After talking with his mother for a while, Chang Kun left the supply and marketing cooperative and headed to the police station to visit his father.

Chang Qing grabbed her older brother, wanting to go with him.

Holding Chang Qing's little hand, on the way to the police station, they passed the security brigade first. After thinking for a moment, Chang Kun turned into the security brigade's compound.

"Xiao Qing, take this and play with it. I'm going inside to chat for a while." Chang Kun took out a firecracker and a 'ammunition' and handed it over.

"Smash the firecracker! It's a firecracker!" Chang Qing jumped up, snatched it, and happily fiddled with it.

"Big brother, you're so kind!"

When she went to the city with her mother, she often saw children throwing firecrackers and playing with them, and she was very envious.

But as a sensible child in the family, she never let her mother buy it for her.

She never expected her older brother to give her one, and so much "ammunition".

After stuffing the ammunition into the air, Chang Qing covered his ears.

*Smack!*

"Hehe, this is so much fun!"

After watching Chang Qing play for a while, Chang Kun turned around and went to the security brigade office.

Knock on the door and enter. He Gangyi is sitting at his desk drinking tea.

"Brother He."

"Oh, Chang Kun is here." He Gangyi stood up to greet him.

"I was away on a business trip for about ten days and just got back. I came to see Brother He." Chang Kun took out two packs of Panda cigarettes and placed them on his desk.

"This cigarette is pretty good, it even has a filter. Xiao Kun, you're here, no need to be so polite with me."

"These are local cigarettes given to me by a friend there, but I don't smoke them anyway."

He Gangyi smiled and nodded at Chang Kun: "The young man you introduced, Zhang Quhun, right? He's really diligent, patrolling every day without slacking off."

"It's good that he didn't cause you any trouble. Brother He took good care of you."

Chang Kun had only come to inquire about Zhang Quhun's situation and did not stay long. After chatting for a few minutes, he got up to say goodbye.

He took Chang Qing to the police station next door, but didn't see his father. He then went into Cheng Jie's office.

*Knock knock knock.*

"Brother Cheng, are you busy?"

"Xiao Kun is back!" Cheng Jie looked up and saw Chang Kun, his face beaming with joy.

"Haha, you're finally back! I'm so tired of hearing your name at home."

After thinking about it for a while, Chang Kun finally realized that Cheng Jie was saying that Cheng Min was talking about him at home.

Thinking about this, he felt a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject.

"Brother Cheng, this was brought back from Northeast China."

They pulled out a roe deer, two pheasants, and two packs of Panda cigarettes from the sack.

"So many! And there's even a big roe deer... They're so fat!"

Cheng Jie did not refuse. He had discussed the matter with Chang Dashan in private, and they were both happy to see it happen.

In his view, he felt perfectly justified in eating the things his future brother-in-law gave him.

"Little Kun, you don't know, last time we caught those enemy spies, the higher-ups made me speak at the commendation ceremony. There were only five people in the whole city who could do that, so I really made a name for myself, hahaha!"

Cheng Jie opened the Panda cigarette pack, lit one with relish, and squinted his eyes, reminiscing about the scenery of that day.

In this era, people value honor more than material possessions.

After Cheng Jie spoke at the commendation ceremony, everyone in the public security system looked up to him, which made him even more proud than being promoted three ranks.

"Xiao Kun, do you still remember He Wu'an? He was stripped of his position as the head of the criminal investigation team and has now been assigned to Tongzhou as a militiaman."

When this was mentioned, Cheng Jie slammed his fist on the table.

Back then, he was being scolded by He Wu'an and was seething with anger. Now, seeing He Wu'an in such a miserable state, he felt incredibly happy!

Chang Kun chuckled to himself. Back then, it wasn't just Cheng Jie who got scolded; even his father, Chang Dashan, and Shen Yong were reprimanded and left looking disheveled.

It can only be said that evil people get their just desserts.

He Wu'an had been hiding an enemy agent right under his nose for several years, and who knows how much intelligence he had leaked. The fact that he was only sent to serve as a militia member was already considered a lenient treatment.

"Xiao Kun, your dad went on patrol and we don't know when he'll be back. Why don't you go back and check on the girls at home? They've been having a blast playing with Xiao Min these past few days."

Chang Kun nodded. "Alright, this Cheng Jie can't stop talking about his sister. What he's implying is that Cheng Min has been playing with the little girls these past few days."

I walked out of the courtyard, found a secluded corner, and took out my bicycle from the storage space.

