Chapter 589 Farewell
"Well, since you've made up your mind, then don't celebrate the New Year. But Xiaohao, what about your marriage to Yaning? You and Yaning agreed to get married after you graduate from college, and now you're going to join the army, you can't put off the wedding any longer!"
Although he knew this day would come, it was still too sudden. But since he had let go and did not object, he still hoped that at least his second brother's marriage could be completed as soon as possible.
No matter what, no matter how well he prepared for his second brother, who could guarantee that there would be no problems? If his second brother could leave a descendant, he would be able to rest assured.
"Brother, I have discussed the wedding with Yaning. We don't plan to have a big wedding. We just want the two families to have a meal together when they have time. She has also discussed this issue with her family, and her family agrees!"
At this point, Zhou Hao felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had not told his family about this matter yet. If his eldest brother had not asked him, he would probably have really planned to wait until later.
"What's wrong? How can a marriage be so hasty?"
Zhou Tian was suddenly unhappy, and looked at Zhou Hao with serious eyes: "Xiaohao, you have to think carefully, this is your marriage, it will only happen once in your life, are you really making such a hasty decision?"
As the second brother's family, Zhou Tian actually didn't think about holding a big wedding at first. After all, the status of the two families did not allow for a grand celebration. But the problem is that even if it is not a big wedding, a small one is still possible.
But his second brother's actions undoubtedly pushed him to the forefront. If someone who didn't know the truth, they would think that he, as the eldest brother, was unwilling to hold a wedding for Xiaohao, and had some opinion on the young couple.
"Brother, this is actually what my father-in-law meant. He said that this is a sensitive period and it's best not to do it!"
Seeing that his elder brother was a little angry, Zhou Hao had no choice but to carry Chen Jia out.
"Sensitive period?"
Zhou Tian was not stupid and he understood it quickly. Although he was unwilling, he also knew that there would be some chaos this year or in the next few years. He had no choice but to agree, but he still couldn't help asking.
"So when are you going to do it?"
"Brother, let's do it next year. I will take some annual leave at the end of next year. Then we can have a meal together as a family!"
"Forget it, let's do it this way!"
After making the decision, Zhou Tian gave Zhou Hao a few more instructions, asking him to try to find time to pick up Xingyiquan. After all, it could always increase one's personal strength. However, Zhou Hao obviously didn't take it to heart. He could only shake his head secretly and said no more.
Two days flew by in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, Shen Yulin packed things for Zhou Hao, not only clothes for four seasons, but also a lot of food. Zhou Tian had told Shen Yulin that these things would be distributed in the army. But Shen Yulin retorted.
As for Zhou Hao, he felt extremely uncomfortable as he watched his sister-in-law prepare more and more things.
Ever since the eldest sister-in-law married into the Zhou family, she has been raising the three brothers as her own children. In their hearts, she is even like their mother. After all, since the eldest brother moved from the steel mill to the machinery factory, his position has become higher and higher, and he has been so busy that he can't even take care of himself, let alone them.
It was the sister-in-law who did everything for them personally. She never let them go hungry, nor did they lack new clothes to wear. Even when they were troubled, it was the sister-in-law who comforted them. People are all made of flesh and blood, and when the sister-in-law treated them like this, how could they not treat her as their closest relative?
"Sister-in-law, when I go to the army, they will give me clothes. And you prepared so much food for me, I'm afraid I can't finish it all!"
Zhou Hao looked at his sister-in-law who had already prepared three large packages and took out another bag to put some fruits in it for him, and couldn't help but stop her.
"Xiaohao, you can eat this fruit on the way, and more!"
Shen Yulin said, and took out five hundred yuan from his pocket, grabbed his hand forcefully, stuffed the five hundred yuan into his hand and said: "As the saying goes, a poor family has a poor road. Xiaohao, go to the army. I heard that the training in the army is very tiring. Take this money, and you can buy some nutritional supplements when the time comes!"
As she spoke, Shen Yulin could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes, and she turned around, threw herself into her husband's arms, and burst into tears.
"Sister-in-law!"
Zhou Hao was no longer as silent as before, and his eyes couldn't help but become moist.
"Okay, Xiaohao, since your sister-in-law gave it to you, just take it!"
Zhou Tian hugged his wife and persuaded Zhou Hao.
"Okay, it's a good thing for Xiaohao to join the army. Why are you crying? Besides, Xiaohao is a college student. He won't start from the grassroots level when he joins the army. He will be an officer. Don't cry anymore!"
After comforting his wife and looking at his grandmother and mother-in-law who were reluctant to leave, Zhou Tian could only harden his heart, hastily picked up all the packages, turned around and left the house, throwing all his things into the car.
Then he drove away from the courtyard and headed towards the train station with Zhou Hao in the reluctant gaze of his family.
Along the way, the two of them did not speak, just remained silent. When the car arrived at the train station, next to the train station, countless young people who had joined the army were wearing big red flowers. With the cooperation of people from the armed forces, they were divided into several queues and stood in front of the train station.
A blue train stopped silently on the track. With its blue and white colors, the train looked like a giant blue dragon lying quietly on the track.
"Xiaotian, be careful. If you go to the battlefield, think about your family!"
Seeing his second brother getting out of the car carrying a lot of bags, Zhou Tian couldn't help but give him some instructions.
"Got it, big brother, you go back!"
As Zhou Hao spoke, he looked deeply at Zhou Tian and ran towards the gathering place.
Zhou Tian looked at his second brother's receding figure. For some reason, he felt like smoking. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, took a deep puff, and stared at the young men counting in front of the train station. Then, he got on the train amid the cries of his relatives who came to see him off.
He could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes and they fell. As the train went away, it seemed as if some concerns in his heart also left.
"Second brother, you must come back alive. Big brother doesn't want you to succeed, as long as you come back alive!"
He muttered to himself until there was no trace of the train anymore. Then he came to his senses, wiped the tears from his eyes, threw the cigarette butt that had long been burned out of the window, started the car, and slowly drove away from the train station towards home.
When he returned home, he felt that the atmosphere at home seemed to have become unusually quiet. Whether it was his grandparents, mother-in-law and father-in-law, or his wife and children, they were all so quiet that made people feel particularly depressed.
"What's going on here?"