I was reborn and returned to the age of three and a half. Did my mother also have a heart transplant

When Wang Dongfang heard Du Hongri talking about their grandfather, he nodded with great resonance.

"What Hongri said happened in our family at the same time."

Jiang Zhenguo knew clearly why there had been such changes in Shenmu County.

I resisted the urge to turn my head to look at Mo Yan's expression.

Thinking that sending the two children back to Shenmu County this time was just a matter of convenience, was it actually Ayan herself who was planning to go to Shenmu County?

Jiang Zhenguo was thinking about this in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he asked, "Since your grandfather is a veteran who has been to the battlefield, the country has policies in this regard, and he should be given free medical care in the hospital. Why is your family--"

Du Hongri shook his head. "There is such a policy, but my grandfather said that the country is not easy either. Besides, Shenmu County has underground mines, and the whole province knows about it. When all Shannan people were very poor, because we have mines in Shenmu and the people are tough, the people in our county, to put it bluntly, really didn't suffer much poverty."

"My grandfather said that people in our county controlled part of the income from the mines and had already enriched themselves, so they should not take advantage of the state. My father never thought of asking the state to bear the medical expenses for my grandfather."

"So, when the armed forces came to our house to count the veterans and determine their benefits, grandpa took the initiative to give it up. Most of the grandfathers in our county who had been to the battlefield did the same."

Wang Dongfang nodded again, "It's the same in my family. My uncles and my dad have always shared the medical expenses for my grandfather."

Jiang Zhenguo didn't expect that it would be like this. He couldn't help but show an expression of emotion in his eyes and face.

To be honest, Shenmu County relied on its top economy in the province at that time, and many matters were not subject to the jurisdiction and coordination of the province. From time to time, there would be trouble for the interests of the mines.

This caused a lot of headaches for the leadership team at that time, including Jiang Zhenguo.

Later, Mo Yan directly sank the mine in Shenmu County. Since then, Shenmu County lost its economic support, and the overall layout of the entire province as a chessboard was finally launched.

Now six years have passed, and the whole Shannan has undergone tremendous changes with each passing day. It can be said that the entire province is moving forward, and every city and county is taking synchronous strides forward.

We are not saying that everyone is rich, but it is fair to say that development is relatively balanced.

Jiang Zhenguo always felt that he had no guilt towards Shenmu regarding this matter.

But at this moment, after hearing the stories behind those veterans, Jiang Zhenguo felt that he had done too little research at the beginning and his impression of the people of Shenmu County was too one-sided.

Thinking back to the years of fighting against the Japanese pirates, almost nine out of ten able-bodied men in Shannan responded to the call and went to fight the Japs.

There are also many people who want to come to Shenmu County.

When I looked at the reports in those years, I saw that other counties had some lists of veterans' pensions and descendants of martyrs who needed care. Now that I think about it, I did not see any in Shenmu County.

He didn't think much about it at the time. But after hearing what Du Hongri and Wang Dongfang said, Jiang Zhenguo realized that he had not done his job well. Such a big omission had not been discovered until now.

Now, if he had not happened to talk about the past and present of Shenmu County in this carriage by chance, he probably would not have discovered until his death that those veterans were silently contributing to the country without expecting anything in return.

"It's my fault as the secretary. I didn't realize until today that so many heroic veterans in Shenmu County didn't get the treatment they deserved. I'm sorry for your grandfather, and I'm sorry for your parents who have been silently supporting our country in Shenmu County."

Seeing Jiang Zhenguo's sincere self-blame and guilt, Wang Dongfang and Du Hongri were dumbfounded and anxious.

That's not what they meant when they said that.

"Grandpa Jiang, how can I blame you? It was our grandfather's own choice. Grandpa also said that you are a good official. When Shannan was poor, you worked tirelessly. When Shannan found an opportunity, you worked day and night. Grandpa said that Shannan people are not lacking in energy and are not afraid of poverty. What we are afraid of is that we don't have a good helmsman to lead all of us forward, until you came to be our Shannan secretary."

"You don't know how much my grandfather admires you behind the scenes. Almost every time a good policy is issued, my grandfather says that it must be you who initiated and promoted it. Two years ago, I heard that you were no longer in Shannan and were promoted to Kyoto. My grandfather even drank two liang of wine for the first time, saying that he was celebrating for you. He said that with your ability, if Shannan hadn't held you back, you should have been in a higher position to serve the people long ago!"

It can be heard that Du Hongri's words are definitely not flattery, and the timeline, as well as the analysis and understanding of Jiang Zhenguo's personality and abilities, can only be said by someone who has been paying attention to him.

How old is Du Hongri? He is a college student in the prime of his life.

These words could not have come from her mouth. She could only have heard them from her grandfather, and she had heard them quite a lot. That's why once she started talking, she started talking nonstop and instantly turned into a little fan girl, praising Jiang Zhenguo.

Precisely because he knew all this, Jiang Zhenguo felt indescribably complicated.

"Hearing you say that, I feel even more ashamed."

"Oh, Grandpa Jiang, please stop. I was wrong. I'm dumb and can't speak. Aunt Mo Yan, please help me explain. I really didn't mean to make Grandpa Jiang feel bad. Oh, by the way, what was I going to say? Blame me, blame me. I went off topic."

"Grandpa Jiang, I wanted to praise our Shenmu County as a blessed land, but how did I get off topic? Please listen to me. Didn't I say before that my grandfather was always bedridden? Although we had a mine in Shenmu and our family was rich, my grandfather's health could not be cured and he was always in the hospital to prolong his life."

"But after the mine closed six years ago, everything was completely different. At first, everyone was panicked. My father even lost his temper at home, fearing that grandpa would leave us because he had no money to treat his illness. But who knew that even God was blessing us."

"After the mine was gone, the entire Shenmu County was covered with green forests overnight. Then something magical happened. The air in our Shenmu County was like a panacea. After breathing in the air, all the fatigue and old illnesses in my body were swept away."

"Not long after the mine closed, my grandfather insisted on returning home and not staying in the hospital in the next county. My father couldn't persuade him, so he had to discharge him and bring him back home. I knew that my grandfather just wanted to come back and wait to die."

"Guess what happened? After breathing the air of Shenmu County for three months, my grandpa didn't die. He even got out of bed and went out for a walk and groceries. Then we went to the hospital for a checkup. Grandpa Jiang, Aunt Mo Yan, guess what happened? My grandpa's old injury was gone and he was healed. Isn't that amazing?"