"Wen Nuan, I am your grandpa."
Seeing that Wen Nuan didn't respond, Commander Lu said it again.
Wen Nuan looked at him in shock, and suddenly laughed: "Commander Lu, are you kidding me? My grandfather has passed away for many years, and I have never met him."
Commander Lu didn't expect Wen Nuan to react like this. He was so excited that his face turned red. "I'm not kidding. I really am your grandfather!"
Wen Nuan was slightly puzzled and didn't quite believe him, so she asked, "Commander Lu, where is your assistant?"
"What? Do you think I'm sick?" Commander Lu took out a photo and handed it to her: "Take a look, these are your biological mother and father, their names are Wen Xueruo and Lu Tengjun. You don't have to doubt it, I am your real grandfather."
At this moment, Lele, who had been silent all this time, suddenly shouted loudly: "Grandpa!"
When Commander Lu heard Lele call him "Grandpa", he immediately felt extremely satisfied, but he still corrected him cruelly: "No, little guy, you should call me great-grandpa!"
Who understands this feeling
Not only did he find his granddaughter, he now has a great-grandson!
This double happiness filled his heart and made his blood boil.
Wen Nuan's eyes widened as she looked at the photo handed to her by Commander Lu in disbelief: "Commander Lu, what's going on? Are you serious?"
It's not that Wen Nuan is unwilling to believe it, but after she recalled it, she realized that there was absolutely no secret about her life experience, whether it was what the Wen family said or the hints in the original text.
"Just wait and see. Give the child to me first." Commander Lu had long wanted to hug this sweet-mouthed little girl. Unexpectedly, it was this little girl who called him "Grandpa" first. Commander Lu liked her even more.
Wen Nuan took the photo and had to give him the child in her arms. Lele was not shy at all. When she heard Commander Lu wanted to hug her, she stretched out her arms and said with a smile, "Hug me."
Commander Lu immediately took the child over and said with a smile, "Hey, let Grandpa hold our Yueyue for a while."
When Lele heard this, he said in a baby voice, "I am Lele."
"Okay, okay, call me Lele." Commander Lu carried Lele into the house, and then, not giving up, asked her to call him again: "Come on, call me great grandfather again."
Lele looked at him with a smile in his big round eyes, and then called out, "Grandpa."
"It's great grandfather."
"Great grandfather."
Commander Lu looked at the little girl with a smile, and for the time being he was too lazy to correct her. He simply said, "Well, it seems that our Lele is still a little young. But it's okay, no matter what you call yourself, Grandpa likes you!"
Lele giggled, then struggled to get down and walk by herself. Commander Lu had no choice but to put her down and watched her run into a room...
Commander Lu looked around the house, which was not very big. It only had two rooms. The living room was right after the entrance. There was a set of coffee tables and wooden sofas in the living room, and then there was an octagonal table and two chests of drawers.
There was a stove next to the sofa, and two children's clothes were drying next to it.
Although the sparrow is small, it has everything. Although there are a lot of things, they are all tidy.
In the small kitchen next to the living room, white steam was coming out of the iron pot on the stove, adding a bit of homely atmosphere to the home.
At this moment, Lele, who had just walked into the room, suddenly ran out again, walked quickly to his side, spread out his palm to him, and said, "Grandpa, I'll give you some candy."
Commander Lu watched the little guy hand him a candy. Before he ate it, he felt a sweet taste in his chest!
Seeing that he still didn't take it, Lele stuffed the candy into his palm and said, "Eat candy."
Commander Lu felt the candy wrapper prick his palm slightly, and his eyes also felt hot. He held the candy Lele gave him and said bluntly, "Grandpa will accept it. Thank you."
Lele tilted her head to look at Commander Lu, then smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Commander Lu nodded contentedly, "So good."
Wen Nuan looked at the photo for a long time. She was so shocked that she was stunned the moment she saw the photo.
I have to say that I do look a lot like the woman in the photo, and the child in her arms looks especially like Lele when he was a baby.
Wen Nuan remembered that Gu Qinghan had told her that Commander Lu's two sons had died, but he did not say at the time that his two sons had left behind any children.
Who would have thought that she was actually the daughter of Commander Lu’s sacrificed son
It was a little hard for Wen Nuan to accept the sudden appearance of a grandfather, even though her "grandfather" was a commander.
Just as she was putting away the photos, Xiao Zhang got out of the jeep outside the door, holding a brand new radio.
