Chapter 47: The Extinction of Shifu (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  "Old Zhang, good fellow!"

  "Director Zhang, you're really a true Northeastern man!"

  "Good job, Little Zhang, good job."

  Mr. Cai next door, Dr. Liu upstairs, Boss Ma downstairs...

  The neighbors who got along well all came, and when they met, they gave Zhang Jun a thumbs up. At Zhang Jun's invitation, they didn't hesitate to enter the house. Kong Mei and Zhao Ya went to the kitchen to busy themselves with some dishes, while Zhang Yi Qing took bowls and chopsticks from the table.

  "To be honest, I was also scared out of my wits when someone pointed a gun at my head and I almost wet my pants."

  Zhang Jun did not show any arrogance or humility, but instead used a very down-to-earth approach to make the atmosphere in the room feel like a reunion of old friends, rather than everyone flattering the so-called hero. He knew that if he were to talk about heroes, there was indeed one person in the room who truly deserved it. Seeing his son turn out well and capable made Zhang Jun happier than getting promoted or wealthy himself. Thinking about how his son had contributed six years of his youth to the country, Zhang Jun felt an immense sense of pride, which far surpassed any pride he might have felt for being called a hero himself.

  Kong Mei hardly ate, and was responsible for helping Zhang Jun answer various phone calls. There were all sorts of congratulations and concerns, except for a few particularly important ones that she blocked. Zhang Yiying kept searching for news about today on her mobile phone and computer, while Zhao Ya busied herself like a diligent daughter-in-law.

  "Mom, sister-in-law, come and take a look." Zhang Yiqing called Zhao Ya "sister-in-law", Zhang Shidong did not refute it, Zhao Ya gladly accepted it. The elders all pretended not to see it, young people were treating each other as friends, and they hadn't really reached the stage of discussing marriage yet, so both sides had freedom and emotional release.

  Zhang Yiqing pointed to the part on the tablet computer where Zhang Shidong was wearing a police uniform and climbing over the wall. Others couldn't recognize the blurry figure as anyone, but they knew who it was - all of them were the people closest to Zhang Shidong.

  Kong Mei, Zhao Ya and Zhang Yi Qing all focused their attention on Zhang Shi Dong's body, those pants, and the shoes placed at the door, exactly the same as in the video. Kong Mei solemnly pulled her son into his room, pointing to the figure in the video known as the Huaxia version of Spider-Man.

  "Mom, isn't this a rhetorical question? I rushed back from Linhu so quickly, wasn't it to save Dad?" As soon as Zhang Shidong's words fell, Zhang Yiqing suddenly pounced on him like a koala, straddling his body, her hands grasping his face, and worshipfully kissed him fiercely: "Brother, brother, you're too awesome! The great hero who was being searched for by the entire internet is my brother, I love you to death, brother! You're really too handsome, those handsome guys in our school are simply no match for you!"

  Kong Mei pulled open the emotionally out-of-control Zhang Yi Qing, she thought of her son's first day back when he and his father had an unusual expression, and also thought that her son never wore short sleeves, so she went forward and rolled up Zhang Shi Dong's sleeve, seeing scars on both arms.

  Transverse gunshot wound scar on wrist.

  There was a long scar on his forearm like a flame.

  Kong Mei's hands were slightly shaking, but under Zhang Shidong's repeated shouts of "Mom, Mom", she still insisted on letting him take off his T-shirt.

  At that moment, Kong Mei's tears fell uncontrollably, and Zhang Yiqing was also shocked, covering her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from screaming out loud. Only Zhao Ya seemed relatively calm, all the more wanting to pamper this big boy who could protect himself but still needed others' care.

  Zhang Shidong pulled Kong Mei's hand: "Mom, am I not standing in front of you safely? These are all past things, and they don't matter to me. I think it looks pretty good, better than those tattoos on TV, right Zhao Ya?"

  Zhao Ya nodded incessantly, stretching out his hand to caress several scars on his body, and under the set-off of his ancient bronze-colored skin and perfect chest muscles and abdominal muscles, several scars made this body like an ancient Roman god of war appear even more powerful and masculine.

