Reborn in the 60s and adopted

Li Quan nodded to show that he understood. Then he continued, "Okay, I'll arrange the tracking. Also, Battalion Commander, you've been in the province for many years and you're familiar with the faces. There's no need for you to go in person to gather information this time."

Lin Xiao looked at him with amusement and said jokingly, "Instructor, aren't you being too nosy? Why are you meddling in my affairs?"

Li Quan replied with a serious face: "Do you think I am willing to care? I am just afraid that your face will ruin our big event!"

Lin Xiao was speechless, wondering when did his face become a burden?

At this time, Li Quan stood up and walked past Lin Xiao and began to give orders: "Luo Da, send your scout out first and pay attention to the surrounding situation. And Platoon Leader Sun, the people you brought this time should be divided into two teams and deployed around the father and son respectively. Make sure you can get enough evidence."

Luo Da and Platoon Leader Sun immediately stood up and answered in unison, "Yes!" Then they saluted the two men and quickly left to carry out their mission.

After the two left, Lin Xiao did not stand up, but sat there, staring at Li Quan quietly with a meaningful look in his eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Quan felt Lin Xiao's gaze and felt a little uneasy, so he couldn't help but ask.

Lin Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a teasing smile: "What do you think? Isn't it because you have something on your mind? Are you thinking about the place under my buttocks?"

Hearing this, Li Quan's face instantly turned red, and he responded somewhat awkwardly: "Don't talk nonsense! I am just a thinker, how could I possibly covet the position under your butt? I saw that you finally came to the city, so I deliberately gave you some time so that you can go back to see your grandfather."

Lin Xiao put away the smile on his face, his expression became serious, and asked seriously: "Has my grandfather looked for you?"

Li Quan looked at Lin Xiao's cold face and nodded gently, "Yes, he told me that this mission was actually arranged for you to carry out deliberately, in the hope that you can go home and discuss some important things with him."

Lin Xiao's sharp eyes gradually became calm, and he nodded to show his understanding: "Okay, I understand. I had some doubts before. A small mission like this does not require so many of us to go out together. You will be in charge here for the time being. I will go back tonight and replace you tomorrow morning. If anything happens, please call my grandfather in time."

Li Quan pulled the corner of his mouth and revealed a helpless bitter smile.

Lin Xiao didn't wait for him to give an answer, nor did he say anything more. He walked straight out the door with his long legs.

Li Quan sighed secretly in his heart. As the person who was responsible for thinking, he was really caught in the middle!

……

Provincial Military District compound, Zhou’s residence.

As soon as Lin Xiao entered the gate, he went straight to Grandpa Zhou's study without hesitation.

The study is decorated in an antique style, with an exquisite desk and antique shelves displaying some precious antique porcelain and other items, and many paintings by famous artists are hung on the walls.

In the center is a desk made of golden nanmu, and the whole study is filled with a faint nanmu fragrance.

Sitting in front of the desk was an old man with gray hair but vigorous spirit. He was tall and strong, with a long gray beard and wearing a long gown. He was concentrating on writing calligraphy.

His focused expression seemed as if he was completely immersed in his own world, isolated from the surrounding environment.

Lin Xiao was dressed in military uniform, with an upright posture, a resolute face, and thin lips under his straight nose. He had a soldier's unique temperament, and looked resolute and courageous.

Looking closely at the old man's facial features, he is somewhat similar to Lin Xiao.

At this time, in the study, Grandpa Zhou was sitting at the desk with a brush in his hand. When he heard footsteps coming from the door, he didn't even raise his head, but just said lightly: "Here you come."

Lin Xiao stood at the door, looking at his grandfather who was writing seriously, feeling a little uneasy. He took a deep breath, walked into the study, and said respectfully: "Grandpa, you are looking for me."

Grandpa Zhou then raised his head, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He put down the brush in his hand, flew over his brush with an unswerving expression, and then slowly said: "You little brat, you still remember to come back."

Lin Xiao did not dodge, but reached out, firmly grasped the tail of the brush, and gently placed it on the brush washer on his grandfather's desk. He replied firmly: "The army is indeed very busy."

When Grandpa Zhou heard this, his beard quivered with anger. He slammed the table and said angrily, "Nonsense! You went to the Bayi Brigade as soon as you had a holiday, so how could you have time? You gave all your time to your girlfriend!"

