Yes, the truth, the truth should have been told from the very beginning, and the truth has been dragged on for twenty years.
Xiao Jing panicked in her heart, she looked away at a loss, sweat dripped from her ears, it wasn't hot, it was scared.
Xiao Yao put down the water glass, his palms were sweating intermittently, he stood up, facing the child who had grown up unknowingly, his voice trembled a little, perhaps with unprecedented excitement.
Xiao Jing hurriedly said: "Father, I know that my military rank may not be qualified to stand beside the marshal to perform tasks, but this is an order from the superior, and I cannot refuse."
Xiao Yao was blocked by her obvious excuses and almost blurted out the truth, he clenched his fists tightly, as if the courage that had just gathered was instantly destroyed during this pause.
Thinking about it again, it is hard to say.
The room was silent for at least five minutes.
Xiao Jing lowered her eyes and remained silent, and the shadows in the room seemed to become erratic.
Xiao Yao sat back on the chair, took a sip of water, closed his eyes, "You know what I'm going to say, right?"
Xiao Jing remained silent.
Xiao Yao looked up at her. Judging from her intentionally avoiding eyes, she seemed very afraid of telling the truth.
"Father, it's late at night." Xiao Jing tried to hide the past.
Xiao Yao sneered like self-deprecating, "Yes, it's late at night."
Xiao Jing saluted, "In any case, this matter has nothing to do with my mother, please treat her kindly."
"Son, do you think I am ashamed of you mother and son?" Xiao Yao sighed softly, "Yes, I am indeed ashamed of you."
"Father-"
"Maybe it's because of my past mistakes. If I say anything more now, it will appear that I am hypocritical." Xiao Yao stood up and suddenly aged a lot, like an old man in his twilight years, leaving only loneliness and love overnight. Melancholy.
Xiao Jing looked at her father's indescribable sadness when she left, and the courage she didn't know where she came from, and said, "Father, you are not wrong, and neither is mother. No one is wrong in this matter."
"I am an irresponsible man. I failed Xiao Hong's mother more than 20 years ago, hurt your mother, and finally implicated you. Obviously I can be carefree, but I am forced to carry a gun and charge into battle. Enjoy the family happiness, but have to be close to each other inside and out, living like a stranger."
Xiao Jing clenched her hands into fists, her eyes were slightly red, she said, "Yes, you are right, all of this is caused by you, you mistook your mother for being too sad, and after hurting her, you didn't know what to do. I don't care, married into Xiao's family afterwards but was thrown in Cangshan regardless, father, I always thought that you are a great hero, you can't do anything wrong, only small people like us can do wrong, But our thousands of mistakes are not as good as your cold eyes."
Xiao Yao turned around, and his eyes met. There was a thin layer of film in his eyes, which seemed to flow down in a flash.
He said, "You hate me, don't you?"
"Yes." Xiao Jing didn't shy away from the fact that such a reply was disrespectful, so she blurted out without thinking.
The room fell silent again.
"You should hate me." Xiao Yao's voice trembled a little, "I am ashamed of you."
"Mrs. Xiao Jiatai is high above you, you are an elder, you are the marshal of the empire, one of the best heroes, and you are also an elder. My mother once said, no matter whether you treat us harshly or abandon us, as long as you are in the Xiao family for a day, you have to respect it or not. , so I never dared to hate you, and lived humblely, just for one of my mother's beliefs."
"Son, I was wrong."
"I have always thought that as long as I have been in the 525 regiment for five years, everything will return to ashes, dust to dust, I can take my mother away, and leave Xiao's right and wrong, even if you refuse to let her go because of face , I also wanted to steal her out, and then I went to the Iron Eagles, and everything changed."
Xiao Yao was silent.
"Yes, everything has changed. I became hesitant, uneasy, and at a loss. My mother and I have been acting and directing ourselves for so many years, and what we thought was a seamless play turned out to be flawed everywhere." Xiao Jinggao Gao raised his head, not letting the tears wet his eyes.
Xiao Yao took a step forward, "Son, yes, I should have made it clear earlier, our Xiao family doesn't need any generals, no heroes, and things that are never lacking, you don't need to give up your life to get them."
"Yes, there is no shortage, so even if I try my best to get it, it will be useless. In the eyes of Mrs. Tai, my mother and I will not be able to stand on the stage after all." Xiao Jing lowered her head, her eyes were a little blurry. I don't know if I'm crying, but it seems like I'm crying.
Xiao Yao felt that all his words were feeble and useless. Facing the child who had been trembling for twenty-five years, he had a guilty conscience and dared not face it.
Xiao Jing turned around, "Please go back, please don't take those disrespectful words just now."
"The guilt of these years was caused by me, so I won't restrain you anymore. Even if you have that level of relationship with Shen Chengfeng, I won't stop it anymore. It's your freedom, your happiness, I can only Be an elder and stand behind you silently, if, I said if, after a few years, if Shen Chengfeng is gone—”
"Father." Xiao Jing interrupted him, "We've already reached this point, there's no need to hide anything, the captain and I are sincere, even if the whole world is questioning us, we are sincere."
