Chapter 1800: Old Soldier

Hearing the old woman's explanation, some people passed by coldly, some smiled kindly, in short, no one cared what disease the old man had, what that kind of self-sacrifice just now meant.

Perhaps the war had passed for too long, and peace had made people forget the cruelty of war, as well as the predecessors who sacrificed for the country, for the people, and for the descendants not to be bullied again.

Even the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam that ended last year was too far away from the mainland. Except for the soldiers who were fighting bloody battles on the battlefield and the ordinary people in the border areas, no one could feel even a little bit of the atmosphere of war.

Therefore, when the old man threw himself at the orange regardless of everything, shouting hand grenade, comrades lie down, no one would realize that this was the old man using his own life to protect their safety.

Even if he suffered from severe Alzheimer's disease, he forgot everything, including his wife and children, but the mission of being a soldier, protecting the home and defending the country, and protecting the people, was deeply engraved in his blood.

Zhou Andong stood there stiffly, watching the old woman help the old man and sit down by the wall.

Then, he looked at the flattened orange again, and something seemed to flow out of his eyes, he kept blinking.

Like him living two lives, he had never felt what war was like.

In the old man's eyes, that was not an orange, but a real hand grenade.

That leap of self-sacrifice just now really shocked him.

Knowing it was death, but rushing to death without hesitation, this is a belief, and also a kind of spiritual power.

This firm belief, this powerful spiritual power, can only be seen in soldiers.

Especially the revolutionary predecessors, they took belief as a flag, truth as a road, moved forward bravely, shed blood, and exhausted their energy to achieve it.

Among them, some gave up the property that crows could not fly over, just because they carried the ambition of eliminating the suffering of all living beings. Some chose to live forever in the flames, and some remained unyielding in the face of the enemy's various inducements and torture.

Countless revolutionary predecessors, even if they paid their precious lives, still went forward without hesitation, without complaint or regret, because they all had a belief in their hearts.

That is to defeat all enemies for national independence and people's liberation, for national prosperity and people's happiness, so that descendants will no longer be bullied.

At this time, the fourth sister ran to the old man, raised her hand and gave a team salute.

"Grandpa, thank you for saving us."

Zhou Andong was stunned, Seeing Jian Qiu was stunned, and those who hadn't had time to leave were also stunned.

The little boy, looking at the flattened orange on the ground, was about to cry, but when he saw the fourth sister's move, he pursed his mouth, held it back, and then looked at the fourth sister curiously.

The mother squatted in front of the little boy, pointed to the old man, and said softly.

"Qiqi, you should also go and thank Grandpa for saving us."

The little boy stared with ignorant eyes, he didn't understand, the grandpa had flattened his orange, why should he thank him.

But not understanding was not understanding, listening to his mother was a good child, the little guy turned and ran to the old man, looked up at the fourth sister, and then learned from the fourth sister, and also gave a Young Pioneer salute.

"Grandpa, thank you for saving me."

The old man laughed and pointed to the orange: "That was a dud hand grenade."

The little boy looked back at his mother, although he didn't know what a hand grenade was.

But he didn't want to lie, hesitated for a moment and still mustered the courage to correct the grandpa's mistake.

"Old Grandpa, that's an orange, not a hand grenade."

"No!" The fourth sister looked down at the little boy, her expression very serious: "In Grandpa's eyes, that is a hand grenade."

Zhou Andong was shocked when he heard this. He never doubted the fourth sister's IQ. After all, a person who causes trouble every day and can get into a 985 university without studying much, how could her IQ be low.

But this girl was only eight years old, and she would only be in the second grade next semester. She actually understood all this.

Seeing Jian Qiu was also incredulous, looking at the fourth sister with surprise.

And the people watching the fun on the side had different expressions, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Click—click—click..."

The flash went off one after another, and the sound of the camera shutter was exceptionally clear on such an occasion.

A girl with a ponytail, wearing sneakers and jeans, held up her camera and took a picture of the old man, the fourth sister, the little boy, and the flattened orange.

Then, the girl walked to the old man and bowed respectfully.

"Grandpa, thank you for saving me."

A smile appeared on Zhou Andong's face. Regardless of what others thought, the fourth sister's move still infected others, which was very worthy of affirmation.

"Must reward the fourth sister well today."

Seeing Jian Qiu also smiled: "How do you want to reward her?"

Zhou Andong said without hesitation: "Buy her whatever she wants."

Seeing Jian Qiu looked at Zhou Andong, the smile on her face becoming more brilliant: "I guess what she will want?"

Zhou Andong thought for a while: "A doll? The kind that can wear clothes, the kind that costs hundreds each."

Seeing Jian Qiu shook her head: "She got double hundreds in her exam two days ago, I asked her what reward she wanted, guess what she wanted?"

Zhou Andong asked curiously: "What?"

"Cola!" Seeing Jian Qiu couldn't help laughing again: "And she wanted two bottles."

Zhou Andong looked up at the fourth sister: "This girl, is she so easy to deal with now?"

"It's still that we manage her too strictly, the more we don't let her drink, the more she wants to drink." Seeing Jian Qiu shook her head slightly: "Letting her drink a little occasionally is actually nothing.

Save her from retaliatory consumption when she grows up and we can't manage her, drinking it every day, it's really easy to drink into trouble."

"You're right." Zhou Andong thought for a while: "You have a higher degree than me, and you have studied abroad, so the task of teaching the fourth sister is up to you."

"Haven't I been managing her all along?" Seeing Jian Qiu said angrily: "When have you ever cared about her?"

Zhou Andong rubbed his nose and changed the subject: "I think we should do something for these old soldiers who are seriously ill, injured, and disabled."

Seeing Jian Qiu said softly: "I also think we should do something for them, but no matter what we do, things are a bit sensitive, and we must discuss it with Grandpa."

Zhou Andong nodded: "I plan to build a convalescent center to take in old soldiers who are seriously ill, disabled, and have no children to live in the convalescent home.

But in this way, as you said, it is a bit sensitive, so we must discuss it with the military and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. And it won't work without their cooperation. These old soldiers are all over the country, and we can't find them." ===== CHAPTER 1801 =====