Chapter 4: Reunion

For the first time, Professor Qin Aoshuang took a day off and did not go to work in the hospital.

Thirty-eight years ago, when she married Ji Youguo, Qin Aoshuang was still a doctoral student at Capital Medical College. On the day of the wedding, Qin Aoshuang and her husband set a rule, and the husband and wife did not interfere with each other's work. Thirty years after marriage, Qin Aoshuang, who became the first lady of the Republic, still serves as the director of neurosurgery at the General Hospital of the Capital Military Region. In addition to having to participate in state events as the first lady, Qin Aoshuang never asked about her husband's work, and never even cared about politics. She still commutes to and from work on time every day and performs three to five surgeries a week as usual. In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Aoshuang is more like a skilled surgeon, unlike the first lady of the Republic.

Two years ago, Qin Aoshuang officially retired, and then was rehired by the hospital.

Life is still the same as before, going to work on time every day, leaving work on time, diagnosing fifteen patients every day, and performing three surgeries a week. For the first time in two years, Qin Aoshuang asked for leave.

Not for anything else, because my daughter, who had been working outside for five years, came back.

Although her daughter only stayed at home for a few hours and was about to leave in the afternoon, Qin Aoshuang was satisfied. After the daughter grows up, the family gathers less and leaves more, and the husband, wife, and daughter are all busy with their own careers. As a successful woman and an unsuccessful mother, Qin Aoshuang just wants to make up for her past negligence as much as possible and make her daughter feel the warmth of home. A greeting, a little care, and a few plates of home-cooked side dishes can make this usually cold and deserted home warm.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang-"

"Here, Aunt Qin, what's the matter?" Wang Yuanqing hurriedly ran into the kitchen.

"When is it, why hasn't your Uncle Ji come back yet?" Qin Aoshuang put the fried vegetables in the pot into the plate and said, "Go and make a call, let him stop being busy." Xiao Ji only comes back once in five years, and he, who is a father, should get off work on time if he doesn't come back to help. ”

"I'm going to call." Wang Yuanqing turned around and secretly stuck out his tongue.

The FΓΌhrer is also a human being, and the FΓΌhrer's home is also a home, which is not much different from the homes of ordinary people.

Qin Aoshuang had just brought the fried vegetables into the dining room. Footsteps could be heard outside the door. She hurriedly put down the plate. Walk towards the door.

"Mom. I am back. The door opened. Ji Xiaoji walked in with a big bag and a small bag. "It smells so good. Pork ribs with shredded pork with green pepper and winter melon. Mother. I miss you so much. I especially want you to cook home-cooked food. ”

"Mom misses you so much." I saw my daughter who had lost a lot of weight. Qin Aoshuang's eyes suddenly moistened. "Xiao Ji. You're thin again. Isn't life over there particularly difficult? I asked the old Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe some supplements. You remember to take it. ”

"Mom. The lab center isn't what you think it is. There's everything. Ji Xiaoji put the gift on the sofa. This is a land I bought for you. Northwest specialty. It has the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin. ”

"What a beauty. What kind of face to raise. Your mom is an old woman. ”

"Where is the local dialect. You're the most knowledgeable woman in our family. It's an example to me. Mother. You're still young. ”

Qin Aoshuang shook her head with a smile, looking at her current daughter, she remembered herself thirty years ago.

At this moment, the door was pushed open again. Wang Yuanqing walked to the door first and took the briefcase from Ji Youguo's hand.

"I said why the atmosphere at home has become lively, it turns out that Xiao Ji is back."

"Dad, just got off work?" Ji Xiaoji immediately greeted him.

"yes, I got into some trouble and delayed for a few minutes." Ji Youguo smiled, "It's good that I didn't miss lunchtime, otherwise your mother would have been nagging for weeks." ”

"If you come back later, there will only be leftovers of water." Qin Aoshuang glared at her husband, "Go wash your hands first, and then start eating." Xiao Wang, don't go, stay and eat together. ”

"Aunt Qin, I still have something to ......"

"I'll be busy in the afternoon." Ji Youguo also stopped Wang Yuanqing, "It's rare for Xiao Ji to come back, you have been busy all morning, stay and eat together." ”

Wang Yuanqing didn't want to say anything, in order to prepare this lunch, he had been helping Qin Aoshuang with housework all morning.

At the dinner table, the family was happy.

Ji Xiaoji has been talking about her work, but rarely mentioned the places of interest in the northwest, it seems that in the past five years, in addition to work, she is still working, almost nothing else.

Several home-cooked dishes were highly praised, and in Ji Xiaoji's words, the meals at home were 10,000 times better than "big pot rice".

After the meal, Qin Aoshuang called Wang Yuanqing to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and the father and daughter went to the sofa and sat down.

"The environment in the northwest is very harsh, and your mother is nagging every day, saying that she will take time to see you. You also know your mother's character, after retirement, if you don't get rehired, this family will be turned upside down. ”

"Dad, I know you're busy and don't have time to come and see me, and I don't blame you." Ji Xiaoji took out a gift, "This is toad oil, I heard that it is helpful for quitting smoking." You have old stomach problems and usually smoke less. ”

"It's been a long time since I stopped smoking." Ji Youguo smiled, so he said seriously, "Never smoke in front of your mother, otherwise you will never want to be quiet." By the way, you're doing your job well, aren't you? ”

"It's okay, it's been going according to plan." Ji Xiaoji hesitated slightly, and said, "Dad, do you know?" We have not yet fully understood the materials given to us by the military for research, and I am afraid that it will take another 20 years to figure out its molecular structure. I really don't understand where the military got it from. ”

"You have to ask you Uncle Peng this question."

