Outside the gate on the third floor of the family building of a certain unit.

He Xiaoping was a little nervous and uneasy.

Wang Zhong was carrying a bag of apples and several kilograms of high-protein nuts such as walnuts and pine nuts in his hand. He Xiaoping was carrying a bag of White Rabbit milk candies and several kinds of fruit candies.

Looking at He Xiaoping's expression, Wang Zhong stuffed everything into his left hand, stretched out his right hand and grabbed He Xiaoping's left hand. He Xiaoping's sweat glands were more developed than ordinary people. The weather was so cold that the back of his hand was freezing cold.

Yes, but He Xiaoping's palms became a little moist due to nervousness and anxiety.

It's wet with sweat.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!" Wang Zhong looked at He Xiaoping with a smile, and said gently but confidently.

For some reason, since Wang Zhong held his left hand in his hand, the tension and anxiety in his heart had faded a lot, and his originally anxious heart seemed to have something to rely on.

Wang Zhong let go of his hand, lifted the candy He Xiaoping was carrying into his hand, and said gently, "Knock on the door!" His eyes were encouraging, and his face had a smile that made people feel like spring breeze.

He Xiaoping took a deep breath, plucked up her courage, stepped forward, and raised her hand to knock on the door.

"Who?"

The sounds in the house along with the footsteps reached the ears of the two people outside the house.

Then the door was opened from the inside.

A young man in his twenties, with an upright appearance, a slim build, and a height of over 1.7 meters appeared behind the door.

"He Xiaoping?" The young man was a little surprised to see He Xiaoping, but after the surprise, he felt a little disgusted and disgusted.

"Xiaojun!" He Xiaoping tried her best to smile and greeted the boy. He Xiaoping tried her best to look a little happy, but it was too difficult and she couldn't pretend to be happy.

"Why are you back?" The young man frowned, as if he was extremely surprised by He Xiaoping's sudden arrival. The disgust in his eyes was not concealed at all, but became more intense.

He Xiaoping forced herself to act normal and said, "Come back and see Mom!"

"Come in!" There was a coldness in the plain voice, as if he was inviting a stranger into the house, and he was a little helpless.

That attitude was just like if He Xiaoping could be blocked from the door, he would do so without hesitation.

The boy's name is He Xiaojun, He Xiaoping's younger brother. He is only three months younger than He Xiaoping, but he is not a biological brother, but a half-brother. He Xiaojun also has a biological sister who is six years older than Xiaoping and got married early.

Already.

"Xiaoping?" In the living room, He Xiaoping's mother was knitting something with a few needles, which looked like a sweater.

"Why are you back?" It was the same question as He Xiaojun.

"I'm on vacation these days, so I thought I'd come back with Liu Feng to see you!" He Xiaoping said.

"Hello, mother-in-law!" Wang Zhong also greeted He Xiaoping with a smile.

"It's enough if you come back, why don't you bring anything with you! It's a waste of money!" He Xiaoping's mother complained, but there was happiness in her tone that could not be concealed.

"You and Xiaoping have just gotten married, and there is a lot of money to spend!"

Wang Zhong smiled and said, "This is the first time Xiaoping and I have come to visit your home after we got married. It's right to bring something. I thought there was no shortage of anything at home, so I didn't buy more. I picked some fruits and candies for you."

Try it with your younger brothers and sisters."

"These nuts are high in protein and are suitable for you to eat at this stage."

"Sit down, sit down!" Upon hearing that the nuts were specially bought for herself, He Xiaoping's mother smiled even more and hurriedly asked the two of them to sit down.

"Second sister!"

Sitting on the sofa watching TV with great interest is He Xiaoping's fourth sister He Xiaoru. She is seventeen years old this year and has a younger brother He Xiaomin who is over seven years old.

He Xiaoru was not born to He Xiaoping's mother. He Xiaoru's mother died in childbirth when she was giving birth to He Xiaoru. He's father later married He Xiaoping's mother.

The relationship between He Xiaoping and He Xiaoru is not good. It can even be said to be bad. Naturally, it is not she who greets He Xiaoping, but her seven-year-old brother He Xiaomin.

"Xiaoru! Xiaomin!" But He Xiaoping still had to say hello to He Xiaoru, because in the eyes of He Xiaoping and He Xiaoping's mother, they were just living under someone else's roof.

"Hmm!" He Xiaoru only hummed slightly without turning his head, and his brows were slightly wrinkled, with a slightly disgusted look on his face.

This reaction naturally did not escape the careful observation of Wang Zhong.

"Are you my brother-in-law?" He Xiaomin, on the other hand, ran up to the two of them with a smile and looked at Wang Zhong curiously.

"It's the third brother-in-law!" He Xiaoping's mother reminded.

Wang Zhong stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Hello, Comrade He Xiaomin, I am the husband of your third sister He Xiaoping. You can call me third brother-in-law!"

"Hello, Comrade Third Brother-in-law! I am He Xiaomin, the younger brother of my third sister He Xiaoping!" He Xiaomin imitated Wang Zhong's stern expression, stretched out his hand to shake Wang Zhong's hand, and imitated Wang Zhong's way of speaking to introduce himself.

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"Comrade Third Brother-in-law, you look so dark!" He Xiaomin looked at the dark-faced Wang Zhong and said without hesitation.

