door closed.

The Audi smoothly drove away from the train station.

On the way home, Chen Mo asked Wei Shan about his situation in the army.

When the military camp was mentioned, Wei Shan became noticeably more talkative.

When he first entered the recruit training company, he was noticed by the squad leader almost on the very first day because he was too big and strong.

While others can carry sandbags for 300 meters, he can carry them back and forth twice.

In the first half of the 5km trail running, my movements felt clumsy, but in the second half, I became more and more stable.

"The squad leader said, 'Why not use my strength?'" Wei Shan said with a slightly embarrassed smile. "Later, when the company organized a physical fitness test, I got first place in pull-ups, weighted running, and grenade throwing."

"Their formation and tactical maneuvers are a bit lacking."

"The instructor said my movements were too stiff, like a block of wood."

Hearing this, Zhou Zheng, who was in the front row, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

Qin Feng, who was in the SUV behind, overheard a few words through his headset and couldn't help but mutter, "With that physique, he'd be a good prospect if he trained properly."

Han Weidong looked at the Audi ahead.

"Judging from his walking posture, he has a very stable foundation."

"They simply haven't received systematic combat training."

"The power is too exaggerated; if the technique catches up, it will be terrifying."

Inside the car, Chen Mo leaned back in his seat, listening to Wei Shan talk about the training in the military camp.

"Shanzi".

"Um?"

"Train hard in the army."

Chen Mo looked at him.

"Don't just rely on brute force. Learn whatever the class monitor tells you to learn."

"Combat, shooting, tactics, reconnaissance—don't neglect any of them."

Wei Shan nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry, Brother Mo."

"I know I'm not as quick-witted as others, but I'm willing to work hard."

"The squad leader also said that as long as I keep training, I will have the opportunity to join the reconnaissance company in the future."

"Then let's go."

Chen Mo said, "Once you've really mastered it, you'll be able to help me in many ways in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wei Shan's eyes lit up.

What he fears most is not hardship, but the fear of being useless.

He feared that as Chen Mo rose higher and higher, his childhood friend, who only knew how to exert his strength, would one day not even have the right to stay by his side.

"Brother Mo," Wei Shan's voice was deep, "Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down."

Upon returning to Jiangcheng County, Chen Mo personally escorted Wei Shan to a residential area near the county hospital.

The heating is very good in the small two-bedroom apartment.

Wei's mother was sitting on the sofa watching TV, covered with a thick blanket, and her complexion was much better than it had been a few months ago.

When she saw her son enter the door, she froze for a few seconds, and then tears fell down her cheeks.

"Shanzi!"

Wei Shan, a tall and strong man, almost lunged at his mother, half-kneeling on the ground, and held her thin hand.

"Mother, I'm back."

Wei's mother touched her son's face, crying so hard she couldn't speak.

Aunt Wang stood to the side and also wiped her eyes.

"Your mother's health has improved a lot in the past few months. She's been taking her medicine on time and hasn't missed any checkups."

"I just talk about you every day."

Wei Shan turned to look at Chen Mo.

He didn't say thank you, but his eyes were red, and he bowed his head heavily.

Chen Mo did not disturb the mother and son's reunion.

He placed the New Year's goods he brought at the door and handed an envelope to Aunt Wang.

"Please take good care of me during the Spring Festival."

Aunt Wang quickly replied, "It's no trouble at all. The old lady is a kind person, and Shanzi is also very filial."

Upon hearing the sound, Wei's mother quickly waved to Chen Mo.

"Xiao Mo".

"aunt."

Chen Mo walked over.

Mother Wei grasped his hand, her voice weak: "Your Chen family has saved my daughter and me twice. I'm powerless and don't know how to repay you. If Shanzi can help you in the future, just ask him to."

"Auntie, please don't say that." Chen Mo squatted down, her voice gentle. "Shanzi is my brother. You should focus on recovering. Once he makes a name for himself in the army, things will only get better."

Mother Wei nodded repeatedly, but she couldn't stop her tears.

......

It was already dark when they left the residential area, but Wei Shan insisted on taking Chen Mo downstairs.

He stood ramrod straight in the cold wind.

"Brother Mo."

"Um?"

"I will definitely train hard in the army and make you proud."

Chen Mo looked at him and suddenly smiled: "I believe in you. Don't worry, Shanzi, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to help in the future."

Wei Shan clenched his fist.

"Yes."

"Spend these next few days at home with your aunt."

Chen Mo patted him on the shoulder.

"If you don't want to cook on New Year's Eve, bring your aunt to my house for New Year's Eve dinner."

Wei Shan quickly shook his head.

"No, Brother Mo. My mother has just recovered, and it's quieter at home."

"I'll go and wish Uncle Chen and Aunt Xiuyun a Happy New Year on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"OK."

Chen Mo did not insist, and the Audi slowly drove away from the residential area.

In the rearview mirror, Wei Shan still stood under the streetlight, like a mountain.

Chen Mo leaned back in the back seat, feeling a rare sense of peace.

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