"Uncle Peng Maubang?"

Ji Youguo nodded. "He's in charge of this, and I didn't ask about it. It was also his decision to let you take the lead in this project, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

"Really?" Ji Xiaoji smiled and said, "Then I have to thank Uncle Peng, otherwise I won't be able to keep my job." ”

"Little doll, it's not serious, what kind of person is your Uncle Peng?"

"I'm just kidding."

At this time, Wang Yuanqing came to the kitchen door and deliberately glanced at his watch.

"Dad, do you have something important to do in the afternoon?"

"What's the matter? Stuffy in the study all day. Don't think I don't know, I've heard it all. Qin Aoshuang walked out of the kitchen, "You are old and stubborn, you are so old, and you love to smoke so much." You just continue to smoke behind my back, and then you get sick, and see who will take care of you. ”

"Well, I just said, your mother won't let me live in peace."

"Am I concerned about you, or am I hurting you?"

Ji Youguo smiled and didn't bother with his wife.

"Mom, Dad is measured." Ji Xiaoji immediately stood up, "Let's go to the school in the afternoon to see Niuniu, it's been a few years, I'm afraid you don't know me anymore." ”

Niuniu is Ji Xiaoji's daughter, who studies in a full-time primary school in the State Council, usually lives in school, and only goes home on weekends.

"It's time to go, Xiao Ji should go." Ji Youguo hurriedly stood up, "Xiao Ji, don't leave today, Dad will have dinner in the evening." ”

"In the future, the General Staff has already arranged a special plane, and we will leave in the evening."

"In such a hurry?" Ji Youguo frowned slightly, "Since it's a matter of work, I won't stop you." In the afternoon, I had a lot of fun with Niuniu, and last time she was still making a fuss about going to Ocean Park. ”

"Niuniu is so old, but she has never received maternal love." Thinking of her granddaughter, Qin Aoshuang thought of her daughter back then, and her mood became excited.

"Mom, am I not busy with work?"

"To be a wife and a mother, you can't just know work. Now my mother regrets it, if I could have spent more time with you, you wouldn't be like this. ”

"What's wrong with me? Mom, you're the greatest mother I've ever had. ”

"Go, go. This flamboyant kung fu must have been learned from your father. ”

……

Taking advantage of the mother and daughter's chatter, Ji Youguo called Wang Yuanqing and slipped out quietly.

It is only a five-minute walk from the East Youth Courtyard where Ji Youguo lives to the West Garden where the office works.

"Chief, General Peng just called, and the investigation has made significant progress."

"When did you call?" Ji Youguo glanced at Wang Yuanqing.

"When you were chatting, you called me directly, probably not wanting to disturb you."

"So fast?" Ji Youguo touched his chin, "It seems that things are not simple." ”

"General Peng didn't say it on the phone, he came over at half past three."

"You help me adjust my work in the afternoon, and after General Peng Maobang comes, don't let others disturb us."

"I have already arranged for the government work meeting to end at three o'clock, and the executive meeting at four o'clock has been postponed to tomorrow morning. Also, I didn't cancel the impromptu meeting in the evening. ”

"I will decide before dinner, if it doesn't go well, I'm afraid that the impromptu meeting in the evening will also be canceled."

With that, Ji Youguo and Wang Yuanqing walked into the West Garden.

At 3:25, Peng Maobang arrived on time. Ji Youguo had just attended a government work meeting and was lying on the sofa for a fifteen-minute nap.

"Something to do with the United States?"

"The MIA has confirmed that it was a CIA agent who detonated the bomb, and we have enough evidence in our hands."

Ji Youguo habitually touched his chin. "Don't be quiet for now. We don't know exactly what the United States wants to do, and we will only take action if the situation is a little bigger. The General Staff must work out various countermeasures in advance. If such a big move is made, the United States must have an ulterior secret, and it is very likely to create even greater incidents in South Asia. ”

"You mean that there will be a conflict between India and Pakistan?"

"It's more than that."

Peng Maobang was secretly startled and immediately asked, "Do you need to raise the level of strategic vigilance?" ”

"Not for the time being, even if India and Pakistan want to fight, they won't be able to fight for a while." Ji Youguo pondered for a while and said, "However, we can let the test unit that has just been formed enter a state of combat readiness." If war breaks out suddenly, we will not have even the slightest contingency. ”

"I'll give the order right away."

Also, keep an eye on what is happening in Japan. If Ozawa signs a treaty with Gandhi, I am afraid that Japan will take the opportunity to cause trouble, and we will not have time to look west. ”

Peng Maobang didn't ramble anymore and immediately got up to say goodbye.

Ji Youguo's strategic vision has always been keen, and his grasp of the strategic situation is also very accurate.

Could it be that war is really going to break out on the South Asian subcontinent?。