Chapter 706: In half an hour, I will be returning to my unit

"Xicai, we've come to bother you." Sun Chunhua and Liu Xicai had long since become close over these days, so naturally, they weren't that formal.

Upon hearing the voice, Liu Xicai burst into laughter, "I was just thinking about calling you all over in a bit; it seems we thought of the same thing."

Sun Chunhua washed her hands and went into the kitchen.

An Yinan followed her in, only to be shooed out by the two mothers.

"Go and rest for a while. If you want to do chores, wait until we're too old to move, then you'll have to do it all." Sun Chunhua spoke directly, but the smile on her face could not be hidden.

"Go outside and talk to your grandfather." Liu Xicai also sent Nan Nan away.

Afterward, only Liu Xicai and Sun Chunhua remained in the kitchen.

"Nan Nan is going on a mission." This was no secret; she had finished her business in Hong Kong City, yet had not returned for a long time, so she must have gone out on a mission.

"Going out again?" Sun Chunhua widened her eyes, "Why don't they let the child rest!"

This child runs around day after day and never has a moment of rest; even someone made of iron would get tired!

"With Nan Nan's temperament, when could she ever rest?" Liu Xicai shook her head helplessly, "I actually hope she never has a moment of rest."

That would mean she could always be safe.

Whenever she rests, it means she is either wounded, disabled, or...

It's better to be busy, better to be busy.

The two mothers kept their worries to themselves and said nothing more.

"Grandma."

The old lady had been in good spirits lately; ever since she started teaching people to practice the Eight Brocades, she spent more time in the Dayuan park and didn't stay cooped up at home, so her mental state was much better.

"Oh my, my Nan Nan is back, why didn't anyone come to call me?" The old lady walked over with quick steps, then saw Chen Laoyezi smiling on the side, "Old Chen is here too?"

"Old sister-in-law, I'm bothering you again." Chen Laoyezi replied with a smile.

Although the old lady was talking, she still didn't let go of An Yinan's hand, as if she were afraid An Yinan would run away if she let go.

"What bother? You are just too polite."

"Not to mention the connection through these four children, even when we were young, you and our old Yun were the most compatible; he just left too early." The old lady said with a smile.

Then she turned to Nan Nan and said, "When did you get back?"

"Grandma, I've been back for almost two hours." An Yinan had been watching the time; she was leaving this afternoon.

"Good, good, good. Grandma is proud of you, Nan Nan. Grandma is so happy!"

"When I saw you on TV, Grandma walked closer and wiped the screen over and over again, only then did I realize, isn't this my Nan Nan?"

"Hahaha, that Yang Laotaitai was so envious. Not just her, all those old sisters of mine, which one of them isn't talking about how amazing my Nan Nan is?"

The old lady was uncharacteristically childlike. An Yinan explained with a smile, "Grandma, that is everyone's hard work, and the Leaders led us well."

The old lady nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, it is everyone's hard work."

But the fact that her granddaughter was among them was enough to make the old lady happy.

"Dinner is served!" Liu Xicai and Sun Chunhua brought the food out.

The whole family, young and old, gathered around a large table.

Yun Bi had specially made high chairs for the two little ones last time he returned, placing the children directly inside, and no matter how they wiggled, they wouldn't tip over.

The two little ones clapped their small hands, waiting obediently on the side.

"Come, here is your meat, vegetables, and egg custard." Liu Xicai served Dabao, and Sun Chunhua served Xiaobao. The children's meals had been prepared in advance and were now just cool enough to eat.

Xiaobao was impatient; seeing the adults eating, she couldn't wait at all.

Relatively speaking, although Dabao blinked his large, watery eyes, his temperament was very good. He rarely cried, and just by looking with those eyes, the adults couldn't help but surrender.

An Yinan watched the two children, who were well taken care of by the two mothers and were also very independent. They could already eat by themselves now, holding their small spoons steadily, eating egg custard while gnawing on meat, getting grease all over their little mouths.

"They are very sensible and have grown up; we don't need to worry much now." Liu Xicai said to Nan Nan while watching the children.

She said these things just to put Nan Nan's mind at ease.

An Yinan smiled, "In another half hour, I have to leave."

She saw the understanding in everyone's eyes, and the melancholy in her grandmother's eyes, but she had to go.

"Above my head, the red flag is fluttering, the national flag of our Huaxia."

"Stepping on the blood of martyrs and moving forward, perhaps this is my lifelong mission."

She stood up, picked up her bowl, and looked at these loved ones. This time, she did not cry.

"I have a clear conscience, I am worthy of the people, and I am worthy of the country."

"But I..."

"Am sorry to you all."

An Yinan looked up and drank the soup in her bowl in one go.

"We are also the people, and we are also the ones you protect."

"When the country is strong, the people are strong."

Chen Laoyezi stood up, picked up his soup, and drank it without hesitation.

Using soup in place of wine.

She was returning to her unit and could not drink alcohol.

"Don't worry, only when you are well can we be well." Grandma didn't know how to preach grand principles; she just wanted her child not to be hurt, not to be in pain, and not to cry.

Nothing else mattered.

Liu Xicai had already said what needed to be said, and Sun Chunhua just smiled, "We have things covered at home."

"When you are away, take care of yourself; don't worry about home."

She knew what kind of temperament her child had.

Grateful and loyal, Nan Nan had been her daughter since the first time they met, and even after she married Lao Er, in her heart, Nan Nan was still her own daughter.

Later, Nan Nan returned to Beijing, and the time they spent in contact decreased, but the letters never stopped.

"The time has come, I must go." An Yinan stood up and hugged the two children.

"Mommy is leaving, wait for Mommy to come back."

She turned and left, and behind her came the wailing of the two children, each sound loud and clear, each sound like a knife, slicing at her heart.

Her heart tightened, throbbing with waves of pain.

Yet, she could not turn back.

Children, wait for Mommy to come back.

"Leader!" Yun Fei's Guard had been waiting outside the whole time.

Seeing An Yinan come out, he checked the time, "There is still half an hour."

An Yinan closed her eyes, letting her emotions calm down; on the road ahead, she could not have any emotional fluctuations, could not have any other attachments, only then could she return alive and be able to protect her children.