Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1406: Tears of Joy 2

Chapter 1406: Chapter 1406: Tears of Joy 2

Zhao Anbang was even more anxious than Lu Jiang. After hanging up the phone, he asked Cheng Baoguo for leave and dashed home.

He lacked an arm, but there was nothing wrong with his legs.

He worked in the city, and after his job stabilized, he soon moved his mother, sister, and nephew closer to him. Now without a wife or child of his own, both Zhao’s mother and Zhao Guohong took great care of him, attending to his needs meticulously every day. They constantly reminded Tianqi that in the future, he must take care of Anbang and respect him. However, Tianqi had joined the military at the beginning of the year.

Although Zhao Anbang had retired and returned to his hometown, he had many connections. Without alarming Lu Jiang, he easily secured a military enlistment spot for his nephew. All qualifications met, the enlistment official, and now he was in the midst of basic training.

Yes, it was his nephew. Since Tianqi’s surname was Zhao, he was naturally his nephew, not a cousin.

At this moment, both Zhao’s mother and his sister were at the table in the courtyard, gluing cloth boards with a paste, sticking together pieces of cloth layer by layer into a large board. Once dried and flattened, it made for a great material for making shoes, where soles and uppers were cut out from the cloth board and sewn according to the shoe pattern.

Breathless, Zhao Anbang arrived home and saw this scene, "Mom, big sis, quickly pack some stuff for me. If there’s no National Grain Ticket, just bring some food. I can exchange that for food too. I’m heading straight to the train station to buy a ticket and go."

"Are you going on a business trip again?" Zhao Guohong asked, continuing her task at a steady pace, "But you need to get a National Grain Ticket first, even for a business trip."

"It’s not that!" Zhao Anbang denied, then stepped forward, lowering his voice beside his mother and sister, "Dad can come back now, the documents have come through, Dad can come back, I’m going to pick him up!"

Disbelieving, Zhao’s mother and Zhao Guohong gasped, "What? What did you say?"

Zhao Anbang explained, word by word, "The authorities have allowed Dad to come home for medical treatment, I’m going to bring Dad back!"

Zhao Guohong started crying out loud, and Zhao’s mother also shed tears, covering her face with her hands, "Your dad can come back? Your dad can come back? This is wonderful, truly wonderful. It’s been over a dozen years, I have always been waiting for him to come home! In my lifetime, I finally see the day, finally!"

A tearful look gleamed in Zhao Anbang’s eyes as he supported his elderly mother, "When Dad comes back, our family will be reunited, so don’t cry."

"Right, right, family reunion, there’s nothing better!" Zhao’s mother grabbed her son’s sleeve, "Who told you? Are you sure the news is accurate? Dad’s not here, the documents should have been sent to Northwest Farm!"

Zhao Anbang whispered, "Ajiang informed me. The documents really came through and were sent directly to the Northwest. I’m going to pick Dad up."

Who could Lu Jiang be that Zhao’s mother wouldn’t know?

Since he had informed Zhao Anbang, there was definitely some concrete news.

Zhao’s mother, choking back tears, exclaimed, "Alright, alright, I’ll have your sister pack your things. Take the set of clothes, shoes, and socks I made for your dad with you, and change everything from head to toe after leaving that place. I’ll go exchange the National Grain Ticket for you, you both will need to eat on the way back!"

Having said that, she went inside to grab the local Grain Tickets and hurried out.

Zhao Anbang often traveled for work, and his mother was used to exchanging local Grain Tickets for National Grain Tickets, usually going to see Chen Ming, who despite being reassigned to the city, continued to work in grain-related services and could make exchanges conveniently.

Thanks to Lu Jiang, Zhao Anbang got to know Chen Ming, with whom he had maintained a good relationship over the years.

Both had lost an arm on the battlefield, pitying each other for their shared fate.

Upon hearing Zhao Anbang was going to pick up Zhao Dapao, Chen Ming didn’t hesitate to provide Zhao’s mother with a hundred kilograms of National Grain Tickets, "You’ll need to tip someone when you get to Northwest Farm. Don’t be polite with me, granny."

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