Chapter 267 Section VII

A second-class merit medal was pinned to He Xiaoyu's hospital gown. "This is yours." He Zhijun had a tearful smile on his face. The pale-faced He Xiaoyu smiled: "Father, I also won the military medal..." Lin Qiuye cried beside her. "This is yours too!" He Zhijun opened a small red box, took out a first-class merit medal and pinned it to He Xiaoyu. "Father, this is yours..." He Xiaoyu said feebly. "This is what your father gave you!" He Zhijun burst into tears. "Thank you, Dad." He Xiaoyu sat leaning against the head of the bed, but smiled happily and raised his right hand to salute.

He Zhijun took a step back, stood at attention and saluted with a snap. "You are a good soldier!" A blush appeared on He Xiaoyu's face: "Father, I just did what I should do." "Xiao Yu, why are you so stupid?" Lin Qiuye cried while hugging her, "You don't know you are a woman?" "Mom, you've said it before—it's a pity to be a soldier if you don't catch up with the war." He Xiaoyu smiled feebly, "I didn't catch up with the war, but I caught up with the flood. I am a soldier. It's my job. Dad used to say that once we put on the uniform, we're not who we are anymore. We belong to the country, to the army, cogs in a war machine."

He Zhijun turned to look out of the window, weeping. "I know I won't have any more children." He Xiaoyu smiled and stretched out his hand to Fang Zijun who was leaning against the door and crying, "Sister Zijun has one, and Sister Zijun's child is mine. Let me listen, my paragraph Time is my favorite time to listen to Miss Zijun's belly in the hospital, the little guy is kicking..." She put her ears on Fang Zijun's stomach and closed her eyes to listen, smiling sweetly but tears streaming down her face. "Xiaoyu!" Fang Zijun cried as he stroked He Xiaoyu's hair.

"It must be a big fat boy!" He Xiaoyu laughed, "Chen Yong is so lucky!" The door opened at once, and Liu Xiaofei rushed in first, followed by Liu Fangfang, Zhang Lei, and Lin Rui who were holding flowers. "Xiaoyu—" Liu Xiaofei rushed over to hug He Xiaoyu and kiss the top of her head, "I'm here!" Fang Zijun backed away gently: "Let's all go out." He Zhijun helped Lin Qiuye and followed Fang Zijun out, and Liu Fangfang put the flowers on the bed and went out slowly.Zhang Lei and Lin Rui put down their flowers, turned around and left.Inside the corridor, Lin Qiuye cried in He Zhijun's arms.Zhang Lei glanced at the pregnant Fang Zijun who was wiping away tears, bit his lip and looked away.Lin Rui handed him a cigarette, and they were all lit and smoked silently.Liu Fangfang went to shed tears with Lin Qiuye, and He Zhijun came over: "Where is Chen Yong?"

"Report to Minister He!" Lin Rui saluted, "Our three company commanders are here, the battalion cannot be without the chief officer watching." He Zhijun nodded and said nothing. In the ward, Liu Xiaofei hugged He Xiaoyu in tears like rain: "Xiao Yu, why are you so stupid? If you can't go, don't go! Why bother yourself!" He Xiaoyu smiled and snuggled into his arms: "You idiot also know to call me stupid? I just did what I should do." Liu Xiaofei kissed He Xiaoyu's face: "Let's get married!" He Xiaoyu was taken aback: "Why?"

"I saw your order, you have advanced ahead of schedule!" Liu Xiaofei said, "You will soon be a lieutenant in Zhenglian, and we are both in Zhenglian! You can get married!" He Xiaoyu pushed him away: "I can't marry you!" "Why?" Liu Xiaofei cried and hugged her, "You don't love me?!" "I love you, so I can't marry you!" He Xiaoyu cried, "Xiaofei, I can't give birth to a baby for you! Don't marry me!" "Then I don't want a child!" Liu Xiaofei hugged her tightly, "I don't want a child anymore, just the two of us together! We will never be separated again!"

"Stupid words!" He Xiaoyu pushed him with tears, "How can you not have children? You can't have children! I order you not to marry me!" "I am the company commander!" Liu Xiaofei shouted, "I order you to marry me!" He Xiaoyu was startled and looked at him: "You, you are the company commander? My father dare not yell at me like that when he is the team leader!" Liu Xiaofei took a step back and saluted: "Lieutenant Liu Xiaofei, the company commander of the Special Warfare Company of the Langya Special Forces Brigade of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, proposes to you!"

He Xiaoyu looked at him stupidly: "What are you calling? Are you afraid that others won't hear you?" Liu Xiaofei opened the door at once, and turned to He Xiaoyu: "I just want the whole world to hear—Lieutenant Liu Xiaofei of the Chinese Army Special Forces proposes to Lieutenant He Xiaoyu, a military doctor! Please approve!" Lin Qiuye was startled outside and wanted to walk over.He Zhijun grabbed her tightly: "What did you do in the past? What did you do with the children?" "I'm already proposing, can I not go there?" Lin Qiuye was anxious.

"You just go over to propose marriage?" He Zhijun said, "We, Xiao Yu, haven't agreed yet! What are you in a hurry for?" Several young soldiers looked at the door. Liu Xiaofei turned his back to the door and looked at He Xiaoyu. He Xiaoyu's face turned white and red: "You, you bully!" Liu Xiaofei stepped forward and saluted: "Please approve!" He Xiaoyu shed tears and did not speak. "You acquiesce if you don't speak!" Liu Xiaofei rushed over and hugged her. "Put it down! I didn't say yes—" He Xiaoyu exclaimed.

"You are my woman!" Liu Xiaofei looked into her eyes, "I love you!" He Xiaoyu cried and hugged his neck.