The boy threw his chopsticks, went back to his room, picked up his schoolbag and only said, "I'm going back to school." Then he left.

There was a moment of silence on the dining table, only the anxious knocking of the dishes and chopsticks remained.

"You won't be back for a long time again?" It was a girl's voice.

In fact, men don't stay home for a long time after participating in missions. Sometimes they are injured, so they don't let the girls see them, but only see them from a distance.

The man opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse: "Yes, but after this time, Dad will stay at home for a long time, and he can accompany you and brother."

"And mom, you always forget mom." The girl poked the bottom of the bowl with the chopsticks in her hand, not looking at the man.

The man choked, but he still didn't get angry with his young daughter like he did with his son.

When there was no response, the girl also put down her chopsticks, jumped off the chair, and ran back to the room.

The atmosphere on the table became tense.

Jiang's mother didn't know how to speak, but she knew how to clean up the dishes after eating, so she just said: "Be careful."

Because no matter what, he couldn't change his mind.But I don't want to talk to him anymore.

A table of people dispersed in a short while.

The family didn't seem to have changed much when the man returned home. Jiang's mother still went to work, and the boy still went to school. Only the girl asked for leave from the kindergarten.

During the three days when the man was at home, most of them were playing with his daughter, and neither his wife nor daughter wanted to talk to him very much.

Three days passed quickly, and soon it was time to part.

Jiang's mother hadn't left work yet, so the little girl got angry and didn't come out of the house.

The man sat on the edge of the threshold and sighed, the old man shook his pipe: "It's time for you to step down too. Are you really going to let the children not recognize you?"

The girl hid behind the door of her brother's room, lying on the door to eavesdrop on the movement outside.

Facing his father's question, the man couldn't answer, so he could only say stubbornly: "But a man should protect his family and the country."

The old man just took a puff of cigarette slowly: "You have defended the country, but what about your home?"

"No one can fully bear your responsibilities in the family for you. I support you and your wife supports you, but your children are still young. Even if they support you, they still need you."

The old man gave him a see-through look: "You have suffered a lot of injuries before, how long can you last?"

If the man doesn't speak, his body won't be able to bear it for long, so he still wants to take advantage of his ability to persist for a few more years before stepping back.

The old man understood, put away the cigarette bag and left: "I'm also at this age, I can't take care of your business anymore."

He was about to walk out of the yard, and the man finally said with difficulty: "After this time, I will change jobs."

The old man stopped, but his tone became a little more relaxed: "It's good that you have your own plans." Then he continued to walk outside.

'Squeak' is the sound of an old door being pushed open.

"Can't Dad change jobs now?" The girl stood by the door. She had heard many times about changing jobs at home.

She bit her lower lip. Although she didn't know what a job change was, she probably understood that she could stay at home after a job change.

The man looked at his daughter's hopeful eyes, and said: "I can't. Xiaoxiao is a good boy. Dad is leaving. Xiaoxiao wants to listen to his mother and brother at home, okay?"

The girl ran over and bumped her head against the man's leg, crying: "Can't it be for the sake of laughing?"

After all, the man's heart softened, and he squatted down and hugged his daughter: "Smile and be obedient, Dad will be back soon."

The girl hugged the man's neck and cried loudly: "Hey, Xiaoxiao is obedient, can't Dad leave?"

The man's tears were also rushing up: "I'm sorry."

Someone shouted from outside: "The troop vehicle is here!"

Mixed with the novelty cheers of the children.

The man reluctantly put the girl down: "Smile, Dad is leaving."

"Woohoo." The girl cried and hugged the man's leg, "Daddy, please don't go, please don't go, Daddy."

The man made up his mind to break away the girl's little soft hand, and coaxed clumsily: "Smile, it won't look good to cry anymore, I'm going to cry."

Men are obviously not good at this kind of thing. The girl was crying with tears in her eyes, trying to reach out for a hug, and calling her dad vaguely.

'calling'

There was a sharp whistle outside.

The man gritted his teeth and wiped away the tears on his face, turned around and strode out.

The girl stubbornly stretched out her arms and chased after him, crying.

"father!"

"Woo hiccup"

"dad"

The hurried whistle of 'Woo' seemed to overshadow the girl's heart-piercing cries.

The man is gone.

Jiang's mother finally came home from get off work, and there was a daughter who cried until she hiccupped and vomited.

The girl was still sobbing and calling for her father, her voice was already hoarse and distorted, which was heart-wrenching.

The old man hugged his granddaughter and coaxed her for a long time, but it didn't work at all.

There was an aunt next door in the yard, and the aunt brought some candy over, but she still couldn't coax her. When she saw Jiang's mother, she said worriedly, "This child's throat is about to burst from crying."

Jiang's mother hurriedly thanked her aunt and went in, picked up her daughter and patted her.

The girl was crying so hard that she couldn't breathe, and said inarticulately: "I, I didn't stop Dad, sooo hiccup."

Jiang's mother's tears also came down, and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

The girl finally fainted from crying. Jiang's mother wiped her tears and hugged the doctor who had been to the clinic, saying that it would be good to sleep.

The girl woke up the next day, as usual, obedient, smiling and calling her aunt and aunt for candies.

The aunts next door all liked her, and secretly said that this child had a good nickname and loved to laugh heartlessly.

Two months later
After the grandfather took the girl home from the kindergarten, he let her play at home and went out by himself.

The girl is very obedient, she will not go out and run around, she is surrounded by acquaintances, and she is safe.

'calling'

It's a whistle, which is different from the whistle that other children buy.

The girl's eyes lit up, and she was about to run out as soon as she dropped the toy in her hand.

Before she could run out, two people came to the door.

Girls recognize their clothes as much as their dads.

The girl looked behind them expectantly, but she didn't see anyone. She looked up at the tall man in front of her: "Where's Dad? Didn't Dad come back?"

The first time he saw the girl, the young man hid the things in his hands behind his back, and didn't know how to answer the girl's questions.

The young man next to him tried his best to smile: "Little friend, where are your parents? Are your parents there?"

"Mom is not at home." The girl replied obediently, "Do you know my father?"

The girl clearly said her father's name, "Do you know when my father will come back?"

The young man's Adam's apple rolled down, but he didn't answer the question. Instead, he turned around and called for someone to ask the child's parents.

Unexpectedly, a person behind came over without knowing why, with awkwardness and coldness: "Please condolences to the family."

The young man said something bad in his heart.

The girl stays where she is.

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