Xiao Zhang stood in the yard holding the radio. He looked at Wen Nuan, then looked into the house. Finally, he asked Wen Nuan, "Comrade Wen, where is this radio?"
"This is?"
Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "This is the radio our leader bought for you."
Wen Nuan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't want Xiao Zhang to hold the heavy radio all the time, so she pointed inside the house and said, "Please put it in the living room first."
Commander Lu probably heard Wen Nuan talking, so he pulled Le Le to the door and said, "Xiao Zhang, come on, move in here."
Wen Nuan also went into the house and looked at the radio on the coffee table. "Commander Lu, what's this?"
Commander Lu didn't mind that she hadn't changed her words yet, and said with a smile: "This is a meeting gift for you."
After he returned to Beijing from the south, he went to Wen Xueruo's hometown again and asked her family for photos.
Before setting out for North City, he didn't want to come empty-handed, so he thought about buying something.
But after looking around the department store, he didn't know what to buy, nor did he know what Wen Nuan and the others might be missing.
Later, it was Xiao Zhang who gave him advice and he bought him a radio. If Xiao Zhang hadn't said that there was no TV reception here, he would have wanted to buy a TV as well.
Having served in the army for decades, he had hardly used his monthly allowance and various tickets. Xiao Zhang sorted them out for him and found that many of the tickets had never been used. They were more than enough to buy a radio!
Commander Lu saw that Wen Nuan did not let him move back, so he asked Xiao Zhang to take out a newly bought Shanghai brand watch.
"Here's another watch, both are for you."
Wen Nuan took one look and felt embarrassed to accept it, so she said, "Commander Lu, are you sure I am your granddaughter just based on a photo? Isn't that too hasty?"
Even though she looks a bit like the person in the photo, isn't it a bit ridiculous to claim her as my granddaughter
Commander Lu smiled, and then told her about how Wen Nuan's mother had disappeared with her, and how he had gone to her home some time ago to verify the facts.
Commander Lu showed a smug smile on his face and said in a resolute tone: "This is the case. Of course I can confirm that you are our Lord Teng's child, and my granddaughter, Lu Mingfei."
From the first time he saw Wen Nuan, he had a strong premonition.
When he saw the information about the Wen family, he didn't quite believe it. After all, recognizing a relative could be a big deal or a small one, and he was also wary of whether the people in the Wen family would collude to deceive him. However, when he saw the little bellyband, he was able to confirm it.
After all, that thing was made by his wife before, and there was another one exactly the same at home, which was intended for his eldest son to get married and have children in the future, but that opportunity no longer existed.
So after confirming that Wen Nuan was his own granddaughter, Commander Lu bought a gift and rushed over without stopping.
After listening to it, Wen Nuan felt a little moved. She felt it was a coincidence but also a little regretful.
This means that she is actually an orphan, and her biological mother died so tragically, and was even entrusted to the wrong person. No wonder Mother Wen and Father Wen are so cold and heartless to her. It turns out that she is not a child of the Wen family at all.
Wen Nuan didn't know what to say for a moment. At this moment, Gu Qinglan came back with a chicken.
Before he even entered the house, he shouted loudly: "Sister-in-law, I bought a big fat chicken. Should we kill the chicken today?"
After Gu Qinglan entered the house carrying a fat chicken that was still clucking, she saw an elderly middle-aged man in military uniform and a younger stranger. She thought she had walked into the wrong house.
Gu Qinglan was stunned for two seconds, then quickly reacted, walked towards Wen Nuan, and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, who are they?"
For some reason, Gu Qinglan's mind flashed back to the incident in which Wen Nuan was reported by someone for stealing food from the kitchen. Could it be that these two people were here to arrest her sister-in-law
Gu Qinglan opened her arms without a second thought and protected the warmth behind her.
She held the big fat chicken in one hand and blocked Wen Nuan's figure with the other, and said to Commander Lu in an anxious tone: "Comrades, my sister-in-law really didn't take anything from the cafeteria. Everything in the house was bought by ourselves. Someone wronged my sister-in-law. You can't take her away!"
"My eldest brother will be back soon. If you don't believe me, you can ask him. But you can't arrest my sister-in-law! My niece is still so young... %$%#$"
Wen Nuan had never expected things to develop in this direction. She couldn't help but burst out laughing and said to Gu Qinglan, "Qinglan, you misunderstood. This is the commander of our Air Force, Commander Lu."
"And this is Commander Lu's assistant, Comrade Zhang. They are from Jing City, not here to arrest anyone."
Commander Lu said directly: "I am Wen Nuan's grandfather, you are Gu Qinghan's sister, right?"