"Xiao Qing, let's go!"

Chang Qing was sweating profusely from throwing firecrackers when he heard the shout. He took a few steps, jumped, and straddled the back of the bicycle.

On the way, I asked Chang Qing if he had been playing with Cheng Min these past few days.

The little girl chattered away, describing vividly how she ate candied hawthorns in Wangfujing, watched boat tours at Beihai Park, and how the most fun was watching monkey shows at Dong'an Market.

"Brother, that monkey is so much fun, can you buy me one?"

Chang Qing's eyes were filled with envy for the monkey trainer. The little monkey was so well-behaved; she really wanted one too.

To her, her older brother was omnipotent and could get anything. For example, she had been envious of others having firecrackers just a couple of days ago, and today her older brother bought them for her.

Chang Kun curled his lip: "You overestimate your older brother. Even if we caught a monkey, we wouldn't raise it!"

"Big brother, good big brother! I'll dig up wild vegetables for the monkey to eat every day after I catch it!" Chang Qing said, shaking Chang Kun's arm from the back seat.

"Hey, stop shaking it, or you'll throw us both off!" Chang Kun quickly gripped the handlebars, a wry smile playing on his lips. If there really were monkeys, we'd be stuck eating wild vegetables with you, which would be quite pitiful.

Upon returning home and entering the courtyard, I saw Chang Mu disciplining a goose.

"You stinky big white thing, you're the one who made Big Brother leave! You'd better admit defeat right now, or I'll eat you up!"

She held a stick in her hand and tapped the goose's back repeatedly, pouting and looking sullen. Her older brother had been away from home for far too long.

The goose shrank back, not daring to resist.

Ever since it saw its kind being plucked, chopped up, and put into an iron pot, it has never dared to peck at people again. It wishes it could find a sand pit to bury itself so that no one could see it and avoid being eaten.

"Hey! Big brother's back!" Chang Mu heard the sound of the bicycle, turned around and looked up, his eyes shining.

She ran a few steps toward Chang Kun, tears already welling up in her eyes. After all, she was two years younger than Chang Qing, and being younger meant she was more dependent on adults.

Seeing his pitiful look, Chang Kun felt a pang of heartache and quickly hugged him tightly: "Good Xiao Mu, your big brother is back. Did you miss your big brother?"

"I don't miss you, hmph!"

Tears streamed down her cheeks. Feeling a little embarrassed, Chang Mu turned her head away haughtily, refusing to let Chang Kun see her.

"Alright, alright, if you don't miss your older brother, then I'll give this firecracker to Xiuer to play with."

Chang Mu turned around, jumped up excitedly, and reached out to grab it, shouting, "Big brother, give it to me! Give it to me!"

"I can give it to you, but tell me, while I was away these past few days, how many words did you learn?"

"I know so much! I can write the names of my parents, older sister, and younger sister! My older sister Cheng Min taught me!"

While talking, he pulled down Chang Kun's arm, snatched the firecracker, and ran to the side to compete with Chang Qing to see who could throw it louder.

That's how kids are; they might miss their parents and older siblings terribly one moment, but the next moment they see something fun, they forget it all...

He walked through the main room and peeked into the east kang (heated brick bed).

Xiuer was sleeping soundly on her stomach, drool dripping onto the kang mat and wetting half of her face.

No wonder she didn't run out to greet me when I came home; she was sleeping like a lazy pig.

The eldest sister, Chang Mei, was patting Xiao Bao to sleep when she saw Chang Kun come in and smiled.

"Xiao Kun's back. Were you tired from going out?"

"Not tired at all, I took a nap in the car and arrived home. Has Xiaobao been good these past few days?"

"He's doing great. He can eat and sleep well. My mother-in-law even came to see him a couple of days ago and said she missed him terribly."

Chang Kun paused for a moment, then remembered that his older sister had been back at her parents' home for more than half a month. No wonder her mother-in-law was so anxious to have a grandson.

It's normal for a daughter to visit her parents' home, but if she stays for ten or twenty days, it doesn't sound good. People who don't know the situation might think she's having a conflict with her husband's family.

Having my eldest sister help look after the young girls at her parents' home is just a temporary measure. Once housing is arranged in the city, the girls won't need anyone to look after them anymore.

I remember Director Wang saying last time that the housing units could be vacated in just a few days.

Hmm... I'll go ask about it tomorrow. Hopefully, I can get the house smoothly.

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