Chapter 1255: Chapter 62: We and You (Ten-Thousand-Word Chapter, Two-in-One)_3

Nangong was amused:

“No need for that, it’s just because I can’t wear rings or make gestures in the lab, otherwise I would have worn the ring on my finger, and this awkward situation wouldn’t have happened.”

Previously, apart from work, I hadn’t really chatted with Nangong.

Who would have thought.

She turned out to be such a nice girl.

With the conversation flowing, Lin Xian casually joined in:

“You and your husband can’t see each other even once a year or two… do you miss him often?”

“Of course, I do.”

Nangong laughed:

“But it’s not just about not being able to meet. Because he often has to carry out tasks over there, and with confidentiality restrictions, we rarely even get to chat online.”

“So many people didn’t know I was married before, because I don’t date, don’t call, don’t chat, and eat and live at the unit. But actually, it’s just that my husband is in the military and isn’t around, so I don’t have those affectionate moments.”

Lin Xian pressed his lips together.

Wanting to speak but hesitating.

This situation is just like that moment.

Finally, he asked:

“Do you ever feel lonely?”

“Hmm… how should I say this…”

Nangong thought for a while, then continued:

“Yes, and no.”

“Although I can’t see him, I know he’s protecting us, protecting this land.”

“Once he had a great opportunity to transfer back, but he wanted to stay in that place because it wasn’t very stable. He said he wanted to stay on and asked my opinion.”

“Of course, I supported him. I said you can stay as long as you want, protect the country well, and you are protecting me too; no matter when you come back, I will always be your wife, always your home.”

Lin Xian felt quite touched inside.

He recalled how the Dragon Science Academy’s Dean had introduced:

“I heard from the Dean that your father and grandfather were both in the military, with illustrious records.”

“Yes.”

Nangong nodded:

“This is something I am very proud of, including getting into the National University of Defense Technology and marrying a soldier, these are things I am proud of for life.”

Lin Xian smiled:

“Actually, hearing you say this, I’m quite relieved. Back in my hometown, there was a pair of parents who didn’t want their daughter to marry a soldier, forcibly broke them up, and arranged for her to marry a local working person.”

“It’s understandable, I guess.”

Nangong leaned against the lab bench, looking out the window:

“In this world, not everyone has such a high level of consciousness, and at the same time, we can’t demand everyone to have this level of awareness.”

“But there always needs to be people with such consciousness, such a spirit of sacrifice, to safeguard the life we have now.”

“Take my husband and me, for example. Of course, we also want to live together every day, and in the future, take our child to the amusement park as a family of three; but if everyone thought this way, if everyone considered the pros and cons to engage in stable and easy jobs… then who would protect our country?”

She closed her eyes and bowed her head:

“My grandfather was a true warrior on the battlefield. He once told me, at the time my father and aunt were very young, still needing care, and my aunt wasn’t even weaned yet. He was reluctant to leave, too, unwilling to part with the children.”

“But my grandma scolded my grandpa harshly, saying, which warrior doesn’t have children or a wife? Many people have died over three generations in war, all in order to create a better life for future generations?”

“She questioned my grandpa back then–”

“If this war is lost just because it lacks one person like you, one gun, one bullet, and it leads to the fall of the nation, would you regret it?”

This single sentence decided my grandpa to leave home and join the army resolutely. Later, my grandma told us that she was already mentally prepared for grandpa not coming back, that even as a weak woman, she would persist in raising my father and aunt… If this war couldn’t be finished by grandpa’s generation, then dad would continue to fight, and if dad couldn’t finish it, our generation would continue.”

Hearing Nangong’s story.

Lin Xian suddenly remembered the film “Changjin Lake” he watched before, where the great leader spoke profoundly—-

“We fight the wars that need to be fought so that our descendants don’t have to.”

This.

Is the inheritance of faith.

“I’m very grateful that there are people like you in this era.”

Lin Xian looked at Nangong and sincerely said:

“This is the hope of a nation, and the spirit in its bones.”

“No need to thank us, Lin Xian.”

Nangong looked at him and smiled:

“There are many, many people like this; this is why we are proud and love China… whether in the news or in life, we can always see many people courageously doing the right thing, risking all, sacrificing themselves. Everyone is the same.”

“So… we’re not special, we don’t need special thanks.”

Then.

Lin Xian explained some follow-up matters with Nangong, left Zhao Yingjun’s contact information, said he would have Brother Wang introduce her to Yingjun, and from now on, she would replace him to connect with the lab.

After saying this, Lin Xian left the lab.

He found Gao Yang and kicked him four more times:

“What kind of toad are you?”

…

In the last few days.

Lin Xian also brought his parents to the Imperial Capital to spend the remaining time with Zhao Yingjun’s family.

On the afternoon of April 16, Lin Xian was packing up his things.

Thump.

Suddenly, there was a dull sound from the living room.

Lin Xian rushed over in a panic and found Zhao Yingjun sitting on the sofa in a strange position.