Siheyuan: Why does your brother beat you up every day, Shazhu?

In order to break the subtle silence, Li Xiulan took the initiative to speak:

"Master He, I know your name now. Your name is He Weiguo, right?"

"Well, my name is... Li Xiulan. If we meet outside, you can just call me Comrade Xiulan."

"It feels strange to keep calling him 'Secretary Li' and 'Secretary Li' all the time."

He Weiguo had a good impression of Li Xiulan. The girl gave people a clean and refreshing feeling, and seemed generous and sunny.

He nodded and said, "Okay, Comrade Li Xiulan."

Seeing that the topic was about to be interrupted again, Li Xiulan quickly found another topic:

"Master He, I heard...I heard them say that you retired from the army?"

"Have you been in the army for many years?"

She blinked her clear big eyes and looked at He Weiguo, her eyes full of curiosity.

He Weiguo saw her curious look and since he had nothing to do on the way, he just treated it as a small talk and said:

"As for me, I joined the army when I was 15, around 48."

"At that time, I followed the army to fight in the Liberation War in China, and then followed the team to North Korea."

"After the Korean War ended, I helped with reconstruction there for a few years and only returned with the troops this year."

After hearing this, Li Xiulan's eyes were filled with admiration.

It was visibly obvious that her little face was a little redder than before.

She continued to ask:

"Comrade He Weiguo, you've been a soldier for so many years, haven't you...have you done many heroic deeds? Could you...tell me about them?"

Hearing this question, He Weiguo was silent for a moment and the smile on his face faded a little.

After a long while, he slowly spoke:

"Comrade Li Xiulan, I'm ashamed to say this."

"At most, I served in the army for a longer time, but I can't be considered brave."

"Because most of those who were truly brave on the battlefield...they never come back."

These words came from He Weiguo's heart.

Although the original owner was not a coward and had survived the hail of bullets on the logistics transportation line, compared to those vanguard troops who charged forward and only one in ten survived or even sacrificed their entire unit, he felt that he was lucky to be able to come back alive, and he felt that he did not deserve the word "brave".

Seeing that He Weiguo seemed to be in a low mood, Li Xiulan was at a loss and said quickly:

"Master He, I'm sorry... Did I... bring up your sad past?"

"But I really admire you guys! It's because of you that we have the peaceful life we ​​have now."

As she spoke, her eyes turned slightly red.

"My brother...he's also a soldier."

"He joined the army in 47 and there's been no news since! I guess... he probably won't be coming back..."

He Weiguo felt a sinking feeling in his heart when he heard this.

There are too many unsung heroes like this these days.

This generation of people has an extremely firm belief, and many people are really willing to sacrifice themselves to defend their country.

This is what deeply touched him as a latecomer.

Both of them were silent for a while, and the atmosphere seemed a little heavy.

After a while, He Weiguo finally spoke to comfort her:

"Comrade Li Xiulan, don't be too sad. Perhaps... your brother is off on some special mission?"

"Maybe... he will be back soon."

Li Xiulan knew that He Weiguo was trying to comfort her, but sometimes people just need a little bit of thought.

She nodded and tried to force a smile:

"Hmm! I think... that's probably the case."

In order to divert the conversation, He Weiguo pointed at her bicycle and asked:

"Oh, by the way, Comrade Li Xiulan, I see you ride your bike to work. Is your home far away?"

Li Xiulan shook her head:

"It's not far, in the Dongsi area. It's more convenient to ride a bike. Master He, where is your home? Where do you live?"

"Oh, I live in Nanluoguxiang, in Compound No. 95."

"Oh...it's definitely not that close to here!"

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the entrance of the food factory.

It's time to go back to our respective posts.

Li Xiulan hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to speak:

"Master He, if you need to buy meal tickets or have any questions about your salary, you can come to the department directly to find me! I will be able to help you."

He Weiguo nodded: "Okay! Thank you in advance. I may have to trouble you in the future."

