Father Fu didn’t stop his daughter from going to recover his sacrificed guard, in his eyes, he and his daughter had the responsibility to recover any fallen soldier’s body back home, it was as to how that young man had said, “heroes return to their hometowns, where they will forever rest,” they needed to bring the hero back home, and must not allow any of their heroes’ souls to wander in foreign countries.
“Properly finish the mission the country has given you; Dad will await your return!” Father Fu spread his arms and hugged his daughter, hugging his whole world, “You don’t need to worry about me; take good care of yourself.”
Ye Jian returned the hug of her father, who had separated from her for more than twenty years, yet didn’t have a sense of unfamiliarity around him, “Dad can also stay calm; I’ll definitely be safe and sound.” When that time comes, I’ll accompany you as we return to Yunnan to visit Mother, who is having her eternal rest.
While the father and daughter chatted quietly, the other three scientists had just come out after a simple wash; Lin Feng, who was speaking with Xia Jinyuan, turned to the others: “You guys can go wash up, we have quite a large water reservoir over here in the wealthy suburbs.”
In a place that had a water shortage yet had enough water stored, as well as ensuring daily washes was already quite hard to come by.
By the time Ye Jian had cleaned the oil paint on her face and neck, as well as washing off the smell of sulfur and smoke on her when she walked out, she saw her father’s eyes filled with shimmering tears and the depths of his eyes contained deep yearning.
“Alike, so alike, you and your mother are really alike like you were carved out from the same mold; you’re extremely like her.”
Father Fu’s calm mood fluctuated yet again. He is a man with strict and self-restraint qualities, but facing a daughter he only knew he had today, facing a daughter that seemed so similar to his wife, it was more than enough to make his emotions fluctuate in a heartbeat.
That couldn’t be faulted, he had been searching for his wife for more than twenty years, and suddenly being told that he actually had a daughter, and said daughter was standing right in front of him, and in order to not let him get hurt, she had risked her life to get him on the ground and protected him with her own body.
Without any mental preparation, huge surprises smacked in his face one after the next; it was also no wonder that this strict and self-restraint Chief Engineer working in missile development had fluctuating moods.
Ye Jian also knew that she and her mother looked very alike, at this time, the sky was already brightly lit out, and the sun shone into the room through the curtains, which made it much easier for Ye Jian to take a good look at the father whom she had finally known after two lifetimes.
“Everyone in the village told me that I looked very alike to my mother, and after I grew up, the ones that said I looked like my mother told me that I looked even more like Mom.”
Ye Jian’s lips arched slightly behind her bitter smile; she was actually trying to tell Father Fu… that Mom was no longer around.
But Father Fu, who was still immersed in the joy of reunion evidently hadn’t noticed that hearing that, he gently nodded his head, scenes that he spent time with his wife flickered in his eyes, “Yeah, really like her, precisely because you’re like her, that made Dad recognize you, otherwise… I’ll only know after we return home.”
The daughter clearly knew about their father-daughter relationship, yet she hadn’t told him at the first time, so her daughter’s indecision was also quite evident.
Ye Jian saw that he didn’t notice; while her heart let loose a breath of relief, she couldn’t help but to feel more worried.
Father who had loved mother so deeply, if he knew Mother had already died so long ago… how could she let her father go through grief as strong as that after experiencing such joy, should she… tell Dad the truth before they returned to China?
For the moment, Ye Jian couldn’t figure out what she should do; her gaze subconsciously looked towards Xia Jinyuan; she asked herself: If it was Captain Xia, what would he choose to do himself?
Maybe, she could ask Captain Xia later.
Xia Jinyuan, who had just finished his conversation with Lin Feng, felt two gazes on him, he turned his head out of instinct, and once he looked… the Lieutenant Colonel’s heart dropped with a thud.
Oh no, his future father-in-law was currently examining him.