"I'm not doubting his sincerity to you, I'm just afraid that you will be sad in the future."
"If there is such a day, the few years we have been together will be enough for me to remember for a lifetime."
"..."
"It's not certain that my whole life is actually just a few years."
"Child." Xiao Yao gave up the extra words.
"Sir, please go slowly." Xiao Jing faced Xiao Yao and gave a standard military salute.
Xiao Yao exited the room, and when the door closed, his clenched fists were slowly released.
The car sped away in the night.
The adjutant sat in the co-pilot's seat, glanced at the officer who had been dignified since he got in the car, and out of concern, he asked, "Didn't you have a pleasant conversation?"
Xiao Yao shook his head, "Go back."
"Excuse me, sir. If you want to make amends, you should proceed gradually. I have watched the fourth son grow up these years. He and his wife have been living in Cangshan, just like two innocent women and children who were abandoned. Suddenly, you want to accept them, and you use what you think are very gentle words to comfort and even protect. In fact, this is a kind of hurt that is fueled by seedlings. You force them to accept your guilt, and force them to give up on you. alienation."
"Then what should I do?"
The adjutant said again, "It's best to let nature take its course. The Fourth Young Master is also a capable person now. He can completely take care of himself. You should stand by and support him instead of forcing him to stand in the way. After the Fourth Young Master gets used to your support After a long time, those accumulated humbleness will disappear."
Xiao Yao looked out of the car, maybe he was really impatient.
In the night environment, a meteor pierced the sky calmly and fell quietly.
The next day, just as the sky turned pale, the mansion began to get busy.
Xiao Jing walked down the stairs, and the first thing she saw was the officer sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, she hurried forward and saluted, "Morning, officer."
"Captain Xiao can sleep a little longer. Our departure time is around nine o'clock." Shen Tiantian sipped his coffee and flipped through the pages of the newspaper.
"Yes, sir." Xiao Jing stood aside in embarrassment, what should she do next
Shen Yitian noticed the figure behind him, and turned around, "Since you're awake, let's go eat something."
"Yes, sir." Xiao Jing walked to the dining room, the servants had already prepared breakfast, and the dishes were neatly arranged.
Xiao Jing was in a dilemma now, it seemed that none of the officers came over to eat, she was a subordinate or a future daughter-in-law, it was natural and reasonable as she could not just sit down and eat alone with her own status.
"Captain Xiao, you don't have to be restrained. There is no rule in our family that the juniors can only start after the elders move their chopsticks. You eat first, and I will come over after reading this newspaper." Shen Yitian seemed to understand his concerns, and said.
Xiao Jing was sitting on a chair, she picked up a slice of bread and took two bites when she saw General Yan Jun walking out in military uniform.
Admiral Yanjun nodded to Xiao Jing who was saluting, "Sit down and eat. Our family doesn't have so many rules. Although you are the subordinate of the third child in my family, you are a guest when you come to the door. Eat more."
"Yes, sir." Xiao Jing was a little relieved, it seemed that after marrying into the Shen family, she didn't have to worry about whether she would commit a taboo if she didn't pay attention.
Wait, why am I always fantasizing about marrying into the Shen family these two days? How I can't wait to get married.
Yanjun stirred the milk and took a sip.
Xiao Jing sneaked a glance at the two big leaders who were reading the newspaper and eating breakfast at the same time.
"Captain Xiao has something to say to me?" Shen Yitian raised his head and looked directly at the eyeballs he hadn't had time to retract.
Xiao Jing almost choked on the bread, she took a sip of milk in a hurry, calmed down, and said, "No, I just thought that both of you are so approachable, if anyone marries the captain and the others in the future, he will be very happy."
Yan Jun liked to hear this, put down the newspaper, and said: "You are right, although it is impossible for the married daughter-in-law to eat as soon as she wakes up and play after eating, but our Shen family Daughters-in-law don’t have as many rules and regulations as they imagined. At most, they should prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The elders can’t sit down before they speak, and the elders can’t move their chopsticks after eating. Once you get used to it, you will feel that I am a very gentle person, and I will never manage them militarily."
"..." I suddenly felt that marriage could still be reconsidered.
Yan Jun suddenly came over with a serious face, "Have you seen the girl brought back by your captain?"
Xiao Jing blushed involuntarily, she nodded, "Yes."
"How is that girl?"
"She is beautiful, tall, capable, and gentle. She is very kind to the captain. She is a perfect match for everyone."
"Then which military region is she from?" Yanjun asked again.
"I'm not sure about this." Xiao Jing was afraid that she would miss the point if she said too much, so she hurriedly stuffed a piece of bread into her mouth.
Yan Jun sighed, "I'm getting more and more curious about this mysterious energy."
"No, you must not be curious." Shen Yitian pressed her hand that was about to move, "It is agreed that we will not ask about the children's affairs. We are soldiers who say what we say, and we cannot break our word."
Yan Jun sat back on the chair, "I'm just saying it casually, it's not long before Chinese New Year."