On the day of the National Day art performance, Commander Xu specifically told him that after Wen Nuan rescued Gu Qinghan, she exchanged a job for Gu Qinglan's military status. The little girl in front of him who was protecting Wen Nuan should be Gu Qinghan's sister.
When Commander Lu saw how Gu Qinglan protected Wen Nuan, he thought that Qinglan was not a bad person.
Gu Qinglan: “???”
"grandfather?"
Gu Qinglan was shocked, her mouth opened so wide that an egg could fit in it, and she asked again: "Commander Lu... is he your grandfather?"
Commander Lu ignored her shocked expression, but frowned and asked, "What did you mean when you said Wen Nuan took things from the cafeteria? Is there anyone trying to arrest her?"
When Commander Lu said this, Wen Nuan finally realized the majesty and fierceness emanating from the other party, and it was obvious that he was a little angry.
Wen Nuan did not tell anyone else about this, except for Gu Qinglan. She just wanted her to be more careful when buying things in the future to avoid being targeted again.
As for who reported her, she actually had some guesses, but she just hadn't had time to verify it.
Gu Qinglan, who was being questioned by Commander Lu, seemed to have finally found a savior. Her eyes lit up and she immediately complained to her superior: "Commander, my sister-in-law has been doing her duty in the kitchen, but who is so stupid as to write a letter of complaint to the quartermaster, saying that my sister-in-law eats a lot of meat and fish every day. She must have stolen the ingredients from the cafeteria, which caused my sister-in-law to be questioned!"
Gu Qinglan added: "Sister-in-law was wronged by my son. We don't have any luxury at all. It's just because Lele needs to grow up that my sister-in-law cooks delicious food for her in different ways every day!"
The more Commander Lu listened, the tighter his brows knitted. He looked at Wen Nuan and asked, "Is there such a thing?"
Wen Nuan met Commander Lu's distressed and furious eyes, and didn't want to hide anything, so she nodded and said, "Well, the quartermaster did talk to me, but don't worry, the quartermaster knows me and he didn't make things difficult for me."
Hearing this, Commander Lu turned around and said to Xiao Zhang, "Xiao Zhang, go to the quartermaster to find out the situation."
"Yes, Chief!"
Xiao Zhang took the order and ran out the door, but Wen Nuan raised her voice and said, "Xiao Zhang, the quartermaster is just following the routine procedures. Don't make things difficult for him."
Commander Lu said, "Don't worry, Xiao Zhang knows how to handle things properly."
Wen Nuan was not worried, she was just afraid of accidentally hurting the quartermaster, who was usually very nice to her.
*
After Xiao Zhang left, Gu Qinglan and Wen Nuan killed the big fat chicken they had just bought in the kitchen, intending to cook a good meal to entertain Commander Lu. However, it was Gu Qinglan who was responsible for killing the chicken. Since she became a nurse, she has become much bolder.
Not only did they kill the chicken, but they also plucked all the feathers out of it in a matter of seconds, very quickly.
Wen Nuan didn't plan to cook it. She would just have a hotpot with the chicken later, so that the dish wouldn't get cold in the cold weather.
While Wen Nuan and the others were busy in the kitchen, Commander Lu played with Le Le in the living room and played the radio for her. The little girl had listened to the radio in the cafeteria, and now that there was suddenly a radio at home, she was so happy that she stood beside the coffee table, listening to the central news with her ears perked up in an imposing manner.
Seeing that the child was so well-behaved, Commander Lu looked at the photos hanging on the wall. They were all photos of their family of three, including Gu Qinglan, but no other family members.
Looking at these photos, Commander Lu could probably guess that Wen Nuan and the people of the Wen family did not have as much affection for each other as Wen's mother said.
On the contrary, he was a little surprised by the relationship between Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan. Even though the two of them didn't have any particularly intimate actions in the small photo, he could tell that their relationship was quite deep.
Just when Commander Lu finished looking at the photos on the wall, Xiao Zhang came back and brought the anonymous letter with him.
Xiao Zhang said, "Commander, I got the letter back. I heard from the quartermaster that the letter was placed directly at the window where people get food in the cafeteria, and no one saw who put it there."
Commander Lu took the letter of complaint, narrowed his sharp eyes, and felt that he seemed to have seen this handwriting somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where it was for a moment.
Commander Lu said, "Come with me to see Commander Xu. No matter what, I want to know who maliciously slandered Wen Nuan."
"Okay, I'll take you there now."
