Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 1728: Chapter 1727: She’s Not My Daughter-in-law, Is She?

”Yeah! Nothing we can do! We’re just unlucky to be caught in this!” Qin Jian felt frustrated but had no choice. Other than admitting defeat, what else could he do?

”But don’t be discouraged! Your reputation precedes you! There’ll be more joint military exercises in the future, and you should aim to have the Army participate next time—maybe in a large-scale exercise at the Taiwan Strait!” Zhang Jianguo patted his shoulder as he spoke.

”Alright!”

The two continued talking as they walked. Nearly at the entrance of the command center, Zhang Jianguo suddenly remembered what An Hao had told him.

So, he stopped walking and asked.

”Why don’t you ask me about Commander Wu’s situation?”

”Since you haven’t mentioned it, I figured it must’ve been successfully resolved!” Qin Jian had actually guessed it already.

After yesterday’s incident, the division commander was frantic. He handed over the task of operational command directly to the division’s chief of staff and rushed to the hospital in his car.

When he returned today, his expression seemed much more relaxed, which suggested Commander Wu was out of danger.

”Your guess is absolutely correct!” Commander Zhang teased him, deliberately leaving some suspense. ”How about you take a guess who performed the surgery?”

The moment Zhang Jianguo said this, the first person Qin Jian’s mind went to was An Hao.

But then, he hesitated. How could that be possible?

The two places were so far apart; how could she travel such a long distance just to perform a surgery and leave?

”Can’t figure it out?” Commander Zhang asked.

”Could it be my wife?” Qin Jian casually threw the question out there.

”You guessed it spot-on! It was indeed An Hao who came!” Zhang Jianguo chuckled.

A wave of exhilaration swept over Qin Jian’s heart, but he quickly calmed down. ”Wait a minute. How could it have been her performing the surgery? Did she come with Yan Ye?”

”Yes,” Zhang Jianguo nodded. ”She did come with Yan Ye. You wouldn’t believe it—Wuzi’s injury this time was extremely precarious. The local hospital didn’t have the capability to handle the surgery. Finally, the hospital urgently contacted Yan Ye’s team, who came by helicopter! At the time, the hospital didn’t explain the situation clearly enough, and An Hao almost thought you were the one injured. She cried all the way here!”

”What? Something like that happened?” Qin Jian’s heart twisted with pain upon hearing this. ”Who messed this up? Who misled my wife into shedding all those tears?”

”Hahaha! Aww, just this tender-hearted?” Zhang Jianguo was amused by his reaction.

”Of course. How could I not care for my wife?” At the thought of An Hao crying like a blossoming pear drenched in rain, Qin Jian felt his heart ache again and again.

”Alright, I’ll give you a chance to go see your wife. Tonight, there’s an all-out dragnet operation that ends at 5 a.m. After that, I’ll give you three hours...”

”Got it! Give me the address!”

”Oh, you! You really prove that heroes lose to beauty; it’s timelessly true! I’ve assigned Old Shang to arrange accommodations for them at the staff quarters behind the local hospital. Commander Wu hasn’t completely passed his critical phase yet, so they’ll be staying for two more days. Go see An Hao and reassure her so she doesn’t worry too much about you!”

”Yes, Commander!” Qin Jian grinned and saluted.

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County town, inside a civilian house.

Mu Qiankun paced back and forth anxiously.

He had been suppressing his anger all day, but finally, he couldn’t stand it anymore and exploded at Big Guy.

”Big Guy, put down those chopsticks and stop eating!” Mu Qiankun shouted angrily.