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He Da remembered that He Zhilan had once told her that her father’s surname was Gu, and her mother’s surname Lan.

Therefore, He Da did not know why, upon hearing that Lan Li had brought someone with the surname Gu, he thought of He Zhilan’s biological parents.

"Hey, hey, hey~ He Da, how can you be so impolite? No matter what, he’s your older brother’s war comrade.

With your brother not here, the least you can do is invite them in for a cup of tea, right?

They’ve come from so far away, and don’t you see there’s an elder with them? " A villager shouted at He Da.

"Not keeping them for tea is for their own good, uncle. Haven’t you seen the weather isn’t looking good?

They could still make it back now, but if it starts to rain heavily later, they won’t be able to leave," He Da casually replied and turned back to the yard, thinking that after these people leave, he should make a call to the capital to ask He Dongxue first.

At this time, He Teng and He Zhilan would certainly be on the train, but He Dongxue had always been in the capital, and had been together with the two of them over the years, so she would definitely know a bit more about He Zhilan’s matters.

However, He Da was still waiting for the people to leave, but outside the courtyard, He Zhongguo happened to be entering the gate carrying a basket of vegetables. He was startled to see a group of strangers standing in his yard, wondering if he had gone to the wrong house.

"Ada, what’s going on? Do we have guests at home?" He Zhongguo’s father approached He Da, bypassing the crowd and asking.

"Old He! Old He! You’ve come back just in time!" the villagers called out to He Zhongguo’s father twice, "Your eldest son’s war comrade has arrived! He Da is being insensitive, chasing them away!"

"Ateng’s war comrades?" Upon hearing this, He Zhongguo’s father quickly set down the basket and took a closer look at the visitors, "It’s drizzling, hurry inside and take a seat."

Seeing He Zhongguo’s father react in such a way, Chief Gu and the others finally sighed with relief, then the group walked inside.

"Dad, whether they’re Big Brother’s war comrades or not doesn’t change anything! Big Brother isn’t home right now, and if they were really his comrades, wouldn’t they know that he has already returned to his unit?" He Da called out from behind.

"Uncle He, I used to serve in the same unit as He Teng, and only transferred to a different unit in recent years. Previously, He Teng saved my life," Lan Li explained in time.

"I see. However, it really is unfortunate. My eldest son and daughter-in-law just went back to their unit yesterday. If you had arrived a day earlier, you might have been able to meet them," He Zhongguo’s father thought, no wonder He Teng’s comrades didn’t know that He Teng had gone back to the unit. They were old comrades.

Seeing He Zhongguo’s father’s hospitable attitude, both families finally relaxed.

After sitting down, the group listened to He Zhongguo’s father’s courteous words of welcome while taking in the real He Family residence.

The He Family home was a wooden house of the type most commonly seen in rural villages in the south. It was apparent that the house had seen some years, and looking up, you could see the raindrops trickling down along the roof tiles and dropping to the ground.

He Zhongguo’s father saw everyone looking at the He Family house and embarrassedly smiled, "Are you from the capital then? The houses in our village can’t compare to those in the capital.

When He Teng and Zhilan got married, I went to the capital once.

It’s really a big city with tall buildings and big shopping malls, so lively. "

"We are from the capital," Chief Gu withdrew his gaze from the house, saying, "Houses like these in the south are actually quite nice. Wooden houses are warm in winter and cool in summer."

"They are old houses passed down from our ancestors; they do have their good points," He Zhongguo’s father laughed.

Chief Gu nodded, "I see you are a few years older than me; can I address you as ’elder brother’?"