Shen Chengyi entered the restaurant with his coat in hand, picked up a piece of bread, looked at the atmosphere that seemed to be a little off, and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"
"Ask your future sister-in-law." Yanjun said.
Shen Chengyi's pupils converged, he subconsciously looked at Xiao Jing's position, and asked in surprise, "What do you know?"
"We know what we need to know."
Shen Chengyi frowned, "You really know? Are you not angry?"
Yan Jun snorted coldly, "How can you not be angry if you are angry, your brother and brother have found a partner, how about you?"
"Don't worry, there will always be someone waiting for me." Shen Chengyi took a light breath.
Yan Jun stared at him, "Leave after eating."
"When will father leave?" Shen Chengyi changed the subject.
Shen Tian finished his last sip of coffee, "There are still about ten minutes."
Shen Chengyi looked at Xiao Jing who hadn't said a word, with a smile on his face, with the corners of his mouth raised, "I hope it will be a good journey."
Xiao Jing smiled wryly.
"Ding..." The abrupt ringing of the phone was amplified in the restaurant.
Shen Chengyi looked at the calling number, and was sure it was the research institute's call, so he pressed to answer, "What's the matter?"
The entire space was silent for about tens of seconds.
Shen Tiantian was not used to the suddenly quiet atmosphere, so he looked up in the direction of the child, "Is there something important? Go get busy."
Shen Chengyi looked at Xiao Jing, who was sitting on the seat, with serious eyes, "The research materials have been stolen, and I need to go back and deal with them immediately."
"How can a place like the research institute be easily stolen?" Yan Jun asked hastily, "Is it the third child's data?"
"No." Shen Cheng hesitated to speak.
Xiao Jing knows, are those research materials about her
Shen Chengyi picked up his coat, "I'll go back and deal with it first."
"Drive slowly." Yan Jun sat back on the chair, "If it's not the third brother's, what is he in such a hurry for?"
"A place like the research institute has hundreds of guards alone. One person can easily enter and steal information. Do you think the matter is serious?" Shen Yitian analyzed, "I just don't know what was stolen. Is the information valuable?"
"As long as it doesn't belong to my third son, I don't bother to ask about anything else." Yan Jun personally took the coat handed over by the housekeeper, put it on for Shen Yitian, and then patted him on the shoulder lightly, "This time the trip is only for three days. God?"
"Yeah." Shen Tiantian put on his watch, "Okay, it's time to go."
…
The plane departed on time.
The sun is shining brightly, and white clouds are billowing above the sky.
"Dong dong dong." Heavy and hurried footsteps came from the corridor.
Shen Chengfeng pushed open the door of the office. After assisting the Tiancheng team, he had rushed back overnight, but unexpectedly when he arrived at the camp, his daughter-in-law was abducted by his father.
He originally planned to go to the airport immediately to prevent Xiao Jing from leaving Huaguo, but the plane had already departed on time an hour ago.
Shen Chengyi sat on a chair, looked at the man outside the office, and nodded, "You came really fast."
"What do you mean by what you said on the phone?" Shen Chengfeng stepped forward, staring at the computer screen intently.
"The other party should not be a simple person. To be able to avoid all our security systems must have been planned for a while. He originally planned to steal information about you, but he didn't expect to take away Xiao Jing's information by mistake." Shen Chengyi pointed to the hand that was rummaging through boxes and cabinets on the screen, and in the end it seemed to be exposed, and in a hurry, he directly grabbed an encrypted file in the safe.
"Xiao Jing's information?" Shen Chengfeng's tone increased.
Shen Chengyi coughed, "The information from the last blood test is useless, but I have learned from the past, and I have to strengthen the protection work of the research institute in the future."
Shen Chengfeng turned around and was about to leave.
Shen Chengyi stood up, with great interest: "You don't want to know how your Xiao Jing spent that wonderful night at home last night?"
Shen Chengfeng stopped, "Second brother, you may need to change another door."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Chengfeng's hand directly covered the safe door protected by a triple password.
"Stop it, stop it quickly." Shen Chengyi cried out in shock.
Shen Chengfeng corroded the entire door without hesitation, and didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior, so he put on his gloves again, "This time the protective measures failed, I cleaned it up for you, you can now completely Use your brain to reimagine how encryption is done next."
Shen Chengyi looked at the mess all over the floor with grief, and bared his teeth and said, "Thanks to me being careful to cover it up for you, I will definitely tell the truth to my parents in the future."
"Then you have to think about it. You didn't report it before and even deliberately distorted the facts. If these two serious crimes are suppressed, I can make amends. What about you? I'm afraid you will have to be locked up until next year."
"You threatened me?"
"Second brother is a smart man."
"Get out." Shen Chengyi pointed at the door, and originally wanted to call this uncute third brother to tease him, but he didn't expect that he was not only uncute, but also lacking in heart.
Shen Chengfeng was unmoved, he asked, "Did your parents suspect anything?"
Shen Chengyi glanced at him, "What can you doubt? Do you dare to doubt that the daughter-in-law they are thinking of is Xiao Jing?"