"Third brother-in-law has just returned from the army. In the army, you are exposed to the sun and rain every day, so it is inevitable to be dark." Wang Zhong explained to He Xiaomin seriously, "Three brother-in-law's comrades are all taller than San."

Brother-in-law is black."

"Third brother-in-law, have you ever fought in a war?" He Xiaomin asked curiously.

"Okay!" Before Wang Zhong could answer, He Xiaoping's mother pulled He Xiaomin, who was like a curious baby, to sit next to her, "Hurry up and watch your TV!"

He Xiaomin immediately pursed his lips, but he did not dare to talk back to his mother. He reluctantly started watching TV, but after a while, his attention was completely attracted by the wonderful TV programs.

"Liu Feng!" This was the second time we met, but He Xiaoping's mother had a good impression of Wang Zhong.

Liu Feng's body is about 1.74 to 75 meters tall. He can't be said to be handsome or good-looking, but he is also sharp-edged, above average, and has a very upright appearance. As for his height and body shape, he is similar to He Xiaojun, not tall by any means.

, his figure is not burly, but rather thin. He has been away from the battlefield for nearly a year, and the fierce evil aura on his body has gradually receded.

Just looking at his appearance, you can't tell that he is a soldier, but Wang Zhong has decades of life experience in the human world and has read poetry and books. Now that his evil aura has dissipated, he looks gentle and gentle, both in his speech, behavior and temperament.

All quite impressive.

"I heard from Xiaoping that you are studying at a medical university now?" He Xiaoping's mother asked.

"Yes!" Wang Zhong replied with a smile. All she knew about He Xiaoping's mother was from He Xiaoping's mouth. In the original plot, He Xiaoping's family background and relatives were only mentioned in a few words. The only one who had a slightly more important role was

The biological father who has long since passed away.

Speaking of which, He Xiaoping's mother was also a poor person. Her first husband, He Xiaoping's biological father, was sent to a farm. She herself was a soft-tempered person who could be pinched by anyone. She couldn't stand the rumors. At that time, while she was still young,

She was quite pretty, so she quickly took He Xiaoping to find an old cadre who was older than her and whose wife had died, to be her successor.

Later, in order to prevent He Xiaoping from being implicated by her biological father, He Xiaoping changed her surname to He's stepfather's surname.

With the blessing of their new husband, mother and daughter finally lived a stable life, but He Xiaoping was not welcomed in the newly formed family.

He Xiaojun and He Xiaoru didn't have any good impressions of He Xiaoping, the suddenly extra sister, and they only reluctantly accepted their stepmother. He Xiaoping had been bullied and unfair since she was a child.

Every time He Xiaojun bullied her, her cowardly mother would just tell her to endure it. Her stepfather would turn a blind eye to it. Even if he saw it, he would not reprimand He Xiaojun and He Xiaoru.

He Xiaoping's sensitive and fragile heart is inextricably linked to this reorganizer.

"·······"

After chatting with He Xiaoping's mother for a while, He Xiaoping's stepfather finally came back.

He is slightly fatter, has a standard Mediterranean hairstyle, wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and looks like a dignified leader.

"dad!"

"father in law!"

He Xiaoping and Wang Zhong stood up and greeted him.

"Um!"

"Are you Liu Feng?" He's father walked to the main seat of the sofa and sat down with a big smile. He Xiaoping's mother immediately stood up, poured a cup of hot tea and brought it to him.

"Hello, father-in-law, I'm Liu Feng!" Wang Zhong's back was straight, his posture was upright, and his tone of reply was not at all nervous or apprehensive.

Father He frowned slightly and looked Wang Zhong up and down, seeming to be a little dissatisfied with Wang Zhong's attitude.

"I heard that you and Xiaoping are comrades in arms? Or are you fighting heroes?"

"Yes, we were comrades in arms when we were in the art troupe. When Xiaoping went to the art troupe, I was the one who picked her up."

"As for fighting heroes, I was lucky. I saved a few comrades and killed a few enemies, but I almost lost my life because of it!" It was said that he lost his life, but Wang Zhong still looked calm and calm.

, as if talking about an extremely ordinary trivial matter.

It actually made Father He look a little suspiciously.

"I heard that you were already a deputy battalion officer before you were discharged from the army. Why don't you continue to stay in the army?" He Xiaoping was going to marry Wang Zhong at the beginning. It was such a big thing and she had to tell her parents.

Although He Xiaoping didn't like this family or the children left by her stepfather and his ex-wife, He Xiaoping's mother was very concerned about He Xiaoping. It was He Xiaoping who told her mother about Wang Zhong.

As for He's father, he must have learned about it from He Xiaoping's mother.

After being transferred from assistant business to another, he became a deputy major directly. He Xiaoping's stepfather wasted most of his life in the work unit and was just a regular major.

Wang Zhong is only twenty-four years old this year. With Wang Zhong's age and resume, if he stays in the army, it is not impossible for him to be promoted several levels in a few years or more.

By then, whether you stay in the army or change careers, your future will be far from what it is now.

"Now that the war has been decided and the world is at peace, I don't have this ambition, so why waste my time on the army." Wang Zhong's answer made He's father not very satisfied.

"You are still too young after all!" Father He shook his head with regret on his face, and looked at Wang Zhong with a bit of contempt in his eyes. In his opinion, Wang Zhong's behavior was simply stupid.
To be continued...