Wen Nuan heard from the kitchen that Commander Lu and Xiao Zhang seemed to be going out, so she opened the kitchen door and said, "Commander Lu, are you guys going out again? We can eat soon."
When Commander Lu heard this, a part of his heart softened instantly, and he said, "I'll be back in about half an hour. If you're hungry, you don't have to wait."
If I had known earlier, I would have brought a service soldier with me so that Wen Nuan wouldn't have to run around. It seems that we are not well prepared for this trip.
Wen Nuan smiled when she heard this: "Don't worry, it's not too late yet, but it seems to be snowing outside, do you want me to get you an extra coat?"
The weather in North City is a little colder than in Beijing, and I don’t know if they can adapt to it.
When Commander Lu heard the warm concern, his heart also felt warm, and he no longer felt cold.
"It's okay. This little snow isn't cold. Go back and don't catch a cold."
Lele stood at the door, and when Commander Lu was about to leave, he said, "Goodbye, Grandpa."
Commander Lu: “…”
"Grandpa will be back soon." After saying that, he was stunned for a moment, and was accidentally led astray by the little dumpling.
Commander Lu did not hesitate this time and got directly into the jeep.
Commander Xu over there also received news from the guards of the compound that Commander Lu had come to North City, but Commander Xu waited downstairs in his office for a long time and did not see any car coming in.
Later, the assistant said that the car drove to the family quarters. Commander Lu came here in such a hurry. Who was he looking for
Commander Xu was puzzled, but when Commander Lu went to the administrative building to find him, he heard earth-shattering news.
"What? You said Wen Nuan is your granddaughter?"
Commander Lu showed a proud expression on his face and nodded, "Yes, I am her grandfather."
Commander Xu felt a little bit unbelievable and asked again: "Are you sure?"
Commander Lu laughed and said, "It's absolutely true. Could it be that I just randomly recognized my own granddaughter?"
Teacher Xu complained: "Then I don't know. Don't you have a goddaughter in our art troupe?"
He was still holding a grudge about the last incident with the fighter model.
When Commander Lu heard what Commander Xu said, he remembered that Xiao Zhang had told him that a female comrade had called him many times and said she had something to talk to him about.
He had been thinking about warm things these days and just ignored her.
Thinking of this so-called god-granddaughter, Commander Lu immediately remembered that Xiao Zhang said she had written him a letter, but he hadn't read it yet.
But there is no rush about this matter. I can wait until I have dealt with Wen Nuan’s matter and then slowly explain it to He Manqing.
Commander Lu asked Xiao Zhang to put down the letter of complaint, and then said: "Help me find out who is maliciously slandering Wen Nuan."
Commander Xu took a look at the letter of complaint, which described Wen Nuan as a greedy, lazy and cunning person. It also implied that the kitchen team was biased towards Wen Nuan. It was really infuriating to read. No wonder Commander Lu made this trip in person.
Seeing that Commander Lu was about to leave after dropping the letter of complaint, Division Commander Xu said, "Commander Lu, I asked the orderly to prepare dinner for you. Why don't you eat first?"
Commander Lu took his coat and smiled: "No, my granddaughter cooked for me, I have to go back to eat."
Commander Xu: “…”
"Okay, I'll take you down then."
Commander Lu returned to Wen Nuan's home and had a meal with her, but she still never called him grandpa.
Commander Lu was not in a hurry. He came out of Wen Nuan's house with a full stomach and felt that his mood was different.
No wonder everyone likes her. It turns out that Wen Nuan’s cooking is even better than his orderly’s. Commander Lu feels like he can eat two more bowls of rice!
*
The news that Commander Lu had arrived with the Beicheng troops spread like wildfire.
When Zhou Yun went to the cafeteria, she happened to see Commander Lu's car and his assistant Xiao Zhang, and she hurried back to tell He Manqing.
Zhou Yun: "Manqing, I saw your grandfather's car and his assistant. Is he coming to North City?"
He Manqing sprained his ankle these two days, but it was not serious. When he heard Zhou Yun's words, he jumped down from the bed and asked in surprise: "What did you say? Is it really my uncle's car?"
Zhou Yun then said a series of license plate numbers, and then said, "Of course I remember it. I saw Commander Lu get out of that car last time, so I told you as soon as I came back."
Then Zhou Yun asked again: "Did you ask your uncle to come to our army?"
Zhou Yun was implicated by He Manqing and could not return to the dance troupe for a month. Now a month has passed, and Director Liao has found a new member. Although he asked her to go back, there is no place for her in the team. She has been reduced from a main player to a substitute, and she may not have many opportunities to go on stage in the future.
