Two days later, just as the Qi family was still at a loss, Qi Taiguo returned to his hotown, dressed lightly. By the ti he arrived, dinner was already over, and everyone was both surprised and delighted.
"How did you get so thin?" Mother Qi was heartbroken upon seeing Qi Taiguo.
Cheng Su also felt a pang of sadness; how much hardship had he endured to beco so thin? She couldn’t help but wipe her tears and was anxious to know about his injuries, but his long shirt and pants revealed nothing.
"Weren’t you injured? Where are the injuries?" Mother Qi wiped her tears for a while before asking.
Cheng Su also looked over eagerly.
Qi Taiguo said, "It’s nothing serious, just on the back, injured by the sparks from bomb fragnts. Look, I’m perfectly fine. Those injuries will heal in a few days!"
"Let see!"
"Mom, it’s still wrapped in bandages, nothing to see. The doctor advised against airing the wounds. Any mission cos with injuries; it’s fine as long as I’m okay!" Qi Taiguo refused to show.
Cheng Su felt the injuries were serious; otherwise, why wouldn’t he show them? He probably didn’t want the elderly to worry, thus deliberately said so.
Looking at him, pale and thin, one could at least feel relieved that he was intact, without broken limbs.
"Alright, the child is back, that’s good enough. Don’t strain yourself and rupture the wound!" Father Qi eased his heart upon seeing Qi Taiguo in good spirits after a while.
In his view, injuries were trivial; the most important thing was to be alive.
Qi Taiguo glanced around and didn’t see Qi Fengping, so he asked, "Where’s Fengping?"
"In the room!" Qi Fenglian pursed her lips, walked to the door, knocked, and said, "Your brother’s back!"
After a mont, Qi Fengping ca out.
Qi Taiguo saw her figure, and instantly, a murderous aura erupted from him, so cold it gave goosebumps.
He took three steps and reached her, raising his hand as if to strike.
Qi Fengping scread and quickly hid behind Qi Fenglian, trembling and clutching her elder sister’s shirt hem.
Qi Fenglian was startled and said, "Taiguo, she can’t take a slap from you now!"
Qi Taiguo was so angry that veins stood out on his forehead, and through gritted teeth, he cursed, "Shaless disgrace, how could you have learned nothing after all these years of studying?"
Pregnant before marriage, with the father a criminal who now won’t take responsibility; this was his sister, Qi Taiguo’s sister!
Such a disgrace!
"Taiguo, have you eaten? Taiguo’s wife, go make so soup and rice for your man, let him fill his stomach first!" Father Qi was more concerned about Qi Taiguo.
Cheng Su responded and went.
"Make egg soup, add more ginger to ward off the cold." Mother Qi quickly instructed, then thought and added, "Forget it, you can’t do it. I’ll make it myself, you sit down!"
Cheng Su watched as Mother Qi rushed to the kitchen, unable to help but smile. In the end, he was her son, and not even her daughter-in-law could be trusted to handle it personally.
Since she didn’t have to cook, Cheng Su sat beside Qi Taiguo, slling the dicine on him and frowning slightly.
Seeing her expression, Qi Taiguo comforted, "It’s fine, recovering well!" Then, he shifted the topic, "Dad, what’s the whole story?"
Father Qi looked at his stern face and felt a bit relieved too; the backbone of the family was back, and things could be managed. Indeed, after today, he felt he had aged, and the backbone of the Qi family was Qi Taiguo.
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