  Kong Mei felt a pang of guilt, blaming herself for sending her son away in the first place and not keeping him by her side to take good care of him. The more she thought about it, the more unstoppable her tears became.

  Zhang Shidong put on his clothes, gently hugged his mother and told her about the changes he had undergone, how he grew from a little boy to a man in the army. Zhao Ya and Zhang Yiqing withdrew from the room, leaving this private time for Zhang Shidong and his mother.

  ………

  The next morning, Zhang Shidong drove to send his sister to school. A Q7 of the million-class level is enough to enter the ranks of luxury cars in the eyes of ordinary people. When the car stopped under the girl's dormitory building, it attracted a lot of strange attention. Zhang Yiqing didn't care at all, and sweetly smiled and waved at Zhang Shidong before running into the dormitory.

  As soon as Zhang Shidong started the car, he saw a little fatty blocking the way, pouting and biting his lips, with an indignant look that made Zhang Shidong feel quite amused.

  He honked the car horn, and Xiao Pang walked to the door with a sullen face, staring at Zhang Shidong through the door: "I want to beat you up! If you dare to treat Zhang Yiqing badly, I will definitely beat you up." After finishing speaking, he suddenly turned around and ran away, making Zhang Shidong cry and laugh. It's still good in school, people can grow up simply until their twenties.

  The car hadn't even reached the school gate when that little fatty caught up again, his face full of embarrassment and apology. When Zhang Shidong stopped the car and rolled down the window, he bowed to him: "Sorry, big brother, I..."

  Zhang Shidong smiled: "If you want to chase after my sister, you'd better be braver."

  When the car was far away from the campus, Zhang Yiqing took out the books for the afternoon class from her dormitory and walked out. After listening to her roommate's description of what had just happened, she scolded and held up a thick book, chasing after a very cute little fat boy all over the campus, constantly hitting his head with the book. The little fat boy didn't dare to hide too much, so he could only try to avoid attacks that would cause great harm, while running and explaining: "I really didn't know it was your brother at first."

  "Stop right there!" Zhang Yiying shouted, and the little fatty immediately stopped in his tracks. Zhang Yiying pointed at him with her finger, tapping on his forehead: "You think you can hit my brother? Even a hundred of you tied together wouldn't be enough for my brother to swat with one hand. Tell me, don't you deserve a beating? You're still grinning from ear to ear and going to apologize to my brother? You've lost all face! Let me tell you, if my brother doesn't have a good impression of you, you'd better keep your distance from now on."

  Xiao Pangzi was anxious: "Xiao Qing, you promised me a one-year assessment period, how can you go back on your word?"

  It's better not to mention this, but as soon as it was mentioned, Zhang Yiqing, who had become shy again, picked up her book and continued the previous game of whack-a-mole: "You said, you said..."

  At nine o'clock, Zhang Shidong slowly walked into the company. As soon as he got out of the elevator and turned towards the company, he saw Xiaomei and Xiaoyun making eyes at him repeatedly. At this moment, a woman with a dazzling aura was walking out from inside, surrounded by Du Jingxue and several business managers. When she saw Zhang Shidong, Jiang Xue showed indifference, only stopping in her tracks, looking at the punch clock at the door, and coldly asking Du Jingxue: "Director Du, is the working environment on the Pingjiang side so relaxed? It seems that the tasks assigned to Pingjiang this year are too low. There are too many problems, let's discuss them further at the meeting this afternoon."

  Having said that, he didn't wait for Du Jingxue's explanation and walked straight out of the company.

  Xiao Yun saw the elevator open and Jiang Xueyu walk in, then patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief: "Scared me to death, scared me to death. Every time Master Mie comes, I don't sleep well for several days."

  PS: Thanks for the reward from Golden Lion Team - Lancelot!

  PS2: Some people say that you always thank them for rewards at the end of each chapter, which affects us. I'm going to stop it, but food and clothing come from parents, can't I express gratitude? Starting with 100 coins, doing it a dozen times or so can solve the problem of a bowl of spicy hot noodles. Life is not easy, not everyone can afford to give away a dollar, thank you!