Lin Xiao frowned slightly and asked doubtfully, "You don't like your granddaughter-in-law?"

When Grandpa Zhou heard this, he was so angry that he almost jumped up and shouted, "Nonsense! How could I not like my granddaughter-in-law? You mustn't talk nonsense in front of her! I say, you little brat, when are you willing to take me to see her?"

After hearing what Grandpa Zhou said, Lin Xiao couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and revealed a smile: "It will come naturally when the time comes." He knew that Grandpa Zhou was curious and wanted to meet the little object, but some things could not be rushed.

Grandpa Zhou sighed helplessly and waved his hands, saying, "Well, that's all you can say to brush me off. Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. I called you here today because I actually want to talk to you about your parents." After that, Grandpa Zhou walked to the desk and sat down, playing with two round iron balls in his hands.

Lin Xiao's heart tightened and he quickly asked, "What happened to my parents?" His face became solemn and he quickly walked to the chair opposite Grandpa Zhou's table and sat down.

Grandpa Zhou was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "I've heard some rumors recently that things are changing and loosening up at the top. So I thought of calling you here to ask your opinion on this matter. Should we take this opportunity to lobby the upper echelons and try to get your father back to his original position?"

Lin Xiao was silent for a long time before he said, "Don't worry for now. Let's see what happens. A few years ago, an old school was rehabilitated and returned to Beijing, but it wasn't long before it was demoted to the Great Northern Wilderness. It's better to keep the status quo until the situation becomes clear."

Grandpa Zhou also nodded. Of course he knew about this matter, but he asked this brat to come because he was worried.

"Okay, go to bed. Your Aunt Fang cleaned your room again because she knew you were coming. Don't leave tonight. Come have breakfast with me tomorrow morning before leaving." Grandpa Zhou held his gray beard and bowed.

"Okay, grandpa, you should go to bed early too. Other elderly people go to bed at five or six in the evening, but you, a military commander, like to paint and write. I don't know what you are working so hard for at your age." After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he retreated tactically and reached the door with nimble legs and feet.

"You little brat, you look like a hawk burping or a chicken that has eaten too much, so why ask for mercy? Do you believe that I can beat you at my age? What's wrong with me liking to write? If it weren't for this hobby, I wouldn't have been able to marry your mother to the Lin family. You're really out of my league. Are you thinking of turning the world upside down, Monkey King in the sky?" Grandpa Zhou was so angry that he wanted to throw the thing in his hand, but when he saw that it was the words he had just written, quite beautiful, he was reluctant to throw it away, so he put it down.

“······” Lin Xiao shook his head speechlessly. His grandpa was still the same. When he got mad, he would start swearing and be full of energy.

"Grandpa, I'm going to bed."

····Early the next morning·····

When Lin Xiao went downstairs, Grandpa Zhou was already holding a bowl of porridge in one hand and reading a newspaper in the other.

Hearing Lin Xiao's footsteps coming down the stairs, he immediately put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Brat, come and have breakfast. We have your favorite meat buns this morning."

Lin Xiao sat down at the dining table at a moderate pace.

The slender hand picked up a steamed bun on the table and put it in his mouth.

After swallowing the whole thing, he said, "Aunt Fang's cooking skills are really good. It still tastes the same."

The middle-aged woman in a dark blue outfit brought a large pile of small buns in a basket and placed them on the table before saying, "Xiaoxiao, if you like them, eat more. Aunt Fang steamed so many more for you."

Lin Xiao swallowed his saliva when he saw so many buns. This was too much. Even if he was a grown man and could eat a lot, he couldn't eat so much.

Does Aunt Fang want to make up for all the buns she hasn’t eaten in the past year?

"Aunt Fang, isn't that a bit too much?"

Aunt Fang smiled gently and said, "Eat as much as you can. I heard from the master that you are not on this mission alone this time. If you can't finish it, I will wrap it up in brown paper for you later and let your teammates have a taste."

Lin Xiao stuffed another one into his mouth before nodding.

Aunt Fang didn't leave, but looked at Lin Xiao kindly while he ate the buns.

After Lin Xiao stuffed a few of them in randomly, he said to Aunt Fang, "Aunt, please leave a few for my grandpa, and pack the rest for me. I have to go over there soon, and I won't feel at ease without me."