After rebirth, my childhood friend became a clingy person

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It’s New Year’s Eve again!

The city is no less lively than the countryside. Every household is pasting Spring Festival couplets, slaughtering chickens and sheep to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and the sound of firecrackers has been ringing out since the morning.

The children were the happiest. Wearing new clothes and new shoes, they ran around the streets, competing to see who could pick up more unexploded firecrackers. There were laughter and joy everywhere!

Jiang Yuechu looked at the man sitting under the stove and making fire, his expression a little dazed.

She still remembers last year, one winter, when they both worked hard digging winter bamboo shoots in the mountains until the 29th day of the lunar year. The next day, New Year's Eve, they were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner together early in the morning. At that time, they were still full of uncertainty and confusion about the future.

In just one year, there have been such huge changes. Everything is developing in the direction they expected. She thought that the days ahead will get better and better...

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Tao Yumei got up early in the morning and started to work. She asked her son who was reading a book on the sofa for the sixth time: "When will your dad get home?"

Lu Ji threw the book down and walked towards the room upstairs. He really didn't want to repeat this meaningless answer!

"You bastard, I asked you a question and you didn't even answer! Not only did you not help me, but you also have no patience at all. I wonder if you can ever get married!"

Tao Yumei was almost fainted by Lu Ji's disregard. Is this a son? This is a typical example of a family of enemies!

"These two, the older one is the big enemy, and the younger one is the small enemy..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of a car engine coming from the compound.

Tao Yumei hurried out of the kitchen and walked towards the door.

Sure enough, she saw the familiar old man she had just been talking about, wearing a military uniform getting out of a jeep!

"You're back! You didn't even tell me an exact time, and left me waiting at home!" Although Tao Yumei complained, the smile on her face revealed her happy mood at the moment!

The orderly beside Lu Zhanting saw Tao Yumei and called out to her, "Hello, sister-in-law!"

"It's Little Leo, come in and sit for a while!" Tao Yumei greeted him with a smile when she saw him.

"No need, sister-in-law. I'm in a hurry here, so I won't go in. Goodbye, Chief! Goodbye, sister-in-law!" After the orderly said this, he saluted Lu Zhanting and Tao Yumei and drove away!

As a soldier, Lu Zhanting has a straight posture and is full of strength. His height and physique cannot be ignored. Just standing there casually, he can give people an absolute sense of oppression!

He strode towards home, glanced at the apron the woman was wearing, and a rare smile appeared on his serious and stern face: "Comrade Tao Yumei, you have worked hard!"

"Hmph, you're away from home for 64 days a year, and now you come back and want to send me away with just one sentence?" Tao Yumei spoke with a look of resentment and a bit of woman's coquettishness in front of the man.

Lu Zhanting thought for a moment, then took out a note from his bag and handed it to her. "This year's salary!"

Tao Yumei was so angry that she fell backwards. She didn't even look at the man again and went straight into the kitchen.

Lu Zhanting was a little confused. She was always happy when she handed in her salary every year before. What happened today?

It was a rare opportunity for him to relax at home, so he didn't want to bother thinking about things he couldn't figure out, so he just put them aside!

Lu Ji heard the sound and came down from upstairs.

"Dad, you're back. Why isn't my brother back?"

"Your eldest brother had some urgent matters and couldn't come back. You called me to come back specially, what's the matter? If it's not a big deal, you can just wait and relax!" Lu Zhanting looked at the only son who did not serve in the army with a look of disgust.

"You scold your son as soon as you come back. Do you think he is your soldier..." Although Tao Yumei disliked her second son, she was unhappy when she heard her husband scold her as soon as he came back. "Why, you have to let all three sons join the army to make you happy?"

Tao Yumei put the last dish on the table, took off her apron and sat down: "I tell you, you should send Lin'er back to me after he stays in the army for two years! Now my eldest son is just like you, I don't see him for a year. Can you tell me how many years I haven't seen him? I don't want to give birth to three sons but not see any of them..."

"How could that be, Mom? Don't I get to accompany you every year?" Lu Ji approached her with a smile on his face.

"You? I'd rather not see you, to save myself the trouble!" Tao Yumei looked at him with disgust, "Anyway, you said before that you would let Lin'er stay in the army for two years!"

Lu Zhanting did not argue, he calmly picked up his chopsticks and started eating: "It depends on his own opinion!"

Tao Yumei was unhappy when she heard what he said: "Listen to his own opinion? He doesn't listen to you the most. If you hint that he should stay in the army, he will definitely say nothing..."

"Okay, okay, Mom, today is New Year's Day, can we talk about something happy?" Lu Ji saw that the atmosphere was not right and quickly stepped out to smooth things over. "Do you still want to hear what I have to say?"

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about it. Your father is back, so you can tell him now!" Tao Yumei has a cheerful personality. She always forgets things after she has said them and is easily diverted!

"Mom, you must have seen Jiang Yannan many times, but don't you think he looks familiar?" Lu Ji suddenly kept the secret again.

"I thought he looked familiar the first time I saw him, and the more I saw him, the more I liked him..."

Lu Ji was a little speechless. He found that his mother and he were not on the same page. He pointed out directly: "Don't you think he looks like the same person?"

"Like someone?" Tao Yumei seemed to have a flash of thought in her mind at this time, but she didn't catch it. "Hearing you say that, it seems like someone, but suddenly, I can't remember it..."

If it wasn't his own mother, he would have rolled his eyes at the other person.

He no longer counted on his confused mother, and turned to Lu Zhanting and said, "Dad, didn't you have a very close brother and comrade-in-arms before? His father is also your mentor!"

"You are talking about Qin Zhiyun. His father Qin Zongzhao is my mentor!" Lu Zhanting replied in a calm voice while eating.

"Yes, it's him! Didn't they say his son was lost more than ten years ago? We've been looking for him for so many years but still can't find him! But when I saw Jiang Yannan that day, I felt that he looked familiar. He looked about 50% like Uncle Qin. I couldn't be sure at first, but when I saw the cinnabar mole behind his ear, I was 80% sure..."

Before Lu Ji could finish his words, he heard the sound of chopsticks falling on the table, and then suddenly the sound of a chair falling to the ground.

His words were stuck in his throat, and he stared blankly at his father, who usually did not show his joy on his face, now standing in front of the dining table with a look of excitement on his face!

"Where is he? Take me there!"

Tao Yumei, who was stunned by the news, now came to her senses and grabbed the man's arm.

"Can you not be so excited? Today is New Year's Eve, and we can't be sure yet. Haven't they heard enough news and seen enough people in the past few years? If you have anything to say, wait two days! Son, why don't you help your father get up from his chair?!"

Tao Yumei glared at him as she spoke. If he had told her earlier, she could have gone to find out in advance! Throwing out such a big bomb at this time, can people still have a good New Year?

Lu Ji quickly stood up, picked up the chair, and carefully helped his father sit down.

How could he have known that he would have such a big reaction? If he had known, he would have told him two days later!