"No trouble! No trouble!" Li Xiulan waved her hands repeatedly. Her movements were a bit too big, and the bicycle shook a little. She quickly steadied it, her face flushed again:

"We are all revolutionary comrades, so we should help each other!"

Just like that, the two of them exchanged a few simple words and then parted ways at the factory gate.

He Weiguo had just walked a few steps into the factory when someone patted his shoulder from behind.

Looking back, it was Liu Jun.

Liu Jun smiled evilly, winked and whispered:

"Of course, Brother Weiguo! You've only been here a few days, and you've already fallen for the girl from the Finance Department?"

"Brother, I told you, you'll have no trouble finding a partner with your conditions!"

"If you ask me, that girl in the finance department is really good! She graduated from a technical secondary school, is well-educated, and I think she has a nice personality too!"

"How about... I go and help you arrange it?"

Although He Weiguo had a good impression of Li Xiulan, he still felt that he had to be cautious about such an important matter in life as dating.

We've only met once or twice, and we haven't spoken much in total.

He smiled helplessly and said to Liu Jun:

"Brother Liu, I know you're doing this for my own good. But I think I need to think carefully about the matter of dating."

"You know a little bit about my family's situation. It's a bit special."

"Besides, it's just a few words between us, a lesbian. It's completely unrelated to our relationship, so we shouldn't be too sentimental, right? Don't you agree?"

After hearing this, Liu Jun rolled his eyes at He Weiguo, and the expression on his face clearly said:

Do you think I believe what you said?

Chapter 122: Silly Zhu, take care of the house for me!

Soon, He Weiguo and Liu Jun walked into the transport team chatting and laughing.

As soon as they entered the transport team's site, team leader Wen Tiezhu came out of the dispatch room with a cigarette in his mouth. Seeing them, he immediately waved:

"Hey! Weiguo, Liu Jun! You're just in time! I was looking for you two!"

He Weiguo and Liu Jun hurried over.

He Weiguo asked, "Captain, what are your instructions?"

Wen Tiezhu put out his cigarette and his expression became a little more serious:

"Here's the thing, there's an urgent task. A batch of refined cooking oil and special flour needs to be urgently delivered to the First Food Factory in Baoding."

"They're waiting for this batch of materials to start production over there, so we can't delay. You know the road is difficult to travel on. I estimate that the round trip, including loading and unloading, will take three or four days."

He looked at the two of them and continued to make arrangements:

"Only the two of you can do this job. Weiguo, you drive steadily, and Liu Jun, you're an old hand. I feel at ease with you as a team on the road."

When he heard that it was a long trip to Baoding, Liu Jun immediately became excited, rubbing his hands and smiling:

"Going to Baoding? Sure! It's a good opportunity to get some fresh air!"

"Weiguo, this is the first time we two brothers are going on a long-distance trip together. I'm really looking forward to it!"

He Weiguo was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Captain, you mean... going to Baoding?"

Wen Tiezhu nodded, a little puzzled:

"Yes, we're going to Baoding. What's the matter? Something happened at home and I can't go for the time being?"

He Weiguo finally came to his senses and shook his head:

"No! No problem, Captain! I promise to complete the mission!"

He was stunned just now because he didn't expect the task to come so coincidentally - he was wondering when he would have time to go to Baoding to "visit" He Daqing, the father who abandoned his family!

Now I can handle both official and personal matters together.

But now there is a problem: he doesn't know exactly where He Daqing is in Baoding.

Logically speaking, Sha Zhu and Yu Shui should know about it. In the original drama, they seemed to have gone to look for him once. Although they didn't see He Daqing himself, they did see the White Widow.

They must know the address.

Thinking of this, he had to go home first, on the one hand to ask for the address, and on the other hand to say hello to the two children at home so as not to worry them.

"Captain, when do we set off today?" He Weiguo asked.

Wen Tiezhu looked at his watch:

"It would be best if we leave before noon today. You two would probably have to leave around ten or eleven."