Wang Xiaosong was taken aback when he heard his mother Zhao Xiuqin's words, this can't be met, one is Cao Long, secretary of the provincial party committee, and the other is a stepmother who opposes the marriage of two people, if they come together, they won't be scolded to death, he hurriedly coughed hard and said loudly: "Mom, what is delicious, it's so fragrant, I'm hungry, give me some first." ”

"While staying, people haven't eaten Feiyan yet, don't you want to eat," Zhao Xiuqin said very politely.

Wang Xiaosong was speechless for a while, and said helplessly: "Mom, this hasn't entered the door yet, and I have become like this with you, if I become your daughter-in-law, my status will be completely gone, I protest, I am jealous." ”

"Protest is invalid, jealousy is invalid, hurry up, open that bottle of good wine, and have a drink with your dad, he has been missing you for a long time. Zhao Xiuqin said with a serious face.

Cao Feiyan walked out of the room, pulled Wang Xiaosong to the side, and whispered as she walked: "Xiaosong, didn't you go out to do errands, why did you come back, I said it, you don't have to worry about me, my parents are very good to me." ”

"Feiyan, before I passed the door, I changed my words, I'm really jealous. Wang Xiaosong said jokingly, and after speaking, he pulled Cao Feiyan to the living room. As she walked, she winked at him and motioned for her not to mention it.

Cao Feiyan glared at Wang Xiaosong, and then went to the kitchen to help cook, while Wang Xiaosong came to the living room, holding a bottle of Red Star Erguotou in his hand, put it on the table, poured two glasses of wine, and said with a smile: "Dad, I'll have a few drinks with you today, and I'll not get drunk." ”

Wang Chuan, who was reading the newspaper, put down the newspaper in his hand, strode over, and said as he walked: "You kid, tell me honestly, why did you have time to come back today, should you be fired from your unit." "He speaks very straight, without the slightest concern, which is the character of a veteran.

Wang Xiaosong was stunned, how did his father know, being suspended was almost the same as being expelled, but he couldn't lie, sat down, took a sip of liquor and said: "Dad, I was right, I was suspended, someone reported that I caused the car accident of the former secretary, this is simply a false accusation, it should be found out soon, you don't have to worry." ”

Wang Chuan's face was old-fashioned, and he said with a serious face: "If I say it, I know that you are not good, but I believe in you, I don't dare to do that kind of bad thing, I am not afraid of the shadow, just face it calmly, the country and the party will not wronged a good person." I think that your father and I are a good example, I worked as a village cadre all my life, and in the end I even got a retirement, which shows that the country thinks about us old things. ”

Wang Xiaosong was afraid that his father would talk about the things of the year, and it would be a big set of things to talk about, what to do as a soldier, and to be a village cadre, he heard that his ears were calloused, and he hurriedly picked up his wine glass and said, "Dad, I toast you." He finished and drank.

At this time, Cao Feiyan and Zhao Xiuqin came over with a plate of dishes, all the meals were ready, and Cao Feiyan and Zhao Xiuqin also sat down.

Cao Feiyan said with a smile: "Uncle, aunt, I will replace wine with water to honor you two elders." After she finished speaking, she picked up the tea and touched it, then took a sip.

Wang Chuan and Zhao Xiuqin looked happy, and said at the same time: "Good boy, don't be so polite, this is your home, eat as you like." ”

Zhao Xiuqin talked at length, and said with a smile: "Feiyan, when will you meet your parents for a meal and settle the marriage, do you want to find a matchmaker and come to the door to propose, Xiaosong, this child, just doesn't make people worry, the boss is not small, and we have to worry about him." ”

Wang Xiaosong almost didn't spit out the food he ate in his mouth, this old mother, talked about the topic just now, and hurriedly interrupted and said: "Mom, eat vegetables, the level of this stewed chicken has risen again, I like to eat it too much." ”

Cao Feiyan kicked Wang Xiaosong with her foot, then looked at Zhao Xiuqin, and said with a smile: "Auntie, I am a single-parent family, my mother left early, and my father pulled me up, and now he is very busy, and when he is free one day, I am telling him." ”

"What does your father do, he's so busy, he doesn't have time on Saturdays and Sundays? It's really hard for him, he's still working at this age. Zhao Xiuqin shook her head and said.

Wang Xiaosong hurriedly glanced at Cao Feiyan and motioned her not to say it, after all, this matter is too important.

But Cao Feiyan didn't care about Wang Xiaosong's eyes at all, smiled and said: "My father is very busy, and his daily schedule is tight, and he, the secretary of the provincial party committee, is more diligent than anyone else." ”

"What are you talking about, your father is the secretary of the provincial party committee," Zhao Xiuqin said silently, and stood up after speaking. With a surprised face, he couldn't help but look at Cao Feiyan carefully from head to toe, as if he didn't know him.

On the contrary, Wang Xiaosong's father, Wang Chuan, looked calm, pulled Zhao Xiuqin hard, looked at Cao Feiyan and said: "Your father is Cao Long, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and when he went back, he greeted him for me, and said that the veteran Wang Chuan invited him to drink." After he finished speaking, he drank the liquor without hesitation.

Father Wang Chuan's words shocked Wang Xiaosong very much, could it be that his father knew Cao Long, he had also heard that this Cao Long had been a soldier, could it be that they were comrades-in-arms.

This is an astonishing discovery, if things are really like that, he believes that Cao Long will not be too opposed to his marriage to Cao Feiyan.

Wang Xiaosong looked at his father with a calm look, and said with a smile: "Dad, you know Feiyan's father Cao Long, why didn't you say it earlier, let's just go directly to propose marriage, and let your old comrades-in-arms get together." ”

Wang Chuan shook his head helplessly, his eyes looked out of the window, looked at the endless night sky, and entered the long river of memory, and after a long time, he took a breath and said: "It was a long time ago, fifty years, at that time, I was a platoon commander at the self-defense counterattack station, I was ordered to open the way in front, and led a dozen people through the enemy's minefield, seeing a shell flying over, I didn't have any hesitation, hugged Cao Long and threw himself out, as a result, the shrapnel hit my back, leaving permanent scars, and I was also honorably discharged." I can't imagine that I can hear Cao Long again, and I really have no regrets. ”

Wang Xiaosong listened carefully, he was a special soldier, he knew the cruelty of war deeply, and understood the mood of his father Wang Chuan, he raised his wine glass and said with a serious face: "Dad, I will definitely find an opportunity to invite you, an old comrade-in-arms, over." ”

Cao Feiyan also understood, he couldn't imagine that his father and Wang Xiaosong's father were comrades-in-arms, and Wang Xiaosong's father also saved his father, this is too much of a coincidence, with this relationship, he felt that the marriage with Wang Xiaosong would not be too difficult, thinking of this, she said happily: "Uncle, aunt, just go to our house together." ”