"Haha! My name is Shi Liang, Gu Tingxiao's good brother."

Shi Liang was very conscious of not extending his hand when introducing himself.

Gu Tingxiao smiled with satisfaction after seeing this, and wondered why Wang Song didn't have any of Shi Liang's eyesight!

"Hello…"

Lin Xi didn't plan to shake hands with him this time, but just nodded.

"Why don't you go back and visit your aunt and the others first? A lot of things have happened in your family recently." Seeing that there were so many outsiders present, Lin Xi only mentioned it vaguely so that he could be mentally prepared, and did not reveal a single word about what happened.

"Well, I'll go back and take a look later..."

Gu Tingxiao also wanted to go back early, but they had just arrived here and had not yet settled down, so it was impossible for him to go out casually. What's more, he was no longer an ordinary farmer, but a soldier who had to obey orders from his superiors.

As soon as Gu Tingxiao finished speaking, their mother Gu's surprised voice reached their ears, "Old Five, you are really back. When your Aunt Zhang told me, I couldn't believe it was true!"

Mother Gu excitedly held Gu Tingxiao's hand, her eyes wandering over him, as if she could never look at him enough.

"Mom, are you and Dad doing well recently?"

Gu Tingxiao did not interrupt his mother's observation, but instead became concerned about the health of the two elders.

"Okay, your father and I are fine, you don't have to worry..." Mother Gu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes happily.

"Why are you crying for no reason? You should be happy that Lao Wu is back. What's wrong with you crying?"

When Father Gu saw his old wife crying, he silently pulled Mother Gu's arm.

"I'm just too happy. What's wrong with crying a little?" Mother Gu ignored Father Gu's attempt to pull her and rolled her eyes at him unhappily.

"Mom, crying too much is bad for your eyes. You should be happy that your son is back. Don't cry anymore."

Gu Tingxiao wiped away Gu's mother's tears as he spoke.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Isn't it okay if Mom doesn't cry anymore?"

Faced with Gu Tingxiao's concern, Gu's mother stopped crying immediately, which was more effective than any panacea.

When Father Gu saw Mother Gu's expression change so quickly, he felt both angry and amused. It seemed that his wife was also a person who valued her son more than her husband.

"Old Five, I'm glad you're back. You don't know how much I missed you during this period."

"Yes! Mother often stares towards the village entrance. Needless to say, you can tell she is thinking about you."

Except for Gu Laoer and Liu Sandi, the other people in the Gu family were very happy to see Gu Tingxiao return to the village, and they kept talking to him.

"Thank you brothers and sisters-in-law for taking care of my parents during this period..." Gu Tingxiao first expressed his gratitude to them!

"They are our parents too. It's our duty to take care of them. Why bother to thank them?"

"Yeah! But you seem to have lost some weight, is it because of the hard training?"

Gu Tingxiao's brothers all asked him about his well-being, and although his sisters-in-law didn't say anything, they all looked at him with smiles. Only Gu Laoer and his wife stood far away as if nothing had happened, as if it had nothing to do with them.

“It’s not hard…”

Faced with the concern of his family members, Gu Tingxiao was a little overwhelmed and had to pull Wang Song and Shi Liang out.

"This is Wang Song, and this is Shi Liang. They are both my good brothers in the army."

"Hello, uncle and aunt, hello, brothers and sisters-in-law."

Seeing that Gu Tingxiao finally remembered to introduce himself, Wang Song happily greeted the Gu family one by one.

"Hello, I'd like to trouble you to take care of my fifth child... He is a quiet person and doesn't like to talk!"

Mother Gu let go of Gu Tingxiao's hand, then quickly grabbed Wang Song's hand and begged sincerely.

Wang Song wanted to say that we still need his care! But seeing the earnest look in Gu's mother's eyes, he couldn't speak and could only nod his head woodenly.

“Let’s go to my aunt’s house for dinner. I’ll make you something delicious…” Mother Gu pulled one child in each hand and headed home.

"Mom, let's wait! We still have to obey the orders of our superiors and cannot leave the team casually!"

Gu Tingxiao grabbed his mother and glanced at Lin Jue who was still talking to the village chief.

"Oh no! How could I forget about this!" Mother Gu slapped her thigh, looking very annoyed.

At this time, Lin Jue and the village chief just walked over. "Hello, uncle and aunt, how are you recently?"

"Okay, that's great, Xiaojue! Let's go to your aunt's house for dinner later..." Mother Gu laughed heartily.

"Okay! Auntie, I really miss your cooking skills." Lin Jue did not refuse but agreed instead.

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for you to come, you must come!"

"I know, Auntie. I will definitely go."

Lin Jue agreed verbally, but in his heart he was thinking that he couldn't go empty-handed, otherwise he would be eating for free.

"Okay, it's settled. Xiaoxi will bring Chu Zhiqing over then, and you two young men can come too to try my cooking." Mother Gu warmly invited them to her home for dinner.

Wang Song and Shi Liang had never thought that they would have the opportunity to eat at the same table with Lin Jue. They agreed without even thinking about it, "Aunt, we will definitely go..."

"Okay... come on, come on!" Mother Gu was still thinking about going back to buy a chicken!

But he was soon interrupted by the village chief's words, "Captain Lin, look at what I just told you..."

"Village chief, just ask her yourself! She can make the decision herself." Lin Jue rolled his eyes at Lin Xi. This was the first time he had been so disrespectful to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi was somewhat puzzled by his stare and didn't know what Lin Jue was crazy about.

But she soon found out, because the village chief pulled her aside and asked her if she was willing to make public the fact that she had discovered the gold mountain. If she was willing, he would take this opportunity to praise her in front of the villagers. If she was unwilling to make it public, he would secretly give her the reward from above.

"Uncle Village Chief, I am willing."

Lin Xi thought about it and finally agreed. Although she was not the kind of person who sought fame and reputation, she would not miss the reward for free. It would be a good idea to earn some goodwill in the village.

When the village chief saw that she agreed, he nodded in response to Director Gao. When Director Gao saw his action, he knew that the matter was settled, and immediately picked up the loudspeaker that had been prepared!

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me..."

Director Gao saw that everyone was quiet and continued, "Today, we are here to solemnly commend Comrade Lin Xi. This is the 100 yuan reward from the county to Comrade Lin Xi."

Director Gao first said that he wanted to commend Lin Xi, and then he took out a red envelope wrapped in red paper. Under the envious and puzzled gazes of everyone, Lin Xi walked up to Director Gao and took the red envelope from his hand.

"Thank you Director Gao..."

"You're welcome. This is what you deserve." Ever since he knew that Lin Xi's eldest brother was the head of the group, he had been more polite when speaking to Lin Xi.

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