Therefore, Commander Lu's visit to Beicheng this time might be a turning point, and she would definitely cling to He Manqing's thigh.
He Manqing was so excited that she almost cried. It was worth it that she called Commander Lu so many times. It seemed that his grandfather knew that she was wronged and actually rushed over directly from Beijing.
This time, she must let that warmth experience the suffering she has endured during this period of time!
He Manqing said, "That's right. It was those people in the kitchen team who were unreasonable and caused us to be suspended from training for so long by Captain Liao. So I called my uncle six or seven times, so he should be here to help me this time."
He Manqing thought that Xiao Zhang was lying to her, but it seemed that she had wronged him. Her grandfather must have been busy with something recently.
Zhou Yun held her in her arms and said, "It seems that Commander Lu knows that you have been wronged, so he came all the way here to seek justice for you. I was saying that Commander Lu might only come once or twice a year or two before, and it has only been a short time since the National Day, and you called him and he came."
"Commander Lu really loves you."
He Manqing nodded in satisfaction, and then said hypocritically: "My grandfather is so busy, I shouldn't bother him with such a small matter."
*
Early the next morning, Wen Nuan went back to the kitchen. She wanted to see if the quartermaster had been troubled.
However, just after putting away her bicycle, Wen Nuan ran into He Manqing, who looked unhappy, and was stopped by her.
He Manqing looked at her with disdain, and then asked: "Why do you have the good intention to come back to work in the kitchen?"
Wen Nuan raised her eyebrows: "Why should I feel bad to come back to work?"
He Manqing looked Wen Nuan up and down, then said, "I heard from others that you have dirty hands and feet. Why did the kitchen staff keep you working here?"
Wen Nuan didn't expect that He Manqing would confess without being asked. Not many people knew about the report letter. It seemed that He Manqing was really taking revenge on her by writing the report letter!
Wen Nuan took a step towards her and said coldly, "The other person you are talking about is you yourself, right?"
"He Manqing, you can doubt me, but before you have evidence, you'd better keep your mouth shut. If you slander me again, I will report you to the political commissar!"
In the morning, many soldiers came to have breakfast. When they heard the noise, they gathered around.
He Manqing saw that everyone was gathering around her. This was exactly the effect she wanted. The last time she apologized to Wen Nuan, she lost all her face. So this time, she wanted Wen Nuan to experience the same pain she had endured that day.
He Manqing snorted, "Comrade Wen, don't try to deny it. You have a big family every day, and your daughter is fatter than any other child in the family compound. But each person only has so many meat coupons per month. Where did you get all that meat?"
Wen Nuan suddenly found it ridiculous, but she no longer planned to indulge He Manqing. She walked directly to her, raised her hand, and slapped her hard in the face.
"I bought it, picked it up, and it was blown by the wind. I couldn't have stolen it! Are you satisfied?"
"He Manqing, if you keep talking nonsense to me, I promise to give you more than one slap!"
He Manqing was stunned by the warm slap. Touching her stinging face, she looked at her in disbelief: "You, you dare to hit me? Do you know who I am?"
The onlookers stretched their necks and started fighting!
Wen Nuan blinked: "Oh? Who are you? I really don't know."
He Manqing bit her back teeth, ignoring the burning pain on her face: "I am Commander Lu's goddaughter!"
Wen Nuan clapped her hands until they hurt, and looked at her: "Oh? Then I am Commander Lu's granddaughter."
Just as he finished speaking, he saw a jeep coming to the cafeteria.
He Manqing had recognized her long ago. She had been waiting for this moment, so when Commander Lu got out of the car, she covered her face and cried, "Grandpa, please come and give me some justice. This woman actually hit me!"
When everyone heard this, they all looked towards the man who exuded majesty.
Commander Lu
Grandpa
He Manqing wiped her tears and rushed towards Commander Lu, crying, "Grandpa, you have to take charge of this for me. Wen Nuan hit me!"
However, just as she was about to reach Commander Lu, he leaned sideways, causing her to miss the target and stumble and fall into the muddy ground that had been covered with snow all night.
He Manqing was completely confused. What did her grandfather mean by this
Didn’t she ask Zhou Yun to go and ask him to help her
But the other party just ignored her in front of everyone
Wait, why is he still walking towards Wen Nuan
The next second, He Manqing heard Wen Nuan say, "Grandpa, this person slandered me for stealing!"
He Manqing: